How to NOT overwork your watercolors

[@dianeloftus5476]

This was very helpful! Not only did you explain what to do and not do, you explained and showed very clearly the WHY of doing or not doing it! Thank you!!

[@TobySketchLoose]

Glad it was helpful!

[@tesstess3371]

Great hints! May I add mine: have a smaller water container for clean water besides the rinse water. I have two glass jars, the smaller one is the “clean” to pick up water to mix with paint

[@TobySketchLoose]

Thanks for sharing!!

[@GregJorgo]

Learnt some things there, Thankyou!

[@sueking3870]

Thank you Toby, sometimes I get muddy colours because I’ve been doing the donts. Thank you for some well explained advice.

[@TobySketchLoose]

Happy to help!

[@marytesta3003]

I do watercolor so understand this but you did an excellent demonstration and explained this so well. Thank you for doing a wonderful and easy to understand lesson. So many youtube artists thinks everyone is an artist and forget us just starting out.

[@TobySketchLoose]

Thank you so much!

[@scottkahney4992]

thanks for a great video. I have been advancing my watercolor and sketching for the last year using your videos. At times, I feel I don't have enough FOUNDATIONAL watercolor techniques and that my coloring suffers as a result. Overall my progress has been great and VERY rewarding. Videos like this provide great insight in to some of the HOW and WHY. It explains why some my paintings still lack that something that makes them special. I DO get it right many times, though this may be by accident occasionally Keep up the great videos. I'd love to see more about color choice and color theory. I hope to make it to an in person course at some point but it's a bit hard to come from Texas. I'll keep my fingers crossed Thanks

[@suehall3389]

Thanks Toby. I have probs with subtlety when using my watercolours (well everything actually!!) & the water:paint ratio. I'm off to practice now.......

[@TobySketchLoose]

HAve fun :D

[@trishscheres6419]

Really helpful, a few things I needed to fine tune 👌

[@TobySketchLoose]

Glad it helped!

[@jdhayes]

Thanks, Toby - just good, basic techniques to understand, and then, as you said, you can potentially break later, but having that good foundational understanding helps.

[@TobySketchLoose]

Absolutely!

[@timothywilliams8907]

Thanks for sharing

[@TobySketchLoose]

My pleasure

[@jeremymurfitt1512]

Excellent explanations

[@TobySketchLoose]

Glad you think so!

[@rohinikumar5985]

Super helpful thank you

[@TobySketchLoose]

My pleasure!

[@ralphherrick596]

Thank you

[@TobySketchLoose]

You're welcome

[@RuthJohnstonaworldofgoods]

Great video! Beginner here. I thought overworking meant adding too many washes or layers (which I have done). I recently attended a class where the instructor and most of the class questioned my technique of starting light and building color. She had me start with a very light background wash and after it dried she instructed me to use thick milky paint on top to achieve deep vibrant color. It worked fine, though not my preference. What am I missing?

[@loril9193]

I didn't realize, red needed clean water. Yellow yes, but not red. Thanks for explaining!

[@TobySketchLoose]

No problem!

[@awatercolourist]

Smily faces; yay! 😂

[@HappilyEllaAfter]

❤

[@TobySketchLoose]

:D