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Watercolour Painting - Free Art Tutorials

It may be safe to assume watercolours are the most favoured of all media, which is interesting given watercolours are not for the faint of heart, and often has a mind of its own. The free watercolour painting tutorials below cover realistic portrayals from a range of subject matters.

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Art Category: Watercolor
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Artist: Roland Lee

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.

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Art Category: Watercolour
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Artist: Sue Dickinson

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.

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free art demoWATERCOLOR VALUESfree art lesson
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Art Category: Watercolor
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Artist: Steve Fleming

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.

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Artist: D. John Wood

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.

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Art Category: Watercolour
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Artist: Cyrille Jubert

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.

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Artist: Billy Campbell

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.

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Art Category: Watercolor
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Artist: Ottorino De Lucchi

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.

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free art demoALYSSA'S PORTRAIT, (INCLUDES TWO BONUS SPEEDPAINTING VIDEOS)free art lesson
 
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Art Category: Watercolor
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Artist: Margaret Crowley-Kiggins

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.

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Art Category: Watercolour
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Artist: Mary Ann Boysen

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.

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free art demoDARK EYES, FAIRY FANTASTY WATERCOLOUR PAINTINGfree art lesson
 
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Art Category: Watercolor
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Artist: Linda Ravenscroft

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.

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