Ron Ranson has collaborated with David Taylor to produce an exceptional book that manages to break down the main barriers to improvement in watercolour - lack of confidence and reluctance to practice the important skills. In an entertaining, authoritative and helpful way, they show how to build on the important lessons of watercolour so readers can paint the peaceful scenes they've always wanted to paint. Each lesson in this "Watercolour-course-in-a-book" is specifically designed to build ability, promote dexterity with the brush, and show the techniques and design principles that each student must know in order to master watercolour. At the same time, examples, experiments and explanations nurture readers' own creative vision so they feel they're getting much more than just the basics of painting.