Resources

Marco Bucci’s YouTube channel includes an excellent playlist detailing fundamentals of good paintings.

Ron Hazell’s book is the first book I painted through. I still find myself using these techniques when painting water.

Ray Hendershot’s book has easily been one of the best watercolor books I have read. The lessons are not all for beginners, which is a welcome change from the majority of watercolor books.

You won’t believe the amount of free instructional material that is available on John Muir Laws’ website. I promise. Check it out… you won’t regret it.

I love birds. And John Muir Laws book on how to draw birds is an excellent resource for learning about the bird anatomy for artists. He is an excellent artist, and a wonderful teacher.

Bruce MacEvoy’s webpage contains more information on watercolor, color theory, and pigments that any other place I’ve found online.

Stan’s YouTube channel has some very formative fundamental content on his channel.

Steve Mitchell’s YouTube channel is regularly updated. I have found a lot of helpful content here, especially regarding materials and techniques.

Joe is a muralist in Flagstaff Arizona whose videos provide some really great content, especially regarding color theory.

Alan’s channel was recommended by a user on Reddit, I haven’t had a chance to watch much of it, but I like the way he renders trees in the thumbnails I have seen.

There is an active community of watercolor artists here. I’m u/c0ffeebreath.

Proko.com was started by Stan Prokopenko and has a ton of lessons about drawing, anatomy, and art in general. There is also a thriving community of artists here, and monthly challenges that are free to enter.

This book provides an in-depth examination of the history of watercolor. There is a large focus on the French influence, but the content is excellent.

Michael’s style is largely founded on beautiful and loose washes.

Rick has a lot of information on his site about materials that I found very useful. (It’s where I found my porcelain palette, which I absolutely love.)

Rick’s YouTube channel was one of the first channels I ever watched in my attempt to learn how to paint.

The Podias that Rick offers provide a wealth of information, and an excellent pedagogy. I especially like his one on Rocks and Water.

Gary’s videos focus on ideas and techniques, so that each paint-along isn’t merely instruction on how to paint “that” scene, but how to solve a particular problem that is present in the chosen image.

Tim’s YouTube channel is stocked full of wonderful tutorials and paint alongs.

Liron provides a ton of videos, and explains very well how he is progressing in his Watercolor journey. His Master Studies are especially useful to me.

Joseph Zbukvic authored “The Watercolor Clock” regarding how to control water content. This book is one of the most helpful books I have found for mastering mood.