Kris DeBruine Studio

Kris DeBruine's

Watercolor Studio

Courses and Coaching for Growing in Watercolor

My online watercolor studio is all about sharing tips, tools and tutorials to help you grow in watercolor.

Check out my most popular Quick Guide. In this step-by-step guide, I show you how to paint this cute Chickadee in watercolor.

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Daily Painting Challenge

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Join this community in an intensive daily painting challenge that can bring your watercolor painting to the next level.

Every day for the month of February we will follow a prompt and complete a painting in watercolor. Using the provided social media hashtag, participants can share their paintings and get feedback from other participants.

This documents contains 28 prompts, one for each day of the month.

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Quick Guide: One Tulip

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Use this Quick Guide to learn how to paint a multi-colored tulip in watercolor. This lesson focuses on the important watercolor technique called glazing. The 10-page guide includes high quality photographs and detailed text instructions for every step of the painting process. You also receive a contour line drawing reference image and a list of recommended supplies and materials in this easy to use PDF document.

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Quick Guide: A Lighthouse

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Use this Quick Guide to learn how to paint a classic lighthouse in watercolor. The guide includes high quality photographs and detailed text instructions for each step of the painting process. You will also receive a copyright free reference image and a list of recommended supplies and materials in this easy to use PDF document.

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Learn to paint a beautiful blue bird in watercolor

A Colorful Blue Bird

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18 Lessons

Follow along step by step as I paint this beautiful Lazuli Bunting with brilliant teal blue feathers. From first wash to final details, I show you how I approach this subject in watercolor.

This course includes high definition video lessons to help you complete this fun painting in watercolor.

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Getting Started in Watercolor

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This is Kris' most popular free course.

Over a thousand people have taken this course to learn about the materials, supplies and organization necessary to get started in watercolor.

Get answers to your questions about paper, brushes, paints and palettes. See how Kris sets up her creative space.

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Kris' Watercolor Art

You can watch, paint along, and learn as Kris shows how to create paintings like these...

Landscapes

Learn to identify values, paint shapes, create contrasts and paint watercolors that you love.

Seascapes

Learn to paint beautiful water scenes by mastering the art of reflections and soft edges.

People

Many artists are intimidated by the thought of painting people. You can learn to add figures to your watercolor paintings with confidence.

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Daily Painting Challenge

This document contains 28 painting prompts to guide you through the Daily Painting Challenge. The prompts include common everyday objects from around your home. Many of the prompts include an extra challenge for the more experienced - or intrepid - artist. All of this is delivered in an easy to use PDF file.

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Mixing Turquoise

Turquoise is a beautiful color, but it can be a little difficult to mix. In this chart I share four recipes for mixing turquoise or teal from common, single pigment colors on your palette. The download includes a list of the colors and pigment numbers I use to mix turquoise along with a full-color scan of my chart. Click below and enter your email address to create an account or login using an existing account.

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How to Mix Greens

You can create beautiful green mixes using the blues and yellows on your watercolor palette. In this document I provide instructions and a template that you can use to create your own chart of beautiful greens. The document includes a list of the colors I use to mix green and a chart of 42 beautiful green mixes. Click below and enter your email address to create an account or login using an existing account.

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Twelve Gray Recipes

Twelve recipes for achieving beautiful grays in watercolor. Each recipe combines just two Daniel Smith colors. The chart includes color swatches, color names and pigment numbers. This is a great reference for your watercolor studio.

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Ten-Step Value Scale Template

Use this template to create a ten-step value scale. Learn to see and mix a full range of tonal values from a single pigment. This monochromatic value scale is a helpful resource for your watercolor studio. The process of creating a value scale is very instructive as you learn how to accurately render values in watercolor.

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Recommended Watercolor Books

A curated list of books on watercolor and related art topics. These books are all heartily recommended by Kris DeBruine. She has read all of them....and owns most of them. The list includes 15 titles with links to learn more about each book. Click below and enter your email address to create an account or login. Once logged in, download your book list from the product page.

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Kris DeBruine Color Palette

Do you want to know exactly what colors Kris has on her watercolor palette? Download this color swatch chart that includes the color names, pigment numbers and manufacturer of every color she is currently using in her watercolor paintings. Click below and enter your email address to create an account or login. Download the color chart from the product page. Enjoy!

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Color Wheel Template

Use this template to create a color wheel from the colors on your watercolor palette. You don't need a round palette like Kris' to complete this exercise. However, placing your colors into a wheel shape helps to identify color relationships, relative color temperature and color complements. Click below and enter your email address to create an account or login. Download your template from the product page.

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What others have to say...

Kris - Thank you for sharing your helpful tips. I feel very encouraged and inspired.

Monique

I’ve always been a bit scared to start doing human faces but you’ve convinced me to try it!

Charlie

I am an artist... until I had a hand injury 20 years ago. All these years have been dry creatively.
I was really inspired by your "lessons"
Thank you, God bless you.

Sylph

Thanks Kris! Beautiful studio you have and the best that I really enjoyed, your nice, warm, generous sharing personality!