Download or read book Learn How to Paint Portraits of People In Watercolor For the Absolute Beginners written by John Davidson and published by JD-Biz Corp Publishing. This book was released on 2013-05-15 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn How to Paint Portraits of People In Watercolor For the Absolute Beginners TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction: Materials Color Terms Primary Colors Secondary Colors Tertiary Colors Hue Values Saturation or Chroma Application and Techniques How to Use Your Brush How to Mix Your Watercolor How to Make a Color Wheel How to Create Color Value Chart How to Create a Wash Rendering the Sphere Drawing the Outline Exercises The Cute Little Baby Boy The Little Girl in Red The Lovely Couple The Old Man Author Bio Bonus Content - Drawing a Puppy Bonus Content - Drawing Landscapes Introduction: Learning to Paint Watercolor is easy, and painting portraits using this medium is easier, if you know how and this book is all about it. So first of all I congratulate you for purchasing this eBook. What will you get from this eBook? Let me count the ways: First you will learn how to use your painting brush as if I’m watching you doing your brush strokes, just follow the pictures step-by-step. Next you will be learning to how to mix colors and some fundamentals about the natures of it, and then you will learn Techniques and Tips that will make you confident when painting. Lastly, if you finish all the exercises here, I’m very sure you can paint any portraits that you want to paint it can be your family or relatives, friends, neighbors, and even your love ones. Just give your dedication 100% and time, and you will reap all the benefits. Also don’t forget to take a rest after you finish one exercise, take time to see and correct your work if there is any and have fun it’s a must. Step by Step instructions to go from photo to finished Portrait
Download or read book Watercolour for the Absolute Beginner written by Palmer and published by Search Press Limited. This book was released on 2014 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Painting People in Watercolor written by Alex Powers and published by Echo Point Books & Media, LLC. This book was released on 2022-07-05 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fresh approach to portrait and figure painting in watercolor! In Painting People in Watercolor, Alex Powers provides a comprehensive guide on working with watercolor, mastering the principals of design, and understanding the fundamentals of portrait painting. Powers takes the inquiring artist beyond photorealistic painting and acquaints painters with the human form from a design perspective. Shifting the focus from subject matter to composition and aesthetics, Powers demonstrates how you can enjoy watercolor painting by expressively capturing character in faces and figures. An abundance of Powers's paintings illustrate the theories and techniques covered. The culmination of 23 years of Powers's painting experience, Painting People in Watercolor provides clarity and insight on successful watercolor painting techniques for novice to advanced students and doubles as a guide for teachers. 175 color plates; 100 black & white illustrations.
Download or read book Everyday Watercolor written by Jenna Rainey and published by Watson-Guptill. This book was released on 2017-10-10 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Download or read book Realistic Watercolor Portraits written by Suzanna Winton and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2010-12-22 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Portraits have the power to capture a likeness that touches the soul. You can learn to paint realistic portraits with artistry following the guidance in this inspirational book. Nine complete step-by-step demonstrations show you how to use watercolors to build portraits that come to life with realism and personality. Each demonstration features a different person—so you can explore a range of ages, skin tones, facial features, hair tones and textures—mastering each detail at your own pace. Even if you are a beginner, success is within your reach as you learn how to: • Place an image properly • Capture a likeness and add character • Paint realistic skin tones • Fix mistakes without starting over • Edit visual information for greater impact • Capture the textures of clothing and accessories • Select and paint a background that supports the portrait With this guide on your side, you can achieve the portraits you've always dreamed of painting. Get started today. Great portraits await!
Download or read book Everyday Watercolor Flowers written by Jenna Rainey and published by Watson-Guptill. This book was released on 2019-06-11 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Author of Everyday Watercolor and Instagram darling Jenna Rainey presents a beautiful step-by-step guide to painting botanicals from lilies to daffodils in a wide variety of styles. Artist Jenna Rainey shares easy-to-follow ways to paint a wide range of botanicals, all in her fresh, modern style that appeals to the next generation of watercolor artists and creatives, from beginners to hobbyists. With gorgeously illustrated instructions for both loose and realistic watercolor depictions of more than 25 flowers, leaves, and plants, organized by form and shape, Everyday Watercolor Flowers is every nature-lover's answer to capturing that beauty on paper.
Download or read book Painting Watercolor Portraits written by Al Stine and published by Northlight. This book was released on 1997 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Popular artist Al Stine shares his secrets and techniques for creating portraits alive with emotion, expression and color. In this book, Stine shows artists how to paint fresh and colorful watercolor portraits that are as unique and alive as the subjects themselves. 210 illustrations.
Download or read book Learn Watercolour Quickly written by Hazel Soan and published by Batsford Books. This book was released on 2014-11-24 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bestselling artist and writer Hazel Soan has distilled her art teaching into the things that matter most and can be digested in a short period of time – in just one afternoon you can start painting. Learning to paint is one of the life-long aspirations of many of us, and these techniques can be picked up faster than you think. Hazel Soan's concise book, filled with easy-to-follow instructions and step-by-step exercises, is written in an accessible way for those completely new to painting. Chapters include: Getting Started (the materials you will need and those you can ignore in the art shop); Choice of Colours; Mixing Colours; What's the Subject?; What Surfaces to Paint on; Basic Painting Techniques; Brushstrokes and Composition (with details on how to design paintings with horizon, focus and balance, a hint of perspective and the light and shade of a subject). Packed with illustrations for guidance, this is the most comprehensive guide to learning watercolour very quickly.
Download or read book Painting Portraits and Figures in Watercolor written by Mary Whyte and published by Watson-Guptill. This book was released on 2011-12-06 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Using clear and concise language and in-depth, step-by-step demonstrations, author and renowned artist Mary Whyte guides beginning and intermediate watercolorists through the entire painting process, from selecting materials to fundamental techniques to working with models. Going beyond the practical application of techniques, Whyte helps new artists capture not just the model's physical likeness, but their unique personality and spirit. Richly illustrated, the book features Mary Whyte's vibrant empathetic watercolors and works by such masters of watercolor as Mary Cassatt, Thomas Eakins, Winslow Homer, John Singer Sargent, and Georgia O'Keeffe.
Download or read book Drawing Portraits for the Absolute Beginner written by Mark Willenbrink and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2012-06-15 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Open this book as an absolute beginner, and come away as a proud portrait artist. Mark and Mary Willenbrink's Absolute Beginner books have helped thousands of novices tap into their inner artists. In this book, Mark and Mary help the beginning artist take on portraits, showing that absolutely anyone can draw faces. Their encouraging, easy-to-follow instruction style makes learning fun—you'll be amazed by how quickly you achieve impressive results. Drawing Portraits for the Absolute Beginner covers everything from warming up with sketches, and capturing facial expressions, to framing your finished work. Page by page, you'll build the skills and confidence you need to draw lifelike portraits of your friends and family. What's Inside: • A simple two-stage approach to drawing portraits: sketch a likeness, then build up values to bring it to life • Step-by-step instruction for drawing eyes, noses, mouths, hairstyles, hands, glasses and other tricky elements • 13 complete demonstrations featuring a range of ages and ethnicities • Tips for evoking more personality in your portraits by using props, costumes and accessories
Download or read book The Absolute Beginner s Big Book of Drawing and Painting written by Mark Willenbrink and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2014-08-12 with total page 1150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Everyone can draw and paint, including you! Even if you have never drawn or painted before, you can start creating your own beautiful artwork. Let the Willenbrinks show you how! Beginning with materials and basic techniques, these pages will teach you everything you need to know to get started in drawing, watercolors and oil painting. Follow along with 75+ demonstrations and mini-demonstrations as you learn how to draw and paint a wide variety of subjects: people, landscapes, buildings, still life and more. Every essential art topic is covered, from sketching and shading to composition and color. Simple step-by-step instruction and many enormously useful lessons and tips will have you making your own masterpieces in no time! You may be an absolute beginner, but great results are absolutely within reach!
Download or read book Drawing Turtles How to Draw Turtles For the Beginner written by Adrian Sanqui and published by Mendon Cottage Books. This book was released on 2015-09-06 with total page 55 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Table of Contents Drawing tools Pencils Charcoal pencils Mechanical pencil Sharpener Erasers Smudge sticks Coloring materials Parts of a Turtle How to Draw the Shell of a Turtle Easily Different Types of Turtle Shells Black-knobbed Map Turtle Leatherback Sea Turtle Softshell Turtle Matamata Author Bio Publisher
Download or read book Drawing Bears written by John Davidson and published by Mendon Cottage Books. This book was released on 2016-03-17 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Table of Contents Drawing tools Pencils Charcoal pencils Mechanical pencil Sharpener Erasers Smudge sticks Coloring materials Common Gestures of a Bear Standing or walking on shoulder height Standing on two legs Sitting Sloth Bear Giant Panda Black Bear Growling Bear Author Bio Publisher
Download or read book Drawing Frogs Volume 1 How to Draw Frogs For the Beginner written by Adrian Sanqui and published by Mendon Cottage Books. This book was released on 2015-09-06 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Table of Contents Drawing tools Pencils Charcoal pencils Mechanical pencil Sharpener Erasers Smudge sticks Coloring materials Establishing the Shape Monkey Frog Pacman Frog Surinam Toad Malayan Horned Frog Author Bio Publisher
Download or read book Drawing Frogs Volume 2 How to Draw Frogs For the Beginner written by Adrian Sanqui and published by Mendon Cottage Books. This book was released on 2015-09-06 with total page 55 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Table of Contents Drawing tools Pencils Charcoal pencils Mechanical pencil Sharpener Erasers Smudge sticks Coloring materials Drawing a Common Frog Common Gestures Purple Fluorescent Frog Red-eyed Tree Frog Strawberry Poison Dart Frog Blue Poison Dart Frog Author Bio Publisher
Download or read book Learn Watercolour Landscapes Quickly written by Hazel Soan and published by Batsford Books. This book was released on 2020-05-01 with total page 383 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A guide to landscape painting for complete beginners with simple exercises. Hazel Soan is a hugely successful painter and an outstanding teacher and author of art books, which have introduced the wonders of art to a generation of amateur artists. In this book she teaches you how to get to grips with watercolour landscapes in the space of an afternoon. The book explores the basics of watercolour landscapes with lots of simple exercises and step-by-step demonstrations that are perfect for beginners. That life-long ambition of painting somewhere that is important to you can become a possibility with the help of this nifty little book. Topics covered include creating space, composition and focus, light and shadows, colours of the landscape and the mixing of watercolours. Watercolour painting techniques such as painting en plein air, brushwork, creating texture, wet into wet and wet on dry are explained. The book also explores specific landscape themes such as skies, foliage, forests, gardens, seascapes, wilderness, sunsets, urban landscapes, panoramas, sunsets and many more.
Download or read book Mr Fuzzyfoot s Hat written by Rachel Redden and published by Mendon Cottage Books. This book was released on 2015-12-31 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mr. Fuzzyfoot’s Hat Mr. Fuzzyfoot loved his hat. It was a big black top hat with rounded edges, and had a shiny red ribbon tied around it. Mr. Fuzzyfoot was very careful about his hat. He would dust it every morning with a very soft feather duster.
