DIY Watercolor Christmas

Make this Christmas a watercolor wonderland with this creative guide to painting through the festive season.Learn the materials and equipment you need for watercolor painting and how to create both traditional and contemporary color palettes for Christmas, and then learn a range of watercolor techniques including washes, blending and gradation, plus experimental ideas to try such as using salt, bleach and masking fluid in your work.Twelve creative projects follow, with step-by-step tutorials so that even beginners to watercolor can jump right in. Learn how to paint your own Christmas cards, gift tags and gift boxes, create seasonal table settings, hand painted Christmas crackers and garlands. Using innovative but accessible watercolor primers, you can now prepare a wide variety of surfaces for watercolor. This inspirational book will also show you how to use these new products to paint baubles, 3D cardboard letters and more.Artist Ingrid Sanchez, aka @creativeingrid, shares her beautiful artwork and expert guidance in this unique book that will turn Christmas into the most artistic time of the year!