Master Watercolor Techniques: Learn to Paint a Watercolor Succulent

Watercolor is a popular medium to work in and there's good reason for that, it's because it is an absolute joy to work with. Of all the mediums, it is my favourite to use. It's quick, it's vibrant and it often creates suprising and unexpected results. The effects you can create with watercolor can be matched by no other medium. It never fails to delight me.

In this class, I will walk you step by step through the painting of this watercolor succulent. I'll show you how you can use this medium to create a detailed, light filled painting. 

You will learn how to:

• paint washes
• deepen colour
• paint wet on wet
• paint wet on dry
• blend paint on the paper
• paint watercolor droplets
• add detail
• interpret a reference photo

I'll also show you how I place my paint on my palette and how doing this is crucial to the way I paint. I provide you with a line drawing of the succulent and the reference photo that I took so you can paint as you watch the videos.

• Trailer
• Supplies
• First Wash
• Second Wash
• Turn-backs and Deepening Colour
• Unifying Leaves & Starting Edges
• The Centre - Stage 1
• The Centre - Stage 2
• Continuing on - Outer Leaves
• Top Right Leaves
• Removing Highlights, Softening Edges & Blending
• Colour Deepening, Detail Adding & more Colour Blending
• Flowers Stalks
• First Flower head
• Lower Leaves
• Lower Leaves - Stage 2
• Deepening Colour - Tidying Edges
• More Wet on Wet & Wet on Dry
• Bottom Left Corner
• Working with Dark Colours
• Second Flower Head & Flower Stalks
• Finishing the Pink Edges
• Water Droplets