Watercolor Hacks and Secret Pro Tricks for Beginners

00:00 Intro
00:48 Improve reference photos with photo editing apps/Photoshop
01:10 Me squealing at a rainbow
02:06 Freephoto editing app
02:18 Using Grayscale to see values better
02:40 How to check the values in your finished painting
03:13 Pee pads
04:02 Holbein Soft Tape
05:12 Draw with watercolor pencils
05:50 Solution for paint beading up on palette
06:07 Link to hacks videos
06:34 Yupo paper and magic eraser
07:22 Make custom clothing with your art
08:25 My favorite colors
08:40 My favorite red
09:02 Handprint.com
09:34 My favorite yellow paint color
10:12 My favorite tube green
10:45 My favorite blues
11:29 Paint on anything with watercolor ground!
12:30 Great class online I took
12:50 Painting with found objects
14:09 My cute 5 yo asks about my flower stamp
14:40 Toothpaste squeezer hack
15:26 New inexpensive brushes and paint I discovered
16:20 Another way to remove palette stains
16:54 How to paint a rainbow BONUS!
17:48 The importance of greys to a bright cheerful rainbow
1733 Glistening paper video link
17:35 Link to vibrant colors video
17:48 Help your rainbow colors look even brighter
18:17 How to make a rainbow path
19:25 How to lighten your rainbow
20:15 Bloopers

To make your own 'drippy watercolor' clothes...
https://www.rachelsstudio.com/product...

http://www.handprint.com/HP/WCL/water... Click on the color names along the top to research different color groups

www.artscow.com for making your own clothes

Laura McKendry Domestika class - https://www.domestika.org/en/courses/...

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ZenArt Brushes - https://amzn.to/3wrKrVd

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Holbein Aureolin - https://amzn.to/36CujoU
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Daniel Smith Ground - https://amzn.to/3k4BAWC
Yupo Paper - https://amzn.to/2TG65rr
Toothpaste squeezer https://amzn.to/2TGLYtf



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