
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 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 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 Lessons
American "James McNeill Whistler, the painter of that most American of works--the very icon of American motherhood--"Arrangement in Grey and Black" (better known, of course, as "Whistler's Mother"), ironically left the United States at the age of twenty-one, never to return. Whistler lived as an expatriate, alternating between London and Paris depending on the local artistic climate at the time. Egotistical, abrasive, and yet extremely talented, he stands as an isolated figure in art history, never directly associated with a specific style or school of painting. As a result, Whistler's work has in modern times rarely received the attention it...
Categories: Artists in Action
How well do you know your paint? Get to know the colors on your palette with these 4 easy watercolor painting tips, where you'll learn about transparency and values through a fun exercise for beginners.
Categories: Preparing for Painting , Beginner Techniques
Richard C. Moore is a charter member of the American Society of Marine Artists (ASMA). His marine paintings hang in numerous museums and corporate walls. Mr. Moore's ship and marine paintings can be viewed at www.ship-paintings.com Of particular interest is the Sketching and Painting Outdoors section, free online lessons, and watercolor sketches of his world travels.
Categories: Watercolor Paintings Gallery
Paint the complexity of the universe by simply using salt & watercolors, as seen in this easy tutorial given by Leonardo Pereznieto.
Categories: Step-By-Step Painting Ideas , Watercolor Lessons , Step-By-Step Lessons , Color Theory , Beginner Techniques
In this tutorial, you'll be studying Wayne Thiebaud's mouth-watering "Meringues" oil painting in watercolor. William "Bill" Dunn shows how to layer colors and create good value contrasts for these colorful pies.
Categories: Step-By-Step Painting Ideas , Watercolor Lessons , Step-By-Step Lessons , Beginner Techniques
How to use a knife as a watercolor technique for scratching woodgrain textures onto wet paint for realistic trees.
Categories: Step-By-Step Painting Ideas , Watercolor Lessons , Advanced Techniques , Step-By-Step Lessons