10 Ways to Watercolor!
Hi everyone, it’s Shari here with 10 Ways to Watercolor! Have you been confused as to “what to try” when choosing items for watercoloring? I’m here to help you with a few tips and different types of items that are great to use to get your desired effect.
I’ll break the different types of watercolors down into groups:
- Dry Paint Pallette
- Watercolor Pencils
- H20’s
- Gelatos
- Peerless (dry paper)
- Sprays
- Inks (2 ways)
- Markers (2 ways)
Other important items are brushes and watercolor papers. For paper, I prefer the Tim Holtz Distress watercolor sheets for making cards. It is a true white paper and is cut 4.25″ x 5.5″. For larger projects, another great choice is Strathmore Cold press Watercolor paper 8.5″ x 5.5″.
Brush types can vary not only in size but also round, flat and type of bristles. I have two favorite brushes types that I use all the time, both being from Ranger. The first is the Studio Artist brush set. There is every size I need including wide flat brush for background washes down to super small for painting fine details. My other favorite is the Tim Holtz Detailer Water Brush with it’s amazing water reservoir! This brush can be filled with Distress Sprays, used to activate watercolor pencils and also for standard painting.
I’ve created a card using some of the sprays and inks that I show in my video where I’ve sampled different watercolor types.
And created a quick watercolor background using inks and the Moroccan Background stamp. I love how the inks mix on the paper to form new color.
I’ve put together a video using the types of watercolors that I have and how I use them for painting in a small flower stamped image plus a quick background for my card. . You can view the video below or on our YouTube channel.
There is another watercolor medium that I did not cover, being liquid or tube watercolor paints. Simon Says Stamp has a several sets available: the first being Sakura Koi (12 colors), the Grumbacher Acedemy (8 colors), the Windsor Newton Cotmon (6 colors), the Windsor Newton Cotmon (12 colors) and finally a nice little travel set the Royal Langnickel Keep and Carry set (6 colors). These paints are highly concentrated paste that you would squeeze out onto a pallet and use with water. They are very blendable and transparent, you can let them dry on your pallet to regenerate later with water as you would a dry pallet paint.
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I hope I have given you information on the types of watercolors available and how they are used to make your selections easier. Have a great weekend!
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In my supplies below, I have listed complete sets on some items, please know you can shop for individual items to suit your needs.
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I’m trying to learn how to watercolor so this is a perfect intro to that! Thanks so much!
Watercolor is my favorite medium. I’m still learning though, so thank you for the tutorial.
Thank you for the great demo! I love the look of water coring especially for a background. I really like the smoosh and walk technique you shared!!!
What a gorgeous watercolor card!!!!
I loooove watercolor techniques !!!
I LOVE my watercolour pencils, I’ll have to have a go at some of your other suggestions :)
VERY comprehensive and fun! What a wonderful video for my beginner stamping friend. I’ll be sure and pass this on to her. Thanks Shari.
I love to watercolor , loved all your tips about using different mediums and creating light and dark shades !!
Great introduction to all different types of watercolour medium. Very informative and love the tutorial. Thanks, Shari!
I love these techniques! The card pictured is so pretty too! The colors are fabulous together!
Fantastic. Love all the watercolour techniques I am seeing and this was a great post. Thanks. Hugz
Shari,
I really like your tutorial…very informative. Your card is beautiful!
Wow, that was such a great informative video! And so great to see all of the different techniques in one video like that. Thanks Shari :)
Thank you Shari very pretty!
Love all your videos and this is another great one!
Awesome video! This is my favorite medium and it is fun to get reminders of the different options! I also use the Distress Ink reinkers and Dr. Ph Martin because I can go from very vibrant to very pale with the same dot of ink.
Great video! I love the look of water coloring but have yet to give it a try.
Thanks for this great tutorial, Shari. Makes me want to sit down and play. Also loved your tips about creating those backgrounds.
Very informative video. I plan on getting creative today since no one is home!
Shari always does an amazing job. Her watercolor card is simply amazing!
The card is just stunning and the video will get me going in the right direction! Thanks for the inspiration!!!
Great information. Thanks
Hi Shari, I absolutely LOVE your card and your video. It is PACKED with tips for those of us who are wanting to learn more about water colouring. So excited now to try t again. Thanks so much for sharing so many different water colour mediums.
Oh, WOW! What a fabulous card! And this post is just what I needed. THANKS!
Oh my goodness this card is gorgeous! Love the use of color. Off to watch the video now!
Great tutorial — thanks
Beautiful card. Love the different techniques. Great video. Thanks for the inspiration and the opportunity to win.
Yay! It’s spring and the colors are beautiful
Beautiful card! Thank you for all the great info!
Fabulous video! Loved every second of it!
very good video. lots of good information. thanks for sharing
stamping sue
http://stampingsueinconnecticut.blogspot.com/
Thanks for the video. Love the card
Great blog today, pulling together all of the watercolor supplies. Handy to realize how many choices there really are. Thank you, Shari.
Great tips – enjoyed the video!
Really wonderful watercolor tutorial, Shari. I’m just getting into watercoloring, so it’s really nice to see a tutorial showing the different techniques and how different products work. Love your product list too. Makes it so easy to find the products rather than having to scramble doing Google searches. REALLY beautiful card! Thank you!
Shari, you’re awesome! Thanks so much! I love althese great tips!
The background on this card is just beautiful! Can’t wait to try it.
Carol b
Awesome info!! Thanks alot for showing us how each one looks!!
Thank you for the great information!
Please do more of this type of video. It was so very helpful.
wow! thanks for this post! its awesome to have all techniques in one place! Thanks again!
Thisis wonderful! Love all this info! It is a great help!!
This is wonderful! Love all this info! It is a great help!! THanks!
I love these products. Love water color on my cards. So many possibilites.
This was a great video…and a wonderful creation of a thank you card. Just amazing the number of products I already have and now more inspiration to use them.
So fun and such a welcome List! Thanks so much!~kim
have been fascinated with water coloring, now inspired to try it
This video is so informative. I love the watercolor look but wasn’t too sure how to go about it. The card is absolutely gorgeous. Now I know several ways to use my distress markers and inks.
Thank you so much for this comparison! I haven’t watercoloured in a while and really want to start again. Great video!
Thanks for the tips, Shari. Your card is beautiful!