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Free Watercolor Lessons

Choose a free lesson and make a little time to paint. These guides are here to read without signing up.

Warm up with watercolor

Explore paint-to-water ratios, wet-on-wet, washes and texture. You can start with the first exercise instead of doing all five.

Try the five easy exercises

Learn two useful techniques

See the difference between applying paint to wet paper and dry paper.

Explore wet-on-wet and wet-on-dry

Explore one color

A monochromatic study lets you focus on values and composition.

Read the monochromatic painting guide

Find your starting point

Need help choosing supplies or deciding what to learn first?

Follow the beginner path