Painting Technique Tutorial Videos

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Discover how easy it is to learn many painting and color
mixing techniques with these helpful tutorial videos.

	How to Dry Brush video Learn how to use dry brushing to apply texture to a painting. When you use this technique, you'll achieve a broken, scratchy effect.
	How to Vary the Direction of Strokes video Learn to consider the direction of your strokes and the feeling that can be conveyed based on the direction of your brush strokes. This painting tutorial video will give you some tips.
	How to Use Chisel Edge of Brush video Using the chisel edge enables you to paint thin lines with a flat brush. Learn to stand the brush vertically on the tips of the bristles and paint following the line of the brush.
	How to Paint Streaks video Learn how to paint streaks using short brush strokes over the wet paint in one direction to blend the colors slightly. Learn how to avoid blending the color too much.
	How to Retrace Vellum Drawing video Sometimes details get covered with base layers of paint and need to be retraced before painting them. Learn how to align vellum over the dried painting and re-trace over any needed detail lines with this tutorial video.
	Underpainting video Underpainting is a layer of paint which serves as a base for the painting. Learn how to add a wash of color over the entire picture to serve as an underpainting.
	How to Lift Out Highlights video You lift out highlights by pressing a clean, damp brush or paper towel into an area of wet paint to absorb some of the paint off the paper. When you remove some paint, that area is lighter, creating highlights. Learn how to lift out highlights for any painting with this tutorial video.
	Shadows & Light video Learn to consider where the light is coming from as you paint so shadows are created in the appropriate places.
	Using a Palette Knife video Learn to use your palette knife to scrape out paint to create highlights and hard edges. We'll show you how to hold the blade against the painting and how to tilt it to achieve the desired effect.
	Blending Out video Learn how to blending out a color so it fades to a very pale color. You'll learn tips like starting where color is darkest and adding more pressure as you go to remove more paint.
	How to Re-stretch Buckling Watercolor Paper video Learn how to re-stretch watercolor paper that buckles due to painting large areas wet-on-wet.
	Building Up Color video Learn how to deepen color on a watercolor painting by painting another layer of color in the same way you added the first layer. You'll learn tips like how to prevent hard lines and avoid overworking your picture.
	Glazing video Watch this video to find out how to paint a glaze which is a thin, transparent layer of very diluted color brushed over an area that is already painted.
	Painting Stamens video Learn how to paint flower stamens using tricks like rolling your brush in the paint to keep a fine point with this technique video.
	How to Use the Size 0 Liner Brush video Learn how to use a size 0 liner brush to paint fine lines or sign your name on a painting. This video will show you how to properly load the brush to keep the point sharp and how to position your hand to make it easier to paint fine lines.
	Wash of Color video Watch this video to learn how to paint a wash of color to cover large background areas of your watercolor painting. You'll learn to dilute paint to a very thin consistency and brush onto painting in a wide, sweeping motion.
	How to Use Masking Fluid video Learn how to use masking fluid to protect areas of your painting from color until you are ready to paint them. With this technique video, you'll learn tips like how to make your brush easier to clean by dipping the bristles in liquid soap before dipping in masking fluid.
	How to Paint Background video Discover how to paint a background color around the main subject of a watercolor painting with this short, technique video. You'll learn how to wet the paper and drop in color to create a pale, hazy background.
	How to Soften Edges video Watch this tutorial video to learn how to prevent watercolor paints from forming a hard line around the edge as they dry.
	Drop in Wet-on-wet video Find out how to drop in paint wet-on-wet and allow the colors to bleed together. This tutorial video demonstrates how to lightly tap the tip of the brush to the paper in a short, dotting motion and gives you tips on how to maintain more control over the color.
	Drawing the Paint video Learn how to draw watercolor paint by using the tip of the brush's bristles to pull paint along the paper.