Introduction In the quiet moments of reflection, a glance through my Hahnemühle Sketchbook often becomes a journey into the past. Among these pages lies a series close to my heart – the “Film & Television” watercolor series. This project is a fusion of my deep-seated love for cinema, history, and the fluid beauty of watercolors. The Genesis of the Series The idea for this series sparked from a realization: film and television are not just about entertainment; they are a canvas for powerful storytelling and historical reflection. I wanted to translate these fleeting moments of cinematic bri ..read more

Do you remember the first time you picked up a paintbrush and marveled at the colorful magic it could create on paper? The excitement and passion that comes with discovering the world of watercolors is unparalleled. As a beginner or aspiring watercolor artist, you may find yourself yearning to improve your skills and explore new techniques. One essential aspect of your artistic journey is selecting the right watercolor brushes. The perfect brush can elevate your work, while the wrong one can lead to frustration and disappointment. In this comprehensive guide, we will explore the wonderful wo ..read more

I have always been asked by so many people at all times whether I can teach them how to draw or paint. These are from various levels of beginners to intermediate. But in between i get a few requests, which are from people who haven’t painted at all after High School. Today, in this post, I want to talk about them. And for them. You see, I have painted from a very early childhood but in an inconsistent manner. Sometimes I take huge breaks from painting due to work as well as time limitations, which I believe are different sides of the same coin. But one thing I realized in this long span of t ..read more

Painting on a watercolor sketchbook can be one of the most interesting ways of practicing the Watercolor media as a whole. For many people painting in watercolors, this is probably the only form they do & never touch a paper size bigger than the sketchbook. This is true for me to a certain extent too. The joy of illustrating/painting on a Watercolor Sketchbook can be tremendous once you get the taste of it. But yes I get it. You are not here to discuss that. Rather you want to know some useful tips on how to paint in watercolors on a Sketchbook. Right? I have around 7 years of experience ..read more

Before starting out on the differences between Watercolors, Gouache & Poster Colors, let me point out one similarity between them, which is that all three are actually water-based. This simply means you can activate the paint both in paper & palette with water. The differences however come from many factors which we will be discussing pointwise below: Pigments: One of the most important difference between watercolors, gouache & poster colors is its pigment content. Generally speaking, to make these colors three things are used: a pigment, a binder & some additive. The pigments ..read more

Watercolor Pan vs Tubes is one of the many confusing topics that are often discussed or searched on the internet today. When I started off with watercolours about 4 years back, I didn’t know there were watercolour pans available. I asked my Guru and he told me you will get 20 ml Camlin(an Indian Art brand) Tubes. You don’t even need to buy a full set of tubes. Just buy individual tubes. I did exactly that and continue to do though my choice of brands is now different. This continued for 3 years approx. PANs were not even in my radar. I barely acknowledged them. And then I happened to join a W ..read more

For me, choosing a Watercolor Paper is a tough decision even today. We have so many choices out there with all the price ranges you can possibly imagine. But there are certain basics that we must all know before we start buying our watercolor paper. Now, as i have already mentioned that, for me this is still a tough choice, I have asked a very talented Watercolor Artist friend of mine, Saurabh Pramanik, to share with us his knowledge about Watercolor paper. I have also put out a bio of Saurabh at the end of this post & I would recommend that you check out his works in social media(links ..read more

Watercolor Sketching is one of the most interesting forms of painting that most of us artists enjoy doing. Most of it happens in a Sketchbook. Again for a majority of us, a sketchbook is very personalised & private thing. I have always stressed upon the habit of keeping a sketchbook in order to make significant improvements to your drawing & painting skills. In recent social media posts even the top-guns of Watercolor, Alvaro Castagnet & Joseph Zbukvic mentioned the importance of it. I personally have benefitted so much from my Sketchbooks. Now, for the sake of this post’s releva ..read more

Watercolor is a very wild & unpredictable medium. This is something that I have been preaching in all my blog posts & Skillshare class. But that does not exclude it from having some basics. We all need to get atleast some of the basics of Watercolor right if we want to excel in this medium. By basics, it would mean some tried & true tips & techniques, which will give us very good results & also give us a base to further experiment in watercolors. Even i started blind believing that every wash or every erroneous stroke in watercolors might create happy accidents. That does ..read more

In my journey of learning Art all by myself, I never saw or heard of food illustration until a few years back. For us, there were very limited subjects like landscape, portraits, still-life(fruits & flowers mainly), etc. The primary reason was that there was less penetration of social media in our lives back then. We were less exposed to new ideas in Art & hence i now feel that was a primitive age for us artists. But gradually with the world growing smaller due to the internet,  I came across the global community called Urban Sketchers, where these artists would paint anything in th ..read more