You can mix a rich black by combining your three primary colors together, red, yellow, and blue, in ...

To create depth in a watercolor tree, paint your background branches wet-into-wet while the sky is s...

The cauliflower effect happens when your brush carries more pigment than the wet layer underneath it...

Feeling too lazy to paint doesn't mean you have to skip painting altogether. Keep a running list of ...

Your watercolor paints keep getting watery because every time you rinse your brush between colors, y...

If you prefer painting nature over buildings, cityscapes are still worth practicing in watercolor. K...

Using a micron pen can become a crutch if you rely on it to do things watercolor itself is capable o...

The rule of thirds is a simple, reliable way to create good composition in any painting. Divide your...

New watercolor brushes come stiff and pointy because they're packed with starch to protect them duri...

You don't need white watercolor paint to lighten a color, unlike gouache, oil, or acrylic, watercolo...

Watercolor is all about building up layers, so your pigment to water ratio should shift as you go. S...

If you make everything in a painting light, nothing will actually look light. To preserve a highligh...

Earth tones are natural colors derived from minerals, clay, and soil, think ochres, siennas, and umb...

Before you paint a watercolor piece, sketch loosely to work out your composition first. Start with a...

Most paintings go through an ugly phase, even the ones by experienced artists. If you're partway thr...