by Joe | Dec 10, 2013 | Watercolor painting steps
Some students only attend watercolor classes or workshops. They rarely produce artwork at home or in their studio. I am always encouraging my students to try and paint as much as possible at home. In addition to attending my watercolor classes. I did this because I...
by Joe | Mar 7, 2013 | Class paintings, Shadows and reflections, Watercolor painting steps
This watercolor painting of a shed with strong morning shadows was a painting I had my students do recently. The reason I selected this for the class painting was because it gave my students a chance to practice how to capture the early morning light and the shadows...
by Joe | Dec 30, 2012 | Clouds, Painting skies, Painting Sunsets, Watercolor Demonstrations, Watercolor painting steps
I have just finished posting my latest watercolor painting demonstration. This one is of Lake Bonney in South Australia. You can view the complete demo at this link: Lake Bonney watecolor painting demonstration. You can see the finished watercolor painting below....
by Joe | Dec 16, 2012 | Beginners Guide to Watercolor Painting, Landscape painting, Watercolor painting steps, Watercolor Painting Techniques
A question I often get asked by new watercolor artists who are struggling with their watercolor painting techniques is, “How wet should their watercolor paint mixture be?” Another is, “How wet should their watercolor paper be?” Paint wetness...
by Joe | Aug 20, 2011 | Beginners Guide to Watercolor Painting, Painting birds, Painting figures, Rocks, Watercolor basics, Watercolor painting steps, Watercolor Painting Techniques
Painting the sea Now the sand is done we will now look at painting the sea. Using the same mix of watercolor paints but make sure the consistency is stronger than that used for the sky; we use a dry brush technique to paint the water. I use the point of my brush to...
by Joe | Aug 10, 2011 | Beginners Guide to Watercolor Painting, Broken Edge, Dry Brush, Edges, Watercolor painting steps, Watercolor Painting Techniques
Dry Brush Watercolor Techinique This edge, samples of which can be seen in figure 7, is created by sliding the brush quickly across the surface of your watercolor paper. There are a number of variables however which affect the final result you achieve. If you are...