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Free tutorials + the beginner's path to painting joyfully 👇

Only have 5 minutes to paint? Here’s a quick and l Only have 5 minutes to paint? Here’s a quick and lovely project for your next watercolor painting session.

- Spritz your paints
- Wet the top half of the paper
- lay down some blue
- add in a bit of purple
- let it dry
- add splatters
- once dry, add grass
- add color blobs to some of the taller grasses

Save this for your next painting session, and come show me what you made. I’d love to see it.

Follow @madebymallorypaige for more little painting lessons made for beginners. 🤍

#watercolorforbeginners #wildflowerpainting #watercolortutorial #easywatercolor
Here’s how to paint a juicy watermelon slice 🍉: → Here’s how to paint a juicy watermelon slice 🍉:

→ Brush clean water across the flesh, then drop in pink and red watercolor and let it bloom
→ Add the green rind with a watercolor
→ Let everything dry all the way
→ Dot the seeds
→ Use pencils to add details
→ Use a white paint pen to add highlights to the seeds

Save this for your next painting session, and come show me what you made. I’d love to see it.

Follow @madebymallorypaige for more little painting lessons made for beginners. 🤍

#watercolorforbeginners #watermelonpainting #watercolortutorial #learntopaint
You do NOT have to be good at creativity to benefi You do NOT have to be good at creativity to benefit from it. Uneven lines, blobby paint, accidental non-realism. It’s all okay. Just keep making things.

#watercolorforbeginners #handmadehappiness #artlessons #easypainting
Here are five things I wish I’d known when I first Here are five things I wish I’d known when I first started:

→ Spritz your paints with water before you begin so they’re soft and ready to lift
→ Keep two cups of water going — one to rinse dirty, one for clean washes
→ Keep a paper towel in hand to wick away extra water and control your puddles
→ Spend on good paper before expensive paints — it makes the biggest difference
→ Change your water often so your colors stay bright instead of going muddy

Save this for your next painting session. And come show me what you made. I’d love to see it.

Follow @madebymallorypaige for more little painting lessons made for beginners. 🤍

#watercolorforbeginners #watercolortutorial #watercolortips #learntopaint

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