by Joe | Aug 20, 2011 | Beginners Guide to Watercolor Painting, Clouds, Painting skies, Painting textures, Watercolor Demonstrations
Painting the sky and clouds After doing the drawing our first watercolor painting step is painting the sky and clouds. Create a very weak mixture of French Ultramarine and Burnt Sienna, about the strength of a weak cup of tea. Then using the side of a round brush...
by Joe | Aug 10, 2011 | Beginners Guide to Watercolor Painting, Edges, Painting textures, Watercolor basics, Watercolor Painting Techniques
What is so important about edges? As watercolor artists, and artists in general, we paint our paintings through the creation of different edge shapes. In this article I will talk about the watercolor techniques that will produce these edges and how to use them to...
by Joe | May 9, 2011 | Painting textures, Reflections, Underwash, Venice, Watercolor Demonstrations
I have just posted my latest watercolor painting demonstration. It is a painting of a narrow Venice Canal. I love traveling to Venice and even though I have only been there twice now. The last time for about 12 days, I know I will be going back their again. There is...