Simple Spooky Watercolor Bats!
October 23, 2026
Hi everybody, welcome to another Halloween watercolor lesson, and today I’m going to show you how to paint these spooky bats that look like they’re flying right out of the paper! The tricky part is that each bat is really just a dark silhouette,…
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Scary Cat Eyes in Watercolor – Something’s Watching You 👀
October 23, 2026
Hi everybody, welcome to another watercolor lesson, and today I’m going to show you how to paint these scary cat’s eyes that look like they’re watching you from the dark! Eyes can feel a bit intimidating to paint. There’s a lot going on in…
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How to Paint Watercolor Pumpkins That Glow in the Dark
October 23, 2026
Hi everybody, welcome to another watercolor lesson and today I’m going to show you how to paint these Halloween pumpkins that look like they’re glowing in the dark! The tricky part is that in watercolor, the brightest thing is the white of the paper….
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Halloween Watercolor Bookmarks!
October 22, 2026
Do you remember the game Pacman? And those little ghosts that chased you all around the board…? Well… that was the inspiration for the first watercolor bookmark painting in this fun little painting series 🙂 I had a lot of fun painting these, I…
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How to Paint Latte Art in Watercolor
October 3, 2026
In this lesson we’re painting these two coffee cups with leafy ‘latte art’ patterns. This project is a good example for practising when to use wet-on-dry and when to switch to wet-on-wet, because the pattern really needs both methods. This is a really good…
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Watercolor Transparency: A Beginner’s Guide
September 19, 2026
I love the transparency of watercolor… But at the same time, it’s the very thing that catches a lot of beginners out. A little too much paint, or one layer too many, and that lovely transparent glow turns flat, or worse, muddy. When I…
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Watercolor Brush Control: Why Your Brush Doesn’t Do What You Want
September 5, 2026
Have you ever gone to paint a brush mark… and what ended up on the paper looked nothing like what you intended? Maybe you tried to paint a thin line, and it came out way too thick. Maybe the paint spread into places you…
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9 Reasons Why Your Watercolor Washes Look Streaky
July 24, 2026
Have you ever set out to paint a nice smooth, even wash of watercolor — and then come back a few minutes later to find it had dried streaky or patchy? Maybe you even spotted it starting to go wrong, so you went back…
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How to Make Watercolors GLOW with This Trick!
July 20, 2026
Only members of the Anthony’s Paint & Create Club have access to the older ‘Purposeful Painting’ practice sessions. Find out more about The Purposeful Painting Series on my Patreon, or become a member here:To view this content, you must be a member of Anthonys…
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The ONE BRUSH Every Watercolor Beginner is Missing
July 4, 2026
Only members of the Anthony’s Paint & Create Club have access to the older ‘Purposeful Painting’ practice sessions. Find out more about The Purposeful Painting Series on my Patreon, or become a member here:To view this content, you must be a member of Anthonys…
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