Watercolor Tutorial (10 Pro Tips for Brighter more Vibrant Colors!)

[@MerriWinter]

This explains the dramatic watercolours by Turner. Thanks for the video

[@ladygwen3245]

Love how you mentioned how to deal with water for those bedbound, etc

[@TheLizventures]

So helpful! Also I'm just so charmed every time I see a kitty :)

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Thank you! 😊

[@Rileygirl746]

I was nodding through your whole introduction because this is exactly what I was looking for. I am planning a painting that has very bright light shining through grapes that are green And red and yellow and truly glowing. The best answer for me was watering down my pigment. I never would have done that. I would have just piled on the paint. Loved every tip.

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Glad it was helpful!

[@eseb8838]

Thanks for the helpful tips Michele!

[@RidgeRunner5-]

Michele how do you organize your thoughts? You are so concise and on track with your lessons. I for one appreciate the way you teach.

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

I have been teaching for many years, so I just apply myself to the idea of the video and reach back for info. There's a lot of craziness in my head, I never stop thinking about stuff you probably wouldn't want to experience it. To relax I do martial arts :-)

[@softlanding138]

Yeah, your mind is amazing! You never say ,"ah, um, a," any of those Toast Masters no no's!

[@terryelizabeth2841]

I finally better understanding what a staining color is. I’m also understanding that by adding water it allows brightness of the paper to come through.

[@valeriegehling4358]

So many super tips!Also like your paintings in this video. Thanks

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Thank you so much 😀

[@SharonH11100]

Excellent information, especially the last tip. I knew you had cat people like me as fans, but am amazed by the number of arachnophiles! 🕸🐈💁🏼‍♀️😻

[@trishfitzpatrick2066]

The spider nails are nifty. Your nails always look lovely.

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Oh thank you!

[@jameslewis177]

GREAT TUTORIAL! So easy to understand! Your explanations flow with incredible smoothness!

[@candicardenas5408]

I love all your videos, you are a great teacher. I also appreciate your manicured nails. Very classy even the spiders. 😊

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Thank you so much!

[@cactusann1]

Great tips as always . Thanks

[@lonobates1]

I LOVE your spider nails! 😊

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Me too, some people don't appreciate my nails ha ha

[@lonobates1]

That’s nuts!

[@joycegilkey3677]

Thank you for great tips.

[@melissamortimer4457]

Very informative, thank you!

[@suel4269]

You’re hilarious! I love your tips and your nails.

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Thank you so much!!

[@verwilliams1]

I always learn from you. Thanks for sharing great tips!

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

My pleasure!

[@jeaniejean8200]

Very helpful video, good tips. Thank you. Btw I love your spider nails and your cute ring 👍 For water I use three jars. One for reds, oranges, yellows etc, one for blue, green, purples etc, and one clear for a second rinse. This helps me not get up to change my water so often

[@victoriad2325]

Just learning about Tip #2, adding more water, was VERY helpful. I can't wait to put this in to practice for brightening up my colors!😁 Of course, everything else was helpful too!

[@debh3404]

Thank you!

[@nanschifris8734]

Great video! All good tips & reminders!

[@sue9435]

Brilliant tips… love these videos! I always learn lots of new things so Thankyou Michelle 👏

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Glad it was helpful!

[@TheKitteth]

Your videos really help me, like solid advice & quality unbiased information. I can always count on gaining either a piece of new helpful info, or at least the confidence to go have a try at some new technique or improve my own methods some how. That last point is spot on! Its always part of the process for me, I feel meh & unsure about my wc paintings until the deeper shadows are represented then suddenly Im like "Oh wow, this is actually pretty good!" I have given up on some works just bc Id been feeling so blah about them. Also, I love the stained glass analogy, not just for the contrast, but also the whole light coming from the backside. I have really gotten into my wc art now, like Im confident enough to call myself proficient & would show other ppl my works. My current joy is making watercolour polaroids of my family and sticking them to the front of the fridge using peg magnets. Im currently powering thru all my cheaper wc paper (front & back) to practice different styles & techniques as much as possible, but half the work of getting better is whats going on in your head & how you understand your medium, goals, theories, etc. Like, I genuinely dont know if I could paint with acrylics anymore, not just because I proffer watercolour paints, but Im so deep into the wc artist mindset, Id ignore the white paint altogether, paint in the wrong order, get confused about blending, get frustrated with the thickness of the paints. And frankly, Ive always adored watercolour paintings, so Im more than okay about it. 🤣

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

I adore watercolor, there's nothing like it!

[@jobee9113]

This has been really helpful, I have transformed a couple of wishy washy paintings using tonal contrast, (and being a lot bolder with the strength of colours because of drying lighter). Also allowing paper to shine through colours. Thank you, these are great tips

[@carlycharlesworth1497]

Thank you for putting this video together Michele. There was such a lot of helpful tips & tricks to learn, along with some great examples. Plus your information on staining colours was very interesting and extremely helpful. I have only just started my journey in watercolour painting and I feel so grateful to you, and other artists like you who take the time to make these videos. Between you all you open up the world of watercolour to all of us. Thank you Michele. God bless you and those you love. Have a great day!

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Thanks for watching Carly!

[@wendyleader8905]

Very helpful and your nails are awesome. Thank you.

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Glad you like them!

[@love2create62]

I always learn so much from your videos! I am new at watercolor and I watch a lot of videos. Some people I watch say that they very rarely clean their pallets, so it is confusing. I see by your example that cleaning makes so much sense. 🤷‍♀️

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Glad it helped you Lori. The thing is, some artsts paint a lot of muted landscapes, then it matters less. But if you love colour like I do then cleaning is a good idea.

[@rebanelson607]

It's easy to get caught up in the beautiful colors and forget that without TONAL CONTRAST you aren't going to create an engaging painting. I'm still struggling with this. As far as student grade paints are concerned, I'm quite pleased with the basic colors I have but I am looking forward to trying new artist grade colors very soon. I've been working hard and I think I deserve it! Your videos are so helpful and encouraging!!

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

I can confirm that you definitely deserve good paints :-) Thanks for your nice words!

[@thesilverpen]

I love the spiders!!! Just finished a painting that has seaweed, used you advice on tones, to sort out that "what is wrong with this?" Totally changed the look to something I am rather pleased with. And that's with Dollar General paint!! (8 colors in a pack with spotty levels of pigment)

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Wonderful!

[@tracyebrandt3235]

Fantastic tips- thank you!!!!

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

You are so welcome!

[@valeriesnyder2755]

Love the nail spiders.

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Thank you :-)

[@JorgeTorres-re6sn]

I think your spider nails are great!

[@donnacarraway9182]

Great video!! Thank you!

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Glad you liked it!

[@Aydeet2]

Great, informative video, Michele! I learned so much due to your well explained and demonstrated teaching. Thank you!

[@junemaguire9988]

Thank you.lovely.

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Welcome!

[@chodge57]

Very , very helpful

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Glad to hear that

[@carollycett1329]

Love your nails very helpful tips I always keep my palettes clean after use Thanks for sharing

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Gold star for you ☺️🌠

[@kathleenmcculloch4898]

Thank you. These are very useful tips!

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

You are most welcome 🙂

[@phyllisbrochu7867]

I love your spider nails and that wonderful ring you're wearing!

[@jakea1035]

Thank you.

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

No worries!

[@sandraocallaghan8616]

Love the nails.

[@lisamarshall4142]

Thanks 😊

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Welcome 😊

[@thomasbertone2438]

This was very helpful! Thank you!

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

You are very welcome ☺️

[@nancywhitmore3497]

You’re so funny, Michele! I always laugh out loud when I watch your videos! I absolutely love your sense of humor. You really have a lot of insight into human nature, too. I love your tutorials as well. That’s why I am one of your Patreon subscribers. 😀

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Thank you so much!!

[@auntyangie33]

Your nails look great. Your videos are excellent my

[@lindathaxton1994]

By the way - love your frog ring 💕

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Thank you! 😊It was so cheap!

[@k.b.woodworker3250]

Happy Halloween, loved the spiders! Good info! Thanks.

[@jennymurray2873]

Wiping your brush on kitchen paper before rinsing helps to keep the water cleaner.

[@georgyevans]

Really informative. Thank you, Michele!

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

You are so welcome!

[@canansaritas]

This was very helpful, thank you Michele ❤️ as a beginner, i struggle with this issue. Another challenge for me is to decide my color palette for a painting. I’ve made the mistake of buying too many tubes and now i’m overwhelmed by options.

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

It's a good idea to choose a limited palette for each painting. Pull in a couple of colours you think are suitable, check you have a version of each of the primaries, and at least one staining colour. Start with those and only add another colour when you absolutely have to. This keeps your colour palette harmonious for each painting.

[@colleenmcchesney1482]

I really like this video. Very helpful, great tips and definitely love the spiders 🕷. So glad to hear that I have been doing well with keeping my palette 🎨 and my colors clean & opposite from the start of painting. Thanks for sharing this & making painting fun.

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Glad it was helpful!

[@grahamnash9794]

The nails are stunning, must have taken hours, and put a considerable in your purse... Always picking up a handy tip or two from your videos. Mostly common sense, but society seems to be breeding that out of people these days. Remember the Bob Ross bravery test? Here's one for you. Now you've had the stuff of bad dreams on common phobias on your nails. I dare you to have them painted up for Christmas, not with robins, balls and candle, but rather with them depicting the Christmas story, the like of the star of Bethlehem, an old barn with a mum, dad and baby, they far out hippies on camel back, and so on. I'd love to see your idea of an angel too. I'm not challenging you Michele, more like a friendly nudge, (I hope that didn't sound wrong). The designs on your nails now are so very eye catching, and painted by a no nonsense talent. You did give mention of painting a tomato, I hope you had more success than me, I was just over half way through, and my better half give me a thick ear, cleaned the tomato, and promptly put it back in the fridge.... hehehe.... Life too short not to have a giggle or two every day. TTFN. Oh yeah, not just the nails caught my eye, the "frog" ring. It made me think of Neil Diamond and his song I am, I said. Hang on, I'm not done yet. Your top, what a great colour, and those wonderful leopard designs is great. Not everyone could ware a colour like that, but you carried it off really well.

[@safala]

Oh my! You shouldn’t be painting a real tomato. Instead, I propose you buy a toy tomato instead to paint on. That way, you can put it up on display and not have to worry about rotten tomato juice ruining your favorite books. It was a pain to clean up those books.

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Ah, thanks Graham. A nice lady called Sophie does my nails, they last 3 weeks. She uses sort of stencil/stamps to make the designs. I make it hard for her because I have small hands and insist on keeping my nails dead short (martial arts training for the win).

[@MaryRamirez-gd1up]

Love your nails.

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Thank you 🙏❤️

[@sandyhilborn5835]

I 💕 love your nails ..I look forward to what you have on your nails as much as what you are painting in water colours...

[@normaspande3141]

You are so lovely, inside and out. I love your creativity. Including spider web nails.

[@ladybugg69]

P.S., love your ring!

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Thank you!!

[@karenensemble7899]

This is such a valuable video and is FULL of helpful tips. My favorite quote "poor palette hygiene."

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Glad it was helpful!

[@shancre]

nice zombie ring and nail job

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

The ring is a cute froggie actually!

[@softlanding138]

I am surprised to know that a lot of this is common sense that I have been doing naturally!

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

That's wonderful!

[@gaemlinsidoharthi]

I can never hear “cerulean” without thinking of “The Devil wears Pravda”. 😀

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Classic scene!

[@marjo-riittareinikainen9740]

Awesome nails, Michele!

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Thank you! 😊

[@annejohnson8890]

Love the spiders.

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Spiders for the win ☺️

[@annettefournier9655]

And a skeleton ring? I'm on my phone so it's quite small. I could be wrong but it looks like it. 🤪

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

It's a little frog actually. But now I want a skeleton ring, for halloween!

[@annettefournier9655]

@@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber wouldn't that be great! A whole skeleton bent around in ring shape. Not just a skull; so common. I've never seen one though. Makes me wish I could sculpt. Making a mold isn't difficult. It's sculpting the piece to become the mold. 🤔💜

[@Ieat2much]

I love spiders! I fell in love after I held a very tame and ‘friendly’ Tarantula. Omg soft as an expensive eyeshadow brush 😛. My fear are 🐍 and try as I might I won’t be able to have them on my nails 😆 what if they came alive? 😛though I am ok with the one found in Seattle. Gardener (?) snake I think. Sorry went off track because I got so excited with your nails. Watching it again to take in the actual content of this video. ❤️

[@elainehales6532]

Love your nails! I simply adore spiders 🕷🕸

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Me too!!

[@evelyne7071]

Interesting about adding water to bring the brightness in saturated colors. It’s true, I’m still skittish about adding tonal contrast, especially shadows for 3D effect, so my pictures are not flat. I’m still worried, because once you add dark…..there it stays. As for the spiders….worry not….Your frog will swoop them off there…….no problem.

[@OneTrueWord1988]

Yuck! Spider nails, how gross!! (Just kidding - couldn't resist!) Actually, I thought they were like strings of diamonds, and quite lovely! Great lesson; thanks so much. 😊♥️💐

[@peterplantec7911]

This was well presented, useful information in spite of the distracting nails…jus’say’ n…

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

The nails are non negotiable ;-)

[@lizrobinson9817]

Michelle the last flower photo you showed on brighter paints youtube what level of patreon is it available

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Hi Liz, if you mean the one with the red background it's not available anywhere as it's an old painting done before I started filming. But there are others on Patreon, Tier 2 ($15 per month) gets you the painting tutorials. There are a few single project mini courses, including the free pink rose on Thinkific. I can't put links here but you will find them all on my website x

[@eseb8838]

Michele what number is your paint brush and what brand? Thx!

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Not sure without watching the video, if it's silver in colour it's SAA otherwise it's probably from my set with Jackman's, link in video description.

[@barbararivera2380]

Love this thank you. Reminds me of coloring hair. When a "Blondorexic" client whose hair is practically white says "Make me blonder," I put lowlights (darker strands) in and voila! It looks lighter

[@MrApolloTom]

It's interesting that the phthalo blue doesn't look all that strong in the video. Maybe it's an effect of the camera?

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Probably, it changes things a lot!

[@JustMe-pl4ej]

Do you do online workshops? I need instruction, not just watching the experts showing you how easy the project is and mine ends up looking like a hippopotamus….

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Not live workshops, but yes I have courses online, from mini courses (single painting) to full length courses. I also have patreon if you wish to follow along with my own work (Videos are available on Tier 2 and 3) Links to courses and patreon are in the video description. Both have their own facebook group where you can post for feedback.

[@oldepersonne]

These are excellent tips. I am guilty of BAD PALETTE HYGIENE.

[@rjrobin1160]

Can I have a glass of o'oow'ater

[@lindathaxton1994]

🙏👍❤️

[@safala]

Michele, is it possible to mix colors like chrome oxide or darker plums? They are so pretty but I can’t get them where I live and trying to ship them from UK or US or anywhere really would be very expensive.

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

A similar colour to chrome oxide could be made from Payne's Grey and Lemon, for Plums you want ultramarine and a scarlet red or madder.

[@safala]

@@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber Ah, thank you. I mixed up a color similar to Payne’s grey today and I believe I do have a good enough scarlet red and ultramarine, so I might be able to mix up those colors now. Also, I’m saying this here as I don’t know where else to share my excitement but I accidentally created a red undertoned black today while trying to make a purple and I am both surprised and over the moon as I feel like I could now mix up any color I want from my limited supply of paints. The only problem is that I forgot to write down the names and the amount of each color I mixed in, so I’ll have to experiment again.

[@ladybugg69]

The spiders are fine; it looks more iridescent and o k, I thought they were fireworks, actually!

[@PaulaBean]

Spiders are very useful animals. I keep a two or three in the corners of my ceiling, just to eliminate any nasty mosquitos. I hate being stung by mosquitos!

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Yes spiders are friends. I got bitten by a horsefly this summer, spiders all the way!

[@corriemcginnis4400]

Nobody actually takes the time and effort to complain about your nails. Do they ?!!? 🤪🤣

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Believe it 🤣

[@brendalazellestephenson2319]

I have been charged on PayPal for this course but cannot get started on this so would appreciate a refund. Thanks

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Hi Brenda, you need to email me. Use the form on the front of my website. I need to know which course you bought. If it's just a technical issue I can help you use the course. If you changed your mind I can arrange a refund.

[@susancook1617]

Thank you for all your useful tips Michele.

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

No problem!