5 Tips for Painting Light 🎨 Watercolor Glow Techniques

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#glowingwatercolor #paintinglight #watercolortechniques Capturing glowing light with watercolor requires a few special techniques. In this video I will give you my favorite tips for painting light, including: 1. How to pick the right reference, 2. How to create an effective underpainting, 3. How to capture backlight and reflections, 4. How to highlight the "Edge of Light" and, finally, 5. How to organize your layers around key shadows without over-painting. In a bonus section, I will go over my watercolor layering process in detail. Download my reference photo below and let's practice together! 🌺 REFERENCE PHOTO: https://bit.ly/3nVBOhq 💜 REAL-TIME (normal speed) version of this video, along with black & white outlines, is available on my PATREON feed: https://www.patreon.com/AnnaBucciarelli 🎨 MY ART CLASSES: Enjoy my in-depth watercolor classes on SkillShare (the link will give you 14 days of FREE access): https://skl.sh/3ksI6TG 🎨 WATERCOLOR SUPPLIES I USED: BRUSH #1: Escoda Perla Synthetic Squirrel Size 8 BRUSH #2: Winsor & Newton Series 7 Size #3 PAPER: @Winsor & Newton Cold pressed 140 lbs 9 x 7 inches. 🎨 WATERCOLOR PIGMENTS USED: - W&N Bismuth [Lemon] Yellow - W&N Aqua Green - QOR Cadmium Yellow Medium Hue: https://amzn.to/2JOL4BM - QOR Dioxazine Purple: https://amzn.to/2YOR2wX - QOR Quinacridone Violet: https://amzn.to/39aDKfk - QOR Permanent Green Light: https://amzn.to/2JG64uE - QOR Phthalo Turquoise: https://amzn.to/3bTmP1x - QOR Indanthrone Blue: https://amzn.to/3dUrIcM - QOR Sap Green: https://amzn.to/39KEPK1 - Daniel Smith Hansa Yellow Deep: https://amzn.to/2XW4kav - Daniel Smith Spring Green: https://amzn.to/2Yd8ZEk - Daniel Smith Perylene Violet: https://amzn.to/32CLUdj - Daniel Smith Olive Green: https://amzn.to/2MU5ig7 - Daniel Smith Perylene Maroon - Daniel Smith Perylene Green - Daniel Smith Cobalt Violet - Daniel Smith Hookers Green: https://amzn.to/2qT7yMb - Daniel Smith Olive Green: https://amzn.to/2MU5ig7 LETS CONNECT: ► Portfolio: https://www.annabucciarelli.com/ ► Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/anna.m.bucciarelli ► Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/annabucciarellistudio Some of the links above may include affiliate links. If you click on them, I might receive a small commission. While this is at absolutely no additional cost to you, your support can help me to continue making videos for this channel. Thanks!