Even if you have never picked up a paintbrush before, professional watercolour teacher and artist Stephen Coates will show you how to paint lakes and rivers in watercolour using just three brushes, three colours, a plastic palette and a watercolour pad.Using just red, blue and yellow paint Stephen shows you how to paint nine realistic watercolour scenes. There is no off-putting colour theory or long-winded mixing information, just a practical absolute beginner s course that shows the three colours in action. Build your skills through each of the nine easy paintings, starting from the simplest of scenes and ending with a more challenging, stunning picture you ll be proud to have painted.There are step-by-step photographs for each project, clear instruction and advice throughout, and handy tips and jargon busters. Each of Stephen s finished paintings is shown at full size for easy reference, which you can even use to trace from for a stress-free painting experience.This is a straightforward, economical, practical progressive course to painting lakes and river scenes in watercolour.Stephen uses the following paints and brushes in this book: Winsor & Newton Cotman watercolours – Raw Sienna, Light Red and Ultramarine.Brushes – Proarte Series 101 round size 2, Series 101 round size 8, Proarte 3/4inch Mini hake flat goat hair brush.