Watercolor painting

Japanese artist Maki Hino was born on may 4 on the evening of the full moon in Nagano Prefecture (Japan). Lives and works there. Maki started drawing paper dolls from early childhood. In 1993, she became interested in articulated dolls, and in 1997 decided that she would be engaged in dolls ...

These are amazing kind pictures!  They are filled with love, and they as if live their own lives... "I tried to be responsible and bring positive images to the world," Steve Hanks said about his work. "I hope that my work brings comfort, pleasure and understanding to people&# ...

Wendy Andrew is an English artist. Wendy Andrew started painting from a very early age. For the first time she attended drawing classes with her father, a professional artist, at the age of six. She received a degree in Fine Arts at Cheltenham in 1979. In 1989, Wendy began professional painting, and ...

Today I want to tell you how you can simply, quickly and stylishly draw Sakura flowers with water colors. Drawing is in a sketch technique, that is a quick drawing. Let's begin... For the sketch, you need watercolor paper, watercolors and acrylic or gouache paints and a thin black marker or ...

Taking advantage of the thematic week, I want to remember my trip, which lasted for about 3 weeks last fall in the company of a couple of cheerful friends. During that time, I realized how multi-facet hospitable and beautiful country Georgia was. Our journey began in Tbilisi . An ...

Akiya Kageichi is a Japanese illustrator who creates graphic, filled with images works. His sinister jesters, lazy rulers and secret warriors are full of chaotic symbols. Each character is a world full of mysteries and secrets. Frequent image of the Moon hints that there are mysterious forces of ...

Today I decided to show a piece of my work and tell about the process of creating a portrait in the fashion style. I draw your attention that this is a stylized portrait, a fashion (beauty) illustration — which essentially involves simplification in color and anatomy. We will need: watercolor paper ...

Botanical watercolors are my weakness! Let me introduce you to the real sorceress of botanical illustrations Anna Mason. Our contemporary lives in London. Attention — she is a self-taught artist! She began to draw in 2008. Her watercolors are amazing! They are live, three-dimensional, with stunning ...

Today I want to introduce you to one of the Saint Petersburg artists — the wonderful watercolorist Konstantin Sterhov. Having finished the Repin Academic Institute of Fine Arts (St. Petersburg, faculty of book illustrations), Konstantin Sterhov faithfully has been serving his mission for over 20 ...

At the end of the last year, I came across the illustrations by Antonina Tkach and since then continue following her work. Today I wanted to share with you new works of the St. Petersburg artist created this year. Beautiful, juicy and bright watercolours by Antonina never cease to please the eye — ...

Turn on your favourite music and a good mood. Imagine cloudberries in your mind, its rich colour and flavour. And start. You need: A4 watercolour paper  watercolours (I use my favourite Leningrad paints set) #3 and #2 kolinsky brushes formoplast pencil water Sketch the composition: Carefully ...

I want to show you how to paint flowers with watercolours. Prepare watercolour paper, moisten it from both sides. While working, I pour salt on the paper surface — it gives an interesting effect. And wiping off the paint gives the desired softness. The most delicate buds of tulips are painted on dry ...