PublishedNorthlight, August 2015 |
ISBN9781440337260 |
FormatSoftcover, 144 pages |
Dimensions27.6cm × 21cm |
A fun and fearless approach to watercolour painting for beginners that incorporates technique demos, exercises, online companion video content a true workshop book, including the student perspective.|This book will give the basic knowledge, skills and techniques to beginners so they can start painting with watercolours, with an emphasis on fun, experimentation and forgiveness of the medium.
Watercolour is a medium that is often perceived as intimidating and very technical but it can (and should!) be approached in a much more relaxed and experimental way.
For each technique, there will be several options to choose from as there isn't only one right way that works with watercolour; it is perfectly acceptable for the artist to change her approach and techniques depending on the subject. Fearless Watercolour gives the reader a choice of painting techniques, a tool box from which they can choose what they would like to try, again encouraging fun and experimentation.
To make the content easier, more engaging and livelier to read, sidebars will pose direct questions, questions like: "Does all that really matter?" "What can go wrong?" "What to watch for?" "I messed up, what can I do?"
SELLING POINTS
25 technique demonstrations
7 links to exclusive videos
Emphasizes a student perspective |Finally! Artful watercolour painting for beginners! Yes, YOU can do it. YOU can create beautiful watercolour paintings--everything from florals to portraits to landscapes--even if you've never before worked with this exuberant, exciting medium. Fearless Watercolour for Beginners offers a unique, one-on-one workshop--with step-by-step demonstrations, exercises and bonus video content--that teaches you all the basics you need to get started (and then some)--and then promptly encourages you to break them! Inside you'll find: 22 step-by-step demonstrations for basic techniques, techniques for adding texture, and mixed-media techniques for truly one-of-a-kind work Dozens of easy-to-understand concepts, practical, meaningful tips and fun ideas you'll be eager to try Links to exclusive demo videos, exercises and tools to round out and enhance your workshop experience Be bold! Be daring! Be FEARLESS!