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Watercolor painting basics : How to fix watercolor mistakes
There is a belief that once you have your watercolor paint on the paper it has to stay there, no room for hesitation or mistakes, but there is actually quite a number of techniques you can use to...
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5 ways to improve your watercolor painting skills
5 ways to improve your watercolor painting skills 1.Have a plan Steveston wharf , Watercolor on paper Perhaps the most important advice on that list. Don’t get me wrong, you don’t need to know exactly...
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How to paint skin tones with watercolor layers : A few tips
Sophie, in the kitchen- Watercolor on paperThis portrait was made by layering colors Layering watercolor is basically a way to mix watercolors on your paper by superposing layers instead of mixing...
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Painting checklist : Be your own critic
Here is a quote I like by Irwin Greenberg : “Be your own toughest critic.” While it is not easy to take a distance from our own work, here is a list of elements you might want to check in the earlier...
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Painting exercise : Working with edges quality and contrast
Here is an exercise I gave to my students on the latest workshop I teach. Emphasis on the foreground berries, which is the focal point is achieved by painting them with crispier edges and more tonal...
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Simple watercolor painting exercise : Painting a lemon from life
Training with watercolors does not have to be complicated, use what you have in your kitchen for some quick exercises! Another excerpt of the book “Taming Watercolor, everything you need to know to...
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Watercolor triptych, painting trees and leaves with watercolor: Stick Figures
Stick FiguresWatercolor and mixed media on paper mounted on board,3 times 24 x 24 inches My latest watercolor and mixed media landscape, I wanted to try painting a bigger sized watercolor but was...
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A little Birdie told me, watercolor portrait and zentangle
A little Birdie told me,Watercolor and mixed media on paper,26 x 21 inches Click on image to purchase Original or Print This is my latest watercolor and mixed media portrait. To see a gallery of...
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How to apply a wax finish to a watercolor painting on paper mounted on board.
Green Mums 2New version;Watercolor and mixed media on paperAvailable, click here to buy Applying a wax finish to your watercolors has many advantages, I will protect the paper from humidity and is...
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Green Mums, watercolor flower painting with zentangles
I sometimes like to revisit a subject I already painted and work on it with a different medium. This time I did a different version of a flower painting I had done a few years ago with acrylics and...
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A rainy Vancouver cityscape with watercolors, step by step painting tutorial
Vancouver blues Watercolor on paper 15 x 25 inches I like how the bright lights of the traffic are visually interesting in Vancouver when it is raining. Well you have got to find at least a reason...
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Fun techniques you can try to make watercolor and mixed media postcards
When you want to learn new techniques, it can be a good idea to try them on postcard sized watercolor paper. It is quickly painted and makes a nice gift. Here are a few techniques you can try to make...
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Summer Fun: Watercolor Ombre Postcards
Summer is a great time to have fun with small postcards and watercolor. Here the postcards are painted with one color and multiple layers to get an ombre effect. You don’t need much supplies and it...
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Irwin Greenberg : “Be your own toughest critic.” Assessing your work while you are painting it is a crucial step towards successful paintings. While it is not easy to take a distance from our own work,...
View ArticlePainting exercise : Working with edges quality and contrast
Here is an exercise I gave to my students on the latest workshop I teach. Emphasis on the foreground berries, which is the focal point is achieved by painting them with crispier edges and more tonal...
View ArticleSimple watercolor painting exercise : Painting a lemon from life
Training with watercolors does not have to be complicated, use what you have in your kitchen for some quick exercises! Another excerpt of the book “Taming Watercolor, everything you need to know to...
View ArticleWatercolor triptych, painting trees and leaves with watercolor: Stick Figures
My latest watercolor and mixed media landscape, I wanted to try painting a bigger sized watercolor but was limited by the size of my paper and the boards I had available so I thought painting a...
View ArticleA little Birdie told me, watercolor portrait and zentangle
This is my latest watercolor and mixed media portrait. To see a gallery of Portraits on my website, click here. I wanted to see if I could integrate zentangles in a watercolor painting. This is my...
View ArticleHow to apply a wax finish to a watercolor painting mounted on board.
Applying a wax finish to your watercolors has many advantages, it will protect the paper from humidity and is easy and fast to apply, it also has a nice odor that is way less strong than varnish. I...
View ArticleGreen Mums, watercolor flower painting with zentangles
I sometimes like to revisit a subject I already painted and work on it with a different medium. This time I did a different version of a flower painting I had done a few years ago with acrylics and...
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