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March Watercolour Plan Banner Picture

March Watercolour Ideas Plan

Daily Painting Exercises
Picture Leaf Element
Please note that these painting exercises are for beginners to intermediate to aid in getting a daily routine.

March Week 4

  • 22 MAR
  • 23 MAR
  • 24 MAR
  • 25 MAR
  • 26 MAR
  • 27 MAR
  • 28 MAR
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Paint an Anchor

I love taking an item such as an anchor and add something organic just for fun. 

You can almost use anything you want and by giving it a bit of a unique angle it becomes suddenly pleasing to the eye.
Paint an Anker Picture

Paint a Sea Turtle

This sea turtle gets its effect due to its contrast and the mixture of its complementary colours.
Paint a Sea Turtel Picture

Paint Green Sea Turtle

Today we are painting a green sea turtle from the front.
Paint Green Turtle Picture

Paint an old Suitcase

Old things are always interesting, so an old suitcase makes a good subject  to paint.

Browns are mixed by using all three primary colours with an emphasis on yellow and red. On the leather band that runs around the suitcase, you can clearly see how a little more red has been use, whereas on the suitcase itself it is a little more yellow.
Paint Old Suitcase Picture

Paint a modern Suitcase

As contrast to yesterday, we painting a modern suitcase today made of plastic.

You can use masking fluid to create the little mini circles or dots.
Paint Plastic Suitcase Picture

Illustrate a Spear

Just a little fun illustration today by painting a spear with feathers.
Paint a Spear No 1 Picture

Catch Up Day

Today you can either rest, or try to finish some of the uncompleted work due for this week.

​March Week 1

  • 01 MAR
  • 02 MAR
  • 03 MAR
  • 04 MAR
  • 05 MAR
  • 06 MAR
  • 07 MAR
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Paint Autumn Leaves

The theme of this week is autumn. So today we begin with using autumn colours for a few leaves and fruit of a chestnut tree.

Be careful not to paint veins of leaves too strong, which is a very common mistake beginners make.

You get brown tones by using all three primary colours with an emphasis on red and yellow rather than blue.
Paint Autumn Leafs Picture

Paint Autumn Setting

Today we are using the same probs as yesterday, only added a wooden pot and other leaves and berries for more interest.
Paint Autum Setting Picture

Paint Autumn Still Life

Using similar items as the previous days create another still life. This time add a little more red and a bit of green for appeal.
Paint Autumn Still Life Picture

Paint Autumn Theme

One last time our autumn theme. You can add today some grapes or hibiscus fruit.
Paint Autumn Theme Picture

Paint Green Leaves

Get a little branch of a tree to paint today. Keep it simple.
Paint Green Leaves Picture

Paint Pumpkins

Today we paint a pumpkin or two. If you want to add some leaves or nuts don't hold yourself back.
Draw Pumpkins Picture

Catch Up Day

Today you can either rest, or try to finish some of the uncompleted work due for this week.

March Week 2

  • 08 MAR
  • 09 MAR
  • 10 MAR
  • 11 MAR
  • 12 MAR
  • 13 MAR
  • 14 MAR
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Paint a Horn

Draw a musical instrument, a horn.

Make sure that the light comes from one direction. For the golden colour you need to mix yellows and browns. Yellow is best darkened with a reddish violet.
Paint a Horn Picture

Paint Antique Spy Glass

Paint a simple antique spy glass or telescope.
Paint Spy Glass Picture

Paint Paper Windmill

Use almost flat washes for today's paper windmills.

Where the paper windmill is bending, use a little bit of the complementary colour to darken instead of just black. For the yellow wheel use a bit of violet, for the blue a bit of orange and the pink a bit of green, to darker the areas. A colour when it gets darker must change the colour in itself and cannot stay the same by just making it darker. It looks unnatural and dead rather than lively.
Paint Paper Windmill Picture

Paint a Lock and Key

Paint a rather old looking lock with an interesting key.
Paint a Lock Picture

Paint a Goldfish

Pencil the outlines of a goldfish and paint with watercolour.
Paint Goldfish Picture

Paint a Pair of Shoes

Paint a pair of shoes of any type.
Paint Pair of Shoes Picture

Catch Up Day

Today you can either rest, or try to finish some of the uncompleted work due for this week.

March Week 5

  • 29 MAR
  • 30 MAR
  • 31 MAR
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Paint a Cactus

For the rest of this week we will tackle a few different cactus and succulents.
Paint Cactus Picture

Paint Succulents

Here is a small variety of different succulents to choose from.
Paint Succulents Picture

And more Succulents

And another day of succulents. I love when you can see that the leaves are really thick and full of moisture.
Paint Succulents No 2 Picture

March Week 3

  • 15 MAR
  • 16 MAR
  • 17 MAR
  • 18 MAR
  • 19 MAR
  • 20 MAR
  • 21 MAR
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Paint a Camera

Paint a camera with a bit of green to create a pleasing illustration. Think of the composition to make it interesting.

Adding some organic material when depicting a mechanical or static item brings life to a drawing or painting.
Paint a Camera Picture

Paint Bushes and Trees

To paint bushes and trees we have to find simplify forms before adding finer details.

Paint bushes trees Picture

Paint Trees with Snow

Today we are doing some trees with snow on them.
Paint Trees in Snow Picture

Paint Trees & Bushes 2

We continue in the same manner as the last two days with some more trees and bushes.
Paint Trees Bushes 2 Picture

Paint Mountains

Today we do a simple landscape. Note that although the mid range mountains would have more detail in nature, looks also pleasing much more simplified.

The most common mistake I see made in landscape is that details are placed all over the painting making it often far too busy. The little bit of more detail in the foreground is enough.
Paint Mountain Landscape Picture

Paint a Carnation

There are numerous variations of carnations, both in form and colour. As they are filled with detail, we are using only one single flower.
Paint a Flower Picture

Catch Up Day

Today you can either rest, or try to finish some of the uncompleted work due for this week.
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