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Paint Every Little Thing

Paint all your favorite things in watercolor, gouache, ink, and more!
Series: Inspired Artist
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Paint Every Little Thing by Kristine A. Lombardi teaches you how to paint everyday items using various media including watercolor, gouache, ink, and pastel. The book begins with an introduction to tools and materials, followed by techniques such as layering, blending, and glazing. It then guides you through both creative prompts and step-by-step projects featuring subjects like food, kitchen tools, clothing, craft supplies, and outdoor items. Lombardi’s loose, beautiful style encourages artists to find inspiration in the ordinary and develop their own artistic expression.
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Format: Paperback / softback
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This book is ideal for art hobbyists and casual art enthusiasts of all skill levels seeking a creative outlet through painting. It is perfect for those interested in exploring mixed media and capturing the beauty in everyday life with a playful, contemporary approach.

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Paint Every Little Thing teaches you how to use watercolor, gouache, and mixed media to paint your favorite everyday items from your home, garden, community, and more.

Book Hero Magic formatted this description to make it easier to read. While it's new and still learning, it may not be perfect - your feedback is welcome! Description

With Paint Every Little Thing, you can learn to paint your favourite everyday items using watercolour, gouache, ink, pastel, and more. From food and kitchen tools to clothing, craft supplies, cosmetics, and more, this book will show you how to see the beauty in the everyday—and how to capture it with paint as well!

Start by learning about the supplies you will need with the help of the tools and materials section; then peruse the painting and mixed-media techniques, which include layering, blending, glazing, and more. You'll also learn how to mix colours.

Once you've learned the basics, it's time to dive into the creative prompts and step-by-step painting projects. Covering fun, appealing subjects, these include:

  • food (your favourite foods, ingredients, restaurant items, and more)
  • kitchen tools (what you cook with!)
  • clothing
  • crafting and other creative tools
  • random things from around the house
  • outside items (gardening tools, plants, and so on)
  • and much more!

Throughout the book, find beautiful, original artwork. The creative prompts will inspire you to create art of your own with more open-ended suggestions, while the step-by-step projects feature complete instructions for painting in Lombardi's trademark loose, beautiful style.

The Inspired Artist series invites art hobbyists and casual art enthusiasts to have fun learning basic art concepts, relaxing into the creative process to make art in a playful, contemporary style. Following closely after the successful first book in the series—Draw Every Little ThingPaint Every Little Thing is the ideal resource for artists of all skill levels looking for a creative outlet in their everyday lives.

Also available from the series: Block Print for Beginners and Watercolour Painting at Home.

Series: Inspired Artist

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781600589119

Publisher: Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 09 November 2021

Country: United States

Imprint: Walter Foster Publishing

Illustration: 218 color illustrations

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 222.0mm

Height: 296.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 128

About the Author

Kristine A. Lombardi is a professional illustrator who began her career in advertising and promotions before leaving the corporate world to focus on design and illustration. The author and illustrator behind Nature Painting in Watercolor and Paint Every Little Thing (both from Walter Foster Publishing), as well as several childrens books, Kristine has also worked with a variety of well-known clients and teaches art classes at Montclair Art Museum. She lives in Montclair, New Jersey, with her cat, Boo. Learn more at kristinelombardi.com.

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