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Art Demos

Painting a furry bear

This demonstration shows how to create the fluffy fur effect using beautiful Daniel Smith granulated watercolour paints. Just 3 brushes are needed, a chinese pointed round size 8, a size 4 round for some details and a size 0 rigger for the flicks of fur on the edges. Have fun trying this one..... xx

Simple summer landscape

This speeded up demo shows how to create a lovely summer landscaped using a combination of simple washes, wet on dry, wet in wet techniques and my trusty rigger brush for those grassy finishing touches ....enjoy!

Trailing houseplant made simple

Starting with basic shapes and a limited palette is a good way to practice brush skills and experiment with pigments and water. This simple houseplant demo is designed to do just that. Start by drawing the outline of one leaf then ad the paint - this is called wet in wet. Add water to lighten or more paint to make it darker - it can be that easy honest! Have fun...

How to paint a cheeky hedgehog

Working with values - monochrome landscape in blue

Learning to paint using just one colour is great practice to better understand the importance of values in a painting (light vs dark in the composition). Here is a quick demonstration using ultra-marine blue

Quick and easy watercolour thistle

Working on hot-pressed paper using a wet in wet technique and 2 brushes, this is a speedy loose thistle. Winsor & Newton paints are perfect for this!

Quick and easy watercolour feathers

Feathers really are very easy to paint once you get the hang of it. Start wet in wet and remember to use a dry brush to create the fine details on the edges....simple! Enjoy x

Paint the sky 4 ways in watercolor

In this slightly longer demonstration, I show you how easy it is using the basic techniques of watercolor (wet in wet & wet on dry) to create beautiful skies 4 ways.... enjoy!

Quick and easy colourful watercolour trees

This very quick demo shows how simple it is to create pretty trees working wet in wet! Enjoy...:)

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