Products
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Bearded Purple Iris
Course5.0 average rating (2 reviews)A botanical style watercolor tutorial of a beautiful bearded purple Iris painted with a limited palette of 3 transparent, staining, and permanent colors.
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Cherries and Stripes Watercolor Still Life Tutorial
Course5.0 average rating (9 reviews)A fun tutorial painted with a limited palette of three colors! Follow along with me and have fun painting bright and colorful cherries!!
$35
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Mini Demo: Rose Leaf
Course5.0 average rating (45 reviews)Are you struggling to understand how to paint a rose-leaf or leaves in general? Painted with a limited palette of 3 transparent, staining colors!
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Acorn: Mixing browns with a limited palette
CourseA fun tutorial on mixing your own vibrant browns!
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A Glowing Rose & Bud
Course5.0 average rating (8 reviews)A fun tutorial painting a beautiful glowing yellow rose with only 3 colors transparent, staining colors! Over 8 hours of detailed video showing every step from beginning to completion.
$69
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Pink Peony
Course4.7 average rating (7 reviews)A glowing pink Peony painted with 3 transparent staining colors! 8 plus hours of instruction on preparing your paper and how to mix your colors and layering colors to create glow.
$59
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Discover how to paint a radiant green olive and lush, warm leaves in watercolor. This easy tutorial utilizes only three transparent, staining pigments to achieve beautiful depth and shine
LIVE: 7-25 Let's paint radiant lilies in a crystal bowl! Discover how to create dramatic dark backgrounds and glowing crystal highlights using only three transparent, staining colors."
Watch me make this simple, cheap brush holder! It's nothing fancy, but it's great for keeping your brushes from rolling around.
"Capture the vibrancy of this marigold: paint its beautiful, vibrant orange petals, frilly leaves, and buds using three transparent, staining colors."
Using an engraver-dremmel tool
If you have trouble saving whites or just want a tool that can create dots, highlights and textures. Try an engraving tool!
Join me as we paint a delightful strawberry and unlock the techniques for creating rich reds, vibrant greens, and glossy highlights. You'll learn how to achieve these effects using just three transparent, staining colors.
Learn to paint a vibrant watermelon slice with this easy tutorial! We'll explore how to create rich greens, deep dark seeds, and mouthwatering red flesh using only three transparent, staining colors
LIVE: 6-9-25 A beautiful and brilliant King Fisher bird with a soft out-of-focus background painted with just 3 transparent, staining colors! Photo courtesy of Les Liddle
This tutorial uses different types of salt to create the rusted effect on the hook. Painted with a limited palette of 3 transparent, staining colors.
This mini "How To" tutorial uses salt to create interesting textures. Salt is great with rust, metal, stone walls, weather vanes and old fences.
Let's paint elegant bamboo and discover how to achieve rich, vibrant greens and those characteristic twisty leaves. You'll be amazed at what you can create with just three transparent, staining colors!
Lets paint a Bumble Bee and learn how to get rich deep blacks and golden yellows. Learn how to paint with just 3 transparent, staining colors!
Le's paint this juicy pineapple slice layer by layer. Learn how to darken yellows and create beautiful greens and browns with just 3 transparent, staining colors!
Le's paint this simple coreopsis flower layer by layer. Learn how to darken yellows and create beautiful greens with just 3 transparent, staining colors!
Le's paint this simple banana layer by layer. Learn how to darken yellows with just 3 transparent, staining colors!
Glass bottle in black and white values
Le's paint this simple glass bottle layer by layer. We will be mixing a uniform dark value and paint the bottle in black and white! Learn how easy it is to paint with just 3 colors!
REPLAY is up. A rustic birdhouse with a soft out-of-focus background painted with just 3 transparent, staining colors!
Le's paint this pretty succulent plant layer by layer. Petal by petal! Learn subtle greens and velvety grays with just 3 transparent, staining colors!
Le's paint this simple Apple Blossom layer by layer. Starting with yellow and moving to red, blue and then the final dark values! Learn how easy it is to paint with just 3 colors!
Le's paint this simple cone flower layer by layer. Starting with yellow and moving to red, blue and then the final dark values! Learn how easy it is to paint with just 3 colors!
Le's paint a simple Tulip layer by layer. Starting with yellow and moving to red, blue and then the final dark values! Learn how easy it is to paint with only one color at a time.
Let's use 3 transparent staining colors to give this Calla Lilly a soft velvety finish and deep dark green leaves.
Replay. We'll create a charming scene of a coffee cup with coffee spilling realistically over the rim. Learn the art of mixing captivating grays and browns. Learn how to make "water drops" look real!
Confused about shadows? Throw away the Paynes gray and learn to see the color of shadows!
Don't have a digital projector? This quick tutorial will show you how to use FREE image splitting apps. Split your image, download it and print each section right to your home printer or local print shop. Easy, peasy!
Learn how to use the Adobe Fresco App to create a line drawing that is clear and crisp for your watercolor paper!
Learn how to use the Procreate App to create a line drawing that is clear and crisp for your watercolor paper!
Let's use 3 transparent staining colors to give this sea shell a textured appearance. An easy tutorial in under 2 hours for beginners.
Let's use 3 transparent staining colors to give these 2 grapes and leaves a glowing appearance with fun textures. An easy tutorial in under 2 hours for beginners.
Let's use transparent staining colors to give this tiny mushroom a lifelike appearance with fun textures. An easy tutorial in under 2 hours for beginners.
Let's use transparent staining colors to give this beautiful peace rose a lifelike appearance. An easy tutorial in 2 hours for beginners.
Let's use transparent staining colors to give this beautiful white Orchid a lifelike appearance. An easy tutorial under 1 hours for beginners.
Let's use transparent staining colors to give Eucalyptus leaves a lifelike appearance. An easy tutorial under 1 hours for beginners.
Let's use transparent staining colors to give this Green Apple slice a lifelike appearance. An easy tutorial under 1 hours for beginners.
Let's use transparent staining colors to give this Maple leaf a lifelike appearance. An easy tutorial under 2 hours for beginners.
Workshop REPLAY: A dramatic still life with Cherries and a silver bowl. Learn how to paint a dark smoky background and reflections in a silver bowl. All with 3 transparent, staining colors!
Replay is up! A fun watercolor still life of a water lily lily pads set against deep blue water. Learn color mixing and layering techniques and deep dark values. All with 3 colors!
Live 12-9-24. This watercolor workshop uses just 3 transparent colors to capture a stunning Cardinal on a snowy branch with a dreamy, blurred background. Learn wet-on-wet techniques and layering to create an out-of-focus background
Thursday's live Monthly ZOOM classes! Ask questions, get answers and learn new techniques!
Let's use transparent staining colors to give this Fuchsia flower a lifelike appearance. An easy tutorial under 2 hours for beginners.
Let's use transparent staining colors to give this foxglove a lifelike appearance. We'll create a beautiful color palette with cool pinks and warm greens, especially on the small buds and stems.
Lets paint this Summer Hollyhock with strong highlights and a beautiful dark, gray background. We will focus on the warm/cool colors around the petals and leaves. This can be painted with or without the background. All with 3 transparent colors!
Lets paint this Cantaloupe slice with just 3 transparent, staining colors. we are going to build our skills learning how to create texture in the rind and the saturated orange color of the cantaloupe flesh. Then on to the seeds!
Lets paint this Cherry Blossom with strong backlighting and a beautiful soft gray background. We will focus on the backlighting around the blossom and the leaves. This can be painted with or without the background. All with 3 transparent colors!
Paint these Rainers cherries with just 3 transparent watercolors. You will learn how to create shadows in ceramic and vibrant colors, values and harmony and deeps vibrant reds.
Matching colors Live Mini ZOOM
Skin tones? Leaf colors? Matching convenience tube colors? Lets dive in! This challenge is for you to find the best mixes for your personal images. This is all about problem solving and helping you to rethink how you look at color.
Capture the vibrant beauty of a Purple Coneflower with this beginner-friendly watercolor tutorial! We'll use just 3 transparent, staining colors to create stunning washes for the flower, and a soft out-of-focus background.
Capture the summery sweetness of a fuzzy peach in this watercolor tutorial! We'll use just 3 transparent, staining colors to bring this fuzzy fruit to life. Learn how to create soft washes for the peach's skin, and layer color to build dimension.
Choosing a three color palette
Let's learn what colors we should pick and why! In this live stream its all about participation. We will be using a few different images and together, learn how your color choices affect the final outcome of your watercolor painting.
REPLAY is up! Watercolor elegance in 3 colors! Paint a delicate vintage scene: an antique teacup with a vibrant gladiola, set against a soft, blurred background. This workshop tutorial uses transparent watercolors to create a luminous composition.
