“Plein Air Watercolor Painting Tutorials” offer a unique approach to capturing the beauty of nature through art. In these tutorials, artists venture outdoors, embracing the challenges and rewards of painting in natural settings. These lessons focus on aspects like composition, color accuracy, and adapting to changing light conditions. They provide invaluable insights into selecting suitable […]
Advanced Watercolor Painting Techniques
If your skills have improved and you are getting bored with all those beginner watercolor videos, then it is time to take your painting to the next level. Below are a handful of excellent videos from experienced artists that teach advanced watercolor painting techniques. Enjoy and happy painting! 8 Advanced Watercolor Texture Techniques | Adding […]
Mixing Browns in Watercolor
The art of mixing browns with watercolor is a crucial skill for painters, as shown in these tutorials. Artists demonstrate mixing primary colors to create a range of browns, moving beyond tube browns. These videos cover everything from color theory basics to applying these browns in different paintings. Whether for landscapes or detailed works, learning […]
Loose Watercolor Portrait Tutorial
Learn how to paint beautiful and expressive watercolor portraits with the following loose watercolor portrait tutorials. Wet-on-wet Loose Watercolor Portrait Painting Process The video titled “Wet-on-wet Loose Watercolor Portrait Painting Process” by Cynthia Bauzon-Arre showcases the artist’s process of painting a girl using a very loose wet-on-wet technique to achieve an Impressionistic effect. The painting […]
Watercolor Transparent Layering Technique
Watercolor transparent qualities make it one of the best mediums for layering. There are endless possibilities and so many cool effects to discover. Below are a series tutorials that teach this watercolor transparent layering technique from artist Jay Lee. You can visit her channel here. She is by far one of my favorite watercolor artists […]
Simple Watercolour Landscape Painting Tutorial for Beginners
Below is a Simple Watercolour Landscape Painting Tutorial created by artist Angela Fehr. Visit Angela’s Website and Enroll in one of her Great Courses! Paint a Simple One Layer Watercolour Landscape Painting: Irish Hillside If you purchase any of the courses from the above links, I will receive a small commission. I think you for […]
What is Gum Arabic Used For in Watercolor Painting?
In today’s post we answer the question: What is Gum Arabic Used For in Watercolor Painting? Gum arabic is used as a binder in watercolor paint but you can also buy it separately as a medium. As a watercolor medium it is used to increase color brilliancy, gloss and transparency. Artists also find that the […]
What is the Best Paper for Watercolor Pencils?
Watercolor pencils are a fantastic and unique medium giving the artist both a drawing and painting medium all in one. They draw much like colored pencils yet behave like watercolor paint when water is added. This is because the binder used in watercolor pencils is water soluble unlike the waxy or oil based binder used […]
Watercolor Brush Stroke Techniques
Watercolor Basics: 3 Key Brush Stroke Techniques If you are new to watercolor then make sure you know these 3 key watercolor brush stroke techniques as they will improve your paintings dramatically. In this video, artist Paul Jackson discusses 3 basic watercolor brush stroke techniques that every artist should perfect. This video is from the […]
How to Mix Greens in Watercolour
Angela Fehr’s video, “How to Mix Vibrant & Authentic Greens in Watercolor,”teaches how to create diverse and natural-looking greens for landscape paintings. She introduces four green watercolors, emphasizing the versatility of Phthalo Green and Green Gold for mixing a wide range of greens when combined with other colors. Angela demonstrates mixing Phthalo Green with Pyrrol […]