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The Beginner's Guide to Watercolor: Master Essential Skills and Techniques through Guided Exercises and Projects
Go from Watercolor Beginner to Painting Pro with this Incredible, Comprehensive GuideTaking 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.
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155 pages, Kindle Edition
Published November 30, 2021
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February 16, 2023
By far my favorite introduction to watercolor book. It covers the basics with excellent paint to water descriptions for consistency. It covers beginner techniques and brush strokes but it also provides great projects to practice with. My book is well tagged and still used often. Highly recommended.
April 14, 2022
Lovely book! This is one of the best watercolor books I've read to date.
I appreciate that the intro part which discusses materials and such is kept to 30 (out of 145) pages, unlike some which span half the book. This jumps right into exercises with clear explanations of the purpose behind the exercise.
Each painting builds upon the skills and techniques presented in previous exercises, providing linear progression throughout the book. The earlier exercises feature a few types of flowers and leaves, but later ones are beautiful landscapes that look advanced but are broken down into approachable steps.
This book uses a simple grid method to show you how to sketch every single piece, which allows you to develop your sketching skill while keeping proportion and composition accurate. From there, you're shown what colors to use and what steps to take from background wash to final details.
I highly recommend this book to anyone looking to get started with watercolor as well as anyone who wants to brush up on their skills.
I appreciate that the intro part which discusses materials and such is kept to 30 (out of 145) pages, unlike some which span half the book. This jumps right into exercises with clear explanations of the purpose behind the exercise.
Each painting builds upon the skills and techniques presented in previous exercises, providing linear progression throughout the book. The earlier exercises feature a few types of flowers and leaves, but later ones are beautiful landscapes that look advanced but are broken down into approachable steps.
This book uses a simple grid method to show you how to sketch every single piece, which allows you to develop your sketching skill while keeping proportion and composition accurate. From there, you're shown what colors to use and what steps to take from background wash to final details.
I highly recommend this book to anyone looking to get started with watercolor as well as anyone who wants to brush up on their skills.
March 9, 2022
Starting on watercolor with zero knowledge can be daunting but one good thing is that this book comes with everything you need to learn to have a good head start on your watercolor journey.
Jovy made it sure that people will have the fundamental knowledge of the medium - the techniques, colour theories, composition etc.; and that they will know what materials to buy without getting lost on all the art jargons.
I also love that this 150-page book comes packed with fun exercises perfect for painters at any level. Each exercises comes with easy to follow steps for you to create a wonderful composition. You’ll surely have plenty of artworks to frame after completing this book!
Jovy made it sure that people will have the fundamental knowledge of the medium - the techniques, colour theories, composition etc.; and that they will know what materials to buy without getting lost on all the art jargons.
I also love that this 150-page book comes packed with fun exercises perfect for painters at any level. Each exercises comes with easy to follow steps for you to create a wonderful composition. You’ll surely have plenty of artworks to frame after completing this book!
January 28, 2023
Wonderful watercolor instruction
This was a wonderful book. I've bought so many books to learn watercolor painting, only to never get past a mucky ocean or a single layer mountain scene. The instruction and building in this book is awesome. You learn and make smaller projects that guide you gently into harder ones, so you start off with results instead of pages of practice.
This was a wonderful book. I've bought so many books to learn watercolor painting, only to never get past a mucky ocean or a single layer mountain scene. The instruction and building in this book is awesome. You learn and make smaller projects that guide you gently into harder ones, so you start off with results instead of pages of practice.
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