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Watercolor Tutorial
Published: 2008-09-13 19:23:30 +0000 UTC; Views: 71627; Favourites: 1410; Downloads: 6
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I was frequantly asked "How..?" So I decided to make a short tutorial and answer the main questions I usually get
This is my very first attempt to make a tutorial and share what I know. I did my best but still there are some mistakes, I hope you understand ...
You can find the finished work in my gallery [link]
Enjoy!
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You're very welcome, Kouma. Thank you for the tutorial. 
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Awesome tutorial
I've always loved using watercolours but I've never known how to use them properly.
Thanks for explaining how you paint, it's really helped me and the outcome is beautiful
I also finally know what 'gouache' is
My gran and I saw it when we were at an art exhibition and had no idea what it meant
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Thank you so much!
Ha-ha, I got the question "what is 'gouache'?" so often that I am about to add it to my FAQs one day
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You're very welcome!
And with that, I could use this to help me practice then use watercolours in my exam... *strokes chin*
Hehe
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thanks! i'm just starting to experiment with watercolors, and this has helped quite a bit.
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Happy to hear it
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I myself found I enjoy watercolor. I do it free hand with no lines. but may I ask what you use to remove the masking? I have tried to use masking once before but once done working on the background could not get the masking off
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Actually it is very easy to remove the mask, just rubb it off with your fingers or with a usual eraser. It might be that you left the mask on the paper for too long time (over two days) then it is impossible to remove it anymore.
If you mask on cold presed paper you can leave the mask for one or one and half day on the paper; if you use hot press do not leave it longer then 6 hours on the peper otherwise you will not be able to remove it without destroying the peper ( and your work of couse)
I hope it is of any help to you
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thank you so much. this will be a great help for me. 
XOXOXO
Red.
P.s. Hope you had a good T-Day
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This is a very cool watercolor tutorial! I learned a lot from it. Thanks for making it.
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Thank you so much!
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Great tutorial, I may have to have a go at water-colours, myself.
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THE BEST! I was just trying to paint something with watercolors, and this is the usefulest tutorial for the while!
Thank you
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Thanks for the amazing tutorial!!
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This is such a great tutorial!
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Thank you for the lovely comment
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Great work!! Thank you and congrats on the DD!
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That's a gorgeous painting, and the tutorial is really helpful! I never get along with watercolours, but this makes me want to try again.
Thank you for going to such an effort to make this, and congrats on the DD
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Thank you so much! Glad you think so.
Good luck with watercolors
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Congratulations!
I'm gonna take time and read it, because I've been very curious HOW you do it. In school I badly sucked when it came to watercolor.
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Thank you so much!
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Naah, I don't even have them, and I totally suck with traditional medias. I'll stick to my photography and photomanipulation (along with some digital drawing).
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might become useful in a while... great tutorial
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Yaaay, now I can finally put my set of watercolors to use! 
*glares at markers*
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haha i have a watercolour tutorial too.. you may like it
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This is amazing Janna!!. You explained this all really well. I really like artists who share what they know, i think it's one of the things that helps us all not only as artists but as people.the ability to share.
When i do watercolour artworks i never make them any good. they don't turn out the way i want them to, so i never show them online.
to be honest i don't know much about watercolours but this helps a lot. I might even give it another try someday haha
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Thank you so much!Happy you find it useful
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You can find all the information about masking fluid here [link]
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Thank you very much! I think I have a similar thing, but the girl who sold it to me said it's a thing to mix with acrylic colors so you don't have to use water. But it ruined my brushes so I'm not sure if that's the real thing to use it for.. ._.
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Perhaps, she has confused with it with Blending medium or maybe with Ox Gall Liquid.I thought there is an instruction how to use the Masking Fluid on the other side of the bottle with masking fluid...
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