Learn how to paint watercolour landscapes from scratch with artist, Matthew Palmer.

Following on from his best-selling book Watercolour for the Absolute Beginner, expert artist and tutor Matthew Palmer guides you through this course in watercolour landscapes for absolute beginners.

Using simple techniques and clear explanations, Matthew teaches perspective, colour and colour mixing, as well as applying special effects, mark-making and troubleshooting. You will also gain confidence in painting skies, water and trees in watercolour.

With six simple step-by-step projects, Matthew demonstrates how easy it is to produce your own fabulous landscapes in watercolour, even as a beginner. Be inspired by the colourful Northern Lights, Venice in monochrome, as well as a Hawaiian sunset, snow scene, waterfall and a wildflower meadow.

• Six step-by-step landscapes to paint including the iconic aurora borealis
• Full-size outlines provided for each project
• Learn to build a scene in six simple stages
• Full of clear explanations and easy techniques
• Includes three brilliant new projects, many new illustrations and extensive textual revisions.

Includes material previously published in Matthew Palmer's Step-by-Step Guide to Watercolour Painting.

In Watercolour Landscapes for the Absolute Beginner, artist and teacher Matthew Palmer guides beginners through their first steps in watercolour and shows what incredible landscapes can be achieved in this exciting medium.

Step-by-step exercises, mini projects and six longer projects help you to build essential skills and allow you to produce a range of landscapes you will be proud of. Vital drawing skills are explained and demonstrated, along with key techniques such as how to use resists; colour mixing; painting natural-looking foliage; using the dry-brush technique to create intricate detail, and using scratch-out techniques to add sparkle and movement to water.

The exercises are ideal for beginners and the main projects will also build skills for improving artists. Matthew has an accessible style, with plenty of tips and tricks for beginners to make things easier. A huge wealth of finished paintings provide ideas and inspiration for your own future watercolour landscapes. Full-size pull-out outlines are provided for the final projects.

Includes material previously published in Matthew Palmer's Step-by-Step Guide to Watercolour Painting (2018), but with the addition of three brilliant new projects, many new illustrations and extensive textual revisions.