About This Site

THIS IS WHAT THIS SITE IS ALL ABOUT

LEARN EASY

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Jim moved from England to the United States where he sought out Masters of Watercolor, notabily, Michael Atkinson, Darryl Trott,Tom Lynch, and Nita Engle, studying with them in workshops.

For several years lived in southern Mexico where he taught at the Art Instituto in San Miguel de Allende,

He now holds on going  Watercolor classes and workshops the year round in the USA.

Jim has earned a reputation of a first class Watercolor artist and instructor.

Check out this Watercolor website and you will not be disappointed.

INDEX OF THIS SITE

Here is a brief description of the Watercolor lessons,

tips, techniques and information you will find in this site.

Please refer to the navigation bar on the lefthand side for complete information.

PAINTING SUPPLIES FOR WATERCOLOR

• Watercolor Painting Brushes - Basic Set.
• Watercolor Brushes Anatomy, so you can choose wisely.
• Watercolor Painting Paper, a list of major manufactureres of Watercolor Papers,
• what students and I have experienced using them.
• A complete description of Paper, things you need to know before you buy.    

PAINTING FLOWERS IN WATERCOLOR WITH DEMOS, TIPS AND TECHNIQUES

Images showing painting Petals and Leaves

• Painting Backgrounds in Watercolor.

DEMONSTRATIONS OF A TULIP PAINTED IN WATERCOLOR.

• Step By Step with 14 images.  Showing Watercolor techniques.

WATERCOLOR PAINTING TREES, TIPS AND TECHNIQUES.

• Step By Step using a stencil, throwing the Watercolor paint
• producing foliage with a natural look.
• Painting Oak Trees, Fir, Palms and Willows.

PAINTING PEOPLE IN WATERCOLOR DEMOS, TIPS AND TECHNIQUES.

• Demonstration of Incidental People in Watercolor.
• How to  use a stencil.
• A chart showing the proportion of figures in various age brackets.

PAINTING WATERCOLOR LINES.

• A simple method of painting lines in your Watercolor Paintings.

PAINTING SHADOWS IN WATERCOLOR

• A  discussion of shadows, lighting, etc.
• How to paint shadows on flowers in Watercolor.

LANDSCAPES IN WATERCOLOR.

• Demonstrations of Rocks, Skies.
• Seascapes, Rocks and Lighting.

SEASCAPES IN WATERCOLOR WITH DEMONSTRATIONS

Image demo of a breaking wave.

COLORS IN WATERCOLOR

COLOR SCHEMES

MIXING WATERCOLOR PAINT

PAINT RATIO.

This is a fairly complete discussion about Watercolors. 

Various Watercolor Painting Schemes.

Primary,  Secondary.  Tertiary, and Analogous schemes.

COLOR GLAZING

All you need to know about color glazing (well almost).

TECHNIQUES IN WATERCOLOR,TIPS AND TECHNIQUES

Airbrush Painting, Dry Brush Painting.

Wet-into-Wet, Flat Wash, Graded Wash.

Salt effects on Watercolor Paintings.

Stretching Watercolor Paper, Masking Fluid, Magic Eraser (This is a must read).

Painting Watercolors on Yupo.

PLAN A WATERCOLOR PAINTING

This is how to plan a Watercolor Painting before you rush in with your brush.

PERSPECTIVE

Basic Perspective with images and text.

AIRBRUSHING

Airbrushing for beginners.

DEMONSTRATIONS, TIPS AND TECHNIQUES

Step -By-Step demonstration of a landscape in Watercolor. 

Different types of washes.

Description of edges that you will want to use in your paintings.

STRETCHING WATERCOLOR PAPER.

The very best way to stop the paper from buckeling and warping.

FRAMING AND THOUGHTS

Step-By-Step how to frame your own Watercolor Painting.

WATERCOLOR PROBLEMS.

The answers to most of your Watercolor questions.