How to use a spray bottle for watercolour painting: 8 tips to help you use your new best friend

A fine mist, spritzer or spray bottle should be in every watercolour artist's kit. It is just so incredibly useful. In fact, buy ten and leave them everywhere!
Join me as we see what to look for in the bottle and eight different ways it can help you in your watercolour art. Something I didn't say in the film, is that you might want to use distilled water in the bottle to stop it getting clogged up.
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[@davidgreene8914]

I would never have guessed there were so many uses for a spray bottle. Thank you!

[@LizChadertonArt]

they are super useful!

[@phylissproctor8049]

Such great tips….especially for a newbie like me. Thanks so much.

[@LizChadertonArt]

Glad it was helpful!

[@BradLynn-xy7mj]

Fantastic video! Very helpful, thank you so much for sharing!

[@LizChadertonArt]

You are so welcome!

[@candisstewart6481]

Omgosh, game changer!!!

[@LizChadertonArt]

Glad you liked it!

[@christinebarone2151]

Why haven’t I thought of using a piece of green from the garden and spray it with color!! Genius.

[@LizChadertonArt]

I gives another layer of mark and texture

[@claireshand]

Great tips Liz, thanks so much! Brilliantly insightful as ever x

[@LizChadertonArt]

Glad the tips are helpful!

[@andrecardon2141]

Thank you so much for all these demos

[@LizChadertonArt]

Glad you like them!

[@cathykirwan2292]

I learned new uses ! Thank you so much!

[@LizChadertonArt]

You are so welcome!

[@dorothyminor7581]

So glad I found your channel!

[@LizChadertonArt]

I'm so glad!

[@susanhepburn6040]

Very useful tips, Liz - thank you very much.

[@LizChadertonArt]

Sorry to be so excited about a spray bottle!

[@Rennaa123]

Very helpful, thank you! I will definitely try some of these tips 😊

[@LizChadertonArt]

So glad!

[@dianecharest8365]

Again thank you Liz.

[@LizChadertonArt]

Any time!

[@connieohara6529]

Brilliant ideas, Liz! Thank you😊

[@LizChadertonArt]

Glad you like them!

[@lynnrushton7458]

Great tips! Thank you 🙏 just learning

[@LizChadertonArt]

Glad it was helpful!

[@jimrapp3550]

Love your granulating video. Your teaching is so helpful

[@LizChadertonArt]

I'm so glad!

[@hov3968]

Thank you for your help

[@LizChadertonArt]

Happy to help

[@rikkiingersoll3271]

Love your video! Thank you

[@LizChadertonArt]

You are so welcome!

[@earthingearthling2976]

Stencil idea was super cool

[@LizChadertonArt]

glad you liked it!

[@BarbaraChichester]

Thank you Liz for the wonderful and interesting techniques! I enjoy your videos very much!

[@LizChadertonArt]

I'm so pleased to hear that!

[@SarahAndBoston]

This video is a revelation! Thank you for sharing these incredible tips.

[@LizChadertonArt]

You're so welcome!

[@janeharrison3151]

Thanks Liz, great tips as always. x

[@LizChadertonArt]

Pleased to hear that. Did you like my thumbnail picture? Made me laugh anyway....

[@janeharrison3151]

@@LizChadertonArt 🥰

[@mickigarvey7608]

Great to be reminded. Thanks for the new ideas as well. ❤

[@LizChadertonArt]

You are so welcome!

[@kerry5586]

You have some brilliant videos. I am so glad I found you!

[@LizChadertonArt]

Thank you. I enjoy making them.

[@kathrynlehotsky2815]

I knew some of your tips but those I didn't know were lovely and I will try them out on my work. Thank you. Kathryn

[@LizChadertonArt]

Glad it was helpful!

[@valeriegehling4358]

As soon as I heard about spray bottles used an old small empty perfume bottle to spray pan paints before use, thanks to your video I now know I can use them for many purposes. Thanks

[@LizChadertonArt]

Such a useful piece of kit

[@heidekrause469]

Wow!! Excellent!!!🌹🌹

[@LizChadertonArt]

Glad you liked it

[@1msfit]

Just found you! Thank you for this-lots of new things to try, which encouraged me to subscribe.

[@LizChadertonArt]

Welcome!!

[@happyprat2624]

Thank you so much for this! I've had spray bottles, but never really known what to do with them other than wet my paints, paper, and cause uncontrolled havoc on my painting. Can't wait to try your suggestions now!

[@LizChadertonArt]

Excellent. I must say, I am a fan of havoc!

[@colleenmcchesney1482]

This is definitely a wonderful video of various techniques & tips for using a water spray bottle. I am just getting the hang of using these. Although there’s a few tips here that you suggested that I didn’t know about that will be super handy & helpful for my painting! Thanks for sharing this with us!!💕😊

[@LizChadertonArt]

my pleasure. Glad it was useful.

[@reverrage]

I like the sprays for the face misting... my rosewater ones are a fine midst perfect for my use...

[@LizChadertonArt]

Sounds good 😌

[@emilyerdbeere9210]

Liz, it’s amazing! I love those structures you created. The shape of dill, and the dramatic sky, wow!!! I was looking for a way to make those effects, but had no idea 🤷‍♀️ Especially the accidental that develop when sprayed in wet paint. I was looking for such an effect, I know there are supergranulating colours but won’t use them because they are preserved with biocides. Salt sadly is not possible because Ultramarine, my only blue, reacts with acid… thank you 👍🏻💐

[@LizChadertonArt]

glad it was helpful 😊

[@carolyncalhoun7555]

Another wonderful tutorial Liz, many thanks. Did you get a new haircut? The layers look lovely.

[@LizChadertonArt]

this is 5he old hair cut in lockdown!

[@cathylathrop8104]

So a little paint straight out of the tube plus water for the spray bottle? Darker value add more paint lighter value more water ? Maybe just need to experiment to get the right ratio.

[@LizChadertonArt]

Yes, just spray on a scrap of paper to check on the strength. And you can put multiple layers on if you like too.

[@paulafitz532]

Thank you

[@LizChadertonArt]

You're welcome

[@dori588]

Great video!!! Thanks for sharing this. How do you get the paint into the bottle though? I can’t figure out how you did this. 😊 thanks

[@LizChadertonArt]

if you use tubes, take the top off and squeeze in the paint. if you use pans, load your brush and put it in the bottle. Dilute to required tone.

[@mell5111]

Thank you so much! I never thought about filling them with paint😊 do you clean the bottle afterward or do you have to throw it away? I'd like to know before I try it because it's an exciting idea

[@LizChadertonArt]

clean it, for sure. I hate throwing anything away!

[@elizabethexley5190]

Grateful new subscriber

[@LizChadertonArt]

Welcome aboard!

[@GodzHarleyGirlStudio]

Great info for us! Love your channel. I did have to chuckle though. My OCD "matchey-matchey self whispered that the green top should be on the bottle with green paint in it. LOL! (I often have to tell my OCD self to hush!) 😆 Hugz, Tree

[@LizChadertonArt]

oh no! I am so not matchy-matchy! I will drive you nuts. I do like a good pattern though 😁. glad you’re enjoying the channel.

[@GodzHarleyGirlStudio]

@Liz Chaderton LOL! It's ok. This is just another opportunity to practice telling it to hush up! It's definitely not your fault, LOL! Ya don't have to be matchey-matchey. I had a hard time with it on your coffee video's though. 😂🤣😅

[@LizChadertonArt]

@@GodzHarleyGirlStudio yes, you would have!

[@caroltribou3408]

So helpful! Thank you! One question or two…is there a quicker way to discover the blobbing kind of spray from the more even spray without filling each with paint and testing them? Do you fill them with liquid watercolors or water down a big portion from a tube and pour it into them? It would seem the paint would have to be very watery to go through the sprayer.

[@LizChadertonArt]

Sorry, no way of knowing without a little test. Just put water in and it is really obvious. Yes the paint is watery in the bottle, so I put in a little water and a small squeeze of colour, give it a shake and check I am happy with how strong the colour is. It doesn't take much colour.

[@susanshisler7074]

I took two sheets of plain paper and two different water bottles, and sprayed a sample of plain water onto each sheet. Then I held the sheet under the light (lights under the kitchen cabinets) and I could tell how blobby or fine the spritzing was. Distance from the paper would also matter, I think. Good luck!

[@polgara28]

Please make sure the paint isn't toxic before spraying. Certain paints going airborne can be very bad for your health. Cadmiums especially. Great ideas, and I quite liked the furry caterpillars! 😀

[@LizChadertonArt]

that’s a very good point. on the plus side, even a fine spray are large droplets (relative to an aerosol), so they will not hang in the air. but yes, please be careful.

[@dinabaughman8731]

But, HOW did you make the spray??

[@LizChadertonArt]

I'm sorry, I don't understand your question?

[@bruhservices5942]

My watercolor palette is like jelly right now- What do I do

[@LizChadertonArt]

Just leave it open and it will dry out. Go easy on the spraying 😊