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October 21, 2012 By Thomo

Watercolors For Beginners

Learn how to paint with watercolors in this video art tutorial. Are you a beginner or completely new to watercolors? If so, then this watercolor demonstration is probably right for you.

The artist has his watercolor paints, palette, water jars and cold pressed paper all ready and lined up ready to guide you through in real time the process which is necessary to achieve a wonderful watercolor painting of a sunset on a beach.

By use of a variety of round and flat watercolor brushes the artist uses a series of washes and brush techniques to demonstrate to you the best ways to achieve a realistic painting in watercolors. The palette of colors is very vibrant and with an explosion of reds, oranges and yellows you will soon find yourself your own little watercolor masterpiece. This is a great guide for the inquisitive and beginner watercolor painter which covers all the bases to get you started. It is an easy to follow step by step process with a lovely harmonious backing track.

October 20, 2012 By Thomo

Amazing Street Art In Ink/Acrylic Mix

This art video clip was actually found on www.stumbleupon.com and features a street artist sitting down producing various landscapes in what appears to be a mix of maybe inks or acrylic paints.

From memory the artist designs direct to his sheet of paper a monochrome landscape using only a 2 inch brush and a kitchen knife to stipple, scrape and blend to achieve his finished painting. The whole process took 6 minutes and the final painting is extremely realistic. Have a go yourself, whats the worse that can happen!?

September 6, 2012 By Thomo

Bob Ross: Painting Ocean Waves (Pt 3/19 How To Paint Water Series)

Bob Ross uses the paint brush to put basic movement in his seascape. He paints a horizon line as well as a beach line and then simply makes a ‘z’ shape using the brush within the two likes to capture the desired amounts of movement from the waves. A frequently asked question over the years for Ross was ‘Why is my water so flat looking?’, so this episode offers a resolution for this question. See what you think.