I have some fun news today! Beginning Tuesday, May 28, I’ll be sharing a whole week’s worth of videos using the Hand in Hand stamp set. This set is absolutely perfect for experimenting with the no-line watercolor technique, which is one of my favorite things to do. I have had many requests for some video tutorials and I’m excited that I finally had a chance to get those put together for you!
The series will kick off on Tuesday, and I’ll be sharing videos showing how to watercolor each of the images in the set. We’ll take it slow and focus on just a single image in each video. I posted a question on Instagram yesterday asking for your opinions. The videos get a little long, and I was curious if anyone would even be interested in a 20-25 minute real-time video for coloring just a single image. Apparently the answer is (mostly) yes. 🙂 After we’ve gone through each image, I’ll also do a few videos on background techniques. I’m not completely finished videoing these, so who knows…we might go more than a week. 😉
Before we start digging into painting the images next week, I thought it might be helpful if I put together a video showing some of my current favorite watercolor supplies. I know it’s confusing if you’re just starting out – there are a million different paints, papers, and brushes. I am in no way an expert on any of these, but I’ll show you what supplies I have been using and will be using in the videos.
In case you’d like to get some supplies ready to go, below is a list of exactly what I will be using throughout the video series. Hopefully this will give you a chance to gather some supplies that you have at home (or need to pick up if you’re out and about over the long weekend!) if you’d like to paint along with the videos. You do not by any means need to purchase these exact supplies, but I just wanted to list them here in case you want to know! I will link these items at the bottom of this post.
Paper: In the video I show a few different papers. I will be using Arches for this series.
Paint: I also show a few different paint sets. In the tutorials I’ll be using the Mission Gold set the most, along with a few additional tube colors – Payne’s Gray by Windsor & Newton, and Mayan Blue Genuine by Daniel Smith.
Brush: For the Hand in Hand images I really like the small round No. 2 brush I show towards the end of the video and will be using it exclusively to paint these images. I will likely use a few larger brushes when we get to the background tutorials.
And for those who might be wondering, the Hand in Hand stamp set and dies should be back in stock soon – hopefully in a week and a half or so!
Have a great weekend and we’ll see you back here on Tuesday!
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