Tag: watercolor

Watercolor Portraits

Have you ever heard someone tell you tracing is okay? Take a look into this tutorial riddled with tricks and tips on laying out a watercolor portrait.  This is…

Pop Art Cat Painting Using Watercolor Resist

This tutorial is something that can be simple enough for kids or you can tweak it to make it more advanced for an experienced painter. This technique is…

Art Supply Guide’s First Anniversary

This offer has ended. So much has happened over the past year since Art Supply Guide launched. We just keep growing and expanding, reaching audiences worldwide. I am…

Underwater Theater Diorama

In this tutorial, you will learn how to construct a diorama of a theater stage depicting an underwater scene with The Goddess of the Sea. Enjoy this tutorial…

Watercolor Feather

For this painting demonstration, I will show you how to do a more loose watercolor painting using brush, drip, blowing, and splatter techniques combined. To achieve the look…

Water Brushes

Watercolor is a great medium to work in but when it comes to taking this paint on the go, sometimes it can become a hassle to transport water…

Easter Egg Zentangle

For this tutorial, I use basic zentangle designs to create a series of Easter eggs. These designs can be drawn in black and ink or if you choose…

Artists And Their Studios

We as artists and appreciators of the arts may often wonder where the magic happens for each individual artist. I for one, have been very intrigued by the…

Wood Slices

It may seem obvious to those of you who follow my posts on Art Supply Guide that I have this love of painting on wood. The surface is…

Canson Multi Media Pad

For all of you artists out there, we are faced with the annoying task of trying to find a great sketchbook or drawing paper for small projects and…

Colored Ink Portrait Painting

For this tutorial, I work with a set of colored India Inks and paint with them like watercolor for the first time to see how well they work…

Strathmore Watercolor Paper

If you are looking for a heavy duty paper that is going to be able to handle a lot of moisture for wet media, watercolor paper is a…

Artist Trading Cards

Through out history, artists have participated in the trading of miniature artworks with one another or for things such as room and board, goods or just to exchange…

Prismacolor Watercolor Pencils

I love Prismacolor products. I own markers and pencils and I love every one of them. Prismacolor makes a watercolor pencil that is equally as beautiful as their…

Handmade Cards

Cards have always been a sentimental way of  expressing ones emotions or gratitude to another. Even today, cards are still a very common item to exchange during the…

Watercolor Video Tutorial

In this tutorial, I will show you how to create a loose painting that takes about 30 minutes using watercolors and your paper mounted vertically to create a…

Cherry Blossom Blow Painting Tutorial

Here is a really fun technique that I actually first encountered when I was in elementary school! You will need black ink and a straw. To create flowers…

Galaxy In A Bottle Painting Tutorial

This takes the popular galaxy watercolor painting technique and incorporates it with reflective glass techniques to make a fun surreal painting. Here are the supplies needed for this…

Oklahoma City Murals

Hey everyone, Jeremy here.  I’ve spent the weekend up in Oklahoma City with my wife’s family (check out Episode 7 of Artists’ Corner for an interview with my…

Masking Fluid

If you have worked with watercolor paints before then you know just how transparent it can be. There is a certain thought process that an artist needs to go…

Watercolor Palette

If you are new to watercolor painting, there are a few ways that you can purchase your paints. One way is very similar to that of children’s watercolor…

Illustration Board

If you prefer to work on paper but need a thicker, sturdier surface for your artwork, illustration board may be what you are looking for. Illustration board is…

Magazine Collage Tutorial

This was a very fun project for me. Working with collage was something I have done before but not quite like this. In this video tutorial, I am…

Peacock Watercolor Collage Tutorial

Watercolor collage is a technique that I’ve used for more than twelve years. Liquitex Matte Medium and rice paper can add that interesting and beautiful “extra something” to your…

Winsor & Newton Cotman Watercolor Pocket Set

Many of the artists I met at this year’s Comicpalooza had a small travel set of watercolors at their table. The portable paints enabled these artists to create commissions onsite. It was interesting that…

Artists’ Corner Episode 2: Jamie Kinosian

You can download the transcript as a PDF if you wish! On the second episode of the podcast, we talk with Jamie Kinosian, a comic book illustrator and fantasy…