DIY Watercolor Christmas: Easy Painting Ideas and Techniques for Cards, Gifts an

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Make Christmas a watercolor wonderland with this creative guide. Learn the basics of watercolor then enjoy 12 projects with step-by-step tutorials. Paint your own Christmas cards, gift tags, boxes, seasonal table settings, Christmas crackers, garlands, baubles and more baubles, with Ingrid Sanchez's beautiful artwork and expert guidance.

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Make this Christmas a watercolour wonderland with this creative guide to painting through the festive season. Learn the materials and equipment you need for watercolour painting and how to create both traditional and contemporary colour palettes for Christmas, and then learn a range of watercolour techniques including washes, blending and gradation, plus experimental ideas to try such as using salt, bleach and masking fluid in your work. Twelve creative projects follow, with step-by-step tutorials so that even beginners to watercolour can jump right in. Learn how to paint your own Christmas cards, gift tags and gift boxes, create seasonal table settings, hand painted Christmas crackers and garlands. Using innovative but accessible watercolor primers, you can now prepare a wide variety of surfaces for watercolour. This inspirational book will also show you how to use these new products to paint baubles, 3D cardboard letters and more. Artist Ingrid Sanchez, aka @creativeingrid, shares her beautiful artwork and expert guidance in this unique book that will turn Christmas into the most artistic time of the year! AUTHOR: Ingrid Sanchez is a Mexican artist and designer based in West London. She illustrates - and paints every day using watercolours and mixed media, gaining inspiration from nature. She runs workshops from her home studio as well as around the world including Amsterdam and New York. She has over 70,000 Instagram followers. This is her first book.

Author Biography

Ingrid Sanchez is a Mexican artist and designer based in London. She paints every day using watercolors and mixed media, gaining inspiration from nature. She runs workshops from her home studio as well as around the world including Amsterdam and New York. She has over 70,000 followers on Instagram. This is her first book.

Table of Contents

Introduction 6Materials and Equipment 8Understanding Color 12Basics and Beyond 18Washes and Textures 20Lines and Shapes 30Experimental Watercolor 40Project Preparation 54Projects on Paper 56Creative Christmas Cards 58Winter Landscape 66Traditional Wreath 72Evergreen Reindeer 78Robin Red-Breast 82Supercool Snowflakes 86DIY Projects 90Little Stockings 92Festive Letters 96Party Crackers 102Keepsake Boxes 106Patterned Garlands 110Galaxy Ornaments 114Kirigami Decorations 118Motif Gallery 122About the Author 126Acknowledgements 126Index 127

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Details ISBN1446308448 Short Title DIY Watercolor Christmas Pages 128 Language English Year 2021 ISBN-10 1446308448 ISBN-13 9781446308448 Format Paperback Publication Date 2021-07-13 Author Ingrid Sanchez Publisher David & Charles UK Release Date 2021-07-13 Imprint David & Charles Place of Publication Newton Abbot Country of Publication United Kingdom AU Release Date 2021-07-13 NZ Release Date 2021-07-13 Series DIY Watercolor Alternative 9781446380130 DEWEY 745.59412 Series Number 3 Audience General Subtitle Easy Painting Ideas and Techniques for Cards, Gifts and DéCOR Illustrations 541 Illustrations We've got this

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