The robins are out in front of my house, and the weather is warming up, but I had to get one last snow scene in before things heat up too much.
Snow is a tricky subject, but it's one that I return to time and again. Watch today's video for a step-by-step tutorial on this scene!
Paint a Winter W...
Today, I'm going to go through some common watercolor terms - terms that I use a lot.
I want to be sure that all of you know what they mean and that you have a quick reference to check your understanding of certain watercolor vocabulary. Whether you are a beginner to watercolor or you've been d...
A lot of times in workshops, students will come up to me and want some help thinking through how to approach a specific scene. Unbeknownst to them, sometimes they're holding a reference photo that is really difficult to paint.
Now, I don't tell people they can't paint a certain scene. Growth ha...
To paint dynamic and realistic paintings, you've got to learn and master layers in watercolor painting.
The most concise way I can break down this lesson is to give you a mantra for each wash (or layer) of the watercolor painting process:
- 1st Wash - "light and loose"
- 2nd Wash - "finding conn...
Living in land-locked Kansas doesn't offer me many opportunities to paint beach scenes or seascapes. Still, I'm drawn to the water and the beauty of the coast.
So, along with the everyday depictions of the Midwest, I like to mix in some less familiar (to me) scenes.
Let's dive in!
What Suppl...
When you're first learning a skill, it's essential to have examples to model yourself after. Following my tutorials will help you to break down the process into digestible steps and to practice the basics without having to make every decision yourself.
This is how we learn. It's how I learned t...
If you've been following me for a little while, you'll note that I have been offering monthly Intuitive Watercolor Practices that are meant to build your skill outside of painting an entire finished scene. Here's what I've offered so far in this series:
Color temperature is something embedded in a lot of my instruction. But a simple landscape painting tutorial like the one above offers a perfect opportunity to highlight the way that you can use cool and warm colors strategically to depict depth and distance.
Let's discuss it!
