Learn to Watercolor 20 Step-by-Step Beginner-Friendly Lessons on Watercolor Paper - Includes Watercolor Pad with Sketches – No Drawing Required!

by Walker, Lacey

• ISBN13: 9780760391419
• ISBN10: 0760391416
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2024-10-29
• Publisher: Walter Foster Publishing

Summary

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Learn the basics of watercolor in a fun, accessible way with step-by-step tutorials and an included watercolor pad with drawings you can paint over.

Watercolor This Book: Learn to Watercolor features 20 gorgeous paintings paired with step-by-step instructions for replicating them at home. Paint directly on the watercolor pad with supplied outlines to create beautiful artwork of your own—no sketching required! The beginner-friendly projects teach you all the painting skills you need as you create frame-worthy art. From social media star Lacey Walker (@rebelunicorncrafts) comes this delightful, relaxing painting experience.

In Watercolor This Book: Learn to Watercolor, find:
 

• Tutorials detailing each step so that you can paint the projects in the book
• Subjects to suit all tastes, from backyard birds to a whimsical whale, mountains to the moon  
• Complete tools and materials section so you can ensure you have everything to paint the projects
• Outlines that can be painted over within the watercolor pad; there's no need to sketch or trace
• Watercolor painting techniques, including wet-on-wet, wet-on-dry, layering, blooms, and more
• Video tutorials linked via QR codes included within the book

If you are new to watercolor painting or looking for a fun, relaxing painting experience, Watercolor This Book: Learn to Watercolor provides your perfect companion by combining an innovative format with painting instruction and a watercolor paper pad with templates.

Whether you are new to watercolor or not, the Watercolor This Book series provides a fun watercolor painting experience with no sketching required. With information on all the basic skills you need to start watercoloring, step-by-step tutorials, and an included watercolor pad with templates, you have everything you need to create frame-worthy art! 

Also in the series: Watercolor This Book: Beautiful Butterflies and Flowers.

Author Biography

Lacey Walker is the artist and creator behind Rebel Unicorn Crafts (rebelunicorncrafts.com) and the immensely popular Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube accounts @RebelUnicornCrafts. She has an unstoppable need to create, whether watercolor painting, drawing, crafting, pottery, or silversmithing. She is always thinking of new things to make and experimenting with new mediums. Guided by her belief that art and creativity are crucial to the world and essential for achieving happiness, she loves to spread knowledge and creativity through social media classes, her blog, and shop.

Table of Contents

Introduction 
Tools & Materials
Watercolor Paint, Watercolor Brushes, Watercolor Paper, Tape, Other Supplies
Watercolor Painting Techniques
Fill Your Brush 
Understanding the Brush, Paint, Water Relationship 
Paint Wetness Stages 
Wet-on-Wet vs. Wet-on-Dry 
Lifting 
Washes
Charging 
Dry Brushing 
Letting Things Dry vs. Making them Dry 
Blooms and Backruns 
Taping Your Paper Down 
Keeping White Space 
Layering 
Salt 
Color Theory and Color Mixing 
Color Wheel 
Value
Saturation 
Mixing Complementary Colors 
How to Mix Colors 
A Few Important Reminders
Paintings 
Follow the Gradient Road 
Hot and Cold Mountains 
Sweet as Honey 
Marvelous Mountains 
Golden Hour 
End of Summer Bouquet 
A Whale of a Time 
Everything’s Peachy 
Pining for Peonies 
Agave Sunset
Birds of a Feather 
Bird of Paradise 
Any Season Wreath 
Butterfly and Coneflower 
Feathery Friends 
Puppy Love 
Staring into Space 
What a Gem 
Coastal Calm 
Fresh and Fruity
About the Artist