If you are doing this course you will already know about using watercolour ground to prepare your own canvases. In this module I show you a few ways to prepare a textured surface which will bring a new element to your work. My current favourite is using tissue paper and watercolour ground, which is the one I concentrate on here. Though we will use it for painting kingfishers, I find it a great surface for many different subjects, from woodland scenes, to seascapes, to architectural studies.