VIDEO: The Deductive Method of Watercolor Painting

Published on Feb. 6th 2012


In today’s video, master watercolor painter Cheng-Khee Chee will be demonstrating his own methodology for intuitive, deductive painting. Take a look at the video below—if this is the first time you’ve seen him paint, you might be surprised at how free and simple his painting philosophy is.

NOTE: You can get Cheng-Khee Chee’s full watercolor DVD at Creative Catalyst.

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