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Painting Challenge: Cherry Blossoms
The cherry blossom (Sakura) is the national flower of Japan and represents a time of renewal and optimism. Paint cherry blossoms! Include the topic hashtag in your Watercolor – Beginners and Beyond Facebook group post: #cherryblossoms Deadline March 24, 2023, 11:59 pm ET Here are the details: Share a painting of cherry blossoms Entries must…
Painting Challenge: Fashion Week 2023
Forget New York, Milan, and Paris. This week, we will have our own Fashion Week! Include the topic hashtag in your Watercolor – Beginners and Beyond Facebook group post: #FashionWeek2023 Deadline March 17, 2023, 11:59 pm ET Here are the details: Share a painting that represents fashion, from simple to glamorous! (clothes, shoes, accessories, purses,…
Painting Challenge: Watercolor and…
Have fun this week combining different art mediums with watercolor! Pen, Ink, charcoal, pastels, acrylic… anything! Use other art mediums with watercolor (mixed media). Include the topic hashtag in your Watercolor – Beginners and Beyond Facebook group post: #artgoodies Deadline March 10, 2023, 11:59 pm ET Here are the details: Do a painting using watercolor…
SketchBox Kit – Diann’s favorite art goodies
Collaboration with SketchBox! I’m excited to share that SketchBox partnered with me to create a kit of some of my favorite art goodies. This kit includes things you may not have but are so much fun — and useful! Art Graf Water soluble pencils Pilot Parallel water-soluble ink pen with extra wide nib Water brush…
Painting Challenge: Flowers for Hope
Let’s show our support for Turkey and Syria by painting their national flowers. If you can donate to help the relief efforts, please do. Paint tulips or jasmine. Include the topic hashtag in your Watercolor – Beginners and Beyond Facebook group post: #FlowersForHope Deadline March 3, 2023, 11:59 pm ET Here are the details: Paint…
Painting Challenge: Transportation
Thanks to Graham Berry for suggesting and sponsoring this week’s challenge: Transportation. Include the topic hashtag in your Watercolor – Beginners and Beyond Facebook group post: #transportation Deadline February 24, 2023, 11:59 pm ET Here are the details: Paint any type of transportation (bus, car, airplane, train, bicycle, boat, tractor, unicycle, etc.) Entries must be…
Special Painting Challenge: Valentine’s 2023
This is a special mini-challenge, deadline February 15. Share Valentine’s Day art. Include the topic hashtag in your Watercolor – Beginners and Beyond Facebook group post: #Valentines2023 Deadline February 15, 2023, 11:59 pm ET I painted this from a tutorial on Lynn D. Pratt’s Patreon. What is the prize? This special…
Painting Challenge: Color Mixing
This is a FUN and educational challenge on… Color mixing. Learn and have fun?! It’s a win-win! Include the topic hashtag in your Watercolor – Beginners and Beyond Facebook group post: #ColorMixing Deadline February 17, 2023, 11:59 pm ET Here are the details: Use any colors and mix together Label the color name and brand…
For beginners: Venice Watercolor Tutorial
Venice watercolor tutorial. Since we have a Venice painting challenge this week, I wanted to make a tutorial for beginners. This is great for beginners. It is easier than it looks. I promise. Give it a try. 🙂 Materials used: Colors: Daniel Smith Quin Sienna, Perylene Violet, Alizarin Crimson, Scarlet Lake, Indigo, Cobalt Blue,…
Painting Challenge: Venice
Let’s travel to Italy this week, and… Paint Venice. Include the topic hashtag in your Watercolor – Beginners and Beyond Facebook group post: #Venice Deadline February 10, 2023, 11:59 pm ET I have never been to Italy. I hope to go there one day. Our challenge this week is to paint scenes of Venice, Italy. …
Painting Challenge: Viva Magenta
To celebrate the Pantone Color of the Year 2023, Viva Magenta 18-1750… Paint with magenta. Include the topic hashtag in your Watercolor – Beginners and Beyond Facebook group post: #VivaMagenta Deadline February 3, 2023, 11:59 pm ET Pantone’s Color of the Year 2023 is Viva Magenta 18-1750. From Pantone: “Viva Magenta is brave and…
Painting Challenge: 7 Days, 7 Photos
For each day of the week, I will post a different reference photo, outline, and value study. Paint one or paint them all! Paint 7 days, 7 reference photos. Include the topic hashtag in your Watercolor – Beginners and Beyond Facebook group post: #7days7photos Deadline January 27, 2023, 11:59 pm ET I will update this…