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I have to admit that a critic could have been right to say that my simple 2 stage learn how to paint watercolors course was too simple…

The course is too simple for a beginner who expects a painting course to show them how to paint landscapes, still-life pictures, portraits and technical subjects. It is far simpler because it was aimed at artists who wanted to learn how to paint before having to learn to draw.

There are 2 reasons to go right back beyond the basics of painting watercolors…

1. Before you paint the Mona Lisa it is a good idea to know how to paint

2. When your painting is going wrong it is good to return to first principles

Some people are lucky. They never struggle to learn to paint watercolor. It is easy for some to pick up a paint box and brushes and paint a good watercolor landscape without difficulty. They are a fortunate minority.

On the other hand, most of us aren’t blessed with such talents…

* Learning how to paint watercolors isn’t easy

* At times it can seem impossible to paint watercolor pictures

Each and every brush mark can be a nightmare of colors mixing badly and color washes flooding into areas of your painting that you don’t want.

Soon your grand art ideas can be transformed into a horrible muddy mess. You are lost, unless you understand how watercolor paints flow across your paper…

* You need to see how the color moves where the water carries it

* Understanding that you will wreck a color wash if you haven’t left it to dry before adding the nest wash

* It is a great idea to learn how to get a range of different color intensities and tone from a single color before adding another color to the mix

As the old saying goes… “Don’t try to run before you can walk”

It is so easy to become disappointed with your watercolor painting. It is easier still for you to look like you have no artistic ideas and talents. Worst of all you can be made to look like you have no painting skills at all.

Which do you think is better?

“Frustration and disappointment from failure… or a fundamental knowledge of how simple and easy watercolor painting really works?”