How to use watercolours (or watercolors)

Illustration student, Mike Potesta from Savannah USA, has asked me to give some tips on Watercolour. I'm not sure where to start, so I just talked a bit to get going. I'll do some more later. Why is this on Drawing school? Water colour is closely linked with drawing. It's different to the way you paint with oils or acrylics. Enjoy!

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[4evermason]

I just use a water colouring art pad you can get from any supermarket. It harder and stronger and the paint dries very quick on it , AND it doesn't crumble :) But thanks alot for posting this video, I just did my very first water colour picture today, turned out quite well actually :)

[ShooRaynerDrawing]

@4evermason thick watercolour paper will stay flatter - glad you are having fun and succeeding!

[4evermason]

@ShooRaynerDrawing Thank you, just tried doing you mushroom type fairytale things (I dont know what theyre called) and your tutorial helped alot! :)

[ShooRaynerDrawing]

@4evermason That's great - they are called Fly Agaric mushrooms :)

[ShooRaynerDrawing]

@4evermason It does take practice. Dont be scared. Try things out - that's how you learn. do small things to test your ideas, then it doesn't matter too much if it doesn't work :) go for it!

[Creammy06]

One problem I had with water color was waiting for it to dry...

I never thought of using a hair blower O_______________O

THANK YOU SO MUCH D:

[ShooRaynerDrawing]

@Creammy06 :)

[SLuMberMoOn7]

@Creammy06 yes it is a genius idea indeed

[Ashctf]

Can I ask if I gotna color a whole drawing(example a man), how I start color it?

From skin, clothes, background or what?

And should I always start coloring with light color? Or it have some rule of coloring with watercolor?

(Sorry for bad spelling & grammer)

[blondekittyg]

You say throw out black, but in your rubics cube you use black to get a shade...

[GROMINBLX]

@ShooRaynerDrawing thanks for this video<3

[GingerSushi7]

you kinda sound like Ozzie Osborn XD

awesome tutorial BTW :)

[4evermason]

@ShooRaynerDrawing Thanks :)~ Im trying to get in to water colouring, mainly because they turn out so beautiful in the end! But since im quite new at it, I have to practise a bit first before I can get art work as great as yours! :D