StartArt Watercolour: Exclusive Videos

Thank you for purchasing StartArt: Watercolour! We hope that you are excited to get started on developing your skills and learning more about different watercolour techniques!

The following videos are here to help solidify your knowledge and give you a better understanding of the different skills that are being taught in StartArt: Watercolour. Follow along in the magazine as you watch the videos and start to create your watercolour masterpieces!

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Materials, colours and techniques

StartArt: Watercolour - Learn more about colour and mixing with Stephen Coates

Stephen Coates demonstrates how to create a colour wheel and offers top tips on mixing watercolour.

This video relates to page 13.

StartArt: Watercolour - Explore fluidity and blending with Stephen Coates

How to mix watercolour washes and blend colours on the paper with Stephen Coates.

This video relates to page 15

StartArt: Watercolour - Techniques and demonstration paint along with Stephen Coates

Paint along with Stephen Coates as you practise essential watercolour techniques, develop brush dexterity and learn water-mixing skills.

Check out Stephen's step-by-step guide to follow along with this video.

This video relates to page 11

Landscapes

StartArt: Watercolour - Learn to paint a simple landscape with Colin Steed

Watch Colin Steed as he demonstrates the techniques he used to paint a simple landscape in watercolour.

This video relates to page 25

StartArt: Watercolour - Discover how to paint water and reflections with Colin Steed

Develop your watercolour skills as you follow Colin Steed's demonstration of a landscape with a focus on water and reflections.

This video relates to page 31

StartArt: Watercolour - How to add buildings to your landscapes with Colin Steed

How to add a building to your landscapes using different watercolour techniques, with Colin Steed.

This video relates to page 37

Flowers

StartArt: Watercolour - Learn to draw flowers with Julie King

Learn to draw flowers successfully in this video demonstration with Julie King.

This video relates to page 43

StartArt: Watercolour - Practice flower-painting technique with Julie King

Practice flower-painting and colour-mixing techniques to paint anemones, with Julie King.

This video relates to page 49

StartArt: Watercolour - Discover essential techniques for painting petals with Julie King

Discover essential techniques for painting petals, leaves and stems with Julie King.

This video relates to page 43

Portraits

StartArt: Watercolour - Learn transfer methods with Liz Chaderton

Learn how to transfer your reference material to your chosen surface with Liz Chaderton.

This video relates to page 58

StartArt: Watercolour - Discover the best materials to use to paint portraits with Liz Chaderton

Find out the materials Liz Chaderton uses to paint portraits and animal studies.

This video relates to page 62

StartArt: Watercolour - Learn how to mix colours with Liz Chaderton

Follow along with Liz Chaderton as she demonstrates how she mixes her colours.

This video relates to page 66

Buildings in line and wash

StartArt: Watercolour - The process of drawing and painting buildings in line and wash with Tony Underhill

Follow Tony Underhill step-by-step as he demonstrates the processes he uses to draw and paint buildings in line and wash.

This video relates to page 73

StartArt: Watercolour - Find out what materials to use for drawing and painting buildings in line and wash with Tony Underhill

Ready to try line and wash? Tony Underhill discusses the materials he uses to draw and paint buildings.

This video relates to page 73

Animals and birds

StartArt: Watercolour - How to recognise shapes when painting animals with Liz Chaderton

Paint what you see, not what you think you see! This video explains how to recognise shapes when painting animals, then add the detail.

This video relates to page 89

StartArt: Watercolour - How to control tone with Liz Chaderton

Tone can be important as colour when painting with watercolour. Liz Chaderton explains the difference.

This video related to page 93

StartArt: Watercolour - Understanding the value of thumbnail sketches with Liz Chaderton

Before you put paint to paper, understand the value of making thumbnail sketches, with Liz Chaderton.

This video relates to page 97


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