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Discover the joy of watercolor painting with 52 beginner-friendly projects you can complete in just 20 minutes each—using only 7 paint colors and 1 brush.You don’t need a huge time commitment or fancy tools to start watercolor painting—just 20 minutes a day, 7 basic colors, and 1 good brush. With 20-Minute Watercolor, bestselling instructor Emily Olson makes watercolor approachable, enjoyable, and achievable for every skill level.Inside, you’ll find 52 quick painting projects designed to teach watercolor basics in an engaging and low-pressure format. Learn essential techniques like washes, wet-on-wet, dry brushing, and color mixing—all while painting everyday objects, landscapes, florals, animals, and more. Each project includes step-by-step instructions, progress photos, and links to supporting videos, making it easy to succeed even if you’ve never picked up a brush.What makes this book unique:Quick 20-minute sessions that make it easy to build a daily painting habitSimple supplies—you only need 7 colors and 1 brush to startBonus templates and videos to help you trace, paint, and practice with confidenceEncouraging tone and expert instruction from a popular teacher who has taught thousands of people through her online classesPerfect for beginners, hobbyists, and anyone craving a calm, creative outlet, 20-Minute Watercolor proves that watercolor doesn’t have to be intimidating. It’s the perfect gift, daily challenge, or personal reset—and a beautiful way to add more art to your life.

Take a journey across the United States as you paint stunning scenes and subjects from some of America’s most iconic places in glorious watercolor.Paint the National Parks: A Watercolor Journey showcases 20 of the most popular national parks from throughout the United States. Each project shows step by step how to paint an iconic scene that captures the essence of one of the parks: from the misty forests of Great Smoky Mountains National Park to the majestic cacti of Saguaro National Park to the awe-inspiring trees of Redwood National Park. The scenes feature a variety of landscapes and geological features, including breathtaking canyons, luscious woods, captivating waterfalls, stunning mountains, and more.This inspiring and informative guide includes:An overview of essential watercolor techniques for beginning and intermediate watercolor artistsStep-by-step paintings of 20 of the most stunning and popular national parksTutorials of quintessential park subjects, such as birds, other animals, trees, and flowersGuidance on sketching and painting on locationQR codes linked to videos that provide further insight into the techniques and tutorialsDownloadable sketches of all the paintings that can be traced or printed on watercolor paperJoin artist and popular watercolor instructor Emily Olson on a painting adventure through America the Beautiful. Whether you’re an intrepid trekker or an armchair traveler, you will be able to create artwork worthy of the national parks.