Try Something New | Learn How To Paint Abstract Fireflies Using the Wet-on-Wet Watercolor Technique @LetsMakeArt
Try Something New | Learn How To Paint Abstract Fireflies Using the Wet-on-Wet Watercolor Technique  @LetsMakeArt
Uploaded May 2025 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
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I'm super excited for this project because it's giving you a little hint of what's to come in the June Digital Pack. I'm also really excited by this project because it's leaning into abstract. I love the idea of taking a concept and showing how to paint a different style than maybe what you would think to. The idea behind this painting is zooming in & accentuating something so it almost becomes something completely different, new and unique. And that my friends is the really fun thing about art.

Supply List
Paint: Daniel Smith - Cadmium Yellow Medium Hue, Quinacridone Burnt Orange, Undersea Green, Indigo; Dr. Ph Martin's Bleed Proof White
Brushes: Round 6, Round 12, Liner 4
Let's Make Art Watercolor Calendar & Holbein Soft Tape

Dandelion Paint Co equivalents: Lemon Yellow, Burnt Orange, Forest Green, Indigo

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Chapters & Timestamps
00:00 - Welcome & Hello
03:38 - Oath
03:55 - Step 1: Paint light values
05:30 - Step 2: Paint medium values
06:32 - Step 3: Paint dark values
09:13 - Rewet adding another layer
18:05 - Step 4: Add details

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