★ Deep analysis of watercolor diseases, make it into the form of Q&A interspersed among them.
★ In order to make beginners more intuitive to see the use of techniques and demonstration works between the connection, in each technique after the key points, are equipped with a demonstration of special practice.
★ In addition to color theory knowledge and techniques, the focus is set on the watercolor landscape nine themes, so that beginners will learn the theoretical knowledge further applied to the work.
★ On the basis of the explanation, so that beginners can learn how to landscape painting and creation.

The book is divided into seven chapters, fully explain the different techniques of watercolor. This book analyzes different techniques through practical cases. With the author's own self-study experience and commercial illustration creation experience, to help zero-based watercolor lovers obtains more comprehensive understanding of watercolor knowledge, to learn watercolor techniques, and then complete their own painting works, really do not take detours. Readers will truly achieve no detour in the process of studying.

Binger Xiaoxiao
Aquarius, type B, and she is a warm painter.
Engineering background, because of a chance to start painting.
She likes to collect beautiful things related to flowers.
She wishes she could paint quietly and live quietly all the time.
In 2017, she published the classic bestseller Watercolor Compulsory Course -- Detailed Introduction to Flower Techniques, and has exported the copyright of Korean and traditional copyright.

Chapter 1 Watercolor Tools
1.1 watercolor paper
1.1.1 The material
1.1.2 The grain
1.1.3 Grammage
1.1.4 Color
1.1.5 The watercolor paper I always use
1.1.6 Choice of paper for landscape painting
1.2 watercolor pen
1.2.1 How to choose
1.2.2 How to start
1.2.3 Holding the pen
1.2.4 Brush practice
1.2.5 Maintain your brushes
1.3 pigment
1.3.1 How to choose
1.3.2 How to use it
1.3.3 The characteristics of
1.3.4 Color cards for landscape paintings
1.3.5 Recommendation to the novice
1.4 Auxiliary Tools
Follow me: Coconut Grove - first experience of watercolor charm

Chapter 2 Start by Recognizing Color
2.1 the world in our eyes
2.1.1 gray level
2.1.2 Color
2.2 to know color
2.2.1 The hue
2.2.2 The degree of saturation
2.2.3 Lightness change
Follow me: small pine tree -- familiar with lightness changes
Follow me: Small trees in winter - monochrome lightness exercises
2.3 it is no longer difficult to find the color pattern
2.3.1 The three primary colors
2.3.2 Three
2.3.3 Third color
2.3.4 The color wheel
2.3.5 Neighboring, contrasting, and complementary colors
2.3.6 The same color
Follow me: Paint ring - familiar with the color relationship of paint
Follow me: Snow mountain - use the same color
2.4 how to adjust the landscape commonly used color
2.4.1 Use of trees -- to liven up the landscape
2.4.2 Gray -- to make the picture more advanced
2.5 cold and warm collocation
Follow me: Sunset -- warm with cold
Follow me: The night sky -- warm in cold

Chapter 3 Watercolor Techniques
3.1 flat coating
3.1.1 Water control
3.1.2 Flat coating tips
Follow me: Distant mountains - flat paint to create a sense of space
3.2 the gradient
3.2.1 Monochrome gradient
3.2.2 Multicolor gradient
Follow me: Dawn - a combination of flat and gradient exercises
3.3 mixed color
3.3.1 Polychromatic gradients are also a blend
3.3.2 Dry color mixing
3.3.3 Blend colors by osmosis
Follow me: Winter evening - multiple color mixing exercises
3.3.4 Wet mixing
Follow me: Aurora - Wet color mixing technique practice
3.3.5 Mix colors on dry paper and wet paper
Follow me: Valley - multiple color blending techniques for practice
3.4 inktrapping
3.4.1 What is inktrapping
3.4.2 The combination of overlapping and blending colors is more natural
3.5 scrub
3.5.1 Scrub when semi-dry
3.5.2 Scrub after drying
3.5.3 Different pigments have different scrub resistance
3.5.4 Scrub with a paper towel
Follow me: Small flowers in front of a farmhouse - a practice in scrub techniques
3.6 withered training
Follow me: Rock on water -- master the dry brush technique
3.7 water color
Follow me: Off the grass on the original - water splashing technique to increase vitality
3.8 scattered points
3.9 sprinkle salt
Follow me: Rime - the magic salt flower effect
3.10 white space
3.10.1 White
3.10.2 Use white pigment3. "negative" white space
Follow me: moonlight - negative white space
4. Use white glue
Follow me: Fields -- Wildflowers in white glue
3.11 use texture media
Follow me: Old wall - Use medium to enhance pigment precipitation texture

Chapter 4 Perspective and Composition
4.1 the perspective
4.1.1 A little perspective
4.1.2 Two-point perspective
4.1.3 Three-point perspective
Follow me: Grassland - a little perspective exercise
4.2 the composition of a picture
4.2.1 Three-point composition -- Keep the picture stable and error-free
4.2.2 Golden Section Composition -- make the picture stable and harmonious
4.2.3 Three-point line composition combined with golden Section composition -- more flexibility
4.2.4 Composition of the word "zhi"
4.2.5 Diagonal asymmetry
4.2.6 Exaggerate your composition
4.3 Asymmetry
4.3.1 The scale is not symmetrical
4.3.2 Asymmetrical screen content
Follow me: bougainvillea under the sunshine, diagonal asymmetric composition

Chapter 5 Master Nine Scenic Themes
5.1 the sky,
5.2 the cloud
5.2.1 Cloud perspective
5.2.2 Draw a plane of clouds
Follow me: Three Ways to paint white clouds
5.2.3 Volume of the cloud
5.2.4 Tone the cloud shadows
Follow me: the plane crosses the sky -- looking up at the clouds in the sun
Follow me: suburbs - solid clouds with strong perspective
5.3 the tree
5.3.1 Highlight the crown
Follow me: Small trees -- Learn to simplify details
5.3.2 Stick out the branches
Follow me: Old tree - to show the texture of the tree
5.4 water
5.4.1 How to express the texture of water
5.4.2 How to represent reflections
5.4.3 Different water surfaces
Follow me: rape flower field - the painting method of river
5.5 the mountain
5.5.1 Capture the characteristics of the mountain
5.5.2 Paint texture
Follow me: Hill - Use the dry brush technique to draw the texture of the mountain
5.5.3 Create space
Follow me: Distant mountains - draw a sense of distance
5.6 the road
5.6.1 Perspective of the road
5.6.2 Add beautiful lines to the picture
5.6.3 Texture of the road
5.6.4 Draw the environment that matches the road
Follow me: country road - draw texture and graceful lines
5.7 the buildings,
5.7.1 Architectural perspective
5.7.2 Architecture in silhouette form
Follow me: Wooden house -- architecture can be colorful
5.8 the little things
Follow me: Boat - small subject
5.9 the light
5.9.1 The source of light
5.9.2 Light direction: Emphasize shadows to represent light
5.9.3 The Shadow
Follow me: Sea and clouds - showing backlight

Chapter 6 Looking for Materials to Sketch and Create
6.1 painting photo material
6.2 How to draw from life
6.2.1 Prepare before you write
6.2.2 How to choose scenes
6.2.3 Sketching is not copying
6.2.4 Make small color sketches
6.2.5 Save photos
Follow me: Stone bridge -- learn to choose
6.3 light painting method
6.3.1 Use painting tools
6.3.2 Practice lines
Follow me: Fishing boat - light color painting

Chapter 7 Draw What You Want
Follow me: Lighthouse -- self-created
Follow me: Prairie and cabin -- draw what you think