Hands-on: How to Use Watercolor Pencils
In this tutorial, I show you how to use watercolor pencils. They are not like watercolor and have their own unique advantages.
Sketching
Mostly watercolor tutorials that go into more depth about the sketching process.
Drawing with Colored Pencils: Realistic Cardinal Tutorial
Tutorial on how to draw a red cardinal in stunning detail with colored pencils, on a watercolor base. Free outline to download.
A Breezy, Beautiful Wild Rose Watercolor Tutorial
Wild roses are easier to watercolor than garden roses. They don’t have all the layers of swirling petals. But as with any flower watercolor, we need to get the perspective …
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An Easy Way to Watercolor Your First Orchid Flower
Orchids are cherished for their ornamental beauty everywhere on this planet. Set apart from other flower species, they brandish amazing, surprising details. The design is lavish. I’ve never seen anything …
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Here’s Why I Cataloged My Colored Pencils
Colored pencils do a great job of enhancing a watercolor painting. In most of my watercolor tutorials, I use this technique. But chances are, you don’t have the exact same …
How NOT to Start a Watercolor Painting
Hydrangea with its many overlapping blooms can be a daunting flower to watercolor. This tutorial explores a close-up of hydrangea buds instead. I thought the blooming buds would make it …
5 Quick Tips For Keeping a Daily Sketchbook
There is nothing like keeping a daily sketchbook for improving artistic skills. It doesn’t matter what kind of art you’re creating. Drawing daily makes you a better artist. Period. It’s …
How to Draw & Watercolor Four Colorful Butterflies
What if I told you that you can draw and watercolor butterflies by using an easy, systematic process? Capture these elusive, beautiful creatures by practicing the step-by-step instructions in this …
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