Learning to paint fast is difficult.
Some say it feels impossible...
But it doesn't have to be so hard...
Like all skills, whether in Arts, Crafts or any profession the trick is to remove complication.
Watch any expert work and you will be amazed how quickly they make the impossible seem easy...
Think of a Blacksmith making horseshoes on his anvil...

• He knows how to make the fire hot enough to make the metal soft without melting
• He knows that every strike of his hammer will shape and mould the steel
• He knows just how to trim the hoof to make the shoe fit
• He never doubts his ability to give the horse he makes the shoes for exactly what is needed for comfort and wear

It is an honor to see a craftsman at work.
It is a privilege to witness the accumulation of many years hands-on knowledge.
Learning to be an artist takes time.
Learning to paint professionally can take many years...
The fastest way to learn to paint watercolors is to take it in small stages...
starting simple and building painting skills with small steps.
The first step is to paint watercolor using 1 color...
it can't get any simpler...

• You learn how to thin watercolor paint with your brush
• You learn how much water you need to get a certain tone of color
• You learn how to use water to carry color pigment across your watercolor paper
• You learn what can go wrong when you touch your wet paper with a brush full of color
• You learn to expect surprises
• You learn to want to encourage surprises by experimenting with new techniques

And, most importantly, you get the opportunity to learn to draw with your watercolor brush...
You learn how to make your brush become your best friend.
When you use only 1 color to learn how to paint watercolors it is easy to concentrate...

• You can quickly learn how to get color tone right
• You soon learn that color will flood and spread across wet paper
• You know that if an earlier wash is fully dry it will be spoiled if you let your next brush mark touch

You find yourself doing amazing things with watercolors fast because you don't have to worry about which colors you need to mix that favorite green, or the orange you saw in last night's sunset.
Learning how to paint watercolors using only 1 color helps you learn fast because you don't even need to worry about making mistakes...

• It is quick and easy to do it again because you have kept it simple
• You have perfected the basics of learning watercolor painting

Perfect the basics of watercolor painting and nothing can stop you from mastering the next stage...
Learning How To Mix Colors.