Do you want to get your creative juices flowing over Christmas? This year I’m sharing a series of painting lessons based on the theme “The 12 days of Christmas”. Have you got the song running through your head yet? Sorry about that… You’ll probably…
This is the first tutorial in the “12 days of Christmas” painting series. These are intended to be relaxing and fun exercises to keep your creativity flowing during the holiday period. And yes… There will be 12 paintings in total. But I’m sure you’ll…
Fall is upon us (again!) Funny how it keeps coming around so quick 🙂 My neighborhood’s autumn colors have inspired me to try out some paint mixes. So I wanted to share some of my favorite color-mixing recipes for fall paintings. There’s a unique…
So you’ve ended up with a tube of grayish-looking paint called “neutral tint.” And now you’re wondering… “But what the heck is neutral tint?” Why would you need it, and how is it used in painting? This paint name causes quite a bit of…
Watercolor is obviously a water-based medium. And water plays an essential role in every painting technique. During the painting process, the paper surface goes through different cycles of wetness. Wet to dry, dry to wet, etc. So it’s easy to get confused about when…
I admit it! I have a favorite 🙂 You’ve noticed that watercolor paints come in two different forms: tubes or pans. I’m going to tell you which one I prefer and why… But which should YOU choose? Is there an advantage to using one rather than the…
All watercolor paper is sized. And no… I’m not talking about the dimensions of the sheet 🙂 As you begin to understand more about your art materials, at some point, you’ll come across the topic of sizing. Sizing is a substance that is added…
If you’ve dabbled with watercolors for a while and you’re starting to think, “this is tricky,”… Well, you’ve discovered what many other watercolor rookies stumble upon. Watercolors are hard! Well, at least that’s what a lot of folks conclude. But what if the characteristics…
The wonderful world of watercolor is full of exotic vocabulary. Artists use so much terminology that it’s easy to get lost because of the specialized lingo! For example, do you know what “convenience colors” are? What about a “back-run” or a “bead”? And what exactly is “archival paper” anyway? Are you…
Have you noticed that sometimes you look at the world in a funny way?! When you become interested in painting, after a while you begin to see things differently. This is what happened to me when I went to the market and noticed these…
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