'I have reviewed a lot of books on painting for beginners but this series is the best to date. Very highly recommended for anybody who wants to learn watercolour painting.' www.myshelf.com

With 3 colours, 3 brushes and this practical advice, you can start painting water scenes in watercolour with just 9 projects.

Welcome to the wonderful world of watercolour

If you’ve always wanted to paint meandering rivers and sunlit lakes, look no further: Stephen Coates will show you how to paint nine beautiful, simple water scenes with just three tubes of paint, three brushes, a plastic palette and watercolour paper.

Build your skills with every project and learn how easy it is to mix a whole range of colours with just red, yellow and blue. Follow Stephen's clear advice and step-by-step instructions, accompanied by friendly tips and no-nonsense jargon busters, and create finished paintings you'll be proud to display.

*Ideal for anyone new to watercolour painting

*Amazing results achieved in just a few simple steps

*Builds up skills and confidence as you paint

Even if you have never picked up a paintbrush before, professional watercolour teacher and artist Stephen Coates will show you how to paint lakes and rivers in watercolour using just three brushes, three colours, a plastic palette and a watercolour pad.

Using just red, blue and yellow paint Stephen shows you how to paint nine realistic watercolour scenes. There is no off-putting colour theory or long-winded mixing information, just a practical absolute beginner’s course that shows the three colours in action. Build your skills through each of the nine easy paintings, starting from the simplest of scenes and ending with a more challenging, stunning picture you’ll be proud to have painted.

There are step-by-step photographs for each project, clear instruction and advice throughout, and handy tips and jargon busters. Each of Stephen’s finished paintings is shown at full size for easy reference, which you can even use to trace from for a stress-free painting experience.

This is a straightforward, economical, practical progressive course to painting lakes and river scenes in watercolour.

Stephen uses the following paints and brushes in this book:

• Winsor & Newton Cotman watercolours - Raw Sienna, Light Red and Ultramarine.
• Brushes - Proarte Series 101 round size 2, Series 101 round size 8, Proarte 3/4inch Mini hake flat goat hair brush.