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If you like to paint or just collect watercolor paintings made by renowned artists as a hobby, you’d want to store them to keep the beautiful art protected. It can be a challenging task because of the nature of watercolors that curves the paper and keeps it from sitting flat. Let’s discuss the best ways to protect and store watercolor paintings to make them last longer.

A lot of pigments are solids. They are finely ground, yet the particles sometimes remain particles even after being treated with water. Therefore, if your paint stain is dry, it’s always best to treat it with some kind of a gentle brush. That way you can break away the solid paint particles before wetting the stain again.

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

Techniques for Drawing Values Drawing Lines and Values Drawing involves the use of lines and clusters of lines called "values". Lines and values often merge spontaneously as you draw, one springing from another in the same stroke. The better you understand the range of expression and working qualities of your pencil or pen, the broader your palette of artistic options are when you create. A line is a flowing stroke of your pencil that defines an edge in the image you are drawing. Value is the gradation of grays you use to define the mass, form, light, and design of...

Use alcohol as a watercolor technique for painting interesting textures.

Bands of Color This exercise is designed to hone your wash-laying skills in the form of single strokes of color laid down side by side in whatever pattern your first stroke takes. The object is to concentrate on the white line you are forming between each stroke. Try not to touch any previous strokes, keeping the white lines of unpainted paper unbroken. Mix several puddles of different colors on your watercolor palette. I used a round #10 red sable for most of this exercise. A round #4 red sable was used to add smaller variations in the gaps. A larger...

Mixing different types of watercolors provides you with a range of new tones and hues that can improve the versatility and quality of your artwork. You can mix your colors directly on your watercolor paper but a better approach is to use your palette.

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