VIDEO: Painting Small Details in Watercolor

This post was originally published on my now inactive Patreon on April 2nd, 2018

My Moonbeams

I hope you are doing so well this lovely Spring day!   <3 

Here is my tutorial on painting small/fine detail with watercolour. This has been one of the most common questions I have received for years now so I am happy I had the push to make this tutorial.   I learned SO much in making this video.  The amount of crazy digital mishaps I had during it are too numerous to bother naming but I am happy for the experience of learning and I truly enjoyed doing these little paintings for you so I hope you enjoy them too!   A poll for May’s tutorial will go up shortly but if you have any suggestions of what you want to see next, leave them here! Materials are listed at the bottom of this description. 

Be so well and thank you for all the support! <3 

Materials Used:

Surface

QoR watercolor ground 

Daniel Smith watercolor ground 

Stonehenge Aqua Hotpress 140lb watercolour paper.

Brushes

4 size synthetic brush by Princeton 

3/4 size synthetic brush by Princeton 

0 size dull synthetic sable brush by Black Swan (for blocking in) 

Small size VERY dull Pentel Aquash Water Brush (filled with just water) 

Paints

Dioxazine Violet by Daniel Smith

Ochre Yellow by Daniel Smith

My hand mixed “black” which consists of Yellow Ochre, Diaxazine Violet and Prussian Blue watercolours. 

Aztec Gold Powder Pigment by PearlEx 

Chinese White “watercolour” (gouache) by Koi

Music by Curtis Graham (used with permission)  

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