Loose ink and watercolor sketching |How to get through the “ugly” phase

In this video, I will show you how I gradually adjust and refine a painting to get past that dreaded “ugly” phase. Free hand sketching also takes lots of practice, so it’s ok if your paintings and sketches are not perfect. No one has perfect art and there is always beauty in the imperfections!

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Materials
Paper: Arches Cold pressed 100% cotton https://amzn.to/3Xt4v6N
Watercolor: Holbein and Van Gogh https://amzn.to/3JZ7uko
Pens: Micron pen 03, 02, https://amzn.to/3YumgnW ,Unipin fine liner 0.4 https://amzn.to/3JZ8fda

Timestamps
0:00 Intro
0:38 Preparation
1:38 Color Mixing
2:07 First layer
3:51 Inking
6:22 Painting
10:38 Review for problems
11:07 Fine tuning and adjustments
13:00 adding highlights
14:11 Finished piece
14:31 Comparison between 100% cotton and 25% cotton

Songs
Music by Damien Sebe - it's the little things - https://thmatc.co/?l=944A8C1F
Music by Damien Sebe - road trip - https://thmatc.co/?l=876C859F
Music by Damien Sebe - exhale - https://thmatc.co/?l=2997D545
Music by Mr Tav - A Quiet Place - https://thmatc.co/?l=C69C0A9C
Music by Zight - Summer (in Z major) - https://thmatc.co/?l=4605679D

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