Watercolour

How to paint trees in Watercolour with a limited palette

by Ellie Jakeman 1 Comment

Trees have been the theme and inspiration for artists over many decades! What could be more satisfying than capturing the natural beauty and splendour of a tree or collection of trees!

Watercolour Landscapes en Plein Air Part 2

by Ellie Jakeman

In this blog we will guide you through some of the materials and equipment you may need such as storage for your painting tools, water containers, watercolour paints, brushes, sketchbooks, graphite pencils, watercolour pencils and palettes.

Choosing the correct watercolour paper for your style of painting

by Ben Platt

Perhaps the most important factor when it comes to picking a watercolour paper is deciding on which surface you want or need to use, as each will give your work a different look and finish.

CREATE YOUR OWN CHRISTMAS CARDS

by catherine peters

Using watercolour glazing techniques from episode 5 of Watercolour Wednesday, Ellie guides you through some festive creating to make your own Christmas cards using techniques shown in our previous episode.

EPISODE 8 - WATERCOLOUR for Beginners - 'Creating a landscape in Watercolour'

by catherine peters

Our final episode of 2020 brings together all the techniques showcased over the last 7 episodes along with new techniques, to conclude with a final piece.

EPISODE 7 - WATERCOLOUR for Beginners - 'Creating Watercolour Textures'

by Ellie Jakeman

Our episode shows you how to create texture using non-specialist supplies such as sponges, rock salt and clingfilm.

EPISODE 6 - WATERCOLOUR for Beginners - 'Masking and Resist Techniques'

by Ellie Jakeman

Our In-House artist Ellie Jakeman takes you through resist techniques using both tea-light and taper candles plus masking techniques with our own ARTdiscount masking fluid and masking tape.