Blog

Learn the art of watercolor for free

Fun Lake Scene Teaches Watercolor Techniques For Water & Reflections

Fun Lake Scene Teaches Watercolor Techniques For Water...

Learn how to paint a realistic lake scene like an award-winning painter. Watercolor techniques taught include: how to paint water, how to paint reflections, how to paint a simple boat…
Meet William Payne: The Painter Behind Payne's Grey

Meet William Payne: The Painter Behind Payne's Grey

Have you ever heard of Payne’s Grey? It’s a beautiful bluish-grey color that’s commonly used in paintings and has become a staple in the art world. But did you know…
Easy Watercolor Calligraphy

Easy Watercolor Calligraphy

Transform your handwritten notes and cards with the magical flow of watercolor calligraphy! This beginner-friendly guide breaks down Lindsey Bugbee's technique for creating gorgeous gradient lettering that transitions beautifully between…
Painting Fireworks: Watercolor Resist

Painting Fireworks: Watercolor Resist

Are you excited to paint explosions of color? Mako's back, and she's got an irRESISTible beginner watercolor technique to bring all your watercolor ideas to life! Painting fireworks has truly…
Paint an American Flag

Paint an American Flag

Celebrate Independence Day by painting a beautiful watercolor American flag! This step-by-step tutorial shows you how to capture stars, stripes, and flowing folds using basic techniques. Learn to create realistic…
Unusual Choices: 3 Challenges

Unusual Choices: 3 Challenges

Ready to paint something wilder than your usual subjects? Dive into exotic fish with their rainbow colors, capture a majestic eagle's spirit with loose brushwork, or challenge yourself with a…
4 Resist Techniques

4 Resist Techniques

Check out these 4 watercolor techniques for resisting watercolor. Use them for your next painting and for adding special effects.
A Symphony of Color

A Symphony of Color

Integrating watercolor and gouache for richly colored and luminous illustrations. Gouache is a form of opaque watercolor, historically also called “body Color.” In the English language we pronounce “gouache,” as…
How To Store & Preserve Watercolor Paintings?

How To Store & Preserve Watercolor Paintings?

Yes, watercolor paintings can fade in sunlight. Prolonged exposure to direct UV radiation is harmful to almost all artwork mediums, including watercolor. Ultraviolet rays can degrade the color quality within…
13 Easy Watercolor Techniques

13 Easy Watercolor Techniques

Equip yourself with these 13 easy watercolor tips and tricks, and master the basics along with artist Isabella Kung! Get a jumpstart on 13 easy watercolor techniques with Isabella Kung as…

Create 3 Watercolor Paintings
By The End Of The Week

(...even if you've never painted before!)

You’ll learn the fundamentals of watercolor and become confident with your brush, so you can follow any painting tutorial in the future!