An illustrated step-by-step instruction for both beginners and advanced painters on how to plan effectively to produce better watercolours, oils and pastels. The author discusses the finding and recording of ideas, learning to see abstractly, setting up objects and people and the lighting of subjects. The book also covers the establishing of balance and movement in compositions, designing values, creating colour harmony and the choosing and handling of different media. The author has also written Painting Faces and Figures and Figure Drawing Workshop.