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This is a great place to start your watercolor journey or refresh your skills.  Sections are organized by color.  The /Red section outlines materials and supplies needed.

  • The Red section explains materials and supplies. 

  • The Orange section shows essential skills to help make watercolor do what you wish. 

  • The Yellow section shows tricks and fun secrets.  Each section has a project. 

  • The Purple sections is more essential information to build your skill level. Review these areas when the paint is challenging. 

  • More projects are in the Blue section.  

Essential Watercolor Basics

Red 1 and 1.5 - pigment

Living Watercolor
Red 1 and 1.5 - pigment
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2 Point Perspective
abstract
Abstract 2
Acrylic
Am I finished?
Animal - giraffe
art
banana
Building
butterfly
butterfly floral
Color Theory
Design
flat wash
floral
Landscape
learn to paint
orange skills
Orange skills
Pack for Plein Air
Painting Process
Perspective
plastic wrap
Plein air
Plein Air
portait
Project Landscape
Project Orange
project red
Project Red - Portrait
Project Yellow
Red
Removing stretched paper
salt
seascape
spatter
sponge
Still life
Still Life
Stretching watercolor paper
Supplies for Plein air
Thumbnails
Tracing paper
tutorial
watercolor
Watercolor tricks
Wet media acetate
Red 1 and 1.5 - pigment

Red 1 and 1.5 - pigment

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Red 2 - Tracing and Transfers

Red 2 - Tracing and Transfers

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Red 3 - Brushes

Red 3 - Brushes

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Red 4 and 5 - Water Control

Red 4 and 5 - Water Control

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Red

Materials and supplies:

 

1 - Pigment

2 - Tracing and Transfers

3 - Brushes

4 - Water Control

5

6 Magic Time

7 - Dry, Drier, Driest

8 - Keep It Clean

Project Red - Portrait 1-4

More painting concepts:

Pack for Plein Air

2 Point Perspective

Wet Media Acetate

Design with Tracing paper

Thumbnail Drawing

Removing Stretched Paper

Layering Color

Color Theory

Mixing and Applying Color

Color Contrast

Planning a Painting

Stretching Watercolor Paper

Watercolor Mediums

Bad Hair Day (fix brush)

Value Scale 1-2

Half Sheet Transfer

Watercolor Block

Orange

Skills to master:

1 - Flat Wash

2 - Soft Edge, Graded Wash

3 - Rough Texture

4 - Dry Brush

5 - and Lifting

6 - Wet Into Wet

7 - Shape Into Form

8 - Glazes and

9 - Shadows

10-Drawing and 

11-Tranfers

12-Washing Off Paper

Project Orange-Still Life 1-6

Yellow

Tricks to enhance:

1 - Salt

2 - Plastic Wrap

3 - Sponge, Spatter, and

4 - Toothbrush

5 - Cobwebs

6 - Crayons, Candle and

7 - Scrape

8 - Blow and

9 - Bubble Wrap

Project Yellow 1, 2, 3

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Soap bubble acrylic by Colette Pitcher
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Starter Projects:

Butterfly 1-8

Seascape 1-4

Giraffe 1-5

Landscape 1-4

Abstract 1-2

Favorite Mug

Winslow Homer on Teabag

Economy of Line

Juicy Clouds

Glass Bottles

Soap Bubble Hydrangeas

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