Free watercolor painting blog with step-by-step tutorials, 15-minute techniques, and essential supply guides. Expert tips from 8 different artists at WatercolorPainting.com
Transform your handwritten notes and cards with the magical flow of watercolor calligraphy! This beginner-friendly guide breaks down Lindsey Bugbee’s technique for creating gorgeous gradient lettering that transitions beautifully between colors. Learn to properly load your calligraphy nib with watercolor paint and create stunning ombré effects.
Are you excited to paint explosions of color? Mako’s back, and she’s got an irRESISTible beginner watercolor resist technique to bring all your watercolor ideas to life! Painting fireworks has truly never been so easy.
Celebrate Independence Day by painting a beautiful watercolor American flag! This step-by-step tutorial shows you how to capture stars, stripes, and flowing folds using basic techniques. Learn to create realistic fabric textures that give your flag dimension and movement.
Ready to paint something wilder than your usual subjects? Dive into exotic fish with their rainbow colors, capture a majestic eagle’s spirit with loose brushwork, or challenge yourself with a bunny’s delicate fur textures. These three Watercolor Tutorials will freshen up your animal painting skills no matter your experience level!
Check out these 4 watercolor resist techniques for resisting watercolor. Use them for your next painting and for adding special effects.
Integrating watercolor and gouache for richly colored and luminous illustrations. Gouache is a form of opaque watercolor, historically also called “body Color.” In the English language we pronounce “gouache,” as “gwash,” thus rhyming with the word, squash. Gouache in its present formula has been around since the 12 th century. Gouache was used to paint
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You’ll learn the fundamentals of watercolor and become confident with your brush, so you can follow any painting tutorial in the future!
