This is easier than I thought. It is interesting how the writers of these books always urge you to buy the best; buy something reasonable and have a go, see if you like doing it and then consider investigating more is my own advice to budding artists reading this review. I was impressed by the section on colors, and it was interesting and very informative to learn what colors the author uses and why (why being the most telling part). Mixing them using the wet-into-wet technique is another topic covered, complete with lots of samples and comments. This ought to get the reader working, and I do love the way these books have these staged examples to work through.

This is the perfect way of finding out how the technique works, and is rather like being at a class, only a lot cheaper and you don't have to wait your turn with the teacher. These are all landscapes of one form or another, some with figures (simple, sketchy ones) and some of nature, others of buildings. A good introduction to the method for anybody used to the medium of watercolors, but not familiar with wet-into-wet.

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