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Did you know monoprinting can be a watercolor technique? Here's how to use it to produce one-of-a-kind watercolor prints.
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Your fan brush is more versatile than you'd think! Here are 4 clever watercolor techniques using your regular ol' fan brush.
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Let's create an easy watercolor flower with a beginner technique cooked up by Jay Lee! In this tutorial, we'll be using an ordinary household accessory as a painting tool for a quick exercise with great results.
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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.
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These watercolor techniques put the word "color" in "watercolor." Includes an example landscape painting for you to follow along and try these techniques.
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The Classic The Classic grip for holding a watercolor brush is much like the way you hold a pen or pencil for writing. The only difference being that you (for the most part) are gripping the brush further from the business end of things. Pick up your brush and grip the thickest part of the handle above the ferrulle—the body of the brush—and hold it like you are getting ready to write a letter. Remember writing? Weigh the brush in your hand, roll it with your fingers, find the balance of the brush in your grip. Since you are holding...
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Are you excited to paint explosions of color? Mako's back, and she's got an irRESISTible beginner watercolor technique to bring all your watercolor ideas to life! Painting fireworks has truly never been so easy.
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Using everyday plastic saran wrap can be a nifty watercolor technique for producing unique textures and backgrounds.
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