eBook - ePub
Colorways: Watercolor Flowers
Tips, techniques, and step-by-step lessons for learning to paint whimsical artwork in vibrant watercolor
- 128 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub
Colorways: Watercolor Flowers
Tips, techniques, and step-by-step lessons for learning to paint whimsical artwork in vibrant watercolor
About this book
Colorways: Watercolor Flowers teaches artists of all skill levels how to paint harmonious, vibrant, and colorful renditions of flora.
Calling all aspiring artists! Grab your paints because it's time to explore key watercolor techniques, including washes, gradations, painting wet-into-wet, glazing, and understanding the color wheel to create harmony in your art. With Colorways: Watercolor Flowers, you will create vibrant and colorful floral paintings while mastering how to use color for maximum effect.
You'll also learn where to find artistic inspiration, how to become a “visual collector,” and how to add fauna to your floral paintings. While step-by-step instructions are included for some flower varieties, most projects offer inspiration and tips that allow for personalization using mixed-media techniques, as opposed to a specific template to follow. You can learn to stamp, use tissue paper, create monograms, and collage using the gorgeous artwork and instructions in this book.
Colorways is a new series from Walter Foster that teaches artists of all skill levels how to create innovative, inspired artwork full of color and imagination. Focusing on creating expressive pieces over realistic scenes, Colorways shows artists how to break the "rules" of color and let their imaginations and artwork soar to new heights. For more fun books in the Colorways series, also check out Acrylic Animals and Watercolor Animals.
Calling all aspiring artists! Grab your paints because it's time to explore key watercolor techniques, including washes, gradations, painting wet-into-wet, glazing, and understanding the color wheel to create harmony in your art. With Colorways: Watercolor Flowers, you will create vibrant and colorful floral paintings while mastering how to use color for maximum effect.
You'll also learn where to find artistic inspiration, how to become a “visual collector,” and how to add fauna to your floral paintings. While step-by-step instructions are included for some flower varieties, most projects offer inspiration and tips that allow for personalization using mixed-media techniques, as opposed to a specific template to follow. You can learn to stamp, use tissue paper, create monograms, and collage using the gorgeous artwork and instructions in this book.
Colorways is a new series from Walter Foster that teaches artists of all skill levels how to create innovative, inspired artwork full of color and imagination. Focusing on creating expressive pieces over realistic scenes, Colorways shows artists how to break the "rules" of color and let their imaginations and artwork soar to new heights. For more fun books in the Colorways series, also check out Acrylic Animals and Watercolor Animals.
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STEP-BY-STEP PROJECTS
a Library of Flowers
When painting florals, include at least these three subjects: blooms, leaves, and buds. In this project, you will use small sheets of paper to paint many different flower and leaf shapes that you can use for future reference. To make the most of this exercise, go for quantity over quality. Paint just enough of a flower to imply its shape and form, and then move on to the next one. Amassing a large pile of many different floral shapes will give you lots of inspiration for future paintings.
BLOOMS
Blooms are the focal flowers in a bouquet. To help you visualize the various shapes that blooms come in, borrow some gardening or flower books from your local library, and use the shapes you observe to inspire your blooms. Now, let’s paint your first bloom!
1 Blooms usually extend from a middle point. This flower will be shown from the side, so the center will be at the top with the petals extending downward.
2 Add a drop of water to create the center of the flower, and then add some yellow or orange paint.
3 Add a stem and a simple leaf.
Rose
It’s time to paint specific kinds of blooms, starting with a rose.
1 Begin with the color in its center.
2 Rinse your brush, fill it with clean water, and then pull the color from the center of the flower with your brush.
3 Continue cleaning your brush and pulling out the color in a fluffy shape to imitate the softness...
Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Contents
- Introduction
- Tools & Materials
- Watercolor Techniques
- Color Theory Basics
- Finding Inspiration
- Step-by-Step Projects
- About the Artist
- Copyright