Watercolor Made Simple

Table of contents

1. Cover
2. Title
3. Contents
4. Introduction
5. 1 Foundations
   1. Building Your Watercolor Kit
   2. Choosing Colors
   3. Finding Time to Paint
   4. Creating Space to Paint
   5. On Practice
   6. Permission to Make Bad Art
6. 2 Practice and Play
   1. Waking Up Watercolor Paint
   2. Watercolor Puddles
   3. Using Your Brushes
7. 3 Fundamentals
   1. Wet-on-Wet
   2. Wet-on-Dry
   3. Lifting
   4. Layering
   5. Dry Brushing
8. 4 Color Mixing
   1. The Color Wheel
   2. Color Mixing for Bright or Muted Colors
   3. The Value Scale and How to Use It
9. 5 Be Curious
   1. Look at Your Daily Life for Cues
   2. How to Pick a Subject and Explore It
10. 6 Let’s Paint!
    1. Some Things to Keep in Mind
    2. River Rocks
    3. Leafy Wreath
    4. Apple on a Stem
    5. Vintage-Inspired Fish
    6. A Feather
    7. Fun with a Teacup
    8. Woodland Mushrooms
    9. Floral Bouquet
    10. A Colorful Moth
    11. Swallow in Flight
    12. Dragonfly
    13. Simple Landscape
    14. Window Flower Box
    15. Lamb in a Field
    16. Whimsical Florals
11. 7 Papercrafting
    1. Gift Tag
    2. Bookmark
    3. Greeting Card
12. 8 Beyond Painting
    1. What to Do with Paintings You Don’t Love
    2. How to Protect Watercolor Paintings
    3. Framing Your Paintings
    4. Next Steps
    5. Trace-and-Paint Templates
13. Index
14. About the Author
15. Acknowledgments
16. Dedication
17. Copyright