Reviews for Collins Gem 10-Minute Watercolours: Techniques & Tips for Quick Watercolours

The average rating for Collins Gem 10-Minute Watercolours: Techniques & Tips for Quick Watercolours based on 2 reviews is 4.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2011-10-30 00:00:00 Maidhc O'cathail Watercolour techniques must arguably be the most wide ranging of all painting mediums, from the delicate to the strong, from sketchy to photorealistic brilliance, some immediately recognisable as watercolours while others require a double look. Bewildering for an amateur, the best approach is to choose one style to go for. For me that one style is found in this little how-to book. Wonderful sketches and paintings achieved with a minimal amount of marks; how she renders the precise form of a heron in just three strokes is truly awesome. The idea, as the title suggests, is to capture the subject quickly, freely and avoiding over labouring - my kind of work - though, as Soan implies, ten minutes is just the title of the book, not a test. Another beauty of this gem - it really is - is its tiny size. Perfect for the pocket or slipping it in beside your box of paints. All that remains now is to emulate the techniques. Easier said than done, so I console myself by enjoying the many wonderful examples included by the author.

Review # 2 was written on 2017-10-18 00:00:00 Justin Kirk I was interested in this book because I have seen instructional videos on watercolor by Hazel Soan. Her enthusiasm is infectious. So I searched for books written by her. I thought this book was well organized and had great examples. My biggest complaints: 1) Hazel is from the UK and some of the terminology used in the UK differs from the US. For example, she referred to using paint "neat" which I infer from context to mean the pigment from the tube rather than diluted with a lot of water. He also referred to "not" paper, which I had to look up. Turns out its another term for cold press paper (in other words NOT hot press). 2) I bought the book in ebook format for the convenience. Unfortunately since these are 10 minute watercolors, the examples paintings are often small, and didn't show up very well in an ebook.