<DIV><P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal>Offering a venerable shopping list for beginning artists that includes brush types and paint selection, this resource assures that getting started with watercolors is a fun experience. Applying a unique instructional voice to basic brush and composition techniques?such as masking, spongeing, stippling, and placing flat washes to enhance vibrance?the guide shows that achieving satisfying results has never been easier. Accompanied by easy-to-accomplish scenes such as poppy fields, hedgerows, leaves, and a forest of bluebells, each informative section builds on these lessons with further comments on organizing a picture, colorization, and using worksheets in preparation for painting. Completing the lesson plan are two beautiful step-by-step demonstrations of an old cottage scene that emphasizes composition and a touching autumn lane that puts color selection and contrast into good practice.</P></DIV>