How to Paint Realistic WATER in Watercolor (3 Essential Tips!)

In this beginner Watercolor painting tutorial I show you how to paint realistic water for your seascapes, river and sea painting, to enhance any landscape, suitable for beginners.

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0:00 Introduction
1:58 Use some sky color in your water
6:22 Adjust your water color with the primaries
10:32 Try candle wax as a masking fluid alternative
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[IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Let me know if you liked this tutorial and don't forget to give the video a thumbs up, it really helps my channel grow - thank you so much!

[colleenmcchesney]

Definitely enjoying your 3 Tips videos. Always filled with lots of ways to succeed at painting different details and I’m learning about how to mix up my colors each time. Thanks for sharing this 😊.

[paint_me_blue-art_watercolors]

I am always happy when you post a new video, you can't imagine the smile on my face 💜💜💜Thank you

[nadinemercer]

I just found your videos and I’m enjoying and learning so much. Thank you.

[AHerzi-otze]

Very Helpful tips, thank you very much, especially the tip how to adjust the water color with the primary. 😊

[annenglish]

I was just painting a sea bookmark... thank 😊 you for sharing this!!! I love to see videos of beaches... I'm in love with Kyanance Cove in Cornwall!!! Looks like tropical water!

[patwessels]

Thank you Michelle. Another easy to follow and informative tutorial!

[aliciashackley]

I love these three tips videos Michele. Thx very much. 🥰

[v.macneil]

Thank you for sharing your knowledge to help others succeed. Very attractive hairstyle. 🙋‍♀️💜

[sherryfurr]

Love this! And for those of you reading this, Michele’s shadow set is absolutely the best thing I have purchased since I started watercolors three months ago. After spending a fortune several years ago buying pastels in colors I never used, I was determined 
not to fall into the trap of ordering a roomful of paints…only what I need. But I had so much trouble getting natural looking shadows that I decided to give these a try. I have now ordered her floral set and cannot wait to get it. You will not be sorry. Thanks Michele!!!

[rebanelson]

Excellent tutorial. Thanks for the tip on using pink to tone down green.

[townheadbluesboy]

Super helpful - I'm about to move to Cornwall!

[margaretlindsay]

Excellent as usual. I find candle wax more natural for sea. Masking fluid as you said does sometimes leave hard edges. Love your videos. X

[mar_gheri_ta]

Beautiful ❤️ I've never tried candle wax so far, but you convinced me, I'm going to try and post the results on our lovely fb group

[brightonrosie]

I use birthday cake candles as they are much smaller and manageable

[davidmolloy]

Hiya Michele, thanks very much for another really interested video. I always love seeing your techniques and tips which are always great to add into a painting arsenal.🎨♥️

[bonnieg]

Like, Like, Like ! Always so informative.

[floradiamonds]

Hi Michele. Water is something that I struggle with, and I expect that even trained artists like you didn't find it an easy technique, so thank you for this tutorial.
I'd like to ask what pthalo is, or means, please. I've tried to find out but no luck so far, and it's now more a frustration than a mere curiosity. It's in my paints and pencils, also in green, but no other colours that I can see.

If you ever get to the north-west of Scotland, or west Wales and Cornwall, you'll find some beautiful sea colours, greens and purples, as well as blues, and really bright sandy beaches.
Anyway, as you were...😃

[melaniebaynes]

"British sea" 🤣🤣 and only in "certain areas"? You have to get on a plane to find sea looking anything other than your British sea 🤭🤣. Love your videos Michele, you know how to break down the techniques that matter. Thank you 🙏💖

[fairlessdave]

I had hoped this video would answer this question in the first tip but you didn't go this far, so I'll ask it. Or maybe you cover this in another video that I cannot find. When you are adding ripples to a stream or river, do you paint them in with white or do you lift off the color to expose the white of the paper? Thank you!