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How to Swatch Watercolors: A Beginner’s Guide to Understanding Your Paints beginner color-mixing paints resource watercolor technique Sep 06, 2025
Beginner-friendly limited watercolor palette examples with labeled paint tube sets: Mixed Primary, Earthy Trio, Floral-Friendly, and Moody Landscape, displayed on a studio table.
How to Paint with a Limited Palette (and Why) beginner color-mixing resource tip watercolor technique Aug 16, 2025
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Beginner's Guide to How to Use White Space in Watercolor beginner resource tip watercolor technique Aug 09, 2025
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5 Easy No-Stress Watercolor Projects for Beginners (Artist Review) beginner tutorial watercolor watercolor technique Jul 26, 2025
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5 Simple Color-Mixing Exercises for Watercolor Beginners (Artist Review) beginner color-mixing paints resource tutorial watercolor technique Jun 28, 2025
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7 Easy Watercolor Brushstroke Drills for Beginners (Artist Review) beginner resource tip tutorial watercolor technique Mar 22, 2025

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Mary Moreno

🎨 Mary is a self-taught watercolor artist and creative blogger based in San Diego, sharing beginner-friendly resources and creative encouragement from her sunny garden studio. She believes watercolor should feel joyful — not intimidating — and her goal is to help new artists build confidence, clarity, and creativity with every brushstroke. 🖌️