Watercolour Tips Part 6: Wet On Wet Struggles

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Paint Palette:

Arches Cold Pressed Watercolour PAPER:

Princeton Snap Brushes:
Pack of 4! Sizes 0, 2 and 6 round brushes and a 3/4 angle brush
Size 12 Round brush:

***BEGINNERS
TOP 10 Winsor & Newton COTMAN Watercolours TO START WITH:

PROFESSIONAL WINSOR & NEWTON WATERCOLOURS:

[janebrownell]

Wow. I thought I was the worst water colorist on the planet. I've been fighting with it for a very long time. I have even given up for awhile. I was buying the cheapest paper and paints thinking that would be good enough to learn. It just caused pure frustration. This video has given me the courage to try again! I have better paper and bought better paints. I'm going to look for the same brushes also. They look really good. Thank you so much for your tutorial.

[yazminrojas]

AWESOME!!! I am not at the point of buying Arches paper, and here in Mexico there are no coupons or sales so it is extremely expensive for my beginner level. Canson has been so frustrating!!! Not anymore! Excellent tips. THANK YOU!

[ruthieclarke]

WOW! I have been 'saving' my Arches for when I get 'better' at painting and using the Canson XL. It's been very frustrating for me . I will be using up some Arches and that will hopefully make it more satisfying for me. Thanks Emma!

[suzangordon]

Thank you soo much for this video! I’m just starting out and I wondered why my wet on wet wasn’t like in videos!

[galedar]

Wow! This was an EXCELLENT demonstration, and it really shows that the quality of your paper is the most important factor. Arches is expensive, but you can use coupons and stock up during sales to save money on it. I do that all of the time. I really appreciate your videos and thank you!

[jbzahm]

You are a great teacher. A friend and myself are planning to use your fantastic videos to learn how to do watercolor painting. I have been checking various teachers who are teaching on line and I find you to be the best. You take your time and explained every step right down to the proper paper, brushes, and paints. I also like how you show the steps as you do them, where I find a lot of teachers who are wonderful painters, but just let you watch them while they paint. Can’t wait to start. Thank you, Jeanette

[snuuby]

I live in Edmonton, Alberta I have shopped at Delta Art and Drafting Supplies for years. There arches paper is $15.00 CDN for the 9X12 paper pad. At there price arches paper is very affordable. If you like to do wet on wet there are paints that are made to have a lot of movement. The Qor brand is known for there ability to spread when using the wet on wet technique.

[harrieth]

My arches paper finally arrived and I just did the comparison and it's so much easier and better with the arches! Wahoo!!

[ArabelC]

Well, this couldn’t have come at a better time. I echo everyone’s comments below about the frustration I’ve been experiencing with the Canson paper. I’m going to start using the Arches from now on. Thank you so very much!

[thegremlyn]

This is probably the best video that explains and clearly shows the difference in paper quality. Bonus tips on techniques. I picked up the cansen xl and I'm just annoyed. Winsor and newton has a cellulose paper that is a bit better but I'm about to pull the trigger on arched paper soon.

[bluefinch]

I practice on Canson and Bee cellulose paper. It works well to do “rough drafts.” When I use 100% cotton paper, I cut it into halves or quarters. It really maximizes the paper. Nothing wrong with smaller paintings! It works great.

[SophieBird]

Wow! Thank you, thank you. I’m just a beginner, albeit getting up there in years. Life is too short to use cheap paper. I’m sparked.

[RoziPozi]

I find that the legion Stonehenge paper is pretty comparable to arches and it’s usually a couple bucks cheaper. At least on amazon lol

[angelaschultz]

Perfect timing for me as I navigate different papers to achieve the look I you explained it so well.

[juupiissocool]

I have a cannon notebook and I only use it for swatches or brush stroke practice lol. I use it when I’m mixing colors. I love my Arches and just found Bee Paper. The Bee notebook I have is wonderful and I’m using it for all my botanicals.

[abdulazizk]

Very important tips between watercolor papers the cheap and quality one

[cyndigerard]

I love you Emma...I am now saying “okay” every time I watch you and get what you are meaning me to do!

[janetmariesola]

Your demonstrations are really great and easy to follow. Thanks Emma.

[bethanyhall]

Thank you! This is answering all my questions about pooling issues.🌷

[donnastrohmeier]

Thank u so much. This explains so much. I am a beginner, I have all these papers, just trying to get the feel. I keep using the cheaper paper! Will start using Arches more frequently. Thanks