Watercolor painting is one of the most exhilarating and most frustrating experiences one can have.<br /><br />The watercolor medium is notorious for its unpredictability and unforgiving quality. But the same unpredictability can be harnessed to create some of the most spontaneous and fresh artworks.<br /><br /><b>In this book, you will learn </b><ul> <li>Painting with watercolor using both transparent and opaque forms of watercolor.</li> <li>Understanding shapes and values while painting.</li> <li>Warm and cool colors.</li> <li>Complementary colors and how to use them to add some &lsquo;pop&rsquo; to your paintings.</li> <li>Creating interesting and harmonious compositions using <ul> <li>Unity</li> <li>Contrast</li> <li>Balance</li> <li>Dominance</li> <li>Repetition</li> <li>Variety</li> </ul> </li> <li>Basics of one-point and two-point perspective.</li> <li>Coloring techniques <ul> <li>Applying washes.</li> <li>Layering and adding depth, atmospheric perspective.</li> <li>Foreground, background and out-of-focus elements.</li> <li>Hard and soft edges.</li> <li>Negative spaces and highlights.</li> <li>&lsquo;Exotic techniques&rsquo; for adding some zing to your paintings.</li> </ul> </li></ul><b>Of course, the real learning happens by doing. So, you will apply all the techniques you learned so far in 10 step-by-step exercises. </b><ul> <li>A serene sunset</li> <li>The twin trees</li> <li>A still life painting</li> <li>An old wall covered with creeper plants (vines)</li> <li>Grass and the fence</li> <li>A waterfront house</li> <li>A rustic house</li> <li>Cabin in the snow</li> <li>Autumn tree near a lake</li> <li>The waterfall</li></ul>At the end of the book, you will get links to video demonstrations for many of the paintings included in the book.<br /><br />It&rsquo;s time to lose the fear of the watercolor and start enjoying it. Happy painting ??