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Watercolor Painting For Dummies

Watercolor Painting For Dummies


By Colette Pitcher

ISBN: 978-0-470-18231-4
Format: Paper
Pages: 294 Pages
Pub. Date: February 2008

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Filled with FULL COLOR, easy-to-complete projects and sample paintings

The fun and easy way to create beautiful works of art with watercolors

Would you love to paint with watercolors? You can! This friendly guide gives you hands-on instruction and easy-to-follow exercises to help you master the basics. You'll see how to work with color and texture, practice composition, and make smooth changes. And you'll paint a variety of subjects, from animals and still lifes to landscapes and seascapes!

  • Select the right painting supplies

  • Mix colors and work with white

  • Create backgrounds and foregrounds

  • Transfer your drawings to watercolor

  • Avoid common painting mistakes

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