5 things I wish I knew before I started watercolor

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In this video I talk about the 5 things I wish I knew before I started watercolor. Beginners start here! This is also a great refresher for intermediate artists to remember how important some of the watercolor principles are. We talk about color theory, water control, layering and more! more helpful videos: Color theory simplified: https://youtu.be/EZO8SjUn2tA Beginner guide to watercolor: https://youtu.be/d_ptf-KBb9M Watercolor materials I use: https://youtu.be/4XXKwmKMuno?si=d6LLPbKcANPF90Cu For more tips and tutorials, follow me on Instagram @hellolovelypeople_ Patreon patreon.com/kristinvanleuven My first book, Modern Watercolor https://amzn.to/3zHaWHv My second book, Your Year in Art: Watercolor https://amzn.to/3zzJg7v Flower color guide https://amzn.to/3SY8OYV Flower color theory https://amzn.to/48lcSH5 Supplies list and links: Ceramic palette and water dish are from pottery by Eleni Paint Lately I've been using handmade paint by letter sparrow and I'm loving it! https://www.lettersparrow.com winsor and newton tube paints - in my limited palette https://amzn.to/38WuRas (can select paint color and tube size) Paint colors in my LARGE Winsor and Newton palette Hookers green light emerald viridian cad yellow hue lemon yellow hue cad red deep turquoise Opera rose winsor and newton cotman travel pans (student grade) https://amzn.to/3yRjBXv Daler Rowny 48 watercolor pan set https://amzn.to/4bJFuN6 Paper arches cold press watercolor paper https://amzn.to/3l4wubT Baohong watercolor paper https://amzn.to/3I1mAUv Student grade paper canson cold press https://amzn.to/3z6L9bP “Just Journal It” watercolor notebook Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/shop/JUSTJOURNALIT?ref=shop-header-name&listing_id=946783696&from_page=listing Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/just_journal_it_?igsh=dGc1NDhrNG5nM25q Brushes princeton round 2 https://amzn.to/3zYEzVM Princeton round size 8 https://amzn.to/49h9GOd Princeton flat brush https://amzn.to/3SZvk3I Princeton angular https://amzn.to/42KFSqP Polina Bright Brushes link: http://www.polinabright.com/hellolovelypeople code: Hellolovelypeople for 10% off on her site (My favorite is the round brush size 0) Masking fluid w/ brush https://amzn.to/3lThoq9 Masking fluid - fine detail https://amzn.to/4bE1SaK Masking tape https://amzn.to/3T16ujX Travel watercolor kit https://amzn.to/3wlrDfO