A few months ago, I was invited by Etchr to run a free live demonstration on their YouTube channel. I also ran a live workshop which is available here. In this post, I’ll go through some simple tips on how to paint expressive urban landscapes in watercolor. In case you […]
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I recently ran a free online workshop on how to Draw and Paint Venice and Annecy. You can view it below. In this article, I thought I’d add a few of my observations and tips on how to draw and paint these two scenes to this article. Composition: For the […]
I recently ran one of my free live workshops – Inktober Sketching: Tokyo and Italy. This was a line and wash workshop where I ran through all my steps to draw from complex reference photos to create a unique illustration that preserves much of the important details. Inktober is one […]
Here’s another unique workshop that I ran recently where we went through how to Draw and Paint London and Santorini. In each demonstration, there are some unique benefits of using pure watercolor and adding in the drawing with an ink pen beforehand. I’ll go through more of my thoughts below. […]
Hi Folks! Today I’ll go through some tips on how to sketch in watercolour by painting some easy urban landscapes. One of the best ways to learn watercolor painting is to practice completing simplified sketches from reference photos. The three scenes below were from a free watercolor workshop I ran […]
Line and wash is a great way to learn how to draw and paint at the same time! I like drawing and painting outside as it forces you to work fast. Below are a few scenes I painted in a recent free workshop. Quick tips: remember to draw the figures […]
1/4 sheet – Lavender Field. Painted this one the other day. Mostly wet-in-wet. I painted the sky and fields first, starting with lemon yellow on the horizon line and some sap green in the fields. Then dropped in purple and blue hues (mostly purple). When adding paint back into an […]
Hi there! My name is Darren Yeo. I am a watercolour artist and teacher based in Melbourne, Australia. I graduated from the University of Western Australia in the field of psychology (B.A. Hons. Psych). I’m also the creator of the online art community “Watercolour Mentor”. I run live classes and provide […]
Here are a couple of line and wash sketches I completed during a free live workshop. The one below (beach scene) was done with pigment liners, and the house further down was done with ball-point, liquid ink pens. This is largely a stylistic choice, but you can see pen lines […]
I finished these line and wash sketches from LIVE #10. The first one is from the live and the second was a sketch I did the night before. If you missed the workshop, it’s available here: I worked on getting in a lot of overlapping shapes and figures (remember to […]
Thank you to everyone who attended LIVE workshop #11, here’s the final scan and also the sketch I did the night before. I prefer the pre-sketch again 😂 hope you enjoyed it and see you next week! In case you missed the live yesterday, here’s the link: A couple of quick tips. […]
Interested in learning how to draw and paint urban scenes? This is a Line and wash sketch from my Live #9 workshop. Done in an A4 watercolour sketchbook. This is a scene from Dubrovnik, Croatia. In case you missed it, you can watch me draw and paint this LIVE with […]
This is my painting of Venice overlooking the Grand Canal (1/4 sheet, cotton Cold Press/medium texture): This was painted in two distinct washes. In the first wash, I painted the sky, warm areas on the buildings, and water in one go. I started with the buildings first, adding some lemon […]
Learning how to draw and paint buildings? Here’s the final line and wash painting from my recent online line and wash class. I added some extra details for the trees, branches, and some small marks on the ground/bricks. And here is the reference photo: The last 15 minutes of adding […]
I recently ran a free live demonstration on how to paint the scene below – you can watch the video below, or read more to learn a few tips and tricks. Check out the quick 5 min sketch as well that I did before – a great way to warm […]