Free Watercolour Art Tutorials

Sue Dickinson studied Fine Arts at the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, and creates paintings that celebrate Africa. Her work is exhibited extensively in South Africa. In this watercolour demonstration, Sue shares her palette, and shows her thinking and planning behind each stage of the painting.

John started painting seriously in the 1970's, and by the end of the 70's was painting and teaching watercolour for a living. In this watercolour tutorial, John paints an old Welsh farmhouse, building up weak washes of colour before increasing the watercolour pigment and shadows over the course of the painting.

Billy Campbell began painting in 1967, and moved from oil painting to watercolours in the late 1980's. This watercolour demonstration is based on Connemara, Ireland, capturing The mountains known as The Bens or The Twelve Pins.

I first came across Margaret's website during my own first experiences of learning to draw, and I remember being inspired by her work.
Margaret Crowley-Kiggins began painting since the age of twelve and has exhibited in nearly one hundred juried exhibitions, having won numerous awards. In this free art lesson, we are taken step-by-step through the processes of painting a watercolour portrait.

Linda lives in Cheshire England, and loves the unpredictable nature of watercolours. Her inspiration comes from dreams an dinner feelings alongside her passion for nature. Linda states that the concept of faerie folk (or earth spirits) represents the natural world we live in.