Watercolor Your Way Techniques, Palettes, and Projects To Fit Your Skill Level and Creative Goals

by Cray, Sarah

• ISBN13: 9780760384664
• ISBN10: 0760384665
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2024-03-05
• Publisher: Quarry Books

Summary

Watercolor Your Way meets you right where you are with watercolor. Whether you’re dipping your toe in, cannon-balling in, or honing your craft—this book is for you.
 
Written and illustrated by artist Sarah Cray, co-founder of the art education platform Let’s Make Art, Watercolor Your Way is designed to inform and guide you at your current skill level.
 
Each of four chapters focuses on different techniques and supplies, building on each other so you can bring your watercolor art to the next level. Instead of presenting everything about paints, color mixing, and techniques all at once, it’s offered in four small installments, with frequently asked questions, pro tips, and projects geared toward where you are on your artistic path, so you can get to the fun part—creating with watercolor—faster! 
 

• For Those Just Starting Out. Focuses on just three fundamental elements: shape, the wet-on-wet technique, and primary colors.
• Building Confidence and Skill. Spotlights creating value and form with watercolor.
• Finessing and Enhancing. Centers on adding detailed lines and backgrounds, and adjusting values by hue.
• Finding Your Style. Presents a process of how to develop a style that’s uniquely yours.

With Watercolor Your Way, you can explore watercolor the way you’ve always wanted to, with expert instruction on a wide range of exciting techniques, themes, and color palettes that fit your needs as an artist.

Author Biography

Sarah Cray is a watercolor artist, illustrator, and art instructor. She graduated magna cum laude from California State University Sacramento in 2015 with an art studio degree with an emphasis in painting and drawing. She has been creating custom watercolor and acrylic paintings since 2014, and is co-founder of Let’s Make Art, a brick-and-mortar and online retail company committed to making art more accessible for all through education and affordable art kits. Let’s Make Art, a sister brand of Missouri Star Quilt Company, carries art supplies, art kits, and Let’s Make Art branded items. Sarah teaches a variety of watercolor tutorials on the Let’s Make Art website and YouTube channel and is the illustrator of several gift books. She lives in Missouri.

Table of Contents

CONTENTS
 
Introduction
 
Chapter 1 | For Those Just Starting Out
Essentials
Supplies
Frequently Asked Questions and Pro Tips
Painting Projects
Weeping Willow Leaves
Tulips
Rainbow Carrots
Rolling Hills
Hydrangea Pattern
 
Chapter 2 | Building Confidence and Skill
Essentials
Supplies
Frequently Asked Questions and Pro Tips
Painting Projects
Misty Mountains
Coneflowers
Green Leaves: A Negative Space Painting
White Tiger
Succulent
 
Chapter 3 | Finessing and Enhancing
Essentials
Supplies
Frequently Asked Questions and Pro Tips
Painting Projects
Irises
Golden Hour
Magnolias
Hummingbird
 
Chapter 4 | Finding Your Style
Five Steps to Finding Your Style
Frequently Asked Questions and Pro Tips
Painting Projects
Pop Pink Rose
Atmospheric Landscape
Fluttery Friend
Final Project
 
Resources
Acknowledgments
About the Author
Index