Paint Leaves and Berries with Gold Accents - Mark Making Modern Watercolors for Beginners

Today I'm using my Kuretake Gansai Tambi paints to create a richly detailed and stylishly colorful whimsical leaf design to help you practice your watercolor skills. Using a relaxed and enjoyable method to embellish the rich tones of the Kuretake paint with gold accents, you'll be thrilled with your results and want to do more!

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Bockingford 140lb watercolor paper approx 12 x 9 inches https://amzn.to/3Cgb85H
Kuretake Gansai Tambi watercolor paints https://amzn.to/3zZX8Kn
Kuretake Starry Colors https://amzn.to/3J4eXMz
Signo Gel Pen Set https://amzn.to/3NPTqJd

00:00 Introduction
00:43 Painting the basic shapes
06:00 Adding stems and more shapes to balance the composition
07:47 Adding a layer of gold paint
14:45 Adding highlights
18:38 Detailing with black fineliner and metallic pens
40:28 Final touches, with close-ups to show the details

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In all my watercolor tutorials, I show you a simple painting for beginners in detail and in real time. By painting along you will learn all the techniques you need to create amazing art. Your watercolor skills will improve quickly when you practice these easy paintings! Whether you want to paint bookmarks, greetings cards, embellishments for junk journals, gifts or ambitious landscapes, you’ll gain confidence and experience by trying my projects.

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