Watercolor Life: 40 Joy-Filled Lessons to Spark Your Creativity

by Emma Block

Discover the joy and versatility of watercolors with forty gorgeously illustrated lessons for any skill level.

 

Watercolors are beautiful in their a basic palette of paints, a few brushes, and nice thick paper will do the job. The medium is also beautiful, though, in its depths and complexities. Here, watercolor artist and instructor Emma Block focuses on techniques, materials, and lessons to help you explore new watercolor techniques, build creative confidence, and discover your unique style of painting. She'll show you—with clear, step-by-step instructions—how to paint everything from people, plants, and animals perfect for framing to patterns and washes perfect for stationery and housewares. 

 

The forty lessons cover useful topics



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Genres: Art, Nonfiction, Crafts, Adult

264 pages, Hardcover

Published April 5, 2022

Reviews

[Dana Al-Basha | دانة الباشا]

I'm slowly going through the paintings and following the instructions; it's very enjoyable and easy to follow.

[Christina Vourcos]

Cover doesn’t reflect quality!

I’m disappointed that the publisher for Emma Block didn’t remove the placeholder cover because I’m sure that I’m not the only one that was hesitant to pick up the book for that reason.

But there’s so many more projects that Emma shares than what she had in her other watercolor book. It deserves to have a good cover to get people interested in what is available inside.

I could see how these projects could be used also with gouache with different steps.

[C]

Love this tutorial book, and Emma Block's style of teaching (and illustration). I own Block's first book The Joy of Watercolor and I like this book just as much. The only differences I noticed was that Block has trimmed down her list of color supplies and offered substitutions for certain colors, and she lists what type of paper would be best with each lesson.

[Charlene Xiaolan]

lovely, simple and detailed instructions

Quickly browsed through to get familiar with the practices. The instructions seem simple yet detailed enough. Can’t wait for all my supplies to arrive so I can start practicing.

[Katey Thompson]

More inspiration and lessons from the incredible Emma Block! This book makes me happy.

[Lori Palen]

Lots of sweet projects. Generally more detailed than my style.

[Lindsay]

Buy!