Botanical Watercolor Painting for Beginners:A Step-by-Step Guide to Create Beautiful Floral Artwork
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Unleash Your Creativity with Beautiful Watercolor Blooms From delicate magnolias and zinnias to exotic hibiscus and tiger lilies, you’ll be ready to paint an entire garden with 25 breathtaking projects. Renowned watercolor instructor Cara Rosalie Olsen covers everything you need to know to get started―even if you’ve never picked up a brush! Learn how to select art supplies, blend Cara’s unique colors, prepare a palette, master different brush techniques and so much more. Each project provides detailed step-by-step instructions along with helpful illustrations so you can confidently create elegant botanical masterpieces. And with Cara’s encouraging and beginner-friendly approach, you’ll be inspired to find beauty in everything you paint. Review: Almost abstract - I'm slightly disappointed. I had hoped for more variety and perhaps some of the beautiful autumn leaves that the author shares on social media but this is just loose florals that are almost abstract. There are a few plus points; as a beginner book it touches on the basics, what you need to get started etc and the information is given in a nice easy conversational style. It is very beginner friendly. But a few minus points - firstly, the paint to water ratio. I don't like the horseradish/cough syrup/broth way of describing the mixture. It feels condescending and becomes annoying very quickly. I would prefer percentage ratio's; if it says 80% or 20% you know where you are without continually needing to backtrack to look it up. Secondly, she informs you that you can buy your art supplies from Blick's or Jerry's Artarama but this isn't much use for those of us who live outside North America. I do notice this a lot with US authors, they seem to presume everyone is their compatriot. So, as a beginner book it's okay but it just didn't fill me with enthusiasm in the way that I had hoped. Review: رائع - عجبني واضافه حلوه لمكتبتي
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B**G
Almost abstract
I'm slightly disappointed. I had hoped for more variety and perhaps some of the beautiful autumn leaves that the author shares on social media but this is just loose florals that are almost abstract. There are a few plus points; as a beginner book it touches on the basics, what you need to get started etc and the information is given in a nice easy conversational style. It is very beginner friendly. But a few minus points - firstly, the paint to water ratio. I don't like the horseradish/cough syrup/broth way of describing the mixture. It feels condescending and becomes annoying very quickly. I would prefer percentage ratio's; if it says 80% or 20% you know where you are without continually needing to backtrack to look it up. Secondly, she informs you that you can buy your art supplies from Blick's or Jerry's Artarama but this isn't much use for those of us who live outside North America. I do notice this a lot with US authors, they seem to presume everyone is their compatriot. So, as a beginner book it's okay but it just didn't fill me with enthusiasm in the way that I had hoped.
A**I
رائع
عجبني واضافه حلوه لمكتبتي
G**.
Gorgeous and Fast Results!
What a great book! Straight in to it and I was inspired to create leaves and sprays with the simplest of instruction. So fast and rewarding with such a loose and effective technique - something I have struggled so hard to reach having learned after so many hours of repetition that the harder one attempts to control the less authentic the results. I have reached the lavender sprays and so happy with this purchase! I was super happy to find that this author also offers a multitude of classes through Skillshare! Such a terrific bonus and I am off to see if I can see a video of some of the brush strokes!
L**S
Wonderful botanical watercolor tutorials, a KEEPER.
Beautiful watercolor tutorial for flowers of many types. I love it, easy to follow.
A**S
Wonderful and…
Llegó en tiempo y bien cuidado. Las imágenes son muy claras y fácil de seguir las instrucciones. Aún no pinto nada pero en breve actualizaré esta reseña.
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