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It's a great book. What more can I say. "Watercolor School" by Hazel Harrison states on its book jacketthat it is "a practical guide to painting with watercolor." This is an accurate description of this really useful book. It is complete in every aspect, and even for the more experienced watercolorist it can be used as an exceptionally valuable informational source.
I am just a beginner, and this books helps me learn the basics, and encourages me to try and get better.
Great lessons and reference.I would have appreciated specific paint colors and brands with each example/technique, but even without that it's a very valuable resource. Hazel Harrison walks you through a huge variety of watercolor techniques. I'm a serious beginner and I chose this book for what it offered and then was surprised to notice that it's a Reader's Digest book (sorry, but I guess I'm a bit of a book snob). Well nevermind because it's a terrific book.
In this case I bought it as agift because I liked my copy so much. This is an excellent book. I have been painting for many years andstill learned a lot from reading it.
Good color theory, too. The text is easy to follow, too. In some cases, it even gives two approaches to painting the same subject matter. Over the years, I have bought many watercolor books to help me get started painting with watercolor. I know I will use this now and into the future. It has the basics and more. I wish I had found this one first. The techniques and demonstrations are illustrated extremely well.
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