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.
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The Red section explains materials and supplies.
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The Orange section shows essential skills to help make watercolor do what you wish.
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The Yellow section shows tricks and fun secrets. Each section has a project.
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The Purple sections is more essential information to build your skill level. Review these areas when the paint is challenging.
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More projects are in the Blue section.
Essential Watercolor Basics
Red 1 and 1.5 - pigment


Red 1 and 1.5 - pigment

Red 2 - Tracing and Transfers

Red 3 - Brushes

Red 4 and 5 - Water Control
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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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








