When every part of your watercolor has the same emphasis, you really end up emphasizing nothing.
To avoid this, you first have to understand the role that each part of your painting plays. Today, we're going to talk about the different treatment of the background, foreground, and middle ground...
When we put too much detail in the background of our scene, we compete with the rest of our painting. We pull attention away from our main ideas in the other parts of the scene.
Today, I'm going to show you how minimizing, simplifying, and softening the background in your painting...
Learn to Paint this Colorado Landscape
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What Supplies Do You Need to Paint This Landscape?
Today I show you step-by-step how to paint this scene. I discuss values, timing, and color mixing.
I am painting on Saunders Waterford Cold Press 140lb paper, and I have my...
Today I'm going to show you how to layer texture to create a mountainous scene. I recently visited the Rocky Mountains in Colorado, and their beauty is striking! They make for amazing watercolor subjects - but they are not easy to paint. The elements that take your breath away -...
3 Ironclad Keys to Painting Watercolor Light
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Keep These in Mind When You’re Painting Light
1. Plan Light From the Very First Part of Your Painting Process.
My first piece of advice for you as you paint light in your scenes is to make sure that this element...
It can be tempting when you begin a watercolor painting to immediately want the scene to have dimension, depth, and believability. But these things come with time. They come together throughout your watercolor painting process.
Here, I’m going to share with you what the focus of each...
Today I'm teaching how to paint morning light in watercolor.
What Paints and Brushes Do I Need?
I am painting on Saunders Waterford Cold Press 140lb paper, and I have my surface tilted to 35 degrees.
I use a variety of brands of brushes, but I mainly stick to a large mop, medium round and...
In so many of our watercolor subjects, it’s really important to get the light and shadow right. But it’s not something that can be an afterthought.
In order to depict the gorgeous light of a scene and to paint believable and complementary shadows, you have to keep your mind on...
