Watercolour
Watercolour is a highly popular choice of medium for many artists and can be used to produce both soft and bold effects. Easy to mix and apply, you can build them up quickly with very little drying time in between. If you are new to watercolour painting, take a look at our ultimate guide for beginners, then get creative with wet-in-wet and wet-on-dry techniques and more with our great range of watercolour tips, techniques and demonstrations from top watercolour tutors.
How to Mix Dark Skin Tones by Tony Paul
Tonal Thinking by Tony Paul, Leisure Painter July 2013
How to paint a cat in watercolour with Liz Chaderton
Liz Chaderton demonstrates a portrait of a cat step by step.
How to paint autumn rose hips in watercolour with Julie King
Practise a variety of techniques, including wet on wet, wet on dry and negative painting to produce a beautiful study of rose hips, with Julie King.
How to paint winter flowers in watercolour
Learn how to paint white flowers, using dark colours and vibrant greens to add depth to your watercolour paintings. Follow Ann Mortimer and paint beautiful white hellebores.
Discover what you need to start painting en plein air
If you’re venturing outside of your studio for the first time and need some advice on watercolour plein air painting, this helpful guide contains a range of top tips on what supplies to take and more
How to paint a bee in watercolour
Learn to paint a carpenter bee in watercolour with this easy to follow tutorial by Michelle Campbell