As nature love blooms, discover the beginner basics of watercolour art techniques through painting nature's wildlife and habitats.
Discover your inner artist - and emotional relationship to nature - in this striking, life-affirming project book on watercolour art from Inga Buividavice. Experience how the practical medium of painting in watercolour can connect us to inner and outer nature, and be freeing, joyful and wild! Each step by step project introduces a new watercolour technique. Learn about colour principles by painting chameleons and beetles; explore textures through the fluffy fur of a red panda; create patterns from the lines of a butterfly's wing; and make shapes like a koi fish. With mindful reflections on the meditative benefits of watercolour, Inga encourages you to experiment and develop your practice, all whilst taking inspiration from the world around you.
By:
Inga Buividavice
Illustrated by:
Inga Buividavice
Imprint: Leaping Hare Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions:
Height: 230mm,
Width: 170mm,
Weight: 430g
ISBN: 9780711290297
ISBN 10: 0711290296
Series: Painting
Pages: 160
Publication Date: 04 April 2024
Audience:
General/trade
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ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
INTRODUCTION 6About author's journey of finding watercolour connects her to nature every day, wellbeing & creative mindfulness; inspiration from nature STARTING WITH WATERCOLOURS 12 Including an overview of materials including paints, brushes and other supplies Main techniques Drawing and other preparation before you start painting Basic colour and colour theory PROJECTS 34 Dry brush on wet effect exercise - red pandas Wet brush on wet effect exercise - beetles Glazing exercise - ladybirds Blooms exercise - hare silhouettes Pulling technique exercise - frogs Watercolour and ink exercise - koi fish Using masking tape exercise - snake Using different textures exercise - turtles Expressive features exercise - flamingos Using space exercise - dolphins Different brush strokes exercise - chamelions Painting patterns exercise - butterflies PAINTING HABITATS Meadow - bumblebees Forest - deer Coral - seahorses ANIMALS AROUND YOU - WHERE TO FIND INSPIRATION 132 Look around you - pigeons exercise Our friends' pets - cats/dogs/parrots/fish/chameleons exercise Taking photos - butterflies exercise Light study exercise Sketchbook exercise FINAL THOUGHTS/CONNECTING TO NATURE 150 Resources/reading refs Podcasts, music, nature essays and books on nature
Inga Buividavice is a graphic artist and author based in Liverpool but originally from Lithuania. She graduated from Vilnius Academy of Arts with an MA in graphic design, and started hand drawing and painting in 2018. Her work centres on the natural world and its relation to the act of creating, and is inspired by plant and animal life around her.
