Featuring 8 beautiful watercolor flower demonstrations, Birgit O'Connor's lessons are perfect for the beginning watercolorist. She'll explain information critical to beginners such as value, shadow composition, creating shape, layering color, simplifying backgrounds, establishing focal points, masking and more. A focused and direct approach to watercolor painting that incorporates essential basics, exercises and techniques, and fully stepped out demonstrations, taught through the lens of painting truly gorgeous watercolor flowers--a true workshop book by one of North Light's most popular authors.