Let's talk about feathering and blending those hard edges we don't like one bit. It's a must-know and this is how to do it! Enjoy!

U never heard of Sienna?

Spread and control is one character where artists are almost equally divided. At this point it's generally accepted that it's a matter of personal taste. The spread test should be a draw.

After you let swatches of darker colors dry, did you notice any white speckling in your washes, particularly where more masstone? My experience with Arches paper has been years apart, sheets vs pads, different retailers, and every time it has been terrible relative to other papers. It's thirsty, rough against the brush, and produces white speckling, all of which are symptoms of bad sizing. Each time, I've used the paper within weeks of receiving it, so I can only assume it's some upstream issue (manufacturing and/or warehouse storage). Either way, I fail to understand how so many people recommend this paper when my own experience has consistently been so bad.

Maaaaaaaaaaan, I just got one and I'm hating it! I come from traditional Sable brushes, I find these water brushes so hard to control. I don't know what I'm doing wrong. I mix my colours on the palette, I try to get some colour on the bristles, but they seem to suck all the pigment in (not in the water reservoir tho), and when I put it on the paper, there is not much pigment saturation. I mix some more, and then I press to get some more water, and all the pigment suddenly comes out, so it gets too saturated and mostly ruins my paintings. What am I doing wrong?

Thanks for sharing, it’s really great.

Could you please tell me why you cannot dry granulated watercolors??

What i regret I didn’t knew sooner is that the quality of the paper matters more than the quality of the pigment.

Oh my goodness, so so pretty! I have the big box of these watercolors, the ones with a green lid but I am SO SCARED to start watercolor!

I can explain why the 75% WN paper shows off the colors more vividly: It doesn't absorb the water as quickly - that is, it isn't as "thirsty" - as the 100% cotton Arches paper. With more water sitting on the surface of the paper for a bit longer, the pigments in the paint can move around in it, group up like ants at a picnic, and provide stronger color. Great video, by the way. Your enthusiasm is energizing.

Magic Watercolors!!! I mean it!!! How awesome was this? Would you buy 5 pans of brown paint and hope for the best? I did and it was magical!!

Feral aspects. What a wonderful way to put it. It makes so much sense! 😊 I just recently found you.😊

Thank you for sharing. Watercolor has always been hard bc I didn’t understand the techniques 😂

Hi, about pans and tubes, from W&N the formula is a little different, because the pans are extruded and cut, not poured and repeated, like Schmincke. I think the pans are a little more concentrated. Tubes are useful if doing a large painting and needing to mix large quantities of a particular wash. The pans are useful here if you have a vintage heavy palette as you can cut them to fit the 1/4 pan sets. Tube colour can rust those palettes. I like W&N for their clean mixes. Their reds are especially bright and true. I think the rose is one of the prettier of most of the brands as it’s slightly warmer, but that’s entirely a matter of taste.

Brilliant ideas for warm ups and just playing around, then can be used for abstract backgrounds ~ win win!!!! 😊

A really nice professional set all the colours you could want. I would probably not need about five of the colours personally so would use them and replace with some convenient ones... eg a Naples yellow is always handy, a turquoise burnt umber would be amongst my chosen. Certainly a great start up set that you can tweek colours look vibrant. Thanks for sharing its on my list.

Do you still use the Winsor and Newton 24 set?

If you want to master watercolors, first master the basics! Do you agree?

Excellent advice! Thank you so much!

Good watercolor paper is so expensive where I live that it’s hard to just play around.

nice! what brushes do you use?

You basically hit all the points 😂

Such great ideas. Thank you!

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0:30 Anyone else saw the weird face in the photo on the left? 😂

This resonates with me. I get so precious with my supplies. I researched and bought the "min-max" paints I could find: the best quality I could afford. But then, I mix up these tiny little puddles of paint because I'm nervous about "wasting" it. But then I don't like the paintings because the colors are dull because I didn't use enough paint. I've been trying more experimental techniques where I mix up whole bowls of paint then pour, flick, squirt, sprinkle, etc. to see what I get. I'm definitely happier with my results when I mix up more concentrated paint. It's a good lesson.

Thank you for your happy smile and enthusiastic attitude ...I am an Artist ..and love your post in helping others ❤

I just found you, and this is all so true. I get scared using good paper and good paints. I am just going to use it now. Thank you.❤

I have an inexpensive sketchbook that I devote to trying out colour mixing. When I am in a funk, I choose three colours from my palette and spend some time just mixing them to see what I get. Nice to just play with the colours and I can keep a record of what I mixed in case I want to use it somewhere.

Nice to see a left handed painter!

I wish I had this issue right now. I’m in the middle of a move and all my supplies are packed away and I couldn’t be any more full of ideas and inspiration right now so it’s frustrating for me not to be able to get to them all😢 It when this happens, I hop onto YT, Pinterest and Google Image searches of places and things or of other people’s artwork to get ideas and usually that helps a lot!

Mandy. These are brilliant and fun. Thank you

Guys, let's change this once and for all!! Enjoy!

Thank you! Just what I needed to know.

No one talks about Blick Premier 100 percent cotton 140 lb watercolor paper blocks and sheets

That background music... Why?...

This was the best unboxing for a beginner. I couldn't find anyone who showed taking the paint out of the wrapper. I didn't know what to do with them. should I keep them in the small plastic tray or remove it like you did? What is best for a beginner?

My great mistake: I want to create something wonderful but I don’t know how to begin and finally I feel so frustrated. Since now I will try to be more patient and I will search some ideas. Greetings from Mexico

All of the original Schminke Horadam half pans in my collection are in branded half pans. The pans have Schminke cast in to the bottom of the pan. Granted they are older but it would be something that I would check.

Crazy how different the values are from the pre-mixed swatches versus the glazed ones but they both look lovely!

Hi guys! Let's talk about glazing! And how it's much easier than it looks...

14:18 this happens with every color/brand when you use too much color / not enough water.

Thank you! Your approach from the perspective of a beginner is insightful and helpful!

Hello! Just discovered your Channel ! And i really like the videos I have already seen!😁 You are so right about many things!😂🤦‍♀️ Except one. You are right about the paper… but for training 100% cotton is soooo expensive… An advice? A not that awful brand 😜 I could use to exercice ?😉 Have a Nice day!!🌸🦄🌸

cool beans thanks from uk

What kind of brushes do I need?

I use three pots.

Just for your information (and definitely not a dig) Winsor and Newton has been in existence since 1832, which pre-dates the reign of Queen Victoria who ascended the throne in 1837. Enjoying your comparisons - best wishes from 🇬🇧

My fav is W&N, but i have to say - sadly these color wheels are not doing any of the brands justice, especially for schmincke. There are no actually secondary colors in the wheel, just shades of grey.

Let's talk about mistakes. These are the ones I make the most! What are yours?