Watercolour Meets Handlettering

ISBN 9786057834140

AUTHOR Bunte Galerie, Geliebtes Chaos, Mädchenkunst, May & Berry

SIZE 20 x 27 cm / 8 x 10.8"

PAGE QUANTITY 160pp

PRODUCT CODE 6760

PRICE $22.95 / £15.99

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Watercolour Meets Handlettering

A Book of Blogger Projects

About the Book

Watercolour paints are a wonderfully fluid medium that can be used to create amazing images. Mix watercolours with hand-drawn lettering in pen or brush and you have a winning combination. In this book, five popular bloggers show you their favourite watercolour projects - from simple floral designs to exotic animals - along with step-by-step instructions. Basic techniques - such as glazing, washes and wet-on-wet - are well explained. This is THE project book for anyone wanting to combine beautiful watercolour painting with inspiring lettering.

About the Author
Mädchenkunst

Hello, I am a Christin.I trained as a TV editor but now I'm self-employed.Creativity plays an important role in my life, so I'm happy to be able to combine my love of creative activity with journalism in my art blog Mädchenkunst and in many other projects.I discovered hand lettering about three years ago and today I am passionate about combining brush lettering with watercolour.

Instagram: @mädchenkunst

www.maedchenkunst.de

youtube.com/mädchenkunst

May&Berry

Hello! We are Sue & Yasmin from May &

Berry.We started our own business in 2017

and have been working together since then

in our studio in Bonn's old town, where we

also run workshops and courses in which

we combine lettering and illustration.An

unbeatable combination, we think!

Instagram: @mayandberry

www.mayandberry.com

Geliebtes Chaos

Hello dear ones! My name is Tanja and I live in the beautiful surroundings of Munich where the great lakes and mountains are always a reliable source of inspiration for my new designs.In 2017, I took the step into self-employment with my agency Nice Day Communications and the blog Geliebtes Chaos.Since then I have rediscovered my passion for watercolour

paints and can't imagine a life without painting.

Instagram: @tanschiiibunny

@geliebtes_chaos

www.geliebtes-chaos.de

Bunte Galererie

Hey, I'm Ludmila from Bunte Galerie.I like

to work with diverse aspects of lettering, so that lettering and illustration have become inseparable for me.Beautifully painted letters already create a picture with their interplay of shape and colour.I love it if I can use the same colour shades when I combine my brush lettering with watercolour painting.

Instagram: @buntegalererie

www.bunte-galerie.de

'Save the Date' with Roses

Are you worried that painting might be too difficult for you; that you might not be talented
enough? Familiarize yourself with my projects, and you'll soon disagree! We'll get started by painting some watercolour backgrounds and patterns. If you're a beginner, then these are great warm-up exercises and a way to practise your brushwork skills.

Love Grows Here

Draw out your design with an HB pencil, making sure that you place it on your paper so there is plenty of room for the lettering you'll be adding later.

Flower Girl

With this circle of flowers, watercolour and fineliner pen have merged to create a wonderful picture. This time, however, we have start with the fineliner first and then added colour accents with watercolour. For this project, the fineliner should be waterproof and the width of the tip is only 0.2mm.

Klaus the Whale

The whale is one of the easiest animals you can render in watercolour. It has a relatively simple shape and an even surface, so you can quickly achieve a great result. The nice thing is that there are many different types of whales that can be illustrated in a similar way – perfect for practising.
All you need for this illustration are watercolour paints, a jar or glass of water, a pencil, some watercolour paper and a medium-sized brush.

Even Backgrounds

In the previous projects, I showed you how to create watercolour backgrounds that are rather irregular. However, if you want a very even background, you should do this differently. The following project will help you explore the technique.

You & Me

For me, the best thing in life is being with a loved one. For a while, I have been think about what pictures I can create for our home. I wanted something not too cheesy and which would suit both of us – individual and with a personal touch. So here is something with a little bit of green, a little bit of nature and a lot of love for our home.

Love Always Survives

Love is wonderful and, of course, we hope that it never fades. There are always ups and downs, but with a little care love can survive forever, like a succulent plant in a desert. That's why this sempervivum (which means 'ever living') makes the perfect symbol for long-lasting love.

Gerd The Frog

This image is one of the more demanding animals that we've included because you need to work in several small stages. However, this little frog is a very nice project to work on because you get to use really bright colours. And since there are frogs in countless colours and shapes, you can also get really creative and choose your own colours. To paint Gerd the frog, you'll need watercolour paper and paints, some water, a pencil and a medium-sized brush.

Pear

To paint this pear, we'll combine different techniques – we'll paint wet on wet and wet on dry. Start by mixing up a shade of beige and of green as well as a brown and a yellow on your palette.

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Mädchenkunst