Watercolor Lessons

Go back to basics and strengthen your core skills. Practice these watercolor techniques so it becomes effortless.

How to watercolor paint a colorful sunset sky from memory without breaking a sweat.

How to paint photo-realistic snowy trees & bushes without tripping over yourself.

Learn ways to control your splatter-painting technique to paint beautiful cherry blossom sakura trees.

How to use a knife as a watercolor technique for scratching woodgrain textures onto wet paint for realistic trees.

Learn how to paint a seascape. Navigate the entire process, starting with just a reference photo, all the way through to completion.

Your fan brush is more versatile than you'd think! Here are 4 clever watercolor techniques using your regular ol' fan brush.

Did you know monoprinting can be a watercolor technique? Here's how to use it to produce one-of-a-kind watercolor prints.