Tag Archives: Watercolor Painting For Dummies
Lighthouse
Once again my wobbling hands made it so hard to come up with straight lines! My second-to-last Watercolor Painting For Dummies lesson had me playing with salt, sprinkling it into the sandy grass for texture. I’m not too unhappy with … Continue reading
Polar Bear
It is funny how much the level of my interest in the subject matter compares with my eagerness to get to my painting table after a long hard day at work! After spending over a week on the previous lesson … Continue reading
Grape Leaves
My latest lesson from Colette Pitcher’s Watercolor Painting For Dummies was centered around negative painting, where you bring out the foreground by painting the background. I must say I found this lesson very aggravating. I tossed my first two attempts, … Continue reading
Chicken Family
Oh my goodness I love my little hen and her babies and her studly rooster mate. Taken from a lesson in Colette Pitcher’s Watercolor Painting For Dummies, this trio was a blast to do. For my usual nit-pickiness, the base … Continue reading
Goldfish
I’m getting closer to the end of my romp through Colette Pitcher’s Watercolor Painting For Dummies. This little goldfish was so much fun to do! She used a waterproof black pen on all the dark lines but I liked the … Continue reading
Cat on Orange Mat
I am so happy at how my latest lesson from Colette Pitcher’s Watercolor Painting For Dummies turned out! The pink bunny ears were a bit too pink – I cracked open a different red, a much higher quality paint I … Continue reading
Tranquil Beach
I got to play with washes and more dry on dry in this week’s lesson from Colette Pitcher’s Watercolor Painting For Dummies. I like the tops on the two palms to the right but I way overworked the tree on … Continue reading
Conch Shell On Sandy Beach
This week’s lesson from Colette Pitcher’s Watercolor Painting For Dummies had me breaking out an old toothbrush to splatter colors for a sandy beach. This one was a lot of fun – I actually did it twice but not on … Continue reading
Aspens Before A Storm
More fun with landscapes! Continuing with my lessons from Colette Pitcher’s Watercolor Painting For Dummies, my next task was to play with dry paper and flat brush strokes. I messed up mixing my sky color which was supposed to be … Continue reading
Mountain Landscape with Trees
My next lesson from Colette Pitcher’s Watercolor Painting For Dummies asked me to produce a mountain landscape. However, my trees got all out of hand and completely eclipsed the third, closest, mountain.. She wanted me to spatter in some … Continue reading
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