painting aid

Get a quick crash course on the basics of still-life design and composition, taught by award-winning artist Steve Curl.

Capture Tokyo's vibrant night-time cityscape in this watercolor scene, and learn how to utilize watercolor's unique transparency to make your painting glow through the darkness.

This second painting study is of Winslow Homer's "The Sponge Diver". Award-winning artist William "Bill" Dunn traces the steps of this master watercolorist to better understand human anatomy and watercolor layering.

Capture the likeness of the human face in this beginner's guide to a watercolor portrait! William "Bill" Dunn breaks this popular topic down to the basics through painting a picture of his son.

Paint some colorful beets in this watercolor still-life tutorial with William "Bill" Dunn! Follow this lesson step-by-step, and learn how to layer some unconventional colors to create a much more vibrant painting.

Learn from the great Impressionist master, Claude Monet, in this course that shows you how to practice watercolor painting by copying the famous painting that sparked the Impressionist movement.