"Bring adorable sea creatures like octopuses and otters to life on high-quality art paper. Start simple with shading in a monochromatic orca, experiment with adding depth to color with a bright bobbing seahorse and practice stylizing your subject in a charming lighthouse scene. With inspired art and step-by-step instruction, it's easy to pick up a paintbrush, break out your palette, and create something beautiful"--Provided by publisher. Printed on premium art paper, the right hand page has an outline of the project, and the right-hand page has the instructions. You can practice watercolor techniques-- wet-on-dry, wet-on-wet, painting fins and ink and wash-- right in the book! Fox provides information on techniques for octopuses, seahorses, shrimps-- even anchors and submarines! -- adapted from back cover and perusal of book.