How to Compare and Match Paint Colors from Different Brands
January 31, 2025
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…
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Easy Watercolor Valentines (Jammie Dodgers!)
February 15, 2023
I painted this valentines card design in about 10 minutes and in 4 easy steps. And I’m going to show you how you can paint this too by following along with this tutorial. In just 4 easy steps… (Did I already say that?) Yes……
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Watercolor Bowl Still Life Painting (Do This In 4 Steps!)
January 14, 2023
This demonstration is a simple still life sketch of a bowl painted in watercolor. I enjoy still life paintings of everyday objects. They’re easy and quick to set up in any environment. And I think painting isolated objects like this is a great way…
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Do You Have to Wet Watercolor Paper Before Painting?
February 2, 2024
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…
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Watercolor Pans vs. Tubes (There’s a Clear Winner!)
July 11, 2024
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…
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Why is Watercolor so Hard? (And What To Do About It!)
October 18, 2022
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…
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Watercolor Terms and Vocabulary (All the Jargon with Illustrations!)
March 6, 2023
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…
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How to Paint Cherries in Watercolor (My Step by Step Tutorial)
April 4, 2023
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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Watercolor Donut Tutorial (Just for Fun!)
February 28, 2023
I came across this image of a donut the other day and I thought it would make a great subject for a watercolor painting. It’s bright, colorful, and fun! So this lesson doesn’t have any particular underlying theme about watercolors… It’s just for fun!…
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Watercolor Still Life (Beginners Step by Step Tutorial)
October 11, 2022
Did you ever wonder where the tradition of giving oranges at Christmas comes from? Well… There are a few different versions, but one of the stories I seem to remember talks about how an orange represents the Christmas season of giving and sharing. This…
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