Paint 50: Watercolour Animals: From Basic Shapes to Amazing Paintings in Super-Easy Steps

The beginner-friendly guide on how to paint 50 vibrant watercolor animals in no more than 7 quick and easy stages! With award-winning artist Marina Bakasova.

Paint 50 Watercolour... is a new ’how-to-paint’ series, echoing the success of the original How to Draw series. This book will focus on a range of animals, from popular pets to the wild ones; from fun flamingos and doting dogs to mischievous monkeys.

Over the course of 50 simple watercolor projects, this title will teach you how to paint! Each project can be completed in just seven simple steps from initial line drawing to finished creation, using a small selection of colors and a handful of easy-to-follow watercolor techniques.

Whether you want to create a hand-painted card, decorate your wall or maybe you simply want to learn the relaxing art of painting with watercolors, with 50 cute motifs to choose from, you’ll easily find something to inspire you.

No prior knowledge of watercolor techniques needed - This book contains a short list of tools and materials needed to get started and a clear and informative guide to the basic techniques needed to paint this varied collection of animals.

No drawing skills required - The line drawings are provided at full size, ready to copy or trace - and all the information on how to do so is included. The line drawings are also available to download for free from Bookmarked (www.bookmarkedhub.com).

Suitable for artists of all levels - Marina’s clear instructions guide the reader from start to finish in a way that makes it easy for anyone to pick up a brush and learn how to paint in her loose, characterful style.

Marina Bakasova is an artist in her early 20s, born in Bryansk, Russia. Fond of drawing and painting from early childhood, she recently graduated from Moscow State Stroganov Art University. Now working as a freelance illustrator, Marina is obsessed with art and painting. Nature is her inspiration.

Marina’s first book, Four-Step Watercolour, was published through Search Press in 2020.

Marina has over 14,000 followers on Instagram, where her handle is @marinabksv