Watercolor shading

In this video tutorial, I teach you everything you need to know about shading with watercolor. I explain must-know terms and provide essential techniques that will help you shade subjects in a believable way.

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I know what you’re thinking. Just another watercolor pear painting… Right ? Overused and not very original ! But pears, like many other fruit and vegetables, are really useful forms for studying some of the fundamentals of watercolor painting. They generally have a very simple shape, so even if your outline sketch isn’t accurate you’ll

​Practice makes perfect… Right ? I find that it’s just as true with watercolor painting as it is with anything else. I get a lot of pleasure painting even simple patterns with watercolors. Each time I pick up a brush and start painting I feel like I’m getting to know my paints a little bit

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I assume you've chosen the type of pigments you wish to work with. Begin with pure primary pigments as these are the basis for all other colors. Store your primary powder samples in these 10 gram jars. TKB Trading sells them for $5.50/10. You'll need 20 of these. Label each jar according to pigment name and CI number. Store individual powder mixes in these clamshells. TKB Trading sells them for $15.00/100 and 100 labels for $2.40. I chose the yellow one, what they call a "lemon pie" that…