Blooms, Streaks, Mud - What Can Go Wrong In Watercolor Painting

We have all encountered them - blooms, streaks, and mud! They are common flaws that appear in our paintings way too often. All three are caused by losing track of some important fundamentals. This video shows what causes them and how to avoid them. There is one technique that may fix any of them, depending on a few other things. It is covered in this tutorial as well.
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[@SwiftyJoan]

This is the best example so far in my search for putting down a large smooth wash !

[@TonyConner]

Thanks for the comment. Glad it is a helpful tutorial.

[@urbanimusic3319]

Great video

[@sbialka3591]

Thank you! I’ve been painting for a while, but still make these mistakes, especially mud. It’s helpful to have such a well demonstrated explaination

[@watercolormethods]

You're welcome!