Step-by-Step Painting Tutorials in Oil & Watercolor

Browse the library of 30+ free step-by-step painting tutorials in oil and watercolor.

Choose from butterflies, animals, birds, flowers, and landscape projects, organized by medium and skill level.


Step-by-Step Painting Tutorials

Oil Painting Tutorials

Learn to do oil paintings of landscapes, animals, flowers, a hummingbird and butterfly - all skill levels.
Library of watercolor and oil step-by-step paintings

Watercolor Tutorials

Detailed step-by-step lessons to paint animals, birds, butterflies, and flowers for beginners and beyond.

What is Included in the Step-by-Step Paintings?

The tutorials generally include:

  • A reference photo and/or the finished painting image 
  • A sketch: You're welcome to trace a drawing from the finished painting.
  • Materials for the painting; colors, brushes, what you paint on, and clean-up 
  • The painting process with detailed explanations.
  • How to mix the colors
  • Composition tips
  • Focus on values
  • Rules and techniques specific to the medium
  • How to correct mistakes when I make them. I show you how to fix them.

Each painting is individual. It will include many, but not necessarily all the items.

Brand new to painting? Start with my ‘How to Paint Art for Beginners’ roadmap.

Oil Painting Tutorials

The oil tutorials suitable for acrylic or alkyd paint.

Beginners Start Here

Nav-How-to-Oil-PaintHow to Oil Paint Easy
Beginner's Oil PaintingStarting Oils
Easy
Painting With a Limited PaletteLimited Palette
Fun!
How to Paint a DogPaint a Dog
Easy

More Easy Oil Projects

Painting DaisiesPainting Daisies
Easy
Paint a ButterflyPaint a Butterfly
Easy
How to Paint a HummingbirdPaint a Hummer
Easy
How to Paint a RosePainting Roses
Easy

Artists with Some Oil Experience

How to do oil painting.How to Oil Paint
Medium
How to Paint a Lion.Paint a Lion
Medium
How to paint a landscape.Paint a Landscape
Medium
Paint a waterfall in a colorful landscape.Paint a Waterfall
Medium
How to paint ocean with oil paint.Paint Ocean
Medium
How to paint a beach with oil paint.Paint a Beach
Medium
Paint Ocean ColorsOcean Colors
Medium
How to paint a wave with oils.Paint a Wave
Medium

How to Paint Watercolor Tutorials

The more we paint - the better we get!

Beginners Start Here

How to Paint WatercolorHow to Paint Watercolor/Easy
Watercolor for BeginnersPaint a Hummer
Easy
Learn how to glaze with watercolor.Glazing WC
Easy
Easy Butterfly PaintingDraw & Paint a Monarch / Easy

More Easy Watercolor

Paint a HummingbirdPaint a Hummer
Easy
How to Paint a HorsePaint a Horse
Easy
Painting ButterfliesPaint Butterflies
Easy
Painting DayliliesPainting Daylilies
Fun!

When You Have Watercolor Experience

Paint a GiraffePaint 3 Giraffes
Medium
Painting Watercolor FlowersPaint 3 Flowers
Medium
Painting Koi FishPainting Koi Fish
Medium
Paint a ButterflyTiger Swallowtail
Medium
How to WatercolorPaint a Hummer
Medium
How to Paint WatercolorButterfly Art
Medium
We can mix skin colors with the primary colors.Mix Skin Colors
Medium
Painting Mixed MediaMixed Media
Fantastic