How To Get Better Than 99% of Watercolor Artists! (Surprisingly Easy!)

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    Would you like to know how to improve your watercolor skills to a level that surpasses 99% of beginners?
    The answer is actually pretty simple… All you have to do is to understand the rules!
    These rules are what I refer to as “The golden rules of watercolor”.
    So in this lesson I want to share with you my “golden rules” that have helped me transform my watercolor art over the years. And you’ll see just how surprisingly easy it can be to make a big difference in your watercolors once you understand and apply these principles.
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    Hello! I'm Anthony. An independent artist and illustrator based near Paris in France. Watercolor painting was my first passion. So a few years ago I took out my old paints, and rekindled my love for watercolors. I decided to start sharing some of my watercolor experiences in the form of my blog, “WatercolorAffair.com” (and now through my RUclips channel). My objective was to start sharing some of my hard won knowledge in the hope that it will help and inspire others to paint with watercolors! Thank you for following !
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Комментарии • 38

  • @yaireinav9011
    @yaireinav9011 10 месяцев назад +20

    I have another rule - don’t save on cheap paper. It’s crucial for beginners like me😅

    • @morgenmachen2400
      @morgenmachen2400 8 месяцев назад +3

      Bao Hong is an INCREDIBLE 100% cotton, internallyand externally sized paper, available in all textures and formats. The fact that it's comparatively cheap is just a bonus! I got a deal on Temu for 14" x 10 meter roll for like $14! Normally it's like $30 but they were trying to entice me with a discount and it worked . Even purchased at Cheap Joes or whatever, i got ten full sized sheets for about $5 a sheet.

    • @Ms_Ink
      @Ms_Ink 21 день назад +2

      Definitely!! Cheap watercolor paper is a nightmare and I nearly gave up on watercolour until I read an article in which the author gave their watercolour material hierarchy. She said to aim for exceptional cotton rag paper (at least 300gsm), a limited palette of professional paint and a few “decent” brushes. She reiterated that changing to high quality paper will stop the frustration factor in beginning artists. I couldn’t agree more!! I’ve used some pretty ordinary brushes and good-enough paint and made some decent art. I’ve rarely made anything decent on cheap paper. And, it’s has been an extremely frustrating experience.
      So glad I found this YT channel! 🤩

    • @dsmith9572
      @dsmith9572 20 дней назад

      I love some cheap papers. Generally it's soft and fragile even if it's sufficiently sized. Softer brushes are required. Master this, master that, master everything and you'll be great! - but don't use black. Such a silly video.

    • @simply-watercolors
      @simply-watercolors 14 дней назад

      Arches is best as per my experience. I also plan to use BaoHong

  • @StAllynara
    @StAllynara 19 дней назад +7

    ☺ I don't want to be better than others... i want only to be better than me yesterday...

  • @Lauraisabelgonzalezart
    @Lauraisabelgonzalezart 10 месяцев назад +5

    Your voice is lovely to listen to...

  • @SilviaKarounos
    @SilviaKarounos 10 месяцев назад +2

    Always those rules has to be in mind.Thanks Anthony!

  • @DanitaReynolds
    @DanitaReynolds 10 месяцев назад +4

    This video just came across my feed and after watching this and several of your other videos I've subscribed. I've been painting with watercolors for a while now. While I've had Paynes Gray on my home palette (not my plein air palette) and I rarely used it. I do mix my own grays and blacks but recently I've been using Paynes Gray more by adding either a warm or cool other color to it to get the gray or black that I'm looking for. Because of this I went ahead and added Paynes Gray to my Plein Air palette a couple weeks ago. This has sped up my time in getting the color I want without having to mix and remix (and crossing fingers that with each mix I get the same color) in a tiny tray. My suggestion for others is use black or gray, just add a warm or cool color to it to get the warm or cool black or gray you are looking for.

  • @mipilipi
    @mipilipi 23 дня назад +1

    I'm actually surprised all of these came to me intuitively. I love watercolours and thank you for summing up the rules so well!

  • @1mulekicker
    @1mulekicker 14 дней назад +1

    Very informative, nicely formatted and produced. Succinct and to the point in a sporty time span without the clock burning chatter is the way to effectively teach tips and techniques of interest.

  • @deborahjohnston2808
    @deborahjohnston2808 11 дней назад

    Wonderful information💥💥💥💥

  • @annettevandenbos6897
    @annettevandenbos6897 10 месяцев назад +1

    Greetings from Amsterdam ✋ thank you again ❤️

  • @Dibdib35
    @Dibdib35 8 месяцев назад +4

    Brilliant and so helpful thankyou ❤

  • @sallykirkstephens8415
    @sallykirkstephens8415 10 месяцев назад

    Very helpful indeed ! Thanks ! More please!

  • @robhead22
    @robhead22 16 дней назад

    Great lessons!! Thank you!

  • @Mobirin
    @Mobirin 29 дней назад

    Very nice voice over I feel like I am watching our planet but in watercolor version. Thank you sir for the detailed tutorial. 😊

  • @canarieswithkaren1
    @canarieswithkaren1 Месяц назад

    Great video, things I should have learned many years ago! Any chance you could do a whole video on glazing?

  • @IndianaJane123
    @IndianaJane123 10 месяцев назад

    Appreciate your explanations❤

  • @rosedoucet2188
    @rosedoucet2188 10 месяцев назад

    As always, great advice and great video 👍🏻

  • @angelinamichelle8474
    @angelinamichelle8474 10 месяцев назад

    Excellent. Thankyou!

  • @germainenyssen-qr8xj
    @germainenyssen-qr8xj 10 месяцев назад

    So helpful,thank you

  • @BlueLotusLife
    @BlueLotusLife 10 месяцев назад

    So helpful and succinct! (Wish it was actually that easy! LOL)

  • @Babyjohn8170
    @Babyjohn8170 23 дня назад

    Just discovered your channel. You have a new subscriber😊👍

  • @chiarasola826
    @chiarasola826 10 месяцев назад

    Great video! Thank you 😊

  • @roselucht4583
    @roselucht4583 10 месяцев назад

    Thank you!

  • @tthappyrock368
    @tthappyrock368 9 месяцев назад +2

    Good rules to be reminded of even when you aren't a beginner! Great demonstration of how glazing affects the results achieved differently than merely mixing colors! A couple of the artists that I've followed for years explain that white is seldom just white and black is seldom just black. While black was included in my first watercolor palate, I don't think I have ever used it. I have Payne's gray and neutral tint which prove very useful--I love the blueish cast my Payne's gray has! I also have Mars black in my granulating palate because of the effects it has on some of the other granulating colors.

  • @ingaharms7841
    @ingaharms7841 7 месяцев назад

    Hi! I saw your beautiful Brushes and ask myself which Brand/type/Model you are using! I would be happy If i‘ll get an answer 😊😊😊❤

  • @SheriMiller-lw9xu
    @SheriMiller-lw9xu 10 месяцев назад

    What is the name of the utensil you were using to apply the masking fluid? I noticed it at the first of the video when you were selecting your brushes and then when in use. Where can you get one of these?

    • @suel4269
      @suel4269 10 месяцев назад +2

      It’s a bamboo reed pen.

    • @WatercolorAffair
      @WatercolorAffair  10 месяцев назад +6

      Hi Sheri - that's a bamboo quill pen. They're inexpensive and you'll find them in most art stores 🙂

    • @SheriMiller-lw9xu
      @SheriMiller-lw9xu 10 месяцев назад

      @@WatercolorAffair thank you so much for the information. I will have to be on the lookout for one.

  • @Alignedwithmyself
    @Alignedwithmyself 12 дней назад +1

    You're British. It's perfectly fine to use British spelling (colour) in your titles. The algorithm doesn't care.

  • @evelyne7071
    @evelyne7071 10 месяцев назад

    Here are the unbreakable rules. Now go out there and break them. HaHaHa……Cute

  • @AngieCondon
    @AngieCondon 18 дней назад

    Why do you sound like you are British when you ask us to pay for your classes in dollars.,and why don't you stretch your paper first

    • @WatercolorAffair
      @WatercolorAffair  18 дней назад +2

      Hi Angie! I sound British because I am British :-) My courses are priced in dollars because the large majority of my audience is from the US...
      Stretching paper isn't always necessary... Stretching is a time-consuming process, so I only usually stretch when i know I will be applying large wet washes that will soak the paper.
      Hope that helps :-)