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Watercolor Training 7: Painting Wrap-Up
I know it's not the best painting but it's my painting and I had a really good time doing it. We did a lot of different things in it. We...
Watercolor Training 7: Painting Wrap-Up
I know it's not the best painting but it's my painting and I had a really good time doing it. We did a lot of different things in it. We...
Watercolor Training 5: Painting Smoke
I have a little painting that needs a little life put in it because it's a little country scene of a home and a barn, a couple of outbuildings and...
Watercolor Training 5: Painting Smoke
I have a little painting that needs a little life put in it because it's a little country scene of a home and a barn, a couple of outbuildings and...
Watercolor Training 4: Painting Shadows
I've brought the painting almost to a conclusion and in that we've done clouds, we've done trees, we've done negative painting, positive and negative trees and now we're going to...
Watercolor Training 4: Painting Shadows
I've brought the painting almost to a conclusion and in that we've done clouds, we've done trees, we've done negative painting, positive and negative trees and now we're going to...
Watercolor Training 3: Painting Trees
We're going to put in a clump of trees first - a huge mass of trees in the distant background. Then we will come in toward the foreground with some...
Watercolor Training 3: Painting Trees
We're going to put in a clump of trees first - a huge mass of trees in the distant background. Then we will come in toward the foreground with some...
Watercolor Training 2: Painting Clouds
I'd like to show you one or two approaches to clouds. People seem to want to do a lot of different skies and I do, too. They're so easy to...
Watercolor Training 2: Painting Clouds
I'd like to show you one or two approaches to clouds. People seem to want to do a lot of different skies and I do, too. They're so easy to...
Watercolor Training 1: Value Study
Today, I'm going to show you how I begin the work ahead of time for a painting by doing value studies.
Watercolor Training 1: Value Study
Today, I'm going to show you how I begin the work ahead of time for a painting by doing value studies.
Joe's Watercolor Training Series
Follow along with Joe as he takes a painting all the way through from value study to completion, showing all the tips and techniques along the way, and even a...
Joe's Watercolor Training Series
Follow along with Joe as he takes a painting all the way through from value study to completion, showing all the tips and techniques along the way, and even a...
Mixing and Scraping Methods
Most people think of mixing color in mixing it on the palette and I'm constantly hearing "I'm making mud" or "I'm making a mess." This is a way to let...
Mixing and Scraping Methods
Most people think of mixing color in mixing it on the palette and I'm constantly hearing "I'm making mud" or "I'm making a mess." This is a way to let...
Value Study To Watercolor
Today, I'd like to show you today how I transfer a sketch from my value study book to the watercolor paper in preparation for doing a watercolor.
Value Study To Watercolor
Today, I'd like to show you today how I transfer a sketch from my value study book to the watercolor paper in preparation for doing a watercolor.
Mixing Watercolors
Well, it's me again, ol' Joe from Cheap Joe's. Today I'd like to show you how to mix color and allow the color to mix on the paper rather than...
Mixing Watercolors
Well, it's me again, ol' Joe from Cheap Joe's. Today I'd like to show you how to mix color and allow the color to mix on the paper rather than...
Wetting and Stretching Watercolor Paper
I'd like to show you how I stretch 140 pound watercolor paper. I find that the easiest way in the world to do a watercolor is on stretched paper. So...
Wetting and Stretching Watercolor Paper
I'd like to show you how I stretch 140 pound watercolor paper. I find that the easiest way in the world to do a watercolor is on stretched paper. So...
Value Study
Today I'd like to show you how I do value studies to then add them to a watercolor painting. Most people don't like doing value studies I know or little...
Value Study
Today I'd like to show you how I do value studies to then add them to a watercolor painting. Most people don't like doing value studies I know or little...
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Easy DIY Watercolor Tree Holiday Cards April 24, 2024
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A Step-By-Step Guide For Two Resin Art Projects February 09, 2023
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Where to Find Online Art Lessons for Adults January 15, 2025
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DIY 3D Christmas Tree Holiday Card November 01, 2021
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Create Captivating Art by Understanding How Your Eye Moves August 15, 2022