10 Special Effects Watercolor Techniques - Loose Realistic Bunny Painting Demo for Beginners

In this video I'll share ten watercolor techniques I used to achieve loose yet realistic effects to paint this bunny and his fur. Beginners in watercolor will learn a lot of different ways to achieve impressive watercolor results when painting fur and soft, realistic, but loose paintings of animals.
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00:00 Intro
00:23 Masking to save whites in watercolor
01:14 Link to Transparent Watercolor Video
01:23 Choose a Complimentary Background Color
01:58 Soft Disappearing Edges
02:35 Link to Soft Edges Video
02:49 Add bright colors to fur
03:16 Use watercolor cauliflowers for fur textures
03:30 Link to video about paper moistures
04:12 Link to Push Video
05:00 Another push technique
05:46 Balance Background and Foreground with a Watercolor Glaze
06:46 What is negative painting?
07:45 Soften Edges with a scrubber brush
Thank you to Tolga Ahmetler on Unsplash.com for the beautiful reference photo!
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[@MG-ot2yr]

Kitty is very excited to help with the bunny painting!

[@rachelsstudiodotcom]

She was a great co-anchor!

[@patriciazeggert4585]

Patricia Zeggert I enjoyed your paintlng class on the Bunny seamed so easy I will give a try Thank you

[@marionbik2022]

I love your backgrounds and colour choices. I Learn something new every time I watch your videos. You have a contagious excitement when teaching and sharing your experience with us. Love your sense of humour. Thank you ✨🎨

[@carronmackinnon1030]

Absolutely stunning

[@rachelsstudiodotcom]

Thank you!

[@aliciashackley5830]

Thank you Rachel for another great video. I enjoy you and Sadie very much. Regards 🥰

[@rachelsstudiodotcom]

Thank you Alicia!

[@teresajordao6634]

These fur painting tips help us a lot. You are a great teacher. Thanks for the tutorial!

[@rachelsstudiodotcom]

You are so welcome!

[@maggiefreeman6513]

Thanks for explaining these special effects. Love the bunny painting.

[@rachelsstudiodotcom]

You are so welcome!

[@grandmabarby]

You are a delight to listen to and watch! I probably need to become a patreon!!!

[@rachelsstudiodotcom]

Oh you definitely do teehee

[@karenmcelroy9571]

This was fantastic. So much info. Thx!

[@valisha.1111]

I love the way you explain it! thank you💗

[@rachelsstudiodotcom]

My pleasure!

[@aishashaikh5699]

earned a subscriber with that intro

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Yay!

[@elainek1234]

With every video you get better and better Rachel!!! You convey great information for longer periods of time with not as many cuts. Exceptional. I always enjoy them and learn something new. 💖

[@rachelsstudiodotcom]

I'm so glad to hear this Elaine!

[@violinamore1927]

Very usefull again. Thank you Rachel.

[@rachelsstudiodotcom]

Glad it was helpful!

[@judybreedlove5348]

Rachel, you are getting better and better with these technique videos. Wow! You packed so much into this one. Every time I watch your technique videos, I come away with great ideas for my paintings....keep it going. Incidentally, I love Michelangelo, too.

[@rachelsstudiodotcom]

Thank you so much Judy!

[@yvonneschwegel5083]

😊

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Thank you so much!

[@SheilaLandry]

Beautiful Tutorial! I just joined your Patreon. I also love cats! I have been debating on when to join and this tutorial put me over the edge. I love to learn new things. Thank you!

[@rachelsstudiodotcom]

I'm so glad you joined! I have a black long haired cat too!

[@SheilaLandry]

@@rachelsstudiodotcom YES! I posted a pic of my 'youngster' (5 years old - he chose us to rescue him 3 years ago) Wolf Blitzer. I see your beautiful kitty in your videos! I also have a Grand Dame black kitty of 17 years - her name is "Coco". :)

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@@SheilaLandry I saw Wolf Blitzer - what a beautiful cat!

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Woe! You just popped up on my KZbin videos. I immediately subscribed, and now have to figure out what to join! Which would be better for you? Joining your channel or Patreon? I already follow on Patreon Mind of Watercolor, In Liquid Color, and a few others on Patreon, and these types of subscriptions have really helped my watercolor practice. Thanks for being there!

[@rachelsstudiodotcom]

Hi Samantha - Thank you so much, and if you're familiar with Patreon, it's probably the best place to join in on my real time tutorials.

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💕

[@aesea57804]

What did you apply the masking fluid with? You got such fine lines, which I think is hard.

[@rachelsstudiodotcom]

I usually use a rigger. If you add a bit of water to your masking it makes it even better at making tiny lines like whiskers!

[@suel4269]

I keep coming back to this. Did you hack your wisp/rake brush?

[@rachelsstudiodotcom]

Hack it?

[@suel4269]

@@rachelsstudiodotcom looks like you chopped some of the bristles . My Royal L wisp brush has pretty even length bristles.

[@rachelsstudiodotcom]

@@suel4269 Ah yes, I do have a fan brush I chopped a bit although I rarely use it. I can't remember if I used it in this tutorial or not!

[@suel4269]

@@rachelsstudiodotcom it was a wisp brush with black handle.

[@terrikarman6878]

Hi 👋🏻. What is the white pen you used for the whiskers at the end? I didn’t see it mentioned in your description box. Thank you! 💕 I love this video. It is so helpful!

[@rachelsstudiodotcom]

Thank you and it's a signo

[@terrikarman6878]

@@rachelsstudiodotcom thank you!!! Love your videos!

[@monicaj3023]

Hi Rachel , Your work and your lessons are amazing. What White pen do you use on your watercolors. Im having a hard time finding one that works well. Thank you

[@rachelsstudiodotcom]

It's a uniball broad white gel pen on Amazon 💗

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@@rachelsstudiodotcom Thank you ! I absolutely love your teaching. Im hoping to join your patron.

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@@monicaj3023 💗🎨💗

[@janetalbot6529]

Looks great! What is the brush called that you negatively painted the fur with?

[@rachelsstudiodotcom]

It's called a whisp or rake brush : )

[@Deankut]

Well...if Sade said so! Here I am!

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She has lots of opinions!

[@mimvanwinkle1008]

You are so adorable! (Is that ok to say?)

[@rachelsstudiodotcom]

Absolutely, that's sweet of you to say!