Watercolour: Techniques and Tutorials for the Complete Beginner

Loving the bookContent/lessons, but I wish I had purchased the kindle version. Note the font size in the book is small and thin. I even had my daughter look at it too to make sure I wasn’t just having a bad vision day. So I would take that consideration into account when buying. I’ll include a picture for reference. The other page is from a book by Pooja Kenjale-Umrani. But again, the content is great!

Very informative and useful. Beautiful projects

Watching Paul Clark's YouTube channel has taken my watercolor painting to the next level. From abysmal beginner to acceptable amateur. Bought this book, looks fabulous, can't wait to put it into action

I love watching Paul Clark's videos and tutorials, so bought this as a reference.Each lesson uses only the three primary colors, as well as a gray, so it's also a good primer and mixing to get the color you need.

Very nice book for beginners to watercolor. I went through the book in less than a week and really enjoyed the exercises.

I love love love this Book. This is the first book to teach me everything I didn’t know and have yet to learn. I have now continued learning from his tutorials on YouTube. Can’t get enough - I am elderly in Assisted Living and Paul’s tutorials keep my batteries charged.

I worked in oils years ago, and played with acrylics at about the same time. I've never used watercolors, but love the loose style. Drawing ability is minimal for these lessons, as is the investment required for materials. Getting these basics down will give anyone a good start.

Paul Clark is my absolute favorite artist. He is incredibly talented, yet his personality is so relatable, friendly, and approachable. Never a hint of condescension. He has the ability to teach clearly so that you can understand the process, techniques, and materials for watercolor without being so overwhelmed that you feel like giving it up. The same applies to his book. It is invaluable for the beginner as it is not overwhelming as a lot of information for watercolor painting can be. Paul covers it all without prompting a trip to the liquor store or hair-replacement treatment. In a lot of books, color theory alone can be enough to cause someone to snatch their hair out and feel completely incompetent. He includes tutorials in stages of painting. His materials and techniques sections are not overwhelming. My main purpose for buying this book was to “loosen up” my painting style. I’ve looked at a lot of books that intend to help make your style less complicated, but are so complicated one might give up in the process. I have the attention-span of a gnat, so that does not work for me. I would describe myself as an intermediate painter and I still learn a lot and get a great “tweaking” with regards to what I have already learned, so it’s great for all levels. If you’re looking for a book that covers it all in a clear, concise, comfortable, and friendly manner, then “give this one a go”. I recommend this book as well as his YouTube channel. Not only do I learn a lot from his book and channel, he’s very fun to watch. My husband, who doesn’t even paint, loves to watch Paul!