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Learn how to combine delicate watercolor illustrations with expressive hand lettering to create beautiful art and gifts.Self-taught artist Tanja Pöltl shares the tips, tricks and know-how she's learned on her creative journey so that you can fast-track your skills.
Discover the materials you'll need in terms of watercolor paints, brushes, paper and pens, then get started with Tanja's exercises to learn the basic techniques of hand lettering and watercolor painting. In the Hand Lettering Know-How section you will start with some warm up exercises and practice letters, before learning faux calligraphy, bounce lettering, joining letters and more. In the Watercolor Know-How section you will learn how to handle the brush, and gain color knowledge as well as an understanding of tonal values, transparency and opacity, and learn how to create your own unique color palette.
20 amazing step-by-step painting and lettering projects then help you put your skills in action with ideas for a myriad of different applications. Create a moodboard, inspirational cards, seasonal gift boxes, a botanical table runner, a plant journal, floral greetings cards, fruity jar labels, posters, hoop art, party stationery, a birth poster, milestone cards, a height chart, recipe cards, an illustrated ABC, box frames, 3D flowers, and more ;all beautifully illustrated in a modern yet timeless style. These inspiring projects are so varied and interesting, and will undoubtedly spark ideas for all sorts of other ways you can use watercolor and hand lettering together to create beautiful yet easy art.
Even if you are a total beginner, this book will kickstart your creative journey with watercolor and hand lettering, showing you the techniques and giving you fun projects to try them out on. This accessible guide to easy watercolour and hand lettering techniques will teach you everything you need to make art that makes you happy!
Self-taught and full of enthusiasm for experimentation artist Tanja Pöltl is your teacher and guide. She's taught thousands of beginners to find their creative voice through her workshops and classes, and can't wait to help you on your journey into the wonderful world of watercolor and hand lettering.
Contents
Foreword 6
INTRODUCTION
My journey: 365 days of creative downtime 8
Your creative journey 10
BASICS
MATERIALS
Hand lettering pens 21
Watercolor paint 22
Brushes 23
Paper 24
HAND LETTERING KNOW-HOW
Hand lettering basics 26
Warm-up exercises 28
Practicing letters 29
Faux calligraphy 32
Joining up letters 33
Bounce lettering 34
The grid line 34
Alphabets 35
WATERCOLOR KNOW-HOW
Checklist: what you need 39
Paint-to-water mixing ratio 40
Basic techniques 42
Handling the brush 45
Color knowledge 46
Tonal range, transparency, opacity 49
Your personal color palette 50
An introduction to gouache 51
PROJECTS
ABSTRACT
Moodboard 54
Inspiration cards 56
Seasonal gift boxes 60
GREEN & FLORAL
Botanical table runner 64
Plant journal 68
Floral greeting 72
Hoop art 76
Mounted 3D floral 80
FRUITY
Fruity labels 84
Partyware 88
Seasonal calendar 92
Recipe cards 96
CHILDREN
Birth poster 100
Milestone cards 102
The big ABC 104
Picture wall 106
Height chart 110
INSECTS
Beetle canvases 112
Moth notebook cover 116
A bug's life 120
About the author 124
Acknowledgements 126
Index 127
