5 Things That Made Me a Better Watercolor Artist 🦚 (Ad-Free YouTube Video) (Patreon)

This is an ad-free early look at my upcoming YouTube video, discussing five changes that will make the biggest difference in your watercolor practice, covering everything from materials and color theory to composition skills.

The fully narrated tutorial for this vibrant peacock - complete with outlines and step-by-step photos - is already on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/AnnaBucciarelli/posts/blue-peacock-168454381

🦚 RESOURCES MENTIONED:

📝 Download the quick Reference Guide mentioned in the video - to help you decode watercolor pigment labels: https://www.patreon.com/AnnaBucciarelli/posts/decoding-free-by-168046772

🦜 Enjoy some other patron favorites featuring colorful birds, everything from cardinals to tropical birds like toucans, sunbirds, and various parrots, in our Birds & Blooms Collection: https://www.patreon.com/collection/33857

🕊️ Watch the video where I discuss my approach to composition building, including the "Host & Guest Technique," here: https://www.patreon.com/AnnaBucciarelli/posts/creating-ad-free-101462090

🦚 REFERENCE PHOTO:

https://unsplash.com/photos/a-blue-bird-with-a-long-neck-uz0qyCoWiE0

🎨 WATERCOLOR SUPPLIES:

PAPER: Arches cold pressed block 9 x 12 inches: https://amzn.to/3QGcmwc

OTHER PAPER BRANDS MENTIONED: Baohong Artists' Watercolor Paper ( https://amzn.to/4xAahGY ), Fabriano Artistico ( https://amzn.to/3UqRoY9 ) and W&N Professional Watercolor paper ( https://amzn.to/4r3UXzX ).

BRUSHES: W&N Series 7, Escoda Chronos and Da Vinci

GLOVE: Protective Glove/Smudge guard: https://amzn.to/3GFcojf

Ultramarine Blue (PB29) from Daniel Smith: https://amzn.to/4mJit1o

Winsor Green Yellow Shade (PG36) from W&N: https://amzn.to/4gDd2j9

Lamp Black (PBk 6/7) from W&N: https://amzn.to/4qHAAbo

Quinacridone Burnt Scarlet (PR206) from Daniel Smith

Dioxazine Purple (PV23) from QOR: https://amzn.to/4ddnr24

Indigo (PB60, PBk6) from Daniel Smith : https://amzn.to/409kObF