How to use color thumbnails to change mood

How to use color thumbnails to change mood

by | Sep 3, 2014 | Color Mixing, Design

Recently one of my students painted a nice watercolor seascape. Her reference photo was of a coastal scene at Port Macquarie, NSW, Australia. It was of a bright day and her original painting reflected this. However she wanted to change the mood of her painting and was...
How to frame a watercolor painting

How to frame a watercolor painting

by | Jun 10, 2014 | Framing

This article will show you how to frame a watercolor painting. There may be different ways but this is how I do it. The first step is to ensure your watercolor painting is totally flat. As I do not pre-stretch my watercolor paper it cockles or buckles a little so I...
Paint watercolors like a child

Paint watercolors like a child

by | May 21, 2014 | Beginners Guide to Watercolor Painting

“Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up,” Picasso. All too often artists seem to fall into the trap of taking their work too seriously. If their watercolor painting doesn’t work they feel let down, if they don’t win a...
Easy watercolor painting using salt

Easy watercolor painting using salt

by | Apr 2, 2014 | Easy watercolor paintings

This easy watercolor painting is primarily an exercise I created for my students on how to use salt to create believable textures. Rather than just experimenting with salt and watercolor I felt it was just as easy to end up with a nice little painting. This painting...
Angle of watercolor painting easels

Angle of watercolor painting easels

by | Feb 27, 2014 | Watercolor basics

What should the angle of watercolor painting easels be? This is a very common question of beginner watercolor artists and one I was asked recently by a visitor to this website. It requires a more complex answer than just to say about 25 degrees. The real answer is:...