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Creative Watercolor offers beginners a fun, modern, and practical approach to a timeless medium with instructions on how to paint simple motifs, create elegant lettering, and embellish projects beautifully.Popular watercolor artist and workshop instructor Ana Victoria Calderon shares her step-by-step techniques for painting modern designs in this classic medium. All the fundamentals needed to get started in watercolor are here, allowing you to quickly learn how to create beautiful watercolor paintings. Through a series of easy tutorials and projects, you will:Discover basic materials and tools, plus options for embellishing your paintingsMaster essential techniques, starting with easy warm-up activities. Then, learn to layer, and get into the flow with watercolorGet an introduction to scanning and digital editing for making multiplesPaint a variety of simple, beautiful designs: flowers and leaves, butterflies and critters, fruits and vegetables, and delightful letteringUse what you’ve learned to create unique, stylish stationery, including beautiful invitations, place cards, menus, monograms, recipe gift cards, thank you notes—any project you can imagine, for any kind of event you can think of!There’s never been a better time to dive into the world of watercolor, so why wait? Grab a brush and get painting!Perfect for all skill levels, the books in the Art for Modern Makers series take a fun, practical approach to learning about and working with paints and other art mediums to create beautiful DIY projects and crafts.

Join artist, author, and popular online art teacher Ana Victoria Calderón to learn simple painting techniques that will help you cultivate your creative flow and create beautiful art.  Through experimentation and exploration, Watercolor Textures for Artists embraces a playful approach to create a wide variety of textures, from organic lines to repeating patterns to spontaneous spatter, unlocking new creative possibilities and expanding artistic horizons.   Texture swatching. Find simple step-by-step tutorials for applying beautiful textures to simple shapes. Inspired textures. See how textures in the world around us can serve as inspiration for watercolor textures. Mindful painting. Create interesting effects using simple circles, dots, brushstrokes, and lines. Mystical landscapes and skyscapes. Learn how to combine textures to create relaxing vistas.  A chapter on essential supplies gives an overview of everything you need, and templates make it easy to recreate the images with minimal drawing.  Written for artists of all skill levels, Watercolor Textures for Artists reveals how to transform simple painted textures into stunning and meditative works of watercolor art.

Explore and create expressive palettes and paintings with Color Harmony for Artists.Watercolor author, artist, and teacher Ana Victoria Calderon guides you through choosing, mixing, and using color with watercolor and mixed media to create the most expressive and appealing combinations and effects for a wide range of moods and subjects. You'll explore a variety of subjects and themes, including flowers, foliage, landscapes, skies, cities, figures, art movements, and historical eras.Begin with a quick overview of the basics of color, color mixing, and mixed media.Explore a variety of color and media combinations, including brilliant brights, muted neutrals, high-contrast complements, and special effects.Find inspiration in evocative photos, abundant palettes, and beautiful paintings.With Color Harmony for Artists, every artist, from beginner to advanced, will be inspired to embrace the creative possibilities of color and paint!

Learn simple step-by-step techniques for drawing and embellishing the exciting, inspiring, and beautiful motifs of sacred geometry.In Creative Drawing: Symbols and Sacred Geometry, artist, instructor, and author Ana Victoria Calderon takes you on an inner voyage of creative discovery.   Learn how sacred geometry has been practiced and celebrated by cultures all over the world and influenced artists throughout history, including Leonardo da Vinci Start with the essentials—compass drawing with graphite pencils on paper—then explore the featured mediums for embellishing, including colored pencils, watercolor, inks, and other easy-to-use mediums Take a step-by-step look at fundamental drawing techniques for a variety of universal motifs, starting with the simple circle and building to more complex motifs, including the Yin Yang symbol, the Tree of Life, the Torus, and the Vortex Learn to paint a variety of stunning effects and find great project ideas for creating amazing images The study and creation of sacred geometry inspires the imagination and provokes reflection. So grab your pencils and take a beautiful creative journey with drawing!Perfect for creative beginners, the books in the Art for Modern Makers series take a fun, practical approach to learning about and working with paints and other art mediums to create beautiful DIY projects and crafts.

Learn simple step-by-step techniques for drawing and embellishing the exciting, inspiring, and beautiful motifs of sacred geometry.In Creative Drawing: Symbols and Sacred Geometry, artist, instructor, and author Ana Victoria Calderon takes you on an inner voyage of creative discovery. Learn how sacred geometry has been practiced and celebrated by cultures all over the world and influenced artists throughout history, including Leonardo da Vinci Start with the essentials—compass drawing with graphite pencils on paper—then explore the featured mediums for embellishing, including colored pencils, watercolor, inks, and other easy-to-use mediums Take a step-by-step look at fundamental drawing techniques for a variety of universal motifs, starting with the simple circle and building to more complex motifs, including the Yin Yang symbol, the Tree of Life, the Torus, and the Vortex Learn to paint a variety of stunning effects and find great project ideas for creating amazing images The study and creation of sacred geometry inspires the imagination and provokes reflection. So grab your pencils and take a beautiful creative journey with drawing!Perfect for creative beginners, the books in the Art for Modern Makers series take a fun, practical approach to learning about and working with paints and other art mediums to create beautiful DIY projects and crafts.

Join artist, author, and popular online art teacher Ana Victoria Calderón to learn simple painting techniques that will help you cultivate your creative flow and create beautiful art.  Through experimentation and exploration, Watercolor Textures for Artists embraces a playful approach to create a wide variety of textures, from organic lines to repeating patterns to spontaneous spatter, unlocking new creative possibilities and expanding artistic horizons.   Texture swatching. Find simple step-by-step tutorials for applying beautiful textures to simple shapes. Inspired textures. See how textures in the world around us can serve as inspiration for watercolor textures. Mindful painting. Create interesting effects using simple circles, dots, brushstrokes, and lines. Mystical landscapes and skyscapes. Learn how to combine textures to create relaxing vistas.  A chapter on essential supplies gives an overview of everything you need, and templates make it easy to recreate the images with minimal drawing.  Written for artists of all skill levels, Watercolor Textures for Artists reveals how to transform simple painted textures into stunning and meditative works of watercolor art.

Explore and create expressive palettes and paintings with Color Harmony for Artists.Watercolor author, artist, and teacher Ana Victoria Calderon guides you through choosing, mixing, and using color with watercolor and mixed media to create the most expressive and appealing combinations and effects for a wide range of moods and subjects. You'll explore a variety of subjects and themes, including flowers, foliage, landscapes, skies, cities, figures, art movements, and historical eras.Begin with a quick overview of the basics of color, color mixing, and mixed media.Explore a variety of color and media combinations, including brilliant brights, muted neutrals, high-contrast complements, and special effects.Find inspiration in evocative photos, abundant palettes, and beautiful paintings.With Color Harmony for Artists, every artist, from beginner to advanced, will be inspired to embrace the creative possibilities of color and paint!

In Creative Watercolor and Mixed Media, popular watercolor artist, instructor, and author Ana Victoria Calderon shares her simple step-by-step techniques for painting exciting and colorful motifs by combining watercolor with a variety of other user-friendly materials.Start with the essentials—paint, paper, and brushes—then learn about the featured mediums for mixing, including masking fluid, gold leaf, bleach, salt, and alcoholTake a step-by-step look at fundamental watercolor techniquesLearn to paint a variety of striking organic motifs and surface effects, including stirring skies and clouds, sparkling galaxies, flowing oceans, and dazzling crystalsFind great project ideas for stylish gifts and stationeryWhether you're new to the medium or are looking to add new techniques to your watercolor practice, go grab a brush, paints, and some easy-to-use materials and take a beautiful creative journey with watercolor!Perfect for all skill levels, the books in the Art for Modern Makers series take a fun, practical approach to learning about and working with paints and other art mediums to create beautiful DIY projects and crafts.

Además de ser un medio accesible y fascinante, la acuarela tiene la particularidad de funcionar maravillosamente bien junto a otras técnicas pictóricas. En este nuevo libro, la autora de Acuarela creativa y Armonía de color para artistas,Ana Victoria Calderón, nos guía a través de sencillos proyectos paso a paso combinando la acuarela con una gran variedad de técnicas y materialesConocimientos esenciales Papeles, pinceles y pinturas, incluido el gouache, pinturas metálicas y tintas.Proyectos paso a paso que te permitirán experimentar con sal, lejía, líquido de enmascarar, alcohol y otros recursos que te harán conseguir efectos asombrosos.Motivos orgánicos Aprende a pintar una gran variedad de motivos orgánicos, desde cielos y nubes mullidas hasta brillantes galaxias y deslumbrantes gemas y cristales, que podrás plasmar en distintos proyectos inspiradores

La acuarela es una técnica bella y placentera que encierra muchos secretos y sorpresas. En este libro, la popular artista y tallerista Ana Victoria Calderón te desvela todos sus recursos paso a paso para aprender a pintar en acuarela combinando libertad creativa y precisión matemática.· Material básico Todos los útiles esenciales: tipos de pinturas, papeles y pinceles, diversas opciones para ornamentar tus obras.· Técnicas paso a paso Dominarás las técnicas básicas, comenzando por actividades fáciles de entrenamiento, siguiendo por los secretos de las capas y terminando por el escaneo y la edición digital de tus obras.· Motivos aplicados Aprenderás de forma totalmente práctica, aplicando las técnicas en gran variedad de motivos: flores y follaje, mariposas y otros bichos, frutas y verduras, y letras dibujadas con todo tipo de ornamentos y florituras.¡Escoge un pincel, sumérgete en el mundo de la acuarela y ponte a pintar!

¿Qué colores utilizar para transmitir en acuarela el frescor y la calidez de un paisaje tropical? ¿Y la exuberancia y la frondosidad de una selva? ¿Cómo replicar la paz y la serenidad del arte impresionista? La popular acuarelista Ana Victoria Calderón te cuenta en este libro todos los secretos para elegir y mezclar acuarelas creando combinaciones y efectos cromáticos atractivos y llenos de emoción.· Conceptos básicos: aprende los conceptos básicos de la teoría del color, desde el círculo cromático hasta cómo crear armonías o jugar con la temperatura.· 56 paletas de color: un extenso y valioso muestrario basado en fotos evocadoras y bellas obras de arte te servirá de fuente de inspiración y te enseñará a trasladar a una paleta de color la realidad que te rodea.· Exploración cromática: experimenta con una amplia gama de combinaciones jugando con los brillos, los contrastes y todo tipo de efectos adaptados a la técnica de la acuarela.

Tras el éxito de Acuarela creativa, Acuarela creativa con técnica mixta y Armonía de color para artistas, la acuarelista mexicana Ana Victoria Calderón nos invita a sumergirnosen un nuevo viaje de autodescubrimiento creativo a través de las formas y la simbología de la geometría sagrada.• Descubre los fundamentos de la geometría sagrada, su papel en las diversas culturas y su influencia sobre algunos artistas.•Conoce los materiales, técnicas y aspectos esenciales del dibujo técnico que te permitirán crear figuras básicas llenas de simbolismo: el círculo, la Vesica Piscis, el nudo gordiano...•Ejercita tu creatividad y aprende a crear efectos sorprendentes a través de fascinantes proyectos conformados por motivos inspiradores y universales, como la semilla de la vida, la flor de la vida, el cubo de metatrón o el anillo.

En este nuevo libro, la popular acuarelista y profesora de arte Ana Victoria Calderón amplía nuestros horizontes creativos mostrándonos cómo crear una amplia variedad de texturas para dotar de contexto y profundidad nuestras obras. Desde sencillas líneas o puntos hasta salpicaduras espontáneas o patrones, a través de tutoriales paso a paso y retos creativos, en este manual las texturas se convierten en un elemento clave de nuestras creaciones en acuarela.