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Make this Christmas a watercolor wonderland with this creative guide to painting through the festive season.
Learn the materials and equipment you need for watercolor painting and how to create both traditional and contemporary color palettes for Christmas, and then learn a range of watercolor techniques including washes, blending and gradation, plus experimental ideas to try such as using salt, bleach and masking fluid in your work.
Twelve creative projects follow, with step-by-step tutorials so that even beginners to watercolor can jump right in. Learn how to paint your own Christmas cards, gift tags and gift boxes, create seasonal table settings, hand painted Christmas crackers and garlands.
Using innovative but accessible watercolor primers, you can now prepare a wide variety of surfaces for watercolor. This inspirational book will also show you how to use these new products to paint baubles, 3D cardboard letters and more.
Artist Ingrid Sanchez, aka @creativeingrid, shares her beautiful artwork and expert guidance in this unique book that will turn Christmas into the most artistic time of the year!
Price: $22.99
Pages: 128
Publisher: David & Charles
Imprint: David & Charles
Series: DIY Watercolor
Publication Date:
13 July 2021
ISBN: 9781446308448
Format: Paperback
Ingrid Sanchez is a Mexican artist and designer based in West London. She illustrates and paints every day using watercolors and mixed media, gaining inspiration from nature. She runs workshops from her home studio as well as around the world including Amsterdam and New York. She has over 70,000 followers on Instagram. This is her first book.
Introduction 6
Materials and Equipment 8
Understanding Color 12
Basics and Beyond 18
Washes and Textures 20
Lines and Shapes 30
Experimental Watercolor 40
Project Preparation 54
Projects on Paper 56
Creative Christmas Cards 58
Winter Landscape 66
Traditional Wreath 72
Evergreen Reindeer 78
Robin Red-Breast 82
Supercool Snowflakes 86
DIY Projects 90
Little Stockings 92
Festive Letters 96
Party Crackers 102
Keepsake Boxes 106
Patterned Garlands 110
Galaxy Ornaments 114
Kirigami Decorations 118
Motif Gallery 122
About the Author 126
Acknowledgements 126
Index 127