HOW TO PAINT A GRADIENT | WATERCOLOUR

Hello! I wanted to share how I create nice and easy watercolour gradients. I'm showing you how i blend watercolours together to create easy backgrounds for your art!
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[@LaurenKruse]

Regarding tape removal, have you tried sticking it to something else first, such as fabric? I've had luck with that still maintaining a clean line, but removing more readily. After removing you can burnish the edges smooth with a polished stone or spoon to disguise any frayed areas.

[@Stellarchild]

Lauren K. I do that too and it works. i usually stick it directly on my pants and it makes the tape gradually less sticky. Gradually, is key. This way you can control the adhesiveness of your tape. I use green painters tape for this.

[@appleknocker56]

I saw some ppl use their hair dryer on low & seems to loosen up the tape!

[@maggiemcsm]

@@appleknocker56 that's what I do and it works!

[@Monica-Shireland]

That is beautiful work, so smooth the transitions between colors! As a beginning watercolor artist, I struggle with gradients.

[@maggiemurraycreates]

When the painting is dry, Use a hairdryer on the tape to loosen the glue. Strip off at an angle away from the painting.

[@kylieb4836]

I also use the heat tool trick - I’ve never had an issue with paper after I started doing this. I buy the cheap blue painters tape for all my work and then heat the tape slowly as I pull it up - it should be smooth and easy, so if you feel the tape start to resist, just add a little more heat and you’ll be good to go.

[@sm62986]

Absolutely love both the gradients! 😍😍😍 They are perfect and so vibrant!! Also for the tape, you can try heating it up with a hair dryer so that the glue melts a little and it's easier to peel

[@MariahBeth]

Thank you! That’s exactly what I do now :)

[@hemlatanogia]

Wow such an amazing work !!! At first look no one can tell if that's painted or printed !!! 🥰😍

[@jackieblue2010]

New to watercolor and I learned a lot from this video, thanks!

[@monikagupta1541]

It looks so gradiant and pretty.

[@LipsitaArt]

Beautiful blending technique. Thanks for sharing

[@saffronmangat8304]

Thank SO Much For Such A Simple And Easy Tutorial!

[@ranjitbishoyi]

How smooth it is wow awesome 😍 I like it

[@riseup773]

You have made beautiful gradients❤️.

[@ManushSF]

Very good! Thank you for sharing!

[@v_qlle]

Wow! It's so smooth!

[@iluvcxffee1685]

Gorgeous✨

[@Ira.1]

I loved the purple and orange one! So vibrant 😍

[@MariahBeth]

Thankyou, unfortunately the artwork i did over the top of that one did turn out great :(

[@sistagirl1775]

Both are nice. Thank you great tips!

[@michaelegbert5975]

If you heat the tape with a hairdryer, it should come up cleanly. Alternatively, you can use console tape (also known as washi tape), which doesn't tear most papers. Legion Stonehenge is notorious for tearing, but the hairdryer method works great.

[@easydrawingpaintingvideosb2658]

very beautiful gradients. thanks

[@jmc_cmk8859]

Wow beautiful 😍

[@sabitabobal3281]

#love it 😍😍

[@XPERTARTSINDIA]

Suuupperb 😍💞💞

[@nanzzee22]

Simple and helpful....thank you so much

[@shadshaikh5849]

I love it.. Thank u so much for sharing simple and easy background for calligraphy.. But what are you using firstly to wit for sheet.

[@ellsbry]

On tape tearing the paper upon removal. Before putting each tape on paper touch tape to you pant leg. It will pick up just enough lint fiber to not stick so tightly on the paper yet stick well enough to hold it down & still prevent seepage..

[@artboughan9784]

In the U.S., I use Scotch blue masking tape and rarely have any issues. Years ago I had a job setting up audio for stage shows; we used tons of masking tape for holding down microphone cords. Each day, the venue was required to provide us with the tape and consequently we received many brands of the same tape. Quality varied hugely depending on the manufacturer of the tape. If you haven't I'd recommend trying different brands until you find the right one for you. Second, when removing tape from a drawing, I've found the gently pulling it off at a 90 degree angle to the direction of the tape minimizes tears. Thank you for this video.

[@MariahBeth]

Thanks! I've heard blue tape is the way to go. i find using a heat gun helps too :)

[@msingh48]

WOW!

[@sanjeebanmaji8612]

Very nice!👍

[@thrillwithpriya]

Amazing 👏

[@techwithshivam4377]

Ossam 👍

[@matthewmcshane6182]

If you’re having trouble with the color leaking under the tape you can try doing a coat of a clear poly or white paint over the edge of the tape first. This is a house painter trick for getting sharp lines. I’ve never tried it with watercolor on paper,usually latex on Sheetrock, so don’t know if it will effect the edge near the tape making it less absorbent but maybe worth some thought

[@jmc_cmk8859]

Your watar colour very beautiful 😍

[@Monica-Shireland]

Warm your tape with a blow dryer or heat gun, it will soften the adhesive.

[@Aa-fk8jg]

This is the best background video I've ever seen!!!! You are awesome ❤️❤️

[@MariahBeth]

Thank you! 💛

[@Aa-fk8jg]

Can I use brush pens (water based) instead of watercolour though? Ps which watercolour did you use?

[@MariahBeth]

@@Aa-fk8jg i havent used a brush pen myself but i think it would be a lot harder than using a larger, flat brush and i also dilute the paint a lot which could be harder with a brush pen. The paints used for this were koh-i-noor

[@natashasingavarapu3427]

Love your content

[@vipuljain7484]

so good

[@khushboo3412]

Hi what is the difference between ombre and gradient?

[@jagrutimahawar2515]

Which company colour are you using.

[@khushi0106]

In starting,did u put water on the whole paper or varnish

[@priti_sha]

For this we need a very good quality of paper

[@areebbot]

I wonder if this gradient would work on gessoed wood, does anyone know this? Thank you.

[@nigebrown2510]

Hi thank you a great tutorial. I notice you didn't stretch your paper first can you tell me how the paper didn't cockle given the amount of water you put into it?

[@hilinagracedelacruz9277]

what watercolor are you using?

[@evertesterhuizen1794]

This is so damn pretty!

[@chelseagirl65]

Thanks for the tips I am trying to do gradient backgrounds for my picture and am pretty shit at it.... little tip have you ever tried to use Washi Tape for your boarders?

[@vihaanvilekar]

What paper r u using hot press,cold press or rough? The gradient was amazing when I tried it u deserve 500 subs :)

[@MariahBeth]

Thanks you, this is hot press paper :)

[@poojavembar3552]

It’s amazing.. which is the best GSM paper for water colour as a background to draw a mandala? Also, can you suggest if hot pressed is better ?

[@MariahBeth]

Hi those are both up to personal preference. I prefer 300gsm personally. If you are drawing a mandala on with a fine liner or something similar I would probably use hot press as the paper is smooth. Cold press generally has a bit of texture to the surface which can make straight lines a bit harder

[@varshakatwe4426]

Which paint is this. ?

[@izzafathima2958]

Which tap do you use for border covering?

[@MariahBeth]

Just masking tape :)

[@jebin1694]

Which paper is this

[@andrearegondola712]

You can use painter's tape

[@greenbell5422]

What you brush on the paper first? Pls say....your paper looks so blented and pretty......will subscribe you....🥰🥰👏👏🤩

[@rajendrapatil5460]

You can write quotes on it...so as I'm gonna do

[@XPERTARTSINDIA]

Greetings from xpertarts 🙂💖💖💖💖

[@priti_sha]

But both the gradients are fabulous

[@ananya9449]

Nice

[@anshim928]

Hey... which liquid you used before paint

[@MariahBeth]

I wet the paper with water :)

[@sakshimeena9444]

Used water or glue

[@appleknocker56]

Using a hair dryer (the heat) weakens the sticky on back & if do it quickly & towards the side but so far works great! Tape found that give bleed free borders use “blue painter’s tape” but says for sharp lines & so far doing it’s job. Ty for these videos & if keeping my whole page wet (as a beginner) isn’t easy. More practice!

[@MariahBeth]

Thank you, I use a heat gun these days and often use blue painters tape! Pre Soaking the paper and using a water activated tape to tape the paper to a board can help the paper to take heavy amounts of water and not buckle. Maybe it’s time to do an updated video

[@appleknocker56]

@@MariahBeth Had to learn this the hard way. Got 4 rolls of reg “scotch brand” masking tape & every time bleed under the tape! So went on search & tested 4 tapes to see if “Washi” tape just came off 😵‍💫, the reg blue painters tape (better) but once tested that “blue painters” but has to say, Sharp edges on it and now only tape trust not to bleed even if not doing heavy wet on wet! Again ty for these videos as learn lil bit more from them!

[@aurobindamohanty9231]

Do we need a watercolour paper for water colour or we could just use any paper??

[@MariahBeth]

i suggest watercolour paper because other paper will not be able to handle the water and will buckle/lift

[@jebin1694]

Is it Bristol paper

[@kyleschuman3805]

Frogtape Delicate Surface painters tape works well for applications like this.

[@sarahaleesya3058]

i have a question that im hoping youre gping to answer asap..how long did it take to dry?😭 im going to do this for my exam/test tmmr and the time for us to do it is just one hour..hope u can help!

[@fishisnotfishfish2267]

Cool thanks

[@motif123456]

You may smear the edges with talcum powder so that the masking tape wouldnot be able to stick the paper so strongly as to tear off paper while peeling off.

[@ishitaalok2590]

These are beautiful and I have been looking for a video to help me learn blending, thank you! However, when I tried this with cobalt blue and orange, the result wasn't what I expected it to be. They seemed to form an ugly brownish shade when mixed together. Am I using the wrong colour combination or is my technique faulty? I see you use very very little colour and build on - am I right?

[@MariahBeth]

Thank you! Blue and orange tend to make grey or brown when mixed together. If you look at a colour wheel you’ll notice that they are opposite each other. Colours closer together will be easier to create beautiful gradients with. Some examples would be blue+green, orange+red orange+yellow blue+yellow. I did blend purple and orange together which can make a brown but I used very little colour and built it up over two layers, letting the paint dry in between layers.

[@ishitaalok2590]

@@MariahBeth After drying up, it doesn't look half bad actually. I also tried your technique with crimson red and yellow later and the effect was beautiful! Thank you so much :) Do you have a video on how to blend multiple colours on the same paper?

[@MariahBeth]

I’m glad to hear that! At the moment this is the only tutorial I have on making gradients

[@stevekobb3850]

Ampersand Aquabord would solve your tape-tearing problem. Unfortunately, it's more expensive than paper, but... no more tearing!

[@Insanely_blissy]

Please tell me ...at the first what she used on blank paper that's water or baby oil ???

[@MariahBeth]

It's water :)

[@Insanely_blissy]

@@MariahBeth thanks a lot 💞💟

[@sophiaysabelespedido2101]

What's the paint brush that you used?

[@MariahBeth]

It’s a Princeton 1” snap brush :)

[@sophiaysabelespedido2101]

@@MariahBeth thank you!!

[@abdullateef2482]

Name of paper plz.

[@jeannefinocchiaro8348]

to take off the tape you might try heating it a little with a blowdrier

[@chaeioi]

My paper is for water color and still isnt that good its sometimes wont be so smooth and pretty its pretty like blotchy

[@brunoishiai]

I would like to know the name of this tape, look likes a special tape, because this didn't tear the paper.

[@MariahBeth]

HI! The tape actually tore the paper quite badly in this video. It's regular masking tape. I now use X-press It Masking tape and use higher quality 100% cotton paper and find I only tear the paper if I'm not careful

[@rajsavla]

Can you do this on a canvas?

[@MariahBeth]

You could create a gradient using acrylics or oil on a canvas but the technique would be a bit different. If you wanted to use watercolour you might be able to prime the canvas with watercolour grind first but I haven’t tried it myself so I couldn’t say.

[@Gabzrecovery]

Use a blow dryer ! It’ll loosen the glue in the tape !

[@shriyabhaumik5640]

Do just a single color from top to bottom. Like real dark purple to light

[@sarahlithium1680]

I use my heat gun on the tape before i remove it.

[@Stellarchild]

Sarah Lithium I’m going to try this.

[@KajsaG561]

Magic scotch tape I bought today It suppose to be good, I'll let you know!

[@anjumara2279]

why isnt the paper warping lol

[@MariahBeth]

Hey! the paper did warp quite a bit whilst painting, the reflection of the water on it might make that hard to see. It was quite a thick paper though and was pretty flat again by the time it dried

[@wangxian4745]

Didn't your paper torn while applying ssooo much of water

[@xTK421x]

Washi tape (Japanese) or stick tape to your shirt first

[@gspaulsson]

I wonder if skipping the tape altogether and using blu-tac instead would work. Or take an oversized piece of flat cardboard and stick the w/c paper to it with double-sided tape, then tape the whole production to the table. You should be able to strip the painting off the backing, perhaps damaging the back of the painting a bit but who cares..

[@user-rz4bt8rr7j]

Micropore tape from the pharmacy works really well and wont rip

[@prathikbopanna1712]

Use a blow dryer to remove the masking tape

[@henrymeitei1193]

I would recommend using a masking tape... It's loads better

[@Amber-ns5tg]

She is using masking tape ?

[@MariahBeth]

This is masking tape, that said though I now stick it to my arm first so its not as sticky and use a higher quality 100% cotton paper and find I only have issues in I'm not careful

[@henrymeitei1193]

@@MariahBeth oh 😅

[@deltamom61]

Use a hairdryer

[@clintmarcus1336]

bruh how-

[@itswardah742]

There is even a girl named Moriah Elizabeth = isn’t this matching to ur name that is Mariah Beth, ?

[@MariahBeth]

Similar but different :)

[@ElaineDarlingtonBrown]

medical, tacky tape

[@shanaqamar6291]

you talk too much it’s irritating