Dry Brush Watercolor (Secrets to This Technique!)
March 15, 2023
You’ve seen it… You’ve heard about it! Now you want to know what it is and, most importantly, how to do it! A dry brush painting method in watercolor produces fantastic textures and is valuable for certain types of painting effects. But this technique…
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How to Blend Watercolors (Here’s What you NEED to Know!)
February 25, 2025
Blending watercolors used to feel like a losing battle – I’d end up with harsh lines and unwanted streaks no matter what I did. It can be very frustrating to endlessly struggle with your brushwork this way! Especially because blending is an often repeated gesture…
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Watercolor Dripping (Learn This Easy Technique!)
March 15, 2023
If you think about it, a drip effect is unique to watercolor paints. Other types of paint (think gouache or oils) have a thicker consistency. But watercolor paint is diluted with water, and the colored pigments will flow in the same way water does. So a…
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Lifting Blotting and Erasing Watercolor Paint (Pro Tips!)
March 15, 2023
In watercolor painting, the lightness comes from the white paper reflecting back through the transparent paint. But let’s face it… sometimes there’s just too much paint on the paper! For example, you lay down a strong-colored watercolor wash but want certain areas to be…
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What is Watercolor Glazing (And How to Master it!)
March 15, 2023
Watercolor glazing is the most fundamental technique you need to understand about this art medium. But don’t worry… It’s not as complicated as it sounds. In fact, chances are you’re already using a glazing technique without even thinking about it 🙂 A bit of…
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Watercolor with Pen (Tips and Tricks for Beginners)
March 15, 2023
It’s one of the most delightful things I’ve ever seen. I recently took a trip to an iconic art store in Paris – The Sennelier Art Store. The watercolor and pen sketch you see here is a result of me playing with the art…
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Watercolor Painting Light to Dark (Watercolor Cookies)
March 15, 2023
This site uses cookies ! Get it ? OK… Lame joke. Actually, I painted this watercolor composition of a plate of cookies to demonstrate one of the most frequently used methods of painting with this medium. In watercolors, painting light to dark is the…
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Negative Painting in Watercolor Explained
March 15, 2023
Do you know what negative painting is in watercolor? This is where you nod your head and say… hmmm… yep… sure thing ! Actually, I was pretty confused about this topic. I’d heard about negative painting several times but I wasn’t really sure what…
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How to use Masking Fluid for Watercolor Painting
March 15, 2023
Ever tried painting a big wash of color around a complex shape ? There are many occasions when you want to preserve the white paper and conserve key features in a composition. This watercolor technique is usually referred to as “reserving whites”. Of course,…
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Unmissable Watercolor Techniques (EVERYTHING You Need!)
March 16, 2023
Welcome to my comprehensive guide to help you understand and master watercolor techniques. To be honest, when I read what other websites are writing about this topic, half of them don’t seem to understand what they’re talking about! I don’t mean to be fussy…
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