Welcome to our watercolor corner. Let's remember together what a pleasure it is to paint with watercolors. It is a magical process and an amazing result if you stop being afraid and find a little time. You can create a beautiful drawing, even if you don't know how to draw at all. You will see for yourself when you do these few exercises that we have prepared especially for you from our best watercolor books.
A book about drawing without rules. You never thought that watercolor could be like this - free, vast, radiant. Experiments, unusual effects, step-by-step demonstrations and practical recommendations are waiting for you.
It doesn’t matter who we are, how old we are or what experience we have, we can always learn new things.
Playing with watercolor spots
In this exercise, we will apply bold shades of orange and purple side by side and see how they blend smoothly in the center of the leaf. Try making color transitions where you can't tell where one hue starts and another ends. The merger should look harmonious. Sprinkle salt over the entire surface of the still wet leaf: fine salt on one side and coarse rock salt on the other. Let the work dry.
This technique is suitable for depicting roosters and animals with curly hair, such as poodles or sheep. Do you see silhouettes in your patterns?
Perhaps this is one of the most colorful and large books that we have. Almost 200 paintings by the best watercolorists under one cover! Their common denominator is respect for paint and confidence in working with it. In this guide, renowned artist and experienced teacher Tom Hoffmann reveals the secrets of watercolor painting and shares professional tricks.
You will learn to THINK like a watercolorist.
Why do you want to draw this?
Usually the artist writes not so much the subject of the image as his understanding of this subject. A big part of the pleasure of contemplating pictorial masterpieces lies in the fact that we - consciously or not - penetrate the author's intention.
Understanding the reasons is the first thing to do before you get started. After choosing the subject of the image, ask yourself: “What exactly attracts me to it?” Before making decisions about how to write, I need to focus on why I want to do it. Think about it - and then what attracted you initially is guaranteed to become part of the finished work.
An artist who has learned to separate what should and should not be depicted boldly embodies any of his ideas.
A sketchbook is a great place to embody any artist's ideas. This book is about improvisation. About the magic that turns objects and objects, emotions, impressions, smells and sounds into memories. Most of the drawings in this book are done in watercolor.
Together with famous contemporary artists, you will go to paint in deserts and thickets, capitals and small towns. Try working alone, with a friend, and in a group. See how to choose stories, simplify them, or work slowly and thoughtfully. Here is an example of a watercolor sketch.
Favorite story sketch
Start with a small sketch, then sketch out the outlines of the sketch. In the next steps, add the fill of the general plans. And then work out the details with a dry brush or gouache.
Such a watercolor sketch will evoke much more emotions than a simple photograph.
And for those interested in botanical illustration, Billy Showell's Portraits of Fruits and Vegetables will delight. Her book with stunning illustrations will enchant anyone and teach you how to draw mouth-watering pictures on the go. We are even a little afraid for the pages of this book: you will definitely want to taste some of them, the drawings are so realistic.
Draw blueberries
Draw the outlines of blueberries. Wash with cobalt blue. Moisten the berry with water. Apply paint on the top and left side. While the paint is drying, make a thick mixture of Cadmium Red Dark, French Ultramarine and a small amount of Cadmium Yellow Light. Moisten the berry, wait until the water is absorbed, drip the resulting mixture. Don't paint over highlights. Apply paint. With a clean, damp brush, soften the edges and make sure the paint doesn't drip onto the highlight.
While the paint dries, with the tip of the brush, "adjust" the dark color to where you want, including small ledges (dots) along the top edge of the berry. Prepare a rich mixture of indigo and cadmium red dark and apply the color to the berry with the tip of the brush. Working in the dry brush technique, achieve the darkest tone. Give the drawing a realistic look by softening the edges with a damp brush tip. Sharpen the details.
Another book by Billy Showell will be a source of inspiration for both beginners in botanical illustration and those who have already mastered the basics. The main part of the book is devoted to 40 workshops - portraits of flowers from A to Z. Each portrait is accompanied by step-by-step instructions and a list of mixed colors that were used in the drawing. For novice artists, there is a detailed section on materials, technique and color.
Three brushes plus basic watercolor colors - and on your table are captivating thin stems, fragile buds, velvet leaves, petals of heavenly beauty.
And this unusual creative album with stickers will help to practice building a composition and choosing colors. It contains 60 beautiful watercolor paintings of nature at different times of the year, created by four artists from around the world. At the end of the book are sheets of stickers (as many as 500 pieces!), which will help you create your own picture. It's almost like painting, only with stickers.
Look at images of flowers, berries, butterflies, birds, trees and wait for the muse to visit! If you do not let go of brushes and paints, then you will surely find ideas for your paintings in the album. You can practice right on the pages of the book: just finish the compositions with watercolors. Or take stickers - and go ahead, create.
In his third book, Billy Showell talks about the materials, techniques and techniques he uses to create incredibly beautiful portraits of flowers, fruits and vegetables. Using images of flowers, greenery, fruits and vegetables as examples, Billy introduces the reader to his painting techniques that will inspire an artist of any level. You will learn how to draw petals, scalloped edges, velvety surfaces, fluffy buds, glossy leaves, fine patterns, inflorescence details.
Brush work No. 4
The #4 sable brush is great for painting small plants. A small petal can be depicted with one or two strokes. The brush holds and releases the optimal amount of paint, and long, thin stripes on the stem can be drawn without re-painting.
This notebook contains several watercolor exercises. They are suitable for warming up and will teach you to feel the color and shape. This is not just a coloring book or a line book! She encourages to think creatively, draw freely and find your own style in art.
An exercise
Prepare purple, blue and green watercolors. Do these simple 4 fantasy and relaxation exercises. Feel the freedom of movement, the ease of strokes and the joy of the process.
Your artbook is a place where you can safely improvise, improve your drawing skills, and capture the important ideas and events of your life in a creative way. This colorful book will give you inspiration and all the tools you need to create your sketchbook and draw for fun.
Brush with reservoir
It does not matter where you are: the world at every turn gives us reasons to experience surprise and respect. All this deserves to be included in the artbook. Reservoir brushes are very helpful when there is no way to lay out all the necessary watercolor supplies around - in a cafe, on an airplane, in nature.
The book contains a lot of advice that will help you start creating, enter memories into an art book, and develop your talents on its pages.
Readers are offered a modern tutorial, which is a unique collection of artistic techniques in watercolor.
This book is invaluable for those who have just begun to get acquainted with such an interesting technique as watercolor, and curious for those who have already begun to work with it. Ready-made techniques will allow novice artists to develop both creatively and technically, saving time and effort for further professional growth.
An effective, visual and modern teaching methodology is aimed at unlocking the natural potential and makes it possible to master simple and accessible artistic skills.
PAPER.
For watercolor work, paper is one of the most important materials. From quality, type, density relief, etc. depends on how the watercolor will turn out.
Modern paper is made from both wood and textile fibers. The latter is significantly more expensive. Sizing also affects the cost of paper Thanks to sizing, the paper can withstand frequent and abundant wetting without warping. Especially high-quality paper is supplied by the manufacturer with embossed markings or watermarks. Watercolor paper comes in three grits: fine, medium, and coarse.
On fine-grained paper, the colors look most vivid, while it also dries the fastest. The strongly pronounced relief of coarse-grained paper allows it to be used in artistic techniques, in addition, it retains water very well. Medium grain paper is a compromise.
The density of paper is what you should pay attention to first of all when buying. The density of any paper, including watercolor, is measured in relation to the mass (grams) to the area (square meter). The more grams per square meter, the denser the paper. The most dense paper is considered to be 250 g / m - 300 g / m and more. The denser and thicker it is, the better.
In countries where the non-metric system of measures is traditionally used, their respective units are used.
CONTENT
Materials, equipment, artistic techniques 5
Materials and equipment 6
Watercolor Tools 6
Materials 10
Getting Started 13
Artistic techniques 14
Transparent and translucent paints 14
Thick "and liquid" paint 16
According to Suhon, or uniform staining 18
Using Pencils 20
Fill 23
Fine lines 27
Wet or wet 30
Multi-layered "painting, or dry on dry
Dry border softening or feathering 38
Wet edge softening 40
Strokes 42
Dry brush 46
Stamps 49
Backup fluid, tape and stencils 51
Scratch and eraser or dry white opening 55
Rinse to foundation, or open white on wet 56
Palette knife 58
Salt 60
Squirting 62
Paper relief 63
Drawing together 67
We depict roses with different artistic techniques 69
Multiple workouts 72
Using photography as an aid 74.
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Marina Mylnikova
A wonderful and well-written book from the series "Learning to draw with Olga Shmatova" for adults and children who want to learn how to draw correctly and beautifully. It clearly and in detail describes all the basic techniques of watercolor painting. All material is presented in an accessible form. The child can independently, without the help of adults, deal with it. The book contains many illustrations and illustrative examples. Looking at this wonderful edition, I immediately want to pick up a brush and start painting. The print quality is good. Thick offset paper, hardcover, color, detailed step-by-step instructions and descriptions. Even an adult who has never studied at an art school, but who has a desire to just draw, will find a lot of interesting and useful things in the book. I think that this is a unique collection of all existing watercolor techniques. In this book, you can master a large number of these techniques and learn how to use them in practice, as well as discover more than 20 subjects to create wonderful paintings.
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Tatiana Levina
Having started to draw with paints with a two-year-old son, she was so fond of that she wanted to learn how to draw really beautifully, for which she acquired Olga Shmatova's Tutorial. I am completely delighted with the book, because in it, as a beginner, the basics of artistic watercolor painting are very intelligibly, methodically and consistently explained to me: tools and materials are described in detail (in particular: what brushes are, how they differ and in what cases they are used; different types of paper and paint types, etc.); a minimum set for beginners is given, as well as specific instructions on where to start drawing. The author talks about how to get to know the properties of paints better, and shares numerous artistic techniques of work on specific examples, analyzes the most common mistakes of novice artists. The tutorial contains techniques for applying fills, softening the edges in dry and wet, using a dry brush, stamps, salt, stencils, dangling liquids, splattered and others. I study this book regularly and I am pleased to note that my diligent newbie daub is gradually taking on a decent artistic look. I am convinced that the title of the book fully reflects its content. This is the self-taught. I am very satisfied with the purchase.
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Korchagina Anna
A very good manual with a number of advantages over similar publications. This is, firstly, the simplicity and availability of materials, tools and equipment recommended by the author. Secondly - a detailed description of the properties of watercolors, features for working with them, practical advice on testing paints and paper (after all, with seeming simplicity, the watercolor technique is quite complicated). Thirdly, in addition to step-by-step recommendations, the book provides examples of unsuccessful work with a detailed analysis of such results. Acquaintance with the technique of watercolor is better to start with this book. It will not be superfluous in the future due to the many original artistic techniques. Everything is very simple, accessible, interesting for both the child and the adult. Plus, the quality of the publication is good: dense offset pages, clear printing, color inserts on each page with technical information. Such an appetizing book! By its very appearance, it makes you want to take up a brush and draw.
For more than 75 years, Walter Foster Publishing has been publishing drawing and painting tutorials for millions of amateur artists who have learned how to work in various painting and graphic techniques with their help. The nature of the presentation of the material in our manuals is presented in such a fascinating and accessible form that even those who have never touched a brush or pencil before discovered the artist's talent in themselves. This is the guide to watercolor painting for beginners, presented here.
A bit of history.
Walter Foster Publishing was founded in the 1920s by one man. Walter Foster, a well-known artist, educator, and collector, began producing art tutorials from his home in Laguna Beach, California. He himself wrote, illustrated, printed, bound, packaged, delivered and distributed them. In the 1960s, with the growth of his work, he commercialized production, which allowed him to expand the company and enter the world market. Walter Foster passed away in 1981 at the age of 90, but he is remembered as a kind and dedicated man, author of unique educational books.
About our products.
At Walter Foster Publishing, we strive to uphold the tradition of our publishing house by producing only the highest quality products. We know that artists, as a rule, strive to improve their skills and open up new creative horizons. Because a beginner artist often doesn't know where to start, we offer step-by-step drawing and painting tutorials that are accessible, entertaining, and inexpensive.
Perhaps today you opened one of our manuals for the first time, or maybe you are already familiar with our products. In any case, we are sure that the watercolor book will not only help you master this difficult technique, but also give you pleasure. And whatever your creative ambitions, we wish you the best of luck and hope you always enjoy the creative process!
Carolina Linscott has been fond of paints and painting for as long as she can remember herself. As a professional watercolor artist, Karolina says: “I am happy because I do what I love and do it to the best of my ability. I feel like I am going up an escalator and there is no end in sight to my journey into the world arts".
Although Caroline studied painting as a second subject in college, she started watercolor about 10 years ago. A longtime fan of fine art watercolor, Caroline began taking classes in Sedona, Arizona and soon couldn't stop painting.
She currently lives in Southern California where she teaches watercolor painting to children and adults. Carolina is active in local arts councils and in the State Artists Association. She served as President of the Women Artists of the American West for three years; her tenure ended in November 1998. She is also the author of The Visual Arts of the American West (1999).
The unique properties of watercolors make them a fascinating and unpredictable artistic medium. Due to the fact that they are diluted with water, they acquire transparency and often give unexpected effects. Now you can have fun and experience the joy that watercolor gives. Once you understand how to paint with watercolors (and can use their properties), you will be amazed at how easy it is to create beautiful paintings. In the pages of this self-guided book on watercolor painting, I will introduce you to some of the basics of watercolor painting and some professional techniques using examples of different subjects. I hope these examples inspire you to pick up your brush and start painting. After reading this book, you'll be ready to move on to the next step with Jerry Medway's Watercolor Step by Step guide. Ita, are you ready? Then get to work!
