Unlock Your Inner Artist: A Comprehensive Guide to Painting Beautiful Watercolor Flowers, Leaves, and Stems

Kindle Customer: I think this book is excellent for beginners and for intermediate artists wishing to loosen up their painting style. It is not a step by step drawing and painting guide but it encourages the beginner to practise with colour mixing and brush control, making shapes (or tonal forms) to teach an art student to observe and therefore become a more confident artist in completing their own interpretation of flowers. It is written in an easy to follow fashion with illustrations.

United States on Dec 08, 2023

Dottie S.: I am ready to begin these books next week after the holiday. I have set time aside and will do another review after. But I have read through and am excited to get into this. I am a self taught Artist that am actually coming from Acrylics… I’m exploring other mediums and it’s so exciting!!!!

United States on Nov 22, 2023

Lorrie Johns: Well done

United States on Sep 10, 2023

NatNat: Ive only had this book for 2 days and its already falling apart. Its sad because I love what I've gotten to read so far - the information is helpful for anyone starting out. I just wish the binding of it was a bit better.

United States on Jul 04, 2023

Carol L. Gibson: I was very please with the photos and instructions in this Guide

Canada on Apr 24, 2023

bertoiamom: I like that it got me painting right away! Must paint!

Canada on Oct 03, 2022

Goody: I teach beginner watercolours and this book verifies what I teach and has a few different ideas

Canada on Jul 02, 2022

Marta: Precioso y ameno libro. Muy colorido. Llegó muy rápido. La única pega q no haya versión en español.

Spain on May 23, 2022

Miriam SheherazadeMiriam Sheherazade: There are projects labeled as loose and projects labeled as realistic. The cover page project is not included and i personally found that all projects were very loose, even the socalled realistic ones. You can judge yourself by the pictures. Instructions are a bit vague in my view, in line with the style of the projects. Maybe ok for people interested in simple esthetics.
The basics are not very detailed. The color theory part is very similar to the one in billy showell botanical painting book but less detailed and with less examples.

Italy on Aug 23, 2021

Lesli Meekins: I hesitated for a while about ordering this book. A lot of negative reviews (like, super negative) were centered around a few complaints: First, that the flower on the cover is not taught in the book; second, the instructions are not step by step; third, there aren't "loose" water color designs; and finally, that she doesn't tell you how to sketch the flowers.

I am very glad that I ended up purchasing this book. I have several other watercolor flowers texts, but this is the one I continue to come back to. I appreciate that Jenna Rainey is centering her instruction on shapes and principles, with the support of a few step by step instructions to guide the process. I am a novice artist, and I want to become a better artist-- I don't want to produce exact copies of someone else's work. Rainey's instructions include helpful tips for watercolor fundamentals, the composition of pieces you are painting, and brush strokes. There is still plenty of room to play and experiment, so that I feel like I am painting my own pieces while learning vital skills that are building up my confidence as a painter. I appreciate how the lessons/projects are organized by flower shape. As a gardener,...

United States on Aug 19, 2019