4 Advanced Watercolor Techniques - 4 Tricks That Have Transformed my Art

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:
https://www.youtube.com/user/splpaint John Lovett
https://www.youtube.com/c/InLiquidColor/videos Denise Soden
https://www.youtube.com/c/WatercolorPour Buffy Kaufman
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYZ5hPfM7cdut0bfBBrgM2g Tom Shepherd
https://www.youtube.com/c/JamesGurney/videos 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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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/monthly_specials.cfm You have to scroll down and look for 'dot bottles'
https://everettswatercolors.com/art_supplies.html also has dot spray bottles. I think I like these a LITTLE better than the Tom Lynch ones.

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