Alwyn Crawshaw’s Ultimate Painting Course

A Complete Beginner’s Guide to Painting in Watercolour, Oil and Acrylic.

Alwyn Crawshaw’s Ultimate Painting Course brings together 50 years’ worth of painting and teaching experience from the most popular of teachers. Containing numerous practical tips, exercises, and over 20 step-by-step painting demonstrations, this is a comprehensive painting course covering watercolour, oil and acrylic for beginners and more experienced artists. Contents include:

WHERE TO START – advice on building confidence and finding inspiration
TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES – understanding the basic materials required for each medium, from pencils and brushes to paper and paints, and how to use them
THE WAY FORWARD – guidelines on choosing a subject, perspective and tonal values
WORKING AT HOME – how to mix colours and work from photographs
WORKING OUTDOORS – how to sketch and paint on location
STEP-BY-STEP DEMONSTRATIONS – more than 20 in watercolour, oil and acrylic on a wide range of subjects