Play with Watercolors

How to Draw and Paint a Simple Flower December 2, 202 When I select a flower to draw and paint I look for an interesting...

How to Start a Travel Journal or Paint Journal or Sketch Journal November 11, 2021 Before I started painting in a journal, I was intimidated...

How to Track Your Watercolor Progress October 7, 2021 Sometimes as artists we don’t see our progress because we are too close to what we...

What to Do When You’re in a Creative Rut September 16, 2021 I’ve been in a creative rut a number of times in my life...

How to Take Travel Photos to Paint for Later August 17, 2021 I used to carry a variety of cameras, storage drives, memory cards, and...

Painting En Plein Air – TOP TIPS for Beginners July 19, 2021 I remember my first plein air experience, I had way too much stuff....

How to Create Simple Watercolor Flowers March 8, 2021 Beginner artists sometimes find it daunting to paint flowers. When this happens, I always tell my...

How to Plan Out a Watercolor Painting February 1, 2021 I’m taking you today to Mona, Utah to the site of the Lavender Fields about...

Easy Things to Paint for Beginner Artists January 7, 2021 I’ve had beginner artists come to me and ask about easy things to paint in...

Years ago, Theresa Goesling and I encouraged Daniel Smith to create their own version Neutral Tint – a mixing color that you can add to most any color in your palette to get a darker and/or more neutral version mix of that color. We knew our students would find this tool helpful in their painting process.

Daniel Smith worked with us and created the wonderful Daniel Smith Neutral Tint that is a staple in our watercolor palettes. This hard working color can instantly expand the value range of colors you can create with your palette. So if you want to create rich darks, tone down a color or create colorful neutrals this is the tool for you.