Transform Your Artwork: 6 Essential Watercolor Techniques For Beginners

[@myrnalandersartist]

You're videos are so, so good!! Clear helpful instruction and you show your palette and sponge too, which is also helpful. 😊

[@thewatercolorclassroom-bec7040]

Thank you! I’m so glad!

[@abwatercolor]

Wonderful, detailed and so clear lesson! Thank you for such painstaking work, I've highlighted some useful things for myself🤗

[@thewatercolorclassroom-bec7040]

You’re welcome. Thank you so much for your encouraging words.

[@aesea57804]

Great demo of each of those key steps! Super clear-and do-able! Thanks!

[@thewatercolorclassroom-bec7040]

You are very welcome.

[@sandiemyers2463]

Boy do I like that background! I think it does as much for the apple as the gradation technique.

[@thewatercolorclassroom-bec7040]

Thank you! I love that kind of background too.

[@thewatercolorclassroom-bec7040]

I hope this helps you a ton! In the comments let me know how it helped and what you would have like to see demoed!

[@artbytammylassiter6885]

Great idea using the value tools. Thats a real keeper. The sponge i started using some time ago and taught my beginners class to do the same. It really is a game changer as water xontrol is prob the largest challenge for beginning students. Thanks for great videos

[@thewatercolorclassroom-bec7040]

Thank you! I love learning new tricks.

[@monikaforster9060]

I am just wondering if I missed a point on the sponge. Is the sponge damp or dry?

[@Diego_SanCA]

Good tips

[@thewatercolorclassroom-bec7040]

Thanks!

[@connielester1641]

Very helpful. Thank you❣️

[@thewatercolorclassroom-bec7040]

I’m so glad! Happy painting!

[@nerimaniliazova9222]

Great lesson. How do you keep your water colour paints in your palette so moist and shiny?

[@thewatercolorclassroom-bec7040]

I use MGraham paints which are made with a bit of honey. Just a spritz of water and 30 seconds and they’re ready to go. They stay a bit shiny even when dried out. They are fantastic paints that go on smooth and are super pigment rich. Find the link in my comments to check them out.

[@nerimaniliazova9222]

Thank you! You are a great teacher. I’ve been viewing your videos for the past two days. The techniques are amazing. Very grateful and thank you.

[@thewatercolorclassroom-bec7040]

@@nerimaniliazova9222 Thank you for your encouragement.

[@sudud2983]

Very helpful video for extreme beginner like me. My watercolor painting looks dull and matte finish when it dries. When wet colors looks quite dark but not so aftr ot dries. Can you pl suggest

[@thewatercolorclassroom-bec7040]

Watercolor on paper does dry with a matte finish. It also dries lighter than when it is wet. Better quality paint dries closer to the color it is when wet. The best way to get your final paintings to not look drab is to get your values right.

[@sudud2983]

Thank you so much

[@thewatercolorclassroom-bec7040]

@@sudud2983 You’re welcome!

[@plant-a-holic]

Just found you.. thank you so much for your videos. just a quick question please, when you tap off your wet brush on the cellulose sponge, doesn’t it or couldn’t pick up the pigment on the sponge?

[@thewatercolorclassroom-bec7040]

I suppose it could. If I have put lots of heavy paint on it I turn it over or rinse it and squeeze it out again. Most of the time it is to get extra water off the brush and even if it has paint in it it is watery and soaks down past the surface layer.

[@plant-a-holic]

@@thewatercolorclassroom-bec7040 thanks for the reply!

[@charmainecarr1816]

❤

[@thewatercolorclassroom-bec7040]

Thank you!