
Here's a taste of what it's like to paint part of a realistic human portrait, starting with the lips.
Categories: Step-By-Step Painting Ideas , Watercolor Lessons , Advanced Techniques , Step-By-Step Lessons
In this step-by-step watercolor techniques lesson, Van Gogh is your muse! Let's experiment with sweeping brushstrokes and variegated washes to create a starry night masterpiece.
Categories: Step-By-Step Painting Ideas , Beginner Techniques
Finding the depth in art We function in a multidimensional universe and have to funnel our creativity into only two or three of those dimensions. In sculpture and related fields of art we are concerned with three dimensions. In drawing and painting however, we have to convert our 3 dimensional (3D) visual experience into 2 dimensional (2D) symbols. Perspective, in it's various forms, aids us in taking a 3D view and evoking the same visual sensation within the limits of two dimensions. The basic rules are simple and based on the visual reality we view through our stereoscopic vision. The...
Categories: Watercolor Lessons , Beginner Techniques
How to use wax crayons and wax candles as a watercolor technique to resist paint and produce special effects.
Categories: Watercolor Lessons , Advanced Techniques
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
Hope you're in the mood to pick up some new watercolor techniques because today we'll be adding new tips to your arsenal! Following these essential do's and don'ts of watercolor can bring your watercolor painting skills to the next level.
Categories: Beginner Techniques
Here's a watercolor technique for painting interesting textures by dropping clean water onto your painting as paint dries.
Categories: Watercolor Lessons , Color Theory , Beginner Techniques
Flinging paint may be the most fun watercolor technique. Here's how to do it in a controlled (or uncontrolled) manner.
Categories: Watercolor Lessons , Color Theory , Beginner Techniques