Step-by-step demos, crystal-clear photos, and side-by-side comparisons make it easy to see how “sweet” morphs into “dark” and back again.
—Chin, watercolor hobbyist

❤ Sweet Girl vs. Dark Girl: two complete looks, taught from the ground up.
❤ Tools, tricks, full demos, and gallery pages—zero experience required.
❤ Three-in-one: Basics + Sweet + Dark. Jump to the style you love.
❤ Bonus: 48 downloadable line drawings and two sheets of stickers tucked inside.

Think of this as two mini-workshops in one cover. First you’ll learn the nuts and bolts of watercolor—paints, papers, palettes, and the quirky techniques that make pigment bloom. Then we split into twin tracks: the airy “Sweet” girls and the moody “Dark” girls. Each track starts with a simple head study, moves on to styling notes (think forest sprite versus gothic Lolita), and finishes with a full-figure painting. Whichever path you choose, the difficulty stays the same—pick your vibe and start painting.

LuLu is a Gemini, a full-time illustrator, and a part-time treasure hunter of vintage oddities. She graduated from Guangxi Arts University and now works in Shanghai, splitting her free time between her sketchbook and her film camera.

BASICS
1 Tools
- Brushes /2
- Paper /4
- Paint /6
- Odds & Ends /7
2 Color Play
- Color Theory in Plain English /9
- Mixing That Just Feels Right /11
- Making Your Own Swatch Book /12
3 Fun With Watercolor
- Core Techniques /14
- Happy Accidents & Show-off Tricks /29
4 Drawing Girls 101
- Faces /35
- Hair /39
- Heads at Any Angle /41
- Body Proportions /53
- Go-to Poses /54
5 Jewelry & Little Extras /55

SWEET
6 Sweet Girl Portraits
- Short & Sassy /63
- Side-Swept Curls /67
- Lazy Up-do /71
- Braided Sweetheart /75
7 Sweet Style Files
- Artsy /80
- Harajuku /82
- Boho /84
- Forest Nymph /87
8 Sweet Half-Figure Starlight /92
9 Sweet Full-Figure Morning Poem /99
10 Sweet Inspiration Gallery /110–117

DARK
11 Dark Girl Portraits
- Carefree Waves /127
- Voluminous Crop /131
- Sleek Side-Part /135
- Center-Part Gothic /139
12 Dark Style Files
- Sugar-Punk /144
- Gothic Lolita /146
- Minimal Noir /148
- American Vintage /150
13 Dark Half-Figure Dark Moon /154
14 Dark Full-Figure Night Poem /161
15 Dark Inspiration Gallery /174–179