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 TechniquesFebruary 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 IdeasFebruary 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 TechniquesNovember 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 LessonsLearn how to paint beautiful watery landscapes with reflections and human figures with Vinita Pappas' beginner-friendly tutorial.
Categories: Step-By-Step Painting Ideas , Watercolor LessonsMost mistakes come from putting paint in the wrong place. Here are the different watercolor techniques for fixing that problem.
Categories: Watercolor Lessons , Color Theory , Beginner TechniquesDive into fur and detail by learning how to paint an adorable fennec fox on an abstract background.
Categories: Step-By-Step Painting Ideas , Watercolor Lessons , Advanced Techniques , Step-By-Step LessonsAmerican Thomas Eakins was born in Philadelphia, PA in 1844. Between 1866 and 1870 he traveled to europe to study under Jean-Leon Gerome and L'Ecole des Beaux-Arts. Having his own classical skills reinforced, he scientifically structured his paintings with mathmatically precise perspective and unrivaled control of lighting effects and atmospheric detail. Eakin's interest in the dynamics of the human form in space lead to a special photographic study working with Edward Muybridge on animal and human locomotion. As a teacher Eakins was known for his bent on having the human form displayed in all it's glory. Once while teaching a...
Categories: Artists in ActionAmerican Eliot O'Hara, namesake of the O'Hara watercolor box, was an influential American artist and teacher who greatly popularized watercolor painting in America. In the early 1930s O'Hara started publishing a series of instructional books that gave art students and art teachers a solid curriculum of study in the field of watercolor painting. Mr. O'Hara's books include Making Watercolor Behave (1932), Making the Brush Behave (1935), Watercolor Fares Forth (1938), Art Teachers Primer (1939), Watercolor At Large (1946), Watercolor With O'Hara (1966), and Portraits in the Making (1948). In the late 40s and early 50s O'Hara was commissioned to produce...
Categories: Artists in ActionThere are thousands of talented artists who deserve to be highlighted on Beebly’s blog. We are doing our best to find them all… for now take a look at this selection of artists who produced these interesting paintings in 2017.
Categories: Watercolor Paintings GalleryOn the Net: Artist Showcase Florida, USA "Swamp Lily" © Judith E. Fieldswww.judithfields.com Alabama, USA "Abstract Caribbean Blues" © Laura Treveywww.lauratrevey.com Virginia, USA "Aspen and Deer" © Sally Cannon Ellissallycannonellis.blogspot.com Idaho, USA "Santa Rosa Plateau Oak" © Gabriele Baberwww.gabrielebaberart.com California, USA "Tools of the Trade" © Judy Lalibertewww.judylaliberte.com Vermont, USA
Categories: Watercolor Paintings Gallery