Sunday, December 22, 2013

Watercolor Demo: House in the Mist


The subject for John Lovett's watercolor and gouache demonstration is a beautiful old house looking over Sydney Harbour. In the photograph it looks a little lost, tucked in amongst all the other houses and overpowered by a collection of boats. With this painting we will try and give the house a more mysterious atmosphere by simplifying the composition and using a wash of white Gouache.

Tuesday, June 4, 2013

Paint a Sunflower in 6 Steps


Jo Mackenzie explains the 6 steps she uses to paint this colorful flower using watercolors.

Paint a Dog in 4 Easy Steps


Jo Mackenzie explains the 4 steps she uses to paint watercolor dog portraits.

NOTE:  FOR SOME REASON THE COMMENT FUNCTION ON THIS PAGE ISN'T WORKING RIGHT NOW!  SORRY!

Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Floral Watercolor Time Lapse Demonstration


Floral watercolor time lapse demonstration by Amy Hautman. A three day watercolor painting time lapsed into a 3 minute demonstration. Watch a garden of purple, white and yellow pansies appear before your very eyes!

Tuesday, May 14, 2013

How to Paint a Portrait with Watercolor


In this portrait painting handout (PDF), Jan Kunz shows us how to paint the above portrait using watercolors.   She explains placement of features, analysis of shadow shapes and modeling of facial planes.

Sunday, April 28, 2013

Rusty Old Truck Watercolor Demo


A brief slideshow demo from Brenda Swenson showing the steps she used to create this watercolor painting of an old rusted and dented 1946 Chevrolet pick-up.  Brenda says:  "I have been fascinated with these old vehicles for years and a large body of my work represents them.... I was captivated with the way the light streamed across the front of the fender and grill."