Everyday Watercolor: Learn to Paint Watercolor in 30 Days
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- Author：Jenna Rainey
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Summary
A contemporary paint-every-day watercolor guide that explores foundational strokes and patterns and then builds new skills upon the foundations over the course of 30 days to create finished pieces。
This beautifully illustrated and inspiring guided watercolor-a-day book is perfect for beginning watercolor artists， artists who want to improve their watercolor skills， and visual creatives。 From strokes to shapes， this book covers the basics and helps painters gain confidence in themselves along with inspiration to develop their own style over the course of 30 days。 Featuring colorful contemporary art from Mon Voir design agency founder and Instagram trendsetter Jenna Rainey， this book's fresh perspective paints watercolor in a whole new light。
This beautifully illustrated and inspiring guided watercolor-a-day book is perfect for beginning watercolor artists， artists who want to improve their watercolor skills， and visual creatives。 From strokes to shapes， this book covers the basics and helps painters gain confidence in themselves along with inspiration to develop their own style over the course of 30 days。 Featuring colorful contemporary art from Mon Voir design agency founder and Instagram trendsetter Jenna Rainey， this book's fresh perspective paints watercolor in a whole new light。
Reviews
Andrea
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Enjoyed working my way through this book and trying out the techniques。
L Hill
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Jeanna gave great instructor and encouragement。 I am happy I found her book。
Linda Sweitzer
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I’m looking forward to starting the painting lessons now that I have read the book。 However， I found that the illustrations associated with the instructions could have been better marked， making them less confusing。 After completing some paintings， I’ll reassess and change my rating， if necessary。
Libbie George
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Fabulous。 If you buy ONE book on watercolor， let this be it。 Clear， beautiful， step by step instructions。 A must buy。
Erin
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Working my way through the daily prompts， though slower than she suggests， and definitely feel like I'm learning things！ Working my way through the daily prompts， though slower than she suggests， and definitely feel like I'm learning things！ 。。。more
Peggy
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Good book for a beginner。 I used this to get introduced to watercolor painting during the pandemic。 Some projects were quite helpful and fun， some not so。 I was able to borrow it from the library， and was happy to use it as a basic intro。 Not sure I would purchase it on my own。 Many of the projects I just wouldn't want to do twice。 I did buy the author's book on watercolor flowers。 But that would be a different review。 The only complaint I have about this book， and most watercolor learn to books Good book for a beginner。 I used this to get introduced to watercolor painting during the pandemic。 Some projects were quite helpful and fun， some not so。 I was able to borrow it from the library， and was happy to use it as a basic intro。 Not sure I would purchase it on my own。 Many of the projects I just wouldn't want to do twice。 I did buy the author's book on watercolor flowers。 But that would be a different review。 The only complaint I have about this book， and most watercolor learn to books in general， is that artists don't want to give up their favorite， artist grade， watercolors when writing a book。 As most beginners， like me， start with more affordable， student grade paints， it can be a stretch to try to mimic colors used。 I know mixing colors is part of the process， just sayin'。 。。。more
Janni Kotte
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Na hoffen wir mal， dass ich irgendwann mal ordentlich Aquarell malen kann 🙆🏻♀️
Icaro Moro
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The book is really cool。 But I couldn't finish it。 The progress it expects you to do from the class 9 to 10 is way bigger than I expected。 It was like an abyss to jump， and I couldn't trust my skills that much。It has helped me to get introduced to watercolors and to gain some moves。 But from day 8 ahead， I began to struggle to keep with it。 The techniques were getting harder and the instructions were getting confuse。 With fewer and fewer details in words， the book was showing more and more compl The book is really cool。 But I couldn't finish it。 The progress it expects you to do from the class 9 to 10 is way bigger than I expected。 It was like an abyss to jump， and I couldn't trust my skills that much。It has helped me to get introduced to watercolors and to gain some moves。 But from day 8 ahead， I began to struggle to keep with it。 The techniques were getting harder and the instructions were getting confuse。 With fewer and fewer details in words， the book was showing more and more complexity on the paintings it expected me to perform。Probably， for someone that has some notion of painting， the book can be a great experience。 But for me， it was a bit frustrating。I'm grateful for the book because it helped me to part from zero to something。 But now I rather to keep going for myself and discover my style along the way。 。。。more
Juliet Ke
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Overall pretty good， especially at the beginning。 As it went， I didn’t finish all the projects。 There didn’t seem to be as much instruction helping me grow 。。。 it was very good at the beginning， but as I progressed， I noticed where there were important “next level” details added， that I wasn’t instructed on （either told to do or told how to do）。 And this is supposed to be a beginner level instruction， so I kinda expected that help。 Also， as you progressed you’d find that some of the drawing inst Overall pretty good， especially at the beginning。 As it went， I didn’t finish all the projects。 There didn’t seem to be as much instruction helping me grow 。。。 it was very good at the beginning， but as I progressed， I noticed where there were important “next level” details added， that I wasn’t instructed on （either told to do or told how to do）。 And this is supposed to be a beginner level instruction， so I kinda expected that help。 Also， as you progressed you’d find that some of the drawing instructions （and examples） didn’t match the drawing used on the next page。 The sketch is critical to the painting so i found this disappointing when i had to redo something though it looked just like the one that I had been instructed to make。 Finally， some of the projects just seemed silly （an oddly green desert scene） and I wasn’t inspired to try them。 So I did the first maybe 22 projects， read the rest for any additional “lessons” and went on to other trainings。 Still， the beginning was excellent and some of the projects were very good， so I will round it up to a 4， even though I wasn’t actually inspired to finish it。 。。。more
Jeffrey
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Very helpful。 Reads easily and had some good advice。 Well demonstrated techniques。 Worth the price of the book
Shona
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Lovely， but the instructions were often quite confusing。 Still worth checking out for techniques。
Yan Li
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I thoroughly enjoyed the book。 If you're a watercolor beginner， this book has good techniques and projects to practice on。 I thoroughly enjoyed the book。 If you're a watercolor beginner， this book has good techniques and projects to practice on。 。。。more
Julie Espudo
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Learn to paintThis book is excellent got a beginner。 It really helps you with all the things you need to know to ain’t a really beautiful piece of art。
Rupali Kumbhani
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It's great book for beginners。 It's great book for beginners。 。。。more
Romelina
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Algunos ejercicios fueron confusos y me tomaron mucho más tiempo del marcado pero cada quien a su tiempo。 Me pareció un buen libro para personas que necesitan empezar desde lo básico。 🖌️🎨
Leorah
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Excellently written how-to instruction book on entering the world of water color painting。。。not sure that I'll ever be an "artist" but I love attempting to complete the lessons。 Excellently written how-to instruction book on entering the world of water color painting。。。not sure that I'll ever be an "artist" but I love attempting to complete the lessons。 。。。more
Georgia
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full of super helpful tips and techniques， really has helped me to improve my watercolour techniques
Justin L
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A really good book to get you started and also take you back to basics if you enjoyed painting but haven't in a while。 A really good book to get you started and also take you back to basics if you enjoyed painting but haven't in a while。 。。。more
Angela
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I got further in this one than I often do with how to art books。 But maybe it's just as well I ran out of time with the book and had to return it to the library。 I had the ebook and so it wasn't as convenient to use as a print version。 and by the time I had to let it go back I was merely flipping through the pages rather than following along and doing the exercises。 I got further in this one than I often do with how to art books。 But maybe it's just as well I ran out of time with the book and had to return it to the library。 I had the ebook and so it wasn't as convenient to use as a print version。 and by the time I had to let it go back I was merely flipping through the pages rather than following along and doing the exercises。 。。。more
Krista
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Before getting this book， invest in actual watercolor。 The ones in the tubes not the tray ones that most schools use。 It actually works very differently from how the instructions are in this book in reference to water retention and spreading/flow。 You might want to look into brush terms as well。 She doesn't really explain the difference in brushes but she does use specific terms that can be unfamiliar to you if you aren't in a watercolor community or new to painting overall。Aside from doing a bi Before getting this book， invest in actual watercolor。 The ones in the tubes not the tray ones that most schools use。 It actually works very differently from how the instructions are in this book in reference to water retention and spreading/flow。 You might want to look into brush terms as well。 She doesn't really explain the difference in brushes but she does use specific terms that can be unfamiliar to you if you aren't in a watercolor community or new to painting overall。Aside from doing a bit of shopping and vocabulary beforehand， this book is useful in increasing your watercolor skills in a step by step process。 It starts off slow but then the 2nd phase hits you hard if you didn't take the first phase seriously。 。。。more
Jamie
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Lots on info on what you need for each lesson and how long it'll take， yadda yadda。 Going through the lessons I'd noticed that Rainey's explanations of what she was doing in the examples were difficult to follow， but I thought I was just rusty （I'm not a watercolor newbie but it'd been a few years and I picked up to book to get a refresher）。 But I've been on Lesson 5 for 3 days and still can't replicate her examples。 It's an S-curve。 One stroke of a round brush。 Flat against the paper and lifted Lots on info on what you need for each lesson and how long it'll take， yadda yadda。 Going through the lessons I'd noticed that Rainey's explanations of what she was doing in the examples were difficult to follow， but I thought I was just rusty （I'm not a watercolor newbie but it'd been a few years and I picked up to book to get a refresher）。 But I've been on Lesson 5 for 3 days and still can't replicate her examples。 It's an S-curve。 One stroke of a round brush。 Flat against the paper and lifted at the end for a point。 Yet all her examples are straight on one side and curved on the other。 ？？？？？ 。。。more
Walter T。 Mara
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Very useful book。It was a struggle at times， but I learned a lot from this book that I could not have learned in my own！
Lisa Hellenberg beers
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This is an inspirational guide to get back to it or begin brand new。 Open up your paint tin， get out your brushes and water cup， and start fresh。 I don’t paint everyday but I paint much more after I found this book than I did before。
Maia R
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I learned a bit of technique from the exercises at a beginner level。 It was not inspiring though。
Sara Bakhshi
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I think I got better at painting with watercolor after this book。From colors and way of using brushes。
Cindy
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It was fun following this instruction in this book。 I progressed from absolute beginner to delusional beginner and I have all the watercolor paintings to prove it。 I think my vision way outpaces my talent， just saying。
Kim W
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I had so much fun doing all the tutorials and then sharing on social media - it creates a sense of community and it's neat to see others interpretation of the same tutorial。 I also learned so much as a beginner。 I highly recommend this book for newbies like me。 I had so much fun doing all the tutorials and then sharing on social media - it creates a sense of community and it's neat to see others interpretation of the same tutorial。 I also learned so much as a beginner。 I highly recommend this book for newbies like me。 。。。more
Ashley
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I wanted so badly to love this book but it’s not a great introduction to a total beginner。 There was a lot I found lacking in explanation。 Nothing came out good and there were a few that I spend days on， trying and retrying until I just gave up and said fuck it！ Banana leaves aren’t for me to paint。
Ramesh Manickavel
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One of the best book to learn watercolor painting。 Watercolor medium is quite difficult to manage but through 30 lessons， Jenna made it quite simple。 Most of the lessons can be practiced in less than an hour （more the better though and it's fun too） so it helps in keeping up the pace。 The lessons are broken into simple steps with detailed guidelines which made beginner like me to practice easily。 The instructions on the color tubes were very helpful to buy the right material and practice。For som One of the best book to learn watercolor painting。 Watercolor medium is quite difficult to manage but through 30 lessons， Jenna made it quite simple。 Most of the lessons can be practiced in less than an hour （more the better though and it's fun too） so it helps in keeping up the pace。 The lessons are broken into simple steps with detailed guidelines which made beginner like me to practice easily。 The instructions on the color tubes were very helpful to buy the right material and practice。For someone who wants to learn from the basics or get better with the watercolor， this book is highly recommended。 。。。more
Nikki
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