Painters are instructed in the basic sketching and drawing skills that are the key to good watercolours and there are plenty of suggestions of different equipment and drawing techniques that the watercolour artist can employ. When it comes to planning pictures, this book includes all the compositional tricks of the trade - from the traditional approaches to perspective, to judicious cropping when a painting is finished. For the more advanced painter there are lots of new styles to try, like wax resist, collage, sprayed effects and masking. Throughout the book there are clear demonstrations of the techniques that ensure watercolour successes, plus useful tips and straightforward exercises showing how to capture the most popular subjects in paint.