Watercolour exercises

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I think of watercolors a little like modern calligraphy. It’s loose, there aren’t hard and fast traditional rules because it’s such an expressive and fluid medium. With watercolors, you can paint anything from a very loose abstract image to a super detailed photorealistic painting. No matter which s

Fun Watercolor Techniques to Try Today Back in high school, I remember sitting in art class and being SO FRUSTRATED with the watercoloring section of the semester. I thought my watercolor drawings absolute worst. I’d look over and see other students just “getting it” and meanwhile I was over in struggle-town. Been ther

A fun exercise to help find out what you like and develop your style along the way #watercolor #arttutorial #watercolortutorial #watercolorbeginner.

As a watercolour beginner, you're probably making a lot of painting mistakes. So check out these solutions to learn how to paint with skill and confidence!

Welcome to my comprehensive guide to help you understand and master watercolor techniques. To be honest, when I read what other websites are writing about this topic, half of them don't seem to understand what they're talking about! I don't mean to be fussy or seem arrogant, but some of them are incomplete. Others get

Techniques and Tips for Watercolors When it comes to watercolor painting, these are the tricks that draw the ooh's and aah's every time. Watercolor as a medium seems like such a challenge because it seems unpredictable at first glance. It's so important to learn what to expect from the pigment when it meets water. When learning watercolor basics, these will help form a better foundation in painting with more enjoyment. The frustration is lessened because you have a better idea of how the…

Watercolor Brush Techniques

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Since I am doing some watercolour painting I did some experiments to see how the pigment can be manipulated to create effects which could be used in the creation of an image. It was interesting to see how the pigment moved when the methylated spirit was dripped onto it. This could be used to create some interesting bubble effects. As well as dripping the methylated spirits you can also paint it on with a round brush. The salt on wet paint created some beautiful delicate effects.

When weather conditions drive me inside, I like to experiment with various aspects of drawing and painting in watercolour. This one concerns values that one can build-up with glazing; overlapping l…

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Over 50 bitesize exercises to help you make watercolour painting a part of your day.