Creative Watercolor takes a modern, illustrative approach to an old medium, and adds crafty projects to explore the beauty of watercolor. I read an electronic version from NetGalley, so I can't comment on the production values, but I did see a review on Amazon indicating that the paper quality is good and that it opens nice and flat, a necessity with a book like this.
After a discussion of supplies and color mixing, Calderon provides some good watercolor warm-ups. This technique chapter also demonstrates how to scan and replicate your paintings using Photoshop. This allows you to turn simple paintings into graphic art.
The next three chapters delve into flowers and foliage, butterflies and critters, and fruits, veggies and nuts. As well as step by step painting instructions and photos, each chapter includes fun projects like place cards and recipe gift cards.
The final chapter is a good introduction to lettering, a perfect way to round out this book. All in all, this book will give the beginner a complete introduction to watercolor, lettering, and the type of illustration projects that combine these elements.
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