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The dreaded cauliflower
Understanding that backruns result from water moving into drying areas can transform your watercolor experience. Focus on consistent moisture and timing to keep your washes smooth.
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Student watercolors day 2 : Sonnet by White Nights
This student palette boasts vibrant, pigmented colors and smooth blending, perfect for any artist on a budget.
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Best Affordable Watercolor Sets for Beginners
Diving into Student Grade Paints: A Balanced Approach to Artistic Exploration
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Watercolor beginners: Love mistakes and accidents
Keep going, even when things don’t go as planned: From damaged paper to misty scenes, embrace the unexpected and keep creating.
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What’s in your palette?
Discover the simplicity of my watercolor palette with essentials like Ultramarine Blue and Burnt Sienna.
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Painting out of season.
Painting through the heat of summertime and the cold of winter.
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A few words about watercolor paper for beginners
In the beginning of your watercolor journey, as you are no doubt watching a lot of tutorials and trying to learn, you may hear different perspectives on supplies. Some may tell you that your paints don’t matter, your paper doesn’t matter–that any old thing will do. Years of experience and a good while being frustrated…
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Watercolor mountains and ocean
Daniel Smith paints during an active day in Nevada.
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Art supply guilt
Creative purging: confronting the guilt of unused art supplies and embracing the challenge of transforming neglected paints into something new.
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My mistakes are all mine.
Years ago, I couldn’t have foreseen crafting a post like this, yet here I am. As a traditional artist, I refuse to rely on AI, embracing my imperfections as badges of honor.
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