11 Game Changing Watercolor Hacks that Actually Work

In this video I'm excited to share some of my favorite watercolor tips and tricks (that actually work)! This is more than your typical "salt" or "crayon resist" tricks that so many people share—instead, these are tools or techniques that have helped to take my fine art watercolors to the next level or have made my life as an artist significantly easier.

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00:19 Best Watercolor Brushes for Beginners

00:45 Easy Trick for More Water Control with Watercolor

01:03 Lighten Watercolors with Water, NOT WHITE

01:47 How to Add a Glow to Your Watercolors

02:15 Cool Shadow Underpainting for Watercolor

02:50 Paint from a Dirty Watercolor Palette

03:26 Best Trick for Watercolor Resist

04:16 The Power of Thumbnail Sketches for Watercolor Painting

04:45 How to Fix Wrinkled Watercolor Paper

05:39 Lightfast Watercolor Pigments

06:27 How to Find Non-Toxic Watercolor Paints