Joe Dowden's best-selling Watercolour Tips & Techniques: Painting Water relaunched, expanded and improved. A renowned expert at painting water, Joe uses the natural translucence of watercolor to capture its beauty. Teaching readers to paint what they see, he shares his simple but painstaking techniques so that they can achieve the same extraordinary, realistic and dramatic results. Learn the essential tips to making water look wet, and from there you can paint flat, still water, puddles, rippled water, a sparkling sea, shallow water and a deep, calm river. Beginners will learn the essentials of watercolor painting from Joe's tuition, and even seasoned painters have plenty to learn from his expertise at painting water, which is vital to so many landscapes.About the Author: Joe Francis Dowden turned professional in 1982 and has since written many successful books and has been published by David & Charles, Sterling, and Search Press. He has sold out at numerous one man shows and has exhibited his work throughout Britain. He lives in Worthing, East Sussex. You can find more information about the author at joedowden.com.