Ireland in Watercolour (Ready to Paint)
With its rich colour and widely varied landscape, Ireland is bordering on artistic overload. At first glance, the idea of reducing a whole country down to five paintings (you get the usual pre-printed tracings that come with this series) sounds like a definition of the absurd, but Terry has picked subjects that capture the essence of what Ireland has to offer: a mountain, a castle, a seascape, cliffs and a townscape detail. What you finish up with is as much a good primer in many of the subjects you might want to tackle in any situation as it is a practice run at a location where you might well be wondering where to start. Just remember to stock up on that Emerald Green, to be sure.-Artbookreview.net This latest no-nonsense guide to painting in watercolour provides six pull-out tracings, so that readers don't need to rely on their drawing skills. Beginners to watercolour will find that Terry's teaching style encourages them to have a go and try for themselves. Lovers of Ireland, whether they're Irish or have happy memories of holidays, will want to reproduce the five iconic Irish scenes in the step-by-step demonstrations. There are six tracings, one for each of the five demonstrations and one bonus tracing.-Machine Knitting Monthly Terry's first subject is a mountain in County Down with a lake (or lough) in the foreground, and he shows his readers how he builds up and develops his painting in 32 steps. This is followed by four more projects of varying subjects - a castle, a bay, cliffs, and a Dublin doorway, each preceded by some 30 or more steps.-Leisure Painter Would you like to learn to paint but can't rely on your drawing skills? These great books provide no-nonsense advice and easy to follow instructions making painting accessible for people who have never had the confidence to try before. They include outlines of five paintings to pull out from the centre of the book, with clear instructions and step-by-step photographs on how to transfer the outlines on to watercolour paper and then how to create beautiful watercolour paintings.-The Times