What to Leave Out of a Painting

Blue Doors - A Layer by Layer Demonstration by Tom Hoffman

Watercolor artist Tom Hoffman knows that  the task in painting is to find ways to simplify a scene, especially in areas of the image that are not meant to draw the viewer's eye, because too much visual information can overwhelm the composition and illusion of space.

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A Watercolor Landscape Demonstration by Mary Ann Boysen

The Sugarbush by Mary Ann Boysen

Learn how to create the perfect watercolor landscape, from sketch to finished painting. Artist, author and teacher Mary Ann Boysten understands how to explain the process so that you can understand it and paint along. This one-page lesson is packed with tips and techniques that you'll use again and again in all of your watercolors.

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Free Watercolor How-To Video Tutorials

Colorful Watercolor Buildings by Tom Jones - View this Video at JerrysArtarama.com

Are you trying to learn how to paint with watercolors? Or, are you trying to improve your paintings by improving your techniques? How would you like a 20 hour course, taught by some of the best known watercolor artists in the world? Jerry's Artarama has just that for you. And, it's free.

Now, before you think that you don't have 20 hours to spare, you should know that the lessons are on 127 easy video tutorials that take about ten minutes each. You can pick and choose the lessons you're interested in and concentrate on the ones that will help your paintings. You can watch them whenever you want and on whatever computer or tablet you have. Do you have ten minutes a day to spare?

Working in the Negative by Linda Kemp - View this Video at JerrysArtarama.com

The video tutorials run from beginner to advanced and they cover just about anything you need to know. There are videos on how to set up a watercolor pallet, how to stretch paper, how to use frisket and resist applications, and how to use layered glazes. Demonstrations show you how to create skies, mountains, trees, rocks, waves, snow, people, animals, flowers and much more. If you like to paint portraits, landscapes and seascapes, you're in luck. There are dozens of videos that will help.

Soft and Hard Edges in a Landscape by Tom Jones - View this Video at JerrysArtarama.com

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