Create something special for your Christmas tree or as a gift during the holidays by painting your own watercolour Christmas decoration on a slice of wood. It makes for a nice, rustic ornament and is a simple watercolour project for beginners. I spend most of my Christmas break eating, visiting with family and painting! I head […]
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Make reserving the white of your paper while painting watercolours easy by using masking fluid or liquid frisket. I show you how to use it in a simple painting of an ocean wave.
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Watercolour painting is incredibly popular. It’s a beautiful medium where many artists produce anything from vibrant and luminous to soft and atmospheric paintings. It’s also a medium that allows the artist to get started with just a few supplies, can be done in a fairly small space, and is nowhere near as messy as acrylic
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I was on vacation on Vancouver Island, and stopped at an art supply store. They had a display of a small Canadian brand of handmade watercolours – Stoneground Paint Company, so I decided to pick up a small palette to try out. I chose a small set of six colours called the Vancouver Island Palette.
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Gouache is a beautiful medium to paint with, and in today’s blog post, I’ll show you one way to paint a gouache rose. I love painting with gouache. It’s an opaque medium, very similar to watercolour, but also reminiscent of acrylic or oils. I use the type of gouache that rewets after it dries, so
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I’ve always been curious about pearlescent watercolours. They look interesting to work with, and like they’d be fun to play around with, so when I was given a set as a gift, I was pretty excited to try them out. I have the 24-colour set of Fine-Tec Pearlescent colours. About half of the set is
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Mussel shells are beautiful seashells. I gathered some loose seashells when I was visiting an island near where my parents lived, and I’ve been meaning to paint them for some time. I finally decided to get painting and do a demonstration at the same time. In today’s blog post, I share how to paint watercolour
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I love cone flowers, also known as echinacea – I have a few plants growing in my front yard. They’re great, because they come back year after year. I also enjoy painting them and thought I’d share a watercolour cone flower painting demonstration with you. They’re simple and satisfying to paint. Materials used Start with
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I was fortunate to unwrap the Winsor & Newton watercolour palette on Christmas morning one year. I’ll take you on a tour of the Pocket Plus palette so you know what you’re getting if you’re in the market for a little watercolour palette. Take a tour of the Winsor & Newton Watercolour Pocket Plus on
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Pussy willows are the surest signs that spring is here where I live in Canada. Snow might still be on the ground, but it’s melting and the little soft tufts start showing up on willow branches out in the countryside. Watercolour pussy willows are a great way to preserve this first sign of spring year-round. They
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