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This watercolor technique is for every beginner. Fix mistakes while painting by lifting wet paint using these techniques.

Your brush with destiny Watercolor brushes are traditionally made of the red sable hair that comes from the pricey little critters of fur coat fame. Over the centuries artists have winnowed out the best materials for their tools. And by consensus it has been determined that the finest watercolor brushes are made of the hair found on the tips of the russian male Kolinsky red sable's winter coat. This particular hair has become reknown for it's ability to hold a load of paint and keep a resilent, sharp, and durable point, that always snaps back. The russian fur farm industry...

Some rather gaudy purple irises serve as willing subjects for working wet-in-wet and glazing for bright and colorful results. Materials used: Brushes 1 1/2" (381mm) Flat Winsor & Newton Series 965 1" Grumbacher Aquarelle Flat Red Sable #12 Winsor & Newton Series 7 Red Sable #10 Winsor & Newton Series 820 Red Sable #6 Grumbacher Watercolor Classic Paints Paints Sap Green Hooker's Green Dark Phthalocyanine Blue Cobalt Blue Dioxazine Purple Alizarin Crimson Permanent Rose Raw Sienna Burnt Umber Paper Spiral Pad (11" x 14") Canson #140 cold pressed Miscellaneous #2 Pencil Kneaded Eraser Palette - Your choice. Mine is an...

Paul Klee, a Swiss-born German artist German-Swiss artist Paul Klee brought his personal expression about in the form of fantasy and whimsy. His perception of the "modern" world was rendered in brevity with a simplistic, primitive style which he drew from children's and primitive art. A member of the Blue Rider School, he believed in the unity of nature and emotion and derided illusionistic art. Using simple line and forms of men, animals, and fantastic creatures, his gentle commentary on human weakness and folly exploited the symbols, signs and archaic patterns of the collective unconscious. Klee's works are replete with...

Watercolour Alhambra, CA, USA California native Tom Fong paints with a renowned creative abandon, attacking the paper in his signature "free and loose" style. He distills the artistic essence of whatever subject matter is at hand while imbueing movement, light and color with his wide brush and calligraphic accents. In his popular workshops and demos he entertains and inspires students with a quick wit and skilled hand. Tom Fong is listed as one of the 20 Great Teachers in the March 2008 collectors edition of the Watercolor magazine(American Artist Publications). His art and teaching have nurtured a loyal following of students,...

Let's beat the summer heat with a cool watermelon watercolor painting! In this tutorial, Yasmina shows us how to use basic watercolor techniques to create a vibrant and juicy fruit painting - perfect for a sunny day!

American Edgar A. Whitney was an avid teacher and made beautiful art influenced by elements of modern design and the wet in wet technique of J.W.S. Cox and others. Mr. Whitney's book "The Complete Guide to Watercolor" has been a mainstay in many artist's reference libraries. His influence can be found in many contemporary watercolorist's work. — Watercolor Masters: Edgar A. Whitney © 2010 Greg Conley —

An interesting foray into nighttime lighting effects using a nautical theme, the West Break Water Lighthouse in Cleveland, Ohio. Watch and see how things unfold as Greg paints his way through a dusky nautical theme. Materials used: Brushes #8 Kolonok Kolinsky Red Sable #5 Kolonok Kolinsky Red Sable #0 Winsor & Newton Series 7 Red Sable Paints Sap Green Hooker's Green Dark Burnt Umber Burnt Sienna Ultramarine Blue Cerulean Blue Alizarin Crimson Permanent Rose Indian Yellow Ivory Black Paper Cut sheet (5.5" x 7.5") Whatman #200 cold pressed, deteriorated. Miscellaneous #2 Pencil Kneaded Eraser Palettes - Robert E. Wood &...