Watercolor Painting Tips – Creating Textures in Watercolor

These watercolor painting tips are courtesy of Beth Mcrorie of EJM Studios.

Beth is an extremely talented watercolor artist. Her paintings are stunning, vibrant and full of color.

“Luminance, reflections, and color all attract me to my subjects. I see light dance through glass, or sparkle off a lemon, and I feel compelled to capture what I see with paint and paper. My art is my way emphasizing the beauty in the every day world around us, of asking the viewer to slow down long enough to enjoy the vibrancy of color in a flower or the brilliance of light streaming through crystal.”

- Beth Mcrorie

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Drawing the Human Eye Tutorial

I found a great tutorial today on Only Pencil by artist Lisandro Pena on drawing a realistic eye. The human eye can be a very difficult thing for many beginners to draw. Lisandro explains in the tutorial the importance of studying the eye, or any object you want to draw for that matter, so that you really understand what it is you are drawing.

He provides the tools he uses as well as a step by step lesson with pictures. He has a lot of other great drawing tutorials on his website as well. This is definitely a great resource for drawing enthusiasts.

Click here to reach this tutorial on drawing the human eye.

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