Gridding to the rescue! Your tools for practicing watercolor painting.
Gridding to the rescue! Gridding will help you get everything straight. Your output won't look like Naive Art unless that's what you want. Gridding will make sure that you get the proportions right. And it will enable you to put everything in the right places. Without squelching your creativity.
Categories: Preparing for Painting , Beginner Techniques
February 29th, 2024
"April showers bring May flowers", so here's a fun floral-themed lesson for you to enjoy! Let's paint unique watercolor flowers - rose edition - with Dana as she walks us through some basic watercolor techniques.
Categories: Step-By-Step Painting Ideas
February 29th, 2024
Gridding to the rescue! Your tools for practicing watercolor painting.
Gridding to the rescue! Gridding will help you get everything straight. Your output won't look like Naive Art unless that's what you want. Gridding will make sure that you get the proportions right. And it will enable you to put everything in the right places. Without squelching your creativity.
Categories: Preparing for Painting , Beginner Techniques
November 21st, 2023
Charting a Safe Course: Navigating Watercolor Painting Hazards
Discover essential safety tips for watercolor painting in this insightful article. Learn about selecting non-toxic materials, maintaining a safe workspace, and understanding potential hazards associated with certain pigments. Empower your artistic journey with practical guidance for a safe and mindful painting practice.
Categories: Watercolor Lessons
Learn how to paint beautiful watery landscapes with reflections and human figures with Vinita Pappas' beginner-friendly tutorial.
Categories: Step-By-Step Painting Ideas , Watercolor Lessons
This is your cheat sheet for mixing colors accurately.
Categories: Watercolor Lessons , Beginner Techniques
November 24th, 2015
Watercolor CA,USA Artist Statement: "I grew up in New England and was a realistic Studio Painter for many years. California has always been a mythic land of sunshine that stirred my imagination. A fortunate set of influences helped me arrive at my own style of interpreting the California Landscape. I was probably permanently warped by doing paint by numbers as a child. I fell hard for the work of the early California Impressionists, particularly Granville Redmond and William Wendt. Their work helped me to see the landscape as shapes. It is much easier for me to control hard edges with...
Categories: Watercolor Paintings Gallery
September 10th, 2015
Thinking about adding a bit of fun to your watercolor paintings? Experiment with these unique-looking watercolor textures to add that extra bit of sparkle to your next masterpiece! You'd be surprised at what you can create with common household products.
Categories: Color Theory , Preparing for Painting , Beginner Techniques
January 28th, 2019
Istanbul, Turkey "Barns at Santanoni" © Ken Wheelerwww.kenwheelerstudio.com New York, USA "Watercolor Landscape" © R. Grzeszczakowskiwww.grzeszczakowski.art.pl Poland "Ms. Romanoff" © Rick Clubbwww.rickclubb.com Illinois, USA "Salt Flats" © Nina Allen Freemanwww.ninaallenfreeman.net Florida, USA "Plum Blossoms" © Karen Wrightwww.fine-art.com/msrite1 California, USA
Categories: Watercolor Paintings Gallery
September 10th, 2015
Be inspired during this late spring season by painting a cherry blossom tree using a few easy watercolor techniques! Mr. Shibasaki shows us just how easy it can be while keeping a very natural yet soft look for this iconic Japanese tree.
Categories: Step-By-Step Painting Ideas , Beginner Techniques
May 21st, 2019
How to use tissue paper as a watercolor technique for painting abstract textures.
Categories: Watercolor Lessons , Color Theory , Beginner Techniques
September 11th, 2015
