Joyce Hicks 'Homestead' Watercolor Demo

    

Artist and author Joyce Hicks is known for her romantic cottage, country and coastal scenes.   In this 17 minute speed-painting video, Hicks demonstrates her watercolor technique,   Hicks says: "I’ve always been able to see places and things in an idealistic way, but it wasn’t until I discovered painting that I was able to express and interpret this personal view. My art is not always a true rendition of what is actually there but how I wish it could be. If the old white homestead is a bit neglected, then I will just capture it in sunlight to discover its real beauty. If there is only one withered rose on the old trellis then why not one hundred in full bloom?"

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.

Paint a Cat in 3 Easy Steps

Jo Mackenzie explains 3 steps to creating watercolor cat portraits.

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.

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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!

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.

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."