Modern Watercolor

Author : Kristin Van Leuven
Publisher : Walter Foster Publishing
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2017-09-19
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781633225626

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Modern Watercolor by Kristin Van Leuven Pdf

From beautifully dynamic leaves, flowers, and trees to simple geometric shapes and patterns, Modern Watercolor provides a colorful and fun approach to working with watercolor. It’s time to get your feet wet with watercolors! This dynamic and inspirational guide will set you down a path of exploration as you learn to play with watercolors. Learn to use basic techniques and principles to create beautiful, expressive works of art. With Modern Watercolor, discover how to paint in watercolor by harnessing the medium's unique transparent qualities to create stunning works of art, stationery, gifts, and more. From selecting your first watercolor paints to learning to blend colors into a unique palette, we are here to guide you as you begin your journey. By the end, your paintings will be cohesive and rich. The easy-to-follow lessons explore using watercolor on different surfaces, how to create basic shapes using fun techniques, and how to create myriad gorgeous effects that can be achieved with different brushes and strokes. You can even learn how to add layers of dimension and texture, as well as how to work with resist techniques to create pretty patterns and gorgeous backgrounds. Whether you're an experienced artist seeking a playful escape or a beginner who has never held a paintbrush, there's something for everyone in Modern Watercolor.

Author : Sarah Simon
Publisher : Blue Star Press
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2020-05-19
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781950968305

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Modern Watercolor Botanicals by Sarah Simon Pdf

Unwind and get creative as you learn all about watercolor painting--one of the fastest-growing activities for everyday adults who are looking for a hobby to easily relax and relieve stress! Modern Watercolor Botanicals is a comprehensive guide for all skill levels--beginner to advanced--that teaches everything you need to know about watercolor using easy-to-follow diagrams, pictures, and instructions. Learn how to paint and advance your skills using pieces of beautiful, traceable artwork, including detailed wildflowers, shade tropical leaves, eucalyptus wreaths, and more. Lessons in Modern Watercolor Botanicals include: • Instructions for every skill level: beginner, intermediate, and advanced • Easy-to-follow diagrams, pictures, and instructions • Each lesson builds upon skills learned in the previous lessons • 15 pieces of traceable artwork to paint, no drawing experience required! • Lessons that promote focus and mindfulness and help you reduce stress through the enjoyment of the artistic process • All you need to know to create frame-worthy masterpieces and thoughtful gifts • Prompts, challenges, and ideas to take your creativity to the next level Author Sarah Simon (@themintgardener), a Seattle-based artist who leads sold-out watercolor workshops across the U.S., shares everything she teaches her students in this book. She also answers some of the most common questions from watercolor artists at all levels: • What tools do I need? • How do I mix interesting colors? • How do I create shape, movement, and definition in my piece? • How do I find my own creative style? Delve into Modern Watercolor Botanicals to develop your skills and form your own unique artistic approach to the world of modern watercolor!

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Chronicle Books
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2013-04-23
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781452127729

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Watercolor by Anonim Pdf

Watercolor is taking the art, fashion, and home décor worlds by storm. The result is an explosion of amazing new work by contemporary artists. This volume surveys the current revival of this loveliest of mediums, in portfolios from more than 20 of today's top watercolor artists from around the globe. From the evocative visual journals of Danny Gregory and Fabrice Moireau, through the fashion-inspired portraits of Samantha Hahn and Virginia Johnson, to the indie art stylings of Jane Mount and Becca Stadtlander, Watercolor stunningly showcases painterly brilliance. With artist profiles, an informative history of the medium, and an inspiring preface by DailyCandy's Sujean Rim, this is the guide to a beautiful revolution.

Author : Kristin Van Leuven
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2017-09-19
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1974803007

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Modern Watercolor by Kristin Van Leuven Pdf

Author : Kathleen A. Foster,Philadelphia Museum of Art
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 497 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2017-01-01
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780300225891

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American Watercolor in the Age of Homer and Sargent by Kathleen A. Foster,Philadelphia Museum of Art Pdf

The fascinating story of the transformation of American watercolor practice between 1866 and 1925 The formation of the American Watercolor Society in 1866 by a small, dedicated group of painters transformed the perception of what had long been considered a marginal medium. Artists of all ages, styles, and backgrounds took up watercolor in the 1870s, inspiring younger generations of impressionists and modernists. By the 1920s many would claim it as "the American medium." This engaging and comprehensive book tells the definitive story of the metamorphosis of American watercolor practice between 1866 and 1925, identifying the artist constituencies and social forces that drove the new popularity of the medium. The major artists of the movement - Winslow Homer, John Singer Sargent, William Trost Richards, Thomas Moran, Thomas Eakins, Charles Prendergast, Childe Hassam, Edward Hopper, Charles Demuth, and many others - are represented with lavish color illustrations. The result is a fresh and beautiful look at watercolor's central place in American art and culture.

Author : Winsor & Newton Watercolor Artists
Publisher : Walter Foster
Page : 66 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2012-12
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781600582363

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Contemporary Watercolors by Winsor & Newton Watercolor Artists Pdf

This addition to the Artist's Studio series gives artists of all skill levels a current look at tools and techniques in the world of watercolor. From selecting brushes and paper to experimenting with a variety of mediums, readers can discover all they need to know to build their library of materials and start painting right away. To inspire creativity, the book highlights products that affect the consistency, sheen, and texture of the paint, including iridescent medium and impasto gel. Also, the book features world-renowned art materials brand Winsor & Newton, introducing artists to a broad range of high-quality products that are easy to find in any art & craft store.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : PediaPress
Page : 327 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2024-06-12
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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FPC Terminology by Anonim Pdf

Author : Helen Birch
Publisher : Watson-Guptill
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2015-03-03
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781607747581

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Just Add Watercolor by Helen Birch Pdf

A beautifully illustrated, easy-to-navigate guide to creating contemporary watercolors, pairing full-page paintings with insights and tips for artists. Featuring 200 of the best works of young, modern watercolor painters, paired with bite-sized painting tips and art instruction, Just Add Watercolor gives aspiring artists access to information about--and examples of--top work in the medium. Artist and instructor Helen Birch breaks down each painting by techniques, subject matter, and tools, providing art enthusiasts and painters with a one-stop resource and gallery of the best that modern watercolor has to offer. Its small trim size with one painting per spread provides a bold, but user-friendly alternative to traditional, process-heavy painting instruction texts. Just Add Watercolor shines the spotlight on featured paintings, while still giving readers all the insights needed to get started painting in this popular medium.

Author : Rachel Rubin Wolf
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2013-09-25
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781440332142

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Splash Retrospective by Rachel Rubin Wolf Pdf

The best of the best--20 years of watercolor brilliance! Over the past 20+ years, Splash has built a reputation as the premier showcase of contemporary watercolor...a gathering place for the best work and freshest ideas from today's top artists. Page by page, the series' 14 editions have painted a masterful portrait of the current state of the medium. Now, Splash Retrospective celebrates the best of the best in one big, breathtaking compilation! Inside you'll find everything you've come to expect from this series: big art (in concept, execution and reproduction value), innovative techniques, and firsthand insight on what fueled the artist. Plus, for the first time, series editor Rachel Rubin Wolf shares her expert perspective on what it is about these paintings that made her stop and take notice. What made them "come alive" and stand out from the thousands that crossed her desk? More than mere technical mastery, she cites such elements as originality, unusual subjects and poses, moments of whimsy...and always, the artist's love and respect for their subject, be it sunflower divas, and exotic locale, a beloved family member, or a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. It's an exceptional collection for artists striving to create memorable work, and a simply stunning book to grace the coffee table of any lover of the medium. • 230+ brilliantly reproduced watercolor paintings. • More than 200 artists represented. • A diversity of styles, presented in subject-themed chapters--still lifes, portraits, landscapes, animals and more. • Revealing commentary from the artists and editor.

Author : Kristin Van Leuven
Publisher : Walter Foster Publishing
Page : 114 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2022-09-06
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781600589508

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Easy Watercolor by Kristin Van Leuven Pdf

Leave your artistic insecurities behind as you easily re-create the simple but beautiful paintings in Art Made Easy: Easy Watercolor. Easy Watercolor offers you a definite way to succeed as a beginning artist. Without getting bogged down in a lot of technical detail, just gather a few inexpensive supplies and put paintbrush to paper! Even if you have never painted with watercolors before, the engaging and easy subjects are simple to re-create by following the step-by-step progressive images. Projects include: Brushstrokes and shapes Letters Botanicals Still lifes of everyday objects Animal portraits Landscapes and architecture And much more Along with the beautiful, on-trend art projects, tips and common pitfalls are explained throughout to ensure your art is the best it can be. No matter your skill level going in, you will be proud to frame your creations and just might feel encouraged to progress to more in-depth art in the future. And the best part is, as you’re painting, you’ll be familiarizing yourself with art concepts without feeling like you’re taking a serious class. If you want to move on to more difficult subjects, you’ll have a basic understanding of color, value, form, texture, perspective, composition, and more. With the simple, fun, and low-pressure approach found in Walter Foster’s Art Made Easy series, absolutely anyone can create a work of art! Continue your streak of creative successes with another book in this series, Easy Drawing.

Author : Harlan Hubbard
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2021-10-19
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780813153438

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The Watercolors of Harlan Hubbard by Harlan Hubbard Pdf

Harlan Hubbard (1900–1988), a Kentucky writer, environmentalist, and artist, spent many years trying to rediscover and revive the vanishing language of landscape in his watercolor paintings. Known for their sense of drifting movement and their depiction of the natural way of life fondly associated with Hubbard, they inexplicably remain his least studied artworks, despite presenting some of the best evidence of Hubbard's place in the history of landscape painting. The Watercolors of Harlan Hubbard not only argues for Hubbard's place in the art historical canon but also highlights and analyzes the artist's own voice. In this unique collection, more than two hundred watercolors are interspersed with anecdotes from those who knew Hubbard or drew inspiration from his work, offering a personal meditation on a deeply influential artist and serving as an invitation to those who have yet to discover him.

Author : Matthew Hargraves
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2007-01-01
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780300116588

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Great British Watercolors by Matthew Hargraves Pdf

Paul Mellon (1907--1999) assembled one of the world’s greatest collections of British drawings and watercolors. In his memoirs he wrote of their “beauty and freshness… their immediacy and sureness of technique, their comprehensiveness of subject matter, their vital qualities, their Englishness.” This catalogue celebrating the centenary of Mellon's birth features eighty-eight outstanding watercolors from the fifty thousand works of art on paper with which he endowed the Yale Center for British Art. The selection spans the emergence of watercolor painting in the mid-18th century to its apogee in the mid-19th. These works highlight the diversity of British watercolors, showcasing both landscape and figurative works by some of the principal artists working in the medium, including Thomas Gainsborough, Thomas Rowlandson, William Blake, and J. M.W. Turner.

Author : Shirish Deshpande
Publisher : Shirish Deshpande
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2020-11-21
Category : Art
ISBN : 9788194919124

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Painting with Watercolor by Shirish Deshpande Pdf

Watercolor painting is one of the most exhilarating and most frustrating experiences one can have. The watercolor medium is notorious for its unpredictability and unforgiving quality. But the same unpredictability can be harnessed to create some of the most spontaneous and fresh artworks. In this book, you will learn - Painting with watercolor using both transparent and opaque forms of watercolor. - Understanding shapes and values while painting. - Warm and cool colors. - Complementary colors and how to use them to add some ‘pop’ to your paintings. - Creating interesting and harmonious compositions using o Unity o Contrast o Balance o Dominance o Repetition o Variety - Basics of one-point and two-point perspective. - Coloring techniques o Applying washes. o Layering and adding depth, atmospheric perspective. o Foreground, background and out-of-focus elements. o Hard and soft edges. o Negative spaces and highlights. o ‘Exotic techniques’ for adding some zing to your paintings. Of course, the real learning happens by doing. So, you will apply all the techniques you learned so far in 10 step-by-step exercises. - A serene sunset - The twin trees - A still life painting - An old wall covered with creeper plants (vines) - Grass and the fence - A waterfront house - A rustic house - Cabin in the snow - Autumn tree near a lake - The waterfall At the end of the book, you will get links to video demonstrations for many of the paintings included in the book. It’s time to lose the fear of the watercolor and start enjoying it. Happy painting 😊

Author : Kristin Van Leuven
Publisher : Walter Foster Publishing
Page : 115 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2020-05-05
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781633228269

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Your Year in Art: Watercolor by Kristin Van Leuven Pdf

Overcome your creative blocks and fears and start painting with confidence with Your Year in Art: Watercolor! Filled with weekly art challenges, step-by-step watercolor lessons, helpful tips and techniques, and gorgeous artwork, this follow-up to the drawing-focused Your Year in Art is a must-have for any watercolor artist. Written and illustrated by Kristin Van Leuven, owner of the popular online art shop Hello Lovely People and author of Modern Watercolor (Walter Foster Publishing), Your Year in Art: Watercolor seeks to motivate and inspire. The book is divided into weekly art challenges and prompts that cover appealing themes like florals, birds, and portraits, as well as inspirational ideas for painting patterns, holiday decorations, scenery, and so much more. Lessons and prompts are guided but invite personalization so you can build your skills while celebrating your own unique style. If you're a beginning artist, you might feel intimidated by watercolor, a medium that doesn't allow for many errors. However, Kristin Van Leuven makes watercolor fun and approachable with her easy-to-follow tips and free-flowing, expressive style. With her guidance, you'll learn to embrace imperfection and use the lessons as inspiration, rather than something to imitate exactly. With Your Year in Art: Watercolor, develop your own painting style and express yourself using watercolor!

Author : Manushree Mishra
Publisher : Walter Foster Publishing
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2022-07-05
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780760375044

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Contemporary Color Theory: Watercolor Flowers by Manushree Mishra Pdf

Explore the basics of color theory and color mixing, and then apply your new skills to create your own beautiful floral watercolor paintings, step by colorful step. Color theory and color mixing are essential topics for all artists to know, and Contemporary Color Theory: Watercolor Flowers covers both in an easy-to-follow way with simple, actionable steps that any artist can do. Learn how to: Mix paint colors Avoid “dirty” mixes (those that look too brown, for example) Create your own color wheel Create neutral colors and pastels Mix vintage colors And much more This book is ideal for all skill levels and ages, and while it focuses on watercolor, the same tips and techniques can be applied to other media as well, including acrylic, oil, and gouache. Once you’re familiar with color theory and feel comfortable creating your own color mixes, dive into the step-by-step painting projects. Each project is done in the style seen on the author’s popular Instagram account (@thewhimsicalcreative) and features beautiful, romantic florals painted in watercolor. Learn how to paint floral wreaths, bouquets, and different types of leaves and plants. Contemporary Color Theory: Watercolor Flowerscombines the essential topics of color theory and color mixing with watercolor painting projects for a comprehensive book that’s perfect for beginning and aspiring artists.