Watercolor Pencil Guide and Workbook, Paperback

Discover your artistic talents with this guide to practicing and expanding your watercolor pencil techniques. For beginners as well as experienced artists wanting to explore a new medium, an introduction covers the basics, explains techniques, and offers tips and tricks to help you achieve your visions. The 62 full-page outline drawings allow learners to practice the techniques of their choice, including gradients; shading; color theory; techniques using salt, coffee grounds, alcohol, and sugar water; and dry brushing. Printed on watercolor paper, the images can be removed from the book for painting and framing. They cover a variety of themes, including animals, seasons, nautical motifs, food, faces, and many others.

Madison R. Smolsky is studying to be a doctor of radiology. Her passion for art began as soon as she could hold a writing instrument. Her award-winning artwork ranges from watercolors and watercolor pencils to metal sculpture and medical illustration.