{"product_id":"five-minute-watercolour","title":"Five Minute Watercolour","description":"\u003cp\u003eA comprehensive guide to quick sketching in watercolor and a new addition to a successful series.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLike the other titles in the series, 5-Minute Watercolor features 60 exercises for new and aspiring artists. This bite-sized approach will help readers to make watercolor painting a part of their everyday lives. Every spread in the book features five expert tips and ideas, as well as examples of amazing 5-minute watercolor sketches to inspire readers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere are four sections:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTools - Tools (the basics); tools (optional extras); paints; papers; palettes; brushes; other ways of applying paint; board; pencils; supplies to do even more; setting up the palette; mixing colors; caring for your tools. Techniques - Introducing techniques; washes; wet on wet; dry brush; splatter, blooming and bleeding; pulling in color; tape; masking fluid; lifting, layering and glazing (parts I and II); paper and gravity; warm and cool colors; brush control; light to dark, scumbling. Implementing Techniques - What is plein-air?; sketching; light sources; 5-minute exercises; skies; rocks; trees; water; landscapes; cityscapes; seascapes; floral compositions; people and crowds; stones and hair. Take It Further - Next level painting; changing up the scenery; capturing movement; mixing charts; color swatches; creating depth; mixed media; experimenting with new materials; time is on your side; moving forward; key elements.\u003cbr\u003eThe interest in quick sketching as a relaxing pastime is still strong. Watercolor as a medium is experiencing a great resurgence in popularity, with over 17.1 million hashtags on Instagram for #watercolor and over 1.68 million for #watercolorpainting. Instructive videos are extremely popular on YouTube. Some of the most popular are How to Use Watercolor (22.1 million views), How to Paint a Simple Landscape in 2 Minutes (13 million views) and 5-Minute Beginners' Watercolor Tips (945k views).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Search Press Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49141873999972,"sku":"9781782217046","price":24.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0726\/6490\/7876\/files\/9781782217046.jpg?v=1788472309","url":"https:\/\/artsuppliessouthland.nz\/products\/five-minute-watercolour","provider":"Art Supplies Southland","version":"1.0","type":"link"}