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How to Choose the Right Watercolour Paper

Paper is not a neutral surface. It is a collaborator — and choosing the wrong one is the single most common reason beginner watercolours go wrong. Here is everything I have learned about watercolour paper after twenty years of painting.

16 March 2026

7 min read

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Watercolour for Beginners — Where to Start

You do not need much to start painting with watercolours. You need less than you think, and you need to understand a few things before you waste money on the wrong materials. Here is an honest starting guide from a working artist.

16 March 2026

6 min read

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My Favourite Watercolour Brushes (And Why I Own Very Few)

Most watercolour tutorials will tell you to invest in good brushes. Fair enough. What they rarely tell you is how few you actually need — and that owning fewer, better brushes produces better painting than a drawer full of mediocre ones. Here are the five brushes I actually use.

16 March 2026

7 min read

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