Step-By-Step Painting Ideas
19 Step-By-Step Watercolor Painting Ideas You Must See
Painting ideas surround us. Look closely and you can find watercolor ideas wherever there’s beauty. But sometimes we all can use some inspiration, so this section is filled with all sorts of watercolor painting ideas. You’ll find easy watercolor painting ideas for beginners and harder ideas for experts. Try applying the watercolor techniques you’ve learned and don’t forget to have fun!
How To Watercolor Paint A Sunset Sky Without Reference Images
How to watercolor paint a colorful sunset sky from memory without breaking a leg.
Classic: How To Paint A Seascape
Learn how to paint a seascape. Navigate the entire process, starting with just a reference photo, all the way through to completion.
Step-by-Step Holland Lop Bunny Rabbit
Maybe our cutest painting idea yet! Follow professional painter and professional instructor, Isabella Kung, as she teaches you how to paint an adorable bunny rabbit step by step.
Abstract Nebula In The Galaxy
Paint the complexity of the universe by simply using salt & watercolors, as seen in this easy tutorial given by Leonardo Pereznieto.
Step-By-Step Furry Fennec Fox
Dive into fur and detail by learning how to paint an adorable fennec fox on an abstract background.
Introduction: Step-by-Step Watercolor Paintings
I remember spending a whole lot of my youth with my nose buried in art and watercolor painting books when I wasn’t playing in the woods. I always seemed to learn more from
Blue Window
Allan Kirk’s impressionistic watercolour exercise shows how to capture light and present the beauty that can be found in the simplest of subjects. The composition is brought to life by the way transparent watercolour
Painting a White Barn
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
Tower St. Martin, Soreze
Allan Kirk’s impressionistic watercolour exercise shows how to capture the mood of a bright, and and sunny day in medieval Soreze in the Tarn in southern France. For Allan Kirk watercolour impressionism is
Painting the Frostville Barnhouse
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
Painting a Still Life Fruit
Follow along as Isabella Kung sketches and paints realistic fruit. We cover composition, fuzzy surfaces, shiny surfaces, masking fluid, shapes and much more in this simple—yet useful—exercise. Click here if you prefer watching a
Painting Trees with Liquid Frisket
A weird composition, but a fun painting to build using liquid frisket technique. I used some interesting all over glazing techniques and a lot of detailed and textured brushwork. Materials used: Brushes 1
Daylight Lighthouse
A walk-through in the creation of a small painting of the Lorain Lighthouse on Lake Erie. Materials used: Brushes #8 Kolonok Kolinsky Red Sable #5 Kolonok Kolinsky Red Sable #0 Winsor & Newton
Painting a line of Pines
After underpainting in bright basic hues, I develop a field and the tree line in high silhouette. This was a fun experiment. Materials used: Brushes 1 1/2″ (381mm) Flat Winsor & Newton Series
Painting a Tricolor Kitten
Here is a close-up of a furry, tri-colored kitten painted with a Grisaille technique. Click here if you prefer watching a step-by-step video on our Watercolor University. Materials used: Brushes Langnickel Royal Knight
