Find inspiration in the great outdoors and create simple, expressive
watercolor paintings of the plants and animals that live there.
In Nature Painting in Watercolor, beginning and aspiring artists can
learn to paint their favorite ferns, leaves, trees, florals, as well as
animals, in a contemporary style using the popular watercolor medium.
Start by learning about the tools and materials needed to paint in
watercolor; then dive into a thorough and fun painting techniques
section, which covers washes, glazes, how to add detail in watercolor,
and much more. If you'd like to spend more time outside (who doesn't?),
check out the section on finding inspiration outside for tips on
viewing and gathering natural painting subjects, such as trees,
grasses, flowers, and many other plants.
And if you can't get outside, we've got you covered as well, with
suggestions for where to find images online and photos to use as
references. Also learn to sketch and keep a detailed
sketchbook--skills that will help you when you get started on the
step-by-step painting projects in the largest section of the book.
The step-by-step projects cover popular natural painting
subjects, including the ones already listed here as well as rocks,
mushrooms, buds, blooms, big and small trees, and
forest animals. All are illustrated and painted in the
author/artists's signature contemporary watercolor style.
Nature Painting in Watercolor offers a fun, refreshing look at
painting plants for today's artist.
