Essential Watercolor Painting Tips: Capturing the Light, Shadows, Highlights, and Textures. Part 2

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In this video, I guide you through the process of creating a stunning painting, starting from a simple drawing of key shapes to adding intricate details and textures. You'll learn how to mark major shadow and light areas, minimize detail in the distance to add a sense of space, and adjust elements for better composition. I demonstrate techniques like wetting the back of the paper for more painting time, mixing vibrant and dull colors, and using various brushes to create textures and highlights. Whether you're a beginner or an experienced artist, this video offers valuable tips and techniques to enhance your painting skills.
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Why I wet the back of my watercolor paper:
Here is a video I made which explains why I wet the back of the paper.    • How to wet your watercolor paper. Wet the ...  

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00:00 Intro
00:52 Mixing the colors of the blue-grey foliage
01:35 Painting distant tree foliage and branches
17:50 Painting the water
32:53 Painting the rocks and final details

Materials used:
Paper:
Quarter sheet, 185 gsm Arches Cold Pressed watercolor paper (Approx. A3 size)
Watercolor paints, all are Winsor and Newton:
French Ultramarine
Cobalt Blue
Cobalt Turquoise
Permanent Rose
Burnt Sienna
Raw Sienna
Raw Umber
Burnt Umber
Aureolin

Brushes:
Size 8 & 12 round watercolor brushes
Mop brush for wetting the back of the paper
Small hog hair fan brush
Rigger
Other material:
Waterproof backing board, I use 6mm thick matt black acrylic, which I purchased off eBay, held at about 20 degrees