Guides11 min
Dry Brush Watercolor Technique: 8 Tips for Broken Texture
Dry brush watercolor technique means thick paint, a blotted brush and dry paper. Eight tips on paper, loading and brush angle, plus a 5-step practice drill.
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Watercolor Supplies & Buying Guides
What to buy, what to skip, and why. Starter kits, paint grades, palettes, and the supplies that actually change how a painting turns out.
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Guides14 min
How to Clean Watercolor Brushes: 7 Steps, 3 Ways to Dry
How to clean watercolor brushes, with mild soap and water that is never hot. Seven steps, why brush makers disagree on drying, and what they all forbid.
Features14 min
12 Easy Watercolor Flower Ideas Sorted by Brush Stroke
Easy watercolor flower ideas, 12 flowers from four tubes, grouped by the one brush move each needs. Pigment codes, paper, time and three steps for each.
Features14 min
10 Watercolor Birthday Card Ideas From 3 Tubes of Paint
Watercolor birthday card ideas, 10 cards from a rose, a yellow and a blue. Pigment codes, paper, time and three steps for each, sorted by who gets it.
Guides11 min
Flat Wash Watercolor Technique: Flat and Graded in 5 Steps
Flat wash watercolor technique needs a tilted board, a big puddle and a bead you never let dry. Five steps for a flat wash, how to grade it, and the fixes.
Features11 min
Watercolor Block vs Pad vs Sheets: Cost per Square Inch
Watercolor block vs pad comes down to flatness against price. Arches blocks, pads and full sheets compared per sheet and per square inch, with Blick prices.
Guides12 min
Masking Fluid Watercolor Guide: 7 Steps and 3 Products
Masking fluid watercolor painting works when the paper is dry, the latex comes off within a day and the brush is one you can spare. 7 steps, 3 products.
Features13 min
Best Watercolor Paints for Beginners: 5 Sets Compared
Best watercolor paints for beginners are six artist-grade tubes, not a 24-pan box. Five sets ranked by what is inside, with pigment codes and Blick prices.
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11 Christmas Watercolor Ideas to Paint With 5 Tubes
Christmas watercolor ideas for beginners, 11 festive scenes and objects from five tubes. Each lists its pigment codes, paper, time estimate and three steps.
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