Uploaded April 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
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After painting for over 50 years, I’ve learned a few things the hard way—things I really wish someone had told me when I was just starting out. In this video, I’m sharing five watercolor lessons I learned the long way that made a big difference to my art, and that might just save you a lot of time and frustration too. If you’re new to watercolor, I hope this gives you a little boost of confidence and helps you sidestep some of the early frustrations. And if you’ve been painting for a while, you might find yourself nodding along—or you might have your own lessons to share. Either way, I’m so glad you’re here. Let’s get started!
Materials:
Kuretake Gainsai Tambi 48 Color Set amzn.to/3zZX8Kn
Princeton Aqua Elite Round, size 12amzn.to/41bwFIG $17.29
Tombow Fudenosuke brush pen amzn.to/3DJhb5w
Uni-Ball Signo White Pen: amzn.to/4bAspFE
Arrtx Acrylic Marker Set amzn.to/3Td2lZN
Pentel Gold Slicci pen amzn.to/4eTXtSD
About my brushes
I have always bought my favorite brushes from Drawell direct from Japan. They are handmade in Japan. Drawell will ship readily to anywhere in the world. The prices on their website are in Japanese currency but if you send Mr Maeyama an email he will give you prices in other currencies. The brushes I use are the Maestro Series (black and Gold handles) and the Golden Nylon Series 11-2 (red and white handles) and I use sizes 5, 7, 9, 11 and 13. drawell.co.jp/english/product.html
Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
00:36 The first thing
06:22 The second thing
11:28 The third thing
17:56 The fourth thing
23:03 The fifth thing
32:05 The final step
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After painting for over 50 years, I’ve learned a few things the hard way—things I really wish someone had told me when I was just starting out. In this video, I’m sharing five watercolor lessons I learned the long way that made a big difference to my art, and that might just save you a lot of time and frustration too. If you’re new to watercolor, I hope this gives you a little boost of confidence and helps you sidestep some of the early frustrations. And if you’ve been painting for a while, you might find yourself nodding along—or you might have your own lessons to share. Either way, I’m so glad you’re here. Let’s get started!
Materials:
Kuretake Gainsai Tambi 48 Color Set amzn.to/3zZX8Kn
Princeton Aqua Elite Round, size 12amzn.to/41bwFIG $17.29
Tombow Fudenosuke brush pen amzn.to/3DJhb5w
Uni-Ball Signo White Pen: amzn.to/4bAspFE
Arrtx Acrylic Marker Set amzn.to/3Td2lZN
Pentel Gold Slicci pen amzn.to/4eTXtSD
About my brushes
I have always bought my favorite brushes from Drawell direct from Japan. They are handmade in Japan. Drawell will ship readily to anywhere in the world. The prices on their website are in Japanese currency but if you send Mr Maeyama an email he will give you prices in other currencies. The brushes I use are the Maestro Series (black and Gold handles) and the Golden Nylon Series 11-2 (red and white handles) and I use sizes 5, 7, 9, 11 and 13. drawell.co.jp/english/product.html
Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
00:36 The first thing
06:22 The second thing
11:28 The third thing
17:56 The fourth thing
23:03 The fifth thing
32:05 The final step
-----------------------
Get an overview of what we do here at Diane Antone Studio:
https://linktr.ee/dianeantonestudio
Join my FREE Studio Insiders' Newsletter for weekly coupons, freebies, offers, inspiration, news and more: dianeantone.com/join-our-newsletter
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Become a Studio Insider for 10 FREE one-click sketch downloads per month: dianeantone.com/product/studio-insiders-pass
Buy original paintings on Etsy: etsy.com/shop/dianeantonestudio
Shop My MERCH: merch.dianeantone.com
---------------------------------------------------------------
SUPPLIES
Browse all of my recommended supplies on my Amazon Storefronts:
USA - amazon.com/shop/dianeantonestudio
Canada - amazon.ca/shop/dianeantonestudio
UK - amazon.co.uk/shop/dianeantonestudio
---------------------------------------------------------------
CONNECT WITH ME
Visit the YouTube Community Tab here: youtube.com/DianeAntoneStudio/community
Diane Antone Studio Private YouTube Members Group - for Members only facebook.com/groups/dianeantonestudiomembers
Website: dianeantone.com
Facebook Diane Antone Studio: facebook.com/dianeantonestudio
Facebook Members Only Group:
facebook.com/groups/dianeantonestudiomembers
Facebook Learn to Paint Watercolor Group: facebook.com/groups/learnwatercolourpainting
Facebook Learn to Paint Mixed Media Group: facebook.com/groups/learnhowtopaint
Instagram: instagram.com/dianeantonestudio
Pinterest: pinterest.com/dianeantonestudio
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Please visit our baby sister channel @fromthegarden
Tip Jar: tinyurl.com/dastipjar
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