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How to Paint a Soft Pink Rose in Watercolour
A look at the paper, brushes and pigments I used to paint a soft pink rose in watercolour, working petal by petal with layering and glazing.
Tevfik Özan
Aug 242 min read


My Watercolor Color Library: A Pigment-by-Pigment Comparison
I've always been a little obsessive about color, obsessive enough to spend way too many evenings lining up watercolors on paper just to see how they really compare. This page isn't a finished project, it's a living library. Over the years I've pulled out the watercolors I own one by one and compared them by pigment code, and it keeps growing every time I add a new color. My full-spectrum watercolor pigment swatch chart, comparing colors across brands by pigment code. A quick
Tevfik Özan
Aug 184 min read


A Watercolour Workshop with Tevfik Özan: Five Strangers, One Afternoon
On the 5th of October, I welcomed five participants into a cozy café for a watercolour workshop that lasted an entire afternoon. They came from completely different walks of life, but within minutes, that didn't matter anymore. What brought them together was a shared curiosity for this quiet, unpredictable medium. I built the session around the fundamentals I return to again and again in my own practice: layering, wet on wet blending, and the patience it takes to build depth
Tevfik Özan
Oct 15, 20221 min read


Guest Artist on DoodleWash: “Learning by Doing” by Tevfik Özan
Hello everyone, a few weeks ago my works got attention from an American Watercolour Society and I was asked for an interview. My interview was published today. I am featured as a ‘Guest Artist’ on their website. I am like the cat who's stolen the cream. I wanted to share my happiness and excitement with you. You can reach the full interview from the link below. Thank you all for all your support, messages and comments since I started my watercolour journey. You motivate me a
Tevfik Özan
Sep 15, 20221 min read


Painting Autumn Leaf in Watercolour
Autumn has always been my favourite season while many favourites the Spring or the Summer. It is special for me as I am just in love with the mellow beauty of Autumn. I am blown away with the variety of the colours in this beautiful time of the year. As a watercolour artist the vibrant orange colours appeal to my constant desire for change. I painted few Autumn paintings previously. I studied two of them from a reference photo I took myself. One of them was awarded in an onli
Tevfik Özan
Jul 7, 20222 min read


How to Paint Fuchsia Flower in Watercolour
Hello everyone! Here's a mini tutorial on how to paint a fuchsia flower in watercolour. I worked from a reference photo kindly shared by Chris Martin. In the video, you'll see my full process: the colours I used, the wet-on-wet technique, and how I build up layers to bring the petals to life. There's a full-length voice-over version of this tutorial on Patreon. This was my very first tutorial, so thank you for your patience. I'm excited to see how these evolve over time. I ho
Tevfik Özan
Jul 6, 20221 min read
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