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getting started with watercolor

Getting Starting with Watercolor, Lesson 6: Creating a Composition
My best tips for how to create a composition and get started with your very own paintings
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Getting Starting with Watercolor, Lesson 5: Adding Texture
Experiments with three ways to add texture with watercolor and pencil, squirrel drawing guide, and inspiration from Albrecht Dürer
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In the Studio with Mary: Paint Poppies with Me! *a FREE tutorial + printable paint guide*
Paint poppies with me + a FREE printable 5x7" paint guide
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Getting Starting with Watercolor, Lesson 4: Adding Value
Experiments with ways to add value with watercolor, drawing guides, + a still life bonus painting template
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Getting Starting with Watercolor, Lesson 3: Experiments with shapes and sketching
Experiments with ways to sketch with watercolor, drawing guides, + a fun bonus painting template
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Getting Starting with Watercolor, Lesson 2: Experiments with mixing colors
Two experiments with color mixing + and two fun projects to try, inspired by French painter Robert Delaunay
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Getting Starting with Watercolor, Lesson 1: Three experiments with putting down paint
Three fun experiments to try with watercolor to get your creativity started! Printable paint guides included.
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Getting Started with Watercolor: The Basic Supplies
all the options to get you started on your watercolor journey + a printable supply list (and shopping links)
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