Water control IS the single most important aspect to becoming a good watercolor artist. I found out about it in a unusually thorough college watercolor class, until, then it had been a struggle. The class was very technique driven, but my professor promised if we truly learned the "how" we would never forget it. He was right. I can pick up a brush and even if rusty, with some practice- the techniques come back quickly.
i know what you mean. it also happens when you switch between papers, like water color paper to bristol or any other surface, you almost have to remind yourself of what you know
One of the better UA-cam presentations on controlling water when doing a watercolor painting. Too much water (along with impatience) has ruined many a painting. Thanks.
Thank you for this. It was very informative, and yes. I am a beginner and have seen the dome and i have tried to fix it by mopping up with a dry brush. By the by.....I simply love that cute little two-handed bowl which is sitting on your left behind you!
I'm definitely a watercolor beginner and I have been having issue getting too much water...it's nice to see someone like you give a explanation on how to control that problem. Thanks again :)
Im just starting watercolor and Ive gotta tell you. Your videos help A LOT! I got everything I need but had not started yet from fear. Thanks to you Im not scared anymore. I cant wait to make my first piece!
Thanks so much for answering the question I posted on facebook. I found at least one of my mistakes is that I get the paper wet, then I get my paint wet, and I get my paintbrush wet. No wonder I can't control the water! Thanks again! Looking forward to your next video! Lyndi
Thank you, I really love your videos. Not only are they really practical and easy to understand, I love how visually appealing the video itself is as well :)
I've really been enjoying your videos over the past few days. I tape my watercolor paper to an art board and let it dry before I take it off, so everything dries flat which fixes the "warping" problem. Also, water color paper that comes in "blocks" will help prevent warping. I'm sure you knew that but thought I'd mention that for others as an FYI. Thanks so much!
Thank you for this very basic tutorial on watercoloring/water. The reason being is exactly what you said about looking for and keeping those happy accidents. I'm tired of that and need the next lesson. My hubby bless him keeps saying that the colors are pretty or that makes a good sunset! But I wasn't trying to make the millionth sunset!!! Lol.
Lately I have been obsessed with the Art Impressions style of water coloring and I know that my biggest problem is too much water. The info from your video that is most helpful to me is the "dome" of water as the signal that the paper is too wet. Thank you! That was a moment when the "light bulb above my head" turned on!
Very interesting, I often use the corner go kitchen towering to soak up excess and it seems to pull the water up like a straw. Thanks for all your personal experience
Thank you so much for sharing this! I’ve watched so many videos and none of them ever explained this “magic moment” and now I get it. And the angle you used to show us exactly what you’re doing just helps so much more. Thank you again! You’re amazing! :3
Thank you so much!!! I'm new to watercolor, trying to absorb everything I can on the Tube, and haven't found anything this useful yet! Too much water is my main problem (of many :) Love your videos, very encouraging. Thanks again.
@@WaterColorMisfit you know what, it's five years on and this comment is still spot on. They way you filmed the close ups at at angle so we could see how it looked was really helpful. I'm sure it took a lot of time to get the lighting camera angle etc correct but I think it has helped a lot of people. Thank you ❤️
I'm loving all of your videos on watercolor. They are so helpful to me as I'm just starting out (for the second time) on my watercolor journey. I'm more of an abstract artist and I have questions about overall composition. Is it best to plan a painting out? I have a lot of trouble with that and just create as I go along. Are there any techniques you can share specifically for abstracts? Thanks so much for your help!
Wow, I just "happened" to find you and I'm so glad I did! Looking forward to watching the rest of your tutorials now! This was so helpful to me (beginner)! TFS
Thanks for doing these tutorials. I get frustrated learning techniques but then not being sure when and where to use them in an actual painting. ANy suggestions?
Never have seen a video about this. TY! I am starting my journey because you've given us a lot of great tutorials to know how to begin and jump in! Hugz, Tree
I love your chanal its so fun. iv got a quick tip to help if you ever get a page that starts to buckle, wether through some kind of accident or frustration so you dont have to restart (I have used this with many different art projects not just watercolour) the buckle or dome is caused by the uneven expanding of the saturated fibers within the paper. All we need to do is even this back out quickly and as evenly as possible to return it back to how it was. The best way is to put a very absorbant paper towl on each side of the paper(somtimes 2-3 layers depnding how wet it is), then press it like we would press a flower, this evenly and quickly presses out the water if left for 30 mins to an hour. It reverts the paper to is previous state ie flat lol Useing heat or a brush is uneven and slow and is why then the paper remains buckled. by pressing the papper the fibers dehidrate evenly and shrink back to shape in the same way they expanded I hope that mekes sence im very dyslexic and my written english isnt great lol
Hi, very useful! Would you pls. talk about 'stretching your paper'? Do you, and if you do, is the water 'dome' or the techniques different than not stretching? Do you have a video on stretching? Thanks!
Thanks for the great tips! I am new to water coloring and just love the happy accidents! You have helped me understand how much water to apply. What is the difference between the tube water color paints and the compressed paint sets? Which is better?
You are welcome! As for your question, make sure to check out my advantages and disadvantages watercolor paints videos. In them I give a really comprehensive overview - much better than I could write :) The better paint really depends on your style :D I'll provide links below Pan Paints - (this is an old video just be warned) :) ua-cam.com/video/VyhXM4SqLww/v-deo.html Tube Paints ua-cam.com/video/VsR54Ctx_qc/v-deo.html Watercolor Concentrates ua-cam.com/video/lN-a2YAb2SE/v-deo.html
hey! I really love your videos . i'm still trying to paint with watercolor since a year ago and i'm getting better every day . can you PLEASE make a video with to less water? and how find your style painting with watercolor? thank U so much! blessing, love and peace !
This was VERY helpful. I've been afraid to try at wet on wet, not knowing the right amount of water. I'm ready to embark on that technique! Thank you. :0)
I actually found an overflow of water useful in some cases, like when I paint a galaxy, it sometimes helps me get a random look to it. Other times, I do pretty much the same thing you do :D
I am right in the middle of TRYING to find lighting in my craft room.After two returns of light bulbs..Would you please recommend which type,brand,watts are best for bright light? Thank you so much for all your creative "HELP." Enjoy your day!!
+Kim Quigley Hi there! Just saw your comment and decided to share my experience. I've recently changed all the bulb in my room to the "day-light" ones. They give you white luminescent like light that you will basically get for the sun. I find it very useful since you you see everything in its original color. Hope that was somewhat helpful.
Hello Carrie, Thanks for this little secret, the magic moment, I guess now I understand better how to paint wet on wet, and even more how to determine how much water I have on my paper after applying a layer using wet on dry tehnique. I have a question about what kind of paper do you recommend if I can't get Arches in my city, neither I can't buy it online? I have tried to use Canson 120g/m (56lbs) 1557 Croquis Sketch Book (extra white, brush, pastel, pencil), but this paper seem to buckle even on wet on dry tehnique after I damped the paper in cold water, absorbed the excess water, put it on a wood surface and taped it with paper tape on all its sides, then I blowed dried it and let it dry a few hours, then when I started to paint on it it started to buckle even if my brush was very small and had only a drop of water in the paint I guess (I damped the excess on a towel before I put it on the dry paper. I guess the paper is very cheap so it is good only for sketches. Thus said, in stores I can find Fabriano, Canson, Derwent and Daler Rowney. Thank you so much! I wish the best, I'm lucky to find your channel.
Get a drawing board, coat it with Acrylic varnish. Soak your watercolour paper for about 20/45 minutes, use gum strip to put in on your Watercolour paper onto your waterproof drawing board..... you only need the gum strip to cover about 1/2 inch all around your Watercolour paper, secure it with wet gum strip. Allow paper to dry prior to painting. This will prevent your watercolours from causing your paper to warp/ cockle or buckle. I'm amazed at how many artist no longer soak their Watercolour paper. If you still feel you need to control water use masking fluid, gum Arabic or Ox Gall. Peace.
hi Carrie (#askmisfit) i have a question that in watercolors there are times when you need the dark tone of a color, and you can't exactly get it by using the color wheel, for instance when i need a darker tone of red i end up with brown, so how do you deal with that?
+oceanic 107 I just use a wet brush and softly rub them away (blend it) either before I add color over or while I blend the colour with the colour already laid down. Water is your eraser. I bet she has added this to her future list of videos.
You can get wire, I find old type coat hanger wire to be best. if you want to prevent it from rusting, you can get heat shrink tubing from radio shack. and you make a ladder or like figure 8's like effects in the wire, the wire can be suspended over your water jar. The brushes can be placed inside these ladder like rungs. This method suspends the bristles in the water, without allowing the handle enter the water. Never put good brushed into a jar of water, Wood Swells in Water, and will crack the paint/ varnish, and damage the Ferrule, and can lead to the early death of your brushes. Wash and clean them immediately and use paper towel to make sure that they are dry. Never lick your brushes to retain the point, this is especially true for Sable and Kolinsky Sable Brushes, some Watercolour paints contain very toxic chemicals... this is especially true if you live in Europe. People should try to buy a books done by a Purist Watercolour painters. You will find great tips in such books. And always keep the little plastic tube that protects the bristles on your brushes. Should you lose one of these plastic bristle protectors, you can try to find a drinking straw of the right diameter to replace the tube that came with the brush when it was new. Peace. And please. Keep Painting.
You may be able to use the sketchbook paper, but def not the printer paper. The biggest difference in watercolor in my opinion is paper, as soon as you use cotton paper, you will see the difference right away. Hope that helps.
Hi Carrie, I watched this video 1 month ago because I thought I did something wrong with the water control. However no matter how much I tried, I love wet in wet technique but I can't get my paint to flow. I believe in "you don't need fancy supplies to make art" but right now I just kinda think that because of my supplies. Can you help me find out something wrong with me? Btw, my supplies is Koi and W&n cotman watercolor, artist loft and miscellaneous brushes. And canson XL watercolor paper (I guess maybe something do to my paper). Please help me, because I addicted with those amazing effects that we can get with wet in wet. Thanks
Hi there! I'm having an issue with grainy looking colours in my painting. What am I doing wrong? Am I adding too much pigment? Not mixing enough? Please help!
Wet-into-wet Watercolor by Gail Speckmann and Mastering Atmosphere & Mood in Watercolor are much better resources for learning the different techniques with water. It's a technique to master, not a problem that needs a solution. Neither is there "no control whatsoever" when using wet-into-wet.
Wet into wet is my favorite technique , and these are great resources! I do a lot if my painting at the "dull sheen" instead of the shiny wet stage shown here.
There is an incredibly easy fix for warped paper and it's never too late., The paper warps because of uneven saturation in the weighting in the paper. You can fix this by submerging your completely dry painting for a bout 5 seconds. Just enough time to saturate both sides (without moving the pigment) and then clipping your painting to a board or block on removal. The painting should lie flat now in its saturated state, but if it doesn't completely then go over the rear of the paper with a loaded water filled brush (or spray bottle) to cover the buckling area. Re-clip your paper and repeat if necessary. Problem solved. I got this tip from Jean Pederson.
You can also place painting facing down on a dry board of some type brush the unpainted side completely with water...then place a dish towel on top and something heavy like big heavy books and let it dry overnight should flatten ou a lot.
Hello...tea, coffee, milk...thats kinda confusing for me (yeah im dumb). I would be glad if there is a method of using less paint and more water to build transparent layers gradually (maybe glazing?), instead keep putting tea mixed with butter and so on ..im confused like a blind in the middle of a shootout
What kind of paper is used for Watercolor?? I need to know the name.. So I can buy it.. And also the brand name of Watercolors..plz And by the way.. This was helpful.. A BIG THANKS... :D
Thank you so much. Love the 'obvious'/'not so obvious' things.
Water control IS the single most important aspect to becoming a good watercolor artist. I found out about it in a unusually thorough college watercolor class, until, then it had been a struggle. The class was very technique driven, but my professor promised if we truly learned the "how" we would never forget it. He was right. I can pick up a brush and even if rusty, with some practice- the techniques come back quickly.
any other tips on water control from your Prof?!
i know what you mean. it also happens when you switch between papers, like water color paper to bristol or any other surface, you almost have to remind yourself of what you know
Your dog is the cutest thing ever. Please tell him/her I love them.
One of the better UA-cam presentations on controlling water when doing a watercolor painting. Too much water (along with impatience) has ruined many a painting. Thanks.
Thank you for this. It was very informative, and yes. I am a beginner and have seen the dome and i have tried to fix it by mopping up with a dry brush. By the by.....I simply love that cute little two-handed bowl which is sitting on your left behind you!
I'm definitely a watercolor beginner and I have been having issue getting too much water...it's nice to see someone like you give a explanation on how to control that problem. Thanks again :)
Thank you! I paint mostly wet on wet and now I will have better water control thanks to you, I’m anxious to try this.
Im just starting watercolor and Ive gotta tell you. Your videos help A LOT! I got everything I need but had not started yet from fear. Thanks to you Im not scared anymore. I cant wait to make my first piece!
AWESOME :D SO glad 😊
Thanks so much for answering the question I posted on facebook. I found at least one of my mistakes is that I get the paper wet, then I get my paint wet, and I get my paintbrush wet. No wonder I can't control the water! Thanks again! Looking forward to your next video! Lyndi
This is so helpful, thank you! Especially the section on wet-on-wet and the close-ups of the water at the end. I've been struggling with this a lot!
+Journal Smith Glad this helped :D
Thank you, I really love your videos. Not only are they really practical and easy to understand, I love how visually appealing the video itself is as well :)
I've really been enjoying your videos over the past few days. I tape my watercolor paper to an art board and let it dry before I take it off, so everything dries flat which fixes the "warping" problem. Also, water color paper that comes in "blocks" will help prevent warping. I'm sure you knew that but thought I'd mention that for others as an FYI. Thanks so much!
You mention things that no one else has ever told me. Thanks!
Thank you for this very basic tutorial on watercoloring/water. The reason being is exactly what you said about looking for and keeping those happy accidents. I'm tired of that and need the next lesson. My hubby bless him keeps saying that the colors are pretty or that makes a good sunset! But I wasn't trying to make the millionth sunset!!! Lol.
Lately I have been obsessed with the Art Impressions style of water coloring and I know that my biggest problem is too much water. The info from your video that is most helpful to me is the "dome" of water as the signal that the paper is too wet. Thank you! That was a moment when the "light bulb above my head" turned on!
Very interesting, I often use the corner go kitchen towering to soak up excess and it seems to pull the water up like a straw. Thanks for all your personal experience
Thank you so much for sharing this! I’ve watched so many videos and none of them ever explained this “magic moment” and now I get it. And the angle you used to show us exactly what you’re doing just helps so much more. Thank you again! You’re amazing! :3
THanks 😊
Thank you so much!!! I'm new to watercolor, trying to absorb everything I can on the Tube, and haven't found anything this useful yet! Too much water is my main problem (of many :) Love your videos, very encouraging. Thanks again.
+Linda McNeff You are welcome!
@@WaterColorMisfit you know what, it's five years on and this comment is still spot on. They way you filmed the close ups at at angle so we could see how it looked was really helpful. I'm sure it took a lot of time to get the lighting camera angle etc correct but I think it has helped a lot of people. Thank you ❤️
I'm loving all of your videos on watercolor. They are so helpful to me as I'm just starting out (for the second time) on my watercolor journey. I'm more of an abstract artist and I have questions about overall composition. Is it best to plan a painting out? I have a lot of trouble with that and just create as I go along. Are there any techniques you can share specifically for abstracts? Thanks so much for your help!
Wow, I just "happened" to find you and I'm so glad I did! Looking forward to watching the rest of your tutorials now! This was so helpful to me (beginner)! TFS
+Nancy Lynn Glad you like the channel and the info was helpful! :D Thanks for commenting!
Thanks for doing these tutorials. I get frustrated learning techniques but then not being sure when and where to use them in an actual painting. ANy suggestions?
Thanks that really helped and not for the first time I am subscribing you have so many useful tips x
Thx, this was very helpful. I've enjoyed your videos as they're quite helpful. Thx for sharing your experience and knowledge, much appreciated!
You are welcome :D
I love watercolor and also your desk it is wonderful!! Thank you for making me inspired with your vids!
Thumbed up even before I started watching because I knew it'd be good :)
Me too
+Bellagen J Thanks :D I'm glad you like the videos Bellagen J :D
Bellagen J same tbh
Never have seen a video about this. TY! I am starting my journey because you've given us a lot of great tutorials to know how to begin and jump in! Hugz, Tree
+GodzHarleyGirl Studio Welcome to the world of watercolor! :D I'm glad that you are finding things to help you here! :D Yeah!
+Watercolor Misfit (Carrie K. Luc) Thanks, hun! Hugz. Tree
Just wanted to take the time to say thank you for your videos.
+AbramxAngel Thanks! Your comment make my day :D
Beautifully explained. Thank you
I love your chanal its so fun.
iv got a quick tip to help if you ever get a page that starts to buckle, wether through some kind of accident or frustration so you dont have to restart
(I have used this with many different art projects not just watercolour) the buckle or dome is caused by the uneven expanding of the saturated fibers within the paper. All we need to do is even this back out quickly and as evenly as possible to return it back to how it was.
The best way is to put a very absorbant paper towl on each side of the paper(somtimes 2-3 layers depnding how wet it is), then press it like we would press a flower, this evenly and quickly presses out the water if left for 30 mins to an hour. It reverts the paper to is previous state ie flat lol
Useing heat or a brush is uneven and slow and is why then the paper remains buckled.
by pressing the papper the fibers dehidrate evenly and shrink back to shape in the same way they expanded
I hope that mekes sence im very dyslexic and my written english isnt great lol
Excellent video. Thanks for sharing your experience in this wild medium!
It's help a lot, it's my first time experimenting watercolor. I might hav put too much water on to my paper.
Thank you so much for taking the time to show these videos. They are very helpful. :-)
+Mogsy A You are welcome :D
Extremely helpful tips. Thanks for taking the time and making this video.
Thank you so much for these magical techniques !😊
I use these thick blue shop towels. You can use one several times and they absorb well :3
Hi, very useful! Would you pls. talk about 'stretching your paper'? Do you, and if you do, is the water 'dome' or the techniques different than not stretching? Do you have a video on stretching? Thanks!
much obliged! I tried these lessons and it worked perfectly :)
I love you videos!!! Thanks so much for sharing your knowledge!
You are my inspiration :-) Thank you a lot. I even now started to need to creatmy own watercolor channel :-)
Thanks for the great tips! I am new to water coloring and just love the happy accidents! You have helped me understand how much water to apply. What is the difference between the tube water color paints and the compressed paint sets? Which is better?
You are welcome! As for your question, make sure to check out my advantages and disadvantages watercolor paints videos. In them I give a really comprehensive overview - much better than I could write :) The better paint really depends on your style :D I'll provide links below
Pan Paints - (this is an old video just be warned) :)
ua-cam.com/video/VyhXM4SqLww/v-deo.html
Tube Paints
ua-cam.com/video/VsR54Ctx_qc/v-deo.html
Watercolor Concentrates
ua-cam.com/video/lN-a2YAb2SE/v-deo.html
Yes, like this format! :) Lisa
hey! I really love your videos . i'm still trying to paint with watercolor since a year ago and i'm getting better every day . can you PLEASE make a video with to less water? and how find your style painting with watercolor? thank U so much! blessing, love and peace !
Thanks for the video with the helpful hints!
+Anne Wright You are welcome :D
"Wet on wet is a wild stallion" loved the analogy! :)
This was a great video! Thank you sooooo much!
+debra accetta You are welcome :D
This was VERY helpful. I've been afraid to try at wet on wet, not knowing the right amount of water. I'm ready to embark on that technique! Thank you. :0)
+dencraftcreations You are welcome :D
thank you so much for this video! especially the last point was so helpful for me! :)
+Milena B You are welcome :D
I actually found an overflow of water useful in some cases, like when I paint a galaxy, it sometimes helps me get a random look to it.
Other times, I do pretty much the same thing you do :D
Excellent lesson!!!!!!!!!!!
+Renee Lanier Thanks Renee! :D
Thanks for the dome explanation! Now I know where my problems are :) Silly me.... haha
+Wynny Lim Glad it helped :D
Great info for us beginners. Thanks
+Gloria Stopp Glad you liked :D
Beautiful video. Who shoots for you and what kind of editing program do you use? Do you plan in advance what you are going to say?
Yes, this is very useful. Thank you. X
thank you for the videos always leaving a thumbs up
This video helped me a lot, thank you
Thanks so much for these valuable tips!
Omg! Your voice is so cute! 😍 Anyway, thanks for this! ☺❤😘
Thanks so much. Very helpful.
This is SO helpful! Thank you so much 😄
Thanks so much! I love your art!💕
I am right in the middle of TRYING to find lighting in my craft room.After two returns of light bulbs..Would you please recommend which type,brand,watts are best for bright light? Thank you so much for all your creative "HELP." Enjoy your day!!
+Kim Quigley Hi there! Just saw your comment and decided to share my experience. I've recently changed all the bulb in my room to the "day-light" ones. They give you white luminescent like light that you will basically get for the sun. I find it very useful since you you see everything in its original color. Hope that was somewhat helpful.
+Rina's Shadow Thank you...thanks again for sharing your time and knowledge
+Kim Quigley Hi Kim! Yeah Rina's right daylight bulbs are the best. :D
Hello Carrie,
Thanks for this little secret, the magic moment, I guess now I understand better how to paint wet on wet, and even more how to determine how much water I have on my paper after applying a layer using wet on dry tehnique.
I have a question about what kind of paper do you recommend if I can't get Arches in my city, neither I can't buy it online?
I have tried to use Canson 120g/m (56lbs) 1557 Croquis Sketch Book (extra white, brush, pastel, pencil), but this paper seem to buckle even on wet on dry tehnique after I damped the paper in cold water, absorbed the excess water, put it on a wood surface and taped it with paper tape on all its sides, then I blowed dried it and let it dry a few hours, then when I started to paint on it it started to buckle even if my brush was very small and had only a drop of water in the paint I guess (I damped the excess on a towel before I put it on the dry paper. I guess the paper is very cheap so it is good only for sketches. Thus said, in stores I can find Fabriano, Canson, Derwent and Daler Rowney. Thank you so much!
I wish the best, I'm lucky to find your channel.
thank you oh god this is very helpful
You can also to wet one area and then to paint from dry - wet -dry. This will increased the control of painting but you will spending time.
very helpful tutorial. Thanks
You are welcome :D
This is great, super helpful thank you!
Your videos are really helpful 😂😅😍😄😍😍😍
This has help me so much. Thanks
Get a drawing board, coat it with Acrylic varnish. Soak your watercolour paper for about 20/45 minutes, use gum strip to put in on your Watercolour paper onto your waterproof drawing board..... you only need the gum strip to cover about 1/2 inch all around your Watercolour paper, secure it with wet gum strip. Allow paper to dry prior to painting. This will prevent your watercolours from causing your paper to warp/ cockle or buckle. I'm amazed at how many artist no longer soak their Watercolour paper. If you still feel you need to control water use masking fluid, gum Arabic or Ox Gall. Peace.
I like using a waxed paper plate. This means I can save the paints for each painting.
hi Carrie (#askmisfit)
i have a question that in watercolors there are times when you need the dark tone of a color, and you can't exactly get it by using the color wheel, for instance when i need a darker tone of red i end up with brown, so how do you deal with that?
do you know how to get rid of those marks that dry watercolor leaves behind when you add more colour?
I would like to know too.
same
+oceanic 107 I just use a wet brush and softly rub them away (blend it) either before I add color over or while I blend the colour with the colour already laid down. Water is your eraser. I bet she has added this to her future list of videos.
+Createful Art Channel thanks😊😊
Createful Art Channel Thank you :)
Brush care tips please:)
With watercolour brushes, rinse clear in water and reshape whilst damp.
You can get wire, I find old type coat hanger wire to be best. if you want to prevent it from rusting, you can get heat shrink tubing from radio shack. and you make a ladder or like figure 8's like effects in the wire, the wire can be suspended over your water jar. The brushes can be placed inside these ladder like rungs. This method suspends the bristles in the water, without allowing the handle enter the water. Never put good brushed into a jar of water, Wood Swells in Water, and will crack the paint/ varnish, and damage the Ferrule, and can lead to the early death of your brushes. Wash and clean them immediately and use paper towel to make sure that they are dry.
Never lick your brushes to retain the point, this is especially true for Sable and Kolinsky Sable Brushes, some Watercolour paints contain very toxic chemicals... this is especially true if you live in Europe.
People should try to buy a books done by a Purist Watercolour painters. You will find great tips in such books. And always keep the little plastic tube that protects the bristles on your brushes. Should you lose one of these plastic bristle protectors, you can try to find a drinking straw of the right diameter to replace the tube that came with the brush when it was new. Peace. And please. Keep Painting.
Great idea 💡
This helped a lot thanks!!!
+Ishani Raghu Glad you liked :D
So helpful! Thank you :)
+Ash Lauren You are welcome :D
Crazy question: how are your paint tubes mounted to the wall in the background. Love your videos, I'm a new subscriber:)
I use mine with pushpins in a cork board and binder clips on the the ends of the tubes. So i can hand and rearrange accordingly.
thank you! very helpful
You're welcome!
Thank you this really helps!
please put a series for beginners
Like the wild stallion comparison ☺
Is it possible to use printer paper or just regular sketchbook paper for water color instead of watercolor paper?
You may be able to use the sketchbook paper, but def not the printer paper. The biggest difference in watercolor in my opinion is paper, as soon as you use cotton paper, you will see the difference right away. Hope that helps.
Hi Carrie, I watched this video 1 month ago because I thought I did something wrong with the water control. However no matter how much I tried, I love wet in wet technique but I can't get my paint to flow. I believe in "you don't need fancy supplies to make art" but right now I just kinda think that because of my supplies. Can you help me find out something wrong with me? Btw, my supplies is Koi and W&n cotman watercolor, artist loft and miscellaneous brushes. And canson XL watercolor paper (I guess maybe something do to my paper). Please help me, because I addicted with those amazing effects that we can get with wet in wet. Thanks
Hi there! I'm having an issue with grainy looking colours in my painting. What am I doing wrong? Am I adding too much pigment? Not mixing enough? Please help!
Wonderful thank's
Great tips.
Very useful info. ...thx.
Wet-into-wet Watercolor by Gail Speckmann and Mastering Atmosphere & Mood in Watercolor are much better resources for learning the different techniques with water. It's a technique to master, not a problem that needs a solution. Neither is there "no control whatsoever" when using wet-into-wet.
Wet into wet is my favorite technique , and these are great resources! I do a lot if my painting at the "dull sheen" instead of the shiny wet stage shown here.
There is an incredibly easy fix for warped paper and it's never too late., The paper warps because of uneven saturation in the weighting in the paper. You can fix this by submerging your completely dry painting for a bout 5 seconds. Just enough time to saturate both sides (without moving the pigment) and then clipping your painting to a board or block on removal. The painting should lie flat now in its saturated state, but if it doesn't completely then go over the rear of the paper with a loaded water filled brush (or spray bottle) to cover the buckling area. Re-clip your paper and repeat if necessary. Problem solved. I got this tip from Jean Pederson.
thank you very much! you're adorable!
how can i make a buckeled paper flat again?
Jojo zh
I know this is late but you can put your picture in-between two prices of thicker fabric and iron it on a low setting.
Put a thick water x on the back side it will straighten
You can also place painting facing down on a dry board of some type brush the unpainted side completely with water...then place a dish towel on top and something heavy like big heavy books and let it dry overnight should flatten ou a lot.
What paper do you use I'm having a hard time now
Harness chaos... I like that :D
Thank you very much.
Hello...tea, coffee, milk...thats kinda confusing for me (yeah im dumb). I would be glad if there is a method of using less paint and more water to build transparent layers gradually (maybe glazing?), instead keep putting tea mixed with butter and so on
..im confused like a blind in the middle of a shootout
Thank you!
+Carol Downs You are welcome :D
I use a sushi plate as huge! 4/6 areas n one large..x
plz ... plz... tell me... which type of paper you use..??
Thank you.
What kind of paper is used for Watercolor?? I need to know the name.. So I can buy it..
And also the brand name of Watercolors..plz
And by the way.. This was helpful.. A BIG THANKS... :D
I use Canon 200 g/m2 Ang wimain and Newton paint