Learn Quickly: Big Book of Watercolor

A compilation of practical guidance on everything you need to know about painting people and landscapes in watercolor, with simple exercises and step-by-step demonstrations to develop your masterpiece.

Hazel Soan is a hugely successful painter and an outstanding teacher and author of art books, which have introduced the wonders of art to a generation of amateur artists. Here she collates her vast knowledge on painting in watercolor in easily digested steps that can be achieved in short bursts of time.

In this extended compilation edition, Soan explains everything you need to know about painting people and landscapes in watercolor in an accessible and informative way. She advises on how to master brushstrokes and balance composition as well as dealing with the theories of color and light. She gives you the tools to create urban streets, woodland forests, and rocky coastlines and guides you through ways to insert people into your preexisting paintings to bring them to life.

Bursting with easy-to-follow exercises and demonstrations, this comprehensive compendium of watercolor painting is an invaluable companion for beginners as well as a useful resource for more experienced painters.

Hazel Soan is a popular and successful artist who divides her time between London and Cape Town, exhibiting her work widely. She has her own gallery in Fulham, London. She is author of several best-selling books and a range of successful DVDs. She was one of the art experts in the popular Channel 4 TV series Watercolour Challenge. The very successful Learn Watercolour Quickly (yeartk), Essence of Watercolour (yeartk), and Watercolour Rainbow (yeartk) are also by Soan.