Painting grass with watercolors

This guide to painting grass with watercolors. is based on my 25 years of experience of painting watercolor landscapes. In it I’ve included 13 tips and techniques that hopefully will answer any questions you may have on the subject Round watercolor brushes –...

Painting Shadows

In this article I will be covering the subject of painting shadows. Why they are important, some key points about them you may not have thought of, and how to paint them. Painting shadows, watercolor painting by Joe Cartwright These topics mostly apply to painting...

Wetting watercolor paper

Wetting watercolor paper – but only the back! Wetting watercolor paper, but only the back will help you paint better watercolor paintings Today I will be looking at the benefits of wetting the back of your watercolor paper. For most people this tip will make it...

Watercolor landscape demonstration painting

Full step by step watercolor landscape lessonby Joe Cartwright The key learning points from this demonstration are: How to create depth in your watercolor landscape painting Postioning of key elements in your painting Shadows in the distance and close up Painting...