The Joy of Watercolor

40 Happy Lessons for Painting the World Around You
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The Joy of Watercolor by Emma Block is a delightful guide designed to introduce children to the world of painting with watercolours. The book encourages creativity and experimentation through playful, easy-to-follow projects. It aims to inspire young readers to express themselves artistically while learning about colours and techniques in an engaging and accessible way.
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This book may appeal to you if you're looking to introduce a young artist to the delightful world of watercolour painting. With fun and easy-to-follow instructions, it encourages creativity and provides a perfect starting point for children to explore their artistic abilities. Young readers will enjoy experimenting with colours and developing their own unique style in a fun and engaging way.

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The Joy of Watercolor

Experience the escape of watercolor painting! Forty straightforward lessons promise sweet and colorful results: no artistic skill required.

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Enjoy the meditative art of watercolor with simple supplies, forty colorful illustrated lessons, and easy step-by-step instructions!

For a soothing boost of creativity and whimsy, try your hand at watercolor. With a few simple steps, anyone can discover their artistic side and achieve moments of peace and tranquility. Forty straightforward lessons promise fun and colorful results -- no pressure and no skill required. This simple painting medium produces colorful, modern paintings to adorn invitations, gifts, and walls.

The forty lessons cover useful topics like:

- Painting on vacation

- Painting your pets

- Layering colors

- Mixing colors

- Painting flowers and plants

The supplies are simple: a basic palette of watercolors, a selection of brushes, and nice thick paper will do the job. Your bright, whimsical art is guaranteed to bring color to any gray day. It's never too late to pick up a new hobby -- start painting your own beautiful cards and artwork today!

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780762463299

Publisher: Running Press,U.S.

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 16 August 2018

Country: United States

Imprint: Running Press Adult

Illustration: 200 Illustrations, color

Audience: General / adult, Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 26.0mm

Width: 200.0mm

Height: 203.0mm

Weight: 768g

Pages: 176

About the Author

Emma Block is a successful freelance illustrator who uses watercolors in a fresh and modern way and isn't afraid to break the rules. Her watercolor and gouache paintings have gained her 70,000 followers on Instagram (@emmablockillustration) and she has become a reliable source of online watercolor advice. As well as inspiring budding artists all over the world online she teaches regular sellout watercolor classes in London, where she also lives.

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