Glazing watercolor painting techniques

Hello again! It's Sandy Allnock, back with another in our Sunday watercolor series!! Today I wanted to explore glazing - an extension of last week's flat washes. If you missed that one you might want to watch it too! LINK:...

In this watercolor tutorial I show you how and why to glaze and layer with watercolor paints. These techniques are easy enough for beginners and layering and...

Welcome to my comprehensive guide to help you understand and master watercolor techniques. To be honest, when I read what other websites are writing about this topic, half of them don't seem to understand what they're talking about! I don't mean to be fussy or seem arrogant, but some of them are incomplete. Others get

The watercolour glazing technique is a valuable skill for beginner watercolour artists to learn for several reasons. - Glazing helps to add depth to your paintings - It enhances the luminosity of your paintings - It allows you to create subtle shifts in colour and tone In this blog post I'll be co

Watercolor glazing is the most fundamental technique you need to understand about this art medium. But don't worry… It's not as complicated as it sounds. In fact, chances are you're already using a glazing technique without even thinking about it :-) A bit of knowledge about this painting method will help you better understand how

I redesigned a book, Answers to the 50 Most Often Asked Questions About Watercolor Glazing Techniques, by Don Rankin.

Frustrating isn’t it? Like a lot of new watercolorists, I didn’t understand about layering paint. When I started painting I would use too much water and fuss over the wet paint with my brush. I remember enthusiastically painting layer upon layer of paint until the end result looked murky and overworked! Have you ever found