Learn to paint some quick and easy watercolor beetles. There are lots of watercolor tips in this video. I used graphite for the shadows cast by the beetles and I used some Daniel Smith Duochrome Turquoise to add a sheen.
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Chapters
0:00 Introduction
1:31 Polina Bright Brushes
2:15 Paper and paint I used
3:08 Painting demonstration blue beetle
7:09 Using Graphite for the cast shadows
8:46 Using a white watercolor pencil
9:34 Painting demonstration green beetle
13:37 Daniel Smith DuoChrome Turquoise painted on blue beetle
14:52 Painting demonstration ants
16:06 Outro
16:26 Bloopers
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Using a simple watercolor technique called ‘Charging’ https://youtu.be/b1TGcdicclw
Avoiding hard edges when painting in watercolor: https://youtu.be/qkHbzMZicvQ
The importance of underwashes: Avoiding overworking https://youtu.be/8l4_wePSDEE
How to paint a flat wash in watercolor: https://youtu.be/efSp9VWnft8
How to paint a graded wash in watercolor: https://youtu.be/AYXbKUfpXWQ
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