1Use the included viewfinders, mix 'recipes' to achieve that perfect effect and take bestselling artist/author Matthew Palmer with you wherever you decide to paint giving you top tips, handy hints and useful tricks-of-the-trade.

From best-selling artist Matthew Palmer, this indispensable reference book is like having an artist on your shoulder to help you achieve great results. Designed to aid your painting whilst painting either indoors or out, the small journal-like format makes it easy to transport and to store with the rest of your painting kit. Combining top tips, handy hints and useful tricks-of-the-trade for artists from beginners to intermediates. The book includes:

Sketching tips and mini demos

Essential color mixes for different subjects, shadows, etc.

Troubleshooting tips for correcting mistakes

Essential kit list for painting outdoors.

Viewfinder included

The book also features color swatches ("recipes") printed down the sides of the color mixing pages, with the component colors and percentages alongside, so that you can hold them up to the object your painting, match the color and create the right mix. Handy for all levels helping to adapt within the painting eg changing the sky from morning to evening. Also included is a ruler printed down the side of the cover, and a viewfinder for finding the best composition for the scene you're painting.