Easy Watercolor Exercise | To Master Wet-on-Wet Technique Timing

[@tgordon4881]

Getting THIS technique down is driving me nuts but I'm going to experiment all day until I get it!

[@dawnreaume2837]

Wow!❤️ So very helpful!😍 I have never heard anyone else explain it this way and I’ve been watching watercolor tutorials for about three years now!❤️ You are such a Gem!🥰

[@konstantkrash]

Probably one of the most useful videos for controlling water. I live in Colorado and I have found it very difficult to control my water. It just dries out so quick. Can't wait to try the Ox gall. Thank you!

[@AnnaBucciarelli]

Thank you Neil 💜💜💜

[@grannieannie1371]

This is enormously helpful, thank you. As a beginner it's hard to know just how to get the wet on wet to work for you. This makes it easier to work it out and then understand it when its happening on your paper. Thank you.

[@AnnaBucciarelli]

I am so happy to hear this was helpful! I’ll do another one of these soon with multiple colors 😊

[@lunakat7020]

Thank you Anna your flowers are so beautiful. I have to say you have such a lovely calming voice I can listen all day😊

[@alisonhendry2928]

This is a fabulous exercise. With the AC blasting in the Texas heat and the Texas heat the drying times sometime mess me up. Thank you for this. Love that Calla Lily! One of my favourites!

[@AnnaBucciarelli]

Thank you Alison :) I am glad it was helpful ps: I think I prefer Texas weather to never ending cold and rain in Toronto :))))))

[@wildflower1397]

This may be the most useful video on watercolor technique that I have ever seen. So many artists talk about water control in tutorials, but they seem to focus almost entirely on getting the correct consistency of water and pigment on the brush, then applying it to dry paper. This shows exactly how to take advantage of damp paper, how to test the effects, and how time and gravity influence it. Learning this skill will also give me the knowledge to add to and work with painted areas as they dry. Thank you!

[@basta.dotto_]

What a very creative and effective way of explaining the technique! Thank you! 💕

[@AnnaBucciarelli]

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[@lauriehuber8048]

Now I just need to find my patience…😩 I love your meticulous painting techniques… I’m in awe of your talent Anna❣️

[@AnnaBucciarelli]

Thanks so much 😊

[@Nobli82]

Oh, patience... me too... 🧐 So marvellous paintings, Anna... Absolutely love them.

[@AnnaBucciarelli]

@@Nobli82 thank you 💜

[@asociatiaartandsoul1137]

Thank you! 🙏

[@samanthajstudio]

Your teaching subjects are so helpful. Thank you!

[@AnimalArtbyTerraCotta]

I've notice on rainy days and at night, temp the same, the changes are a bit different too, but very interesting with the time and flow of paint!

[@AnnaBucciarelli]

So true! Same here on rainy days 😊💜

[@melindaavila498]

Oh my gosh! This is a wonderful tutorial. Water control has slowed my understanding of watercolor. Plus, I am slow; so I will be getting the QOR water medium!

[@rainbowfox1934]

That is a very helpful idea. I will time the drying and apply paint each minute to note the changes.

[@leonavandermeer2222]

Very helpful!

[@BuddyLuv]

Great tips!

[@sonjaduplessis7315]

Absolutely thank you so very much for these two tutorials on granulation. Now I understand watercolor so much better!💕🥳🐈‍⬛

[@AnnaBucciarelli]

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[@juliec.]

Great exercise for sure. Thank you.

[@madelinegrudens]

I tried this with both my Komorebi and Paul Rubens' sets on Canson xl and the arches cold press 140 and I came to the conclusion that it has to be the paint quality that makes a difference. I tried several different timing lengths and made sure I followed as closely along with your instructions. The arches paper was far better than the Canson. But I didn't get close to your results. Strange paint things happened. I'm going to buy some of the paints you recommend and see if I get different results. This was an EXCELLENT exercise to test out my supplies and I was seriously looking for this. Thanks so much 🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩💖

[@AnnaBucciarelli]

Very interesting! I am not surprised about the difference you found in Arches vs Canson 😊 as far as paints go I am not familiar with those 2 brands. You are absolutely right in your thinking, the quality of watercolor will affect the flow wet on wet. Student grade paints have less pigment in them (even more expensive brands with student grade sets like Cotman by W&N ) and the color doesn’t spread as quick (even on the highest quality cotton paper). Either way, these kinds of experiments help us understand our supplies much better so we can get the most out of them 😊 I am so glad you found this useful! 💜

[@lindaknox9908]

I’m in Texas too and having problems with drying time. I have even put this pattern on 300# Arches block and I’m very hopeful that the water will be easier to control.

[@alliev8701]

Another great video. Thank you, Anna!

[@grandmame6308]

Thank you for taking the time to demonstrate this! You're the best ... paintner and teacher!

[@theresaavery4670]

Your work is exquisite! I noticed in some of the shots, you are wearing a black covering on your hand. The side of your hand is covered but not all the fingers.Is this especially for painting? It's brilliant!

[@melissaaldosari8024]

This is really eye opening!

[@AnnaBucciarelli]

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[@jojo_watercolors]

I always watch your videos and then think about what you said for the whole day haha. So I came back to say how actually surprised I am that paper stayed wet for so long and to do this veins on lily we need to wait for quite a bit! I would probably tried to do it too quickly and ruined it

[@charmainecarr1816]

Love your work Anna.,,, stunning

[@AnnaBucciarelli]

Thanks so much 😊

[@bobbithompson7569]

Lovely

[@davidmolloy126]

Thanks Anna, That's a really innovative exercise and very interesting. Take care, David.

[@bls924]

Excellent exercise, thank you for sharing! I'm self taught and controlling pigment has been a real challenge. This has been very helpful in teaching me patience. Also, your use of color is amazing, you have a real gift!

[@AnnaBucciarelli]

💕 thank you so much!

[@Ktpstudio]

Thank you Anna for this, lately I have been taking a break from simply creating and truly understanding the medium and this video is an incredible one to add to the process. Truly appreciate your videos they are very very insightful

[@prajaktapunde]

Your tutorials are superb...❤

[@AnnaBucciarelli]

Thank you so much 😀

[@hannahthufvesson]

This is an amazing video! Thank you so much! ☺️🙏

[@AnnaBucciarelli]

😊💚 thank you Hanna!

[@cheryl6716]

Anna, you're such a talented artist and I'm always in awe watching you paint. Thank you for providing this valuable information. After watching your timed exercises, I know that I need to be wayyy more patient when trying to achieve the soft lines in my paintings... thank you!

[@a.cornelia]

Thanks so much for demystifying this technique! This was a very helpful exercise to follow along with!

[@GhadaCakeDesign]

Thank you for the tutorial ♥️♥️♥️

[@rosasadler1084]

Wonderful exercise! Thank you.

[@sampritikumar6928]

I am not that good at watercolor painting but your videos helps me a lot to improve my skills

[@AnnaBucciarelli]

I am so happy to hear you find these helpful 😊

[@JosefinaH33]

Is priceless to practice this technique. I had to use a timer like you show here , 🙏🏼

[@AnnaBucciarelli]

😊💚

[@SharonNolfi]

Very helpful. Thanks, Anna.

[@MrSanmay]

Very informative and useful tips. Thank you so much Mam ❤

[@AnnaBucciarelli]

My pleasure 😊

[@jjartoart7302]

Thank you so much for these exercises.. It helps me a lot..

[@norlidaghazali1350]

Yes, the wetness of the paper will not last long in warm country where im staying. So if wet on wet effects, i have to do it quickly. Painting at night is much cooler here. Tq for the tutorial.

[@AnnaBucciarelli]

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[@judithwatkins3262]

Your work is beautiful. Thank you for sharing the talent and information with us,

[@KhushiCraftZone]

Very good work,you are an excellent artist ,i follow each of your videos, congratulations,i am really proud of you, Always full support my friend......

[@AnnaBucciarelli]

I appreciate your support! 😀

[@changemymind06]

This was so incredibly helpful! What an easy but informative exercise - thank YOU!

[@AnnaBucciarelli]

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[@Merryknees1]

Thank you very much for such a helpful video.

[@AnnaBucciarelli]

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[@tammiecampos1928]

Excellent

[@AnnaBucciarelli]

😊💕

[@excelself]

Dang that’s so beautiful

[@rupamagdy805]

This is a fantastic and most informative video!! Thank you so much!!!!!

[@AnnaBucciarelli]

Glad you enjoyed it! :)

[@shirenenourbash1771]

Amazing lesson! Thank you

[@AnnaBucciarelli]

My pleasure!

[@ashishsoni6962]

Very useful exercise, Thanks for sharing, please explain difference and use between cotton and cellulose paper and oblige.....

[@AnnaBucciarelli]

Cellulose is simply doesn’t work for watercolors / avoid it as it won’t allow the paint to flow properly. As a compromise I occasionally use 50% cotton but only for those paintings that don’t require more than one layer. Watercolor pigments are meant to flow through water that gets slowly absorbed in cotton surface. Cellulose doesn’t absorb water. If cotton is not available, It’s better to work with another medium like gouache 😊 hope this helps!

[@ashishsoni6962]

@@AnnaBucciarelli Thanks a lot madam, I appreciate your prompt reply it has clear my confusion Your videos have help me lot...All the very best for your future work Thanks

[@gillinacook1477]

Great tips thank you 🙏

[@AnnaBucciarelli]

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[@BhabaniAcharya-q5w]

Which colour do you use ???????😮😮😮😮😮 Becauce every painting done by your hand makes aliveeeeeeee! You are great artist in my eye!

[@AnnaBucciarelli]

Thank you! Every composition has a list of pigments in the description 😊

[@CLOUDSINTHEKITCHEN]

It would be interesting to know what are the room temperatures. I live in Northern thailand and it throws this video out. AT 5 minutes the paper is bone dry. I might get a 6 minute one if i wet both sides...Great video tho. Thanks x

[@alexgowanyang607]

I noticed that your paper does not pucker when you wet it, whereas mine does. I’m sure it is a difference in quality, but is there anything to do to control it? It definitely added another variable to this exercise since there are little valleys in my paper. Thank you so much ✨

[@AnnaBucciarelli]

I use blocks of paper for the most part to avoid this buckling effect and skip stretching 😊 essentially it’s 10-20 sheets glued on all 4 sides. You peel them off as you go. Slightly pricier than regular paper but we’ll worth it imho 💕

[@albeni4]

Hi Anna! The link below the video leads to Qor Watercolor medium, is it the same as Ox gall?

[@AnnaBucciarelli]

I think they may have changed the packaging but it’s the same medium 😊 ox gall is just the ingredient 🩷

[@alishaali409]

I don’t have good brushes, can you help me choose some to start with? Thanks dear

[@AnnaBucciarelli]

Start with round in different sizes, from a good brand - Escoda or W&N

[@dianesilvestri8849]

I am a real new painter. I just joined your Patreon. Do you have outlines available for your tutorials? I can’t draw well so am hoping you have outlines.

[@AnnaBucciarelli]

Hi Diane, yes of course every tutorial contains black and white outline. You should have received the links and instructions as part of your PATREON welcome message, including the link to our private Facebook group 😊 thank you!

[@annewatman677]

Do you always use a timer? And what about the amount of water on your brush and in your paint. I’m thinking that both of those impact how much the lines spread?

[@AnnaBucciarelli]

You are 100% right, the amount of water will affect the drying time. But you sort of get used to it over time loading the brush in a consistent way. No timer on my table - trust me once you go through this process a few times you get used to your paper and know exactly when its about to be dry :)

[@annewatman677]

@@AnnaBucciarelli Thank you! I’m really enjoying your videos.

[@loris7184]

As watercolor paper ages does this timing change. As the sizing breaks down does the paper dry faster? I think some of my paper is a little old.

[@AnnaBucciarelli]

Good question. I don’t think I’ve ever had a paper block for longer than 3 months but my guess is yes, eventually due to moisture level changes 😊

[@tabbi888]

I already use this technique but I happy to watch any of your wonderful mastery. Very useful video.

[@AnnaBucciarelli]

😊😊😊 thank you!!!

[@jojo_watercolors]

I definitely need to this exercise. I’m always messing it up, I have no patience haha

[@AnnaBucciarelli]

I started doing this again when I got new Fluid paper - my first attempt on that paper felt off (I did a magnolia but threw it away). Also it reminded me just how much I love Watercolor medium - and how much it actually helps with wet on wet - like double the drying time and way better blends. I don’t think it matters as much with arches but with fluid it definitely makes a huge difference 😊❤️

[@kanagarajm630]

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[@joanpringle-canning2834]

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[@majacovic5141]

My paper is always either too dry for blending or too wet for glazing. I'd never think to time it! 🤯

[@MariaMartinez-jb3zn]

🙏🏽🙋🏻‍♀️👍🏽

[@viridian4388]

I truly wish you could sort out your sound, because having to max my volume for your videos and getting random notifications that abuse my eardrums is really not fun. I swear I'm not deaf, because other videos on KZbin have decent sound. It's just your videos that barely raise themselves over a whisper.