John's Watercolors User: Mitch Bell

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I received this cowboy portrait from Painter user Jim Bell. Jim utilized John's Watercolors to create the rich texture throughout the image. The texture imbues the portrait with a rich roughhewn leathery quality. Excellent work, Mitch!

I'm always surprised to see how users employ my brushes. If you have an example of art created with John's Watercolors, send me a JPEG—your work may get featured here!

John's Watercolors are $35. You can purchase these brushes by clicking the PayPal "Buy Now" button below. If you don't have a PayPal account, an option to pay via credit card is offered as well.

If you've been frustrated trying to master digital watercolors, John's Watercolors for Painter are the answer!

Chicago in the Round

My August/September AfterCapture Magazine Express Yourself! column is now available for download as a PDF file. This column describes my technique using Painter's Pattern Pen as a tool to create circular panoramas.

John's Corel Painter Watercolor Brushes Now Compatible with Painter 2017!

John's Watercolors—brushes that produce a remarkably easy-to-use emulation of their traditional counterpart—are now available for sale. Included with John's Watercolors is an explanatory PDF and links to video tutorials that demonstrate how to use these breakthrough digital watercolors.

John's Watercolors are provided in Painter 9, X, 11, 12, X3, 2015, 2016, & 2017 compatible formats. The video tutorials cover:

Brush Organization
Watercolor Color Set
Demonstrations of the brushes with tips and tricks
Cloning with John's Watercolors
Installing John's Watercolors into Painter
Sample Painting Demonstration

Here are samples created with John's Watercolors:

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You can download this PDF that describes each of the brushes in John's Watercolors.

John's Watercolors are $35. You can purchase these brushes by clicking the PayPal "Buy Now" button below. If you don't have a PayPal account, an option to pay via credit card is offered as well.

If you've been frustrated trying to master digital watercolors, John's Watercolors for Painter are the answer!

Recent Gouache Interpretation

Recently, I've been playing with gouache-style interpretations. This one is based on a panorama I shot in the Ojai Valley.

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The Ingredients of Visual Expression

My April/May AfterCapture Magazine Express Yourself! column is now available for download as a PDF file. This column describes a a way to look at the ingredients of visual expression.

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Digital Tools, Analog Art

My February/March AfterCapture Magazine Express Yourself! column is now available for download as a PDF file. This column describes a recent project in which I interpreted a photograph into a painted result.

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