Watercolor for Beginners

A series of guides, lessons, and step-by-step tutorials for people getting started with watercolors (and also intermediate artists!)

    easy watercolor christmas cards

    Easy Watercolor Christmas Cards – Step by Step Tutorial

    ​I don’t know about you, but I always seem to write my Christmas cards at the last minute! But this year I really wanted to design and paint some of my own watercolor cards for friends and family. So if you’re looking for inspiration…

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    How to Paint a Pear in Watercolor

    How to Paint a Pear in Watercolor – A Beginners Tutorial

    I know what you’re thinking. Just another watercolor pear painting… Right ? Overused and not very original ! But pears, like many other fruit and vegetables, are really useful forms for studying some of the fundamentals of watercolor painting. They generally have a very…

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    easy watercolor paintings for beginners

    Easy Watercolor Paintings for Beginners

    ​Practice makes perfect… Right ? I find that it’s just as true with watercolor painting as it is with anything else. I get a lot of pleasure painting even simple patterns with watercolors. Each time I pick up a brush and start painting I…

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    how to paint watercolor flowers for beginners

    How to paint watercolor flowers for beginners – Step by step

    Flowers are probably one of the most popular subjects for any artist. There are so many different styles and ways to paint them. From loose and atmospheric to precise botanical illustrations. The choice is huge. A​rtists love to paint flowers in watercolor. I think…

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    how to fix watercolor mistakes

    20 Ways to fix watercolor mistakes

    Watercolor painting looks so simple. A well executed watercolor can be painted with a few quick brush strokes. Good artists make it look so easy, but as a beginner I remember running into a lot of stumbling blocks and ending up wondering what I’d…

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    how to make watercolor pans

    How to make watercolor pans

    At some stage in your pursuit of watercolor art you will want to make your own watercolor pans.  Watercolors in pan format are an excellent option with a heap of benefits. They’re convenient, easy to use, portable. And in my opinion if you make…

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    simple abstract watercolor painting for beginners

    Simple abstract watercolor painting for beginners

    Fancy trying some abstract watercolor painting ? Good for you. So, let’s talk about ethereality and impermanence… Nope ! Only kidding… Abstract watercolors are a whole lot of fun. And you don’t need to ponder over complicated art concepts to enjoy them. But at…

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    skills to improve your watercolors

    4 Essential skills to improve your watercolors

    ​So let me guess… You’ve been painting for a while now, but you just don’t seem to be making as much progress as you’d like ? I understand exactly how you feel. Watercolor painting is full of delight, but sometimes you feel like you’re…

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    how to use watercolor paint tubes

    Beginners guide how to use watercolor paint tubes

    It’s a simple question… Right ? And the answer probably seems obvious to more experienced watercolor artists. I remember when I was learning about watercolor painting, I wasn’t sure how other artists used tubes of paint. I found it quite mysterious how to handle…

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    Can you use watercolor on canvas

    Can you use watercolor on canvas ?

    ​You know what ? Watercolor paper isn’t the only surface you can paint on ! Yep… That’s right ! In fact one of the most common questions I see asked by artists is: “Can you use watercolor on canvas” ? The quick answer is…

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