Got a young painter-in-the-making at your place? Encourage them in their creative pursuits with How to Paint: Watercolour Animals, an inspiring set designed to challenge older kids to explore aspects and techniques of painting with watercolours.

This beautiful set is designed by a talented watercolour artist and includes everything you need, including 12 pigment-rich watercolours and a mess-free water brush. This unique tool includes a brush head and water-filled handle that screw together. The brush stays wet when pressed onto paper or the handle is squeezed.

The detailed How to Paint guide takes young artists through 18 step-by-step lessons, teaching different watercolour skills by applying them to a delightful collection of favourite critters, big and small, from cats and dogs to snails and whales.

To help you get started, an outline sketch of each animal is provided on the watercolour pad pages, allowing kids to focus on the painting lessons, including colour mixing, wet-on-wet/wet-on-dry technique, layering, textures and much more!

The kit is compact and portable so you can even use it to paint 'en plein air' (outdoors). By looking at the world as a watercolour artist, you will always be inspired to paint.

• Challenge older kids to explore watercolour painting techniques, using step-by-step lessons
• Portable unplugged, battery and screen-free play
• Each set includes a 38-page full-colour painting guide, 20 watercolour pages, 1 water brush, 12 pigment-rich watercolours (tray), 1 small sponge for blending effects, 1 mixing tray (palette)
• All packed neatly into a sturdy, magnetic-sealed storage box
• Great for gifting
• Suitable age 9+