If you’re looking for watercolor painting tutorials, look no further. Now that I’ve been getting back into watercolor, I’ve become a huge fan of DearAnnArt on Instagram.
Anna paints absolutely gorgeous watercolor art. Not only that, but she does some of the best simple watercolor tutorials.
I’ve included some of her tutorials throughout my watercolor posts. You can check them out below:
- 20 Beautiful Watercolor Butterfly Painting Ideas
- 21 Easy Step-by-Step Watercolor Tutorials for Beginners
- 30 Watercolor Flower Painting Ideas for Beginners
Recently though, I thought it would be great to feature my favorite watercolor tutorials from Anna.
GATHER YOUR WATERCOLOR SUPPLIES
- Watercolor Success in 4 Steps: This book features 150 easy watercolor painting projects including flowers, fruits and veggies, animals, and more.
- How to Draw Flowers: Learn how to easily draw flowers with these printable worksheets.
- Watercolor Project Book: This project book contains 50 watercolor projects with a forest theme.
1. Watercolor Watermelon
If you’re new to watercolor, this watermelon painting is a great beginners project for you to paint.

2. Watercolor Lemon
I love lemon art because of the beautiful color combination of yellow and great. This is a gouache tutorial but can be replicated with watercolor.

3. Peacock Feather
This simple step-by-step tutorial shows you how to paint a peacock feather.

4. Fall Tree
When the fall comes around, I just love growing fall-themed painting ideas. This tree is the perfect fall painting.

5. Watercolor Pumpkin
Painting pumpkins is a lot easier than you think. This particular tutorial uses gouache, but you could do this using watercolor too.

6. Pink Flower
Who doesn’t love a good flower watercolor tutorial? This Dahlia flower is stunning.

7. Watercolor Ornament
Deck the halls with this festive Christmas tree ornament tutorial. Use your favorite colors when you paint your ornament.

8. House with Snow
Isn’t this the cutest little house painting? I love the color of the house and the snow on the roof.

9. Watercolor Giraffe
This giraffe is a little more advanced, but still doable for the adventurous beginner.

10. Lion with Crown
I love this cute yellow lion with a crown. Check out the Instagram post to see the colors used for this painting.

11. Cactus with Flowers
If you’re a cacti lover, I think you’ll have fun recreating this cute potted cacti.

12. Pink Umbrella
This umbrella is perfect to paint for the spring season. You can watch the video tutorial on YouTube.

13. Pink and Green Flowers
With Mother’s Day just around the corner, this flower painting is perfect for a handmade greeting card.

14. Watercolor Hedgehog
Hedgehogs are the cutest little things. Paint your own hedgehog following this easy guide.

15. Pumpkin Cupcake
I love painting food items, and more specifically dessert. These fall cupcakes are the cutest.

16. Watercolor Apple
If you want a simple watercolor project, it can’t get any easier than this apple.

17. Green Beakers
These beakers will be so fun to paint once Halloween comes around. To switch things up, you can use colors like purple and orange too.

18. Watercolor Fox
This watercolor fox is wonderful. Check out more photos on Instagram to see a few close-ups.

19. Watercolor Owl
If you’ve never painted an owl before, it’s definitely time to change that. This owl is so cute and simple.

20. Tree with Snow
Make your own holiday cards by painting this winter tree. You can watch the video tutorial on YouTube.

21. Watercolor Bird
After putting a few bird feeders in my backyard, I’ve really become inspired to paint birds. If you’re feeling inspired, this tutorial makes a great guide.

22. Watercolor Strawberry
Summer’s nearly here, which means all the strawberries you can eat… or paint.

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