Offering an exciting course for anyone wishing to paint each element of a landscape, this entry-level guide includes step-by-step photographs accompanied by easy techniques and great demonstrations, from mountain views and rustic scenes to sea-lashed rocks and sun-dappled woodlands. Tight, surprisingly simple styles illustrate the versatility of watercolor, offering fun-filled challenges within the medium. With the help of this collection, painters will learn the basic procedures for establishing a composition and then move on to more complicated details such as mist on a distant mountaintop or reflections in a running stream. Each demonstration follows a stage-by-stage approach to creating stunning landscape paintings.