How to clean your watercolor brushes

I rarely use soap with my watercolor brushes. Usually when we paint with watercolors, using two jars does the trick. I have two Kimchi jars that I use for my watercolor brushes. The first one is for the initial rinse and the second one is for the second rinse. With…

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In watercolor, sometimes paint without a plan

Occasionally, it's good not to have a plan. And just paint. I bought another watercolor board. And just started drawing on it. I had no plan whatever. I had all these images of Allie from previous live modeling practices that I had to do something with. And, I've never done…

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Testing matching colors with watercolor

I hope y'all have at least one watercolor journal. This is the most affordable way to do this. We'll be doing a simple experiment. We want to test color matching. We simply pair two colors. And see if they work. For this experiment, it's a simple exercise in dualchromaticism. If…

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Watercolor isn’t for everyone

I recently changed this website's tagline. It used to be "we paint beautiful women." I liked that for awhile. But then, I started thinking that it was too vague. Beautiful women? Yes. Painting? Yes. But that's too generic, don't you think? Sure, I incorporate gouache with my watercolors. However, I'm…

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Painting on a watercolor board

Am I painting on a watercolor block? Or am I painting watercolor on wood? The answer? Neither. I'm not painting on watercolor paper either. What is it then? It's called a watercolor board, and I absolutely love painting on one! This specific watercolor board is made by Canson and it's…

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