With these hand-holding, easy-to-follow lessons, budding artists can make bouquets and meadows full of flowers blossom in luminous watercolor. Inspirational, highly visual, and brimming with beautiful illustrations and handy tips, every page will encourage beginners to pick up a brush. Key techniques are highlighted, including wet-in-wet, wet-on-dry, softening, mixing colors, and using masking fluid. Demonstrations of a variety of painting styles range from quick, first-impression sketches of poppies to a detailed botanical stud of hellebores.