An ideal beginner's guide to painting animals and birds in watercolour for artists who are short on time.

This comprehensive beginner’s guide to painting animals and birds in watercolour is ideal if you want to learn to paint but are short on time. Each of the 29 quick-and-easy exercises is worked at postcard size – ideal for a 6 x 4in (A6) watercolour pad – and takes no more than 30 minutes to complete. The book also includes 3 larger paintings that demonstrate how to combine the elements you have learned into a painting of a King Charles spaniel, a snow leopard and a hummingbird. Outline drawings of all the exercises and paintings in the book are provided on tracing paper for you to transfer straight onto your watercolour paper.

• Learn how to portray realistic beaks, claws, fur and feathers, and how to capture a pet's personality in watercolour.

• Discover how to depict domestic and wild animals and birds close-up, or in a landscape setting.
• Master colour mixing, creating neutrals, mark-making and creating highlights and shadows.

“This is a genuinely exciting evolution of a popular series. You’ll be guided through some simple exercises and on to complete paintings, gaining valuable insights that will develop and improve your skills.” – Artbookreview.net