Watercolor 365 Daily Tips, Tricks and Techniques by Leslie Redhead

Watercolor 365 Daily Tips, Tricks and Techniques by Leslie Redhead

By: Leslie Redhead

Publisher: North Light Books

Print ISBN: 9781440344077, 1440344078

eText ISBN: 9781440344138, 1440344132

A year’s worth of tips, techniques, advice and more! Make watercolor a part of your daily life, turning every day into inspiration for your art. Designed to fit your life, Watercolor 365–the first watercolor book of its kind–provides a complete education in the medium, one bite-sized bit of information at a time. Open it daily to find a new tip, idea, technique or challenge…all aimed at getting you into the habit and mindset of an artist. Inside you’ll find:    • 52 mini step-by-step demonstrations (like painting skin tones and adding texture)    • 52 Q&A’s (based on questions received on social media, in workshops, and from blogs)    • 52 troubleshooting tips (such as how to remove masking fluid that has had too long to dry and how to lift paint)    • 52 bits of creative advice (suck as why you should consider taking a painting holiday and keeping photographic records of your process)    • 52 general tips (such as basic composition and transferring images for painting)    • 52 definitions (clear, concise definitions of terminology, such as value and atmospheric perspective)    • 52 exercises to improve your artistic skills (simple lessons for techniques like glazing and mixing grays)