Getting to know the medium: Watercolor choices ; Watercolor papers ; Brushes ; Water ; Additional equipment ; Choosing colors ; Mixing greens ; Mixing skin tones ; Overpainting effects Techniques: Basic techniques : Washes ; Graded and variegated washes ; Dropped-in color ; Brushwork ; Analysis, brushwork ; Blending ; Reserving white paper ; Masking highlights ; Analysis, masking fluid ; Soft and scratched highlights ; Lifting out ; Wet-on-dry ; Wet-in-wet ; Analysis, wet-in-wet ; Hard and soft edges ; Underdrawing ; Altering and erasing Advanced techniques : Backruns ; Brush drawing ; Analysis, brush drawing ; Drawing with a stick ; Dry brush ; Analysis, dry brush ; Glazing ; Gum Arabic ; Body color ; Analysis, body color ; Spattering ; Salt spatter ; Sponge painting ; Stippling ; Scraping back ; Impressing and indenting ; Wax resist ; Line and wash ; Analysis, line and wash ; Mixed media ; Squaring up Useful hints and tips : Managing your watercolors ; Traveling light ; Paper and paints ; Special effects Subjects: Landscape : Composition ; Fields and flatlands ; Rocks and mountains ; Tutorial, foregrounds figures ; Weather ; Trees ; Skies ; Tutorial, using opaque paint Waterscapes : Waves ; Still water ; Reflections ; Tutorial, sky and water Buildings : Lighting ; Atmosphere ; Texture and pattern ; Buildings in landscape ; Interiors Still life and flowers : Composition ; Arranging ; Color scheme ; Natural habitat ; Garden settings ; Botanical studies ; Tutorial, exploiting edge qualities People : Figures in landscape ; Portraits ; Children and young people ; The figure in context ; Tutorial, working from sketches
