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Essential Watercolour Books
The Watercolour Workbook: A Complete Course in Ten Lessons (Art workbook series)The Watercolour Workbook: A Complete Course in Ten Lessons (Art workbook series) by Anne Elsworth
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A great starter book to learn the basics of watercolour painting.
Watercolour Flower Painting Workshop (Collins painting workshop)Watercolour Flower Painting Workshop (Collins painting workshop) by Hazel Soan
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If you'd love to paint flowers, this is an excellent book for beginners and more experienced artists alike.
Watercolor Painting with PassionWatercolor Painting with Passion by Alvaro Castagnet
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Castagnet paints the most wonderful cityscapes, and explains his approach through several demonstrations.
Taking Risks with WatercolourTaking Risks with Watercolour by Shirley Trevena
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Truly inspiring, Shirley takes watercolours to a new level. More experienced artists looking for inspiration would enjoy this book. Slightly more abstract in style.
Wet-on-Wet Watercolour Painting: A Complete Guide to Techniques and MaterialsWet-on-Wet Watercolour Painting: A Complete Guide to Techniques and Materials by Ewa Karpinska
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The most in-depth book I've read about the wet-on-wet technique - a must for anyone who wants to master it!
Watercolour Textures (Collins Artist's Studio)Watercolour Textures (Collins Artist's Studio) by Ann Blockley
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Ann Blockley explains how to be more adventurous with watercolours, creating exciting textures using familiar materials like salt, wax, clingfilm, and more unusual ones like gesso.
Hazel Soan's African WatercoloursHazel Soan's African Watercolours by Hazel Soan
Yet another wonderful Hazel Soan book, not just about watercolour techniques, it's full of beautiful descriptions of her time in Africa.