Watercolor

Watercolor

Wet-on-Wet Watercolor Bananas: A Loose Progression Exercise

Practice loose wet-on-wet watercolor with bananas. Paint four studies, leave the first unfinished, and learn to scrub out and blot when a wash goes wrong.

Watercolor

Loose Watercolor Isn’t Random: The Structure Underneath

Loose watercolor isn’t careless. Learn the design, value, and movement thinking that supports expressive painting, and why structure makes your work freer.

Watercolor

Watercolor Focal Point: Push One Thing, Let the Rest Fall Apart

Learn how to choose a focal point in watercolor. Find the one thing that excites you, push it, and combine wet-on-wet with dry brush so the rest can breathe.

Watercolor

How to Find Your Own Art Style: Stop Copying and Start Interpreting

Want to find your own art style? Stop copying other artists and reference photos, build your fundamentals, and learn to interpret what you see.

Watercolor

Loose Watercolor Barn: Start With Blocks of Color

Paint a loose watercolor barn by treating the first wash as blocks of color. Let them mingle and dry, then carve light and shadow into soft shapes.

Mixed Media

Experimental Watercolor Trees: Mixed Media Ideas to Explore

Stop painting watercolor trees to get them right. Explore instead with watercolor mixed with crayon, collage, acrylic, and graphite to find your own style.

Watercolor

Watercolor Circle Exercise: A Brush Control Challenge

Try this watercolor circle exercise to build brush control. Paint concentric circles with a dagger brush, no breaks, no touching. I got 19 circles and 5 touches.

Watercolor

Watercolor Line Exercise: A Brush Control Challenge

Try this watercolor line exercise to build brush control. Paint continuous lines with a sword brush, no sketch, no guides. I got 26 lines and 7 mistakes. Can you beat it?

Watercolor

Why Your Watercolors Look Stiff (and How to Stop Overworking Them)

Is your watercolor stiff and overworked? Learn why tight drawings cause it, how to paint without pencil lines, and when to stop, with a loose coastal landscape demo.

Watercolor

Intuitive Watercolor Painting: Let the Wash Lead (Loose City Street)

Learn intuitive watercolor painting by letting the wash decide what comes next. Watch a loose city street come together in 9 minutes, no value study needed.

Watercolor

Watercolor Color Mixing for Beginners: The 6-Color Split-Primary Palette

Learn watercolor color mixing for beginners with just six paints. Mix secondary and tertiary colors using a split-primary palette, plus why mixes turn muddy.

Watercolor

Loose Watercolor Street Scene: My Simple Design & Painting Process

Learn my simple process for painting a loose watercolor street scene: composition, value study, and layered washes, with a free video tutorial.