Watercolor Made Simple: Techniques, Projects, and Encouragement to Get Started Painting and Creating with traceable designs and QR codes to online t [Paperback]

Learn to paint in watercolor—with joy and confidence—as you explore simple techniques, popular subjects, and simple papercrafting projects.

Watercolor is a wonderful medium toexplore your creativity, unwind, and have fun. Whether you’renew to watercolor paintingor looking toexpand your skills,Watercolor Made Simplewill guide you to connect more personally with your watercolor practice andbuild your painting skillsin a relaxing, welcoming way. Nicki Traikos, who teaches popular watercolor classes through life i design, wants to help you avoid the struggles and frustrations she experienced when learning to paint with watercolors by providing encouraging instruction,easy tutorials, and beautifully illustratedstep-by-step projects.
 
Consider this your invitation to the world of watercolor as you:
 

• Get familiar with paints, brushes, and papers
• Learn fundamental watercolor washes and brushstrokes
• Explore simple color theory and color mixing
• Use a sketchbook to gather inspiration
• Paint more than 15 popular subjects, such as flowers, leaves, feathers, still lifes, and simple landscapes, step by step

 
You’ll also find:
 

• QR codes that link to helpful video tutorials
• Traceable line drawings that allow you to jump right into painting
• Charming papercrafting projects to feature your watercolor paintings
• Tips for storing and displaying your art—and even what to do with paintings you don’t love

 
Withgentle encouragementand techniques she has honed through teaching tens of thousands of watercolor students, Nicki will soon have you painting your favorite subjects with ease and enjoyment.