<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal>Collecting the rich stylistic variety of four bestselling watercolor instructors, this sourcebook provides a comprehensive look at painting a variety of flowers. The book’s early chapters focus on selecting quality materials and grasping basic terms, providing artists the knowledge they need to confidently approach the 12 step-by-step projects that follow. With each author expounding on their area of expertise, beginning and intermediate artists alike will enjoy Jackie Barrass’s lessons on capturing light to add soft highlights, atmosphere, and visual texture to each flower portrait. Additionally, Wendy Tait demonstrates how progressive buildup of detail—from basic, misty wash backgrounds—will gradually lead toward an emergence of delicate cyclamen, daffodil, and rose petals. Additional brush effects are demonstrated by Richard Bolton and include a roundup of his favorite techniques such as dry-on-dry brushwork, splattering, scrumbling, and using a split brush. With each project accompanied by more than two-dozen color photographs, artists of all skill levels will find this resource ever handy, concise, and valuable.