The Easy Guide to Painting Water in Watercolour

Modern Watercolorprovides a colorful and fun approach to working with watercolor! Use the easy-to-follow instructions and beautiful, colorful artwork featured throughout the book to create dynamic leaves, flowers, trees, and simple geometric shapes and patterns.
This dynamic and inspirational guide from professional artist Kristin Van Leuven, owner of the online shop Hello Lovely People, will set you down a path of exploration as you learn to play with watercolors. Learn to usebasic watercolor techniques and principlesto create beautiful, expressive works of art. WithModern Watercolor, discoverhow to paint in watercolorby harnessing the medium’s unique transparent qualities to create stunning works of art, stationery, gifts, and more. From selecting your first watercolor paints tolearning to blend colorsinto a unique palette, this book will guide you as you begin your artistic journey and create cohesive, rich works of watercolor art.
Theeasy-to-follow lessonsexplore using watercolor on different surfaces, how tocreate basic shapesusing fun techniques, and how to create myriadgorgeous effectsthat can be achieved with different brushes and strokes. You can even learn how toadd layers of dimension and texture, as well as how to work withresist techniquesto 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 inModern Watercolor.
TheModern Seriesof books offers a fun, contemporary approach to working with traditional art media, demonstrating that with the right type of instruction, encouragement, and tips, drawing and painting success can be achieved by any artist or creative type.
Also in the Modern Series:Modern Colored Pencil,Modern Acrylic, andModern Drawing.