Watercolor Dark Wash Technique 

😄👍 Great info!! To expand on your "mix more than you think you need; use paint out of the tube" suggestion... If I'm making a large background wash of one color, I'll take a small bowl and squeeze some of the color into it, add as much water as I need to it, and paint from there. That way it's easy to mix and use. If I ever end up with extra paint left over I just let it dry in the bowl and use it later on. Thanks for sharing!

I've got a trick that works well, especially for larger pieces! I pre-wet my paper with water that I've added some ox gall into then I let it dry. It allows the paint to flow a lot easier and more evenly, If I'm trying to achieve an even wash. As you said though it takes a ton of paint!

To renew dehydrated watercolors, you can also add a drop or two of glycerin, this can slightly reduce the need for the action of adding paint + water.

Thank you for this. Useful

I've been looking a variety of techniques as a beginner's research for water colirs and every time one of your video seems to pop on the top. Great relatable content. Thank you for your time. Peace 🙏

Yes. Fresh watercolor from the tube is the best!

Nice little manga collection in the background. Love bleach and berserk

This has happened so much times for me! I wanted to paint a big area, but I didn't mix enought paint!

Definitely use paint from a tube for large washes, dry pans would be nightmare. I use Winsor & Newton and Daniel Smith and just buy tubes nowadays, both set well enough in the pans not to run out when tipped (out sketching), but still re-wet really easily and most don’t dry out badly apart from W&N raw sienna! Adding paint from tube on top of a pan colour is a great suggestion, no waste!

The “schlop and spread” method! I use that all the time but I’ve never seen anyone else do it. I guess because most watercolor paintings are light and airy. I have a VERY heavy hand so I love to do really saturated, dark, moody pieces. And now I know I need new paints because I definitely struggle with the ones I have now. Especially the sepia. I’ve really been wanting to incorporate it more but it just doesn’t pick up.

Wow..."You have to do the push-ups." Perfect advice.

Thank you. Giving myself a refresher class on larger washes this week so it is timley...thanks again.

I have just switched to Sennelier tubes artist quality and they are beautiful to use. Obviously student grade are rubbish but that is the same with any manufacturer I think.

Great advice. I was definitely having problems with this.

As a new painter, this video is highly useful. I love your video; you've got a new subscriber here! Thank you

Thanks for this tip, Liron. I think I have been adding paint then water, but now I will be sure to always add the water.

Thank you liron useful reminder 👌👍

Very very useful...thanks Liron 🙏🙏

Dude You need to clean your watercolor palette. I couldn’t tell that was yellow ochre you pointed out 😬

Great tips. Thanks for sharing!

Thank you! That was very helpful!

Thanks Liron. I'll mix up a big puddle with a not very absorbent brush then I switch to a bigger more absorbent brush and oops it sucks up all my wash. 🤣

Keep up the great work. Love the tips.

Thanks, Liron. This is very helpful! :)

Very helpful tips Liron, love from Canada my friend xo

Please Do a Zbukvic style Cityscape.

I just noticed your katakuri figurine at the back awesome

Thank u sir it's very helpful for me

Sennelier Artist Grade are primo in my opinion...I don't suggest student grade of any brand.

Great video

Wondering which colors you would use to make your own dark or black so you don't have to resort to a flat black ?

subbed for the katakuri figure, stayed for the excellent content :D

This was very helpful! :)

what black are you painting with in part 4 feeding the mix?

I think Alvaro Castagnet use a lot of very dark and big parts of his paintings. He has some youtube videos, unfortunately not especially about this topic, but man can some tricks to "stole" from him :))) Mostly the dark color comes from the contrast, not from the own color of the tube :)

I’m part way through this video, but I have a question. If you’re having with a color (even good quality) from a pan and it does not rewet or stay wet very long in the pan or on your paper, could you not make it up some on your palette and add a drop of glycerin for longer paint times and better flow?

Can liquid Chinese ink work?

Have you tried kuretake gansai tambi watercolor paints

The issue I have the most is my paper drying too fast. Idk why I have such a hard time with it, I've tried so many different paints and papers.

Why would you squeeze fresh wet paint out of the tube and then "let it dry in the pallet"?? Isn't the point that you want it wet to able to move it around? Beginner question cos I'm a beginner. :)

Random comment here- IVE GOT THE SAME PALLETE!!! I’ve had it for years! TWINSSSSSS 🤣 nice taste

What colours did you use to mix your black? Thank you

Schöne Grüße aus Köln Thaddäus aus Danzig / Gdańsk ich male auch Bilder, maluje tez obrazy

First of all, WHERE DID YOU GET THE BERSERK VOLUMES? I didn't know they were sold that way. They're probably not in English, are they? I'm crazy about Berserk. I'm pulling out my hair trying to figure out what the Skull Knight means and who he is and what his relationship to the GODHAND is. lol. I totally got sidetracked by your background. That black is really, really black. I was surprised. It's so flat looking. I'm so used to making blacks.

Hahaha, good paint rewetting easily. Viridian (PG18) does not agree, I always pre-wet it before painting.

ye thats amazing but i dont have enough money to even pay my rent lmao