Join the Winsor & Newton Watercolour Contest 2025 and explore their stunning Revival Collection. In this article, I share how to enter, tips for starting your piece, and two free videos to inspire you, even if you’re not an experienced painter.

Many beginners use black watercolor to create shadows, but this often leads to muddy, lifeless sketches. In this post, I explain why black isn’t the best choice and show you how to mix beautiful, natural shadow colors instead.

A guide to choosing paper for urban sketching: watercolor, mixed-media, sketching, and marker paper.

Avoid these common beginner mistakes with watercolors: tweak your sketching habits to ensure amazing results.

Discover the basics of watercolor granulation. Learn how to use granulating watercolors in your sketches and paintings.

Best gifts for artists, urban sketchers, and other creatives for 2022 holiday season. Ideal for Christmas, birthdays and just for fun!

Pros and cons of using watercolor paints in pans and in tubes. Useful tips and personal experience.

How to read watercolor and gouache paint labels: series number, permanence rating, lightfastness, pigment number, opacity rating.

All you need to know about watercolor paper: textures, materials used, manufacturing methods, formats and sizes. Beginner-firendly guide.

Practical tips for using turquoise in urban sketching: pre-made paints, markers, pencils; mixing your own colors. Inspiration and examples.

This article explains how to mix greens with watercolors, when and how to use pre-made greens, and how to use greenery in urban sketching.

In this tutorial, you will learn how to use atmospheric perspective in your urban sketches to make them look livelier and more engaging.