Notre Dame Cathedral - Beginner Watercolor Tutorial (HD)

This beginner's tutorial covers wet-on-wet techniques, masking fluid/frisk, glazing, lifting, and royalty-free printed vector art. Simply download and print this design for a quick watercolor study. Enjoy!
Supplies:
Canson XL hot-pressed watercolor paper
Artway short-handled synthetic brush set
Da Vinci Casaneo Series 898 oval pointed brush
Solo Goya masking marker (blue color may stain)
Winsor & Newton Colorless Art Masking Fluid
Frisk Maskaway Masking Fluid Remover Block
Silicone Color Shapers/Brushes
Kneaded Putty Rubber Eraser
Winsor & Newton Cotman watercolors (ultramarine, alizarin crimson, cadmium yellow, and burnt sienna)
Royalty-Free Notre Dame Cathedral Design:
www.dreamstime...
(Printed at 30% opacity on Canson XL Watercolor Paper)
Cathedral Reference Photos:
commons.wikime...

[@katharinebirkett1016]

Your color choices are wonderful. For a subject this complicated, using a ready-made drawing seems like a great choice. I'm looking forward to watching this through. It's very motivating to see how the placement of color ends up making such three-dimensional effects. Thank you also for showing how one can work around limitations and still find a way to make art. Feel better soon!

[@samanthakstudio]

Thank you so much, Katharine! I appreciate your kindness and feedback about the tutorial. I'd love to see how your painting turns out!

[@deborahgoodwin3426]

Samantha, I feel so fortunate to have found your channel this morning for the very first time! I am really enjoying your very positive outlook in light of your misfortunate injury and it's resulting challenges as you continue to heal.
As a 66 year old lady who has 2 hip replacements, a steel rod, metal frame and many screws in my dominant wrist and 2 very serious cervical and thoracic spinal fusions, I too have faced some uphill battles as I recovered from these mishaps.
I found that my return to my lifelong passion for anything art brought me to becoming a newbie to the wonderful world of watercolor. I must say that any time I put my pen, pencil or paintbrush to paper, somehow my aches and pains magically take a backseat.
You are a wonderful teacher and I see that you are just beginning to build your subscribers. I am very pleased to be one of your newest and wish you the very best as you continue to grow. I have no doubts that you certainly will as your artwork is beautiful and your teaching techniques are above and beyond the many, many others I have seen here on YT.
Best wishes!!👩‍🦳🖌️👍

[@deborahgoodwin3426]

By the way, we are both lefties! And I always find it so much easier to follow another leftie😂

[@karenhope6986]

LORD JESUS, please heal her elbow and take all pain away from this wonderful teacher❤