Author: Dana Fox
Publisher: Page Street Publishing
ISBN: 1645671135
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 152
Book Description
Capture the Vibrant Colors of the Jungle with 25 No-Sketch Projects Grab your paintbrush, smock and explorer’s hat and get ready to paint your way through the jungle! Dana Fox, bestselling author of Watercolor with Me in the Forest and Watercolor with Me in the Ocean, returns with 25 new beginner-friendly watercolor projects that capture all the beauty and vibrancy of a jungle landscape—no sketching required. From furry friends and exotic beasts to colorful flowers and tropical fruits, these adorable projects will help you hone your watercolor skills in just a few simple steps. And with every project printed on special, high-quality art paper, you can paint directly on the page. Dana’s straightforward approach and easy-to-follow instructions lead you through every step of the watercolor process, so no matter your skill level, you’ll get frame-worthy results every time. Projects are divided among the popular wet-on-wet and wet-on-dry techniques, with each section accompanied by practice examples that teach you the basics. Learn to paint fur detail on cute critters like sloths and monkeys, or how to layer colors to create the amazing patterns of the Bengal tiger and poison dart frog. You can also create beautiful blends of color for papayas, hibiscuses and other wild fauna. With Dana’s lively art and simple directions, you’ll be painting masterpieces in no time.
The Art of Painting Flowers in Oil & Acrylic
Author: Marcia Baldwin (Artist)
Publisher: Walter Foster
ISBN: 1633220133
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 147
Book Description
With helpful artist tips and easy-to-follow lessons covering a variety of flowers, The Art of Painting Flowers in Oil & Acrylic will teach readers everything they need to know to create beautiful floral works of art in oil and acrylic.
Publisher: Walter Foster
ISBN: 1633220133
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 147
Book Description
With helpful artist tips and easy-to-follow lessons covering a variety of flowers, The Art of Painting Flowers in Oil & Acrylic will teach readers everything they need to know to create beautiful floral works of art in oil and acrylic.
Botanical Colour at Your Fingertips
Author: Rebecca Desnos
Publisher: Brand Nu Words
ISBN: 9780995556621
Category : Dye plants
Languages : en
Pages : 106
Book Description
Do you love plants? Do you love crafting? Would you like to dye your own fabric, yarn or clothing? Learn the relaxing art of botanical dyeing with natural dyer, Rebecca Desnos. Connect with nature and open your eyes to the colour potential of plants. Discover how to: produce a wide palette of colours, including pink from avocados, yellow from pomegranates and coral from eucalyptus leaves; extract dye from just about any plant from the kitchen, garden or wild; use the ancient method of soya milk mordanting to achieve rich and long-lasting colour on plant fibres, such as cotton and linen; produce reliable colours that withstand washing and exposure to light.
Publisher: Brand Nu Words
ISBN: 9780995556621
Category : Dye plants
Languages : en
Pages : 106
Book Description
Do you love plants? Do you love crafting? Would you like to dye your own fabric, yarn or clothing? Learn the relaxing art of botanical dyeing with natural dyer, Rebecca Desnos. Connect with nature and open your eyes to the colour potential of plants. Discover how to: produce a wide palette of colours, including pink from avocados, yellow from pomegranates and coral from eucalyptus leaves; extract dye from just about any plant from the kitchen, garden or wild; use the ancient method of soya milk mordanting to achieve rich and long-lasting colour on plant fibres, such as cotton and linen; produce reliable colours that withstand washing and exposure to light.
Everyday Watercolor
Author: Jenna Rainey
Publisher: Watson-Guptill
ISBN: 0399579737
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 225
Book Description
A contemporary paint-every-day watercolor guide that explores foundational strokes and patterns and then builds new skills upon the foundations over the course of 30 days to create finished pieces. This beautifully illustrated and inspiring guided watercolor-a-day book is perfect for beginning watercolor artists, artists who want to improve their watercolor skills, and visual creatives. From strokes to shapes, this book covers the basics and helps painters gain confidence in themselves along with inspiration to develop their own style over the course of 30 days. Featuring colorful contemporary art from Mon Voir design agency founder and Instagram trendsetter Jenna Rainey, this book's fresh perspective paints watercolor in a whole new light.
Publisher: Watson-Guptill
ISBN: 0399579737
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 225
Book Description
A contemporary paint-every-day watercolor guide that explores foundational strokes and patterns and then builds new skills upon the foundations over the course of 30 days to create finished pieces. This beautifully illustrated and inspiring guided watercolor-a-day book is perfect for beginning watercolor artists, artists who want to improve their watercolor skills, and visual creatives. From strokes to shapes, this book covers the basics and helps painters gain confidence in themselves along with inspiration to develop their own style over the course of 30 days. Featuring colorful contemporary art from Mon Voir design agency founder and Instagram trendsetter Jenna Rainey, this book's fresh perspective paints watercolor in a whole new light.
New Botanical Painting
Author: Harriet de Winton
Publisher: Ilex Press
ISBN: 1781577528
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 355
Book Description
Award-winning artist Harriet de Winton shows you how to create contemporary watercolour artworks to treasure and share. Through more than 30 step-by-step projects, discover how to paint individual flowers and foliage, as well as beautiful botanical compositions. Use your new skills to make art for your wall, unique cards, invitations, or simply paint for pleasure.
Publisher: Ilex Press
ISBN: 1781577528
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 355
Book Description
Award-winning artist Harriet de Winton shows you how to create contemporary watercolour artworks to treasure and share. Through more than 30 step-by-step projects, discover how to paint individual flowers and foliage, as well as beautiful botanical compositions. Use your new skills to make art for your wall, unique cards, invitations, or simply paint for pleasure.
Simplifying Design & Color for Artists
Author: Linda Kemp
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1440325340
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 449
Book Description
When you become a better designer and colorist, you become a better painter. Painting doesn't have to be complicated to be good. In fact, it shouldn't be. Artist and best-selling author Linda Kemp (Watercolor Painting Outside the Lines) bypasses all the complexities of design and color to focus on a fresh, simplified strategy for success that features negative painting--a method that uses the space around your subject to help define it. Improve your painting step by step with projects and exercises that will help your work stand out from the crowd. With Simplifying Design & Color for Artists, you'll learn: • Strategies for creating simple yet effective compositions, focusing on the relationship between shape, space, and color. • Useful tips on color--how to simplify it, mix your own, and work with value, hue and intensity. • Techniques for designing with shape: size and edge, layering, and building dimension and movement. • 18 step-by-step projects in watercolor and acrylic. The approach may be simple, but your art will be spectacular!
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1440325340
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 449
Book Description
When you become a better designer and colorist, you become a better painter. Painting doesn't have to be complicated to be good. In fact, it shouldn't be. Artist and best-selling author Linda Kemp (Watercolor Painting Outside the Lines) bypasses all the complexities of design and color to focus on a fresh, simplified strategy for success that features negative painting--a method that uses the space around your subject to help define it. Improve your painting step by step with projects and exercises that will help your work stand out from the crowd. With Simplifying Design & Color for Artists, you'll learn: • Strategies for creating simple yet effective compositions, focusing on the relationship between shape, space, and color. • Useful tips on color--how to simplify it, mix your own, and work with value, hue and intensity. • Techniques for designing with shape: size and edge, layering, and building dimension and movement. • 18 step-by-step projects in watercolor and acrylic. The approach may be simple, but your art will be spectacular!
Paint by Sticker: Plants and Flowers
Author: Workman Publishing
Publisher: Workman Publishing
ISBN: 1523515902
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 81
Book Description
The bestselling Paint by Sticker adult book series meets garden and houseplant love! Here are 12 beautiful images of all kinds of plants, from a stargazer lily to a white lotus floating on a pool, to a Saguaro catcus and a trio of potted succulents.
Publisher: Workman Publishing
ISBN: 1523515902
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 81
Book Description
The bestselling Paint by Sticker adult book series meets garden and houseplant love! Here are 12 beautiful images of all kinds of plants, from a stargazer lily to a white lotus floating on a pool, to a Saguaro catcus and a trio of potted succulents.
How to Paint Flowers & Plants
Author: Janet Whittle
Publisher: Search Press Limited
ISBN: 1781264422
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 67
Book Description
A complete guide to painting flowers and plants in watercolour, by a bestselling author and experienced, inspirational artist.Janet Whittle's vibrant and evocative compositions capture all the glory and beauty of flowers. In this beautiful book, you can learn Janet's creative techniques and approach for capturing the beauty of flowers in her paintings. Detailed sections on materials, drawing, composition and techniques are followed by clear, step-by-step projects, and with numerous examples of Janet's gorgeous artwork to inspire you, this is a unique and invaluable resource for anyone who enjoys painting flowers, or wishes to learn how to.
Publisher: Search Press Limited
ISBN: 1781264422
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 67
Book Description
A complete guide to painting flowers and plants in watercolour, by a bestselling author and experienced, inspirational artist.Janet Whittle's vibrant and evocative compositions capture all the glory and beauty of flowers. In this beautiful book, you can learn Janet's creative techniques and approach for capturing the beauty of flowers in her paintings. Detailed sections on materials, drawing, composition and techniques are followed by clear, step-by-step projects, and with numerous examples of Janet's gorgeous artwork to inspire you, this is a unique and invaluable resource for anyone who enjoys painting flowers, or wishes to learn how to.
The Modern Flower Painter
Author: Anna Mason
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 1844488632
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Anna Mason's exceptional floral artwork has won awards from the Royal Horticultural Society, International Artist magazine and seen her elected to the prestigious Society of Botanical Artists. In this book, she shares her innovative watercolour technique so that you can paint flowers in her clean, crisp style. The book covers every aspect of painting modern botanical-style portraits of flowers, from tips on gathering your reference to Anna's six stage watercolour process. There are instructions on setting up your studio and how to produce the detailed drawings. Each of the six step-by-step projects is accompanied by an outline drawing, tonal notes and useful colour swatches so that you can compare the tone and hue of your mixes to Anna's own. This all builds into a fantastic guide that will inspire and challenge the experienced watercolour artist, while drawing in and reassuring the complete beginner.
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 1844488632
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Anna Mason's exceptional floral artwork has won awards from the Royal Horticultural Society, International Artist magazine and seen her elected to the prestigious Society of Botanical Artists. In this book, she shares her innovative watercolour technique so that you can paint flowers in her clean, crisp style. The book covers every aspect of painting modern botanical-style portraits of flowers, from tips on gathering your reference to Anna's six stage watercolour process. There are instructions on setting up your studio and how to produce the detailed drawings. Each of the six step-by-step projects is accompanied by an outline drawing, tonal notes and useful colour swatches so that you can compare the tone and hue of your mixes to Anna's own. This all builds into a fantastic guide that will inspire and challenge the experienced watercolour artist, while drawing in and reassuring the complete beginner.
A-Z of Flower Portraits
Author: Billy Showell
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 1844484521
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Billy Showell is a well-respected contemporary artist whose watercolour flower portraits have earned her the respect of watercolour artists all over the world. Worked to the same degree of accuracy as traditional botanical paintings, Billy's compositions are given a more contemporary twist, combining her unique eye for design with her love of flowers. In this book, 40 flower portraits are presented, arranged in alphabetical order, each one accompanied by small studies, details, step-by-step instructions and the colour mixes used to accomplish the finished work. At the start of the book there are useful sections on the materials and equipment needed and the main techniques used, including wet-into-wet, colour blending, lifting out, layering glazes, dry brushing and colour mixing, and at the end of the book Billy gives her own unique slant on composition and discusses the importance of creating a sketchbook. Whether you love to paint, or simply love flowers, this book will delight and inspire you.
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 1844484521
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Billy Showell is a well-respected contemporary artist whose watercolour flower portraits have earned her the respect of watercolour artists all over the world. Worked to the same degree of accuracy as traditional botanical paintings, Billy's compositions are given a more contemporary twist, combining her unique eye for design with her love of flowers. In this book, 40 flower portraits are presented, arranged in alphabetical order, each one accompanied by small studies, details, step-by-step instructions and the colour mixes used to accomplish the finished work. At the start of the book there are useful sections on the materials and equipment needed and the main techniques used, including wet-into-wet, colour blending, lifting out, layering glazes, dry brushing and colour mixing, and at the end of the book Billy gives her own unique slant on composition and discusses the importance of creating a sketchbook. Whether you love to paint, or simply love flowers, this book will delight and inspire you.
Flowers in Acrylics
Author: Wendy Jelbert
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781844484256
Category : Acrylic painting
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Paint beautiful pictures of flowers using outlines provided as pull-out tracings. Provides clear instructions and step-by-step photographs, five easy to follow projects, six reusable tracings to pull out, & beautiful, inspiring paintings.--Cover.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781844484256
Category : Acrylic painting
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Paint beautiful pictures of flowers using outlines provided as pull-out tracings. Provides clear instructions and step-by-step photographs, five easy to follow projects, six reusable tracings to pull out, & beautiful, inspiring paintings.--Cover.