Learn how to paint this majestic American Bald Eagle in watercolour. I will guide you through the complete process from start to finish working on applying a faded background and a detailed eye.  We will also paint a very strong looking beak and finally we will work on all of those lovely feathers.  This is a really good tutorial for working in dark and light colours.  Black and white paint - let me show you how I use both. So if you find this is the ideal video tutorial for you, then give it a go, I would love to see how you get on, Paul :-)

In this great course you will learn how to quick sketch and watercolour paint lavender flowers and a lavender field.  This calm and soothing class delivers techniques and to the point instruction so you can get creating. Learn how to use your brush to do the work for you and get depth in your fields painting.  I invite you to join me in this watercolour journey as you explore and add more tools to your artist toolbox.

Learn how to paint this delightful Red Squirrel in watercolour by following my relaxed way of teaching. I will show you step by step from the drawing out stage through to the final brush strokes, guiding you through various techniques along the way. The techniques and process We will be using transfer paper, wet in wet technique, creating a vignette edging, applying masking fluid, mixing the correct paint consistencies, painting a mottled background, forming a realistic eye, building up washes for the body foundation layers, painting detailed fur and finally painting textured wood. So you have a lot to learn with this video and great for trying out various techniques along the way. Enjoy this painting, I know I did! Paul :-)

A group of Goldfinch is known as a 'charm', these are certainly charming little birds to paint.  With their cute look and very colourful feathers it's a painting worth giving a go. I will guide you through mixing the correct colours; the bright reds for the face, the vivid yellow of the wings and the beautiful warm browns of the chest.  Getting the correct consistency of paint also plays a big part in this painting.  I will show you how I achieve this. You will learn to work with wet in wet washes to create shape and form.  I will also teach you my technique of layering details, painting realistic legs and also feet.  Finally, you will learn to use watercolour white paint and how to paint a branch full of texture and curves! So come and join me and let's paint this colourful Goldfinch together and let's get those brushes wet! Paul :-)

Create this magical landscape the fun and easy way in this to the point and easy instruction class.  I invite you to join me on this watercolour journey as we go through wash methods, different trees and those amazing distant mountains.  All you need are watercolour paints, watercolour paper and brushes and let's get to it.  I can't wait to see you succeed and be proud of the art you are about to make.

Are you struggling as you try to learn to paint in watercolour? In this course suitable for intermediate to confident beginners you will learn from my step by step tutorials the wonderful techniques to bring your watercolour paintings to life ..are you ready to to take your paintings from meh to magic? see you in class!

This Watercolour Night Landscape course is designed for beginners and intermediate learners. This course will show you the essential techniques and design elements of painting night scenes in watercolour. By the end of this course, you will have a firm understanding of the processes and techniques of transforming a photograph into an original painting with vibrant colours and character. I will walk you through how to complete this painting step by step, and how you can apply this same process to paint other night landscapes. Photo reference is of Porthcurno Beach, Cornwall U.K. In this Watercolor Night Sky Landscape course, I will cover basics such as: Materials - what paints, paper, brushes and pens you will need Creating stunning contrast through the correct use of values in painting Using essential watercolour techniques such as wet-in-wet and wet-on-dry Painting skies, clouds, stars, figures, rocks and water.

Many hours have been spent putting this course together and making it a success is my goal. Please leave feed back when you have completed the course. If your not happy with the course please let me know how I can improve it, I will do my best to do so. This is a 'learn through play' course and is very basic.  You will simply learn how to get the paint from the box via the brush and onto the paper. In this course I invite you to spend a few days in a camping. We will take our backpacks, a campervan and will enjoy the pure nature through watercolors. Here we will learn about: simple mixing colors creating distnace we will paint reflections on the water we will learn more about highlights and core shadows on objects we will enjoy a simple starry night in the woods and we will take a ride on a campervan how to simplify and make the most of the foreground Have you ever had problems painting landscapes in watercolor? Have you struggled to paint water, buildings and people? Then this course will help you! I'll show you how to paint some of these common elements of the landscape with confidence! I'll teach you how to paint water. You will learn some simple techniques that will help you paint great landscape paintings. No matter if you are a beginner or if you have a little experience of painting, this course will help you improve. Paint Along Step By Step With Me Let your creative side run wild. Make sure you use the Q&A for any questions you may have. When you Enroll on this workshop I will do my very best to help you succeed, enabling you to reach your full potential.

Many students message me with questions about how to find the right watercolor paints to tackle all the different skin and hair tones they encounter when painting their watercolor portraits. I have been painting professionally for nearly 30 years and in that time I have painted literally hundreds of watercolor portraits. Over this time I have developed a very limited palette of just 7 colors with which I use to paint every different color of hair and skin tone. In this,the first course in my new series "How to paint hair and skin tones, Course #1 Medditeranean/Middle Eastern" we start off in the introduction where I show you a sped up version of the course and I show you the very limited tools (just 7 colors and 3 brushes) which you will need to do this series of courses . Then I show you how to use tracedown paper to get an outline of your image and how to locate "landmarks" on your portrait. Masking fluid is then explained in detail before we dive into the watercolor painting. This course concentrates on hair color and texture and skin tone and texture using a very limited palette of colors,for ease of description I have classified it as Medditeranian / Middle Eastern. Using a photograph as reference I explain exactly how I achieve realistic portraits by using real time videos without editing anything out except for drying times .This means that you will learn,not only about the colors but you will also learn how I go about tracing,sketching and masking my work. I am always at hand to answer any questions you may have,just message me in the Q and A section. I will see you in the first lesson,cheers David

Hello and Welcome! In this class I'm going to show you how to paint Cinque Terre, Italy in watercolour. One of the things I struggled with as a beginner was learning how to loosen up my brushstrokes while preserving a sense of realism. I will show you a quick and simple process in simplifying details in a reference picture to turn this into a loose watercolour painting. This class will help you loosen up as well as go though some essential wet-on-wet watercolour techniques when painting boats, water, reflections and buildings. This class is for beginners to intermediate learners. You will need some watercolour paper, watercolour paints consisting of blue, yellow, red and green, a 3/4 inch, and number 6/12 flat brush, and a number 4 round brush. I'm looking forward to sharing my knowledge with you, so enroll in this class and you'll be producing some simple and beautiful paintings in no time.