Know Your Colors!
For many years, I used the colors and brands of watercolor paint that my instructors used. (Interestingly, each instructor had different preferences.) There were so…
Let’s Get Outdoors For ‘Plein Air’ Painting!
Warm weather has finally arrived; it’s the perfect time to get out into nature for some fresh air, to relax, and to paint. Painting outside…
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Let It Snow!!!
Painting snow can be tricky. Most people think snow is white, but if you look closely, snow is full of color. Many factors can affect…
LUMINOSITY AND CREATING GLOWING COLOR.
TRANSPARENCY OCCURS BETWEEN PAINT PARTICLES. Many people say that the way to create a “glow” in watercolor is to paint pale glazes of “luminous,” transparent…
Color! 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…
Lee Muir-Haman Watercolor Painting 