Marylin Scott

Presents a guide to watercolor painting, including getting to know the medium, techniques, subjects, and more.

Acrylic is used by many well-known professional artists, but is rather less popular with amateurs. This is surprising, because acrylic is not only the most versatile of all the painting media, but is also highly forgiving. You can paint out mistakes as you work, even making major changes to the color scheme and composition, so that each new painting can become a springboard for ideas. And the range of different affects you can achieve is vast - if...