Birds, Bees & Blossoms

Birds, Bees & Blossoms
Author: Harriet de Winton
Publisher: Ilex Press
Total Pages: 322
Release: 2021-10-07
Genre: Art
ISBN: 1781578494

In her second book, botanical artist Harriet de Winton shows you how to paint modern watercolour artworks to treasure and share. Picking up where New Botanical Painting left off, this books aims to expand readers' repertoires into fauna as well as flora, with easy-to-follow instructions for a variety of difficulty levels. Through more than 30 step-by-step projects, you'll discover how to paint beautiful butterflies, bumblebees, birds and botanicals from around the world. In the final chapter, you'll find a guide to composing stunning patterns and scenes with your own botanical watercolour creations. Use your new skills to make art for your wall, unique cards, invitations, or simply paint for pleasure. Projects include: Bengal Tiger Chilean Flamingo Prickly Pear Zebra Bumblebee Garden Tiger Moth Peacock White-tailed Deer Polar Bear Arctic Poppy And many more!

Learn to Paint in Watercolour Step by Step

Learn to Paint in Watercolour Step by Step
Author: William Newton
Publisher: Search Press Limited
Total Pages: 128
Release: 2017-03-09
Genre: Art
ISBN: 1781265712

Learn how to paint relaxing landscapes, exciting seascapes and portraits with personality. Whatever you want to paint, William Newton can show you how. Starting from first principles, this thorough guide demonstrates the breadth and depth of William's watercolour painting expertise. In addition to beautiful detailed projects covering architecture, still life and other classic scenes, this book contains sections on colour and tone, the materials you will need, key watercolour painting techniques as well as vital information on perspective and drawing; all explained and illustrated for ease of use. This book was previously published as William Newton's Complete Guide to Watercolour Painting and is now made available in paperback.

Watercolor Success in Four Steps

Watercolor Success in Four Steps
Author: Marina Bakasova
Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing
Total Pages: 548
Release: 2020-11-01
Genre: Art
ISBN: 1607657910

No experience needed! With Watercolor Success in Four Steps, you’ll learn to paint 150 objects, from fruits and flowers to animals, household items, and more! Understand the basics of watercolor with tried-and-true techniques and create beautiful watercolor paintings in just four simple steps!

New Botanical Painting

New Botanical Painting
Author: Harriet de Winton
Publisher: Ilex Press
Total Pages: 335
Release: 2019-10-10
Genre: Art
ISBN: 1781577528

Award-winning artist Harriet de Winton shows you how to create contemporary watercolour artworks to treasure and share. Through more than 30 step-by-step projects, discover how to paint individual flowers and foliage, as well as beautiful botanical compositions. Use your new skills to make art for your wall, unique cards, invitations, or simply paint for pleasure.

Line & Wash

Line & Wash
Author: Wendy Jelbert
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1997
Genre: Brush drawing
ISBN: 9780855328337

Methods of merging soft luminous washes with sharp, crisp definite penwork are made easy with this book. Each stage of the painting process is illustrated in a highly practical way, using step-by-step photographs and a colourful selection of finished paintings.

Creative Watercolor

Creative Watercolor
Author: Ana Victoria Calderon
Publisher: Quarry Books
Total Pages: 139
Release: 2018-12-11
Genre: Art
ISBN: 1589239695

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!

Wilderness Watercolor Landscapes

Wilderness Watercolor Landscapes
Author: Kolbie Blume
Publisher: Page Street Publishing
Total Pages: 176
Release: 2020-10-06
Genre: Art
ISBN: 164567097X

Practice the Art of Watercolor with this Beginner’s Guide to Picturesque Mountains, Lakes, Sunrises and More From a striking Desert Sunset Silhouette to a majestic Icelandic Waterfall to an eye-catching Magical Snowy Forest, watercolor artist Kolbie Blume’s wilderness scenes are the perfect introduction to watercolor painting. Kolbie’s step-by-step instructions make it easy to paint stunning landscapes featuring all of the key elements of wilderness painting and teach you beginner-friendly techniques for colorful skies, mountains, trees, wildflowers, oceans, lakes, and more. Each chapter teaches progressively more advanced elements, allowing you to build upon your skills as you work through the projects. And the final chapter combines all of the elements in breathtaking scenes—like a Glassy Milky Way and an Aurora Glacier Lagoon—that you’ll be proud to hang on your wall or gift to a friend or family member. With all the tips, tricks, and techniques you need to master the basics of watercolor painting and instructions on how to paint every element of nature, this collection of wilderness landscapes is the go-to guide for both beginner painters and more experienced artists looking for new subjects to paint.

Watercolour Landscapes Step-by-Step

Watercolour Landscapes Step-by-Step
Author: Geoff Kersey
Publisher: National Geographic Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2020-12-08
Genre: Art
ISBN: 1782217851

This comprehensive guide to painting landscapes in watercolour features the expert tuition of 6 renowned watercolourists. It covers materials, colour, watercolour techniques such as wet into wet, spattering, dry brush, lifting out and using salt, composition, planning a paintingk sketching, perspecive, tone and painting trees, water, seas, skies and buildings, as well as mood and atmosphere. There are eleven beautiful step by step demonstrations.

Step-by-step Watercolour

Step-by-step Watercolour
Author: Stan Smith
Publisher:
Total Pages: 160
Release: 2002-01
Genre: Watercolor painting
ISBN: 9781855852587

Everything the reader needs to know about the art of painting in watercolour. Step-by-step instructions take you from the basic skills through more advanced techniques to developing your own personal style.