Painting: Watercolor Basics

Painting: Watercolor Basics

Author: Deb Watson

Publisher: Walter Foster Publishing

Published: 2019-05-07

Total Pages: 46

ISBN-13: 1633227898

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Whether you’re a master painter or an absolute beginner, watercolor is the perfect partner for your painting pleasure—and Painting: Watercolor Basics teaches you everything you need to know to get started in the medium. From rendering light and shadow to creating realistic textures, discover how to bring dimension and depth to your paintings. Featuring the artwork of Deb Watson, this book includes a variety of easy-to-follow, step-by-step projects, including a landscape, still life, and portrait. With engaging, inspirational lessons and useful artist's tips, Watercolor Basics will help you master this beautiful and luminous medium. Designed for beginners, the How to Draw & Paint series offers an easy-to-follow guide that introduces artists to basic tools and materials and includes simple step-by-step lessons for a variety of projects suitable for the aspiring artist. Painting: Watercolor Basics allows you to widen the scope of your artistic abilities, demonstrating how to begin with a basic sketch and then develop your painting step by step with special techniques that will bring your painting to life.


Painting Watercolors

Painting Watercolors

Author: Cathy Johnson

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 1995-08-15

Total Pages: 128

ISBN-13: 1440321876

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Make your first steps in watercolor fun and rewarding! Watercolor's vivid colors and fresh, direct brush strokes make it the most exciting way to paint. "But," you think, "Learning to paint must be hard and frustrating." Not with Cathy Johnson as your teacher! Here, she makes learning to paint in watercolor fun—even easy! With Painting Watercolors, you'll learn to paint by picking up a brush and painting—not by reading about a bunch of confusing theories. Cathy tells you everything you need to begin—including: • Which tools and materials you should buy to get off to a good, affordable start • When, what, even where to paint • Explanations of watercolor terms (such as "washes" and "puddles") • Easy and useful painting tricks—such as glazing and drybrush. Exercises help you loosen up and learn the ins and outs of putting paint on paper. Easy-to-follow, step-by-step instructions show you how to paint water, believable skies, a variety of trees in different seasons and other popular elements. Plus, a dozen demonstrations show you how paintings come together, from initial sketch to final brushstrokes. With Cathy's help, you can start painting right away!


Watercolor 101

Watercolor 101

Author: Jeanette Robertson

Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 124

ISBN-13: 9781402723520

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An introduction to watercolor painting that discusses supplies and brush strokes and demonstrates techniques, showing what to do and what not to do; covers values, skies, still life, and painting on location.


Easy Watercolor

Easy Watercolor

Author: Kristin Van Leuven

Publisher: Walter Foster Publishing

Published: 2022-09-06

Total Pages: 114

ISBN-13: 1600589502

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Leave your artistic insecurities behind as you easily re-create the simple but beautiful paintings in Art Made Easy: Easy Watercolor. Easy Watercolor offers you a definite way to succeed as a beginning artist. Without getting bogged down in a lot of technical detail, just gather a few inexpensive supplies and put paintbrush to paper! Even if you have never painted with watercolors before, the engaging and easy subjects are simple to re-create by following the step-by-step progressive images. Projects include: Brushstrokes and shapes Letters Botanicals Still lifes of everyday objects Animal portraits Landscapes and architecture And much more Along with the beautiful, on-trend art projects, tips and common pitfalls are explained throughout to ensure your art is the best it can be. No matter your skill level going in, you will be proud to frame your creations and just might feel encouraged to progress to more in-depth art in the future. And the best part is, as you’re painting, you’ll be familiarizing yourself with art concepts without feeling like you’re taking a serious class. If you want to move on to more difficult subjects, you’ll have a basic understanding of color, value, form, texture, perspective, composition, and more. With the simple, fun, and low-pressure approach found in Walter Foster’s Art Made Easy series, absolutely anyone can create a work of art! Continue your streak of creative successes with another book in this series, Easy Drawing.


Watercolor Painting: A Complete Guide On How To Paint With Perfect Painting Techniques

Watercolor Painting: A Complete Guide On How To Paint With Perfect Painting Techniques

Author: Susan Miller

Publisher: Usama Ahmed

Published: 2017-03-19

Total Pages: 21

ISBN-13: 1508070083

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Want to understand the nitty-gritty details of watercolor painting? Susan Miller has crafted the all-in-one watercolor painting guide for those wanting to put their best foot forward. This has all the best watercolor painting tips and tricks for beginners. With this watercolor painting handbook in your possession, the results are going to be breathtaking. Painting watercolors has never been easier!


Modern Watercolor

Modern Watercolor

Author: Kristin Van Leuven

Publisher: Walter Foster

Published: 2017-09-19

Total Pages: 131

ISBN-13: 1633223566

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From beautifully dynamic leaves, flowers, and trees to simple geometric shapes and patterns, Modern Watercolor provides a colorful and fun approach to working with watercolor. It’s time to get your feet wet with watercolors! This dynamic and inspirational guide will set you down a path of exploration as you learn to play with watercolors. Learn to use basic techniques and principles to create beautiful, expressive works of art. With Modern Watercolor, discover how to paint in watercolor by harnessing the medium's unique transparent qualities to create stunning works of art, stationery, gifts, and more. From selecting your first watercolor paints to learning to blend colors into a unique palette, we are here to guide you as you begin your journey. By the end, your paintings will be cohesive and rich. The easy-to-follow lessons explore using watercolor on different surfaces, how to create basic shapes using fun techniques, and how to create myriad gorgeous effects that can be achieved with different brushes and strokes. You can even learn how to add layers of dimension and texture, as well as how to work with resist techniques to create pretty patterns and gorgeous backgrounds. Whether you're an experienced artist seeking a playful escape or a beginner who has never held a paintbrush, there's something for everyone in Modern Watercolor.


Watercolor Right from the Start

Watercolor Right from the Start

Author: Hilary Page

Publisher:

Published: 1992

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780823056880

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- Easy-to-follow, progressively sequenced guide to watercolors - Perfect format for beginners - Author is a highly regarded workshop teacher


Watercolor: Basics

Watercolor: Basics

Author: Deb Watson

Publisher: Walter Foster Publishing

Published: 2014-11-03

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781600584336

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Watercolor: Basics teaches everything the aspiring artist needs to know to get started in watercolor painting. This versatile and fluid medium has an unpredictable nature that can make it appear intimidating to the novice, making Watercolor: Basics the perfect introduction to a breathtaking and lively medium. With a comprehensive introduction to tools and materials, Watercolor: Basics guides the artist in selecting the appropriate paints, surfaces, brushes, and additional materials needed to become a master in watercolor. Additionally, the book covers basic color theory and watercolor painting techniques, including how to create washes, work with masking fluid, mix colors, and render textures. Artists will learn to master the art of watercolor through a series of easy-to-follow step-by-step projects covering a variety of subjects, including landscape, still life, portrait, and more. Along the way, artists will discover tips and suggestions from a professional artist as they learn how to render light and shadow, achieve a range of textures, suggest mood or time of day, and bring dimension and depth to their art. With expert instruction, a breadth of coverage, helpful tips, and colorful art, Watercolor: Basics is the perfect resource for artists wanting to get started in this luminous and expressive medium.


Complete Guide to Watercolor Painting

Complete Guide to Watercolor Painting

Author: Edgar A. Whitney

Publisher: Courier Corporation

Published: 2012-05-11

Total Pages: 175

ISBN-13: 0486134482

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Brilliant guide by renowned artist tells all, from basics to creating masterful landscapes, portraits, and figures. Full-color sections follow evolution of seven of the author's own watercolors. 37 color and over 100 black-and-white illustrations.


Watercolor: You Can Do It!

Watercolor: You Can Do It!

Author: Tony Couch

Publisher: Courier Dover Publications

Published: 2019-05-15

Total Pages: 177

ISBN-13: 048683431X

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A complete watercolor instruction guide, this long-time bestseller is full of vibrant illustrations, examples of what to do and what to avoid, and tips that make the medium accessible. Written by a true master, it presents practical information on the basics of setting up a good painting — composition, color, and light — before discussing the medium's advantages and concluding with informative demonstrations. Tony Couch emphasizes practice as the key to developing watercolor skills. Starting with equipment choices and methods for controlling paint on wet paper, he proceeds to discussions and illustrations of the elements and principles of design. Other topics include working with color and value, pulling together a composition, and acquiring techniques for handling watercolor. Easy-to-follow examples chart the progress from a rough sketch into a finished painting. Watercolor: You Can Do It! is an ideal companion for beginning to advanced artists, suitable for individual study as well as a text for art students and teachers.