Mixed Media Painting Tutorials
How to Watercolor and Collage Landscape
Discover easy to use tips for how to create an interesting collage landscape painting with sailboats. Beginner friendly with stunning results.
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Watercolor Painting Tutorials
How to Mix Watercolor the Right Way
Before you can throw caution to the wind with loose watercolor, you’ve got to nerd out on the basics. This 6-color split primary palette guide shows how solid fundamentals unlock expressive freedom.
Watercolor Painting Tutorials
Complete Guide to Loose Watercolor Landscape Painting
This comprehensive 35-minute tutorial demonstrates my complete watercolor landscape construction process from initial concept through finished painting. You'll see the entire systematic approach.
Watercolor Painting Tutorials
Wet-in-Wet Watercolor Flowers
This watercolor tutorial shows how to paint loose flowers using wet-in-wet techniques. You'll learn how to control water, layer color, and create soft, natural edges.
Mixed Media Painting Tutorials
Mixed Media Flowers with Acrylic & Collage
Dive into a step-by-step guide for painting abstract acrylic flowers. Includes video tutorial. Unlock secrets to creating loose floral artwork.
Acrylic Painting Tutorials
Painterly Acrylic Interior Still Life Tutorial
Paint an expressive acrylic still life using loose brushwork and layered color. Learn painterly techniques to capture light and atmosphere in a simple interior scene.
Watercolor Painting Tutorials
Watercolor Face Studies
Learn systematic watercolor face study techniques. Master progressive build-up methods, strategic color mixing, and character development through selective detail placement.
Watercolor Painting Tutorials
How to Shade With Watercolors
Before teaching watercolor shading, I shucked scallops on a 100ft boat 12 hours a day. Those chaotic nights taught me everything about steady hands and working with unpredictable conditions - skills that translate perfectly to mastering wet-on-wet and wet-on-dry watercolor techniques.
Mixed Media Painting Tutorials
Fish-Inspired Mixed Media Painting Tutorial
Turn scrap collage paper into vibrant art with this fun mixed media fish painting tutorial. Follow along as we create two colorful fish paintings at once using acrylics, recycled paper, and a playful, loose approach.
Mixed Media Painting Tutorials
Mixed Media Cityscape Tutorial
This tutorial breaks down the systematic approach to building a cityscape using acrylics, collage and layered construction techniques.
Watercolor Painting Tutorials
Guide to Cleaning and Caring for Watercolor Brushes
Watercolor brushes aren’t cheap. Here’s my no-fluff system for cleaning, reshaping, and storing them so they last for years instead of months.
Watercolor Painting Tutorials
Beginner's Guide to Setting Up Your Watercolor Palette
Setting up a watercolor palette isn’t rocket science. Start structured so you can learn the basics, then break the rules and find your own way. Here’s how I do it in the garage studio.