Grow your skills and create beautiful soft effects with this free wet in wet watercolor tutorial! Using wet in wet watercolor is a wonderful way to create delicate transitions of color and soft texture for beautiful, flowing effects. It’s also one of the techniques that gives watercolor a reputation for being difficult, so understanding how it works can be really helpful.
This tutorial shows you how to start with a soft background and create a foundation for your painting, planning ahead while leaving room for the painting to develop on its own. When you start with a soft, wet-in-wet background, you can keep your painting loose and expressive, or add layers of detail for a realistic result; it’s up to you!
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Learn Wet in Wet Watercolor Technique – Pussywillow Tutorial
Angela tackles a spring-inspired watercolor project in this tutorial, focusing on creating pussywillows with wet-on-wet techniques. She aims for a rendition that’s both soft and loose, true to the plant’s delicate nature. Angela experiments with different versions, each capturing unique aspects of pussywillows, from shimmer to subtlety. She sticks closely to the plant’s natural look and feel for this guide.
Angela starts by mixing colors to get the right shade for the willow branches and sets up a background using lavender and violet, aiming for a spring-like vibe. She demonstrates how to paint the branches and buds, balancing the paint’s wetness with the paper’s dryness to achieve the right texture. By adding and lifting color in strategic spots, she shapes the pussy willows on the canvas, working to mimic their natural fuzziness with her brush.
Angela adjusts the amount of water on her brush and paper throughout the process to get the desired effects. She adds depth and detail to the painting with darker colors, carefully avoiding overworking the piece. Angela wraps up by encouraging viewers to paint pussy willows in their unique style, highlighting the joy of capturing spring’s beauty through art. She stresses that painting from the heart turns anyone into their favorite artist, deepening their connection to the world.
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**Supplies Used in this Lesson**
Brushes: Escoda Versatil #10 Rigger, http://bit.ly/1XF0RpW
Princeton Heritage #1 Round: http://bit.ly/2Dmxx27
Paint: Daniel Smith: Wisteria, Lavender, Perylene Red, Undersea Green, Alvaro’s Fresco Grey http://bit.ly/2cXeE8J
Blick Premier Watercolor Blocks: http://bit.ly/2B1Kltf
Robax 12 inch palette: http://www.robax.com/palettes.html
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