Acuarela (Artist's Watercolor Techniques)

About Acuarela (Artist’s Watercolor Techniques)

Kickstart your creativity and make a masterpiece with step-by-step workshops and advice from professional artists.

Whether you’re just starting out with watercolor painting or want to expand your skills and raise your art to the next level, this book has all the inspiration and practical know-how you’ll need.

Starting from the basics, such as choosing the right brushes and practicing color mixes, the book tackles every conceivable watercolor technique – from applying a flat wash to experimenting with texture. Techniques and inspiration are then combined in a wide-ranging section on subject matter – from landscapes to botanical illustration, urban scenes, portraiture, and abstraction – which examines the practical considerations of each topic and showcases numerous different approaches to try, with tutorials on achieving particular effects.


Here’s what you’ll find inside the pages of this guide:

• Includes over 80 detailed step-by-step workshops for pencil, charcoal, pen, and pastel techniques.
• A range of techniques suits beginners or more experienced artists.
• Techniques are approached with progression in mind so readers can learn the basics and move on to new creative challenges.

• Más de 80 ejercicios para aprender los principios de composición y dominar diferentes técnicas, como el lavado en plano.
• Instrucciones detalladas e imágenes con explicaciones paso a paso.
• Amplia selección de temas: desde paisajes, escenas urbanas, retratos, dibujos abstractos y mucho más.
• Consejos de artistas profesionales y proyectos inspiradores para que pongas a prueba lo aprendido desde casa.