This is why 👇🏻First don’t forget to follow @karenriceart for daily watercolor tips and watercolour tutorials I see so many beginners finding themselves lost and confused with watercolor when they first get started. I get it! 🫢There’s so much advice out there and so many products that you can buy!And when you’ve spent so much time painting only to mess up it can be so frustrating!But here’s what you need to do and it’s so important!Don’t overthink. Practice painting in a sketchbook, it take

Day 4 ❤️👉 Don’t forget to follow @karenriceart for daily watercolor tips and watercolour tutorials 👩🏻‍🎨 I’ve been teaching art for over 30 years and I love when I’m able to help new and improvers get back into Watercolours. If you’re interested in learning to paint with watercolours, why not check out my Youtube channel (🎥 Karen Rice Art) where I show you in-depth long form tutorials with all my tips and tricks to create your own masterpiece and give you the confidence to pick up the paintb

Here’s why ⬇️ First don’t forget to follow @karenriceart for daily watercolor tips and watercolour tutorials. When you first start painting it’s easy to think you need to spend $100 on brushes, paper, paints and more to complete your setup. However this is wrong for two reasons…↙️1. You might hate painting once you get started (I hope not! 😅)2. Better materials and brushes won’t necessarily make you a great artist overnight!It’s important to first practise with materials you can easily obtain!

This is so important 👇🏻The one thing I wish I knew about when I first started with watercolour comes down to timing and learning when to paint and when to WAIT! ⏰If the sheen/shine has gone from your painting, it’s so important to wait and let your paint dry. If you try to rush back in, you run the risk of ‘cauliflowers’ and backruns which can ruin all your hard work!Lesson: Remember to be patient!👩🏻‍🎨 I’ve been teaching art for over 30 years and I love when I’m able to help new and improve

This is my favourite👇🏻I love using plastic cards 💳💳💳They’re so versatile and put me at ease when I’m painting!Here’s how I use them!✨First don’t forget to follow @karenriceart for daily watercolor tips!✨ Click the link in my bio for full tutorials on Patreon! See you there! 👋🏻You can use the corners for neat strikes of reeds or grass OrUse the edges to create the effects of rocks. 🪨The sharp edges of the card add a different dimension to your painting that cannot always be achieved with

This is so important 👇🏻The fewer brushstrokes you use, the more vibrant and transparent your watercolours will look! 🖌️Using fewer brushstrokes in watercolor painting allows more of the paper’s texture and color to show through, creating a sense of transparency and luminosity in the artwork. 🖼️This technique enables the pigments to mingle and interact with the white of the paper, producing subtle variations in hue and value. 📃This approach encourages artists to be deliberate and intentional