In this video I will share 4 watercolor painting tips and techniques that are my favorite new bits of painting wisdom that will forever change how I paint and I feel have really moved my painting forward. Learn a way to paint better art backgrounds, make your watercolor painting more interesting, a new approach to create watercolor texture, and a new work flow insight to help you be more in control of your painting process.

00:00 Intro
00:45 First Technique
01:54 Second Technique
05:10 Deep Demo
06:00 Third Technique
09:45 Fourth Technique
11:20 Bonus Tip

Channels Mentioned:
   / splpaint   John Lovett
   / inliquidcolor   Denise Soden
   / watercolorpour   Buffy Kaufman
   / @tomshepherdartist   Tom Shepherd
   / jamesgurney   James Gurney


Hi! My name is Rachel Parker Varner and welcome to my art YouTube 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!

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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 Wet Loose Black...  

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My favorite supplies(contain affiliate links and I make a small commission when you purchase something):

Paint Puck https://bit.ly/3ktdbcl
PAPER
140 lb Cold Press Arches Watercolor Paper https://bit.ly/38CA8r8
Fluid Cold Press Watercolor Paper (Cheaper Option for paper) https://bit.ly/39wUVwN
PAINT
M Graham Napthol Red https://bit.ly/3OPm667
Winsor & Newton Colors... Burnt Sienna Cobalt Blue Ultramarine Blue Winsor Violet Green Gold https://bit.ly/3LvzJFb
Daniel Smith Colors: DS Lamp Black DS Holbein Aureolin Daniel Smith Permanent Green Light https://bit.ly/3y3FqGF
Wisp brush set https://amzn.to/2MMbw4A
Silver black velvet brushes I bought the set of three with the 3/4 oval.
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Asian Sumi Hake Brush Set https://bit.ly/3OMIWv3
Scrubber Brushes https://bit.ly/3rXGt7h
Princeton Velvetouch Size 4 Long Round https://bit.ly/3s1BWRl
Winsor & Newton Masking Fluid https://bit.ly/3vWq8Rk
Tombow Fudenosuke Brush Pen in Black https://bit.ly/3vtHrKw
White Gel Pen https://bit.ly/3s4lfol
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! https://bit.ly/3OMGJ2J
Elmer's Foam Board . https://bit.ly/3F9v0qv
Pallette https://bit.ly/3F0DGzk
Dot or Splat Spray Bottles Stampendous has one at https://bit.ly/3MFyWlj but I haven't tried that one yet. https://www.artacademylive.com/monthl... You have to scroll down and look for 'dot bottles'
https://everettswatercolors.com/art_s... 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 https://amzn.to/3cnam9D
Storage Bench for Art Supplies https://amzn.to/32IJCdU
Gel Floor Mat https://amzn.to/3wyIF5X
5 inch Squeegee https://amzn.to/2RjVzEE
Credit Card sized squeegee https://amzn.to/3uvV88w
Samsung Galaxy I use a Galaxy to film most of my videos! https://amzn.to/2IBXL5Y
SanDisk Storage for all my footage! https://amzn.to/3tZUYpe
Epson Surecolor P900 Printer https://amzn.to/2UoSvFs
Epson Velvet Paper (paper I use for prints) https://amzn.to/2K3eNKV

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