Did you know monoprinting can be a watercolor technique? Here's how to use it to produce one-of-a-kind watercolor prints.
Categories: Step-By-Step Painting Ideas , Watercolor Lessons , Advanced Techniques , Step-By-Step LessonsThese watercolor techniques put the word "color" in "watercolor." Includes an example landscape painting for you to follow along and try these techniques.
Categories: Watercolor Lessons , Advanced Techniques , Step-By-Step LessonsLearn how to create beautiful watercolor tree paintings with this quick and simple tutorial you can follow. It involves easy-to-follow techniques, but the pay-off is a beautiful, life-like tree painting.
Categories: Step-By-Step Lessons , Beginner TechniquesThe Classic The Classic grip for holding a watercolor brush is much like the way you hold a pen or pencil for writing. The only difference being that you (for the most part) are gripping the brush further from the business end of things. Pick up your brush and grip the thickest part of the handle above the ferrulle—the body of the brush—and hold it like you are getting ready to write a letter. Remember writing? Weigh the brush in your hand, roll it with your fingers, find the balance of the brush in your grip. Since you are holding...
Categories: Watercolor Lessons , Preparing for Painting , Beginner TechniquesUsing everyday plastic saran wrap can be a nifty watercolor technique for producing unique textures and backgrounds.
Categories: Watercolor Lessons , Beginner TechniquesIt's a nifty (and remarkably useful) watercolor technique dubbed "watercolor resist." Here are 4 ways to pull it off.
Categories: Step-By-Step Painting Ideas , Watercolor Lessons , Advanced Techniques , Step-By-Step Lessons , Color TheoryWatercolor brush pens will be an excellent addition to your art supplies if you like painting, coloring, or drawing. These pens come with smooth brush tips and vibrant colors and offer great control and precision and allow you to create the effects of regular watercolor.
Categories: Watercolor LessonsTechniques for using your blow dryer to dry your painting faster without messing everything up.
Categories: Watercolor Lessons , Color Theory , Beginner Techniques