PublishedRocky Nook, May 2025 |
ISBN9798888142530 |
FormatSoftcover, 224 pages |
Dimensions25.4cm × 20.3cm |
Improve your skills, explore new techniques, and immerse yourself in the joy of watercolour painting!
Watercolour 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 watercolour journey. Each topic is accompanied by clear explanations, instructions, and visual examples of Anna's beautiful work.
You'll learn all about:
Using Watercolour Tools: Gain a deeper understanding of papers, brushes, watercolour mediums, and other essential tools
Colour Mixing: Master hues and colour 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, colour harmony, and other key principles to create intricate and visually stunning watercolour 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
