Watercolor Supplies For Beginners | What You Need To Get Started!

A recommendation list for beginners wanting to get started with watercolor, on a budget!

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MUSIC

Intro by saidno.

[MaxusFox]

The "bad paper cam" section is SO REAL, the struggle is real XD

[karmazur]

I do totally agree that paper is the most important thing in watercolour! good papers will def make your life a lot easier! Love your vid as always! feels good to have the same thought as my fav artist!

[kelogsloops]

Again, please do keep in mind that all these recommended materials are what I personally used to learn and practice with. Some of these supplies may not be so readily available in other countries, and other countries might have more access to a wider variety of better, or even cheaper materials!!

[jhetvelasco]

Just in time, i'm reconnecting to my watercolor phase ❤️

[benamisai-kham]

Common pencil smudge tip: if you don't want to use a kneaded eraser to lighten the lines much do a light wash with clean water over the graphite and let it dry. Then once you apply watercolor the graphite is sealed and locked into the paper

[OfficialLuxs]

I would love to see a video demonstrating common mistakes and how to fix them while painting with watercolor..

[thenerdgirl]

Bad paper can make you think you're bad at painting when you're not. It's so worth it to get the right paper. And I have this huge array of brushes and I use the same two brushes for pretty much everything.

[canvascrush]

Smiling like mad 🤣 when your friend came in between his acting 🤣🤣🤣🤣 made me launch 😁😁😁

[WindspielArt]

Great recommendations! For paper I like to look for big (huge) sheets at the store and cut them to size. That's most of the time much cheaper than blocks or pads! That way I can try different papers too without buying a block/pad for 30+ euros but one or two sheets at a time.

[elinamauno]

I was extremely blessed when I started at a visual arts focused high school and my dad insisted that if I was to buy a proper watercolour palette, I should get a high standard one. He covered the cost of the Schmincke 18 half pan set when I was 16 for my birthday and I am so grateful for it every day as I still use them, nowadays with much more skill. I agree with everything here, when starting out it is good to get a slightly cheaper set for practice but I also agree that the best brands and the highest price ones are still also worth it.

I use Mixed Media paper most often and it is not good for watercolour... But I struggle doing clean lines on watercolour paper. Just gotta get more practice in on it.

[_wildvanilla_]

One year ago you inspired me to express myself through this technique!
I love your works and how much passion you put in them, thank you! 💖🦊

[amandaray_art]

Thanks for this! This video comes at such a perfect time for me, as I have been attempting watercolor illustrations for the first time in about 8 years 😅 As a beginner, I can attest that going from cheap watercolor paper to Arches paper has made a huge difference for me!

[oxlixyarts]

I was waiting for my “ good morning, good morning! “ 🤣🤣🤣
Awesome video as always!! The quality is just✨✨🤌🏻🤌🏻

[aparna]

Why this video is aestheticly pleasing??!
HiS acCeNt... EdiTiNg.... MuSic✨️✨️

[Muted_Marcus]

Cool! I just got started learning watercolor because my digital pen broke. It was nice to hear that such an influential watercolor artist like you learned digital art before watercolor as well! :)

[Ghostofflowers]

Another thing to keep in mind for the difference between hot press and cold press: hot press dries faster and it's really great for gradients especially since it's a smooth paper, it doesn't like having too many layers and you really have to act fast! Cold press meanwhile takes time to dry, it's a much slower process and it loves layers a lot more but there is the slight grain texture. So keep that in mind while grabbing paper! (Also, most cellulose papers or papers that say thin grain/ grain, those are always cold press or at least 95% of the time. If it says smooth grain then usually it's hot press but it's rare to find that in cellulose papers so yeah!)

[artcarroll]

Ahhhh just putting his videos on in the background make working so much easier. Such a calm vibe

[harleyquinn]

I've been doing watercolor for two years and never watch tutorials.. this is a sign!!! ( I don't know why, but I always just learned by trial and error )

[two-qrnw]

i almost gave up with watercolor because with years of practice it felt like i was still struggling but because of you and your videos, i found out that watercolor paper has a big impact with your art. i was using a cheap canson wc paper 😹 thank you, hieu!! you are a big inspiration

[arriatta_d]

Lol I’m grateful Arches pad is not expensive in the US, just a slight upgrade in price compared to common student grade paper. Watercolor block, on the other hand, in a whole different story