NEGATIVE PAINTING 🧡 Essential Technique to Improve your Watercolors!

#watercolortechnique #negativepainting #watercolortutorial
In this video I will show you how I painted these nasturtium flowers step-by-step, and walk you through detailed examples of how negative painting technique can enhance your watercolor work and allow you to create beautiful effects, including:
1. Adding beautiful backgrounds to your watercolor images, with lots of visual interest.
2. Creating smooth edges, without paint “leaking” from one object to another.
3. Painting the finest details without having to use messy masking fluid - including flower stamens and leaf veins.
4. Creating a better sense of of light by adjusting the “temperature” of your watercolors across large areas of paper (from warm to cold colors and back)
5. Creating better contrast by modifying values (light/dark)

🎥 VIDEOS MENTIONED:

🎨 SUPPLIES I USED:
BRUSH: Several sable and synthetic brushes in sizes ranging from #00 to #8

🎨 PIGMENTS*:
- DS Perylene Green:
- Winsor & Newton Aqua Green

Please note, your don’t need all of these, I just like to use a variety and mix on paper. Your can get away with 2-3 of your favourite greens, 1 blue, 1 yellow, 1 brown and 1 orange.

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[AnnaBucciarelli]

Let's explore negative painting technique! In this video I will show you how this technique can enhance your work and allow you to create beautiful watercolor effects. Enjoy

[grannygooch]

New generation of children should be taught to color outside the line. I remember in school my teacher will say over and over " Make sure you color inside the line" Now I struggle with my mind to grasp negative painting technique. I just have to practice every day. You do beautiful work thank you.

[MrSanmay]

I agree. I don't like masking fluid. It's Messy many times. I like your negative technique ❤❤❤

[jojo_watercolors]

The color harmony in this painting is amazing 🤩

[peggyrogers]

What an amazing video and final painting. This technique produces such depth and brilliant light. Thank you for sharing your talent with us!

[catherinebrader]

You are a fabulous teacher! I love the way you explain techniques and especially when you show stages of the paining side-by-side. Thank you so much!

[catherinebrader]

Also, thanks for the transcripts. Because of them I can focus entirely on the video and then use the transcripts later to make a summary of key points for me to learn.

[Saphia_]

I just realized that I've been using negative painting a lot more often than I thought.

[marthasoto]

I love this technique !!!! You are a very good teacher.

[choux]

19:41 I was blown away by the leaf on the right suddenly popping out from the shadows!! I'd love to see the rest of your videos!!

[rondalatham]

Absolutely stunning! I'll be watching this again and again - a lot to take in. Thank you :)

[katehobbs]

I have watched this 3 times over the last month, it is full of information I need. 🇦🇺

[nancydouglas-utzs]

I really like your teaching style, to the point with lost of information !

[jjlam]

Wow that’s awesome, negative space is kinda like painting backwards. It gives so much depth. I love it.

[kimberlypotts]

So happy that I have found you, dear Anna! So incredibly beautiful. Thank you.

[suejohnson]

You have a beautiful soothing voice, and a great teacher, thank you

[marwians]

I had a lot of AHA! moments during this tutorial! Thank you so much Anna, amazing work as always!💕

[lynnmccoysloan]

What I learned from this tutorial is the white edge perimeter of the leaves. I've been practicing botanical leaves and negative painting on the veins but hadn't realized to do that on the edges of those in direct light. So beautiful, Anna and you make it look so easy!

[jimcorbett]

I recall seeing this on early videos, but it didn't register until the explanation about what was actually being done- very eye opening. I really like the effect. I like the composition of this piece, as well- great work!

[erey]

Wonderful, I really appreciate the tutorial because it shows a magnificent technique for painting floral arrangements, thank you for showing step by step how to proceed, thank you again