We've all had childhood memories of paint-stained hands and school uniforms. Watercolours are often the first medium of painting we're initiated into. To celebrate and recognise it, the month of July has been designated as World Watercolour Month. It was founded in 2016 by Charlie O'Shields, American artist and creator of Doodlewash, who has made it his mission to also connect watercolour artists from over the world.

For illustrator Kripa Bhatia who has closely mapped the city with the medium, there is no such thing as a wrong stroke. The only key to getting a hand of it is to practise. To elucidate, she revisits an instance from art school, "My professor kept an egg on the table and asked us to paint an egg without using the colour white; true artists will know that white isn't necessary." Bhatia outlines the following tips for beginners: