How to Paint Crucial First Wash in Your Watercolor Painting

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Today I am showing you how to the paint the very important first wash of your watercolor painting. This is a key step in creating believable light and atmosphere.


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I am painting on Saunders Waterford Cold Press 140lb paper. I have my surface tilted to 35 degrees. I use a variety of brands of brushes. I mainly stick to a large mop, medium round and smaller synthetic brush with a point.

Here are the list of pigments on my palette:
Burnt Sienna
Cadmium Red
Cadmium Yellow Medium
Cerulean Blue
Cobalt Blue
Cobalt Teal Blue
Cobalt Turquoise
Lavender
Neutral Tint
Payne's Gray
Quinacridone Gold
Raw Sienna
Raw Sienna Light
Raw Umber
Rose Madder Permanent
Ultramarine Blue

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I’ve taught thousands of people how to paint watercolor - empty-nesters pursuing a new hobby, people in the corporate world seeking an artistic outlet, retirees starting their next chapter, and many others!

Creating art is a powerful experience; it’s a profound way to process, celebrate, and appreciate the world around us. And I love sharing this with students.

I was drawn to watercolor for its loose effect, the softness created by the intermingling colors on the paper, and the unique light-to-dark method of painting it requires. Watercolor doesn’t allow you to obsess over a particular painting too long; it presses you forward - onto the next - and it’s invigorating to surrender to its steady, persistent flow.

My work has been featured in exhibits in Italy, China, and Spain. I was a featured artist on the Tate’s online impressionists series, won the 2017 Big Picnic Plein Air Competition held at the Nelson Atkins Museum, and have had several paintings accepted into the Kansas Watercolor Society Exhibition.

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