Free Watercolour Art Tutorials

Roland Lee is a Californian artist, nationally known for this transparent watercolours of the southwest landscape, having won awards in over 40 invitational juried shows. In this watercolor lesson, Roland uses Arches cold pressed watercolor paper using wet-into-wet watches and scrumbling techniques to develop a beautiful icy river scene.

Artist Nicholas Simmons studied with Valfred Thelin and Barbara Nechis, soon developing his own unique and bold style, later winning top prize at the National Watercolor Society 87th Annual Exhibition in 2007. In this demonstration Nicholas uses acrylic watercolor working large scale on Arches hot press paper.

John Fisher was born and educated in England from the Luton School of Arts (now Barnfield College) and became a reluctant carpenter after world war two, rather than pursue art due to the the tight availablity of jobs after the war. John emmigrated to Canada in the 1950's and started a new career as head of his own graphics art company. In this watercolour painting demonstration John Fisher shows how to tackle the problems of painting silver metallic objects.

Rod Webb is a self taught artist who works primarily in watercolours and pastels, and enjoys painting local scenes from his home country of New Zealand. This watercolor lesson depicts the River Avon in Christchurch NZ.

I first came into contact with Cyrille through his zany and endearing French humour, some time ago. His realistic portraits of dogs have now made him a sought after professional artist in high demand. This watercolour demonstration is composed of only four pigments and just goes to prove that less is more. Click below to view the free art lesson, and if you are looking for a commissioned portrait of your dog, Monsieur Jubert is the man to approach.

OTTORINO DE LUCCHI, born in Ferrara, works in Folgaria (Trento). In recent years, he has developed a painting technique based on watercolor drybrush which allows to mantain the brightness of the watercolor.

Rod Webb is a self taught artist who works primarily in watercolours and pastels, and enjoys painting local scenes from his home country of New Zealand. Rod uses washes, tilting the paper to create a smooth graduated sky, before progressing with the mountain and finally the misty pine forest.

Mary Ann Boysen was raised in Mississippi. Her interest in art started from an early age, but it was at college when Mary began to indulge her passion with increased devotion. In watercolor tutorial, Mary shows how you can turn watercolor blooms into wonderful works of art.

Mara Mattia draws, paints and teaches whilst raising a family, writing and illustrating children's books and is currently working on a cookbook. This watercolor color wheel tutorial explores primary, secondary and tertiary colors.

Peter lives on the shores of Lake Superior, and at school was taught by Carl Schaefer, a second world war artist who painted with Canada's famous 'Group of Seven'. Peter begins his birch tree watercolour instruction by detailing the materials and preparation required and then follows through with clear and concise explainations of his techniques.

Rod Webb is a self taught artist who works primarily in watercolours and pastels, and enjoys painting local scenes from his home country of New Zealand. Starting with a sienna wash, texture is added with a paper towel, wet into wet shadows are added and a rigger brush used to scumble and produce further texture.

South Wales artist Arnold Lowrey has been painting for 35 years, and is a painting demonstrator for major material suppliers including Winsor & Newton and Art Profile. Arnold's paintings cover acrylics, patels and oils, but watercolour is Arnold's normal medium of choice. Watercolours are a difficult medium to control, and in this lesson Arnold explains both problems and techniques to better your painting skills.

Steve Fleming is an artist and teacher who works in both watercolor and acrylic, conducting workshops around the USA. In this watercolour lesson, Steve stresses the importance of planning and sorting out your arrangement of lights, darks and midtones.

Artist Nicholas Simmons studied with Valfred Thelin and Barbara Nechis, soon developing his own unique and bold style, later winning top prize at the National Watercolor Society 87th Annual Exhibition in 2007. This watercolor lesson is painted at 49" by 22" using acrylic watercolor and various techniques described and illustrated in detail.

John Lovett is an Australian artist raised on a cattle ranch in the Australian Bush. He studied art in Newcastle and after a few years of hardship, became a professional artist and a regular contributor to the International Artist Magazine and Australian Artist Magazine. This demonstration features an Italian waterside balcony and finishes with a thin gesso coat to add some mystery and added interest.

Debi Watson went from an operating room nurse to a full-time watercolor artist, and experimented with many different styles before settling on contemporary realism. This watercolor demonstration uses masking fluid and a toothbrush to create random patterns and salt to add extra textures.

Stephanie Pui-Mun Law is a well published artist whose inspiration comes from mythology, legend, and folklore. This watercolour lesson describes Stephanie's personal progress, making use of a large Chinese brush and pan watercolors.