What if you discovered a completely new way to paint with watercolors? This amazing book by artist and author Elizabeth Groves is full of creative "what ifs?" that will pique your curiosity, unleash your creativity, and expand your repertoire.

The book's subtitle, Creative Exercises and Techniques for Watercolor and Mixed Media, says it all. It features 300 color illustrations, and more than 40 exercises and mini-demonstrations that combine watercolor with other media for an endless variety of original effects. These exercises can be completed over and over again, using combinations of colors, papers, and techniques for a different result every time.

A sampler of texture-making techniques includes printing methods, resists, sprinkling, spattering, and stencils. The book also contains easy to use features, such as charts and color wheels, to help readers look at their art in new ways.

For beginning artists and experienced painters alike, Exploring Watercolor offers new and exciting creative outlets.

Author — Elizabeth Groves.

Spiral-bound hardcover. 144 pages. 8½" × 11".