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A Beginner's Guide to Watercolor Painting: Step-by-Step Lessons for Portraits, Landscapes and Still Lifes (Includes 16 Practice Postcards) by Takako Y. Miyoshi at Abbey's Bookshop,
A Beginner's Guide to Watercolor Painting: Step-by-Step Lessons for Portraits, Landscapes and Still Lifes...
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Takako Y. Miyoshi

A Beginner's Guide to Watercolor Painting

Step-by-Step Lessons for Portraits, Landscapes and Still Lifes (Includes 16 Practice Postcards)...

Takako Y. Miyoshi

$34.99

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English
Tuttle Publishing
31 October 2023
Watercolours; Portraits in art; Painting & art manuals
Your perfect introduction to the enjoyable art of watercolour sketching!

A Beginner's Guide to Watercolor Painting is the perfect book for anyone who wants to experience the spontaneity of watercolour painting - a rewarding hobby that enables you to paint anytime, anywhere with very simple materials. The beginner-friendly lessons in this book contain all the information you need - detailed tips and instructions along with step-by-step photos to walk you through the process of painting everything from still life to portraits and landscapes.

The 15 lessons in the book show you how to paint the following popular subjects:

Lifelike fruits and vegetables such as zesty lemons, sweet cherry tomatoes and crisp sugar snap peas Beautiful flowers like brilliant yellow sunflowers, pastel pink roses and stunning floral bouquets Adorable pets like friendly calico cats and fluffy Shibu Inu dogs Tasty treats including indulgent strawberry shortcakes, coffees and teas Charming buildings and landscapes such as quaint canal-side buildings and exotic tiered pagodas And much more!

Each lesson opens with a reference photo and suggested colour palette, followed by the step-by-step process of creating an underdrawing and applying brilliant watercolour paints. This handy book is the perfect companion for vacations and weekends. Toss it into your bag with your paper, paints and brushes - and go out and capture interesting subjects in the world around you!

Plus, at the back are 16 postcards on heavy paper stock with printed underdrawings for readers to paint and mail to family and friends!
By:  
Imprint:   Tuttle Publishing
Country of Publication:   United States
Dimensions:   Height: 254mm,  Width: 191mm, 
Weight:   595g
ISBN:   9784805317488
ISBN 10:   4805317485
Pages:   112
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Takako Y. Miyoshi has a degree in graphic design from Tokyo's prestigious Tama Art University. After working as a designer for a Tokyo-based retail chain, she became a freelance illustrator. Her artwork has graced UNICEF postcards as well as magazines, advertisements and TV shows. Her annual My Favorite Things solo exhibitions, have been successfully held in Japan for over 30 years.

Reviews for A Beginner's Guide to Watercolor Painting: Step-by-Step Lessons for Portraits, Landscapes and Still Lifes (Includes 16 Practice Postcards)

"""A wealth of practical and clever advice that beginner artists will find useful."" --Sara Shreve, Library Journal Life+Style"


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