John Sell Cotman's "The Drop-Gate, Duncombe Park"

James Toogood comments on John Sell Cotman’s watercolor painting The Drop-Gate, Duncombe Park.

Shanna Kunz: Tonalism and Contemporary Design in Watercolor

An elegant combination of traditional tonalism and contemporary design allows Utah artist Shanna Kunz to speak to her viewers in a gently alluring voice.

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James Toogood's "Mixed Emotions"

In the spring 2008 issue of Watercolor magazine, James Toogood discussed how painting with watercolor requires an understanding of not only the paints themselves but also their application. Here, we present his demonstration Mixed Emotions.

Read James Toogood's feature on achieving optimal results with watercolors from the spring 2008 issue of Watercolor magazine.

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Watercolor Critique: St. Joe's North Pier (St. Joseph, Michigan)

Value and color changes should be applied to the entire composition.

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Watercolor Tips: Achieving Optimal Effects

Painting with watercolor requires an understanding of not only the paints themselves but also how to apply them.

View a step-by-step demonstration of Toogood's watercolor technique.

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Plein Air Painting in Watercolor

Nothing can substitute for firsthand knowledge of the landscape, but being productive as a painter on-site takes some practice.

Watch an audio slideshow demonstration of Simons' technique.

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Lana Grow's "Coming to the Surface V"

Learn more about watermedia technique from spring 2008 Watercolor featured artist Lana Grow in this demonstration of Coming to the Surface V (2:33).