Emily Olson

Paint the National Parks (eBook, ePUB)

A Watercolor Journey - Includes video tutorials

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Take a journey across the United States as you paint stunning scenes and subjects from some of America's most iconic places in glorious watercolor. Paint the National Parks: A Watercolor Journey showcases 20 of the most popular national parks from throughout the United States. Each project shows step by step how to paint an iconic scene that captures the essence of one of the parks: from the misty forests of Great Smoky Mountains National Park to the majestic cacti of Saguaro National Park to the awe-inspiring trees of Redwood National Park. The scenes feature a variety of landscapes and geological features, including breathtaking canyons, luscious woods, captivating waterfalls, stunning mountains, and more. This inspiring and informative guide includes:

• An overview of essential watercolor techniques for beginning and intermediate watercolor artists
• Step-by-step paintings of 20 of the most stunning and popular national parks
• Tutorials of quintessential park subjects, such as birds, other animals, trees, and flowers
• Guidance on sketching and painting on location
• Links to videos that provide further insight into the techniques and tutorials
• Downloadable sketches of all the paintings that can be traced or printed on watercolor paper

Join artist and popular watercolor instructor Emily Olson on a painting adventure through America the Beautiful. Whether you're an intrepid trekker or an armchair traveler, you will be able to create artwork worthy of the national parks.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Quarry Books
• Seitenzahl: 160
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. Juli 2025
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780760393970
• Artikelnr.: 74774070

Autorenporträt

Emily Olson is an artist living in Boulder, Colorado. She has taught thousands of people to paint with her "no pressure, just paint" method through her Watercolor Mastery online school. She is the author of Paint the National Parks.

Instagram: @e_olson_art YouTube: @EmilyOlsonArt Website: watercolormastery.com

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgments 
Introduction
Part 1 Getting Started
Materials
Sketching
Working from Photos
Plein Air Painting
Basic Techniques
Basic Color Theory
Using White
Water Control
Part 2 The Parks
Olympic National Park
• Spotlight on Nature: Mossy Tree
Redwoods National Park
Yosemite National Park 
• Spotlight on Nature: Steller’s Blue Jay
Glacier National Park 
• Spotlight on Nature: Bighorn Sheep
Grand Teton National Park
• Spotlight on Nature: Grizzly Cub
Yellowstone National Park
• Spotlight on Nature: Red Fox
Bryce Canyon National Park
Zion National Park
Arches National Park
Grand Canyon National Park
• Spotlight on Nature: Juniper Tree
Saguaro National Park
Mesa Verde National Park
Rocky Mountain National Park
Big Bend National Park
• Spotlight on Nature: Prickly Pear Cactus
Badlands National Park
Acadia National Park
Shenandoah National Park
• Spotlight on Nature: Black Swallowtail
New River Gorge National Park
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
• Spotlight on Nature: Rhododendron
Everglades National Park 
• Spotlight on Nature: Alligator
About the Author
Index