
Learn ways to control your splatter-painting technique to paint beautiful cherry blossom sakura trees.
Categories: Step-By-Step Painting Ideas , Watercolor Lessons , Advanced Techniques , Step-By-Step Lessons
Bands of Color This exercise is designed to hone your wash-laying skills in the form of single strokes of color laid down side by side in whatever pattern your first stroke takes. The object is to concentrate on the white line you are forming between each stroke. Try not to touch any previous strokes, keeping the white lines of unpainted paper unbroken. Mix several puddles of different colors on your watercolor palette. I used a round #10 red sable for most of this exercise. A round #4 red sable was used to add smaller variations in the gaps. A larger...
Categories: Watercolor Lessons , Preparing for Painting , Beginner Techniques
Don't miss this chance to learn all about negative painting! We're painting eye-catching leaves with watercolor techniques that will make your subject POP.
Categories: Color Theory , Beginner Techniques
Watercolor paint is a versatile art medium. You can use watercolor paints to apply to everything from fabrics and wood to stone, canvas, and paper. However, most professional artists usually use watercolor paper to create paintings. For hundreds of years, watercolor painting has remained...
Categories: Watercolor Lessons
Want to make some watercolor flowers bloom? Learn how by following this tutorial, which will sharpen your brushwork and knowledge of the wet-in-wet technique.
Categories: Step-By-Step Lessons , Beginner Techniques
Your fan brush is more versatile than you'd think! Here are 4 clever watercolor techniques using your regular ol' fan brush.
Categories: Watercolor Lessons , Color Theory , Beginner Techniques
Did you know monoprinting can be a watercolor technique? Here's how to use it to produce one-of-a-kind watercolor prints.
Categories: Step-By-Step Painting Ideas , Watercolor Lessons , Advanced Techniques , Step-By-Step Lessons
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