When Should I Use Masking Fluid?
Preserving lighter shapes in your watercolor painting is tricky. Sometimes you can simply paint, with care, around them. As an alternative, however, you can preserve…
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Loosen Up And Get “Painterly”!
I hear a lot of painting students wanting to loosen up their art. What do they really mean? I believe we all strive for looseness…
Try Plein Air Painting This Summer… Get Outdoors!
Summer and the longest days of the year have arrived; it’s the perfect time to get out for some fresh air, to relax, and to…
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Find Your Inspiration And Create Original Work!
When first learning to paint, I wanted my paintings to look exactly like the references I used. I desperately hoped to acquire skills and technique…
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Wow! Value, Hue, And Intensity!
Every color has three different components. These qualities are value (lightness or darkness), hue (the color name), and intensity (saturation or brightness). Each brushstroke in…
After Watercolor Basics… What Next?
STAGE I. THE BASICS. Anyone with desire and focus, can learn to paint with watercolors. The process, however, can take a very long time, even…
Lee Muir-Haman Watercolor Painting 