This book is a practical showcase of innovative ideas, working methods and tips from the highly skilled and experienced members of the Royal Watercolour Society from all over the world.

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This book is a practical showcase of innovative ideas, working methods and tips from the highly skilled and experienced members of the Royal Watercolour Society from all over the world. The book begins with a brief history of watercolour, covering the work of illustrious past members of the Society such as Cotman, Palmer, Alma-Tadema, Sargent and Burne-Jones. Current members then discuss their own work, demonstrating and deconstructing some of the very best and most exciting paintings produced in this medium today. Each artist details a technique that they find particularly effective and reveals their working process, from concept and Initial composition to paints and equipment. Each explanation is accompanied by a sample of the artist's work, illustrating how their unique technique has been used to good effect. The book will appeal to beginners looking for ways to create effects successfully, and more experienced watercolourists looking for methods to save time when working and for new ways to use the tools available to them.