You Can Paint Vibrant Watercolors in Twelve Easy Lessons Paperback – 23 Oct. 2014

Very useful lessons. Tips nobody else taught me.

Thanks Yuko....really nice book.Please write a bi book just on flowers please.

The artist is clearly very talented and the illustrations are great, but I don't find the instruction very helpful or clear, particularly with the painting side. However, there are some useful tips on drawing that make this slim volume mostly worthwhile.

very interesting!

This is a helpful beginners book for learning watercolour.The author and artist is Yuko Nagayama (永山裕子) from Japan. The original edition of this book is もういちど 透明水彩を始めよう。 基本の12のレッスン which was published in 2012. This edition is translated by publisher Harper Design. There are 104 pages.This book takes a very hands-on approach to teaching watercolours. There are several step by step tutorials to follow along. It even teaches you basic proportional drawing so that you can sketch the outline of the subject before you add watercolours. I find that very useful for beginners with absolutely no knowledge at drawing. There are even tips on sketching.The tutorials feature good looking examples. Even though the subjects are simple such as fruits or flowers, after Nagayama's watercolour treatment, they look really nice. The instructions are simple to follow, and the colours to use are clearly listed.Compared to other watercolour books, this is not comprehensive, so it does not teach you effects like splatter or more advanced techniques like wet on wet. What it does well is to get you comfortable at painting simple subjects with watercolour. And you can then build on what you learn for more challenging subjects in the future.It's a great instructional book for watercolour beginners. The Japanese edition is also very favourably rated on Amazon Japan.

Ottimo

A book worth having for those who are starting out on watercolor . Totally for beginners.

Just to note, this book doesn't have a ton of examples, but they are quite detailed. The descriptions and processes were clear enough, that even a complete beginner like me would be able to understand. It's straight to the point and there's not a whole lot of writing from the artist like some other instructional books.There are pictures to show each "stage" of the artwork, but I think this style of teaching may probably not suit everyone. I personally liked it though and found it useful.

A Yuko Nagayama la ví en un video demostrarivo público de su estilo en acuarela y me gustó su manera tan fluída de trabajar. Este libro es para principiantes, aunque considero que se deben tener conocimientos de dibujo para ello.

I'm totally in love with her style of painting. Therefore didn't think much before buying the book. If you love her work and want to learn more about it then the book is a must. It is a precise and complete guide to watercolor. She explained not only how to to use watercolor but also how to observe an object and draw. Step by step instructions with pictures , selection of color, how to work with light and Shadow is very well explained in simple words. A great guide to loose watercolor and a must have for all who love this form. Sharing the index which will give you more information.