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Color Theory for Watercolor Painting
Learn watercolor color theory: the color wheel, warm and cool colors, value, saturation and color harmonies, plus a simple exercise to paint your own wheel.
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Watercolor Color Composition
7 guides, starting with Color Theory for Watercolor Painting.
Composition in Watercolor Painting: Layouts That Guide the Eye
Learn the basics of watercolor composition: planning with thumbnails, focal points, rule of thirds, visual paths, balance, edges and a checklist for your layouts.
Negative Space Painting in Watercolor
Learn negative space in watercolor: how empty areas shape a composition, and how to use the negative painting technique to build leaves and forms in layers.
Painting Skin Tones in Watercolor: Mixes That Look Natural
Learn how to mix and paint natural skin tones in watercolor: start with a warm base, adjust for undertone, shade with complements, and pay attention to value.
Perspective in Watercolor Painting
An introduction to perspective in watercolor: horizon line, one- and two-point perspective, loose sketching and atmospheric perspective with washes for depth.
Value in Watercolor Painting: Planning Lights and Darks
Understand value in watercolor: how water controls lightness, how to make a value scale and thumbnail studies, and how to check and plan lights and darks.
Watercolor Painting Mixing Colors: A Simple Starting Guide
A simple guide to mixing watercolor colors: set up your palette, mix secondaries and neutrals, blend on paper, and build a mixing chart to avoid muddy results.
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