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 LessonsHere'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 LessonsAmerican Frank Wilcox was a native of Cleveland, Ohio who became a prominent American Scene watercolorist. In 1906 he enrolled in the Cleveland School of Art and later studied with Henry Keller exploring his artistic boundaries. Between 1910 and 1916, Wilcox and Keller experimented with plein air painting and the techniques of the Impressionists. Wilcox developed his signature style which was American Scene or regionalist genre in a transparent watercolor technique. Using fluid and sometimes calligraphic washes Frank Wilcox chronicled the historic lives of the people and scenery of Northern Ohio. — Watercolor Masters: Frank Nelson Wilcox © 2010 Greg...
Categories: Artists in ActionDiscover the differences between Payne's Gray and Davy's Gray in watercolor painting. Learn how to use each color to create beautiful works of art and experiment with different techniques.
Categories: Intermediate Techniques , Color Theory , Preparing for PaintingAmerican Tony Couch holds a BA degree in Art from the University of Tampa, with followup work at Pratt Institute in New York while he was an artist for Associated Press. He freelanced for years and studied with noted artist, Edgar A Whitney, ANA. Tony is a noted author with many titles available. His book, "WATERCOLOR: You Can Do It!" first published in 1987 is now in its Fifth printing, and is the textbook in several college art departments. Tony's watercolor instruction articles have appeared in most major artist magazines. His 10 "how to" videos are a favorite check-out item...
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 ActionConnecticut, USA "Pinwheels" © Birgit O'Connorwww.birgitoconnor.com California, USA "White Dress" © Jeannie Mcguirewww.jeanniemcguire.com Pennsylvania, USA "Central Park" © Arthur Kvarnstromwww.arthurkvarnstrom.com New York, USA "Scottish Village" © Grant Fullerwww.grantfuller.ca British Columbia, Canada "Still Life Impressions of Japan" © Kaaren Oreck, NWSwww.kaarenoreck.com Wisconsin, USA
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