Watercolor Snacks: Inspiring Lessons for Sketching and Painting Your Favorite Foods

Watercolor Snacks: Inspiring Lessons for Sketching and Painting Your Favorite Foods

by Volta Voloshin-Smith
Watercolor Snacks: Inspiring Lessons for Sketching and Painting Your Favorite Foods

Watercolor Snacks: Inspiring Lessons for Sketching and Painting Your Favorite Foods

by Volta Voloshin-Smith

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Overview

Relax and take a bite out of this tasty guide to creating watercolor paintings of your favorite treats! Watercolor Snacks is for food lovers, beginning artists, and anyone who wants to explore the world of watercolors through easy and accessible prompts and exercises. This colorful guide walks you through basic watercolor techniques and how to apply them to create beautiful, delicious-looking paintings.

Noted artist and instructor Volta Voloshin-Smith details everything needed to create mouthwatering images for every meal of the day, from a syrup-drenched stack of golden waffles and steaming cup of coffee at breakfast to a brightly colored sprinkled donut and a rainbow of popsicles for dessert. This first-ever watercolor food guide also includes:

• Easy watercolor tips, tricks, and techniques

• Recommended supplies (the “ingredients”)

• Color theory basics

• Maximizing mindful benefits of watercolor

• How-to lessons for 30 foods from breakfast to dessert

And much, much more! Whether you’re a beginner interested in learning a fun new skill, or an experienced painter ready to explore a fun new subject, this book will give you everything you need to create adorable paintings.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781681987156
Publisher: Rocky Nook
Publication date: 07/27/2021
Pages: 144
Product dimensions: 8.00(w) x 10.00(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

Introduction

Recommended Supplies: The Ingredients 8

Basic Watercolor Techniques 16

Color Theory Basics 22

Common Watercolor Problems (and How to Fix Them) 30

Chapter 1 Breakfast

Pancakes 38

Croissant 41

Bacon and Eggs 44

Breakfast Parfait 47

Avocado Toast 50

Chapter 2 Lunch

Salad 54

Bánh Ms 57

Grilled Cheese and Tomato Soup 60

Hot Dog 64

Sushi 67

Chapter 3 Snacks

Papaya 72

Watermelon 74

Orange Slice 76

Cherry 78

Mango 80

Avocado 82

Carrot 84

French Fries 86

Popcorn 88

Samosas 90

Chapter 4 Dinner

Pizza 94

Burger 97

Taco 100

Ramen Bowl 102

Spaghetti and Meatballs 105

Chapter 5 Desserts

Macarons 110

Cake 113

Popsicle 116

Donut 118

Cupcake 120

Ice Cream Cone 123

Chapter 6 Drinks

Glass of Wine 126

Beer Pint 128

Boba Tea 130

Cup of Coffee 132

Rainbow Cocktail 135

Acknowledgements 139

About the Author 140

Watercolor Supplies 141

Index 142

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