How to Paint a Wet-On-Wet Background in Watercolor | Watercolour Painting

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Learn how to utilize the water and paint in watercolor to create a beautiful, soft focus background for your main subject. Lorraine walks you through the steps of creating a wet-on-wet background with the look of bokeh. Jump to minute 10:30 to see the start of the painting and skip the talk about masking with tape and the selection of colors I use. #watercolor #watercolorwetonwet #watercolorbackground
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Winsor Newton colourless masking fluid
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@kathleenschatz9801 3 года назад

Excellent demonstration and explanation of wet on wet background! Thank you

@lorrainewatry_watercolors 3 года назад

Glad it was helpful! You are welcome.

@goldiewatts8820 4 года назад

Thanks for this video. I always find backgrounds to be the most difficult thing to get right or even marginally adequate. Seeing the process carried out and explained in such detail was very helpful.

@lorrainewatry_watercolors 4 года назад

You are very welcome Goldie. I am glad the video was helpful. Good luck with your painting!

@helengill5481 2 года назад

That was a great tutorial, cos I never know how to do a back ground, now subscribed and following you :)

@lorrainewatry_watercolors 2 года назад

Awesome! Thank you!

@wandawTube 3 года назад

Very nice. Your video has helped me to resolve my dilemma of painting a blurry, flowery background around a hummingbird and flowers. I can't wait to start over.

@lorrainewatry_watercolors 3 года назад

Glad it was helpful! Good luck with your painting.

@Rileygirl746 Год назад

So many great explanations of why you are doing this. Perfect timing because my art class project is going to do this background technique. Thank you.

@lorrainewatry_watercolors Год назад

I am glad it will be helpful for your class! Happy painting.

@eliev7844 4 года назад

Thank you, thank you for this wonderful tutorial!! I’m new to watercolour and have been searching high and low for instructions on how to create this type of background -I didn’t know it was called ‘soft focus background’. So glad I found your channel x

@lorrainewatry_watercolors 4 года назад

Glad it was helpful Elie! Have fun painting!

@starlaferguson1893 3 года назад

Love watching you paint. Very helpful tips

@lorrainewatry_watercolors 3 года назад

I'm so glad! Thanks.

@carolratcliff 5 лет назад

Great explanation of the wetness of your paper and brush and how to avoid blooms! Thanks

@lorrainewatry_watercolors 5 лет назад

You're very welcome Carol! Thanks for the feedback. Happy painting!

@jillellen2631 Год назад

Very helpful; thank you so much!!

@lorrainewatry_watercolors Год назад

You're welcome 😊

@shahzadqurashi7728 3 года назад

Very nice background

@lorrainewatry_watercolors 3 года назад

Thank you! Cheers!

@irmareitz701 3 года назад

Brilliant tutorial! Thank you so much.

@lorrainewatry_watercolors 3 года назад

Glad it was helpful!

@brgnhntrdi6081 2 года назад

Hi, I saw you on Yvon Thrifty Rich's youtube channel. We all treasure hunt for our work it seems. You do amazing work! Sincerely, Di.

@lorrainewatry_watercolors Год назад

Hi Di, Thank you for checking out my channel! It is amazing what people do with their treasures. Take care, Lorraine

@brgnhntrdi6081 Год назад

@@lorrainewatry_watercolors You are very welcome. Have a freat weekend.

@brgnhntrdi6081 Год назад

Great...lol

@mansim6565 4 года назад

This is such a wonderful and helpful tutorial! Thank you so much.

@lorrainewatry_watercolors 4 года назад

You are very welcome. Thanks for the feedback.

@essietangle9931 5 лет назад

Thank you for the great background information. There are times when I get in a hurry and dont pay enough attention to what is going on. This will be a good reference video. Thank you.

@lorrainewatry_watercolors 5 лет назад

Your very welcome. I'm glad it was helpful. Thanks for the feedback.

@kathryndohring5481 3 года назад

This was amazing to watch. Thank you so much!

@lorrainewatry_watercolors 3 года назад

You are very welcome. Thanks for the feedback!

@ginettemelody1035 3 года назад

Very useful, thank you. Blessings

@lorrainewatry_watercolors 3 года назад

You are so welcome!

@michedaisy 3 года назад

I learned a few new things! Thank you for this. I wish you had done a video on how you actually did the “tape” thing. That’s impressive. I also wonder why your paper is buckling so much? I use Arches also, 140# and never have an issue with buckling especially after stretching. In any case, wonderful demonstration. Thanks again for the real time video. Super helpful.

@lorrainewatry_watercolors 3 года назад

Glad it was helpful! I do have videos on using masking tape to mask your painting. Here is a link to one: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-4A6Qr1rTQDA.html

@orcamum 5 лет назад

Thank you so much! I love your work!

@lorrainewatry_watercolors 5 лет назад

You're welcome! Thanks for the kind words about my paintings.

@CaroleCharron 6 месяцев назад

I love your work, what Kind of brushes do you use ?

@lorrainewatry_watercolors 5 месяцев назад

Thank you! I use Silver brand, Black Velvet brushes.

@rebecca5539 4 года назад

💖❤️💖❤️💖Omg, this is just the video I was looking for, thank youu! 😍😍😍💖❤️💖❤️💖

@lorrainewatry_watercolors 4 года назад

You're welcome 😊 Good luck with your project!

@boubella11 4 года назад

I am so excited that I found your youtube channel. This is great stuff! I would be so frustrated with that palette where the paint doesnt want to adhere to it. Is it new? I hear you can scruff it up with elmers glue or soap? What do you think?

@lorrainewatry_watercolors 4 года назад

Hi Kathy, thanks for the feedback. I haven't heard of using elmers or soap. But, you can use a Mister Clean Magic Eraser or a fine grit piece of sand paper. However, if you rough it up a lot, the surface will stain more easily. I find some colors will bead up more than others. If you really don't like it, you might try a porcelain palette. I have heard they don't do this, but are more expensive and heavier. Good luck.

@annthomas501 4 года назад

Thank you! I absolutely love your technique. One question -- How do you remove the masking tape without damaging the paper? I have been trying many different tapes and can't work out how to remove it cleanly. Thanks!

@lorrainewatry_watercolors 4 года назад

Hi Anna, I use Arches 140 cold press watercolor paper for most of my paintings. I have not had a problem removing the tape from this paper. If you are using a student grade paper (Canson, some Strathmore for example) it is highly likely that the paper will tear. I have also tried the tape on Fabriano paper with success. I did have some students that were using Arches watercolor blocks and when they used the tape it tore their paper. So, I would test whatever paper you are thinking of using before using it on a painting. Also, when you remove the tape, you should pull slowly and at an angle, not straight down. I hope this helps.

@nicolem376 3 года назад

I have also had that problem on good paper & applying tape to fabric several times before adding to my paper. I finally found that if I heat it with my heat gun on low or a hair dryer it loosens the adhesive & whatever is left on the paper roll off when you rub it.

@kathrynlehotsky2815 2 года назад

I would really like to see how you tape the flower. I am a professional wildlife art and this technique would really help me Have a more vibrant and controlled background.. Di you have a video showing how you cut the tape but not the paper Kathryn

@monicaj3023 3 года назад

what are the benefits of stretching the paper ? Thank you for all of your wonderful knowledge and sharing your beautiful work.

@lorrainewatry_watercolors 3 года назад

Hi Monica, If you are using 300 lb paper, it doesn't need to be stretched because it is heavy enough not to buckle a lot when using a lot of water. However, lighter paper like 140lb. will often buckle if you are using a lot of water on it. So, I stretch my paper to keep it from buckling, the water from stretching will set my pencil line a little, and I also feel the paint looks a little smoother on the stretched paper.

@monicaj3023 3 года назад

@@lorrainewatry_watercolors Thank you for your answer. I m just now listening to Tip 22 which you say this. Your'e a very patient teacher!

@brianlove541 2 года назад

Each time there are the little bits - in addition to the main theme - that finally gets through to an "ohhh now I get it ..." I heard it the first couple of times, and then, then, there is an "ah-ha!"

@lorrainewatry_watercolors 2 года назад

Yay, thanks!

@oljastevanovic 3 года назад

Ceramic pallets are holding the paint so good , and plastic hold water in drops.

@lorrainewatry_watercolors 3 года назад

Yes they do hold the paint in place better. I don't like ceramic palettes weight when I go to teach a class, though.

@ChristinaTodd1970 5 лет назад

Thanks for the video! I have a question , why choose aureolin and not lemon? Because of the transparency?

@lorrainewatry_watercolors 5 лет назад

Hi Christina, I just like Aureolin better, partly because it is more transparent and it is a little less vibrant. If I had used Lemon, it might have mixed with the sap green and made lime greens in the background, which I didn't want.

@ChristinaTodd1970 5 лет назад

Lorraine Watry Thank you. I have Azo yellow by M Graham but they also call it aureolin. It's actually PY 141 Benzimidazolone yellow. I wonder if it has the same working properties as your PY 40 from Daniel Smith?

@lorrainewatry_watercolors 5 лет назад

@@ChristinaTodd1970 hmm, I don't know. With the honey binder in M. Graham paint, it may have different look.

@gosiaplummer4794 4 года назад

What size of silver brush do you use? Is “ normal” round or jumbo round? Thank you for this tutorial! I have to try your method! Mine so far always looked like very muddy swamp!😂

@lorrainewatry_watercolors 4 года назад

I use a variety of Silver Brushes. My biggest is the #20 round. I also have a #16, #10, and #6. Good luck!

@gosiaplummer4794 4 года назад

Lorraine Watry thank you so much!

@ishita881 3 года назад

Can you tell me which company paint brush it is?:)

@lorrainewatry_watercolors 3 года назад

Hi, yes that is a Black Velvet Brush by Silver.

@ishita881 3 года назад

Ok... thank you so much:)

@itsmanders 3 года назад

What is that dark rectangle in the green glass on the left?

@lorrainewatry_watercolors 3 года назад

Hi Amanda, that is a basic dish sponge that I cut the corners on to fit in the green antique ashtray. I will sometimes use the sponge to clean my brush on instead of a towel. The ashtray makes a good place to rest my brushes because they don't roll.

@itsmanders 3 года назад

@@lorrainewatry_watercolors Thanks for taking the time to reply! What a good idea. ☺️