Dana Fox - Watercolor with Me in the Ocean

The author and publisher have provided this e-book to you for your personal use only. You may not make this e-book publicly available in any way. Copyright infringement is against the law. If you believe the copy of this e-book you are reading infringes on the authors copyright, please notify the publisher at: http://us.macmillanusa.com/piracy. Watercolor with Me: In The Ocean is the second book in the Watercolor with Me series. This time around, were diving deep into the ocean to discover a world full of colorful, unique creatures with step-by-step painting instructions to make them come to life.

Throughout this series of fifty watercolor projects, youll gain the confidence and skill to create beautiful art, whether youre a total beginner or simply looking to expand your creativity. Youll be presented with a faint sketch of each subject on the right-hand page and details to complete each piece on the leftalong with tips, supplies, color palettes, and tools required. The projects are broken up into three main sections: Youll learn about these techniques before you start painting so you can confidently put that brush to paper. Lets get started!

All illustrations in this book use the Winsor & Newton Cotman line of watercolor paints. Below are the colors used in the projects for your color-matching reference (white is also used but not shown): Supplies youll likely need: Watercolor paint Clean water Mixing palette Round watercolor brushes (sizes 212) Fine detail brush Black permanent-ink pen White ink pen Paper towels For my favorite and most recommended watercolor supplies, please visit my Amazon shop at: http://amazon.com/shop/wonderforest. , youll see three colored circles. , youll see three colored circles.

Each of these circles uses a method of wet-on-wet that is used in the projects in this book. 1) The first circle was completely wet beforehand, using clean water, then two colors were dropped in on both the top and bottom areas. 2) The second circle was not wet beforehand, but rather filled with a single color, Ultramarine. While the paint was still wet, Permanent Rose was dropped into the area. As a result, this pretty lilac shade was created! 3) The third circle demonstrates a lifting technique that we will use in some projects. The paper was wet and a color was dropped in.

Then a dry brush was used to lift some of that color out of the center portion. Try each of these techniques in the blank circles shown below the colored ones! Next, practice wet-on-wet drops by wetting the blank coral graphic with clean water and dropping in various concentrated colors. Try not to add too much additional water to the color mixes beforehand or the paper will become a big puddle! If you need to, you can lift off any blobs using the dry-brush technique. Once youve got these methods down, move on to complete your first project!

This sea turtle is so fun to paint due to all of the colorful shapes. Dont let it intimidate youits really easy! Youll be working on one shape at a time and using the wet-on-wet technique to create effortless, gorgeous color blends.