[PDF] If You Are Bored With Watercolor Read This Book eBook

Author : Veronica Ballart Lilja
Publisher : Ilex Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 25,71 MB
Release : 2017-06-06
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781781574331

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Are you bored of painting tasteful landscapes, light seascapes and delicate still-lifes? Or are you laboring under the misconception that that is simply all watercolor is good for? Maybe you're so bored of looking at watercolor paintings that you've never even tried it! Whether you're at the beginning of your artistic journey, stuck in a rut and in desperate need of some inspiration or simply looking to improve your skills with watercolor, this book is sure to awaken your creativity. Stimulate your artistic minds and open your paint boxes to a whole new realm of possibility, using things like bleach, salt and combs - yes, the thing you'd ordinarily use to brush your hair with - to create exciting results. Professional fashion illustrator Veronica Ballart Lilja shares a wealth of new techniques based on her years of working with the medium that will open up watercolor for beginners, and encourage experts to stray from their more traditional methods. Jam packed with fresh ideas, adventurous tips and techniques, detailed theory and engaging exercises, this book allows you to develop and practise your skills in a free and expressive way.

Author : Ana Victoria Calderon
Publisher : Quarry Books
Page : 139 pages
File Size : 37,35 MB
Release : 2018-12-11
Category : Art
ISBN : 1589239695

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Creative Watercolor offers beginners a fun, modern, and practical approach to a timeless medium with instructions on how to paint simple motifs and lettering and embellish projects beautifully. In Creative Watercolor, popular watercolor artist and workshop instructor Ana Victoria Calderon shares her step-by-step techniques for painting modern motifs in this classic medium. Through a series of easy tutorials and projects, you will: Get an overview of basic materials and tools, plus options for embellishing your paintings Master essential techniques, starting with easy warm-up activities, learning to layer, and getting into the flow with watercolor, plus an introduction to scanning and digital editing for making multiples Learn to paint a variety of simple, beautiful motifs: flowers and leaves, butterflies and critters, fruits and vegetables, and delightful lettering Use what you've learned to create unique, stylish stationery, including beautiful invitations, place cards, menus, monograms, recipe gift cards, thank you notes—any project you can imagine, for any kind of event you can think of! There's never been a better time to dive into the world of watercolor, so why wait? Grab a brush and get painting!

Author : Deborah Velasquez
Publisher :
Page : 147 pages
File Size : 45,8 MB
Release : 2016-12
Category : Art
ISBN : 1631592807

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Learn to work with only positive and negative lines and master the basics of composition, balance, and harmony with Drawing in Black & White.

Author : Emma Block
Publisher : Running Press Adult
Page : 500 pages
File Size : 47,89 MB
Release : 2018-08-07
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 0762465859

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Enjoy the meditative art of watercolor with simple supplies, forty colorful illustrated lessons, and easy step-by-step instructions! For a soothing boost of creativity and whimsy, try your hand at watercolor. With a few simple steps, anyone can discover their artistic side and achieve moments of peace and tranquility. Forty straightforward lessons promise fun and colorful results -- no pressure and no skill required. This simple painting medium produces colorful, modern paintings to adorn invitations, gifts, and walls. The forty lessons cover useful topics like: Painting on vacation Painting your pets Layering colors Mixing colors Painting flowers and plants The supplies are simple: a basic palette of watercolors, a selection of brushes, and nice thick paper will do the job. Your bright, whimsical art is guaranteed to bring color to any gray day. It's never too late to pick up a new hobby -- start painting your own beautiful cards and artwork today!

Author : Leslie Redhead
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 41,76 MB
Release : 2017-02-15
Category : Art
ISBN : 1440344078

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A year's worth of tips, techniques, advice and more! Make watercolor a part of your daily life, turning every day into inspiration for your art. Designed to fit your life, Watercolor 365--the first watercolor book of its kind--provides a complete education in the medium, one bite-sized bit of information at a time. Open it daily to find a new tip, idea, technique or challenge...all aimed at getting you into the habit and mindset of an artist. Inside you'll find: • 52 mini step-by-step demonstrations (like painting skin tones and adding texture) • 52 Q&A's (based on questions received on social media, in workshops, and from blogs) • 52 troubleshooting tips (such as how to remove masking fluid that has had too long to dry and how to lift paint) • 52 bits of creative advice (suck as why you should consider taking a painting holiday and keeping photographic records of your process) • 52 general tips (such as basic composition and transferring images for painting) • 52 definitions (clear, concise definitions of terminology, such as value and atmospheric perspective) • 52 exercises to improve your artistic skills (simple lessons for techniques like glazing and mixing grays)

Author : Julia Kuo
Publisher :
Page : 147 pages
File Size : 12,53 MB
Release : 2016-12
Category : Art
ISBN : 1631592602

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Drawing Trees and Leaves merges information, inspiration and instruction to guide readers to develop their drawing skills and powers of observation.

Author : Christin Stapff Mädchenkunst
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 21,45 MB
Release : 2019
Category : Art
ISBN : 9786059192729

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This book will teach you how to paint floral motifs with a loose look and an effortless hand. The well-known blogger and YouTuber Christin Stapff Mädchenkunst shows you, step by step, how to paint blossoms, flowers, leaves and wreaths--and also how to combine your art with hand lettering. Video tutorials on the various chapters will help you with the first flowing steps. You'll find lots of inspiration for your individual watercolor artworks in the book.

Author : Marta Altés
Publisher : Pan Macmillan
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 10,63 MB
Release : 2014-12-04
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1447269942

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Meet the boy who can't stop creating art! He loves colours, shapes, textures and EVERYTHING inspires him: his socks, the contents of the fridge, even his cat gets a new coat (of paint!). But there's just one problem: his mum isn't quite so enthusiastic. In fact, she seems a little cross! But this boy has a plan to make his mum smile. He's about to create his finest piece yet and on a very grand scale . . . Funny, irreverent and perfect for creative children and adults, I Am An Artist by Marta Altés is a sharp, silly, fabulous book which shows that art is EVERYWHERE!

Author : Kelly Klapstein
Publisher :
Page : 163 pages
File Size : 38,99 MB
Release : 2017-11-28
Category : Art
ISBN : 1631593552

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The Art of Brush Lettering offers a meditative approach to learning all the facets of lettering with brush pens.

Author : Ira Sluyterman van Langeweyde
Publisher : 3dtotal Illustrator Series
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 41,11 MB
Release : 2018-10-06
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781909414631

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This lavish title presents the best work of Ira "Iraville" Sluyterman van Langewedye, a popular illustrator beloved for her idyllic paintings.