Uploaded May 2021 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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This is the fifth video in a series of watercolour basics for beginners. I show you the different brushes I use for watercolor and how to use them in a variety of ways. Then I paint a pattern of leaves and stems.

The videos in this series will take you through everything from supplies, to colour mixing and getting different effects to slightly more advanced techniques like negative painting and masking.

You can find links to my favourite and most used watercolour supplies at loudavisart.com/resources/supplies

Some of the links are affiliate links and I'll get a small commission if you use them. For the links to Jackson's Art, if you're a first time customer you'll get a 10% discount too.

All the videos in this series:

Watercolour Supplies: Paint, Paper and Brushes and Painting a Pebble Pattern - youtu.be/DD2Z3xYUTi4
Colour Mixing and Painting Simple Shapes - youtu.be/UWK-6Y-B12c
Wet in wet/wet in dry and Painting a Rainbow Pattern - youtu.be/SlgcHJc3Uxs
Washes and Painting a Stripe Pattern - youtu.be/-yqFufqkJ9c
Brush Control and Painting a Leaf Pattern - youtu.be/xaYQSUM-7XU
Masking and Painting a Scallop Pattern - youtu.be/by4jC1XwAMg
Negative Painting and Painting a Fish Pattern - youtu.be/iYpiQMpCa1w

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