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Learn how to paint beautiful botanicals in watercolor, with over50 step-by-step projects!
Popular Instagrammer and artist Jeannie Dickson teaches youhow to capture the flowering beauty of the world around us in captivatingwatercolor.
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Perfect for beginners! Whether you are new to watercolor ornew to botanicals, everything you need to get started is here, includingeasy-to-follow instructions for 14 watercolor techniques, as well as templatesfor many of the flower tutorials.The ultimate reference: You'll find 10 step-by-step visualtutorials for how to paint 40 different botanicals, from greenery like fernsand pine branches to flowering lovelies like peonies, poppies, foxgloves, sweet peas, and sunflowers.Put it all together! In addition to the specific floraltutorials, there are 11 step-by-step projects that teach you how to createpleasing compositions from what you've learned, whether it's a still lifepainting, a floral frame, or your own original thank you card.Expert instruction! Jeannie Dickson is the author of Hello, Watercolor! and her popular Instagram page (@JeannieDicksonDesigns) showcasesher watercolor designs, featuring florals and hand lettering.
Author Jeannie Dickson starts out by laying down a firmfoundation with chapters on watercolor supplies, water control, brushworkbasics, and watercolor techniques, including wet-on-wet, wet-on-dry, and differentways to create visual texture. There is a chapter on color theory and colormixing, then four chapters of botanical tutorials, organized by their functionin a composition, much like a florist would use them in a bouquet: greenery, focal flowers, accent flowers, and textural elements. Every tutorial includesthe color palette and the specific brushes used, as well as detailedstep-by-step photos and instructions that make it easy for you to follow along.Many of the tutorials also include templates, so no drawing required!
In the final chapter, Jeannie Dickson brings it alltogether, teaching you how weave the different florals together to compose yourown botanical painting, with 10 projects featuring bouquets, wreaths, gardenscenes, and more.
