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# The Essence of Watercolour

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Review: vibrant, loose, inspiring! - I had never heard of Hazel Soan before, but when i saw the front cover of this book and flipped through a few of the pictures, ive come to see her as one of my favourite watercolourists! The style is loose and suggestive, and it's very effective. You get the sense of so much *light* in her paintings-something of which i have struggled to achieve in my own paintings. But seeing how Hazel works and with her tips and hints, it has helped tremendously. I saw that another reviewer put that it the kind of watercolouring that takes a lot of practice, and that "beginners" need more structure. I disagree. I find that every painter has a style. Some are more structured, and others are loose. To say or imply that because her work is not "structured" enough for one, that it means its not good for any other beginner, is very limiting. I'm not a beginner watercolourist, yet i found this book to be very inspiring and her work is beautiful. My style happens to be on the loose side, and before reading through this book, i had always seen the more structured books and struggled somewhat with those. So...each to their own. But take a flip through this book and you will see it's beautiful. It's not very instructional, so if you're looking for a step by step guide through, id go with something else (a fave of mine are the Geoff Kersey books. They even have the designs already drawn for us to trace around and get right into the painting side, great for practicing). But if you're looking to get some tips on another style or to "brighten" your watercolours, this is a great book. Even for just flipping through and admiring. :)
Review: Beautiful book - Hazel Soan's books are beautiful and inspiring. They are not so much step by step tutorials but do contain much information and are lovely. I am working to collect all of them. Very inspirational

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | #2,166,758 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #976 in Watercolor Painting #49,538 in Crafts & Hobbies (Books) |
| Customer Reviews | 4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars (420) |
| Dimensions  | 9.5 x 0.5 x 10 inches |
| Edition  | Reprint |
| ISBN-10  | 1849944601 |
| ISBN-13  | 978-1849944601 |
| Item Weight  | 1.12 pounds |
| Language  | English |
| Print length  | 128 pages |
| Publication date  | September 5, 2017 |
| Publisher  | Batsford |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ vibrant, loose, inspiring!
*by B***B on January 20, 2013*

I had never heard of Hazel Soan before, but when i saw the front cover of this book and flipped through a few of the pictures, ive come to see her as one of my favourite watercolourists! The style is loose and suggestive, and it's very effective. You get the sense of so much *light* in her paintings-something of which i have struggled to achieve in my own paintings. But seeing how Hazel works and with her tips and hints, it has helped tremendously. I saw that another reviewer put that it the kind of watercolouring that takes a lot of practice, and that "beginners" need more structure. I disagree. I find that every painter has a style. Some are more structured, and others are loose. To say or imply that because her work is not "structured" enough for one, that it means its not good for any other beginner, is very limiting. I'm not a beginner watercolourist, yet i found this book to be very inspiring and her work is beautiful. My style happens to be on the loose side, and before reading through this book, i had always seen the more structured books and struggled somewhat with those. So...each to their own. But take a flip through this book and you will see it's beautiful. It's not very instructional, so if you're looking for a step by step guide through, id go with something else (a fave of mine are the Geoff Kersey books. They even have the designs already drawn for us to trace around and get right into the painting side, great for practicing). But if you're looking to get some tips on another style or to "brighten" your watercolours, this is a great book. Even for just flipping through and admiring. :)

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Beautiful book
*by X***A on February 17, 2025*

Hazel Soan's books are beautiful and inspiring. They are not so much step by step tutorials but do contain much information and are lovely. I am working to collect all of them. Very inspirational

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ fantastic!
*by L***H on October 25, 2014*

Fantastic book. Not only can it be a beautiful "cocktail table" book (do they call it that anymore?) because the hard cover under the beautiful paper cover also has the beautiful scene. The paintings are very inspirational, a good artist makes it look easy. There are color paintings on every page and the instruction is like little tips, important tips from an accomplished artist wanting to share with others learning, verses some writers who say so many words and it's still hard to understand. The book is the right size too, not too big and heavy, not too thin to make one feel it was lacking. Also, the variety of subjects she paints is so fantastic and helpful as well. I'm so glad I purchased this book! Thank you Hazel!

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