Watercolor Painting Tutorial by

361 Pages·2022·17.88 MB·English

by  Nicholas Sheppard

Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Part1 Essential Watercolor Tools and Techniques for Beginners
Introduction to watercolor tools
watercolor technique
Part2 Tips for painting watercolors
How to compose a picture
special technique
How to draw eyes
How to draw the nose and mouth
Part3 Cute and adorable pet practice
cats
Scottish Fold
Persian (cat)
orange cat
Ragdoll cat
Ragdoll cat
Ragdoll cat
blue cat
Raggedy Cat
Norwegian Forest Cat
British Shorthair
British Shorthair
Patterned British Shorthair
Spotted British Shorthair
American Shorthair
American Shorthair
dogs
Chihuahua (dog)
Chihuahua (dog)
basset hound
golden retriever
Corgi (dog breed)
Beagle (dog breed)
Spengler
Alaskan dog
fawn
papillon (lapdog with butterfly-like ears)
diesel dog
bulldog
beagle
Boomerang
teddy
French bulldog
Labrador (a breed of dog)
Parson Russell Terrier
hamsters
goldenrod hamster (Phodopus campestris)
pudding hamster
goldenrod hamster (Phodopus campestris)
squirrel
goldenrod rat
squirrel
Totoro (anime character)
Purple grey chinchilla
Totoro (anime character)
Dutch pig
Dutch pig
Dutch pig
hare
Dorvalve rabbit
lop-eared rabbit
Gnome begonia rabbit
birds
lark
blue budgerigar
cockatoo (zoology)
Grey-blue tits
flamingos

preamble

Having studied painting since I was a child, I have mastered many types of
painting, and watercolor is the one that speaks to me most deeply.
Watercolor is a magical art of painting. Not only are the colors bright and
transparent, but they can also flow and spread on the paper at will, creating
a random and brilliant effect. This colorful variation gives each piece of
artwork a unique vitality and infectious power. Moreover, the painting tools
are simple and convenient, so you can go out and sketch at any time,
allowing painting enthusiasts to find beautiful things from life and splash
colors on the paper at any time. The creation of this book will hopefully
allow painting enthusiasts to experience the joy they get in painting and add
a bright splash of color to their ordinary lives. Each case in this book has
been repeatedly worked out to bring new life to the small animals by
expressing their silly appearance through the medium of watercolor. We
hope that every painting enthusiast will be able to complete their desired
paintings through the detailed tutorial steps in this book, and that you will
have fun with watercolor in the tutorials in this book.
Part1
Essential Watercolor Tools and Techniques
for Beginners
An important factor that affects the effect of the picture is the choice of
tools, a good painting tool can bring out the best side of the painting, let's
get to know these tools.

1.1
Introduction to watercolor tools
1. Watercolor paper (this book): It is the most important material in
watercolor painting. Choosing good watercolor paper can improve the
quality of painting. This book uses Bao Hong 300g medium coarse cotton
pulp paper.
2. Watercolor paints: Van Gogh watercolor paints, bright colors and high
concentration.
3. Brushes and watercolors: Brushes are sharp and have a small water
reservoir, suitable for detailing. Watercolor brushes are rounded and full-
bodied, suitable for spreading color over a large area.
4. Watercolor paint humidor: Watercolor paints are easy to dry when
exposed to air, the watercolor paint humidor can keep the paints moist and
more convenient to use.
5. Palette: When choosing a ceramic palette to mix colors, the colors are
more accurate.
6. Automatic pencil: Automatic pencil is thinner than ordinary pencil
line, suitable for starting drawing, we recommend choosing 2B inner lead.
7. Hard eraser: A hard eraser is suitable for use at the beginning of the
drafting process and for revising the drawing.
8. Sketching eraser: Sketching eraser is malleable and will not have
eraser residue, suitable for refining pencil sketches after completion of
pencil sketches.
9. Brush holder: To hold the brushes and prevent them from rolling
around and smudging the picture.
10. White glue: for the specific outline of the white use, white glue dry,
tear off can be.