Watercolor Painting
Watercolor can be a tricky medium to master. Here are helpful tips, essential techniques, and step-by-step demonstrations on using watercolors (and watercolor pencils).
Why is Honey Used in Watercolor Paint?
Find out why honey can be used to make watercolor paint and whether you need to treat it any differently to normal watercolor paint.
Find out why honey can be used to make watercolor paint and whether you need to treat it any differently to normal watercolor paint.
What You Need to Know About Watercolor Paper
Don't underestimate the impact the paper you choose to use for a watercolor painting has on the final result. Learn more about the different types of watercolor paper and the color of watercolor paper (it's not simply "white"!).
Don't underestimate the impact the paper you choose to use for a watercolor painting has on the final result. Learn more about the different types of watercolor paper and the color of watercolor paper (it's not simply "white"!).
How to Use a Waterbrush
An illustrated, step-by-step tutorial on how to use a waterbrush with watercolor paints and pencils.
An illustrated, step-by-step tutorial on how to use a waterbrush with watercolor paints and pencils.
Step-by-Step Demo: Painting Glazes with Watercolor
A step-by-step painting demonstration of leaves created by glazing using watercolor.
A step-by-step painting demonstration of leaves created by glazing using watercolor.
Best Brands of Watercolor Paint
With watercolor paints, there's not only a choice of brands, but also whether you buy it in tube or pan form. This is a list of my personal favorites when it comes to watercolor paints.
With watercolor paints, there's not only a choice of brands, but also whether you buy it in tube or pan form. This is a list of my personal favorites when it comes to watercolor paints.
How to Paint Reflections in Water
A watercolor painting tutorial that teaches you three different way to paint reflections in water.
A watercolor painting tutorial that teaches you three different way to paint reflections in water.
How To Choose a Watercolor Paper
Watercolor papers come in different surfaces and weights. Do you know which is best suited to which painting techniques?
Watercolor papers come in different surfaces and weights. Do you know which is best suited to which painting techniques?
How To Remove Errors From a Watercolor Painting
If you make a mistake in a watercolor, you need to react fast if you're going to remove it before the paint dries.
If you make a mistake in a watercolor, you need to react fast if you're going to remove it before the paint dries.
How To Stretch Watercolor Paper
It's generally recommended that watercolor paper less than 356 gsm (260 lb) is stretched before use, otherwise it'll warp. Read this to find out just how simple a process it is to do.
It's generally recommended that watercolor paper less than 356 gsm (260 lb) is stretched before use, otherwise it'll warp. Read this to find out just how simple a process it is to do.
How to Use Watercolor Canvas
If you want to try using watercolor canvas but wondered how it differs from painting on paper, here are the answers.
If you want to try using watercolor canvas but wondered how it differs from painting on paper, here are the answers.
Online Watercolor Mixing Palette
This online color mixing tool lets you experiment with mixing primary colors and secondary colors without worrying that you're wasting paint.
This online color mixing tool lets you experiment with mixing primary colors and secondary colors without worrying that you're wasting paint.
Watercolor Class 1: Laying a Wash
A wash is useful for providing a background or for covering a large area. It can either be done in one tone, known as an even, smooth, or flat wash; or gradually getting lighter, known as a graded wash.
A wash is useful for providing a background or for covering a large area. It can either be done in one tone, known as an even, smooth, or flat wash; or gradually getting lighter, known as a graded wash.
Watercolor Class 2: Painting Wet-on-Wet and Wet-on-Dry
If you wait until a color you've put down has dried before you put down another color, known as painting wet-on-dry, you get a very different effect than if you put a second color down before the first has dried, known as painting wet-on-wet.
If you wait until a color you've put down has dried before you put down another color, known as painting wet-on-dry, you get a very different effect than if you put a second color down before the first has dried, known as painting wet-on-wet.
How To Use Salt to Create Snowflakes in Watercolor
When you're painting a scene in which it's snowing, it's impossible to leave hundreds of tiny specks of white across your painting. The secret is to take the salt from your kitchen and use it in your painting.
When you're painting a scene in which it's snowing, it's impossible to leave hundreds of tiny specks of white across your painting. The secret is to take the salt from your kitchen and use it in your painting.
How To Choose Between Pan and Tube Watercolors
What's the difference between watercolor paints that come in pans and those in tubes? How do you decide which is best for you?
What's the difference between watercolor paints that come in pans and those in tubes? How do you decide which is best for you?
Tips on Buying Watercolor Painting Supplies
If you're about to start painting with watercolors, you'll need to get a basic set of good-quality paints, a range of papers, and a few brushes. Find out what you need to consider before you buy.
If you're about to start painting with watercolors, you'll need to get a basic set of good-quality paints, a range of papers, and a few brushes. Find out what you need to consider before you buy.
Mixed Media: Wax Resist
Making the most of the fact that oil/wax and water don't mix when painting with watercolors or acrylics.
Making the most of the fact that oil/wax and water don't mix when painting with watercolors or acrylics.
Watercolor Tips from John Lovett
A collection of helpful tips from Australian watercolourist John Lovett to help you create successful watercolours, beginning with the need to decide where the areas of white will be in your painting.
A collection of helpful tips from Australian watercolourist John Lovett to help you create successful watercolours, beginning with the need to decide where the areas of white will be in your painting.
Masking for Watercolor
Artist Sue Dickinson explains how she used masking fluid in a watercolor painting of a lion cub.
Artist Sue Dickinson explains how she used masking fluid in a watercolor painting of a lion cub.
Painting from Dark to Light
Ken Hosmer explains the unusual but effective technique he uses to get intense colours: painting "backwards", from dark to light.
Ken Hosmer explains the unusual but effective technique he uses to get intense colours: painting "backwards", from dark to light.
Big Brush Tree In Watercolor
A 17-step demonstration by Canadian artist Peter Humeniuk showing how to paint a birch tree using a big watercolor brush.
A 17-step demonstration by Canadian artist Peter Humeniuk showing how to paint a birch tree using a big watercolor brush.
Watercolor Sky "Doodles"
Four different skies done in watercolor with a detailed explanation from the artist of how he painted each so you can copy them.
Four different skies done in watercolor with a detailed explanation from the artist of how he painted each so you can copy them.
Step by Step Irises in Watercolor
A nine-step demonstration and explanation of a watercolor painting of a bed of irises.
A nine-step demonstration and explanation of a watercolor painting of a bed of irises.
Using a Hairdryer on Watercolor
A hairdyer is a useful tool when painting with watercolors if you use it correctly. For a start, don't turn it on high!
A hairdyer is a useful tool when painting with watercolors if you use it correctly. For a start, don't turn it on high!
Watercolor Demo: Old Truck
Follow the creation of a watercolor painting featuring a rusty old truck, from start to finish, as explained by artist Maury Kettell.
Follow the creation of a watercolor painting featuring a rusty old truck, from start to finish, as explained by artist Maury Kettell.