- English
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- Available on iOS & Android
About this book
Improve your skills, explore new techniques, and immerse yourself in the joy of watercolor painting!
Watercolor painting is a popular and satisfying art form that offers vibrant, luminous results, encourages spontaneity, and rewards creativity. Though it may present challenges for beginners, these are valuable opportunities to enhance your skills and grow as an artist.
In 101 Watercolor Secrets, painter, illustrator, and teacher Anna Bucciarelli shares invaluable knowledge from years of experience. This book is packed with insights, techniques, and tips that will enhance your skills, no matter where you are on your watercolor journey. Each topic is accompanied by clear explanations, instructions, and visual examples of Anna’s beautiful work.
You’ll learn all about:
• Using Watercolor Tools: Gain a deeper understanding of papers, brushes, watercolor mediums, and other essential tools.
• Color Mixing: Master hues and color mixing for greenery, skin tones, and beyond.
• Building Your Palette: Curate a palette that reflects your unique style and artistic vision.
• Mastering Core Techniques: Learn wet-on-wet, wet-on-dry, lifting, glazing, underpainting, and more.
• Overcoming Common Challenges: Learn how to avoid overpainting, control water flow, achieve crisp edges, and balance tonal values with confidence.
• Painting Popular Subjects: Discover the secrets to painting flowers, birds, fur, skin tones, and white subjects like snow.
• Crafting Beautiful Compositions: Explore rhythm, movement, color harmony, and other key principles to create intricate and visually stunning watercolor compositions.
Whether you’re a novice or a seasoned artist, 101 Watercolor Secrets is an indispensable resource that offers practical guidance, artistic inspiration, and a wealth of knowledge to elevate your craft.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chapter 1: Decoding Pigment Labels
Chapter 2: Exploring Color Families
Chapter 3: Building Your Signature Palette
Chapter 4: Tools that Matter
Chapter 5: Essential Techniques
Chapter 6: Favorite Subjects
Chapter 7: Dealing with Challenges and Common Frustrations
Chapter 8: Composition Secrets
Chapter 9: My Favorite Tips & Tricks
Chapter 10: Unveiling Your Potential: Strategies for Growth in Watercolor Painting
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Table of Contents
- Introduction
- 1. Decoding Pigment Labels
- 2. Exploring Color Families
- 3. Building Your Signature Palette
- 4. Tools That Matter
- 5. Essential Techniques
- 6. Favorite Subjects
- 7. Dealing with Challenges and Common Frustrations
- 8. Composition Secrets
- 9. My Favorite Tips & Tricks
- 10. Unveiling Your Potential: Strategies for Growth in Watercolor Painting