Watercolor Postcard Paint-Along (and Plan-Along): Coast Sunflowers

Tips for planning a manageable painting/postcard and coping with a complex subject when sketching on location.
We'll use some of the tips from the last video on Avoiding Pencil Lines in Your Watercolors. Catch up here: • Avoiding Pencil Lines ...
Colors used: M. Graham azo yellow, QoR quinacridone gold, QoR quinacridone deep gold, M. Graham ultramarine blue
Brushes: Pentel Aquash water brush (medium), Princeton SNAP golden taklon round size 12; Yarka squirrel quill (size unknown--not sure this brush is still available)--a good substitute in a reasonable price range would be the Princeton Neptune quill mop in size 6.
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