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An Essential Lesson In Watercolour // FOR BEGINNERS

Karen Rice Art

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One of the most important lessons in watercolour painting. For beginners using Just Two Colours! Exclusive Tutorials: Patreon: karenriceart - includes ad free content, EXCLUSIVE TUTORIALS and sketch outlines etc...

Check out my FREE Essential Guide To Watercolour: https://www.karenriceart.com/general-8

HELPFUL TUTORIALS:
Salt tutorial: Simple Tricks For SALT Watercolour Techniques
Spattering tutorial:How To Spatter or Splatter In Watercolour ...
Plastic card:How To Use A Plastic Card In Watercolour
Painting people: My Top Ten Watercolour Hacks For Painting ...

MATERIALS:

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Links to art materials: https://www.karenriceart.com/art-supp...

BRUSHES:

Size 10, 8, 6, 4 & 2 round brushes & Large flat brush 1 inch Black Velvet Brush

Winsor & Newton Watercolour paper 140lbs Cold Pressed 300 gsm
Burnt Sienna (Burnt Umber)
Ultramarine (Cobalt Blue)

Plastic Card.
Table salt.
White gouache.

MUSIC:

Frolic E's Jammy Jams

20 Comments

@monalisamackey783 3 years ago Pinned

This is such a lovely painting, Karen! I love that you included so much technical content in it in such a short time frame. It is easy to follow and the end result is wonderful. I think the addition of the people really added to the painting and I get a calm and cozy feeling looking at it 😊. I am a beginning watercolorist so this will be a wonderful painting for me to practice those techniques. I will definitely give it a go by the weekend and see how I do 😀 thanks so much! 💕

@todd.mitchell 3 years ago

My eyes popped out when you made those rocks with the card. That's a trick I haven't seen. Thanks!

@tanadarko6991 3 years ago

The card making the rocks actually made me gasp once you said what you were doing and I realized. Amazing!

@ulysees08 3 years ago

Interesting how Karen's teaching style is no nonsense. Some tutors really go around the houses to tell you things😂

@LornaKellyZim 2 years ago

What a great tutorial. A big bonus is your speaking voice! So many of these tutorials have dreadful monotonous or squeaky or whiney voices that I can't bear to listen! And your explanations are so clear. Thank you. I am grateful to have discovered you!

@wendyschlegel5031 3 years ago

What a lovely painting. It always amazes me that suddenly the painting becomes clear. Just those few details make all the difference.

@rosasadler1084 3 years ago

This is a favorite! Love the addition of the people.

@patriciamoya5596 7 days ago

I will watch this tutorial over and over again!

@pennythedomelady 3 years ago (edited)

Thank you so much for including the info about paper towel dabbing! It took me 9 months on my watercolor journey before I realized the necessity of this technique. (And even then, my frugal self resisted "wasting" all that paint!) You have helped me and many others with your careful discussion of this and other techniques in this video!

@syberhachem 8 months ago

Whoever made this video deserves a trophy and a parade.

@consueloyoung4484 3 years ago

What a gorgeous painting, every tree, rock, splatter are the stars of this painting. With each one of your tutorials, I learn so much, and you have so much to teach us!!. Thank you Karen for being such a wonderful teacher and for your desire to share your knowledge with us. ❤

@ExposingthetruthwithAnjum 10 days ago

Just 2 colors and all indetail instructions amazing..
You are blessed and honest.

@amarug 8 months ago

skill level 9000

@Hassanibrahim-c6u 8 months ago

This is teaching at its finest!

@herrstippenstein5061 2 years ago

the possibilities with watercolour are far greater than i could have imagined. When you pulled out the salt i thought it was a joke.... amazing stuff. Cool lesson, thanks