A Fun Watercolor Painting Lesson For Halloween

It’s Halloween time of the year! Here’s a fun watercolor painting lesson especially for Halloween.  It’s really not difficult. We’ll work really wet throughout the painting and also find a way to get good darks in fluid washes.

Don’t be scared!

Drawing Layout For Any Painting

One note on the drawing layout. The downloadable layouts are done with heavy lines to make it easy to see and copy onto your watercolor paper. It is best not to draw the lines too heavy on your paper, especially in the sky, since there is a good chance the lines will show through the paint. It’s not a deal-breaker, but those heavy pencil lines are sometimes a distraction.

What you’ll need:

• Brushes – Medium Round, Small Round, and Cotman #3 Rigger .
• Colors – Permanent Alizarin Crimson,  Daniel Smith Quinacridone Burnt Scarlet, Cadmium Yellow Medium,  Pthalo Blue,  Raw Sienna
• Watercolor paper – preferably Arches 140lb Cold Press cut to about 7″ x 11″ or so