Create dazzling scenes that

dance with light and color. You'll

learn to paint luminous flowers,

lively animals and light-drenched

landscapes. Topics include layering

transparent watercolor for glowing

colors, protecting the crisp, bright

white of the paper with masking

materials, and creating dramatic

compositions using color, light,

shadows and form. There's also a

great section on correcting mis-

steps to save paintings.

Achieving Realistic Effects by Nita Engle

"There is no greater freedom than

play," says Nita Engle. In this book, the

well-known artist and teacher shows

how to combine spontaneity and control

to produce lively paintings of realistic

subjects. Techniques include water resist,

pouring and squirting paint, the "twelve-

way wash" and many others. Great

advice abounds, from starting out to

improving design to salvaging paintings.

At 200 years old, the Royal Waterco-

lour Society is the oldest in the world. In

this guide, distinguished RWS members

offer their insights into the working

methods needed to create successful

watercolors. Using their own paintings as

examples, they explain and analyze their

techniques in ways that benefit amateur

and professional painters alike.