Worst Mistake to Make in a Watercolor Painting

Sometimes a painting can be saved, but in this video I decided it would be best to scrap my 1st attempt and start all over again! Watch this video to see the moment when I decided the painting was not worth saving because I overworked it, and what I did to fix my mistake in the second painting.
Overworking a painting is the worst mistake you can make when creating a watercolor. That's because anytime you destroy the fibers of the watercolor paper it deadens the glow to your colors and your only source of white in your painting. In the video you saw how I was on my way to loosing the contrast between the birds and the tree, and the only way to get it back was to lift a tremendous amount of paint from the tree which would destroy the paper. I didn't even bother to try because I knew what was going to happen. So, instead I started again.
Here are some tips to help you from overworking a watercolor:
Plan your painting by drawing it out first.
Use a kneaded eraser on your watercolor paper: • Beginner Drawing Erasi...
Paint on professional watercolor paper and not student grade. Especially if you plan to use masking fluid!
When lifting out color don't scrub back and forth with a brush. Instead gently rub the paper in the same direction with lots of water to lift the color out of the paper.
If you're not sure what to do take a break. Then prop you paint up 10-15 feet away and critique it.
Remember painting a watercolor is all about the strategy. It's good to visually what order to paint your layer to achieve you final end masterpiece!
If you do end up overworking your watercolor don't stress. It's good to start over sometimes, and you can take all the knowledge you learned from your 1st attempt and use it to paint your 2nd to make it even better then you originally imagined!
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