Learn to paint light and shade like an expert with popular author and teacher Hazel Soan! Mastering light and shadow is the key to successful watercolors, and Hazel Soan shows you how to see through the eyes of an artist and develop fantastic paintings. Packed with her colorful artworks, this helpful guide offers step-by-step exercises along with tried-and-true technical advice on conserving white paper to reveal highlights, getting the correct tonal values, achieving a balanced composition, and creating atmospheric effects.