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Cecilie Okada

Hello! I´m a Norwegian illustrator inspired by nature and Asian aesthetics. I love sharing watercolor tutorials, sketching tips, and creativity boosters.

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How to Watercolor Light and Shadow on a Magnificent Leaf

How to Watercolor Light and Shadow on a Leaf

How do you select the right color for the shadows? How to make it convincing? Learn how to watercolor light and shadow on an autumn leaf.

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How to Watercolor Trees in 3 Easy Steps

Do you find how to watercolor trees difficult? No worries; learn to watercolor beautiful trees in an easy step-by-step tutorial.

Koi Fish Watercolor Tutorial: How to Paint Vibrant Movement

Koi Fish Watercolor Tutorial: How to Paint Vibrant Movement

Learn to paint a koi fish watercolor with vibrant movement. This easy step-by-step tutorial shows you how. Free line art to download.

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How to Paint Flowers in Watercolor: Pink Princess Escallonia

Learn how to watercolor color nuances in the flowers and stems of a beautiful, pink garden shrub. Highlight with colored pencils. Free outline drawing.

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How to Make Your Flower Painting Shine With Watercolor Gold

Take your flower painting to a new level by adding watercolor gold. It’s easy to apply, and your artwork becomes a gift item. Free outline drawing.

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21 Days Easy Watercolor Leaves Challenge

Easy watercolor project: 21-day challenge with tutorial. Leaves in brilliant fall colors. 21 free photos and 21 line drawings to trace.

How to watercolor a humble azalea flower bud.

How to Watercolor a Humble Azalea Flower Bud

How to watercolor exquisite azalea flower buds, step-by-step tutorial. Combine colored pencils with watercolor for botanical art with simple means.

Completed hummingbird watercolor

How to Watercolor a Hummingbird With Shimmering Feathers

Hummingbird watercolor tutorial with a focus on beautiful, shimmering feathers. Unconventional approach to the glimmer riddle. Free line art.

A Breezy, Beautiful Wild Rose Watercolor Tutorial

A Breezy, Beautiful Wild Rose Watercolor Tutorial

How to watercolor a yellow wild rose. Step-by-step watercolor tutorial adding colored pencils to enhance the painting. Free line drawing.

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An Easy Way to Watercolor Your First Orchid Flower

This brown-spotted orchid is easy and fun to watercolor. A step-by-step tutorial that lets you enhance your watercolor with colored pencils.

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Here’s Why I Cataloged My Colored Pencils

Color chart for colored pencils. Use this chart to find the closest match among your colored pencils. Free PDF color chart to download.

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How NOT to Start a Watercolor Painting

Many overlapping blooms can be daunting to watercolor. Exploring a close-up of hydrangea buds was not any easier. Learn from my mistakes.