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.
Value and color changes should be applied to the entire composition.
This video demonstrates toothbrush spattering with watercolor.
Cheap Joe's Lesson 12: Toothbrush Spattering
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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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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Learn more about watermedia technique from spring 2008 Watercolor featured artist Lana
Grow in this demonstration of Coming to the Surface V (2:33).
Read the feature article on Grow.
Watch a plein air watercolor demonstration by spring 2008 Watercolor featured artist Lori
Simons (2:57).
Read Simons' article about painting plein air watercolors.
In the spring 2008 issue of Watercolor magazine, we explored how Linda Baker built her
paintings with multiple layers of masking and poured washes, culminating in complex depictions of simple subjects. We offer a closer look at her technique in this demonstration of Escape Route I.
Watch more instructional audio slideshow demonstrations.
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Watercolor Highlights - Spring 2008
