INTRODUCTION 6•About author's journey of finding watercolour
connects her to nature every day, wellbeing & creative mindfulness;
inspiration from nature
STARTING WITH WATERCOLOURS 12
•Including an overview of materials including paints, brushes and
other supplies
•Main techniques
•Drawing and other preparation before you start painting
•Basic colour and colour theory
PROJECTS 34
•Dry brush on wet effect exercise - red pandas
•Wet brush on wet effect exercise - beetles
•Glazing exercise - ladybirds
•Blooms exercise - hare silhouettes
•Pulling technique exercise - frogs
•Watercolour and ink exercise - koi fish
•Using masking tape exercise - snake
•Using different textures exercise - turtles
•Expressive features exercise - flamingos
•Using space exercise - dolphins
•Different brush strokes exercise - chamelions
•Painting patterns exercise - butterflies
PAINTING HABITATS
•Meadow - bumblebees
•Forest - deer
•Coral - seahorses
ANIMALS AROUND YOU - WHERE TO FIND INSPIRATION 132
•Look around you - pigeons exercise
•Our friends' pets - cats/dogs/parrots/fish/chameleons exercise
•Taking photos - butterflies exercise
•Light study exercise
•Sketchbook exercise
FINAL THOUGHTS/CONNECTING TO NATURE 150
•Resources/reading refs
•Podcasts, music, nature essays and books on nature
Inga Buividavice is a graphic artist and author based in Liverpool but originally from Lithuania. She graduated from Vilnius Academy of Arts with an MA in graphic design, and started hand drawing and painting in 2018. Her work centres on the natural world and its relation to the act of creating, and is inspired by plant and animal life around her.
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