Daily Sketch - Harley asleep, and the best watercolor instructional video.

I grew up watercolor painting, but stopped for many years.  Since then, I've been trying to re-learn the techniques, mostly using library books and Youtube.  The best resource I've found is the recently released "Watercolor in the Wild" video by noted author and illustrator, James Gurney, of Dinotopia fame.  He updates his blog daily with new sketches, tips, and links to other illustrators.  

Check out the trailer for his instructional here:

The blog post where he discusses the materials he uses:

Watercolor in the Wild Materials

And the video that accompanies them:

Last, his two books are required reading for any aspiring illustrator or comic artist. (Click on the images to be taken to their Amazon pages.)