3 things to avoid dirty washes in watercolor

I’ve been working closely with students on their paintings. One of the things they struggle with, especially with the beginner paintings, is getting a nice wash that looks both clean and rich in color. So today, I want to give you 3 things to watch out for when painting a wash, and I’m going to show you the comparison between what I see students usually do and what I consider a better way to do a wash.
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  • @patsullivan1545
    @patsullivan15452 жыл бұрын

    Feels like you have a hidden camera in my studio, watching me paint with too small a brush and too watery a mixture! Thank you, Eric, for this excellent video. It is a great lesson in using bigger brush, bigger puddle of paint, bigger shapes. Can’t wait for your brushes!

  • @DDartlover8888
    @DDartlover88882 жыл бұрын

    I like the “good” and “bad” comparison!

  • @andiedonahue9400
    @andiedonahue94002 жыл бұрын

    Thank you Eric, for demystifying the wash process! I was struggling with this! You ROCK!

  • @InspireHealthSystem
    @InspireHealthSystem6 ай бұрын

    Fantastic lesson, thank you for sharing your wisdom! 😊❤

  • @monica-NJ-123
    @monica-NJ-1232 жыл бұрын

    Thank you Eric , I really needed to hear this , I’m so guilty of doing all the wrong things lol , great lesson thank you 😊

  • @artisticallyofficial
    @artisticallyofficial2 жыл бұрын

    I cannot wait for your brushes! Watching you paint with the smaller brush frustrated me so much lol.

  • @hainingjin4133
    @hainingjin413311 ай бұрын

    nice advices to solve my problems, thank you eric.

  • @helenmccormick1982
    @helenmccormick19822 жыл бұрын

    I appreciate your lesson using larger brush for washes of large areas... I learned the hard way over the years. Thank you for sharing 🎨

  • @deerfoxraven2965
    @deerfoxraven2965 Жыл бұрын

    Very helpful. And bigger brushes are more expensive so probably beginners usually paint with smaller brushes.

  • @andiedonahue9400
    @andiedonahue94002 жыл бұрын

    Eric, thank you for demystifying the wash for me. I was struggling with this! You ROCK!

  • @dandfawesome3611
    @dandfawesome3611 Жыл бұрын

    Very helpful, thank you for posting

  • @raulugalde1333
    @raulugalde13332 жыл бұрын

    Thanks maestro! Normally don't write comments but happy to follow a few months ago and learning with your excellent tutorials. Gracias!!!...🐗❤🎨🔥

  • @esthers5876
    @esthers58762 жыл бұрын

    Great video! It helps to see the comparison side by side. Thank you! Hope you have a wonderful summer!

  • @DayByeDayChristine
    @DayByeDayChristine Жыл бұрын

    Thank you for the invaluable knowledge 🙏

  • @barbaralee915
    @barbaralee915 Жыл бұрын

    Great explanation. Helps to know why.

  • @sabinakhan9909
    @sabinakhan990910 ай бұрын

    Thank you Eric.

  • @stopthatluca
    @stopthatluca2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks Eric.

  • @lzal9204
    @lzal92042 жыл бұрын

    Oooohhhh looking forward to the brushes!

  • @Cafewatercolor

    @Cafewatercolor

    2 жыл бұрын

    me too! :)

  • @ArtistYellow
    @ArtistYellow2 жыл бұрын

    Excellent video! I learned much from the virtual class

  • @margaretsharpe148
    @margaretsharpe1482 жыл бұрын

    Thanks!

  • @ganesanganesan-ub2sg
    @ganesanganesan-ub2sg Жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much sir 🙏

  • @kateflowersart
    @kateflowersart Жыл бұрын

    Love how I would be happy for my painting to turn out like your "bad" one. 😂 Your brushes are enticing.

  • @asphotography6443
    @asphotography64436 ай бұрын

    Great Tank you Erick

  • @natlisan
    @natlisan2 жыл бұрын

    Great video Eric! A trick I use when painting a large wash is to completely saturate my paper several times with just clean water allowing the paper to absorb the water each time, after the water is absorbed I'll go in with my paint. It allows for much longer working time without me having to worry about my wash drying on me.

  • @redge9158

    @redge9158

    2 жыл бұрын

    Newbie here - does saturating the paper several times not alter the sizing on the paper?

  • @natlisan

    @natlisan

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@redge9158 I haven't had any issues so far! I use cold water and a very soft wash brush, so I'm not scrubbing the surface too much. Your result can also depend on the paper you use! I use a 100% cotton paper that can take a fair bit of abuse, such as Arches & Saunders Waterford.

  • @redge9158

    @redge9158

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@natlisan thank you :-)

  • @natlisan

    @natlisan

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@redge9158 You're welcome!☺️

  • @margaretsharpe148
    @margaretsharpe1482 жыл бұрын

    It’s so easy to get caught up in small details with a brush that’s too small! Before you know it, the painting is ruined!

  • @wynnelee1810
    @wynnelee18107 ай бұрын

    i first found your video on fog, got hooked, working my way thru your others. Tried to join your patreon but you arent taking new subscribers. Too bad but i'm sure Patreon takes a lot of time to do well. Better spend your time and energy on occasional youtubes - and your own painting! You have my sincere thanks for your painting and teaching skills.

  • @Cafewatercolor

    @Cafewatercolor

    7 ай бұрын

    Thank you! The membership is paused for December due to holiday, I will open it up again in January. 😊

  • @sandradonofrio413
    @sandradonofrio4132 жыл бұрын

    Good sale video.

  • @ruthdallas6125
    @ruthdallas61252 жыл бұрын

    Thanks Eric, one question I have is if you are trying to paint fast why paint the whole field a light green and then cover it all up with a dark green.

  • @Cafewatercolor

    @Cafewatercolor

    2 жыл бұрын

    Ideally, I do it once and it'll be the right value. But I'm not always able to do that so I might need a second wash over it. Also, sometimes you do want a bit more value varieties.

  • @user-ws4tw7mx9l
    @user-ws4tw7mx9l2 жыл бұрын

    Я люблю Ваши ролики, все что можно смотрю, обучаюсь у Вас

  • @MichaelHattem
    @MichaelHattem Жыл бұрын

    Is that a 1/2 inch oval mop?

  • @rishabhmayank
    @rishabhmayank Жыл бұрын

    I'm in the value stage of my exercise and it's annoying how i can't focus on what you're saying Vs the value shift after the nose ( p.s. Makes sense if you're Indian) 😂😂 Sorry

  • @rishabhmayank
    @rishabhmayank Жыл бұрын

    Is it normal to not agree with one's heroes??