This started out as an experiment for me to see how well lamp black would 'fur out' on Canson XL student grade sketchbook paper, and it...

Thank you to Inga Em for sharing this beautiful muse for this tutorial. Check out more of her photography on the 'Patreon students only'...

This tutorial (more like a demonstration) is not for the faint of heart - this painting took me many more layers than I anticipated,...

I painted this in a half hour and it is meant to be more of an exercise in 'letting go' of expectations and just getting your brushes wet...

Thank you to Marian Payne for this most excellent muse!

Thank you to Linda Latimer for this beautiful tutorial of daisies!

"Jim's Barn", available for a limited time in the $9 tier at patreon.com/rachelsstudio I love the quote "values do all the hard work, but...

There is so much to learn in this new tutorial - I used a new paper - 190 lb Arches cold press - I wet both sides of the paper, and...

This painting presents a wonderful opportunity to practice getting your values accurate in a wet in wet painting scenario without the...

I painted this not to create a beautiful painting, but to get my brushes wet and play with my paint - I got a new tube of Daniel Smith...

At the end of each video I embedded a link to the next session. I will also put links to all three sessions in the descriptions and...

Cardinal with Holly - Learn not just how to paint THIS cardinal, but how to fix mistakes, the push and pull of painting, how to enhance...

I recommend watching this tutorial first, or watching a section of it, THEN painting yours. This is not a 'paint by number' type of...

https://amzn.to/4cTSq2i  - Watercolor Ground This 3.5 hour tutorial will cover so many interesting topics - including the beautiful...

As you can see, I painted   these puffins three times. There was something I loved about each painting, and what I loved about this...

TOMORROW!!! - Tune in to watch Barbie Mathis Studio    demonstrate how to create the above Poinsettia watercolor batik start to finish...

This is a highly edited, more explained tutorial with beginners in mind, but if you’ve been painting a while, there is still plenty to...

This tutorial is suitable for all levels and goes to show that even if you use mostly wet on dry techniques you can still achieve dreamy...

Key Takeaways - 🎨 If you are new to my tutorials please read this entire post 🎨 You do not need to use my exact colors.  Focus more on...

I have included 2 reference photos and their line drawings in case you don't want to use the istock version - if you use it and want to...