Brian Ryder is an artist and teacher who works in a range of styles and media, and specializes in painting atmospheric coastal scenes in watercolour. He is a regular contributor to the leisure painting press, and authored Beyond Realism, also published by David and Charles. He lives in Wells-Next-The-Sea, Norfolk.

Introduction; 1 Materials and equipment; 2 Drawing techniques; 3 Watercolour techniques; 4 Colour mixing; 5 Using mixed media; The Projects; Beach huts; Venice, Italy; Mountains, Wales; Skiathos, Greece; Snowscape; Grand Canyon, USA; River estuary; Coastal village; Stately home, UK; Old barn; Gallery; Conclusion; Index and acknowledgements