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.
Tips and techniques for painting spring flowers in watercolour
Learn to paint spring flowers using watercolours with Paul Riley
How to Paint Watercolour Boats Successfully
Tony Cowlishaw gives a step-by-step demonstration of painting boats in watercolour.
How to Paint Watercolour Towns and Cityscapes
Judi Whitton shows how to simplify the scene when painting a town or cityscape.
Fun techniques for painting mist in watercolour
Jane Ward gives a variety of methods to achieve the effect of mist in your watercolour landscapes.
How to Paint Watercolours from Photographs
In this extract from Start Art 7, Henry W Dixon tells you how to transfer your photo with a computer and then offers a step-by-step demonstration to complete a still life in watercolours.
How to Mix Colours for Your Watercolour Painting Using Burnt Umber by Tony Paul
Tony Paul continues his series showing you how to mix paints with the colours you find in your watercolour palette. This month he shows how many colours can be made using burnt umber.