Whether you're a beginner or an experienced artist, popular Japanese artist Yuko Nagayama's book is your guide to amazing and often challenging watercolor techniques. In 12 simple lessons you will learn how to create vibrant works.

Watercolor is one of the most beautiful techniques due to its delicate strokes, radiant fills and the result, which seems to require no effort. But that is why it is extremely difficult to master. Watercolor paints are able to spread over paper, change its shape and even its color after drying. Yuko Nagayama, a recognized watercolor expert, demonstrates in this book how you can improve your skills by following original, accessible and easy-to-follow recommendations.

Based on the author's unique and successful approach to creating colorful watercolors. There are step-by-step illustrations and detailed instructions, thanks to which learning the technique of watercolor will be simple and understandable for beginners. The book will be an invaluable source of knowledge for more experienced artists, as well as for those who decide to brush up on their skills.

The book contains an overview of the supplies needed to create outstanding watercolor work, tips for choosing paints, instructions for mixing them on the palette and describing the basics of sketching. The book includes striking and inspiring illustrations. Through Nagayama's book, readers will be able to hone their craft and achieve maximum brilliance in every work.

Nagayama touches on all the basic topics, from how to mix paint on a palette to how to add highlights and shadows to create depths. In addition to watercolors, the author uses gold and platinum, as well as paints typical of traditional Japanese painting. Numerous useful tips and tricks make Nagayama's book an ideal reference for artists of all levels.