Modern Watercolor Color mixing, mark-making, brushstrokes, resist techniques, and more. This exploration of watercolor painting has it all for artists who want to learn to work in watercolor in new and exciting ways! Color Chart Mixing It’s important to not only know how to mix other colors from primary colors, but also to know how to mix the specific paint colors on your palette. Most watercolor artists have a wide variety of colors on their palette. It’s helpful to make a color chart of all the different hue combinations your paints can create! Helpful instruction on: Tools, materials, and supplies Color theory Mark-making Brushstrokes Shapes and patterns Resist techniques Painting botanicals Painting animals Painting landscapes Much more! Greenery Although not as obviously varied as the vast array of colorful flowers, greenery can be just as beautiful and comes in many shapes, sizes, and shades of green. There are several easy ways to paint lovely greenery to add to your botanical paintings. Allover Patterns Triangles and diamonds are easier to paint if you draw the outline of the shape first and then fill it in. Use a round brush to paint triangles and diamonds. Then try creating some allover patterns combining the same shape in different sizes and orientations. Animal Art Animals, especially your canine companions, make great subject matter for watercolor painting. You don’t need to add a lot of detail to paint your favorite critters, either. Just start with a quick pencil sketch, and then use simple strokes and a few fine details. The human eye fills in the rest! Hand-lettered Watercolor The basic brushstroke principles also apply to watercolor lettering. You can use the body of the brush, as well as the tip, and will utilize pressure in the brushstrokes. Combining letters or phrases with watercolor art makes for a lovely painting or gift.
✔ Author(s): Kristin Van Leuven
✔ Title: Modern Watercolor: A playful and contemporary exploration of watercolor painting (Modern Series)
✔ Rating : 4.6 out of 5 base on (441 reviews)
✔ ISBN-10: 1633223566
✔ ISBN-13: 9781633223561
✔ Language: English
✔ Format ebook: PDF, EPUB, Kindle, Audio, HTML and MOBI
✔ Device compatibles: Android, iOS, PC and Amazon Kindle
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