Ink & Wash in the Garden: Watercolor & Ink Birds, Insects, Wildlife & More - Paperback

Create the Cutest Garden Dwellers in Ink & Watercolor

Celebrate the beautiful world of backyard birds, butterflies, bumblebees and more with captivating ink and wash designs by artist and educator Camilla Damsbo Brix. With her detailed step-by-step tutorials and progress photos, Camilla makes capturing the beauty of your garden as easy as can be.

In these 25 compositions, you'll master Camilla's loose, impressionist style of expressive lines and brilliant washes--the perfect way to impressively portray the essence of your subject without hours of work. Detail the fine lines of a majestic, red-washed cardinal on his nest. Sketch a striking dragonfly with bold markings and wind-ready wings, then fill it in with drips of bright phthalo blue and burnt umber. Capture a hungry hummingbird with playful water droplets and vibrant colors. Or put it all together with Camilla's garden staples (everything from a rustic picket fence to a blooming butterfly bush) to create a bountiful backyard scene!

No matter your skill level, you will love expanding your artistic repertoire of techniques and creating these vibrant ink and wash masterpieces. Enter an elegant garden world brought effortlessly to life with the magic of simple linework and watercolor.