These *quick and easy* watercolor backgrounds, are ideal for showcasing a wildlife subject of your choice. Once you understand the techniques for creating both a mottled background, and a suggested one, you can adapt and change them to suit your particular needs. Have a watch, and have a go, they're great fun!
If you would like to learn more quick and easy watercolor background techniques, this is a good video to look at next: https://bit.ly/3ho7MFk
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00:00 Quick and Easy Watercolor Backgrounds
00:15 Preparing the watercolor surface
01:09 Applying the watercolor paint to the background
03:44 Cleaning the painting area, and leaving the background to dry
04:27 Dealing with blemishes in the watercolor background
05:30 Applying a quick and easy watercolor background
07:04 Painting suggested detail onto the background
09:31 Using mottled backgrounds in wildlife paintings
09:48 Over-painting the soft detail with more defined watercolor detail to give depth
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