Painting Watercolor Backgrounds with Hummingbirds | Watercolor Painting Tip 74

Watercolor Tip 74 - A demo of a wet on wet background on two small hummingbird paintings. #lorrainewatry #wetonwetwatercolor #watercolor www.LorraineWa...
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[@betsycooper6684]

Loved watching this ! You always make it so enjoyable as you explain the reasons you do additions or lifting !
I sat with a cup of afternoon coffee and a few Tate’s chocolate chip cookies and a WW commercial came on ..ironic !

[@lorrainewatry_watercolors]

Sounds like a nice afternoon Betsy! A video showing a time lapse of one of the hummingbirds is coming this Wednesday.

[@ginnyduerst868]

Thank you--this was very helpful. If you're looking for more topics, I'd love to see more videos of negative painting, (not the basics).

[@lorrainewatry_watercolors]

Thanks for the suggestion. I'll see if I can get a new video out sometime soon.

[@gladsygozon4453]

Thanks Lorraine!!! Your videos are fab!! I hope you can make a video on how to paint a white drapery :)

[@lorrainewatry_watercolors]

Hi Gladsy, I have your video idea noted. It may be a while, but its on my list.

[@jenniefrench1338]

Looks beautiful! I love the quin lilac , purple and of course the phaloturquoise. Backgrounds can be tricky. I have been working on a horse reflection and ended up using masking fluid and unfortunately there is a lot of it but I couldn’t do it any other way. I am really liking Holbein ‘s masking fluid. I have used Pebeo, and Windsor &Newton but I think I found a new favorite. The horse is very blurred and the only thing this not a reflection are his feet. I hope it works out. And nice video.

[@lorrainewatry_watercolors]

Thank you so much! I hope your horse painting worked out.

[@bethw7]

Fantastic! Thank you for sharing both of these. Loose backgrounds are definitely something I'm trying to work on. I find they're a little more difficult to control than I like, but they do make paintings more interesting. Your tips are so helpful - thanks as always!

[@lorrainewatry_watercolors]

Glad it was helpful! Wet on wet can take a while to figure out, but it's worth it.

[@anartistpatty8912]

May l ask you.
Where can l get Gator Foam board? I am using wooden board. It's heavy. I live in South Asia, Thailand. Thanks Lorraine. I love your painting and you are a great painter. God bless you.

[@lorrainewatry_watercolors]

I get my Gator Foam board from my local art store or online stores like Cheap Joes, Dick Blick, or Jerry's Artarama. I hope this helps.