Watercolor Made Simple
Watercolor Made Simple

Author: Nicki Traikos

Publisher: Quarry Books

Published: 2023-11-07

Total Pages: 146

ISBN-13: 0760383200

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Learn to paint in watercolor—with joy and confidence—as you explore simple techniques, popular subjects, and simple papercrafting projects. Watercolor is a wonderful medium to explore your creativity, unwind, and have fun. Whether you’re new to watercolor painting or looking to expand your skills, Watercolor Made Simple will guide you to connect more personally with your watercolor practice and build your painting skills in a relaxing, welcoming way. Nicki Traikos, founder of the popular online art school life i design, wants to help you avoid the struggles and frustrations she experienced when learning to paint with watercolors by providing encouraging instruction, easy tutorials, and beautifully illustrated step-by-step projects. Consider this your invitation to the world of watercolor as you: Get familiar with paints, brushes, and papers Learn fundamental watercolor washes and brushstrokes Explore simple color theory and color mixing Use a sketchbook to gather inspiration Paint more than 15 popular subjects, such as flowers, leaves, feathers, still lifes, and simple landscapes, step by step You’ll also find: Links to helpful video tutorials Charming papercrafting projects to feature your watercolor paintings Tips for storing and displaying your art—and even what to do with paintings you don’t love With gentle encouragement and techniques she has honed through teaching tens of thousands of watercolor students, Nicki will soon have you painting your favorite subjects with ease and enjoyment.

Watercolor the Easy Way Flowers
Watercolor the Easy Way Flowers

Author: Sara Berrenson

Publisher: Better Day Books

Published: 2021-10-05

Total Pages: 128

ISBN-13: 9780764362064

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Learn to paint 50 beautiful botanicals in 30 minutes or less. The patterns included and you can paint right inside the book! - 50 beautiful motifs to paint in 30 minutes or less. - Printed on smooth watercolor paper so you can paint right inside the book! - Learn-at-a-glance instructions make the process easy for beginners. - Detailed paint patterns included for each tutorial. - Brush recommendations, color mixing, color palettes, and all the basics included! A follow-up to the successful first book! In this new edition, 50 beautiful floral motifs are broken down into simple steps that take the intimidation out of painting. From the first wash of color to the last detail, readers will follow along from start-to-finish. Lessons are included for popular flowers such as dahlia, daisy, hydrangea, peony, ranunculus, rose, sunflower, tulip, and others. Lessons and ideas are also included for seasonal wreaths and bouquets. Each painting can be completed in only 30 minutes and no expensive materials are necessary. Printed on high quality watercolor paper with a true lay-flat binding that will allow readers to paint right inside the book!

Watercolor Workbook
Watercolor Workbook

Author: Sarah Simon

Publisher: Blue Star Press

Published: 2021-04-27

Total Pages: 89

ISBN-13: 195096826X

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Build your watercolor skills with confidence with these 25 beautiful and beginner-friendly new projects on premium watercolor paper! This easy-to-use watercolor workbook is filled with unique and beautiful flower and nature sketches that are ready for you to watercolor--no drawing skills required! Each page is specially designed with simple step-by-step instructions so you can easily and confidently paint each project and create artwork that matches the quality of the author's example. Watercolor Workbook features: An introduction to fundamental watercolor techniques 25 projects on thick, 200 gsm premium watercolor art paper—no color bleed-through! Easy-to-follow instructions that can be completed in 30 minutes or less Beautiful floral and plant artwork, including: wild roses, poppies, sunflowers, buttercups, dandelions, and more Easy-to-follow instructions, including suggested paint and paintbrush materials, so you can start painting today Artist and author Sarah Simon, a.k.a. @themintgardener, has taught thousands of people how to paint with watercolor. Her first book Modern Watercolor Botanicals provides everything you need to know about the art of watercolor and, now in this new workbook, Simon offers 25 watercolor projects that you can sit down and enjoy painting today!

Fearless Watercolor for Beginners
Fearless Watercolor for Beginners

Author: Sandrine Pelissier

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2015-05-26

Total Pages: 468

ISBN-13: 1440337365

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Finally! Artful watercolor painting for beginners! Yes, YOU can do it. YOU can create beautiful watercolor paintings--everything from florals to portraits to landscapes--even if you've never before worked with this exuberant, exciting medium. Fearless Watercolor for Beginners offers a unique, one-on-one workshop--with step-by-step demonstrations, exercises and bonus video content--that teaches you all the basics you need to get started (and then some)--and then promptly encourages you to break them! Inside you'll find: • 22 step-by-step demonstrations for basic techniques, techniques for adding texture, and mixed-media techniques for truly one-of-a-kind work • Dozens of easy-to-understand concepts, practical, meaningful tips and fun ideas you'll be eager to try • Links to exclusive demo videos, exercises and tools to round out and enhance your workshop experience Be bold! Be daring! Be FEARLESS!

Watercolor Snacks
Watercolor Snacks

Author: Volta Voloshin-Smith

Publisher: Rocky Nook, Inc.

Published: 2021-04-12

Total Pages: 383

ISBN-13: 1681987171

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Relax and take a bite out of this tasty guide to creating watercolor paintings of your favorite treats! Watercolor Snacks is for food lovers, beginning artists, and anyone who wants to explore the world of watercolors through easy and accessible prompts and exercises. This colorful guide walks you through basic watercolor techniques and how to apply them to create beautiful, delicious-looking paintings.

Noted artist and instructor Volta Voloshin-Smith details everything needed to create mouthwatering images for every meal of the day, from a syrup-drenched stack of golden waffles and steaming cup of coffee at breakfast to a brightly colored sprinkled donut and a rainbow of popsicles for dessert. This first-ever watercolor food guide also includes:

• Easy watercolor tips, tricks, and techniques

• Recommended supplies (the “ingredients”)

• Color theory basics

• Maximizing mindful benefits of watercolor

• How-to lessons for 30 foods from breakfast to dessert

And much, much more! Whether you’re a beginner interested in learning a fun new skill, or an experienced painter ready to explore a fun new subject, this book will give you everything you need to create adorable paintings.

Create Your Own Website The Easy Way
Create Your Own Website The Easy Way

Author: Alannah Moore

Publisher: Ilex Press

Published: 2016-06-02

Total Pages: 176

ISBN-13: 1781573840

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Every small business or organisation needs a website, whether it is a simple online portfolio or a complex online shop. Expert web design teacher Alannah Moore makes this subject accessible for everyone, even those with no technical or design experience. Avoiding technical language, Alannah provides a summary of the web platforms available, covering, among others, WordPress, Squarespace, Weebly and Shopify. From these the reader can choose the right platform for them, and very quickly get up and running. Drawing on her vast experience of what a novice website builder really needs to know, Alannah covers all the topics they will come across in their online experience: how to choose a good domain name; what content you need for your site; how to work with images and even create your own logo. The reader will also learn how to integrate social media and a blog, so they are set up and in control of their virtual presence from every aspect. This is the perfect book for anyone who doesn't want to pay for an expensive web designer. In Alannah's safe and capable hands, they will find the process of building their site easy and enjoyable, and they'll soon have a successful online presence.

The Watercolor Course You've Always Wanted
The Watercolor Course You've Always Wanted

Author: Leslie Frontz

Publisher: Watson-Guptill

Published: 2015-08-18

Total Pages: 194

ISBN-13: 0770435300

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A comprehensive and practical guide to watercolor painting from sought-after instructor and acclaimed artist Leslie Frontz that answers the two most common questions students at all levels want to know: What am I doing wrong? and How do I decide what to do instead? In the tradition of the eminently practical, top-selling guides such as How to Make a Watercolor Paint Itself, The Oil Painting Course You've Always Wanted, and Problem Solving for Oil Painters, this straightforward handbook offers a fresh approach to watercolor mastery that bridges the gap between theory and practice. Through thoughtful discussion, expert instruction, and in-depth step-by-step demonstrations, Leslie Frontz shows readers how to eliminate common barriers to achieve beautiful, captivating watercolor paintings. Beginning with teaching readers how to see with an artist's eye, Frontz then establishes how watercolor painters build on this skill by making timely decisions throughout the creation process.

Watercolor Fashion Illustration
Watercolor Fashion Illustration

Author: Francesco Lo Iacono

Publisher: David and Charles

Published: 2021-11-09

Total Pages: 305

ISBN-13: 1446380823

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Learn to paint clothes and models with expert guidance from an A-list fashion illustrator, whose clients include Dior, Gucci, and Louis Vuitton. In this complete course, professional fashion illustrator Francesco Lo Iacono shows you how to master creating delicate, beautiful fashion illustrations in the wonderful medium of watercolor. The book begins with the best tools and materials and moves on to simple watercolor techniques. Francesco then teaches you about lighting and shading, color, how to create palettes, how to mix colors, and how to achieve a range of skin tones. Once you’ve covered these fundamentals, Francesco explores the key elements of illustrating fashion, with guidance on how to approach both male and female faces, a wide variety of hair types and styles, different male and female poses, and how to draw and paint garments, reflecting tailoring, drapery, volume, texture and patterns. Twenty step-by-step projects then take these building blocks and show you how to use them to create beautiful fashion watercolors, starting with easier subjects and building in complexity as your confidence grows. You’ll begin by painting handbags and shoes without models before starting to introduce figures. The range of subjects included covers all angles, from full figures front on and in profile to close-up make-up and beauty illustrations. You’ll also learn how to create dynamic compositions for editorial fashion illustration. Finally, Francesco covers the best ways to digitize and retouch your work, how to incorporate other media alongside your watercolors, how to work live at fashion events and how to take everything you’ve learned to develop your own personal style of fashion illustration.

Watercolor Workbook: Flowers, Feathers, and Animal Friends
Watercolor Workbook: Flowers, Feathers, and Animal Friends

Author: Sarah Simon

Publisher: Blue Star Press

Published: 2023-05-30

Total Pages: 90

ISBN-13: 1950968898

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Build your watercolor skills with confidence with these 25 beautiful and beginner-friendly new projects on premium watercolor paper! From artist Sarah Simon, author of 2021's bestselling Watercolor Workbook, comes 25 new projects that celebrate flowers, feathers, and animal friends. This easy-to-use watercolor workbook is filled with unique and beautiful botanical and animal sketches that are ready for you to watercolor—no drawing skills required! Each page is specially designed with simple step-by-step instructions so you can easily and confidently paint each project and create artwork that matches the quality of the author's example. Watercolor Workbook: Flowers, Feathers, and Animal Friends features: • An introduction to fundamental watercolor techniques • 25 beginner-friendly projects on thick, 200 gsm premium watercolor art paper—no color bleed-through! • Beautiful floral and plant artwork, including: wild roses, poppies, sunflowers, buttercups, dandelions, and more • Easy-to-follow instructions, including suggested paint and paintbrush materials, so you can start painting today Artist and author Sarah Simon, a.k.a. @themintgardener, has taught thousands of people how to paint with watercolor. Her first book, Modern Watercolor Botanicals, provides everything you need to know about the art of watercolor and, now in this second workbook in her Watercolor Workbook series, Simon offers 25 watercolor projects that you can sit down and enjoy painting today!