From time to time I take a closer look at paint colors. In this article I’ll be exploring Payne’s Grey. This is my favorite grey paint. I always have some on my palette ready to go! It’s a convenience mixture, made up of more…
Yes, I know… It can be pretty confusing! It’s easy to get lost in all the different formats and sizes of paper for painting with watercolors. It’s enough to make your head spin! So below, I’ll go over what options are available and answer…
In real life, light reveals the form of an object. Without light, we cannot see forms. Light enables us to perceive the world around us as shapes that differ in brightness. Artists express lightness or darkness as “values” (or tones). Stronger values are dark. Lighter values…
In this painting I’m going to show you an example of how to paint using a wet on dry technique known to watercolor artist’s as “glazing”. You’ve probably already heard me talk about glazing in some of my other painting tutorials. Glazing is an…
The concept of value in art is better understood with a few visual examples. After all, the definition in words can be tricky to understand. Value (also known as tonal value or tones) is: “the relative lightness or darkness of a color”. Ok… Great! …
You can make this cherry blossom watercolor painting, and I’ll show you how to do it in just 4 easy steps. And you don’t need any skill with watercolors. Whether you’re a beginner or you’ve been practicing watercolors for a while, I’ll show you…
You can paint this watercolor cupcake in a few easy steps! And you don’t need any skill or experience with watercolors. I’ll explain the exact steps and techniques you need as you follow along. One of the biggest obstacles beginners face is figuring out…
Are you wondering, “Is this watercolor painting thing for me”? In this article, I’ll do my best to put you straight… Yes… Ok… that’s the very short answer. But maybe you need a bit more convincing? I’m a fan of watercolor. As you can…
A lot of artists ask me how to match their existing paint colors to the ones I recommend. Finding equivalents to another artist’s palette of colors can be frustrating, especially if you already have lots of tubes of paints from another brand! This quick…
Transferring an image from a reference onto a sheet of paper can be challenging. And there are several different ways to do it! It can get pretty confusing! I have my own preferred method, but of course, you’re not limited to just one technique. …
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