Watercolor Made Simple: Techniques, Projects, and Encouragement to Get Started Painting and Creating – with traceable designs and QR codes to online tutorials - Couverture souple

Traikos, Nicki

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0760383197 ISBN 13 : 9780760383193

Editeur : Quarry Books, 2023

Synopsis

Learn to paint in watercolor—with joy and confidence—as you explore simple techniques, popular subjects, and simple papercrafting projects.

Watercolor is a wonderful medium to explore your creativity, unwind, and have fun. Whether you’re new to watercolor painting or looking to expand your skills, Watercolor Made Simple will guide you to connect more personally with your watercolor practice and build your painting skills in a relaxing, welcoming way. Nicki Traikos, who teaches popular watercolor classes through life i design, wants to help you avoid the struggles and frustrations she experienced when learning to paint with watercolors by providing encouraging instruction, easy tutorials, and beautifully illustrated step-by-step projects.
 
Consider this your invitation to the world of watercolor as you:
 

• Get familiar with paints, brushes, and papers
• Learn fundamental watercolor washes and brushstrokes
• Explore simple color theory and color mixing
• Use a sketchbook to gather inspiration
• Paint more than 15 popular subjects, such as flowers, leaves, feathers, still lifes, and simple landscapes, step by step

 
You’ll also find:
 

• QR codes that link to helpful video tutorials
• Traceable line drawings that allow you to jump right into painting
• Charming papercrafting projects to feature your watercolor paintings
• Tips for storing and displaying your art—and even what to do with paintings you don’t love

 
With gentle encouragement and techniques she has honed through teaching tens of thousands of watercolor students, Nicki will soon have you painting your favorite subjects with ease and enjoyment.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Nicki Traikos is the founder of life i design,through which she teaches thousands of students to paint in watercolor, produces books, and inspires people to live their most creative lives. A self-taught artist who has also worked in the corporate world and as a makeup artist, she has taught more than 60,000 students from around the world in her Watercolors Made Simple courses. Nicki and her work have been featured in a number of magazines, including Where Women Create, In Her Studio, and UPPERCASE magazine’s Compendium. Nicki has published two books of trace-and-paint images. She lives in Unionville, Ontario, Canada.

Website: lifeidesign.com
Instagram: @lifeidesign
YouTube: Nicki Traikos @lifeidesign
Facebook: life i design @lifeidesign
Pinterest: life i design @nickitraikos

À propos de la quatrième de couverture

Watercolor Made Simple gently guides aspiring artists to develop their watercolor skills and create beautiful paintings in a relaxing and enjoyable way.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Quarry Books
• Date d'édition: 2023
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0760383197
• ISBN 13: 9780760383193
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 144
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: Buchpark GmbH; gpsr@buchpark.de; ; Krügerweg 1; Trebbin; Brandenburg; 14959; Allemagne