This course unit outlines the basic materials you need to prepare before you can put paint to paper. It gives you all the information a beginner needs to get started painting with watercolors.

In this course you will learn:

• the relative advantages and disadvantages of oils, acrylics, and watercolors
• which pigments you need and the properties of each type of pigment
• which watercolor paper to buy and how to use it

Number of pages: 26