BetterDayBooksWinter2024

FunkyFlorals A Bend-the-Rules Approach to Making Bright, Bold & Beautiful Flower Art with Watercolor, Acrylics, Markers & More - 12 Mixed-Media Projects By MEGAN WELLS A bend-the-rules approach to making bright, bold, and beautiful floral art! Join acclaimed artist, established author, and popular art instructor MeganWells as she teaches readers how to unlock their creative confidence and make expressive floral art using watercolor, alcohol markers, acrylic paint, and more. The book begins with an introduction to color theory and hand lettering as well as simple drawing lessons for flowers and leaves. Then, the 12 projects start simply and grow in complexity as the book progresses. Readers will learn the rules—and how to bend them!—to create unique, layered, funky pages full of gorgeous floral art. They’ll learn how to freestyle doodle with markers, utilize negative space, create monochromatic compositions, design creative backgrounds, use stencils and textures, collage different elements, and so much more. This book also takes the time to delve into the creative mindset, helping readers to nourish their imagination, let go of perfection, and use floral shapes to cultivate an artistic style that is uniquely THEM. So, whether readers are aspiring or seasoned creatives, they can pick up this book to learn how to make a flourishing garden of creativity! ț 12 inspiringmixed-media projects teach readers how to use watercolors, alcohol markers, acrylic paint, andmore. ț Drawing lessons teach how to create flowers such as daisies, poppies, dahlias, and peonies. ț Perfect for beginners, this book provides a solid overviewof tools, materials, and basic techniques in mixedmedia. ț A stunning, deluxe hardcover book filled to the brimwith over 300 inspiring full- color photographs. AVAILABLE: November 2024 PRICE: $26.99, £24.99, 37.99 CAD FORMAT: Hardcover SIZE: 8.5" × 11" (216 x 279mm) PAGE COUNT: 176 ISBN: 978-0-7643-6860-8 UK PUB DATE: January 2025