An Introduction to Watercolour Painting (episode 1): Overview

Jem Bowden

In this gold-subscriber exclusive series, Jem Bowden takes us through the basics of watercolour painting. Together, we’ll take a closer look at a monochrome landscape (focussing on tones, techniques, brush control and hard edges), before switching to the same landscape as a two-colour study (with soft and hard edges, and a ‘wet-in-wet’ sky. This is a beginner friendly series.
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