Author: Matthew PalmerPublisher: Search Press Limited
ISBN: 1781266158
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Ready to Paint in 30 Minutes: Animals in Watercolour
Author: Matthew PalmerPublisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 1782216855
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
An ideal beginner's guide to painting animals and birds in watercolour for artists who are short on time. This comprehensive beginner's guide to painting animals and birds in watercolor is ideal if you want to learn to paint but are short on time. Each of the 26 quick-and-easy exercises is worked at postcard size - ideal for a 6 x 4 in watercolor pad - and takes no more than 30 minutes to complete. Among the bird and animal species Matthew Palmer includes in this title are: parrot, cat, dog and puppy, sheep and lamb, zebra, stag, cow, swan, flamingo, elephant, penguin, robin, giraffe, snow leopard, ram, rabbit, meerkat, monkey, rooster and tiger. The book includes 3 larger paintings that demonstrate how to combine the elements you have learned into a painting of an elegant cockerel, a tiger's head and a team of dogs. By creating these miniature works of art you will learn how to depict domestic and wild animals and birds close-up, or in the wild; how to portray realistic-looking fur and feathers, and how to capture a pet's personality in watercolor. Outline drawings of all the exercises and paintings in the book are provided on tracing paper for you to transfer straight onto your watercolour paper. "This is a genuinely exciting evolution of a popular series. You'll be guided through some simple exercises and on to complete paintings, gaining valuable insights that will develop and improve your skills." - Artbookreview.net By creating these miniature works of art you will learn how to depict domestic and wild animals and birds close-up, or in the wild; how to portray realistic-looking fur and feathers, and how to capture a pet's personality in watercolor. "This is a genuinely exciting evolution of a popular series. You'll be guided through some simple exercises and on to complete paintings, gaining valuable insights that will develop and improve your skills." - Artbookreview.net
Author: Woolass
Author: Evans30-Minute Watercolor Animals
Author: Kiley BuskoPublisher: Page Street Publishing
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
Paint Stunning Animal Portraits with Ease Take your next artistic adventure into the animal kingdom with Kiley Busko’s collection of gorgeous watercolor tutorials! Designed with beginner artists in mind, these simple and speedy projects produce astonishing results in 30 minutes or less. With tracing templates included and easy techniques for painting features such as wings and fur, you’ll learn the most effective ways to capture an animal’s essence in watercolor. Learn how to paint adorable floppy ears on a Border Collie. Create delicate feathers as you capture the Great Blue Heron. Master the art of painting fur texture on the cuddly Cottontail Rabbit. Paint cute whiskers and ocean bubbles for a Sea Otter. With just a swish of your brush, you can create striking paintings of all your favorite animals— without spending hours in front of a canvas.
Colour Mixing Guide
Author: Julie CollinsPublisher: Search Press Limited
ISBN: 1781268096
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 27
Book Description
A clear, comprehensive guide to colour mixing for the watercolour artist. It begins with simple colour theory and a colour wheel, with a template provided so that readers can paint their own; a vital step towards understanding colour. There is vividly illustrated guidance on complementary, warm and cool colours, colour tone, using a limited palette, dull and bright colours and factoring in local colour. There follows an array of essential colour mixes using widely available Winsor & Newton colours. A beautifully presented and practical guide to understanding and mixing colours. Watercolour artists from beginners to more experienced painters will find this a handy, comprehensive guide.
Author: Meg FabianRewilding Children’s Imaginations
Author: Pia JonesPublisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 1000858251
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 180
Book Description
Rewilding Children’s Imaginations is a practical and creative resource designed to engage children in the natural world through folktales, storytelling, and artmaking. The guide introduces 21 folklore stories from across the world alongside 99 creative activities, spanning nature and the four seasons of the year. Using the lens of folktales and myths of the land, children are encouraged to explore a variety of activities and exercises across different arts media, from visual art making to storytelling, drama, and movement. This resource: Helps teachers and group facilitators to build confidence in offering a range of creative learning experiences, inspired by nature. Provides a collection of easy-to-use, cross-curricular and storytelling activities. Allows children to connect with nature, their imagination, and folktales from around the world. Builds new skills in oracy, artmaking, collaboration, wellbeing, care of the environment, diversity, respect, and tolerance, and more. Inspires children to tell stories and make art both individually and collaboratively, helping them build confidence as active creators in their community. Shares creative tools and positive learning experiences to inspire children, teachers, and parents across the school year. Rewilding Children’s Imaginations brings together nature, art, and oral storytelling in easy and accessible ways to help children connect with the world around them, as well as with their own emotional landscapes. It is essential and enjoyable reading for primary teachers and early years professionals, outdoors practitioners, therapists, art educators, community and youth workers, home schoolers, parents, carers, and families.
Author: Ready to Paint in 30 Minutes: Landscapes in Watercolour
Author: David WoolassPublisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 1782214143
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Learn to paint watercolor landscapes in 30 half-hour lessons with master artist Dave Woolass. Tracings are provided to transfer to the paper or canvass. No drawing necessary! This complete beginner's guide to painting watercolor landscapes is ideal if you want to learn to paint but are short on time. Broken down into 30 quick and easy paintings that take no more than 30 minutes to complete, this basic course will teach you all the skills you need to paint landscapes and their components, including trees in winter, sparkling water, hedgerows and gates, animals, human figures and buildings in the landscape. The 30-minute paintings are all worked at postcard size - ideal for a 6 x 4in watercolor pad, and tracings are included for those with limited drawing skills. Each small painting is a work of art in its own right, and can be stored in your portfolio for reference later, or framed and hung on the wall to impress your friends. The book also includes 3 larger paintings that demonstrate how you can combine the elements you have learned into vibrant, atmospheric landscapes. The book is broken down into chapters that focus, respectively, on washes, color mixing, building up the landscape and dropping in the details, while the final section of the book contains 3 complete paintings that demonstrate how to combine all the techniques and elements of painting landscapes learned, also accompanied by actual-size tracings.
