Fearless watercolor for beginners : adventurous painting techniques to get you started
Pelissier, Sandrine2015
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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.
Main title:
Fearless watercolor for beginners : adventurous painting techniques to get you started / by Sandrine Pelissier.
Author:
Edition:
1st ed.
Imprint:
Cincinnati, Ohio : North Light Books, 2015.©2015
Collation:
143 pages : colour illustrations ; 28 cm.
Notes:
Includes index.
Contents:
Title Page; Special Offers; Dedication; Table of Contents; Introduction; Materials Used in This Book; Chapter1: Before You Start; It's All About the Water; The Importance of Taking Risks, Making Mistakes and Having Fun; About Style and a Place and Time to Paint; Documenting Your Process; Planning and Improvising; Chapter2: What You Will Need; Different Kinds of Papers and How They Affect Your Painting; The Star: Paint Tubes and Pans; Brushes and Alternatives; Other Materials; Transferring Your Drawing; Chapter3: Basic Techniques; Washes: The Basis of Watercolor Painting; Graded Washes.Variegated WashesProperties of Your Pigments; Mixing Colors; Mixing Colors on Paper; The Basics of Color Theory; Layering Colors; Painting with Multiple Color Mixing Techniques; The Importance of Edges; Chapter4: Techniques for Adding Texture; Splatters, Drips and Drops; Salt Textures; How to Paint with a Dry Brush; Cutout Wax-Paper Shapes; Alcohol and Water Textures; Scratching Off Pain; Wax Resist; Back Runs; Plastic Wrap; Soap; Chapter5: Incorporating Mixed Media; Breaking the Rules and Having Fun; Mixing Dry or Oil Pastels with Watercolor; Adding Gouache to a Watercolor Painting.Adding Acrylic PaintAdding Colored Pencil; Drawing with Watercolor Pencils; Sewing on Paper; Adding Zentangles® with Markers; Combining Painting and Drawing; Drawing with Watercolor Pencils and Pastels; Mixed Media on Yupo Paper; Effects on Yupo Paper; Chapter6: A Few Last Thoughts; Be Your Own Critic; Criteria for Evaluation; Finishing; About Sandrine Pelissier; Acknowledgments; Marketing Page; Copyright.
ISBN:
9781440337260 (paperback)
Dewey class:
751.422
Language:
English
BRN:
342705
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penrith | Nonfiction | 751.422 FEA | Available |