10 Top Tips in Watercolour

A collection of leading artists from around the world share with you the best hints, tips and techniques in watercolour to help you develop as an artist. Tip 1: Painting Figures & Animals with Confidence by Margaret Evans. Create a plump hen from a simple shape, using shadow and highlights to add textue. Tip 2: Seasonal Landscapes by Keith Genwidk. Understand how the wetness of your brush and paper can have an impact upon texture. Tip 3: The Beginners Watercolour Landscape Course by Charels Evans. Learn when the right and wrong time is to add detail to a sky. Tip 4: Painting Flowers in Watercolour by Charles Reid. Change the perception of a composition instantly just by altering your tonal values. Tip 5: Brush with Watercolour by Terry Harrison. Learn how to hold and apply paint to a brush to create immediate sweeping grasses. Tip 6: Creating Texture in Pen & Ink with Watercolour by Claudia Nice. Discover how to create woodgrain and how to use sand to create realistic rust. Tip 7: Learn to Paint in Watercolour by John Lidzey. Understand how the direction of light can affect the colours in your painting. Tip 8: The Complete Watercolour Landscape Course Ian King. Learn how to create rocks using a credit card, and grass using the end of your brush. Tip 9: Winning with Watercolour by Trevor Waugh. Understand the basics of colour mixing, before applying this knowledge to a flower painting. Tip 10: Learn to Paint Skies in Watercolour by Ron Ranson. Create fluffy realistic clouds in a warm summer day.