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Breath Life into Your Landscapes!
In Landscape Painting Inside & Out Kevin Macpherson helps you relive the outdoor painting experience in the studio, to create fresh paintings full of life and emotion.
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free watercolor sketch download Watercolor Demonstration
Four Elements of a Watercolor Sketch
BY DAVID R. BECKER
 

A good watercolor painting always begins with a good sketch. Learn David R. Becker's four simple steps to superb sketches with our latest free watercolor download: establish angels, define shapes, shade light areas and put in darks. Becker's demo is just one of hundreds we've made available in our digital archives. Click here to see our catalog of CD compilations.


watercolor artist magazine In the Latest Issue of watercolor artist magazine ARTICLE PREVIEWS
In the December 2009 issue of Watercolor Artist, you'll meet ten of today's most promising watercolor artists, learn how to shoot professional digital photos and learn how to paint leaves, grasses and pebbles.  • Felicity House's
    Travel Paintings

 • Anne DeLaurentis'
    urban scenes

 • Ones to Watch



John Salminen offers a tip for creating compelling effects: Many of our strongest memories are tactile. By playing on our viewers' natural attraction to texture, we can help them relate more personally to our paintings. See more advice in Salminen's downloadable guide.

watercolor painting Inspiration for watercolor artists
Interested in earning rewards for your watermedia paintings? Take Pat San Soucie's challenge to "Pour It On" with our latest Creativity Workshop and play with poured color, tissue paper and other tricks. The deadline for entry is December 15, 2009.

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watercolor artist competitions Competitions for watercolor artists
The Splash series showcases the finest watercolor paintings being created today. Entries are being accepted for Splash 12 until December 15, 2009.
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Get Published: How the Industry Works and How You Can Make an Impression
Learn how publishers and editors discover artists and what you can do to get noticed. Also, uncover the inside scoop on how to help your career and ensure financial solvency by getting published.  Register now for this unique live event!

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