Download or read book Watercolor Life written by Emma Block and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2022-04-05 with total page 751 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover the joy and versatility of watercolors with forty gorgeously illustrated lessons for any skill level. Watercolors are beautiful in their simplicity: a basic palette of paints, a few brushes, and nice thick paper will do the job. The medium is also beautiful, though, in its depths and complexities. Here, watercolor artist and instructor Emma Block focuses on techniques, materials, and lessons to help you explore new watercolor techniques, build creative confidence, and discover your unique style of painting. She'll show you—with clear, step-by-step instructions—how to paint everything from people, plants, and animals perfect for framing to patterns and washes perfect for stationery and housewares. The forty lessons cover useful topics like: Quality materials and how they can elevate your craft Color theory 101 to help you confidently create artwork all your own A techniques glossary full of exciting new skills to learn Tips for finding creative inspiration in your everyday life Note: For complete instructions on mixing hair colors (page 192), visit https://www.runningpress.com/articles/errata-note-watercolor-life/.
Download or read book Watercolor Life written by Emma Block and published by Running Press Adult. This book was released on 2022-04-05 with total page 751 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover the joy and versatility of watercolors with forty gorgeously illustrated lessons for any skill level. Watercolors are beautiful in their simplicity: a basic palette of paints, a few brushes, and nice thick paper will do the job. The medium is also beautiful, though, in its depths and complexities. Here, watercolor artist and instructor Emma Block focuses on techniques, materials, and lessons to help you explore new watercolor techniques, build creative confidence, and discover your unique style of painting. She'll show you—with clear, step-by-step instructions—how to paint everything from people, plants, and animals perfect for framing to patterns and washes perfect for stationery and housewares. The forty lessons cover useful topics like: Quality materials and how they can elevate your craft Color theory 101 to help you confidently create artwork all your own A techniques glossary full of exciting new skills to learn Tips for finding creative inspiration in your everyday life Note: For complete instructions on mixing hair colors (page 192), visit https://www.runningpress.com/articles/errata-note-watercolor-life/.
Download or read book Painting from Life written by Douglas Lew and published by Watson-Guptill Publications. This book was released on 2004 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Painting from Life: Explorations in Watercolor chronicles the progression of artist Douglas Lew as he takes on the most eternal and challenging of themes: the nude. Working side-by-side with other artists in the context of life-drawing sessions, Lew struck out on his own heightened pace of exploration as he grappled with the ultimate problem: How to draw and paint a nude model accurately and expressively within the time limits of a single pose, which were sometimes as short as five or ten minutes. Having started with single line drawings, Lew soon realized he could use watercolour to render volume more quickly. He then began to build paintings, sorting out composition, light, shapes, and colour as he worked. Once he mastered the nude, Lew sought to be freed from it: In a delightful game of hide-and-seek he created seductive abstractions, leaving parts of the figure visible. At the hear of the book
Download or read book The Joy of Watercolor written by Emma Block and published by Running Press Adult. This book was released on 2018-08-07 with total page 500 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Enjoy the meditative art of watercolor with simple supplies, forty colorful illustrated lessons, and easy step-by-step instructions! For a soothing boost of creativity and whimsy, try your hand at watercolor. With a few simple steps, anyone can discover their artistic side and achieve moments of peace and tranquility. Forty straightforward lessons promise fun and colorful results -- no pressure and no skill required. This simple painting medium produces colorful, modern paintings to adorn invitations, gifts, and walls. The forty lessons cover useful topics like: Painting on vacation Painting your pets Layering colors Mixing colors Painting flowers and plants The supplies are simple: a basic palette of watercolors, a selection of brushes, and nice thick paper will do the job. Your bright, whimsical art is guaranteed to bring color to any gray day. It's never too late to pick up a new hobby -- start painting your own beautiful cards and artwork today!
Download or read book Creative Watercolor written by Ana Victoria Calderon and published by Quarry Books. This book was released on 2018-12-11 with total page 139 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Creative Watercolor offers beginners a fun, modern, and practical approach to a timeless medium with instructions on how to paint simple motifs and lettering and embellish projects beautifully. In Creative Watercolor, popular watercolor artist and workshop instructor Ana Victoria Calderon shares her step-by-step techniques for painting modern motifs in this classic medium. Through a series of easy tutorials and projects, you will: Get an overview of basic materials and tools, plus options for embellishing your paintings Master essential techniques, starting with easy warm-up activities, learning to layer, and getting into the flow with watercolor, plus an introduction to scanning and digital editing for making multiples Learn to paint a variety of simple, beautiful motifs: flowers and leaves, butterflies and critters, fruits and vegetables, and delightful lettering Use what you've learned to create unique, stylish stationery, including beautiful invitations, place cards, menus, monograms, recipe gift cards, thank you notes—any project you can imagine, for any kind of event you can think of! There's never been a better time to dive into the world of watercolor, so why wait? Grab a brush and get painting!
Download or read book Freely and Lightly written by Emily Lex and published by Harvest House Publishers. This book was released on 2021-03-02 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Your Invitation Awaits… You’ve tried harder. You’ve been more intentional. You’ve done everything “right.” In your search for meaning and purpose, you’ve placed your hope in many different things—only to find yourself at a turning point, quietly asking, Is this it? Is this all there is? If the direction of your life is leading you away from peace, contentment, and true fulfillment, Emily Lex has some great news to share with you: God is offering you a better way. A way of real rest. A way of quiet confidence. A way to free yourself from expectations. A way to become the person he created you to be. A way to learn his unforced rhythms of grace. Do you breathe a sigh of hope when you hear this holy and gentle invitation from Jesus? “Come to me… Keep company with me and you’ll learn to live freely and lightly.” If so, then you are ready to accept his offer to recover and renew your life. Start your journey today.
Download or read book The Art of Painting Sea Life in Watercolor written by Maury Aaseng and published by Walter Foster Publishing. This book was released on 2016-04-15 with total page 147 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Master techniques for painting spectacular sea animals in watercolor"--Cover.
Download or read book Still Life in Watercolor written by Alejandra Viscarra and published by . This book was released on 2020-03-24 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How to paint Still Life in Watercolor from scratch, with explanations and advice, step by step and fully illustrated.It is a very complete book, with everything you need to know to paint the Still life in watercolor in a creative way.This book is an introduction to Still Life Painting using Watercolor, because it is an ideal medium for painting the Still Life step by step and is perfect for capturing the subtle nuances of light and tone of objects.In the book, you will find very important concepts to facilitate your Artist journey, which will also allow you to paint other genres. Some of the painting themes covered in this book are: How to choose objectsHow to illuminate the still lifeHow to choose backgrounds and surfacesHow to make framesTips to learn to drawColor theory for watercolorHow to use water in watercolorCreative techniques of applying paintAll about essential materialsHow to choose colorsHow to paint different texturesHow to paint glass, porcelain, etc.How to paint metals, fruits, fabrics, etc.How to make a compositionUnderstand the PerspectiveHow to mix colors with watercolorHow to work with color rangesHow to work with valuesHow to paint the still life step by stepIn addition to all of the above, you will find hundreds of Tips and Advice in the book, all briefly and illustrated with images, as well as complete exercises explained in detail, step by step. In summary, in this book you will find the necessary help to learn how to paint the Still Life in Watercolor, from the initial idea to the final brushstroke. The book contains the necessary concepts so that a painter knows how to make his own decisions and can plan a project, from scratch. 270 illustrations. Beginner to advanced level.Start now to enjoy this incredible genre that has fascinated great artists of all time
Download or read book Watercolor Still Life written by Elizabeth Jane Lloyd and published by DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley). This book was released on 1994-09-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents a series of exercises designed to teach all the essentials of watercolor still life painting.
Download or read book American Watercolor in the Age of Homer and Sargent written by Kathleen A. Foster and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2017-01-01 with total page 497 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The fascinating story of the transformation of American watercolor practice between 1866 and 1925 The formation of the American Watercolor Society in 1866 by a small, dedicated group of painters transformed the perception of what had long been considered a marginal medium. Artists of all ages, styles, and backgrounds took up watercolor in the 1870s, inspiring younger generations of impressionists and modernists. By the 1920s many would claim it as "the American medium." This engaging and comprehensive book tells the definitive story of the metamorphosis of American watercolor practice between 1866 and 1925, identifying the artist constituencies and social forces that drove the new popularity of the medium. The major artists of the movement - Winslow Homer, John Singer Sargent, William Trost Richards, Thomas Moran, Thomas Eakins, Charles Prendergast, Childe Hassam, Edward Hopper, Charles Demuth, and many others - are represented with lavish color illustrations. The result is a fresh and beautiful look at watercolor's central place in American art and culture.
Download or read book Bulletin written by Saint Paul Institute and published by . This book was released on 1916 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Devotions from the Lake written by Thomas Nelson and published by Thomas Nelson. This book was released on 2018-04-24 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Life is better at the lake—but you already knew that. Capture the sweetest parts of lake life with 100 peaceful devotions and gorgeous photography in Devotions from the Lake. This beautiful book offers insight into how God meets us through rest and play, and how to bring all the best parts of “lake life” to everyday life. Life has a way of slowing down and simplifying when you’re by the water. Enjoying long walks, ice cream cones, and watercolor sunsets with your family and friends is a way of life on lake days . . . wouldn’t it be a dream to live like that year-round? Devotions from the Lake includes 100 devotions and beautiful photography.It is a wonderful way to start each day at the lake with quiet devotional time as you gain deeper insight into how God meets us through rest and play and how to bring all the best parts of “lake life” to everyday life. It’s the perfect gift for any lake lover or a happy way to keep a little piece of the lake with you at all times.
Download or read book Watercolor Still Life written by LLoyd, Elizabeth Jane and published by Scarborough, Ont. : Prentice Hall Canada. This book was released on 1994-01-01 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book C zanne in the Studio written by Carol Armstrong and published by Getty Publications. This book was released on 2004-11-01 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the last years of his life Paul Cézanne produced a stunning series of watercolors, many of them sill lifes. Still Life with Blue Pot is one of these late masterpieces that is now in the collection of the Getty Museum. In Cézanne in the Study: Still Life in Watercolors, Carol Armstrong places this great painting within the context of Cezanne’s artistic and psychological development and of the history of the genre of still life in France. Still life—like the medium of watercolor—was traditionally considered to be “low” in the hierarchy of French academic paintings. Cézanne chose to ignore this hierarchy, creating monumental still-life watercolors that contained echoes of grand landscapes and even historical paintings in the manner of Poussin—the “highest” of classical art forms. In so doing he changed his still lifes with new meanings, both in terms of his own notoriously difficult personality and in the way he used the genre to explore the very process of looking at, and creating, art. Carol Armstrong’s study is a fascinating exploration of the brilliant watercolor paintings that brought Cézanne’s career to a complex, and triumphant, conclusion, The book includes new photographic studies of the Getty’s painting that allow the reader to encounter this great watercolor as never before, in all of its richness and detail.
Download or read book Lessons from a Lifetime of Watercolor Painting written by Donald Voorhees and published by North Light Books. This book was released on 2006-12-20 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Watercolor Guide You'll Turn to Again and Again Step inside the studio of a master painter for a one-on-one watercolor workshop. Lessons from a Lifetime of Watercolor Painting brings together the time-tested tips, tricks and techniques one can only gain from years of artistic achievement. A professional artist and teacher for more than 50 years, Donald Voorhees shares his unique mastery of this versatile medium in clear, step-by-step instruction you can easily apply to your own work. Designed to be a mainstay in your watercolor resource library, this easy-to-reference guide covers everything you need: Choose the right materials Shoot and collect good reference photos Select the best subjects for great paintings Arrange strong compositions Master basic techniques, including wet-on-dry, wet-into-wet and dry brush Learn how to mask, lift out color and use salt to create texture Fix mistakes quickly Techniques for painting your favorite subjects: Water and shores Skies from sunrise to sunset Flowers, trees and grass Snow and wintry landscapes People in all kinds of settings Houses and buildings Twenty step-by-step demonstrations visually guide you through every technique, and tips sprinkled throughout the book help you quickly pinpoint the information you're looking for. Voorhees also includes advice on selling your work, and he features the experiences of other artists to give you additional perspectives on this challenging medium. You can read this book from cover to cover, or refer to it when you're faced with a painting dilemma. Either way, Lessons from a Lifetime of Watercolor Painting is a book you'll use again and again during your lifetime as a watercolor artist.
Download or read book Watercolor Painting For Dummies written by Colette Pitcher and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-03-16 with total page 361 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Have you ever been amazed by watercolor paintings that seem to spring to life before your eyes? Would you love to be able to paint with watercolors? Now, you can. Watercolor Painting For Dummies shows you the fun and easy way to create breathtaking paintings so beautiful you won’t believe you made them yourself. This friendly, guide gives you hands-on instruction and easy-to-follow, step-by-step exercises to help you master the basics. Filled with full-color projects and sample paintings, it shows you how to work with color and texture, practice composition, and make smooth changes. You’ll find out how to select the best tools, materials, and supplies, practice basic brush strokes, and use the three best common techniques: flat wash, graded wash, and rough texture. Discover how to: Select the right brushes, pigments, and paper Mix colors and work with white Create backgrounds and foregrounds Transfer your drawings to watercolor Avoid common watercolor mistakes Experiment with texture using salt, sponges, plastic wrap, and more Find your way around the color wheel Practice the principles of design Plan compositions using thumbnails Work with one-point, two-point, and three-point perspective Paint fabrics, shiny surfaces, and organic textures Paint landscapes, seascapes, animals and more Complete with strategies for improving your painting immediately and marketing and selling your work, Watercolor Painting For Dummies, is the resource you need to make your creative dreams come true.
Download or read book Watercolor written by Practical Arts Workshop and published by Atrium Arto Editorial. This book was released on 2004-04-01 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
