A Watercolor Lesson for Beginners

I was really feeling the spring vibes the day I climbed up and peeked in the Robin’s nest and saw these three eggs. Of course I painted the nest in my “Finding Joy” journal later that day!

I realized the bird’s nest was the perfect subject to share my watercolor painting process. So, I painted it again and recorded it for you.

Here’s what you’ll need to paint your own nest:

• Watercolor or multimedia paper
• Watercolor paints. I used brown, black, turquoise, orange, hooker’s green, raw sienna (tan) 
• Paintbrushes – round in medium to small (thin) sizes
• Container of water, paper towel, scrap of paper

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Watercolor Techniques you’ll learn:

1. Painting layers
2. Painting wet
3. Painting dry
4. Lightening colors with water
5. Mixing complements to create the perfect shadow color.

I hope you’ll paint along to the video!

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Here’s the reference photo I took:

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I’ve designed several fun tutorials to help you learn watercolor – available in pdf and video form.

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