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It’s always good to get back to the basics once in a while! Here are a few beginner watercolor techniques to guide your watercolor painting adventures. Categories: Preparing for Painting , Beginner Techniques It’s always good to go back to the basics once in a while! If you need a refresher, here are a few beginner watercolor techniques
Categories: Watercolor Lessons , Preparing for Painting , Beginner Techniques 1. Brushes If you can afford only one brush, buy a #8 round red sable watercolor brush. Otherwise, buy the best synthetic or synthetic-blend brush you can find. Adding a round #4 and a 1″ flat would come in handy for detail work and large washes. Most manufacturers have starter
Painting a portrait can be overwhelming, so why not start small? In this tutorial, you’ll be focusing on what it takes to create a realistic watercolor eye. Categories: Advanced Techniques , Step-By-Step Lessons It’s easy to feel overwhelmed when you’re learning to paint a person’s face, so why not start small? Take your time and try out this
Learn how to paint a cat with expert watercolor artist Vanda Lavar. In this tutorial, Vanda will guide you step-by-step through the process of painting a beautiful cat, from creating a detailed sketch to applying the watercolor paint to create a realistic and lifelike image. With her expert guidance and the final image and sketch
Categories: Watercolor Lessons , Beginner Techniques Basics of Drawing: Materials To draw, all you really need is a pencil or pen and a scrap of paper. If you have that, skip this section and start drawing. However, if you don’t know a darned thing about drawing materials, what they look like or what they do, or if you
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 Have you
(…even if you’ve never paintiner before)
You’ll learn the fundamentals of watercolor and become confident with your brush, so you can follow any painting tutorial in the future!
