Each of the four books deals with a separate aspect of watercolor painting. These are how to begin, working from sketch to picture, perspective and the technical parts and creating mood and atmosphere. There is some repetition as each artist gives their own slant on what to buy and color mixing etc, but then you would also get that if you went to a class with more than one tutor, and a variety of viewpoints is a great way to see the versatility of a subject. This is very much a book about painting landscapes and seascapes, not still life, portraits or any other type of painting. The cover gives the clue to this, but having it in the title might be even better for anybody ordering online. But this minor gripe aside, beginners and improvers are in the best hands when they open this book, and I recommend it to anybody who wants to learn how to paint watercolor landscapes.

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