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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…

The course is too simple for a beginner who expects a painting course to show them how to paint landscapes, still-life pictures, portraits and technical subjects. It is far simpler because it was aimed at artists who wanted to learn how to paint without the pressures of learning to draw.

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

1. It is a good idea to learn how to paint before painting a Mona Lisa

2. It is wonderful when things are going badly wrong to return to basics

Occasionally, there are lucky people who don’t have any problems. They pick up a box of paints and a brush and easily paint their first watercolor painting. The minority of people who don’t struggle with painting are fortunate indeed.

Alternatively, 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

Each and every brush mark can be a nightmare of colors mixing badly and color washes flooding into areas of your painting that you don’t want.

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…

* When you look you can see how color is carried by water on watercolor paper

* It is a good thing to know that you will wreck a color wash that isn’t fully dried by applying the next wash too soon

* 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

As the old saying goes… “Don’t try to run before you can walk”

Watercolor painting can quickly convince you that you have no artistic talent. It can make you look like you have no painting skills. It is a shame to become disheartened when your watercolors go wrong.

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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