Discovering Watercolor An Inspirational Guide With Techniques And 32 Skill Building Projects And Exercises

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Paintings made with watercolors are breathtakingly beautiful, but the medium can be difficult to master. Discovering Watercolor gently walks you through watercolor techniques with 32 lessons, starting with choosing your equipment and finding palette ideas to creating a flower garden and adding realism. Author Jennifer Lefèvre also solicits the talents of a number of watercolor artists to help you feel inspired as you build your skills by progressing through the book. You may begin as a novice watercolor artist, but you will finish with intermediate and advanced tips and tricks to creating elegant watercolor designs. This book features: A comprehensive guide to choosing your equipment, including brushes, paints, paper, and masking, Interviews with artist contributors, Easy step-by-step instructions and full color photographs for each lesson, Workbook-type lessons with accompanying projects on playing with texture, understanding color and blending, controlling the water, playing with contrasts, and so much more