Having been recently criticized for an incredibly simple 2 stage learn how to paint watercolors course, I have to admit that the critic was absolutely correct…

It was aimed at artist beginners who wanted to learn to paint without having to learn to draw first. This meant that although they may not be too good at drawing, they could still get started painting. Painting landscapes, still-life painting, portraits and mechanical objects can come later.

Here are 2 reasons why you should return to basic watercolor painting techniques…

1. It is a great idea to learn to paint before you try to paint a picture

2. It is a good idea to go back to first principles when your paintings are going wrong

Some people are lucky. They never struggle to learn to paint watercolor. It is easy for some to pick up a paint box and brushes and paint a good watercolor landscape without difficulty. They are a fortunate minority.

Alternatively, like you and me, most of us aren't blessed with such talents…

* It isn't so easy to learn how to paint watercolor well

* Painting watercolor pictures can seem impossible

It isn't hard to find every brush mark on your painting turns into an awful mess. As you find your watercolor washes flooding uncontrollably, it is easy to create a nightmare of badly blended color.

All too soon you can turn your great art ideas into a muddy shambles. When you do you are lost. Unless you understand what is happening when watercolor paint flows across the paper, your painting will never get better…

* You should look at how color goes where water takes it

* You need to understand that a wash that isn't fully dry will be wrecked when the next color wash is painted

* It is a great idea to learn how to get a range of different color intensities and tone from a single color before adding another color to the mix

Like the old saying goes… "It is better to learn to walk before you run"

It is so easy to become disappointed with your watercolor painting. It is easier still for you to look like you have no artistic ideas and talents. Worst of all you can be made to look like you have no painting skills at all.

Which alternative would you choose?

"Frustration and disappointment from failure… or a fundamental knowledge of how simple and easy watercolor painting really works?"

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