Gustav Klimt was born in Vienna in 1862. At age 14, he received a scholarship to the Vienna Public Art School. After graduating, he painted realistic portraits and later began to paint landscapes. Klimt was best known for creating a style known as Art Nouveau, in answer to the Industrial Revolution of the early 20th century. Art Nouveau was a reaction to technology, using curving shapes, fat, decorative patterns and handmade materials. Two of Klimt's best-known paintings are "The Kiss" and "Tree of Life," which exemplified the Art Nouveau style. In this article, the author describes a printmaking project inspired by Klimt's "Tree of Life" painting. In this project students use the wet-on-wet watercolor technique.