During my local watercolor workshops in Annecy of France, I love sharing easy tips that are super useful but often get overlooked. These are little lessons I’ve learned the hard way, and honestly, they make watercolor even more exciting.

Today, I’m sharing 6 simple tips that I think you’ll love.

Painting watercolor can feel a bit intimidating at first. If you’re not sure how to start or how to keep going, you’re not alone. I felt exactly the same way when I first started. That's why I love this tiny landscape painting! It’s simple and super satisfying to do. Even now, I still come back to it when I want to paint something quick and calming.

If I could recommend just one exercise for learning watercolor, it wouldn’t require a full palette or any fancy tools. It would be this: painting with just one color. All you need is a tiny piece of watercolor paper, a mop brush, and one of your favorite colors.

Today, I want to share one of the simplest watercolor exercises I always come back to, and one of the most satisfying too. Just one brush. One color. We are going to doodle with repeating lines and shapes that slowly come together, layer by layer.