Watercolor Dark Wash Technique

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Liron Yanconsky

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Published on September 19, 2020 4:00:04 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LL2M_Vt3Uec

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In today’s video I’m providing you 4 IMPORTANT tips for handling large dark washes in watercolor, as well as the technique for applying paint for this purpose.

Here’s a quick summary of the tips:

00:00 - Intro
00:33 - #1 - Use NATURALLY DARK paint
01:14 - #2 - Use paint that re-wets easily
02:57 - #3 - Use paint freshly-squeezed from a tube
04:10 - #4 - Mix in advance + Keep feeding the mix
07:26 - Conclusion and encouragement 😉

I hope you find this one useful.
And as always - thank you so much for watching 😊🙏🏼
- Liron

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White Pen
Uniball Signo White Gel Pen (easy to find on ebay!)

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