Tanja Pöltl

Watercolor & Hand Lettering (eBook, ePUB)

Step-by-step techniques for modern illustrated calligraphy

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

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.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: David & Charles
• Seitenzahl: 128
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. Februar 2021
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781446380468
• Artikelnr.: 61943790

Autorenporträt

Tanja Pöltl is a media and communications consultant and has been working in a media agency since graduating from her master's degree in 2014. Shortly before her maternity leave in 2017, she discovered hand lettering and watercolor illustration. Self-taught and full of enthusiasm for experimentation she collected a lot of know-how, which today she passes on to others in workshops. Tanja lives in Vienna with her partner and their daughter.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword
INTRODUCTION 
*  365 days of creativity
* Your creative journey
BASIC MATERIALS 
* Hand lettering pens
* Watercolors
* Brushes
* Paper
HANDLETTERING KNOW HOW
* Handlettering basics
* Warm up exercises
* Practice letters
* Faux calligraphy
* Joining letters
* Bounce lettering
* The line gridAlphabets
WATERCOLOR KNOW HOW
* Paint/water ratio
* Basic techniques
* Handling the brush
* Color knowledge
* Tonal value, transparency, opacity
* Your personal color palette 
* Exercises
PROJECTS 
* Moodboard
* Inspirational cards
* Seasonal gift boxes
* Botanical table runner
* Plant journal
* Floral greetings 
* Hoop art
* 3D flowers 
* Fruity labels
* Party stationery
* Seasonal calendar
* Recipe cards
* Birth poster
* Milestone cards
* The big ABC 
* Picture wall
* Height chart
* Beetles frame 
* Butterfly booklet
About the author
Index