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 LessonsIndia "His figurative works are based on pure drawing. Regularly sketching with pencil, charcoal, crayon and sometimes watercolour has become a customary part of his life. He pays special attention on the effect of shade and light. He paints figures from memory and from live models. Especially the use of watercolour in figure which is the challenging job for every artist, he can easily handle. His works reflects his extraordinary love for the subject." 25 year old Freelance Artist Rahul Salve has explored a wide variety of media including oil, acrylics, watercolor, and pastel since his 2003 graduation from Dr....
Categories: Watercolor Paintings GalleryAmerican "Born and raised in New York City in a cultured French family, John LaFarge became a leading figure in the arts in New York in the late 19th century, known for his exquisite murals, stained glass designs, and innovations of technique. He also was a noted writer and lecturer on art. He graduated from Mount St. Mary's College in Maryland and then went to Europe where he was much impressed by the stain glass in the medieval architecture. In Paris, he studied with Thomas Couture, and in London, he was much influenced by the Pre-Raphaelites led by John Ruskin,...
Categories: Artists in ActionLearn how to paint in perspective and get a cool "tunneling effect" in this watercolor course featuring a lively cityscape of Chinatown, San Francisco.
Categories: Step-By-Step Painting Ideas , Watercolor Lessons , Intermediate Techniques , Step-By-Step LessonsLearn how to paint a realistic lake scene like an award-winning painter. Watercolor techniques taught include: how to paint water, how to paint reflections, how to paint a simple boat and how to paint trees with fall colors.
Categories: Step-By-Step Painting Ideas , Watercolor Lessons , Intermediate Techniques , Step-By-Step LessonsWatercolors, acrylics, mixed-media Bermuda Run North Carolina, USA Judi Russell is an artist of note working in Bermuda Run, North Carolina, USA. Her watercolor, acrylic, and mixed media paintings reflect a unique blend of abstract and impressionist influences with a strong sense of color reflected in her palette. "My style is influenced by my long association with advertising graphics and my musical background. Both of these contribute to the way I employ rich colors, pattern, and movement. My art represents my vision of what I would like the world to be, full of warmth, wonder, magic and spirituality." "I'm always...
Categories: Artists in ActionEvery watercolor painter must learn this watercolor technique to paint gradients and fades.
Categories: Watercolor Lessons , Beginner Techniques