In order to have your material ready for use and to keep it in good shape over the long run, you need to make sure to clean and maintain it. Watercolor is a practical technique that cleans up easily: all you need is some soap and water!

Make watercolors easier for yourself so you can paint worry-free! Before getting started, make sure to prepare your material and work plan. Because a little organization = a lot of progress!

Besides paper, colors and paintbrushes, the three essentials, watercolor painting requires a few accessories. Don't worry, they're easy to find!

Script liner, flat brush, round brush or filbert brush…

Initiation epitomizes restraint. When getting started, limit yourself to a dozen colors. You can enrich your palette later: as you make progress, particularly in terms of the themes you'd like to work on.

Designed for use in all situations, the block (4-sided glue pad) allows you to use all types of wet techniques without pre-treating the paper: It is the perfect companion for nomadic artists.

Grammage, épaisseur, grain… Le choix du papier, une question de feeling ? Pas vraiment. Quelques conseils !

Water is integral to watercolors: this is what gives pigments their lightness and luminosity. Mastering water dilution and its effects on colors is one of the major difficulties in watercolors.

What is a wash? What are the "wet on wet" and "wet on dry" techniques? When should you use them? A quick tour of the major concepts you need to know before getting started.

Whether you're doing a landscape, a still life or a portrait… more than technique, it's your interpretation, through your choice of colors and composition, which makes the difference.