The Joy of Watercolor: 40 Happy Lessons for Painting the World Around You
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- Create Date：2021-05-30 08:54:04
- Update Date：2025-09-06
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- Author：Emma Block
- ISBN：0762463295
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Summary
Enjoy the meditative art of watercolor with simple supplies， forty colorful illustrated lessons， and easy step-by-step instructions！
For a soothing boost of creativity and whimsy， try your hand at watercolor。 With a few simple steps， anyone can discover their artistic side and achieve moments of peace and tranquility。 Forty straightforward lessons promise fun and colorful results -- no pressure and no skill required。 This simple painting medium produces colorful， modern paintings to adorn invitations， gifts， and walls。
The forty lessons cover useful topics like:
Painting on vacation
Painting your pets
Layering colors
Mixing colors
Painting flowers and plants
The supplies are simple: a basic palette of watercolors， a selection of brushes， and nice thick paper will do the job。 Your bright， whimsical art is guaranteed to bring color to any gray day。 It's never too late to pick up a new hobby -- start painting your own beautiful cards and artwork today！
For a soothing boost of creativity and whimsy， try your hand at watercolor。 With a few simple steps， anyone can discover their artistic side and achieve moments of peace and tranquility。 Forty straightforward lessons promise fun and colorful results -- no pressure and no skill required。 This simple painting medium produces colorful， modern paintings to adorn invitations， gifts， and walls。
The forty lessons cover useful topics like:
Painting on vacation
Painting your pets
Layering colors
Mixing colors
Painting flowers and plants
The supplies are simple: a basic palette of watercolors， a selection of brushes， and nice thick paper will do the job。 Your bright， whimsical art is guaranteed to bring color to any gray day。 It's never too late to pick up a new hobby -- start painting your own beautiful cards and artwork today！
Reviews
Simay Yildiz
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I'm not doing every exercise in this book， but I did read it from beginning to end， definitely marked certain parts and already started trying out some neat tips and tricks in my work as a beginner。 Refreshing to see modern and uplifting designs in a tutorial book， and I'll definitely keep it at my desk to refer back to as I keep working on my watercolors。 I'm not doing every exercise in this book， but I did read it from beginning to end， definitely marked certain parts and already started trying out some neat tips and tricks in my work as a beginner。 Refreshing to see modern and uplifting designs in a tutorial book， and I'll definitely keep it at my desk to refer back to as I keep working on my watercolors。 。。。more
Anastasia Tuckness
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I painted some flowers and a set of fruit from this book; the fruit turned out great with lots of different colors and wash qualities。 I also learned some things about combining colors and how to use varying amounts of water。 I would recommend this book to beginning watercolor painters！
Sara
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I know I marked this as “read，” but when you are working through an art instruction book， it’s not the same as other books。 I have not read every page yet， but I’m definitely enjoying this accessible， charming book of projects。 The appealing style and laid-back approach encourages me to keep coming back to try something more。 Delightful。
Sia Karamalegos
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This is a fun book to start watercolor with step-by-step exercises。 I felt it was lacking in some critical intro information like how much water should be on your brush， so I ended up reaching out for other resources and then stuck with them。 The artwork exercises are more illustration-style which is cool just not really my preference。
Ugnė
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Dar vienos piešimo akvarele pratybos （pirmosios buvo DIY Watercolor Jungle: Easy Watercolor Painting Techniques for Tropical Foliage and Flowers）， kuriose lankę dailioškę ar šiaip iš kažkur mokantys elgtis su akvarele neras nieko sau ypatinga， tačiau tokiems patiems mėgėjams kaip aš gali būti ir naudinga， ir smagu。 Dar vienos piešimo akvarele pratybos （pirmosios buvo DIY Watercolor Jungle: Easy Watercolor Painting Techniques for Tropical Foliage and Flowers）， kuriose lankę dailioškę ar šiaip iš kažkur mokantys elgtis su akvarele neras nieko sau ypatinga， tačiau tokiems patiems mėgėjams kaip aš gali būti ir naudinga， ir smagu。 。。。more
Allison
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So good！！！！
kate ♥
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LOVE LOVE LOVE this book！！ and Emma Block！
Migdalia
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Very nice！I bought this book because I wanted to up my watercolor game， but while there are some beginner exercises， it has exercises for every level。 It's divided into themes instead of levels of difficulty， which isn't great if you want to do all the beginner exercises first， but that was the only thing I didn't like about the book。 It teaches you the basics of color theory， then it goes through the different themes， such as: flowers， objects， food， people， and places。I love that it gives you Very nice！I bought this book because I wanted to up my watercolor game， but while there are some beginner exercises， it has exercises for every level。 It's divided into themes instead of levels of difficulty， which isn't great if you want to do all the beginner exercises first， but that was the only thing I didn't like about the book。 It teaches you the basics of color theory， then it goes through the different themes， such as: flowers， objects， food， people， and places。I love that it gives you step-by-step instructions for each painting。 I already recommended it to somebody else who asked me how I learned to paint with watercolors， because it's a really good book for beginners。 I highly recommend this book to anyone wanting to learn more about watercolors！ 。。。more
EJ
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The Kindle version is horribly formatted。 So disappointed。 I'll wait until the paperback version comes out。 The Kindle version is horribly formatted。 So disappointed。 I'll wait until the paperback version comes out。 。。。more
Reading
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My review is based solely on the Kindle version。 It's one of those can't zoom in to read the text books。 This format should be clear！y labelled， but it isn't。 My review is based solely on the Kindle version。 It's one of those can't zoom in to read the text books。 This format should be clear！y labelled， but it isn't。 。。。more
Jenna
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Makes watercoloring easy peasy to this newbie！
Connie D Alf
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Not what I expected。 I was thinking more realistic painting ，not cartoons。 This book is definitely geared to the more simplistic painter。 I would not recommend this book if you are looking to advance in your painting。
Lam
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I read this book and did watercolor for the very first time in my life。 I’m not that kind of person who can sketch but this book instructs me with every step of the process。 The results are not perfect， obviously， but I am so happy and started to practice more。 Learning a new skill is cool especially when you have a lot of time thanks to covid-19 😅
Lisa Hellenberg beers
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This book is a delight。 Happy lessons and so fun to be inspired to pick up a brush and splash around again。 I imagine this will sit out on my drawing table for a long while as I refer to it time and again。
Patricia
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Loved this book so much。 Not only it is beautifully illustrated （of course）， but it is really interesting and has a lot of exercises to help you with your watercolors。 <3To see the tutorials I've tried : https://www。instagram。com/p/B942Y5znGxT/ Loved this book so much。 Not only it is beautifully illustrated （of course）， but it is really interesting and has a lot of exercises to help you with your watercolors。 <3To see the tutorials I've tried : https://www。instagram。com/p/B942Y5znGxT/ 。。。more
Hannah Bullimore
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I love this book so much！ I haven’t painted properly in a few years and this joyous book was the perfect reintroduction。 The images are beautiful so that it’s entertaining just to read for the art！ The instructions are really well written and it leaves plenty of room to make your paintings your own。 I was really impressed with the range of images and the quality of this book。 100% recommend！！
Lorna Gayle
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Really Lovely and Informative BookIt is simple to follow and really makes you feel successful。 I am a rank beginner but my first flowers were pretty good。
Emma
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Charming little book！ Cute and quirky art and easy to follow lessons with very clear step by step instructions。 The book is aimed at beginners， and would certainly be suitable for them。 But I have been doing art for a while and I still got a lot from this book， because I wanted to learn about modern illustration styles。 And I think she does this very well。
Vena Paylo
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Inspiring and fun！
Anna Richland
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A "How To" book I am actually doing！ I just did the first two flower exercises， and I'm super happy。 I've flipped through the whole book and I decided that while I take a fairly serious watercolor class at an art school， I'm also going to do the small， light and fun projects in this book to keep me going and give me more color guidance while I"m at home。 Super happy I bought this at Barnes and Noble last week。 A "How To" book I am actually doing！ I just did the first two flower exercises， and I'm super happy。 I've flipped through the whole book and I decided that while I take a fairly serious watercolor class at an art school， I'm also going to do the small， light and fun projects in this book to keep me going and give me more color guidance while I"m at home。 Super happy I bought this at Barnes and Noble last week。 。。。more
Lauren Tomlinson
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A great guide for beginners。 I'd say more advanced than a general intro。 You would probably wave to pick this up after having a basic knowledge。 A great guide for beginners。 I'd say more advanced than a general intro。 You would probably wave to pick this up after having a basic knowledge。 。。。more
Dana Al-Basha دانة الباشا
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I've been following Emma's page for a while and I'm so glad I bought her book。 It's so beautiful and very easy to get into， it's beautiful and peaceful just like her。 I can't wait for her gouache book。 I've worked my way through the whole book。 It's always in my work tote！ I've been following Emma's page for a while and I'm so glad I bought her book。 It's so beautiful and very easy to get into， it's beautiful and peaceful just like her。 I can't wait for her gouache book。 I've worked my way through the whole book。 It's always in my work tote！ 。。。more
Kaye Dewar
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Great bookThis book is so facilitating。 For those who can be easily intimidated this book is so ingeniously simple I love it！
Kim
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My favorite watercolor guide！I'm a beginner water color artist and I've done most of it self taught via videos and books art the library。 Nothing has made me feel as confident in my next to nothing experience as this book here。 I'm having such a wonderful time with the different chapter lessons， my understanding of how this medium works is improving each time I pick a brush or pencil up， and I consider this book to be a big part of this process。 My favorite watercolor guide！I'm a beginner water color artist and I've done most of it self taught via videos and books art the library。 Nothing has made me feel as confident in my next to nothing experience as this book here。 I'm having such a wonderful time with the different chapter lessons， my understanding of how this medium works is improving each time I pick a brush or pencil up， and I consider this book to be a big part of this process。 。。。more
Crystal
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Every bit as joyful as the cover suggests， this book is a delight！ I love Emma's colors and style， and her teaching is equally cheerful。 She has you splash right in， adroitly building skills like color mixing， layering， and perspective into step-by-step paintings。This hands-on approach， paired with illustrations I'm excited to paint， has me smiling and pulling out my palette。 And for me， this is the point: to step away from my everyday overthinking and enjoy some creative fun and loveliness。I'm Every bit as joyful as the cover suggests， this book is a delight！ I love Emma's colors and style， and her teaching is equally cheerful。 She has you splash right in， adroitly building skills like color mixing， layering， and perspective into step-by-step paintings。This hands-on approach， paired with illustrations I'm excited to paint， has me smiling and pulling out my palette。 And for me， this is the point: to step away from my everyday overthinking and enjoy some creative fun and loveliness。I'm crossing my fingers for a follow-up — perhaps gouache， Emma？PS While the 20 colors used throughout are named （those missing on page 26 are cerulean blue， Chinese white， and lemon yellow）， you'd manage nicely with a smaller palette; Windsor & Newton Cotman pocket and compact sets pop up frequently in the artist's Instagram feed。 。。。more
Cindy Richard
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