Cities provide endless exciting scenes for the artist, from sun-baked cafés, rain-soaked streets, illuminated nightscapes and busy squares to quiet, atmospheric corners. This practical book explains how to paint these scenes using water-based painting materials and new techniques. With invaluable tips and advice throughout, it encourages a looser, more colourful approach to painting and shares a range of ideas for style and interpretation. AUTHOR: Hashim Akib began his career as an illustrator working for design, advertising and editorial clients before moving into fine art where his paintings have won numerous awards. He teaches worldwide and is a regular feature writer for Artists and Illustrators magazine. SELLING POINTS: * An inspirational book that helps you capture the colour and movement of urban scenes and develop your own creative style of painting. * Of great interest to all artists, architects, urban sketchers, interior designers and building companies. * Includes tips on drawing, creative colour mixing and perspective and gives a guide to water-based mediums such as acrylic, watercolour and mixed-media.

* Step-by-step instructions are given for creating and capturing the movement of people and tackling a street scene. * Superbly illustated with 190 colour images. * Hashim Akib has won numerous awards for his fine art paintings and writes regularly for Artists and Illustrators magazine. 190 colour images.