From acclaimed botanical painter Ai Nakamura, Five Simple Steps to Sketching Flowers with Watercolors offers detailed instruction in the core techniques of painting floral subjects. Nakamura breaks down her subjects into simple shapes and gives step-by-step instruction in drawing, coloring, and paint handling.

A variety of specific flowers are covered, including all the best-loved species and with special attention to the unique demands of painting roses.

Includes a fold-out poster with floral line art on one side and full-color sketches on the other.