10 Watercolor Painting Hacks for Beginners - Secret Art Tips You've Never Seen!

Most of these hacks are for any medium, but a few are watercolor specific. Whether you are a beginner or an advanced painter, if you are an artist, you will want to know these hacks!
Makeup Brush Holder - amzn.to/3eJdDnS
Sun Dolphin Eraser with Ink Eraser nibs - amzn.to/3MSwnxS
Alvin Dry Cleaning Pad - tinyurl.com/58...
Scotch Curve Tape - tinyurl.com/2e...
Kemper Fluid Writer Tool - tinyurl.com/2p...
Preval Spray System - tinyurl.com/36...
If you want to learn how to paint animals, fur or just learn some fun new watercolor tricks, hacks and techniques, you're in the right place!
Hi! My name is Rachel Parker Varner and welcome to my art KZbin watercolor channel where the focus is teaching you how to paint loose, painterly yet realistic animals. I do reserve the right to go off on an art tangent now and then though!
If you're interested in learning watercolor from me more closely, join me on Patreon at / rachelsstudio or buy individual tutorials at www.rachelsstudio.com/watercolortutorials or join my KZbin membership at / @user-bt4uu9gc6h
My Patreon has the most extensive collection of tutorials and is a great deal because you get access to most ($8) or all ($13) of them when you join! I'm still building my collections on KZbin, although I have a lot available to that membership as well.
Join my community of watercolor artists on fb at / rachelswatercolorworkshop to share your work, get feedback about your paintings and enjoy seeing others' art too!
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Full Length, Patreon Style Black Cat watercolor painting Tutorial with Traceable, Free to the Public!
• How to Paint a Wet in ...
For free downloads, visit these pages, join as a member for free, and then access get access to…
www.rachelsstudio.com/pumpkins
www.rachelsstudio.com/santa
www.rachelsstudio.com/houdini
www.rachelsstu...
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My favorite supplies(contain affiliate links and I make a small commission when you purchase something):
Paint Puck - bit.ly/3ktdbcl
PAPER
140 lb Cold Press Arches Watercolor Paper - bit.ly/38CA8r8
Fluid Cold Press Watercolor Paper - (Cheaper Option for paper) - bit.ly/39wUVwN
PAINT
M Graham Napthol Red - bit.ly/3OPm667
Winsor & Newton Colors... - Burnt Sienna - Cobalt Blue - Ultramarine Blue - Winsor Violet - Green Gold - bit.ly/3LvzJFb
Daniel Smith Colors: -DS Lamp Black - DS Holbein Aureolin - Daniel Smith Permanent Green Light - bit.ly/3y3FqGF
Wisp brush set - amzn.to/2MMbw4A
Silver black velvet brushes - I bought the set of three with the 3/4 oval.
bit.ly/3F00wHi
Asian Sumi Hake Brush Set - bit.ly/3OMIWv3
Scrubber Brushes- bit.ly/3rXGt7h
Princeton Velvetouch Size 4 Long Round - bit.ly/3s1BWRl
Winsor & Newton Masking Fluid - bit.ly/3vWq8Rk
Tombow Fudenosuke Brush Pen in Black bit.ly/3vtHrKw
White Gel Pen- bit.ly/3s4lfol
Kemper Fluid Writing Pen - tinyurl.com/27...
I've also been using Holbein Soft Tape from Holbein. I have found if I leave this tape on my paper too long, it leave sticky residue. Otherwise, I LOVE it! bit.ly/3OMGJ2J
Elmer's Foam Board -. bit.ly/3F9v0qv
Pallette - bit.ly/3F0DGzk
Micron Archival Pens - Micron archival pens - tinyurl.com/4w...
Dot or Splat Spray Bottles -Stampendous has one at bit.ly/3MFyWlj but I haven't tried that one yet. www.artacademy... You have to scroll down and look for 'dot bottles'
everettswaterc... also has dot spray bottles. I think I like these a LITTLE better than the Tom Lynch ones.
Makeup Organizer I use to store art supplies - amzn.to/3cnam9D
Storage Bench for Art Supplies - amzn.to/32IJCdU
Gel Floor Mat amzn.to/3wyIF5X
5 inch Squeegee - amzn.to/2RjVzEE
Credit Card sized squeegee - amzn.to/3uvV88w
Samsung Galaxy - I use a Galaxy to film most of my videos! amzn.to/2IBXL5Y
SanDisk Storage for all my footage! amzn.to/3tZUYpe
Epson Surecolor P900 Printer - amzn.to/2UoSvFs
Epson Velvet Paper - (paper I use for prints) amzn.to/2K3eNKV
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[@kreativundhappy]

Oh....AND...giving us some of the outtakes really is much appreciated 😎😁❤️

[@kreativundhappy]

I just love your goofy and bubbly personality 😁 I always cheer up when I see you have a new video out 😊 and I always pick up something new too 👍🏻 Thanks for your unique way of making content, love it 😊

[@ZandLei]

You rock! Thank you. :)

[@chantalrochon3566]

Great times, thank you 😊😊😊😊

[@user-bt4uu9gc6h]

My pleasure Chantal!

[@teresajordao6634]

Thank you so much for sharing these new watercolor tricks, hacks and techniques in such a fun way!💗

[@user-bt4uu9gc6h]

My pleasure!

[@polgara28]

Oh, these are great! Thanks for sharing, Rachel! ❤

[@user-bt4uu9gc6h]

You are so welcome!

[@barbaramilbradt2188]

I love these hack videos!!! And so funny!! And that beach painting-wow!!

[@user-bt4uu9gc6h]

Thanks and that beach painting is pretty easy to do - you should try it!

[@juliekraut7218]

Thanks to you and your followers for all of the hacks. We are a sisterhood. So sweet of you to mention me again….❤

[@joykruczay]

Your content is always so good and your personality and delivery outstanding!

[@user-bt4uu9gc6h]

Thank you so much 🤗

[@aliciashackley5830]

Great video Rachel. Thx for sharing. Lol🥰💕🐶💕🥰

[@user-bt4uu9gc6h]

My pleasure!

[@jilld8787]

Great hacks you talented and funny girl🎉❤

[@user-bt4uu9gc6h]

Thank you!

[@sujanithtottempudi2991]

Thank you👍

[@user-bt4uu9gc6h]

My pleasure!

[@caroltodd1966]

You are just too funny! I always enjoy your videos ❤

[@user-bt4uu9gc6h]

Glad you like them!

[@meeraahuja1594]

Great tips

[@user-bt4uu9gc6h]

I'm glad you enjoyed them!

[@dimazi]

Thanks for sharing great info! I’ve got to buy the kemper tool now. Haha!

[@user-bt4uu9gc6h]

There's always something fun to buy for watercolor ; )

[@eleniphotos]

God, you're funny! Love love your long sleeve shirt! I had court the sieve hack. Thanks for reminding me. I have splatters all over my window, chair arm, drapes, windowsill, I think it's probably a watercolorist problem.

[@user-bt4uu9gc6h]

Haha! I'm glad I don't have fancy drapes!

[@suel4269]

Thankyou for the hacks and your time! Cheap Joes has a warning on their page to not spray cadmiums and cobalts. Love your shirt!

[@user-bt4uu9gc6h]

Good to know - I wasn't spraying those : )

[@deeanncross7674]

Nice tips for us...you don't disappoint. My favorite is the toilet paper hack near the end.

[@user-bt4uu9gc6h]

Thank you! I've learned lots of cool little tricks from @Debra Lyn Rosenbach so be sure to check out her channel. I got the idea of using stencils from her too.

[@suel4269]

G -rated 😂😂😂😂😂 you’re hilarious!

[@user-bt4uu9gc6h]

Or ridiculous ; )

[@NicoleRoy-Artist]

Love everything about this video, Rachel...Absolutely love your shirt and your sense of humor...I know for a fact we would get along greatly! HUGZ XOXO

[@user-bt4uu9gc6h]

Oh yes, I'm sure we would get into some trouble : )

[@JeffNotes]

Ohhh, I was wondering where is this cascade container going for the painting hack. These are awesome tricks, thank you for sharing! =)

[@user-bt4uu9gc6h]

My pleasure!

[@JHM30fan]

Great ideas! Thanks for sharing.

[@user-bt4uu9gc6h]

My pleasure!

[@fuzzydragons]

ooh blowing paint through a sieve is a great idea!

[@user-bt4uu9gc6h]

Yes, Diann is a genius 💗

[@alimcbally2339]

I've only come across your channel recently and am thankful for it, love your approach on how you present your videos.. I was wondering if there was any chance if you could do a video on how to do a red drapery with dark fold lines.. I for some reason am finding it really difficult to work with the color red, and even though I let it dry completely, it still lifts my 2 thin washes of paint underneath, which I waited 24 hours for to dry... I am finding this very frustrating, I love watercolor in general, but I want to be able to enjoy painting with it too... I am sure you are very busy and might not be able to do a tutorial on this, but I am taking a chance, I have never seen a video of a red drapery tutorial on youtube.. I would be so so thankful if you could do something like this... 👍😁

[@user-bt4uu9gc6h]

These videos take weeks to create - planning, painting, then editing is hours and hours of work, so I don't have red drapes in my footage future I'm afraid but I'm very happy to help you! What red are you using on what paper? If I were painting red drapes I'd paint them with a base of M Graham Naphthol Red on a good quality paper, and for the folds I'd either add ultramarine blue with a touch of yellow to grey and darken the red and for the lighter highlights I'd either lift some paint or use more watery paint. Another simpler option would be to add a black, my favorite is lamp black by daniel smith for the darker parts of the deep folds. Also, you may enjoy watching my footage that I just happened to create of drapes to see how I painted background drapes wet in wet in my latest tutorial I put on Patreon, available at the $8 and up tier. I may eventually release that footage to the public - it's not that I'm trying to hold it back but it will take hours to create a video on just specifically drapes and I have Christmas commissions that are currently breathing down my back lol. There's only a limited amount of hours in the day unfortunately! You can see the painting I did of "Estella" with the drapes in the background if you go to my community tab. I look forward to hearing back from you about what materials you're using!

[@brendaporter3809]

I love your hacks! I need that shirt! Where did you find it?

[@user-bt4uu9gc6h]

There are many versions with this fabric if you search Amazon!

[@terrikarman6878]

Awesome tips! Where is your black cat & pumpkin shirt from?? 🐈‍⬛ 🎃

[@user-bt4uu9gc6h]

It was some random ad I saw on Facebook

[@barbaramilbradt2188]

Seems like all tape comes with cat hair... don't they...?

[@user-bt4uu9gc6h]

Yes I'm sure because all my tape has cat hair!