If you're interested in landscape painting, you'll need to know how to integrate and fully render trees and foliage. So today, I am going to demonstrate the process I used to paint the tree featured in this painting.

Integrating Trees in Your Watercolor Scene 

Focusing in on one subject - lik...

Learning what is happening on your paper and the timing of your watercolor process makes all the difference!

This is what today's video is all about - mastering the timing necessary to paint a beautiful sky!

How to Paint This Sky

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Supplies You'll Need

I am pa...

Animals are not a mainstay in my paintings. I don't always gravitate toward them. But this scene grabbed my attention, and I really wanted to take on this subject.

So, I grabbed the opportunity by the horns (pun intended), pushed myself outside of my comfort zone, and painted it.

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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 o...

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 brings a level...

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 hav...

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 - their incredible ...

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 of...