Watercolor Painting Tutorials

Welcome to your Golden Ticket. You just unlocked the Willy Wonka factory of watercolor—tutorials, step-by-step projects, and complete courses for every level. Start with the Essentials below, or jump straight into the beginner’s path.

The Essential Watercolor Supplies

• Top Watercolor Paint Picks
  Save money, skip duds, and build a minimal pro-ready palette.
• Best Watercolor Brushes
  Chef’s knife to whisk—four brushes that do it all.
• Best Watercolor Papers 2025
  Find your perfect dance partner—no more buckled, potato-chip paper.

Core Skills & Techniques

Think of these like Wonka’s secret recipes—the foundations that make watercolor magical:

• Complete Watercolor Workspace Setup
  Organize your studio for maximum efficiency and contamination prevention.
• Easy Watercolor Project
  Test your wet-in-wet and wet-on-dry skills with this fun project.
• Watercolor Color Mixing
  Clean, vibrant colors without the mud.
• Garage Artist Color Theory vs. Traditional Color Theory
  Harmony that just works.
• How to Shade With Watercolors
  Complete guide for painting three-dimensional objects
• Negative Space Painting
  Learn a valuable watercolor skill that will change your artwork!

Project-Based Learning

Roll up your sleeves—this is the candy kitchen where you try things hands-on:

• Watercolor Landscapes using Negative Space
  Paint a coastal scene with water and distant village
• Rural Landscape with Red Barn
  no artist website is complete without the classic red barn painting
• Unconventional Watercolor Landscape Techniques
  a unique way to approach washes, one of my new ideas
• Painterly Style Watercolor Urban Landscape
  Step-by-step demo for loose city scenes
• Complete Guide to Loose Watercolor Landscapes
  develop a system that works
• Coastal Landscape with Boats
  Loose, expressive style scene created with unconventional techniques.
• Unconventional Landscape Painting Techniques
  Step-by-step urban painting using my garage-approved personal techniques.
• Paint Loose, Quick Portraits
  Fun, beginner friendly project.
• Wet-in-Wet Flowers
  Create a stunning floral painting - complete demo!
• Still Life with Vessels
  Beginner friendly project using various wash techniques
• How to Paint Pine Trees
  Discover tips for creating loose trees - beginner friendly!

Reference & Inspiration

Curiosity, surprise, and delight—the Wonka way:

• Watercolor Glossary
  Know your terms.
• 60 Easy Watercolor Landscape Ideas
  Spark fresh creativity.
• 60 Watercolor Painting Ideas
  Some common and uniques takes on using watercolors
• The Best Watercolor Practice Project
  Super awesome way to practice all your watercolor techniques

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