9 Little Known Watercolor SECRETS to Level Up your Results!

In this video I show you some of the secrets I learned about watercolor in over 20 years of teaching the subject. Beginners and experienced artists will both find something new here to help their painting!

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TIMESTAMPS

0:00 Introduction
0:08 A secret about Hot Press Paper
2:28 A secret about Watery Paint
3:42 A secret about Reds
5:02 A secret about Painting Water
6:08 A secret about Pigment Numbers
8:27 A secret about Layering
11:00 A secret about using White
12:07 A secret about Yellow and Pencil
13:59 A secret about Pen Work
14:54 Masking Fluid Results!

[colleencc]

I’ve been at a beginner level for a few years now and a lot of these tips were new — and very helpful— to me! You really are one of the best artists on YouTube or any other platform at explaining things in ways that can easily be understood and applied to our own projects at any level. Thank you for all your help and work that goes into these (my cats Avery and Luka also are appreciative of course…..).

[belligou]

Thank you Michele. Not everything was new to me but I still learned a lot. You are one of the few teachers who explains all those little details that are so important and sometimes make things not work.

[kelliebach]

The red bleeding more makes sense because many red colors are smaller pigment size like Quinacridones then the blue like cobalts which are us larger, pigments size size and I find the smaller pigments definitely drift a lot more.

[dessyedeeclark]

I loved that painrs with the same number are NOT the same. And I appreciate the explanation about 'm' for micron and optical color facts

[hmadrone]

I do shibori dyeing, and red pigments are well known for running, bleeding, and fading. The pigment particles in reds are smaller and so they move more easily. Many classic shibori resist techniques work much better with indigo than they do with madder. Red dyes evade the resists more easily and run into areas you'd like to keep them out of.

[treesapgrl]

I love all the cat approved bits, especially since today is International Cat Day. Thank you for all these pawmazing tips!

[aliciashackley]

So many great tips Michele. Thx as always. 🥰💕🐶💕🥰

[fdej]

I am an experienced watercolor artist and you made me realized a mistake I made today.. putting layers onto opaque napels yellow. I lost all the freshness.
. Thanks for the good tip making me aware.

[carolmikolj]

Thanks for the great tip about using biro in line and wash work. I do experiment with biros, mainly in zentangle art, but never thought about line and wash. The sound you hear is the penny dropping, followed closely by my jaw...😃Thanks again for this great tip. I always learn something from your tips and tricks videos. Definitely cat approved.

[BrookeLewis]

I'm so thankful for you! You're adorable and you share amazing videos! Thank you!

[cousinjesse]

The candle wax is the winner in my opinion. I’m still learning so I don’t have any secrets unless you need tips on over mixing and making a nice mud color pretty good at that. All these secrets are amazing.

[holliexenahitchcock]

Thank you SO much for that clarity on cp vs hp paper! I’ve had hp paper recommended, especially by some portrait artists and I just have consistently found it a real struggle to get the paint to perform the way I would like. It’s actually taken the joy out of the performance of the watercolors for me!

[MariaSanchez-uwpk]

Thanks so much for this video - it was so helpful! All your videos are very helpful and I always learn a lot from you. Very practical, quick, not at all boring, and they all really work ! 😊👍🏽🙏🏽🌹👏🏽

[danielleterreblanche]

I love your candle wax tip! Definitely going to try that next time I need a dry-brush effect on a tricky spot in my paintings! 🙌🏻👏🏻

[marielouisedavidson]

Excellent tips for watercolor and reminders about certain techniques. I totally agree that the candle wax it much better and easier to use. many thanks!

[madgrammy]

I was familiar with most of these tips, but reminders are always necessary! The ones totally new to me were the red oxide being so different 😮 and I’d never thought about using a biro. Thanks Michele. Happy Saturday 😊

[deborahgonsalves]

New learning on using the black line to distinguish opaque and transparent colors. Thanks

[monaroberts]

Love these videos. This was pure gold. Thanks. I learned so much!

[bobartex]

Very good tips, a number I'll definitely use. Thank you 😊

[jenninemidkiff]

Thank you for the information. I didn't know about the ball point pen. 😊