How to stretch watercolor paper

How to stretch watercolor paper

by | Mar 1, 2018 | Tips

What does it mean to stretch watercolor paper? Why and how would you do it? The main reason people stretch their watercolor paper, is because when it gets wet, as you paint, it expands creating cockles or wrinkles. These can make painting difficult for some people. By...
Watercolors Step By Step

Watercolors Step By Step

by | Nov 30, 2017 | Watercolor books, Watercolor Demonstrations

Thanks to overwhelmingly positive responses to the demonstrations in my first book Mastering Watercolors – a practical guide, I’ve created this new book as a collection of additional how-to demos. Here you’ll find twelve step-by-step paintings with...
Under-painting in watercolor, its importance

Under-painting in watercolor, its importance

by | Jan 24, 2017 | Tone, Watercolor basics

When painting with watercolors in my style, the under-painting (initial wash), is very important as it holds a painting together. The under-painting must be tonally correct or the painting will never look quite right. When I am painting a landscape, at the...