HudsonGray
Here's some more tutorials:
http://www.mariawilliam.net/tutorials.html Another color pencil tutorial, but sort of simplistic. The main site has much better info on how to use watercolors -- http://www.enchantedartworks.com/ezine/2004-May/eztuts.html - and drawing lessons. Also http://www.portrait-artist.org/color/colored-pencil-tutorial.html
Art budget? You're just starting up, you've got to get the basics. After that, it's a budget.
Hint* With watercolors, when you put the paint on the paper, while it's still wet toss some salt onto the wet paint, it'll make some interesting patterns. Rock salt will do different than rough ground salt, which will be different than table salt. Let it dry & then brush the salt off. It only works with watercolors though.
Edited to add one more URL & again to add the following---
Lots & Lots of color pencil info on this page, I even bookmarked it for me to check later! : http://www.wetcanvas.com/forums/showthread.php?threadid=84820
http://www.mariawilliam.net/tutorials.html Another color pencil tutorial, but sort of simplistic. The main site has much better info on how to use watercolors -- http://www.enchantedartworks.com/ezine/2004-May/eztuts.html - and drawing lessons. Also http://www.portrait-artist.org/color/colored-pencil-tutorial.html
Art budget? You're just starting up, you've got to get the basics. After that, it's a budget.
Hint* With watercolors, when you put the paint on the paper, while it's still wet toss some salt onto the wet paint, it'll make some interesting patterns. Rock salt will do different than rough ground salt, which will be different than table salt. Let it dry & then brush the salt off. It only works with watercolors though.
Edited to add one more URL & again to add the following---
Lots & Lots of color pencil info on this page, I even bookmarked it for me to check later! : http://www.wetcanvas.com/forums/showthread.php?threadid=84820