Watercolor Painting is designed to promote a more thoughtful, fresh, and original approach to watercolour. A medium known for its beguiling ironies, watercolour takes great skill to control, yet must appear to be free of control. Throughout the book, notable artist and teacher Tom Hoffmann stresses that students of watercolour must understand that realizing the potential of watercolour involves taking chances and informed risks. The key to success lies in knowing what will happen when brush touches paper.