Frank Francese Paints a Beach Scene

In this free watercolor lesson, watercolor artist Frank Francese demonstrates his technique used in painting a colorful, tropical beach scene with boats, buildings & wharf. This is a 3-part video demo. Enjoy!

Watercolor Demo of a Dog Portrait

Golden Retriever by Ron Krajewski

Self-taught artist Ron Krajewski (Dog Art Studio) shares his technique for painting pet portraits with watercolor.  He also paints with acrylics.  See more at ronkrajewski.com

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!

Watercolor Demo by Paul Talbot-Greaves

This watercolor painting of the old Pennine Inn by professional artist and tutor Paul Talbot-Greaves is a good example of how to create drama and depth in a painting. He also makes great use of the stone wall as a lead-in to the center of interest. This painting took around two hours to complete. It was done on Saunders Waterford 300lb rough paper.   Time-lapse video demo below.

Improve Your Trees with Terry Harrison

The Way Through, watercolo

Brush up on your tree painting skills with Terry Harrison! In this 3-part video, Harrison brings you his secrets to painting great trees in your autumn and winter landscapes.  Two different demonstrations are shown.



He uses basic watercolour techniques, showing how to make an interesting composition, mix colours, create depth and distance with the use of light and shadow and then, with the addition of some simple yet clever brushwork, to create the different kinds of trees and bushes.

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How To Paint Watercolour White Roses

Demonstration in watercolour by Trevor Waugh: Painting White Roses. A soothing and relaxing video watching Trevor paint "Swan Lake" roses. Loose handling of the medium with no drawing or guidelines ! Accompanied by an original soundtrack written and performed by Trevor.

How to Add Contrast to a Painting With a Dark Glaze

Pinecones by Linda Baker

If your watercolor paintings lack contrast, the solution may be simpler than you'd think. Watch as Linda Baker demonstrates a quick, dark glaze, that pushes distracting elements into the background.