The Importance of Initial Washes in Watercolor // Avoiding Overworking

In this video I talk about the importance of initial washes and how I try to not overwork my watercolour paintings anymore - while I paint a Hummingbird. #louisedemasi #watercolor

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I purchased the photo for this painting from Wildlife Reference Photos. Thanks To Evelyn Harrison for the photo: https://wildlifereferencephotos.com/m...

The other hummingbird paintings were painted using reference photos from Pixabay.
Hummingbird sitting thanks to: Akiroq Brost from Pixabay.
Hummingbird flying thanks to inactive account (Skeez) from Pixabay.

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More Watercolour Tutorials here on YouTube: 💦

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How I stretch my watercolour paper:    • How to Stretch Watercolor Paper  

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