How To Paint Dark Watercolor Backgrounds - Wet on Wet For Glowing Watercolors

Many watercolor subjects are more dramatic with dark backgrounds. For glowing colors, paint the easiest way, put down color and turn - let gravity do the work. My wash brush is a 3/4" Oval Silver Black Velvet Wash Brush. Thanks for watching!

Caution! - Test your paper for use with masking tape on a piece of scrap paper before using it on a serious painting. Masking tape can tear some soft papers when you take it off.

Colors Used In This Video:
Lemon Yellow PY3
Quinacridone Gold
Transparent Pyrrole Orange PO71
Raw Umber Violet (raw umber + quinacridone violet)
Phthalo Blue

My Favorite Dark Watercolor Pigments:
Indanthrone Blue
Phthalo Blue
Ultramarine Blue
Dioxazine Purple
Perylene Green
Raw Umber Violet (raw umber + quinacridone violet)

Mix these with the most transparent pigments you can get for the best darks.
Transparent Pyrrole Orange
Green Gold
Quinacridone Rose, Red or Magenta
Quinacridone Gold or Sienna

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