Color Harmony for Artists - How to Transform Inspiration into Beautiful Watercolor Palettes and Paintings

In Color Harmony for Artists, you'll learn to create expressive palettes and paintings through artist Ana Victoria Calderon's stunning work and inspiring instruction. 

List of contents

PREFACE

HANDS-ON COLOR THEORY
The Color Wheel
Color Harmonies
Color & Temperature
Warm & Cool Variations
Watercolor Paints for Swatching
 
INSPIRED PALETTES
Capturing moods and playing with textures in beautiful swatches of watercolor mixes that reflect a variety of visual inspirations
Notable Art Movements
Expressive Skies
Colorful Cultures
Animal Wonders
Cities, Towns & Destinations
Influential Eras
Remarkable Landscapes
Florals & Still Life
Mineral Riches
Human Hues
 
TEMPLATE
RESOURCES
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
INDEX
 

About the author

The author of several titles published by Quarry Books—Creative Watercolor, Color Harmony for Artists, Creative Watercolor and Mixed Media, Creative Drawing: Symbols and Sacred Geometry, and Watercolor Textures for Artists—Ana Victoria Calderon is a Mexican/American watercolor artist and teacher with a bachelor's degree in Information Design and continued studies in Fine Arts. Her licensed artwork can be seen in retail outlets throughout the United States and Europe on a wide variety of products. Ana teaches in-person workshops and hosts creative retreats in Tulum, Mexico, as well as summer watercolor retreats throughout Europe. She has taught more than 120,000 students on Skillshare, where she is a Top Teacher, and she also teaches thousands of Spanish-speaking students on Domestika. See more of Ana's work on Instagram (@anavictoriana), YouTube (Ana Victoria Calderon), and Facebook (Ana Victoria Calderon Illustration). She lives in Mexico City, Mexico.

Summary

In Color Harmony for Artists, you'll learn to create expressive palettes and paintings through artist Ana Victoria Calderon's stunning work and inspiring instruction.

Product details

• Authors: Ana Victoria Calderon, Ana Victoria Calderón
• Publisher: Quarto Publishing Group
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 19.11.2019
• EAN: 9781631597718
• ISBN: 978-1-63159-771-8
• No. of pages: 144
• Dimensions: 216 mm x 279 mm x 10 mm
• Weight: 602 g
• Illustrations: approximately 200 color photos
• Subjects: Guides > Hobby, home > Painting, drawing, colour; Humanities, art, music > Art > General, dictionaries; CRAFTS & HOBBIES / Painting, Art techniques & principles, The Arts: techniques and principles, Painting, drawing and art manuals, Painting & Art Manuals, Watercolours, Paintings and painting in watercolours or pastels, ART / Techniques / Painting / General, ART / Techniques / Painting / Watercolor