Beginner-Intermediate watercolor tutorial of a boat with figures and water ripples. Watercolour.

This video teaches you how to paint realistic boat and make it float on water with watercolor paints. Topics include how to paint glitter and ripples on water color mixing, subject design, water control.

This is the second in a series of watercolor tutorials for people who have limited time but would still like to paint on a regular basis.

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⏱️TIMESTAMP⏱️
00:00 Intro
00:16 The drawing
01:23 The color of the water
03:25 Painting the water
10:26 Painting the boat and figures
41:34 Painting the water ripples and reflections
47:40 Connecting the hull to the water
54:11 Final details


Why I wet the back of my watercolor paper:

Here is a video I made which explains why I wet the back of the paper.    • How to wet your watercolor paper. Wet...  


Materials used:

Paper:
Eighth sheet, 185 gsm Arches Cold Pressed watercolor paper (Approx. A4 size)
Watercolor paints, all are Winsor and Newton:
French Ultramarine
Cobalt Blue
Cobalt Turquoise
Burnt Sienna
Raw Sienna
Raw Umber
Aureolin or Winsor Lemon, or any cool yellow
Permanent Rose
Scarlet Lake

Brushes:
Size 8 & 12 round watercolor brushes
Mop brush for wetting the back of the paper

Other material:
Waterproof backing board, I use 6mm thick black acrylic, held at about 20 degrees