One-Color Watercolor Workbook: Value Studies, Light, Shadow and Simple Painting Scenes

What you can practise

• Testing one pigment and making a five-value ladder
• Wet, damp and dry paper with hard, soft and lost edges
• Preserving light shapes and building shadows with transparent layers
• Seven scene studies, each paired with its own practice page
• Planning an independent one-color painting

Who it is for

Watercolor learners who want focused practice with values and a limited palette.

Exactly what is included

Page totals include the cover, introductory material, references, exercises and any closing pages. They are not counts of separate lessons.

4 PDFs. Each PDF contains the same 31-page workbook in a different printing edition.

• Standard color: A4, 210 × 297 mm; 31 pages.
• Ink-Saver: A4, 210 × 297 mm; 31 pages.
• Ink-Saver: US Letter, 8.5 × 11 inches; 31 pages.
• Standard color: US Letter, 8.5 × 11 inches; 31 pages.

Alternative paper sizes and color editions repeat the same workbook content. They do not add unique lessons.

Ink-Saver reduces decorative ink coverage while retaining the teaching illustrations. It is not a completely black-and-white edition.

Printing and practice

1. Select the PDF matching your paper size. Print at Actual Size / 100% and check a single page for your printer’s margins.
2. Use paints suitable for the workbook’s medium, brushes, water and painting paper. For wet watercolor, separate watercolor paper around 300 gsm / 140 lb is a useful starting point.
3. Keep the guide beside your painting or transfer an outline to suitable painting paper. Ordinary office paper is best used for reading and notes.

Before you choose

Use the actual previews to check the lesson style, text and practice areas. The lessons offer practice and guidance. Progress varies with your starting experience, materials and time spent practising; completing the book does not guarantee a particular skill level or result.

For the buyer’s personal practice. Do not resell, redistribute or upload the digital files. Contact LUREXEN before making copies for a class or paid workshop.