Your Year in Art: Watercolor features fun weekly art challenges, step-by-step painting lessons, and inspirational tips and techniques that will help beginning to intermediate artists overcome their artistic fears and get comfortable with paints, canvas, and creativity!

Table of Contents Introduction   Chapter 1: Basics Week 1: Color Explorations Week 2: Make Your Mark Week 3: Shape Up Week 4: Watercolor Washes Week 5: Experiments in Blending Week 6: Building Layers Week 7: Building Saturation Week 8: Paper Texture Practice Week 9: Experiment with Resists Week 10: Embrace the White Space Week 11: Magic Monochrome Week 12: Playing with Negative Space Week 13: Pattern Play Week 14: Black & White Week 15: Luminous Lettering   Chapter 2: Jump-Starting Creativity Week 16: Breaking Free of Creative Ruts Week 17: Finding Inspiration in Unexpected Places Week 18: A Bug’s View Week 19: A Bird’s View Week 20: Intuitive Painting Week 21: One Thing Twenty Ways Week 22: Empowering Words Week 23: Detailed to Abstract Week 24: Abstract Storytelling Week 25: Doodle It Out   Chapter 3: Getting Outside Week 26: Go Green Week 27: Nature Illustration Week 28: Fun with Florals Week 29: Build a Wreath Week 30: Build a Cactus Garden Week 31: Dreamy Greenhouse Week 32: Cute Critters Week 33: Illuminating Insects Week 34: Painting a Landscape Week 35: Expressive Architecture Week 36: The Sky’s the Limit   Chapter 4: Making It Personal Week 37: Beautiful Faces Week 38: Tackle Your To-Do List Week 39: The Room You’re In Week 40: Your Least Favorite Color Week 41: Happy Thoughts Week 42: Illustrated Food Journal Week 43: Paint Your Passion Week 44: A Favorite Memory Week 45: Your Favorite Book Week 46: Make it Your Own Week 47: Design a Greeting Card   Chapter 5: Keeping It Going Week 48: Perfecting Perspective Week 49: Capturing Movement Week 50: Wade Into Water Week 51: Four Colorways Week 52: Paint a Still Life   Meet the Author