Earlier this week Dutch medieval book historian Erik Kwakkel stumbled upon a gorgeously illustrated 1692 tome devoted to the art of mixing watercolors in an online database from the Bibliothèque ...

Of all the paints in the paint world, watercolor reigns supreme for its flexibility and portability. You can always buy a ready-to-go watercolor set, but a better option for more serious painters ...

The beauty of painting is that you don’t have to be a pro to make a masterpiece. With the right tools, you’ll be able to produce a work of art that you can proudly hang on your walls at home. Whether ...

Watercolor paints are kid classics for a reason: They’re easy to use and easy to clean up, making for hours of good, creative fun. Sure, water-based paints like tempera also offer this advantage — and ...

Which watercolor paint set is best? Whether you take up painting as a child or later in life as an adult, watercolors are a great place to start. They are not only the easiest paints to work with, but ...

We’ve all learned in primary school art classes that blue and yellow make green, and that adding a little black to a color will make it darker. But what if you want to paint with a color that exactly ...

Some have taken up puzzles, others have developed bread-baking obsessions, and many have relied on Netflix to help pass the extra time at home lately. While I've certainly done my fair share of ...