A Year of Watercolour
A Seasonal Guide to Botanical Watercolour Painting
Octopus Books · Print & ebook · October 10, 2023
Discover more than 30 new step-by-step watercolor projects from best-selling author and artist Harriet de Winton, centered around observations of nature through spring, summer, autumn and winter.
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- Who it’s for
- Paint seasonal botanical subjects with step-by-step projects and basic watercolor techniques, including color mixing.
- Themes
- botanical art, seasonal nature, watercolor techniques
- Pacing
- Steady
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Discover more than 30 new step-by-step watercolor projects from best-selling author and artist Harriet de Winton, centered around observations of nature through spring, summer, autumn and winter. Create beautiful botanical artworks, engage with the natural world around you, and take pleasure in the changing seasons with A Year of Watercolour.
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Award-winning and bestselling artist and tutor Harriet de Winton takes you through more than 30 step-by-step botanical paintings that span the seasons. Learn to paint cherry blossoms and lambs in the spring, honeybees and wildflowers for summer, oak leaves and harvest mice in autumn, and pine trees and snowdrops in winter. Plus, enjoy charming bonus features like a recipe for wild garlic pesto in springtime, or guidance on how to paint a festive wreath with winter berries and foliage. Harriet covers basic watercolor techniques including mixing colors, making this book perfect for watercolor beginners. The perfect primer for creating seasonal cards, personalized stationery and stunning artworks to decorate your home or give to friends and family.
Seasonal Botanical Painting
Paint seasonal botanical subjects with step-by-step projects and basic watercolor techniques, including color mixing.
Come here for
- Step-by-step botanical paintings spanning spring, summer, autumn and winter
- Basic watercolor techniques, including color mixing
Expect
- Cherry blossoms, honeybees, oak leaves and snowdrops
- A spring wild garlic pesto recipe and winter wreath-painting guidance
Where it sits
| Watercolor Techniques | 99% |
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| Animals & Plants in Art | 83% |
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Publisher categories
- Drawing Techniques
- Painting Techniques
- Watercolor Techniques
- Painting
- Authors
- Harriet de Winton
- Publisher
- Octopus Books
- Published
- October 10, 2023
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- botanical art · seasonal nature · watercolor techniques
- Reading lane
- Drawing Techniques