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Steve Griggs

Loose Watercolor Artist

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Loose watercolor painting creates such moving and evocative art that people respond to it with quite a bit of emotion. It is a fun and powerful way to connect art and humanity. I don’t strive to paint static scenes, I seek to paint in a way that evokes feeling or memory in the viewer. One of the most satisfying aspects of my career as an artist has been sharing my love of loose watercolor painting with other artists, teaching my techniques, and encouraging those students to employ those strategies in their own art to find their artistic voice.

I’ve painted for most of my life. I learned standard watercolor techniques to paint realist paintings, but I felt a call to push the limits, experiment, and challenge traditional methods. Although I have firmly established my loose watercolor techniques, I continue to try new things, experiment, and push the boundaries, always finding new things to add to my painting style.

Traditional watercolor methods teach artists how to control watercolor paint, but I prefer not to try and control the paint. Watercolor is free spirited and when allowed to be free, the results can be beautiful, moving, and quite evocative. I like to think of it as becoming friends with the paint and, rather than trying to control it, learning to work with it to achieve lively and energetic paintings.

My video lessons begin with the basics of learning to see shapes rather than objects, understanding value and tone, and applying standard watercolor techniques. From there, the lessons build as we explore loose watercolor methods that you can apply to your own painting style. This is just the beginning! I’m open to suggestions for future loose watercolor painting videos.

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Steven Griggs watercolor painting
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Steve Griggs-Sketch Painting Demonstration
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Pour up a cup of coffee or adult beverage, sit back and relax as I demonstrate how to use the sketching techniques, paint delivery systems, and watercolor techniques to create a sketch painting in my sketchbook. This is a real-time sketch painting ...
Steve Griggs color palette photo
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Steve Griggs-All About Color
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Color is a powerful tool for the artist. It can create emotion and drama in a painting. In this lesson I talk about the standard palette, warm or cool split compliment palettes, and mixing secondary or tertiary colors to access a full array of color ...

Here you will find all of Steve's videos displayed without categories by date published, from newest to oldest.
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SG-Live Paint Along: Autumn Landscapes 2025 Week 1
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SG-Live Paint Along: Autumn Landscapes 2025 Week 1
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In this September 2025 version of Paint Along - Autumn Landscapes Steve takes you through the steps of a beautiful autumn landscape painting from start to finish. This first session starts with an early fall scene depicting a lot of green with subtle ...
Steve Griggs watercolor painting
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SG-Page Layout as a Design Tool
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In this video I talk about page layout as a design tool. Page layout is akin to, but slightly different from, composition. It is used to enhance the composition. Another way to think of it is, composition makes up the structure of the painting, but ...
SG-Dramatic Clouds and Skies (part 3)
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SG-Dramatic Clouds and Skies (part 3)
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One of the key elements in a landscape painting is the sky. How a sky is painted can affect the mood and emotion of the landscape. Bright skies, stormy skies, clouds, and color all influence the story told in a landscape. In this series we will work ...
Watercolor of sky and clouds
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SG-Dramatic Clouds and Skies (part 2)
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One of the key elements in a landscape painting is the sky. How a sky is painted can affect the mood and emotion of the landscape. Bright skies, stormy skies, clouds, and color all influence the story told in a landscape. In this series we will work ...
Watercolor sky painting
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SG-Dramatic Clouds and Skies (part 1)
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One of the key elements in a landscape painting is the sky. How a sky is painted can affect the mood and emotion of the landscape. Bright skies, stormy skies, clouds, and color all influence the story told in a landscape. In this series we will work ...
SG-PaintAlong: Wildflower Landscapes Week 1
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SG-PaintAlong: Wildflower Landscapes Week 1
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Join Steve as he paints a series of wildflower filled landscapes for this month's paint along sessions.
SG-Paint Along: Panoramic Views (Week 1)
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SG-Paint Along: Panoramic Views (Week 1)
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Paint along and study with Steve as he leads this first of four watercolor sessions highlighting panoramic views.
SG-Paint Along: Panoramic Views (Week 2)
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SG-Paint Along: Panoramic Views (Week 2)
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Paint along and study with Steve as he leads this, the second of four watercolor sessions highlighting panoramic views.
SG-Paint Along: Panoramic Views (Week 3)
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SG-Paint Along: Panoramic Views (Week 3)
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Paint along and study with Steve as he leads this, the third of four watercolor sessions highlighting panoramic views.
SG-Watercolor Paper Mounting Techniques
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SG-Watercolor Paper Mounting Techniques
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Mounting watercolor paper so there is minimal buckling is key to ensuring the painting can be framed flat under glass. In this video I demonstrate two different methods for mounting paper using simple materials and minimal time and effort!
SG-Properties of Watercolor Paint
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SG-Properties of Watercolor Paint
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It is important to consider the properties of watercolor paint when choosing your palette. Within each color of paint there are properties of opacity, transparency, granularity, and staining. Understanding these properties is important to knowing how ...
SG-Paint Along: Panoramic Views (Week 4)
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SG-Paint Along: Panoramic Views (Week 4)
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Paint along and study with Steve as he leads this, the second of four watercolor sessions highlighting panoramic views.
Steve Griggs watercolor painting demonstration
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SG-Continuous Line to Sketch Painting
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This is a demonstration of how I use continuous line drawing as source material for a sketch painting. While photographs make good source material, they are often so dominate that it is hard to break away from trying to re-create them. If you have ...
SG- Paint Along Autumn Landscapes Week 3
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SG- Paint Along Autumn Landscapes Week 3
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Join Steve for this 'Paint Along' class, where he will construct a painting from start to finish during each class, while you paint along with him. Steve will take you through the process step-by-step. He will demonstrate how he moves through the ...
SG-Holiday Day 2
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SG-Holiday Day 2
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Join Steve for this 'Paint Along' class, where he will construct a painting from start to finish during each class, while you paint along with him. Steve will take you through the process step-by-step. He will demonstrate how he moves through the ...
Watercolor painting by Steve Griggs
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SG-Paint Along Autumn Landscapes Week 2
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Join Steve for this 'Paint Along' class, where he will construct a painting from start to finish during each class, while you paint along with him. Steve will take you through the process step-by-step. He will demonstrate how he moves through the ...
SG-Paint Along Autumn Landscapes Week 4,
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SG-Paint Along Autumn Landscapes Week 4,
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Join Steve for this ‘Paint Along’ class, where he will construct a painting from start to finish during each class, while you paint along with him. Steve will take you through the process step-by-step. He will demonstrate how he moves through the ...
Steve Griggs watercolor demo painting
1:26:11
SG-Paint Along with Steve Colorado Day 4
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Join Steve for day four of this 'Paint Along' class, where he will construct a painting from start to finish during each class, while you paint along with him. Steve will take you through the process step-by-step. He will demonstrate how he moves ...
Steve Griggs watercolor painting
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SG-Paint Along with Steve Workshop: Florence Italy (day 1),
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Join Steve for this ‘Paint Along’ class, where he will construct a painting from start to finish during each class, while you paint along with him. Steve will take you through the process step-by-step. He will demonstrate how he moves through the ...
SG-Paint Along with Steve: Autumn Landscapes Week 1
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SG-Paint Along with Steve: Autumn Landscapes Week 1
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Join Steve for this 'Paint Along' class, where he will construct a painting from start to finish during each class, while you paint along with him. Steve will take you through the process step-by-step. He will demonstrate how he moves through the ...
Steven Griggs watercolor painting
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SG-Developing Ideas in Sketchbooks
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Part of the magic of loose watercolor painting is that energy and emotion are created organically. Nothing on the page is static. The way to achieve that energy and emotion is to plan out all the painting details in advance of putting any paint on ...
Steven Griggs watercolor painting
27:26
SG-Gifts from the Moment
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This is an exercise I created to ‘warm up’ before starting to paint. It is a fun and creative way to explore shapes that emerge when I paint freely and without intention. There is no end to the number of times you can do this exercise. I often use it ...
Steve Griggs paint-along watercolor demo
1:21:13
SG-Paint Along with Steve: Colorado Day 1
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Join Steve for this 'Paint Along' class, where he will construct a painting from start to finish during each class, while you paint along with him. Steve will take you through the process step-by-step. He will demonstrate how he moves through the ...
Steve Griggs watercolor painting
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SG-Practice for Improvement (part 1)
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Skill development is essential to improving as an artist. Often we focus on creating a painting but it is also important to practice skills, so we are always learning and improving. This practice will enhance our paintings. In this series I’ll be ...
Steve Griggs watercolor painting
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SG-Practice for Improvement (part 2)
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This is Part Two of my series Practice for Improvement. Skill development is essential to improving as an artist. Often we focus on creating a painting but it is also important to practice skills, so we are always learning and improving. This ...
Steve Griggs watercolor painting
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SG-PPV Harmony and Contrast
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This is the first in a series of videos about ways to create unity in a painting. In this video I discuss two concepts that, while on the surface are quite opposite, work together to create unity: Harmony and Contrast. Harmony is the effect that is ...
Steve Griggs watercolor painting
1:27:53
SG-Paint Along with Steve: Colorado Day 2
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Join Steve for day 2 of his 'Paint Along' class, where he will construct a painting from start to finish during each class, while you paint along with him. Steve will take you through the process step-by-step. He will demonstrate how he moves through ...
Steve Griggs watercolor painting demo
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SG-Paint Along with Steve: Colorado Day 3
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Join Steve for day 3 of his ‘Paint Along’ class, where he will construct a painting from start to finish during each class, while you paint along with him. Steve will take you through the process step-by-step. He will demonstrate how he moves through ...
Steve Griggs watercolor painting
1:28:15
SG-Paint Along with Steve: Florence Italy (day 2)
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Join Steve for this ‘Paint Along’ class, where he will construct a painting from start to finish during each class, while you paint along with him. Steve will take you through the process step-by-step. He will demonstrate how he moves through the ...
Steve Griggs watercolor painting
1:24:43
SG-Paint Along with Steve: Florence Italy (day 3)
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Join Steve for this ‘Paint Along’ class, where he will construct a painting from start to finish during each class, while you paint along with him. Steve will take you through the process step-by-step. He will demonstrate how he moves through the ...
Steve Griggs watercolor demonstration painting
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SG-Practice for Improvement (part 3)
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In Part Three of Practice for Improvement I discuss how to use choose a complimentary color palette and use it to layer color in a painting for depth to create interest. Additionally, I show you how to accentuate colors by using simultaneous contrast ...
Steve Griggs watercolor painting
1:22:08
SG-Paint Along with Steve: Florence Italy (day 4)
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Join Steve for this ‘Paint Along’ class, where he will construct a painting from start to finish during each class, while you paint along with him. Steve will take you through the process step-by-step. He will demonstrate how he moves through the ...
Steve Griggs watercolor painting
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SG-Paint Along with Steve: Tuscany (day 1)
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Join Steve for day one of this ‘Paint Along’ Tuscany class, where he will construct a painting from start to finish during each class, while you paint along with him. Steve will take you through the process step-by-step. He will demonstrate how he ...
Steve Griggs watercolor painting demo
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SG-Creating Mood (part 1)
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Using the methods of reducing a scene into simple shapes and assigning comparative values to those shapes (discussed in previous lessons) we have the foundation for creating a painting from source material. By rearranging values, we can step away ...
Steve Griggs watercolor painting
1:27:38
SG-Paint Along with Steve: Tuscany (day 2)
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Join Steve for day two of this ‘Paint Along’ Tuscany class, where he will construct a painting from start to finish during each class, while you paint along with him. Steve will take you through the process step-by-step. He will demonstrate how he ...
Steve Griggs watercolor demo painting
1:11:22
SG-Paint Along with Steve: Tuscany (day 3),
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Join Steve for day three of this ‘Paint Along’ Tuscany class, where he will construct a painting from start to finish during each class, while you paint along with him. Steve will take you through the process step-by-step. He will demonstrate how he ...
Steve Griggs Painting Tuscany final painting
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SG-Paint Along with Steve: Tuscany (day 4)
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Join Steve for day four of this ‘Paint Along’ Tuscany class, where he will construct a painting from start to finish during each class, while you paint along with him. Steve will take you through the process step-by-step. He will demonstrate how he ...
SG-Paint Along: Holiday Day 3
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SG-Paint Along: Holiday Day 3
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Join Steve for this 'Paint Along' class, where he will construct a painting from start to finish during each class, while you paint along with him. Steve will take you through the process step-by-step. He will demonstrate how he moves through the ...
Steve Griggs watercolor painting
30:56
SG-Practice for Improvement: (part 4): Using Sketchbooks
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In this fourth video in the Practice for Improvement series, we will be using a sketchbook to capture a quick value sketch of a scene. In this case, I’m using a reference photo but this technique can also be used Plein Air. The focus of the practice ...
Watercolor demonstration painting by Steve Griggs
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SG-Practice for Improvement: (Part 5): Expressing Shapes in Quick Sketches
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In the fifth video in the series called Practice For Improvement, I show you how to employ a very effective technique for capturing scenes quickly and efficiently. By focusing on blocking out major shapes and their relationships, you can create a ...
Steve Griggs watercolor painting
1:26:26
SG-Paint Along: Holiday Day 4
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Join Steve for this 'Paint Along' class, where he will construct a painting from start to finish during each class, while you paint along with him. Steve will take you through the process step-by-step. He will demonstrate how he moves through the ...
Steve Griggs watercolor painting
1:25:49
SG-Paint Along: Winter Scenes Week 1
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Join Steve for week 1 of this 'Paint Along' class, where he will construct a painting from start to finish during each class, while you paint along with him. Steve will take you through the process step-by-step. He will demonstrate how he moves ...
Winter scene watercolor painting by Steve Griggs
1:25:53
SG-Paint Along: Winter Scenes Week 2
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Join Steve for week 2 of this 'Paint Along' class, where he will construct a painting from start to finish during each class, while you paint along with him. Steve will take you through the process step-by-step. He will demonstrate how he moves ...
SG-Paint Along: Winter Scenes Week 3
1:25:13
SG-Paint Along: Winter Scenes Week 3
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Join Steve for this 'Paint Along' class, where he will construct a painting from start to finish during each class, while you paint along with him. Steve will take you through the process step-by-step. He will demonstrate how he moves through the ...
Steve Griggs watercolor demo painting
40:17
SG-Harmony and Contrast (part 2)
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This video continues our examination of the use of harmony and contrast to create unity in a painting. Harmony is the effect that is created when like elements come together, such as color. While harmony is satisfying it can be rather static. ...
Steve Griggs watercolor demonstration painting
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SG-Harmony and Contrast (part 3)
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This is the third in a series of videos where we are exploring ways to combine harmony and contrast. In Part One, we looked at using abstract shapes over harmonious backgrounds. In Part Two, we looked at contrasting value and color. In Part Three we ...
Steve Griggs watercolor painting demo
23:30
SG-Creating Mood (part 2)
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Using the methods of reducing a scene into simple shapes and assigning comparative values to those shapes (discussed in previous lessons) we have the foundation for creating a painting from source material. By rearranging values, we can step away ...
Steve Griggs watercolor painting
25:22
SG-Creating Passages
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In this video we will explore how to create passages in a painting. Passages are patterns of light, dark, or color that lead the eye through a painting and give us a visual journey, which most often leads to the center of interest.
Steve Griggs watercolor painting
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SG-Creating Passages Demonstration
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In the previous video we will explored how to create passages in a painting through a series of sketches. Passages are patterns of light, dark, or color that lead the eye through a painting and give us a visual journey, which most often leads to the ...
Watercolor painting by Steve Griggs
1:28:47
SG-Paint Along: Winter Scenes Week 4
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Join Steve for this ‘Paint Along’ class, where he will construct a painting from start to finish during each class, while you paint along with him. Steve will take you through the process step-by-step. He will demonstrate how he moves through the ...
Steve Griggs watercolor demonstration
19:26
SG-Creating Transitions (part 1)
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Transitions are important dynamics that give breadth and life to paintings. In this video we look at different types of transitions and how they can be employed to create a visually stimulating experience for the viewer
Steve Griggs watercolor demonstration
30:18
SG-Creating Transitions (part 2)
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In this video I demonstrate how to use the dynamic transitions I discussed in Part One
Steve Griggs watercolor demonstration
25:21
SG-Isolating Shapes
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For an artist to create an artistic painting, rather than simply replicating a photograph, they must first identify the shape they want to emphasize and then determine how to make it the focal point. This sketch exercise shows you how to isolate the ...
Steve Griggs watercolor demonstration
26:10
SG-Isolating Shapes (part 2)
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For an artist to create an artistic painting, rather than simply replicating a photograph, they must first identify the shape they want to emphasize and then determine how to make it the focal point. This sketch exercise shows you how to isolate the ...
Steve Griggs watercolor sketches
27:03
SG-Iterative Sketching
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A sketchbook is a great way to capture a scene when you don’t have a camera with you or you just want to sketch instead. Iterative sketching uses sketchbook images as source material in order to harvest ideas and create a painting. This is a process ...
Steve Griggs watercolor demonstration painting
27:37
SG-Non-Traditional Watercolor Techniques
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Using non-traditional watercolor techniques and application tools, you can create interesting and energetic paintings. In this video I explore how palette knives create controlled, sharp edges, and mixing color on the paper, rather than on the ...
Steve Griggs watercolor painting
32:33
SG-Terrific Trees!
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Now that autumn has arrived, let’s paint some trees! This video explores how to paint trees using watercolor techniques such as wet on dry and wet on wet, dry brush strokes, and dappling. You’ll learn how to create different effects with a variety of ...
Steve Griggs watercolor painting
1:16:44
SG-PaintAlong: Holiday Day1
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Join Steve for this 'Paint Along' class, where he will construct a painting from start to finish during each class, while you paint along with him. Steve will take you through the process step-by-step. He will demonstrate how he moves through the ...
Steve Griggs watercolor painting
27:34
SG-Integrating Negative Shapes (part 1)
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Balancing positive and negatives shapes allows for greater balance, depth, and movement in paintings. In these paint-along videos I demonstrate how to transform a static photographic reference into a lively and interesting painting by integrating ...
Steve Griggs watercolor painting
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SG-Integrating Negative Shapes (part2)
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Balancing positive and negatives shapes allows for greater balance, depth, and movement in paintings. In these paint-along videos I demonstrate how to transform a static photographic reference into a lively and interesting painting by integrating ...
Steve Griggs watercolor painting
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SG-Integrating Negative Shapes (part 3)
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Balancing positive and negatives shapes allows for greater balance, depth, and movement in paintings. In these paint-along videos I demonstrate how to transform a static photographic reference into a lively and interesting painting by integrating ...
picture of artist Steve Griggs
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SG-Introduction
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An introduction with Steven Griggs
Steven Griggs watercolor painting
32:58
SG-Paint Along: Demonstration Painting – Waterscape
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Paint along with me as we complete a waterscape from start to finish!
Steven Griggs watercolor painting
31:31
SG-Paint Along: Demonstration Painting – Landscape
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Paint along with me as we complete a landscape from start to finish!
Steven Griggs watercolor painting
45:30
SG-Paint Along: Demonstration Painting – Cityscape
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Paint along with me as we complete a cityscape from start to finish!
Steven Griggs watercolor painting
18:47
SG-Format
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The first decision every artist makes is what format to use for the painting. There are three fundamental formats: portrait, landscape, elongated, square, as well as two variants: elongated landscape and elongated portrait. How do you decide which ...
Steven Griggs watercolor painting
26:49
SG-Composition
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Composition fits into how we use or organize the page. Much like the artist uses different types of prose or poetry to tell a story, the painter uses composition to determine how best to tell their story.
Steven Griggs watercolor painting
15:04
SG-Working with Shapes
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Fundamental to every painting is the idea of shape. In this video we will look at strategies for understanding simple shapes, breaking them down, and integrating them to create a painting.
Steven Griggs watercolor painting
19:24
SG-Method for Seeing Shapes
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By viewing source material through the lens of shape, you can simplify a scene before painting. Use this video to learn my method for seeing shape and then apply it to your sketches while planning a painting.
Steven Griggs watercolor painting
23:13
SG-Using the Method to Create a Sketch Painting
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Let’s practice looking for shapes by applying the ‘Method for Seeing Shapes’ to photographs.
Steven Griggs watercolor painting
23:09
SG-Practice Seeing Shapes
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Looking at source material, it is time to practice seeing simple shapes and developing them in your sketchbooks.
Steven Griggs watercolor painting
25:20
SG-People as Shapes
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In keeping with the idea that all painting can be broken down into shapes, let’s look at the human form as a shape! In this video I will show you how to paint human figures to proportion and scale. I will also show you techniques for adding movement ...
Steven Griggs watercolor painting
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SG-People in Situations
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Now that we’ve looked at how to paint people, add movement, and personality, it is time to practice putting them in situations such as city streets or landscapes. Adding people to paintings is a great way to draw the viewer into the scene to connect ...
Steven Griggs watercolor painting
31:30
SG-Materials
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Let’s start by discussing the materials I recommend for loose watercolor painting, including sketchbooks, paper, brushes, paint, and palettes.
Steven Griggs watercolor painting
16:58
SG-Paint Delivery Systems
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Loose watercolor painting techniques are a little different from traditional watercolor painting techniques. In this video I demonstrate and explain five loose watercolor painting techniques I call ‘Paint Delivery Systems.’
Steven Griggs watercolor painting
17:52
SG-Sketch Painting
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In this video I show you how to paint a simple landscape, using the paint delivery systems and watercolor techniques discussed in the previous videos. I invite you to either watch and paint along or watch first and then paint your version. Or both!
Steven Griggs watercolor painting
25:59
SG-Sketching Techniques
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There are a variety of sketching techniques that will help as you develop your sketchbook ideas. This video explores some of those techniques.
Steven Griggs watercolor painting
19:17
SG-Using Motif to Develop a Painting
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Motif development allows for a richer inventory of ideas in order to develop a painting. In this video I expand on the use of sketchbooks and detail, through an actual case study, how I use my sketchbooks to explore motifs.
Steven Griggs watercolor painting
25:54
SG-Watercolor Techniques as Verbs
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How does a writer add drama and action to their storytelling? One way is by using verbs. Similarly, I use specific watercolor techniques to add action and drama to my paintings. I call these techniques the ‘verbs’ of loose watercolor painting. In ...
Steven Griggs watercolor painting
17:52
Steve Griggs-Sketch Painting Demonstration
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Pour up a cup of coffee or adult beverage, sit back and relax as I demonstrate how to use the sketching techniques, paint delivery systems, and watercolor techniques to create a sketch painting in my sketchbook. This is a real-time sketch painting ...
Watercolor mixing exercise with Steve Griggs
27:12
SG-Simplify your Palette: Part 1
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Simplifying the process of color mixing can provide a wealth of information and make it easier to apply your knowledge to painting. By breaking down the complex interplay of colors into simpler steps, you can gain a clearer understanding of how ...
Loose watercolor painting by Steve Griggs
25:16
SB-Simplify your Palette (part 2)
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By limiting your palette to just two colors, you can focus on how those colors interact with each other, as well as how they can be manipulated to create a full range of values. Working with a mid-tone value sketch from Simplify Your Palette Part ...
Steve Griggs watercolor painting
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SG-Terrific Trees! (part 2)
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In this continuation of Terrific Trees!, I demonstrate how to create different effects when painting trees. In particular I focus on dappling in and staccato strokes with a beautiful autumn palette to create inviting fall foliage.
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SG-Using Values as Tools to Describe Simple Shapes
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A simple value study from a reference photo can start with dark, midtone, and light values. From the original study you can then rearrange the values into six different value patterns to create different schemas or ways to look at a scene. From ...
Steve Griggs watercolor demonstration
28:16
SG-Variations on a Theme
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An existing painting can serve as inspiration for other, similar paintings with an entirely different feel or story. In this video I show how to use an existing painting as a reference and then ask the question, “What can I do differently?” Trying ...
Steve Griggs watercolor painting
29:55
SG-Word Mapping for Inspiration
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There is a direct link between language, ideas, and painting. Sometimes we want to convey a specific idea or feeling in a painting and we need to plan in advance the various elements to achieve our outcome. One easy way to do that is to use words as ...
Steve Griggs color palette photo
30:08
Steve Griggs-All About Color
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Color is a powerful tool for the artist. It can create emotion and drama in a painting. In this lesson I talk about the standard palette, warm or cool split compliment palettes, and mixing secondary or tertiary colors to access a full array of color ...
Steve Griggs watercolor demo painting
34:22
SG-Harmony and Contrast (part 4)
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Continuing with our series on using harmony and contrast as the main focus or design element of a painting, in this fourth and final segment, I apply the principles from the previous three videos to creating a painting from a reference photo.
Watercolor painting by Steve Griggs
32:04
SG-Paint Smudging
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Paint smudging is a delivery system for applying paint to the page with a straight edge such as a palette knife, small pieces of metal, or other implements to creating interesting and somewhat etherial shapes. You can apply the paint directly to the ...
Steve Griggs watercolor painting
1:02:03
SG-PPV Achieving Dramatic Effects with Hard and Soft Edges Demo
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Watch as Steve paints a mountain landscape, using hard edges to emphasize subject shapes and soft edges to de-emphasize supporting shapes, The combination of near and far shapes work together to create drama and atmospheric effect. Paint along with ...
Sgeve Griggs Watercolor demo painting
59:05
SG-PPV Live Demo: Watercolor Magic
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Join us for a free one-hour loose watercolor painting with Steve Griggs. With fun and humor, Steve demonstrates his unique style of loose, moving, and evocative watercolor painting. Taking ‘loose’ to a new level, Steve uses bold lines, shapes, and ...

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SG-Live Paint Along: Autumn Landscapes 2025 Week 1
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SG-Live Paint Along: Autumn Landscapes 2025 Week 1
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In this September 2025 version of Paint Along - Autumn Landscapes Steve takes you through the steps of a beautiful autumn landscape painting from start to finish. This first session starts with an early fall scene depicting a lot of green with subtle ...
SG-PaintAlong: Wildflower Landscapes Week 1
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SG-PaintAlong: Wildflower Landscapes Week 1
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Join Steve as he paints a series of wildflower filled landscapes for this month's paint along sessions.
SG-Paint Along: Panoramic Views (Week 1)
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SG-Paint Along: Panoramic Views (Week 1)
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Paint along and study with Steve as he leads this first of four watercolor sessions highlighting panoramic views.
SG-Paint Along: Panoramic Views (Week 2)
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SG-Paint Along: Panoramic Views (Week 2)
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Paint along and study with Steve as he leads this, the second of four watercolor sessions highlighting panoramic views.
SG-Paint Along: Panoramic Views (Week 3)
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SG-Paint Along: Panoramic Views (Week 3)
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Paint along and study with Steve as he leads this, the third of four watercolor sessions highlighting panoramic views.
SG-Paint Along: Panoramic Views (Week 4)
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SG-Paint Along: Panoramic Views (Week 4)
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Paint along and study with Steve as he leads this, the second of four watercolor sessions highlighting panoramic views.
SG- Paint Along Autumn Landscapes Week 3
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SG- Paint Along Autumn Landscapes Week 3
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Join Steve for this 'Paint Along' class, where he will construct a painting from start to finish during each class, while you paint along with him. Steve will take you through the process step-by-step. He will demonstrate how he moves through the ...
SG-Holiday Day 2
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SG-Holiday Day 2
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Join Steve for this 'Paint Along' class, where he will construct a painting from start to finish during each class, while you paint along with him. Steve will take you through the process step-by-step. He will demonstrate how he moves through the ...
Watercolor painting by Steve Griggs
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SG-Paint Along Autumn Landscapes Week 2
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Join Steve for this 'Paint Along' class, where he will construct a painting from start to finish during each class, while you paint along with him. Steve will take you through the process step-by-step. He will demonstrate how he moves through the ...
SG-Paint Along Autumn Landscapes Week 4,
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SG-Paint Along Autumn Landscapes Week 4,
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Join Steve for this ‘Paint Along’ class, where he will construct a painting from start to finish during each class, while you paint along with him. Steve will take you through the process step-by-step. He will demonstrate how he moves through the ...
Steve Griggs watercolor demo painting
1:26:11
SG-Paint Along with Steve Colorado Day 4
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Join Steve for day four of this 'Paint Along' class, where he will construct a painting from start to finish during each class, while you paint along with him. Steve will take you through the process step-by-step. He will demonstrate how he moves ...
Steve Griggs watercolor painting
1:18:44
SG-Paint Along with Steve Workshop: Florence Italy (day 1),
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Join Steve for this ‘Paint Along’ class, where he will construct a painting from start to finish during each class, while you paint along with him. Steve will take you through the process step-by-step. He will demonstrate how he moves through the ...
SG-Paint Along with Steve: Autumn Landscapes Week 1
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SG-Paint Along with Steve: Autumn Landscapes Week 1
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Join Steve for this 'Paint Along' class, where he will construct a painting from start to finish during each class, while you paint along with him. Steve will take you through the process step-by-step. He will demonstrate how he moves through the ...
Steve Griggs paint-along watercolor demo
1:21:13
SG-Paint Along with Steve: Colorado Day 1
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Join Steve for this 'Paint Along' class, where he will construct a painting from start to finish during each class, while you paint along with him. Steve will take you through the process step-by-step. He will demonstrate how he moves through the ...
Steve Griggs watercolor painting
1:27:53
SG-Paint Along with Steve: Colorado Day 2
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Join Steve for day 2 of his 'Paint Along' class, where he will construct a painting from start to finish during each class, while you paint along with him. Steve will take you through the process step-by-step. He will demonstrate how he moves through ...
Steve Griggs watercolor painting demo
1:24:14
SG-Paint Along with Steve: Colorado Day 3
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Join Steve for day 3 of his ‘Paint Along’ class, where he will construct a painting from start to finish during each class, while you paint along with him. Steve will take you through the process step-by-step. He will demonstrate how he moves through ...
Steve Griggs watercolor painting
1:28:15
SG-Paint Along with Steve: Florence Italy (day 2)
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Join Steve for this ‘Paint Along’ class, where he will construct a painting from start to finish during each class, while you paint along with him. Steve will take you through the process step-by-step. He will demonstrate how he moves through the ...
Steve Griggs watercolor painting
1:24:43
SG-Paint Along with Steve: Florence Italy (day 3)
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Join Steve for this ‘Paint Along’ class, where he will construct a painting from start to finish during each class, while you paint along with him. Steve will take you through the process step-by-step. He will demonstrate how he moves through the ...
Steve Griggs watercolor painting
1:22:08
SG-Paint Along with Steve: Florence Italy (day 4)
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Join Steve for this ‘Paint Along’ class, where he will construct a painting from start to finish during each class, while you paint along with him. Steve will take you through the process step-by-step. He will demonstrate how he moves through the ...
Steve Griggs watercolor painting
1:22:59
SG-Paint Along with Steve: Tuscany (day 1)
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Join Steve for day one of this ‘Paint Along’ Tuscany class, where he will construct a painting from start to finish during each class, while you paint along with him. Steve will take you through the process step-by-step. He will demonstrate how he ...
Steve Griggs watercolor painting
1:27:38
SG-Paint Along with Steve: Tuscany (day 2)
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Join Steve for day two of this ‘Paint Along’ Tuscany class, where he will construct a painting from start to finish during each class, while you paint along with him. Steve will take you through the process step-by-step. He will demonstrate how he ...
Steve Griggs watercolor demo painting
1:11:22
SG-Paint Along with Steve: Tuscany (day 3),
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Join Steve for day three of this ‘Paint Along’ Tuscany class, where he will construct a painting from start to finish during each class, while you paint along with him. Steve will take you through the process step-by-step. He will demonstrate how he ...
Steve Griggs Painting Tuscany final painting
1:26:25
SG-Paint Along with Steve: Tuscany (day 4)
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Join Steve for day four of this ‘Paint Along’ Tuscany class, where he will construct a painting from start to finish during each class, while you paint along with him. Steve will take you through the process step-by-step. He will demonstrate how he ...
SG-Paint Along: Holiday Day 3
1:24:40
SG-Paint Along: Holiday Day 3
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Join Steve for this 'Paint Along' class, where he will construct a painting from start to finish during each class, while you paint along with him. Steve will take you through the process step-by-step. He will demonstrate how he moves through the ...
Steve Griggs watercolor painting
1:26:26
SG-Paint Along: Holiday Day 4
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Join Steve for this 'Paint Along' class, where he will construct a painting from start to finish during each class, while you paint along with him. Steve will take you through the process step-by-step. He will demonstrate how he moves through the ...
Steve Griggs watercolor painting
1:25:49
SG-Paint Along: Winter Scenes Week 1
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Join Steve for week 1 of this 'Paint Along' class, where he will construct a painting from start to finish during each class, while you paint along with him. Steve will take you through the process step-by-step. He will demonstrate how he moves ...
Winter scene watercolor painting by Steve Griggs
1:25:53
SG-Paint Along: Winter Scenes Week 2
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Join Steve for week 2 of this 'Paint Along' class, where he will construct a painting from start to finish during each class, while you paint along with him. Steve will take you through the process step-by-step. He will demonstrate how he moves ...
SG-Paint Along: Winter Scenes Week 3
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SG-Paint Along: Winter Scenes Week 3
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Join Steve for this 'Paint Along' class, where he will construct a painting from start to finish during each class, while you paint along with him. Steve will take you through the process step-by-step. He will demonstrate how he moves through the ...
Watercolor painting by Steve Griggs
1:28:47
SG-Paint Along: Winter Scenes Week 4
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Join Steve for this ‘Paint Along’ class, where he will construct a painting from start to finish during each class, while you paint along with him. Steve will take you through the process step-by-step. He will demonstrate how he moves through the ...
Steve Griggs watercolor painting
1:16:44
SG-PaintAlong: Holiday Day1
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Join Steve for this 'Paint Along' class, where he will construct a painting from start to finish during each class, while you paint along with him. Steve will take you through the process step-by-step. He will demonstrate how he moves through the ...
Steve Griggs watercolor painting
1:02:03
SG-PPV Achieving Dramatic Effects with Hard and Soft Edges Demo
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Watch as Steve paints a mountain landscape, using hard edges to emphasize subject shapes and soft edges to de-emphasize supporting shapes, The combination of near and far shapes work together to create drama and atmospheric effect. Paint along with ...
Sgeve Griggs Watercolor demo painting
59:05
SG-PPV Live Demo: Watercolor Magic
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Join us for a free one-hour loose watercolor painting with Steve Griggs. With fun and humor, Steve demonstrates his unique style of loose, moving, and evocative watercolor painting. Taking ‘loose’ to a new level, Steve uses bold lines, shapes, and ...

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Steven Griggs watercolor painting
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SG-Developing Ideas in Sketchbooks
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Part of the magic of loose watercolor painting is that energy and emotion are created organically. Nothing on the page is static. The way to achieve that energy and emotion is to plan out all the painting details in advance of putting any paint on ...
Steven Griggs watercolor painting
27:26
SG-Gifts from the Moment
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This is an exercise I created to ‘warm up’ before starting to paint. It is a fun and creative way to explore shapes that emerge when I paint freely and without intention. There is no end to the number of times you can do this exercise. I often use it ...
Steven Griggs watercolor painting
31:30
SG-Materials
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Let’s start by discussing the materials I recommend for loose watercolor painting, including sketchbooks, paper, brushes, paint, and palettes.
Steven Griggs watercolor painting
16:58
SG-Paint Delivery Systems
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Loose watercolor painting techniques are a little different from traditional watercolor painting techniques. In this video I demonstrate and explain five loose watercolor painting techniques I call ‘Paint Delivery Systems.’
Steven Griggs watercolor painting
17:52
SG-Sketch Painting
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In this video I show you how to paint a simple landscape, using the paint delivery systems and watercolor techniques discussed in the previous videos. I invite you to either watch and paint along or watch first and then paint your version. Or both!
Steven Griggs watercolor painting
25:54
SG-Watercolor Techniques as Verbs
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How does a writer add drama and action to their storytelling? One way is by using verbs. Similarly, I use specific watercolor techniques to add action and drama to my paintings. I call these techniques the ‘verbs’ of loose watercolor painting. In ...

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SG-Live Paint Along: Autumn Landscapes 2025 Week 1
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SG-Live Paint Along: Autumn Landscapes 2025 Week 1
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In this September 2025 version of Paint Along - Autumn Landscapes Steve takes you through the steps of a beautiful autumn landscape painting from start to finish. This first session starts with an early fall scene depicting a lot of green with subtle ...
Steve Griggs watercolor painting
30:05
SG-Page Layout as a Design Tool
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In this video I talk about page layout as a design tool. Page layout is akin to, but slightly different from, composition. It is used to enhance the composition. Another way to think of it is, composition makes up the structure of the painting, but ...
SG-Dramatic Clouds and Skies (part 3)
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SG-Dramatic Clouds and Skies (part 3)
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One of the key elements in a landscape painting is the sky. How a sky is painted can affect the mood and emotion of the landscape. Bright skies, stormy skies, clouds, and color all influence the story told in a landscape. In this series we will work ...
Watercolor of sky and clouds
32:46
SG-Dramatic Clouds and Skies (part 2)
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One of the key elements in a landscape painting is the sky. How a sky is painted can affect the mood and emotion of the landscape. Bright skies, stormy skies, clouds, and color all influence the story told in a landscape. In this series we will work ...
Watercolor sky painting
28:35
SG-Dramatic Clouds and Skies (part 1)
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One of the key elements in a landscape painting is the sky. How a sky is painted can affect the mood and emotion of the landscape. Bright skies, stormy skies, clouds, and color all influence the story told in a landscape. In this series we will work ...

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SG-Watercolor Paper Mounting Techniques
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SG-Watercolor Paper Mounting Techniques
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Mounting watercolor paper so there is minimal buckling is key to ensuring the painting can be framed flat under glass. In this video I demonstrate two different methods for mounting paper using simple materials and minimal time and effort!
SG-Properties of Watercolor Paint
26:04
SG-Properties of Watercolor Paint
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It is important to consider the properties of watercolor paint when choosing your palette. Within each color of paint there are properties of opacity, transparency, granularity, and staining. Understanding these properties is important to knowing how ...
Steven Griggs watercolor painting
9:54
SG-Developing Ideas in Sketchbooks
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Part of the magic of loose watercolor painting is that energy and emotion are created organically. Nothing on the page is static. The way to achieve that energy and emotion is to plan out all the painting details in advance of putting any paint on ...
Steven Griggs watercolor painting
27:26
SG-Gifts from the Moment
13views
This is an exercise I created to ‘warm up’ before starting to paint. It is a fun and creative way to explore shapes that emerge when I paint freely and without intention. There is no end to the number of times you can do this exercise. I often use it ...
Steven Griggs watercolor painting
31:30
SG-Materials
12views
Let’s start by discussing the materials I recommend for loose watercolor painting, including sketchbooks, paper, brushes, paint, and palettes.
Steven Griggs watercolor painting
16:58
SG-Paint Delivery Systems
14views
Loose watercolor painting techniques are a little different from traditional watercolor painting techniques. In this video I demonstrate and explain five loose watercolor painting techniques I call ‘Paint Delivery Systems.’
Steven Griggs watercolor painting
17:52
SG-Sketch Painting
14views
In this video I show you how to paint a simple landscape, using the paint delivery systems and watercolor techniques discussed in the previous videos. I invite you to either watch and paint along or watch first and then paint your version. Or both!
Steven Griggs watercolor painting
25:59
SG-Sketching Techniques
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There are a variety of sketching techniques that will help as you develop your sketchbook ideas. This video explores some of those techniques.
Steven Griggs watercolor painting
19:17
SG-Using Motif to Develop a Painting
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Motif development allows for a richer inventory of ideas in order to develop a painting. In this video I expand on the use of sketchbooks and detail, through an actual case study, how I use my sketchbooks to explore motifs.
Steven Griggs watercolor painting
25:54
SG-Watercolor Techniques as Verbs
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How does a writer add drama and action to their storytelling? One way is by using verbs. Similarly, I use specific watercolor techniques to add action and drama to my paintings. I call these techniques the ‘verbs’ of loose watercolor painting. In ...
Steven Griggs watercolor painting
17:52
Steve Griggs-Sketch Painting Demonstration
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Pour up a cup of coffee or adult beverage, sit back and relax as I demonstrate how to use the sketching techniques, paint delivery systems, and watercolor techniques to create a sketch painting in my sketchbook. This is a real-time sketch painting ...
Watercolor mixing exercise with Steve Griggs
27:12
SG-Simplify your Palette: Part 1
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Simplifying the process of color mixing can provide a wealth of information and make it easier to apply your knowledge to painting. By breaking down the complex interplay of colors into simpler steps, you can gain a clearer understanding of how ...
Loose watercolor painting by Steve Griggs
25:16
SB-Simplify your Palette (part 2)
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By limiting your palette to just two colors, you can focus on how those colors interact with each other, as well as how they can be manipulated to create a full range of values. Working with a mid-tone value sketch from Simplify Your Palette Part ...

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Steve Griggs watercolor painting
27:34
SG-Integrating Negative Shapes (part 1)
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Balancing positive and negatives shapes allows for greater balance, depth, and movement in paintings. In these paint-along videos I demonstrate how to transform a static photographic reference into a lively and interesting painting by integrating ...
Steve Griggs watercolor painting
23:28
SG-Integrating Negative Shapes (part2)
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Balancing positive and negatives shapes allows for greater balance, depth, and movement in paintings. In these paint-along videos I demonstrate how to transform a static photographic reference into a lively and interesting painting by integrating ...
Steve Griggs watercolor painting
22:11
SG-Integrating Negative Shapes (part 3)
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Balancing positive and negatives shapes allows for greater balance, depth, and movement in paintings. In these paint-along videos I demonstrate how to transform a static photographic reference into a lively and interesting painting by integrating ...
Steven Griggs watercolor painting
15:04
SG-Working with Shapes
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Fundamental to every painting is the idea of shape. In this video we will look at strategies for understanding simple shapes, breaking them down, and integrating them to create a painting.
Steven Griggs watercolor painting
19:24
SG-Method for Seeing Shapes
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By viewing source material through the lens of shape, you can simplify a scene before painting. Use this video to learn my method for seeing shape and then apply it to your sketches while planning a painting.
Steven Griggs watercolor painting
23:13
SG-Using the Method to Create a Sketch Painting
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Let’s practice looking for shapes by applying the ‘Method for Seeing Shapes’ to photographs.
Steven Griggs watercolor painting
23:09
SG-Practice Seeing Shapes
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Looking at source material, it is time to practice seeing simple shapes and developing them in your sketchbooks.
Steven Griggs watercolor painting
25:20
SG-People as Shapes
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In keeping with the idea that all painting can be broken down into shapes, let’s look at the human form as a shape! In this video I will show you how to paint human figures to proportion and scale. I will also show you techniques for adding movement ...
Steven Griggs watercolor painting
28:34
SG-People in Situations
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Now that we’ve looked at how to paint people, add movement, and personality, it is time to practice putting them in situations such as city streets or landscapes. Adding people to paintings is a great way to draw the viewer into the scene to connect ...

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Steve Griggs watercolor painting
30:05
SG-Page Layout as a Design Tool
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In this video I talk about page layout as a design tool. Page layout is akin to, but slightly different from, composition. It is used to enhance the composition. Another way to think of it is, composition makes up the structure of the painting, but ...
Steven Griggs watercolor painting
18:47
SG-Format
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The first decision every artist makes is what format to use for the painting. There are three fundamental formats: portrait, landscape, elongated, square, as well as two variants: elongated landscape and elongated portrait. How do you decide which ...
Steven Griggs watercolor painting
26:49
SG-Composition
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Composition fits into how we use or organize the page. Much like the artist uses different types of prose or poetry to tell a story, the painter uses composition to determine how best to tell their story.

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Steve Griggs watercolor painting demonstration
17:08
SG-Continuous Line to Sketch Painting
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This is a demonstration of how I use continuous line drawing as source material for a sketch painting. While photographs make good source material, they are often so dominate that it is hard to break away from trying to re-create them. If you have ...
Steve Griggs watercolor painting demo
19:14
SG-Creating Mood (part 1)
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Using the methods of reducing a scene into simple shapes and assigning comparative values to those shapes (discussed in previous lessons) we have the foundation for creating a painting from source material. By rearranging values, we can step away ...
Steve Griggs watercolor painting demo
23:30
SG-Creating Mood (part 2)
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Using the methods of reducing a scene into simple shapes and assigning comparative values to those shapes (discussed in previous lessons) we have the foundation for creating a painting from source material. By rearranging values, we can step away ...
Steve Griggs watercolor painting
25:22
SG-Creating Passages
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In this video we will explore how to create passages in a painting. Passages are patterns of light, dark, or color that lead the eye through a painting and give us a visual journey, which most often leads to the center of interest.
Steve Griggs watercolor painting
29:56
SG-Creating Passages Demonstration
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In the previous video we will explored how to create passages in a painting through a series of sketches. Passages are patterns of light, dark, or color that lead the eye through a painting and give us a visual journey, which most often leads to the ...
Steve Griggs watercolor demonstration
19:26
SG-Creating Transitions (part 1)
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Transitions are important dynamics that give breadth and life to paintings. In this video we look at different types of transitions and how they can be employed to create a visually stimulating experience for the viewer
Steve Griggs watercolor demonstration
30:18
SG-Creating Transitions (part 2)
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In this video I demonstrate how to use the dynamic transitions I discussed in Part One
Steve Griggs watercolor sketches
27:03
SG-Iterative Sketching
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A sketchbook is a great way to capture a scene when you don’t have a camera with you or you just want to sketch instead. Iterative sketching uses sketchbook images as source material in order to harvest ideas and create a painting. This is a process ...
Steve Griggs watercolor demonstration painting
27:37
SG-Non-Traditional Watercolor Techniques
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Using non-traditional watercolor techniques and application tools, you can create interesting and energetic paintings. In this video I explore how palette knives create controlled, sharp edges, and mixing color on the paper, rather than on the ...
Steve Griggs watercolor painting
32:33
SG-Terrific Trees!
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Now that autumn has arrived, let’s paint some trees! This video explores how to paint trees using watercolor techniques such as wet on dry and wet on wet, dry brush strokes, and dappling. You’ll learn how to create different effects with a variety of ...
Steve Griggs watercolor painting
29:23
SG-Terrific Trees! (part 2)
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In this continuation of Terrific Trees!, I demonstrate how to create different effects when painting trees. In particular I focus on dappling in and staccato strokes with a beautiful autumn palette to create inviting fall foliage.
Watercolor painting demonstration image
19:20
SG-Using Values as Tools to Describe Simple Shapes
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A simple value study from a reference photo can start with dark, midtone, and light values. From the original study you can then rearrange the values into six different value patterns to create different schemas or ways to look at a scene. From ...
Steve Griggs watercolor demonstration
28:16
SG-Variations on a Theme
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An existing painting can serve as inspiration for other, similar paintings with an entirely different feel or story. In this video I show how to use an existing painting as a reference and then ask the question, “What can I do differently?” Trying ...
Steve Griggs watercolor painting
29:55
SG-Word Mapping for Inspiration
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There is a direct link between language, ideas, and painting. Sometimes we want to convey a specific idea or feeling in a painting and we need to plan in advance the various elements to achieve our outcome. One easy way to do that is to use words as ...
Steve Griggs color palette photo
30:08
Steve Griggs-All About Color
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Color is a powerful tool for the artist. It can create emotion and drama in a painting. In this lesson I talk about the standard palette, warm or cool split compliment palettes, and mixing secondary or tertiary colors to access a full array of color ...
Watercolor painting by Steve Griggs
32:04
SG-Paint Smudging
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Paint smudging is a delivery system for applying paint to the page with a straight edge such as a palette knife, small pieces of metal, or other implements to creating interesting and somewhat etherial shapes. You can apply the paint directly to the ...

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Steve Griggs watercolor demonstration
25:21
SG-Isolating Shapes
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For an artist to create an artistic painting, rather than simply replicating a photograph, they must first identify the shape they want to emphasize and then determine how to make it the focal point. This sketch exercise shows you how to isolate the ...
Steve Griggs watercolor demonstration
26:10
SG-Isolating Shapes (part 2)
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For an artist to create an artistic painting, rather than simply replicating a photograph, they must first identify the shape they want to emphasize and then determine how to make it the focal point. This sketch exercise shows you how to isolate the ...

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Steven Griggs watercolor painting
32:58
SG-Paint Along: Demonstration Painting – Waterscape
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Paint along with me as we complete a waterscape from start to finish!
Steven Griggs watercolor painting
31:31
SG-Paint Along: Demonstration Painting – Landscape
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Paint along with me as we complete a landscape from start to finish!
Steven Griggs watercolor painting
45:30
SG-Paint Along: Demonstration Painting – Cityscape
1views
Paint along with me as we complete a cityscape from start to finish!

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Steve Griggs watercolor painting
33:53
SG-PPV Harmony and Contrast
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This is the first in a series of videos about ways to create unity in a painting. In this video I discuss two concepts that, while on the surface are quite opposite, work together to create unity: Harmony and Contrast. Harmony is the effect that is ...
Steve Griggs watercolor demo painting
40:17
SG-Harmony and Contrast (part 2)
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This video continues our examination of the use of harmony and contrast to create unity in a painting. Harmony is the effect that is created when like elements come together, such as color. While harmony is satisfying it can be rather static. ...
Steve Griggs watercolor demonstration painting
38:05
SG-Harmony and Contrast (part 3)
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This is the third in a series of videos where we are exploring ways to combine harmony and contrast. In Part One, we looked at using abstract shapes over harmonious backgrounds. In Part Two, we looked at contrasting value and color. In Part Three we ...
Steve Griggs watercolor demo painting
34:22
SG-Harmony and Contrast (part 4)
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Continuing with our series on using harmony and contrast as the main focus or design element of a painting, in this fourth and final segment, I apply the principles from the previous three videos to creating a painting from a reference photo.

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Steve Griggs watercolor painting
34:20
SG-Practice for Improvement (part 1)
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Skill development is essential to improving as an artist. Often we focus on creating a painting but it is also important to practice skills, so we are always learning and improving. This practice will enhance our paintings. In this series I’ll be ...
Steve Griggs watercolor painting
30:08
SG-Practice for Improvement (part 2)
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This is Part Two of my series Practice for Improvement. Skill development is essential to improving as an artist. Often we focus on creating a painting but it is also important to practice skills, so we are always learning and improving. This ...
Steve Griggs watercolor demonstration painting
44:19
SG-Practice for Improvement (part 3)
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In Part Three of Practice for Improvement I discuss how to use choose a complimentary color palette and use it to layer color in a painting for depth to create interest. Additionally, I show you how to accentuate colors by using simultaneous contrast ...
Steve Griggs watercolor painting
30:56
SG-Practice for Improvement: (part 4): Using Sketchbooks
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In this fourth video in the Practice for Improvement series, we will be using a sketchbook to capture a quick value sketch of a scene. In this case, I’m using a reference photo but this technique can also be used Plein Air. The focus of the practice ...
Watercolor demonstration painting by Steve Griggs
30:37
SG-Practice for Improvement: (Part 5): Expressing Shapes in Quick Sketches
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In the fifth video in the series called Practice For Improvement, I show you how to employ a very effective technique for capturing scenes quickly and efficiently. By focusing on blocking out major shapes and their relationships, you can create a ...

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SG-Dramatic Clouds and Skies (part 3)
37:07
SG-Dramatic Clouds and Skies (part 3)
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One of the key elements in a landscape painting is the sky. How a sky is painted can affect the mood and emotion of the landscape. Bright skies, stormy skies, clouds, and color all influence the story told in a landscape. In this series we will work ...
Watercolor of sky and clouds
32:46
SG-Dramatic Clouds and Skies (part 2)
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One of the key elements in a landscape painting is the sky. How a sky is painted can affect the mood and emotion of the landscape. Bright skies, stormy skies, clouds, and color all influence the story told in a landscape. In this series we will work ...
Watercolor sky painting
28:35
SG-Dramatic Clouds and Skies (part 1)
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One of the key elements in a landscape painting is the sky. How a sky is painted can affect the mood and emotion of the landscape. Bright skies, stormy skies, clouds, and color all influence the story told in a landscape. In this series we will work ...