Jenna Rainey | The Complete Beginner's Guide to Watercolor: Common Questions Answered @JennaRaineyChannel | Uploaded January 2022 | Updated October 2024, 8 hours ago.
In this installment of my Complete Beginner's Guide to Watercolor series, I am answering YOUR three most common questions: water control, color mixing, and detail work. These can be tricky elements to watercolor, but I have some techniques and exercises that I will show you step-by-step and help you out!


Don't miss THE COMPLETE BEGINNER'S GUIDE TO WATERCOLOR: youtu.be/tDdfPMTX15Y

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MORE VIDEOS ON WATER CONTROL:

- THREE Water Control Tips When Painting With Watercolor: youtu.be/-g6nXlePVZs

- Frustrated With Watercolor Puddles?! Here's What To Do…: youtu.be/yKckdhS9RjA

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MORE VIDEOS ON COLOR:

- Understanding How Colors Work When Using Watercolor: youtu.be/-u3QQoD-V1U

- Watercolor Tutorial | Avoiding muddy colors with these THREE tips... youtu.be/FiKYmVfpOcw

- How to paint a color wheel and what you learn from it!: youtu.be/akMvmZkxSBw

- Color Mixing Lesson | How to Paint a Color Chart!: youtu.be/A91c99UyUfs

- How to mix paints for watercolor flowers (using a reference photo): youtu.be/1z8Z6ky8SLo

- Watercolor Techniques | Color Theory Series | Painting With Analogous Colors: youtu.be/BG08SO1KkuQ

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NEGATIVE SPACE TUTORIAL: Watercolor Tutorial | How to Paint White Flowers: youtu.be/bEGEMHt1OkM

GOUACHE USAGE TUTORIAL: How to paint a whale using watercolor!: youtu.be/7A1bkQjBGwI

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OTHER VIDEOS SHOWN...

How to Paint a Realistic Rose with Watercolor: youtu.be/RLAOReWxq9g

How to paint a Misty Jungle (Patreon exclusive trailer): youtu.be/rVfOFWHRex8

Creating Special Watercolor Effects Using Unusual Techniques: youtu.be/FF9w3WnYfZ0

How to Watercolor TEN Easy Objects For Your Full Landscape Paintings: youtu.be/zBJUX0ULlxE

How to Paint a Watercolor Iris and Tips for Using a Reference Photo: youtu.be/lFMVUYA2Y_U

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**Credit to Brienne M. Brown for showing me Tea-Butter exercise!
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00:00 - Intro to most common questions I’ve heard…
01:25 - Question #1: Water to pigment ratios.
13:04: Bonus question answered: how to get rid of pencil lines under paint.
19:52 - Applying the tea - butter scale to wet-on-wet.
25:39 - Question #2: Mixing paint.
47:19 - Question #3: Details and negative space.
56:36 - More resources to check out…