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How to Use QoR Watercolour in Refillable Paint Markers: A Complete Guide
Learn how to fill refillable paint markers with QoR Artist Watercolors — including dilution tips, nib types, surface testing, and painted examples.
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How to Start a Travel Journal: Sketchbooks & Going Slowly
A beginner-friendly guide to travel journaling, including sketchbook recommendations, portable art supplies, and simple ways to record your experiences through drawing, painting, and observation.
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The Best Watercolour Supplies for Beginners: What to Buy First (and What to Skip)
Watercolour for Beginners: Supplies You Actually Need Quick Answer If you’re just starting out with watercolour, four things can get you going: good paper (300gsm), a small set of quality paints, one or two reliable brushes, and something to hold...
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Choosing the Right Watercolour Paper: Why Your Surface Matters
Learn how to choose the right watercolour paper by understanding paper weight, texture, format, and fibre content. This guide explains how watercolour paper affects paint flow, lifting, layering, and overall results, helping artists find a dependable surface for their practice.
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Embracing Watercolour & Understanding the Supplies
Q&A with Sonia Mocnik: Embracing Watercolour and Understanding the Supplies
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How to Paint Rainbow Watercolour Christmas Tree Cards
Paint a whimsical forest of rainbow watercolour Christmas trees for your holiday cards. Watch the video tutorial, follow our step-by-step tips on colour blending and brush lettering, and shop the supplies.
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How to Paint a Watercolour Winter Wreath
Watch the Tutorial Supplies You'll Need Step 1: Practise Your Frosty Flowers Step 2: Practise the Greenery and Berries Step 3: Sketch Your Wreath Guide Step 4: Paint the Focal Flowers Step 5: Build Out the Greenery Step 6: Add...
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How to Paint a Watercolour Ornament Card
Paint a rainbow watercolour ornament card with galaxy sparkles, glazed patterns and colourful brush lettering. Watch the video tutorial, follow our step-by-step tips and shop the supplies.
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Bold Watercolour Adventures with Angela Fehr
Join Angela Fehr, celebrated watercolour artist and creative mentor, as she invites you to paint with freedom, intuition, and bold authenticity. Known as "The Watercolour Rebel", Angela challenges traditional rules and encourages you to embrace your own unique artistic voice.
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Comparing watercolour and gouache | Winsor & Newton Masterclass
This video, shared from Winsor & Newton, compares Watercolour and Gouache. It explains in more detail the transparency and opacity
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Your top ten watercolour questions answered
This article is shared from our friends at Winsor & Newton , trusted makers of fine art materials for generations. In this article, they’ve collated the most popular watercolour questions and answered them all in one handy guide. Bookmark this...
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The Beauty of Greens: Why Mixing Your Own is Worth the Brushstrokes
Mixing your own greens in watercolour unlocks harmony, texture, and seasonal depth—capturing nature’s beauty in every brushstroke. Discover how to mix glorious greens with Opus Essential Watercolours and unlock an entire new palette.