Practical Art: Watercolor Workshop

This is a truly outstanding book to learn watercolor painting from. All of the step-by-step paintings are beautiful and inspiring, and very clearly explained with great step-by-step illustrations. I would recommend it for anyone who wants to learn watercolors at their own pace and have a choice of what he/she will be painting in a lesson. It's a beautiful book. Two of my favorite paintings to learn are an English garden scene with a fence and a scene from a canal in Venice. The colors are all outstanding. The cost of this book is cheaper than a single art lesson, but includes many lessons. I think both the beginner to the more advanced student can learn plenty from this book, and it does not intimidate you as some other instruction art books do. It makes it fun.A new DK book by the same author, Watercolor Workshop II is coming out April 30th, 2007. I plan to buy it as soon as it comes out based on how good Watercolor Workshop has been. Its a great book, inexpensive, and very inspiring without overwhelming the student.

Good instructional book for beginners. Takes you through projects step by step.

I have been reading a lot of basic watercolors books and this book is by far the best one I have read. It has many, many step by step illustrations for each lesson. It is NOT a book of the author's artwork which will leave a beginner frustrated and lost. I am working on lesson one easily and I am enjoying learning. Better than taking a class with a lot of other students. This is a definate HOW-TO book for beginners as well as advanced. Just perfect...

This book contains wonderful examples of color, style and technique. I checked it out from the library and kept renewing it so I knew it was a book I needed in my art library. I have used it every weekend trying new methods. I highly recommend it.

good guide for above beginner

Used book with shelf life but in Good Shape. Got book yesterday. This was a quick delivery. Looked over book fast and saw no marks in it. It has many watercolor demonstrations with several step by step instructions. I especially like the city scape with the simple approach to the design and the rabbit portrait.

Not only did this book cover basic information for beginning artists, it gives step by step instructions for different projects. It also gives information to extend the more experienced watercolorist.

I bought this with the anticipation of learning more about aquarelle colours, I though I would get better but actually I have learned that I am exceedingly bad. With that said, it did not stopped me from buying the second edition.