🐠 Tropical Fish - Watercolor Sketch Tutorial (Patreon)

This Friday, we're painting a bright and colorful tropical fish full of vibrant blues, sunny yellows and expressive watercolor effects.

This lesson is a wonderful opportunity to practice creating smooth color transitions, layering transparent washes and adding simple liner details that bring the sketch to life. We'll also work on capturing the beautiful contrast between cool and warm colors while keeping the painting fresh and loose.

Whether you're looking to practice watercolor techniques or simply enjoy painting something bright and cheerful, this sketch is a relaxing way to bring a little tropical color to your sketchbook.

🎨Here’s the palette we’ll use in this lesson (substitutes in parentheses):

Quinacridone Red PV19 [Daniel Smith] (Carmine PV19)

Cadmium Yellow Medium PY35 [Whits Nights] (Indian Yellow PY150 [M.Graham])

Lemon Yellow PY3 [Daniel Smith]

Ultramarine PB29 [Daniel Smith]

Phthalo Blue PB15 [Daniel Smith] (Cyan PB15)

Turquoise Green PG50 [Sennelier]

Azo Orange PO62 [M. Graham] (Cadmium Orange PO20 [White Nights])

Share your sketch:

On Instagram with the hashtag #dreamanddrawschool and tag my profile @dreamanddraw.school

In our chat 🎨Dream&Draw Club: Sketches & Homework 👉 https://www.patreon.com/dreamanddrawschool/chats (or go to Community > Chats > 🎨Dream&Draw Club: Sketches & Homework)

I can't wait to see your beautiful tropical fish! Don't forget to share your finished sketch in our 🎨Dream&Draw Club: Sketches & Homework chat. Happy painting! 💙

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Watch the preparatory lessons:

Materials video: https://www.patreon.com/posts/sketching-80343147

Liner and Pencil Practice video: https://www.patreon.com/posts/liner-and-pencil-80344410

Watercolor Practice video: https://www.patreon.com/posts/watercolor-video-80345551