Watercolor Tutorials
Mastering Watercolor Portraits on Aquabord
Exploring new surfaces for watercolor can be both exhilarating and a bit daunting. Recently, I’ve stepped away from my usual paper to experiment with Aquabord—an acid-free, textured, and absorbent clay ... Read more
Mastering Pen and Watercolor: A Beginner’s Guide to the Essential Technique
If you’ve ever been drawn to art that marries intricate detail with fluid color, you’ve witnessed the magic of Line and Wash. Whether you call it ink and watercolor or ... Read more
Step-by-Step Watercolor Hydrangea Painting Tutorial for Beginners
There’s something really beautiful about hydrangeas—their full, delicate blooms, the changing colors, and the soft way they fill a space. I have a few hydrangea bushes in my garden, and ... Read more
How to Create Magical, Realistic Water Droplets on Roses
Sometimes, it’s the tiniest details that truly bring a painting to life. A little glisten here, a soft shadow there, and suddenly your flower looks as though it’s fresh from ... Read more
How to Paint a Realistic Frog with Watercolors on Ampersand Aquabord
Painting on Aquabord is a completely different experience compared to traditional watercolor paper. Because the surface is clay-coated, it allows colors to stay incredibly vibrant and lift away with ease. ... Read more
Stained Glass Tulips
This beginner-friendly project is super versatile. To me, it looks like a colorful stained glass window or even a cozy patchwork quilt! You can change the style completely by adding ... Read more
Vase of Ranunculus
In this tutorial, we’re going to paint a vase of beautiful, two-toned Ranunculus flowers. We will focus on creating soft, dreamy petals using the ‘wet-in-wet’ technique. You’ll also learn how ... Read more
Painting Negative Space Trees
Learn the basics of negative painting by creating a forest of trees and build depth with layers of glazing. Add a little salt for texture. The image below is from ... Read more