Biggest mistake I see beginner watercolor artists make, and how to fix it

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  @hudstrend · 1 year ago (edited)

  the left one would be my master piece<br>Edit: Thank you for 1.8k likes guys now i have to improve

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  @sunnyscott4876 · 2 years ago

  LOL..I&apos;m still at the point that I would be happy if I could paint the pot on the left!!!!

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  @GreatLakesLiterature · 2 years ago

  Is it just me or is the left one still cute and just more like a doodle type of painting?

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  @davidevans3175 · 2 years ago

  Hello. I&apos;m the pot on the left. It&apos;s taken me 13 days to muster up enough self esteem to say something. I though we were friends. Damn.

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• DI

  @dianeloftus5476 · 2 years ago

  My paintings continue to look like the one on the left... I just don&apos;t &quot;see&quot; the light and shadows while painting, nor can I envision them. As I watch and learn, I am at least getting more than one value, usually two (and sometimes three) values while painting . Your video was very helpful and I will continue trying the technique. Thank you! Your instructional videos always teach me a little something when I watch them!

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  @Junglevetjill · 9 months ago

  Girlies this is your Smokey eye and contouring

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• MR

  @Mr.ChaosPollensAllAround · 11 months ago

  What I Learned:<br><br>Order when painting:<br>Lightest&gt;Medium&gt;Darkest<br><br>Shadow colors mix with each other.<br><br>More Pigment, less Water.<br><br>ALWAYS have a Paper Towel beside you to remove Mistakes.<br><br>Contrast is Good.

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• CI

  @cibittos · 1 year ago

  She&apos;s soooo good that even her &apos;bad&apos; example looks beautiful.

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• DI

  @dianeevans1803 · 2 years ago

  I love the side by side comparison painting. Do more of these😊

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• BE

  @beverlyaldridge2635 · 2 years ago

  You explained the beauty of watercolors so clearly--light source, layering, patience!

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• GE

  @germantoenglish898 · 1 year ago

  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbIiehO3AS0&amp;t=160">2:40</a> Another thing that I find I do is to keep the different elements separate. The two leaves you have in the center of the pot overflowing the rim on the left would never enter even my mind because this is the area for my solid pot and the leaves need to stay in their area. So your bad pot is too good. lol

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  @willow2816 · 2 years ago

  As a gouache artist returning to watercolor after not using it for a while I keep forgetting that I start light to dark not dark to light 😅

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