A look at a basic color palette using the primary colors
Form Structure
A look at finding the underlying forms and structures of objects.
Glass and Transparent Form
A look at how illustrate the form of the object while still allowing the object to appear transparent.
Landscape: Atmospheric Perspective
A look at how the atmosphere affects the objects in the scene of a landscape painting.
Landscape: Editing a Scene
A quick look at choosing what you want to include in a landscape painting.
Landscape: Plein Air
Recounting the process of a plein air painting.
Landscape: Step by Step
The basic steps for setting up a landscape painting.
A guide to using a limited palette.
Masking Fluid for Watercolor
A look at how to use masking fluid in watercolor painting.
Materials-Brushes
A review of the types and qualities of brushes available.
Priming a Surface
Portrait Painting
How to start a portrait painting. Setting up the initial drawing stages.
Portrait Painting
How to group the information into light side and dark side groups to set up color and value relationships in a portrait painting then paint into those areas the smaller form information.
Quick Studies: Value Pattern
Using value studies to help determine a compostion.
Transferring a Drawing to Watercolor Paper
A look at the advantages of rub transfer and how to transfer a drawing to watercolor paper.
A look at how to use this type of viewfinder to examine the value of the local color.
Watercolor Mixing Exercise
Making a color wheel using watercolor paint.
Watercolor Complements
How to mute colors in watercolor.
Watercolor Texture
A look at several different techniques for creating texture using watercolor paint.
Wet in Wet Demo-pineapple guava (watercolor)
A look at how to use wet in wet and basic layering techniques in a step by step demo.
Wet in Wet, Wet on Dry Demo Cosmos Flower (watercolor)
A look at combining watercolor techniques to paint a flower.
Yosemite Landscape Demo
A step by step demonstration of painting a landscape in watercolor.