How To Get Better Than 99% of Watercolor Artists! (Surprisingly Easy!)

[@yaireinav9011]

I have another rule - don’t save on cheap paper. It’s crucial for beginners like me😅

[@morgenmachen2400]

Bao Hong is an INCREDIBLE 100% cotton, internallyand externally sized paper, available in all textures and formats. The fact that it's comparatively cheap is just a bonus! I got a deal on Temu for 14" x 10 meter roll for like $14! Normally it's like $30 but they were trying to entice me with a discount and it worked . Even purchased at Cheap Joes or whatever, i got ten full sized sheets for about $5 a sheet.

[@Ms_Ink]

Definitely!! Cheap watercolor paper is a nightmare and I nearly gave up on watercolour until I read an article in which the author gave their watercolour material hierarchy. She said to aim for exceptional cotton rag paper (at least 300gsm), a limited palette of professional paint and a few “decent” brushes. She reiterated that changing to high quality paper will stop the frustration factor in beginning artists. I couldn’t agree more!! I’ve used some pretty ordinary brushes and good-enough paint and made some decent art. I’ve rarely made anything decent on cheap paper. And, it’s has been an extremely frustrating experience. So glad I found this YT channel! 🤩

[@dsmith9572]

I love some cheap papers. Generally it's soft and fragile even if it's sufficiently sized. Softer brushes are required. Master this, master that, master everything and you'll be great! - but don't use black. Such a silly video.

[@simply-watercolors]

Arches is best as per my experience. I also plan to use BaoHong

[@StAllynara]

☺ I don't want to be better than others... i want only to be better than me yesterday...

[@deborahjohnston2808]

Wonderful information💥💥💥💥

[@mipilipi]

I'm actually surprised all of these came to me intuitively. I love watercolours and thank you for summing up the rules so well!

[@Lauraisabelgonzalezart]

Your voice is lovely to listen to...

[@WatercolorAffair]

Thank you 😊

[@DanitaReynolds]

This video just came across my feed and after watching this and several of your other videos I've subscribed. I've been painting with watercolors for a while now. While I've had Paynes Gray on my home palette (not my plein air palette) and I rarely used it. I do mix my own grays and blacks but recently I've been using Paynes Gray more by adding either a warm or cool other color to it to get the gray or black that I'm looking for. Because of this I went ahead and added Paynes Gray to my Plein Air palette a couple weeks ago. This has sped up my time in getting the color I want without having to mix and remix (and crossing fingers that with each mix I get the same color) in a tiny tray. My suggestion for others is use black or gray, just add a warm or cool color to it to get the warm or cool black or gray you are looking for.

[@1mulekicker]

Very informative, nicely formatted and produced. Succinct and to the point in a sporty time span without the clock burning chatter is the way to effectively teach tips and techniques of interest.

[@SilviaKarounos]

Always those rules has to be in mind.Thanks Anthony!

[@annettevandenbos6897]

Greetings from Amsterdam ✋ thank you again ❤️

[@Dibdib35]

Brilliant and so helpful thankyou ❤

[@Mobirin]

Very nice voice over I feel like I am watching our planet but in watercolor version. Thank you sir for the detailed tutorial. 😊

[@sallykirkstephens8415]

Very helpful indeed ! Thanks ! More please!

[@robhead22]

Great lessons!! Thank you!

[@rosedoucet2188]

As always, great advice and great video 👍🏻

[@IndianaJane123]

Appreciate your explanations❤

[@Babyjohn8170]

Just discovered your channel. You have a new subscriber😊👍

[@germainenyssen-qr8xj]

So helpful,thank you

[@angelinamichelle8474]

Excellent. Thankyou!

[@canarieswithkaren1]

Great video, things I should have learned many years ago! Any chance you could do a whole video on glazing?

[@BlueLotusLife]

So helpful and succinct! (Wish it was actually that easy! LOL)

[@chiarasola826]

Great video! Thank you 😊

[@roselucht4583]

Thank you!

[@ingaharms7841]

Hi! I saw your beautiful Brushes and ask myself which Brand/type/Model you are using! I would be happy If i‘ll get an answer 😊😊😊❤

[@tthappyrock368]

Good rules to be reminded of even when you aren't a beginner! Great demonstration of how glazing affects the results achieved differently than merely mixing colors! A couple of the artists that I've followed for years explain that white is seldom just white and black is seldom just black. While black was included in my first watercolor palate, I don't think I have ever used it. I have Payne's gray and neutral tint which prove very useful--I love the blueish cast my Payne's gray has! I also have Mars black in my granulating palate because of the effects it has on some of the other granulating colors.

[@SheriMiller-lw9xu]

What is the name of the utensil you were using to apply the masking fluid? I noticed it at the first of the video when you were selecting your brushes and then when in use. Where can you get one of these?

[@suel4269]

It’s a bamboo reed pen.

[@WatercolorAffair]

Hi Sheri - that's a bamboo quill pen. They're inexpensive and you'll find them in most art stores 🙂

[@SheriMiller-lw9xu]

@@WatercolorAffair thank you so much for the information. I will have to be on the lookout for one.

[@Alignedwithmyself]

You're British. It's perfectly fine to use British spelling (colour) in your titles. The algorithm doesn't care.

[@evelyne7071]

Here are the unbreakable rules. Now go out there and break them. HaHaHa……Cute

[@AngieCondon]

Why do you sound like you are British when you ask us to pay for your classes in dollars.,and why don't you stretch your paper first

[@WatercolorAffair]

Hi Angie! I sound British because I am British :-) My courses are priced in dollars because the large majority of my audience is from the US... Stretching paper isn't always necessary... Stretching is a time-consuming process, so I only usually stretch when i know I will be applying large wet washes that will soak the paper. Hope that helps :-)