
The 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 Techniques
Be inspired during this late spring season by painting a cherry blossom tree using a few easy watercolor techniques! Mr. Shibasaki shows us just how easy it can be while keeping a very natural yet soft look for this iconic Japanese tree.
Categories: Step-By-Step Painting Ideas , Beginner Techniques
Learn 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 Techniques
Are you excited to paint explosions of color? Mako's back, and she's got an irRESISTible beginner watercolor technique to bring all your watercolor ideas to life! Painting fireworks has truly never been so easy.
Categories: Step-By-Step Painting Ideas , Watercolor Lessons , Preparing for Painting
How to use tissue paper as a watercolor technique for painting abstract textures.
Categories: Watercolor Lessons , Color Theory , Beginner Techniques
It's a nifty (and remarkably useful) watercolor technique dubbed "watercolor resist." Here are 4 ways to pull it off.
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Every watercolor painter must learn this watercolor technique to paint gradients and fades.
Categories: Watercolor Lessons , Beginner Techniques
Watercolor paint is one of the best art mediums that both beginners and skilled artists use. It comes in different forms including tubes, pans, and liquid watercolors. You can use any type of watercolor paint depending upon your style and preferences. If you’re interested in buying watercolor paint tubes, you
Categories: Watercolor Lessons