Watercolor Painting Techniques (6 Easy Steps to Fine Lines)

A really in-depth look at 6 basic watercolor techniques needed to paint fine lines. These are essential in any realistic wildlife, plant or flower painting. I take a close up look at paint consistencies, loading your brush and applying the right pressure to create the correct thickness line. We even look at how this works with watercolor white. This is a paint that I use in most of my paintings to create highlights and life within my subject. When you know the really basic watercolor techniques behind a fine artpainting you will never look back. I hope this in-depth look at the basics gives you the confidence to give realistic paintings a try.

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How to paint really fine lines in watercolor
00:00 See how I use fine lines in my realistic paintings
02:00 1. Watercolor paint consistencies and how they affect painting fine lines
06:00 2. How to load your watercolor brush to paint fine lines
07:18 3. Applying the right pressure to your brush to paint fine lines
11:21 4. How the size of your watercolor brush can affect fine lines
15:32 How to paint the fine lines in a bee's wing
17:10 5. Using muscle memory / ghosting to paint fine watercolor whiskers
19:08 Using muscle memory / ghosting to paint leopard whiskers
20:07 Revisiting some watercolor paintings to see the use of fine lines
20:59 Using fine lines to paint butterfly legs
22:29 6. Painting fine lines with watercolor white paint

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