San Diego Harbor, Rising Mist Figure 1: Watercolor painting demonstration of boats and early morning rising mist by Joe Cartwright I have just loaded my latest watercolor demonstration painting. The painting is titled “Rising Mist” and is of an early morning scene on San Diego harbor with the mist rising. It is based on a [...] → Continue Reading Watercolor painting demonstration of boats and early morning rising mist
Watercolor painting demonstration of a misty and wet landscape Mt Hotham, Victoria, Australia I have just posted my latest watercolor painting demonstration on this site. It covers the topic of how to paint fog and mist, specifically in an Australian alpine landscape setting. You can find the demo on the demonstrations section of this site [...] → Continue Reading How to paint fog and mist in a landscape
I have just posted my latest watercolor (watercolour) demonstration. It is a painting of a narrow Venetian Canal. You go to it from the demonstration menu, it titled Venice 1. I love traveling to Venice and even though I have only been there twice now. The last time for about 12 days, I know I [...] → Continue Reading Watercolor Painting:Venice Canal Demonstration
I have just uploaded my latest demonstration. It is a watercolor painting landscape demonstration of some New South Wales farmland. The demo covers areas such as painting gum trees, farm land and shadows. You can find it through the Demonstrations tab on the menu above or just by clicking here: Watercolor Landscape Painting Demonstration
Underwash Must be Dry If the under wash of your painting is not totally dry before you try to paint the next layer you will most likely create a muddy looking painting. The under wash has to be bone dry and the paint you put on top of it must be applied quickly and then [...] → Continue Reading Painting a Watercolor Under Wash
What colors make up our pigments? Pigments are almost always made up of more than one primary color. For the purposes of this article please understand that all my color observations refer to Winsor & Newton artists quality paint. This is important as even though many manufacturers give their pigments the same name, they often [...] → Continue Reading Watercolor Pigments
Atmospheric beach sunset: Watercolor painting of an sunset on a pebbly beach with figures and reflections.
Atmospheric beach sunset: Watercolor painting of an sunset on a pebbly beach with figures and reflections.
Rising Mist, San Diego Harbor : Demonstration of how to paint an early morning misty scene with boats, water, and reflections.
Venice Sunset: Demonstration watercolor painting of a dramatic Venetian sunset with iconic buildings such as the Santa Maria Della Salute church.
