Uploaded January 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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✴️ Here are two step-by-step tutorials that you can follow along with to practice your shading:
Shading with Complementary Colors (Green Apple) youtu.be/pvJqjoajAR8
Shading with Analogous Colors (Fruits and Vegetables) youtu.be/0OwszV7nmQc

Struggling to know which colors to mix together when shading with watercolor, or how to develop real depth in your paintings? 🎨🤔

Developing realism starts with developing form (not jumping into details straight away). And to do this, we need to start by choosing a strategy that will help the subject on hand shine. ✨

In this video, I’m breaking down 4 watercolor shading approaches that every artist should know:
• Monochromatic shading
• Analogous color shading
• Complementary color shading
• Glazing

Each method creates a different look and it's important to practice them all so that you can find what you enjoy most.

Save this for later 💾 and come back to it the next time your painting feels flat or muddy.

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