Free Step By Step Watercolor Lesson By Aileen McLeod

About Aileen

Aileen is a multi-medium artist/tutor. Her portraits have been included in major portrait exhibtions and she has been commissioned to paint VIP. Aileen has been a guest on national TV pertaining to her art and appeared in various leading magazines. Portraits are a great love and she welcomes commissions in this and other subjects/mediums.

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Watercolor Brushwork Lesson By Steve Fleming

About Steve

I am an artist and teacher who primarily works in watercolor. I have been painting for nearly 35 years, and teaching for 14. I believe that the goal of art should be a creative interpretation of the world around us and not the perfect rendering of what we see. I also strongly hold that art is a process not just a product. We should spend more time involved in the making and experiencing our art and less time worrying about the successful marketing of the piece we are working on. Good art is the result of hard work and dedication, but it only happens when the artists finds their own story to tell.

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Step by Step Watercolor Painting By Alistair Butt

Below is a wonderful step by step by the very talented artist Alistair Butt. Please take a moment to visit Alistair’s site when you are finished reading through this demonstration. There a handful of other demonstrations on his website, tips on painting supplies, limited edition prints for sale and more. Read more

Watercolor Painting Tips – Creating Textures in Watercolor

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

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Beginner Watercolor Painting Tips – Getting Started With Watercolor

Like any new form of art, comes in both Student and Artist quality. Artist quality paint has a more intense vibrant color. Student grade paints have more fillers in them rather than pigment, which is why they are less expensive. Many artists recommend only using artist quality paints, but it really is a matter of taste. Experiment on your own with both grades to form your own opinion.

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Watercolor Painting Tips – What Paint Should I Buy?

Just like oil and acrylic paint, there are also a variety of watercolor paints available to the beginner.

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