The Beginner's Guide to Watercolor: Master Essential Skills and Techniques through Guided Exercises and Projects - Softcover

Merryl, Jovy

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1645673545 ISBN 13: 9781645673545

Publisher: Page Street Publishing, 2021

Synopsis

Go from Watercolor Beginner to Painting Pro with this Incredible, Comprehensive Guide

Taking up watercolor painting can feel overwhelming or intimidating, but with Jovy Merryl’s expert advice, easy-to-follow tutorials and beginner- friendly projects, it doesn’t have to be!

Jovy walks you through all the foundational knowledge you need to succeed as a water colorist, from choosing the right materials to understanding color harmony and mastering basic brushstrokes. Easy-to-follow projects provide an effortless way to practice your skills and reinforce essential techniques. Hone your brushmarking with projects like Melody of Roses and Bouquet of Sunshine, and gain confidence in wet-on-wet and wet-on-dry techniques with beautiful paintings like Atmospheric Landscape and Sunny Day.

Once you’ve mastered the basics, you’ll continue to polish your newfound skills while learning other techniques that refine and add depth to your paintings. Learn the value of white space with Backlit Forest, add texture and special effects with Sun Glitter and become a pro at layering and glazing with Dreamy Phuket.

Packed to the brim with helpful tips and tricks, this collection of stunning projects is the only resource you’ll need to unleash your creativity, find your artistic style and begin your watercolor painting journey.

About this title

About the Author

JOVY MERRYL is the creator of Aquarryl Studio, where she shares herart and tips and tricks for beginner watercolor painters. She has partnered with brands like Silver Brush Limited and Nevskaya Palitra. Jovy lives in Singapore.

From the Back Cover

Beginning your watercolor journey can feel overwhelming or intimidating, but with Jovy Merryl?s easy-to-understand guidance, in-depth exercises and beautiful projects, it?s as easy as can be. Mastering watercolor requires a strong foundation, and Jovy sets you up for success through lessons on choosing the right materials, understanding color harmony and finding the right paint consistency. She breaks key techniques down into easy-to-follow steps with in-depth lessons on holding your brush, applying the right amount of pressure, creating entire paintings using only a few simple brushstrokes and more. Easy-to-follow exercises provide an effortless way to practice skills and reinforce other essential techniques, like wet on wet, wet on dry and dry on dry painting; layering; negative painting and many others. Each technique is also accompanied by projects like a stunning Cactus Garden, a dreamy Morning Meadow, a charming Floral Border or a picturesque Sunset by the Beach, each designed to help you polish your newfound skills?with the added bonus of a frame-worthy painting when you finish. Packed to the brim with helpful tips and tricks as well as gorgeous projects, this is the only guide you need to go from a watercolor beginner to a pro painter. This book contains 25 projects and 25 photos (plus step-by-steps).

Edition details

• Publisher: Page Street Publishing
• Publication date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1645673545
• ISBN 13: 9781645673545
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 152