You will need
• Unipin No. 0.6 black pigment fine line pen
• Cotman watercolour tubes: ultramarine, raw sienna, burnt umber, burnt sienna, light red & lemon yellow
• Stephen Coates Mini hake by Pro Arte
• Stephen Coates Spearhead No. 8 Round brush
• Stephen Coates Spearhead No. 10 Round brush
• Pro Arte Prolene No. 2 Round brush
• Bockingford NOT 140lb (300gsm)
• Palette or tray for mixing
• Soft pencil & eraser
Welcome to part nine in my series of articles for the watercolour beginner. This month we will look at perspective. To many people this subject is difficult to grasp so if that’s you, I want to help simplify it. This is a watercolour series, however, so I don’t want to use the article explaining some of the more complex aspects of perspective. There are, however, two main principles to understand about perspective. One entails the physical size and shape of objects in the composition; I call this geometric perspective, but it is also known as linear perspective. The second principle involves the fading and defi nition of an object depending on its distance from the viewer, which is commonly known as aerial perspective or atmospheric perspective. So, let’s look at these basic principles in a bit more detail.
Geometric perspective
This is a way of showing depth
