Watercolor

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WINSOR & NEWTON COLORS FOR 2024 COMPETITION

Winsor & Newton watercolor competition 2024. Beautiful colors, swatches, mixes, exercices, tutorials and techniques videos for beginners.

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5 WATERCOLOR MISTAKES ALL BEGINNERS MAKE AND HOW TO AVOID THEM

Avoid these common beginner mistakes with watercolors: tweak your sketching habits to ensure amazing results.

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GRANULATING WATERCOLOR PAINTS: WHAT THEY ARE AND HOW TO USE THEM IN YOUR PAINTINGS

Discover the basics of watercolor granulation. Learn how to use granulating watercolors in your sketches and paintings.

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WATERCOLOR PANS VS. TUBES: WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE AND WHICH IS BETTER?

Pros and cons of using watercolor paints in pans and in tubes. Useful tips and personal experience.

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GOUACHE AND WATERCOLOR PAINT LABELS: 7 IMPORTANT CHARACTERISTICS

How to read watercolor and gouache paint labels: series number, permanence rating, lightfastness, pigment number, opacity rating.

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HOT AND COLD PRESS WATERCOLOR PAPER: IS THERE REALLY MUCH DIFFERENCE?

All you need to know about watercolor paper: textures, materials used, manufacturing methods, formats and sizes. Beginner-firendly guide.

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MAGICAL POWER OF TURQUOISE: HOW TO INTEGRATE BOLD COLORS INTO YOUR SKETCHES

Practical tips for using turquoise in urban sketching: pre-made paints, markers, pencils; mixing your own colors. Inspiration and examples.

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WATERCOLOR TIPS FOR BEGINNERS: TIMING EXPERIMENTS

Get to know your watercolors to create better urban sketches! Watercolor experiments for beginning artists. Simple tricks.

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MY FAVORITE URBAN SKETCHING SUPPLIES: WATERCOLOR KIT

Essential supplies for urban sketching: watercolors, professional brushes, watercolor paper, pocket-sized palettes, fineliners and pencils.

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HOW TO MIX GREENS WITH WATERCOLOR

This article explains how to mix greens with watercolors, when and how to use pre-made greens, and how to use greenery in urban sketching.