How To Paint Christmas Gnomes In Watercolor

Have fun painting these little gnomes in watercolor! Ideal for painting with your kids or grandkids too!

How To Fix Your Natural Hair Watercolor Brushes.

If you have an expensive natural hair brush that has been bend a bit, or some of the hairs or tip is out of place, here is how you might be able to fix it! Watch this video and learn!

Watercolor Rocks - Meditative Painting for Everyone

Great little watercolor project to help you relax!

Painting Easy Miniature Landscapes In Watercolor

I love using old watercolor paintings for new, fun miniature landscapes! I'll show you how I do it in this watercolor tutorial!

Making A Watercolor Guide For A Round Palette - Split Complimentary Palette

If you need a color guide for a round watercolor palette, here's how to create one!

Easy and fun.

Tube Greens Versus Mixing Your Own Greens in Watercolor?

Learn about greens! Green is a very important color whether you are a landscape or floral painter, and many watercolorists find it difficult to mix the right greens. Here I discuss whether you should just buy pre-mixed greens, or if you should learn to mix your own!

Using CYMK Colors For Your Watercolor Palette - A New Way To Think About...

What happens when we use the CYMK colors instead of the primary colors when we paint a color wheel in watercolor? Watch this video to find out and learn something new about color mixing!

What Supplies Do I Bring For Outdoor Watercolor Sketching And Camping Tr...

It's fun to go outdoors to paint sometimes. Here I share a few tips for what to bring for an outdoor adventure - either camping or just a day hike.

If you want to make my little "watercolor sleeve" here are the basic recipe:

Start with about 46 stitches, knit in one piece, using 5 knitting needles (like knitting socks, etc.)

Make it long enough to fold over a little sponge.

Painting A Dramatic Dark Background For Your Florals in Watercolor

Try this method of painting in a dramatic dark background in watercolor and avoid hard edges. Try it out and let me know how you do! You can tag me on Facebook or Instagram #watercolorwitheva!

Painting a Peony Bloom Closeup in Watercolor Using Combination of QoR an...

Here's a great weekend project for your watercolor painting fun! I am testing out how the QoR watercolors interact with traditional watercolors!

How To Get Your Pebeo Masking Pen To Work!

It can be so frustrating if you can't get your watercolor tools to work! Here is my tips on getting your Pebeo High Precision Masking Fluid marker pen to work!

Painting A 12-Color Watercolor Chart - My Color Choices Revealed!

I am continuing my "color nerding" revealing what colors I have chosen to complete the split primary color set from Daniel Smith! Perfect project for a cozy weekend!

Mixing Secondary Colors From Your Split Primary Watercolors

In this video I continue to explore the Daniel Smith Introductory set of 6 split primary colors to see the range of green, purples and neutrals we can create from this limited palette!

Update on Lightfastness of Opera Rose, Prussian & Antwerp Blue Watercolors

I just took down the watercolor samples I have had in my window since September of 2019 to see how lightfast the Opera Rose from Mission Gold is, compared to the other Opera Rose watercolors from other brands, which I tested in an earlier video listed below.

At the same time I also tested the Antwerp Blue from Winsor Newton and the Prussian Blue from da Vinci. I think I will redo this test at a later date, but for now here is my results.

Daniel Smith Essential Watercolor Chart & Color Wheel For Beginners - Sp...

Learn how to create brilliant colors and understanding the terms "cool" and "warm" colors using the split primary watercolor set by Daniel Smith.

Painting A Bird of Paradise Bloom in Watercolor

Here's a live watercolor demo of painting a beautiful Bird of Paradise bloom in watercolor. Get your paints and brushes out and give it a go!

Wednesday Afternoon Watercolor Fun! Bird Of Paradise.

Quick little watercolor sketch of a Bird of Paradise bloom - no drawing, just direct painting in my little watercolor sketchbook. I am using a limited palette of Transparent Yellow, Quin Red, Permanent Rose, Antwerp & French Ultramarine Blue.

Tuesday Afternoon Watercolor Chat

Just a little watercolor fun testing out a new taping location. I paint a little abstracted forest in watercolor.

How To Laminate Watercolor Bookmarks

With all the extra time we have on our hands during this time of social distancing here is a fun way of creating nice little gifts for family and friends.

Painting An Easy Watercolor Sunset

Here's an easy project in watercolor - painting a sunset inspired by Emerald Bay, Lake Tahoe, California!

Monday Morning Watercolor & Chat - Painting a Flame Lily

Welcome to my first live watercolor demo on my YouTube Channel Eva Nichols Art.

In these days of voluntary social distancing I thought it would be a good idea to do more livestreams, so we can feel more connected and support each other.

Painting Feathers In Watercolor

Here's a fun and easy little watercolor demo of how to paint feathers in watercolor! You can just use scrap pieces of watercolor paper, and you could make them into bookmarks, if you laminate them!

Painting A Leprechaun Girl In Watercolor

Here's a fun little watercolor for your Saint Patrick's Day card! Enjoy!

A Tour Of My Updated Art Studio And See Where I Film My YouTube Videos!

In this short video I show  you my latest updates in my studio, where I film most of my YouTube videos.

African Safari 2020

If you want to get an idea of what an African Safari is like here's a compilation of my videos and photos from my recent trip with Overseas Adventure Travel to Zimbabwe, Zambia and Botswana.

Easy Valentines Card in Watercolor

Here's a quick and easy idea if you need a valentine's card last minute!

Painting An Elephant In Watercolor - Timelapse

All packed up and ready to meet this fellow in his natural habitat. I had fun putting my art supplies for an African Safari together!

Choosing Colors for my Art Toolkit Watercolor Pocket Palettes for An Afr...

In this video I show you what watercolor supplies I am going to bring along for sketching and painting on an African Safari. Since I have to pack light, but still want to have my watercolors with me, I did quite a bit of research to come up with the ultimate kit & perfect watercolors.

Of course, color choices are highly individual, but for me I prefer bright, clean colors.

Remember, you can always dull down colors, but you can never make a dull color brighter!