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May 19, 2021 · Looking for a complete, step-by-step watercolor video course for beginners? You've come to the right place. I used to teach popular in-person watercolor workshops for over 8 years. And now, I'm taking you through one of those classes in this free video!
Jan 11, 2023 · 9 Minute Watercolor Tutorial for Absolute Beginners - Start Painting Today! ︎Free Video Lesson: 7 Secrets of Fresh, Powerful Painting https://www.learntopaintwatercolor.com/7secretsWhen you...
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This in-depth video is a complete beginner's guide to watercolour painting. I give you advice on all the essential materials you will need to get started and discuss all of the basic watercolour techniques. Just click the link in the video to start your watercolour journey.
- Getting Started/Basic Techniques & Supplies
- Building on Techniques
- Painting People
- Plants & Animals
- Land, Sea, and Cityscapes
4 Essential Watercolor Skills Every Beginner Must Know
There’s no better place to start than at the beginning, right? This videocovering four basic skills will help you learn how watercolor works and serve as a firm foundation for all the other skills you’ll learn from these tutorials. This is the perfect place to start is you’re a complete beginner. By the end of this tutorial you’ll already have learned how to work with the translucency of watercolor so you can make your paintings pop!
Do’s & Don’ts for Beginners
Learning what NOT to do is just as important as learning what you should do! Try these tipsfor preventing a lot of common problems watercolorists run into like flimsy paper, uneven color coverage, and pencil outlines that show through the paint.
How To Use Watercolor – Intro Tutorial
This simple tutorialwill help you select the right supplies and get you familiar with basic watercolor techniques, all in under seven minutes. This is the perfect video for getting a general idea of how watercolors work in record time.
How to Paint Intense Shadow Colors
Beginning watercolorists tend to run into issues when painting shadows. This is because it’s easy to use too much water and paint too lightly, and also because selecting colors for shadows that pop instead of looking muddy can be a real challenge. Try this tutorialfor choosing colors and painting intense shadows that still look vibrant.
Blend Watercolor Paint Wet on Dry
Another common issue for beginners is blending smoothly instead of getting blotches of colors with hard edges, especially on dry paper. Hard edges can be neat and all. But sometimes you just want a flawless, smooth color change. Well this videodoes a great job of showing how to create smooth color gradients and blend colors together on the page, even if they’re already dry!
Watercolor Glazing and Layering Basics
Glazing and layering are great techniques for shading, smooth color changes, and creating values in your watercolor paintings while maintaining a high level of control. Try this videoto get started in all of these basic techniques. You’ll be surprised how quickly you pick it up in your own work!
How To Color Skin
Ready for something a little more challenging? Well this tutorialshows you not only how to mix gorgeous skin tones(which is tough with ANY medium) but also how to create soft, smooth skin texture. You’ll learn how to paint shadows and highlights that pop in any piece. These techniques are perfect for any style of portrait, whether you’re going for photorealism or cartooning or something more.
How To Paint Faces With Watercolor
If you already have a decent grip on drawing faces and want to start painting them in watercolor, this tutorial will show you how to paint those beautiful vibrant skin tones using layering techniques. Take a look at this tutorialbecause it demonstrates how to use pooling and hard edges to your advantage. When done right this can create stunning, surreal faces and hair that really pop off the page.
Up-Close & Detailed Still Life
The still life is another classic ambition for a painter in any medium. This is another long onebut this demonstration is worth the watch to see how an expert watercolor painter renders detail, shadow, light, and form. This is one of those situations where you can learn just as much from watching as you can from actually doing.
Watercolor Whale in 7 Easy Steps
Now that you’ve mastered some basic techniques let’s get started with some projects! Try this approachable tutorialfor painting a simple, whimsical whale in watercolors. This is your chance to really have fun and experiment with watercolor to create some pieces you’re truly proud of.
A Cactus with Watercolors
When you’re feeling a little more confident with watercolors you might check out this demonstrationof an easy cactus painting. And you might even try recreating it for yourself. Even if you don’t feel like a pro yet, make sure to give this a watch. It’s always helpful to see how someone else’s painting comes together so you can observe how the process works.
Dancing Jellyfish
This videouses both dry and wet on wet techniques to create a trio of loose, painterly jellyfish. The artist also includes captions that explain the techniques and colors she’s using so you can try recreating this practice piece on your own.
Scene in Venice
When artists first pick up watercolor painting, we often picture ourselves painting wonderful landscapes or cityscapes in our travel sketchbooks while away on vacation. But when we actually try to do it we get overwhelmed with all that detail. If you’ve got an hour and want to get into landscapes watch this tutorialon how to simplify what you see in a scene. That way you can capture the important things on the pagewithout driving yourself crazy painting every brick and blade of grass.
Pond Scene
Water is another interesting subject because it involves a lot of reflection. And this has more colors than you might think! In this videoyou’ll learn how to paint a quick, simple mountain pond scene that conveys the essence of the water and surrounding landscape. Again, the trick to painting landscapes is to simplify, simplify, simplify. And this tutorial shows you how to do it very well.
Plein Air Tutorial
One of the best things about watercolors is that they’re surprisingly portable. So you may want to get out there and paint in the open, but you might feel a bit self-conscious. Well check out this videoto get an idea of how to quickly paint a beautiful mini landscape on the go. No drawing required. Pro-tip: for more portable watercolor painting you might want to pick up a waterbrush, a handy brush tool that holds water in the handle so you don’t have to carry a separate water container. Neat,...
Watercolor Fanatic is your go-to online resource for beginners and aspiring artists that want to learn how to paint with watercolors. We offer easy-to-follow tutorials and step-by-step guides that will help get you started. Learn from the very beginning, or browse more advanced ideas.
Actor: Beowulf. Marcel Cobzariu is a Romanian film and theater actor.He was born on March 28 1970 in Medgidia, Romania. He graduated from University of Theatrical Arts and Cinematography.In 1996, he plays first role in the movie Too Late.Known for work in films Beowulf (1999), Luca (2020) and My Name Is Modesty: A Modesty Blaise Adventure (2004).
