Wet-on-Wet Technique Tutorial - Exercises (Patreon)

Hi everyone,

Painting wet-on-wet is the most distinctive aspect of watercolour painting, setting it apart from other mediums.

Watercolour is fluid and spontaneous and its unpredictability is part of its charm. But this technique seems to trouble a lot of beginners which is why I made this tutorial.

In this tutorial I demonstrate a few different exercises that you can practice over and over. Paint on the back of your paintings that failed if you don't want to waste paper.

Experiment as much as you can. Learn by doing. Try different wetnesses on the paper. Try different consistencies of paint. See what happens. Take note of what happens.

Experimenting with different water to paint ratios is essential learning when you want to paint with watercolours because it allows you to understand how much water is needed to achieve the desired effect.

After 12 years of painting with watercolour I am still learning to use it and I am always making mistakes, plenty of them!

As well as this video I have written a blog post about the wet-on-wet technique. It has a few more tips. You can read it here: https://www.louisedemasi.com/tips/2023/4/19/working-wet-on-wet

I also have a technique tutorial where you can practice the wet on dry technique. 

Dom and I have been working on the website trying to improve it. I'll be adding more blog posts like this one as often as I can.

Below this message I've included some photos of the exercises I completed when I made the video. You can download them if you need them. So get your paints out and start experimenting.

Have fun!

Louise

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