This Advanced Technique will CHANGE your watercolor paintings

If you are a beginner and want to paint dreamy yet realistic animals (and sometimes other things) here are some of my thoughts for you... / 82080110
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[@briechandler511]

Thanks for explaning differences between hot and cold pressed paper. Great tutorial.

[@myrnalandersartist]

I was just gonna comment the same thing! Great instruction!

[@rachelparkervarner]

I'm glad you enjoyed it!

[@rachelparkervarner]

Thank you!

[@FreyFamily5]

Love love love. Well done Rachel.

[@rebel5140]

I love Dean Crouser! Thank you for your help!

[@rachelparkervarner]

My pleasure ❤

[@gingerkelly5146]

So beautiful! Can’t wait to try this movement you’ve put into these gorgeous paintings!! Thank you!!! 🥰

[@rachelparkervarner]

You are so welcome! Come share your work on my group! I'd love to see : )

[@joykruczay]

As soon as the video started, I thought of Charles Reid! I am attempting a sketch of coneflowers prior to the viewing, as I am not much of a flower painter. I would love to see this technique applied with a darker background. Another great KZbinr, Nina Volk, stresses the importance of having your mid values connect the elements. She does landscapes, but I need to apply that principle to other subjects. Deciding what to do with each edge is so tough for me.

[@rachelparkervarner]

Blurred edges are in less important areas and shadows, in general, and hard edges stay in the main area of interest.

[@rachelparkervarner]

I'm going to binge Nina's channel when I find time!

[@melindaavila498]

Hi Rachel! I saw a couple of your recent videos about Charles Reid and edges. Fascinating. I don't have a lot of confidence, but I am very excited about this dreamy effect, and will try it!

[@rachelparkervarner]

It just takes a lot of practice!

[@theresaavery4670]

Lovely, loose and lively! Thanks for the tips!

[@rachelparkervarner]

You are so welcome!

[@fuzzydragons]

that technique worked wonderful for the flower and butterfly! im going to have to try this, might work with my style of painting, thanks 😀

[@rachelparkervarner]

I'm so glad!

[@teresajordao6634]

Thank you for sharing this useful tecnique!

[@rachelparkervarner]

You are so welcome Teresa and it's always a pleasure to hear from you!

[@veronicainchauspe1673]

Great video! Thank you so much! 😊 Your art keeps getting more and more beautiful ❤

[@rachelparkervarner]

Thank you so much!

[@ccwildflower5348]

Gorgeous ! Thank you !

[@rachelparkervarner]

My pleasure!

[@charlenewilson9860]

Thank you Rachel, for demonstrating the "dreamy" effect! And for the tip of using hot press. No wonder I'm having a hard time achieving that effect. I'm using cold press!

[@rachelparkervarner]

Yeah you can do it with cold press but it's harder

[@eleniphotos]

I just might give this hp paper another go! Thanks.

[@rachelparkervarner]

It's a very different painting experience!

[@arunapendse6296]

A very interesting method to paint lost edges. Love watching you paint. Thank you so much 🙏💓

[@rachelparkervarner]

My pleasure!

[@kcald9891]

I appreciate you so much! Your videos are incredibly helpful

[@rachelparkervarner]

Thank you so much!

[@WhoaBasil]

Glad I found you.

[@rachelparkervarner]

Well me too!

[@susanjerrell9220]

Nice!! 💓 Very informative, thank you!!

[@rachelparkervarner]

Glad it was helpful!

[@MissShembre]

This is so helpful! I just started intuitively learning how to do this, and having an explanation/overview of it is great.

[@rachelparkervarner]

I'm so glad!

[@irismaguire]

OMG! This just blew my mind. I have been watching many KZbin video tutorials on this painting technique, but no one has ever explained it like you did in this video. I really like how you managed to balance the loose quality with the structure of the subject When it's too loose, the painting becomes vague and when it's too structured, the painting looks tight. I'm having difficulty with keeping my paintings loose because I'm too scared of losing my edges and making my paintings look vague, but you just solved my most difficult problem. Thank you a gazillion times!❤

[@rachelparkervarner]

I feel like you 'get it'. Love that!!

[@irismaguire]

@@rachelparkervarner Yes, it's such an a-ha moment for me. Lol!

[@krismua1209]

Thank you! Both of those paintings are beautiful.

[@rachelparkervarner]

I appreciate it!

[@stampinturtles]

Love this look. Thank you for explaining it so well. I try to keep a look of “painterly” in my paintings.

[@rachelparkervarner]

I do too but I have to really make a concerted effort and focus.

[@marilynlawson9078]

Thank you Rachel, I am learning so much from you!! Your paintings are so beautiful!

[@rachelparkervarner]

I'm so glad to hear that!

[@jeanettecox1960]

I love this video, your comments on the process and why are great! Looking forward to trying this with you!

[@rachelparkervarner]

Thank you so much!

[@dkpeters]

Great video Rachel! I love both of your paintings, so beautiful!

[@rachelparkervarner]

Thank you so much!

[@marylizart]

Hi Rachel, is there a slower tutorial on the flag? Thanks!

[@rachelparkervarner]

Yes, it's on my Patreon

[@maggiefreeman6513]

Great video thanks

[@rachelparkervarner]

My pleasure!

[@nicoletheknightowl7560]

Thank you for the tips! I thonk you would love John Salminen's work, (he has a deminstration video on the american watercolor society channel. ) he does goregous landscapes with great contrast and his work made me think of all the techniques and tips youve been speaking to recently. Love your work! Thanks agian

[@rachelparkervarner]

My pleasure! I watched his video - LOVE him! I actually would love to do a video about what I learned from his session for the AWS!

[@Bearwithme560]

Wow! This is so beautiful, but daunting. Do you think you could do a modest beginner's example of your own for we beginner's? Something simple. I Love your enthusiasm.

[@rachelparkervarner]

I recently did a really impressionistic painting of a basset hound. I think I posted it on my community page. I post there a lot too fyi

[@Bearwithme560]

@@rachelparkervarner thanks for the suggestion. It didn't occur to me to do so.

[@sassyfrass1083]

Thank you! I love this look 😍. Do you stretch the paper first?

[@rachelparkervarner]

I just tape it down.

[@sybileberhart3439]

❤❤❤

[@rachelparkervarner]

Thanks for watching!

[@lisadesigns12]

Hi Rachel- you talk about trying this on hot press-have you tried it on Aquabord? Would that give the same effect?

[@rachelparkervarner]

I bet that would be gorgeous!

[@maryloucacciatore4936]

♥️💙♥️

[@rachelparkervarner]

Thank you!

[@jenniferedlund369]

I'm definitely not a fan of hot press paper....I find cold press so much easier to work with

[@rachelparkervarner]

Agreed, except for super gallery detail or nuance

[@rachelparkervarner]

Or splashy of course