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How to Simplify Your Watercolour Painting (And Why It Actually Makes It Better)

How do you loosen up your watercolor painting? That's a question I'm often asked, and usually the painter asking that is actually just trying a little bit too hard—because more is not necessarily better.

One of the most helpful ways I know to go about loosening up watercolour painting is to simplify.

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Make Your Watercolours POP (5 Contrast Tips you can use today)

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Do you ever find yourself in the middle of a watercolour painting that feels a little bit meh?

You have a subject you like and it's nice enough, but now something feels like it's missing. Let's figure out exactly what that is and I’ll share 5 tips and techniques you can use today to make your watercolours pop.

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The Magic of Granulating Watercolour Paints: My Top 3 Colours That Paint Themselves

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If you're looking for watercolour paints that create stunning texture and depth with minimal effort, granulating pigments might just become your new obsession. These special watercolour paints separate and react with water to create multiple colours and beautiful granulated effects from a single tube—they practically...

Want to Loosen Up Your Watercolour? Don't do THIS

If you're wanting to loosen up your watercolor, there's one thing that you don't want to do. It's a way to paint smarter so that it's more fun for you and more fun for your viewer.

I'm talking about not overexplaining.

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Choose the Right Subjects for Watercolour Beginners (To FINALLY Get You Painting)

The wrong painting subject can make you give up on watercolour before you've even begun. But the right painting subject? Well, that makes watercolour feel easy, fun, and totally doable.

So, let me take the mystery out of choosing the best watercolour subject so that you can actually get painting much more often and with far more ease and joy.

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Does Painting in a Series Work? (Lessons from 82 Watercolour Series)

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Ever heard the advice to paint in a series and wondered if it’s actually a good idea?

It’s a suggestion that comes up often in watercolour circles—and for good reason. Working in a series is often recommended as a way to build creative momentum, reduce decision fatigue, and deepen your understanding of a subject.

But...

Analogous Colours vs. Complementary Contrasts: A Watercolour Adventure

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Sometimes it is colour that leaps out at you and makes you want to paint. Colour can also dictate your subject choice. And colour can do so much to convey the mood of your painting. Painting flamingos has just taught me how powerful intentional colour choices can be in watercolour painting.

Let’s talk about analogou...

The Biggest Mistake in Watercolour (and what to do about it)

Are you wondering what the biggest mistake is in watercolour?

The one that can ruin painting? I think there is one, so let's see what we can do about it, and if we can actually turn it into one of our biggest advantages. 🤔

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Quantity Over Perfection: A Watercolour Guide to Quick Paintings

Have you been meaning to paint in watercolour but always find a reason to put it off? Maybe you tell yourself you just don’t have time—but more often than not, that’s just fear talking.

The good news?

You don’t need endless hours to create something worthwhile. Quick paintings can be just as rewarding, and sometimes even more so, than those you spend ages perfecting.

But should we aim for quantity over quality?

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How Sketchbooks Make You a Better Watercolour Painter

If you want to improve your watercolor painting, there’s one simple tool that can make a world of difference: a sketchbook.

Whether you’re new to watercolor or have been painting for years, keeping a sketchbook is one of the most valuable habits you can develop. Not only are sketchbooks a fun, low-pressure way to explore creativity, but they also help refine essential skills that will directly enhance your watercolor paintings.

Let’s explore 7 of the reasons that sketchbooks are such a powerful t...