Everyday Watercolor: Learn to Paint Watercolor in 30 Days [Paperback]

A contemporary paint-every-day watercolor guide that explores foundational strokes and patterns and then builds new skills upon the foundations over the course of 30 days to create finished pieces.

This beautifully illustrated and inspiring guided watercolor-a-day book is perfect for beginning watercolor artists, artists who want to improve their watercolor skills, and visual creatives. From strokes to shapes, this book covers the basics and helps painters gain confidence in themselves along with inspiration to develop their own style over the course of 30 days. Featuring colorful contemporary art from Mon Voir design agency founder and Instagram trendsetter Jenna Rainey, this book's fresh perspective paints watercolor in a whole new light.CONTENTS

Section One
TECHNIQUE 17
18 DAY 1STROKES
24 DAY 2CURVES AND CIRCLES
32 DAY 3STRAIGHT LINES AND TRIANGLES
38 DAY 4LAYOUT
44 DAY 5COMPOUND STROKES
50 DAY 6COMPLEX CURVES

Section Two
FORM, PERSPECTIVE, AND LIGHT 55
56 DAY 7LIGHT TO DARK LAYERING
62 DAY 8BACKGROUND AND FOREGROUND
66 DAY 9PATTERN
72 DAY 10LIGHT SOURCE AND SHADING
76 DAY 11VARIED HUE BLENDING
82 DAY 12CAST SHADOW

Section Three
COMPLEX SHAPES AND FORMS 89
90 DAY 13ANGLES AND FOLDS
96 DAY 14PAINTING IN SECTIONS
102 DAY 15COMPLEMENTARY COLORS
106 DAY 16FINE LINES
110 DAY 17HIGHLIGHTS, MID-TONES, AND SHADOWS
118 DAY 18GESTURE

Section Four
VALUE, VOLUME, AND DEPTH 125
126 DAY 19MOVEMENT
132 DAY 20VALUES
138 DAY 21SUBJECT IN A LANDSCAPE
146 DAY 22ATMOSPHERIC PERSPECTIVE
154 DAY 23GRAYSCALE VALUE
160 DAY 24VOLUME

Section Five
APPLICATION 171
172 DAY 25WIDE LANDSCAPE: DESERT
180 DAYlƒ5