My Books

Watercolor 101: Techniques for the Absolute Beginner These superbly constructed exercises, step-by-step demonstrations, and critiques will prepare aspiring watercolorists—even absolute beginners—for a lifetime of artistic enjoyment. Conversational in style and thoroughly illustrated, this entertaining volume is the culmination of author Jeanette Robertson’s 12 years of teaching, and it’s designed to be just like her classroom sessions. Readers will feel she’s right there beside them, offering expert advice on selecting budget-friendly supplies; getting them started, brush stroke by brush stroke; helping them build a solid technical foundation; and providing simple solutions to understanding perspective and color values. Individual chapters focus on painting skies, creating still lifes, and working on location. Additionally, Robertson presents a selection of her own paintings, with commentary on why and how she created them. Publish Date: May 1, 2007.

Painting Greeting Cards for Fun & Profit Picture your painting on the front of a greeting card, ready to brighten someone's day. You can make it happen! This book shows you not only how to create beautiful cards, but how to sell them, too. To help you get started, Jeanette Robertson and a dozen other successful greeting card artists share what they've learned.

In 20 step-by-step demonstrations, you'll discover imaginative techniques for painting cards in watercolor, colored pencil and acrylic. You'll also find plenty of friendly business advice—everything from how to price and package your own cards to the fine points of submitting your work to greeting card companies. Maybe you'll sell your cards to friends, just for fun. Maybe you'll sell your original designs to greeting card companies. Or maybe you'll even start your own profitable company to publish your very own line of cards! It all starts on page 1. Publish Date: Aug 1999.

Greeting Cards from A to Z From dimensional appliqué to lively, eye-catching zig-zag designs, these greeting card techniques will delight the creative crafter in search of inspiration. It’s not a collection of projects, but an encyclopedia chock-full of fabulous ideas that card makers can use in whatever way they want, for whatever type of card they need. There’s so much to select from: fast, easy, and elegant die-cut cards; foam cutouts posted on colorful patterned papers; lacy greetings that incorporate doilies; and even sparkling, bejeweled ones. In addition to all the basics on tools, there’s information on choosing cardstock; selecting pretty embellishments; and making personalized envelopes. Publish Date: Aug 1, 2006.