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All the Tutorials

Here you can browse through all the tutorials, grouped together in their themes. They are arranged by date, so you'll find the most recent at the top and the oldest down at the bottom.

If you want help choosing a project, take a look at the Guided Painting Plans or try the Pick-a Project page for some suggestions!

Winter's Calling

Grab your brushes and your scarf as we paint some chilly winter landscapes!

A Cozy Autumn

Explore light, atmosphere, and the feeling of fall with 3 autumn-inspired projects.

The Oracle

Step into a world of mysterious doorways, storm-lit skies, and whispered secrets hidden in the fog, as you see what The Oracle has in store for you...

The Lost Lagoon

Learn how to prioritize details in your plants as you explore a beautiful lost lagoon.

The Rock Collector's Garden

This month’s projects invite you to explore the beauty of weathered spaces, as you discover how to bring stone textures to life with gouache.

The Forest of Stars

Step into the enchanting Forest of Stars, where you'll learn how to capture glowing orbs filled with galaxies, create messages written with stardust, and paint sacred spaces filled with quiet and wonder.

Midsummer Magic

A dreamy collection of four magical landscapes exploring the shifting light of the summer solstice. Each project captures a different moment of a single enchanting day.

Fable Wood

Dream up your own magical creatures and learn how to include them in your scenes.

The Talekeeper's Emporium

Combine art and storytelling with this collection of book-themed projects. ⁠

The Lost Gardens

Step into an abandoned greenhouse as we explore The Lost Gardens. These projects are full of hidden waterfalls, and lush sanctuaries.

Forest Finds

Explore the heart of the forest to uncover its hidden treasures. From ancient stones to mossy stumps and glowing springs, each scene captures the enchanting details of nature's quiet magic.

The Lantern of Wandering Souls

Step into the enchanting world of The Lantern of Wandering Souls, where glowing lanterns illuminate mystical pathways and foggy forests. These projects will guide you in creating atmospheric scenes filled with light, depth, and magical details.

The Frostweaver's Garden

Imagine a garden forever frozen in the depths of winter, where nature has adapted to the cold and even the stars in the sky find their own way to decorate the night.

A Ghibli-Inspired Autumn

Capture the delightful spirit of the season with these landscape projects inspired by the style of Studio Ghibli.

Hallows Eve

Embrace the spooky season with these wicked projects. Paint a spooky house, a bubbling cauldron, and a collection of glowing magical objects.

Crystal Quest

Have a go at three sparkling projects that all explore a different aspect of precious stones. Paint polished gemstones, crystal shards and a towering geode...

The Witching Hour

Capture the vibrant magic of the night in this collection of dark projects.

The Mossy Forest

Explore a world full of mossy green goodness in these enchanting forest projects.

Fairy Glen

Practice your loose brushstrokes with this collection of glowing, ethereal scenes from a magical fairy glen!

The Rainy Forest

Explore a selection of rainy forest environments brimming with atmosphere in these moody projects.

Creativity

Give your creativity a workout with these quick and fun painting projects. Use simple silhouettes to create a scene, or explore color with your very own Tiny World!

The Wild

Embrace looser brushstrokes in this collection of projects inspired by wild places. Paint a pretty mountain valley, a hidden waterfall, and a gorgeous sunset.

Perspective

Master dramatic scenes full of depth in this collection of projects that cover one, two and three-point perspective.

Cosmic Forest

Explore vibrant colors and loose blending in these enchanting landscapes from the cosmic forest.

Winters Magic

Embrace the calm magic of winter with this selection of frosty projects. Choose between quicker paintings- perfect for a last minute holiday card, or immerse yourself in the epic Winters Quest!

Through the Window

Try out a range of fun techniques as you explore these projects inspired by views you might find through a window.

Trick or Treat

Sink your fangs into this collection of spooky Halloween-themed projects, full of atmosphere and ghoulishly gouachey details!

Wish You Were Here

In this collection of colorful tutorials we'll look at how to create a travel journal, combining space to paint with room to write about your trip!

A Japanese Adventure

Embark on a tranquil escape in this collection of tutorials inspired by Japan. You'll paint twisting cherry blossom trees, towering temples and a relaxing koi pond; the perfect getaway!

Dark Magic

Explore a world filled with dark magic in these enchanting tutorials. Visit a cavern filled with stars, capture a mysterious castle, and discover the spot deep in the forest where magic is created.

Garden of Wonder

If florals are your thing, you'll find lots of projects to delight you in the Garden of Wonder!

The Tulgey Wood

Learn how to capture magic and whimsy in these enchanting projects, where you'll paint illuminated details, spiral trees and the point where two worlds meet.

The Lost City

Explore a lost city as you paint crumbling ruins, mountain steps and a mysterious moonlit archway.

Dreamworld

Escape to a world of whimsy and wonder, full of squashy moss and little magical details.

Gouache & Watercolor

Combine the best qualities of both gouache and watercolor to create a selection of magical scenes.

Forest Magic

Explore all the wonderful techniques we can use with gouache to create a sense of magic in our paintings with this panoramic forest scene. In these tutorials you'll also find a selection of quick exercises to paint a variety of beautiful light effects.

Snowfall & Starlight

A selection of magical winter scenes, complete with snowy pine trees, colorful skaters and an enchanted tree made of ice!

Abstract Landscapes

Explore freedom of color and texture in these beautiful abstract landscapes. These projects are perfect to help you relax!

Tiny Gardens

Working with a theme gives us so many clues to the colors and textures we can use, and that's what we'll be going in these tiny gardens full of details and magic.

Painting for Fun

Let me show you one of my favorite approaches to painting, as we create some loose backgrounds and them fill them with glimpses into enchanting worlds.

Magical Terrariums

In these tutorials you'll capture tiny plant worlds enclosed in a variety of enchanting vessels...

Painting From Your Imagination

Learn how to bring an idea to life from scratch in these tutorials. I'll walk you through each stage of my process in painting this magical Secret Garden.

Mini Landscapes

Be brave and try out lots of new textures in these mini landscapes. We'll keep them small to prevent them from becoming overwhelming as we paint a variety of environments.

Sunsets

Capture glowing light and amazing sunset colors in these luminous landscapes. You'll also explore a range of sunset colors from the paints you have available.

Rocks

Explore the color and texture in simple rocks, and learn how to make them feel at home in a scene with these rocky tutorials!

A Night Under the Stars

There's something so cozy about painting a night scene. In these tutorials you'll capture the glow of a camp fire, moonlit plants, a bright aurora, and more!

Underwater

In these tutorials we'll explore how to capture the light and colors of underwater scenes. Try out your skills with a sunken shipwreck and a sparkling mermaid tail.

Mushrooms

Explore the magic of the forest floor with these pretty mushroom tutorials. We'll combine small details with pretty out-of-focus backgrounds in these tutorials.

Winter

I love to paint snowy winter scenes, and these projects are packed full of fun techniques that show gouache at its best!

Autumn

In these tutorials we'll explore the beauty of autumn colors as we seek to capture the magic of this time of year.

An Illustrated Journal

What do we do when we've collected more inspiration photos than we can possibly use? Here I'll show you how to group several images together to create an illustrated journal page.

A Limited Palette

Learn how to create cohesive color schemes by using a basic limited palette.

Wild Flowers

In these tutorials we'll paint a variety of loose wild flowers. This is a great way to relax your painting style and focus on more gestural brush marks.

Tired Brain

Sometimes we might want to paint without having to think too much, so these projects all focus on ways to still enjoy creating when life has made your brain a bit tired.

The Forest

These projects focus on how to create different textures in trees and bushes, plus a sweet little forest fox friend.

Layered Landscapes

Building landscapes up in layers is a great way to simplify a scene and create a sense of depth. All these tutorials focus on this approach.

Mountains

Perfect your rocky peaks with these moody mountain vistas. You'll also find a bonus tutorial voted for by you guys!

The Ocean

In these tutorials, we'll attempt to capture the many personalities of the ocean. From calm sparkling waters to stunning sunsets, and everything in between!

Clouds

There are never two clouds the same, so in these tutorials we'll try out lots of different kinds as we test out colors and techniques to find what works best.

Rain & Fog

Rainy and foggy environments are such a joy to paint with gouache! Give your muted colors a workout for these atmospheric scenes.

Winter Wonderland

It's the holidays in the enchanted forest and these snowy projects are full of winter charm!

Waterfalls

Is there anything more magical than a little waterfall tucked away in the forest? These projects will help you with the techniques involved in capturing falling water.

Greens

We use a green a lot in our landscapes, and in these projects you'll expand your repertoire of planty shapes and learn how to create dynamic greenery.

Illumination

In these tutorials you'll learn about how to capture glowing light in your paintings.