Wild Watercolour - Inga Buividavice

Wild Watercolour

Connect to the natural world through the art of painting
Buch | Softcover
160 Seiten
2024
Leaping Hare Press (Verlag)
978-0-7112-9029-7 (ISBN)
18,65 inkl. MwSt
Wild Watercolour is a mindful beginners’ guide to watercolour, helping you connect with the beauty of nature as well as your inner artist.
Discover your inner artist and deep connection with nature with this striking project book on the basics of watercolour from Inga Buividavice.

Wild Watercolour starts with an introduction to the basic techniques of watercolour, coaching you for painting success by showing you how to recreate nature’s wildlife and habitats.

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 the basics with guided exercises showing you how to depict your favourite animals in watercolour, including:



Dry brush on wet effect – red pandas
Wet brush on wet effect – beetles
Glazing – ladybirds
Blooms – hare silhouettes
Pulling technique – frogs
Watercolour and ink – koi fish
Using masking tape – snake
Using different textures – turtles
Expressive features – flamingos
Using space – dolphins
Different brush strokes – chameleons
Painting patterns – butterflies


With mindful reflections on the meditative benefits of watercolour, experiment and develop your skills, all whilst taking inspiration from the world around you. Once you’ve learned the power of the paintbrush, let your creativity blossom by stumbling into nature! This stunning project book guides you to become an independent watercolourist, painting what you see when the meditative moment strikes.

Learn the calming art of watercolour, connect with your inner artist and be inspired by the wonderful wildlife all around you. Create a space of mindful calm as you settle down with your brush and paper and learn how watercolour can open up a world of serenity, creativity and appreciation of 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. Instagram: @inga.buive

INTRODUCTION 6
•About 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

Erscheinungsdatum
Reihe/Serie Painting
Illustrationen Inga Buividavice
Zusatzinfo 116 color illustrations
Sprache englisch
Maße 170 x 230 mm
Gewicht 430 g
Themenwelt Kunst / Musik / Theater Malerei / Plastik
Sachbuch/Ratgeber Natur / Technik Naturführer
Sonstiges Geschenkbücher
ISBN-10 0-7112-9029-6 / 0711290296
ISBN-13 978-0-7112-9029-7 / 9780711290297
Zustand Neuware
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