A few tips and tricks for beginners to improve on your ink and watercolor sketches or urban sketching! I used to think it was hard to paint with watercolor especially if it involves a scene with many different elements, but after some practice and learning from other artists, I now find it fun and much less stressful than before.

Note that this is not a step-by-step tutorial, so I hope these tips will help you break down the process and paint better with watercolor.

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Timestamps
0:00 Intro
1:09 Painting the sky
3:10 Painting the first layer for houses
7:21 The importance of painting from reference
8:44 Talking about style
9:06 Painting the bushes
11:02 Adding shadows
11:20 Shadows and second layer
12:33 Painting the window panes
14:23 Third layer
14:50 Painting the red
16:12 Adding some outlines
16:37 Talk about layering color

Songs
Music by Damien Sebe - it's the little things - https://thmatc.co/?l=944A8C1F
Music by Damien Sebe - exhale - https://thmatc.co/?l=2997D545
Music by Damien Sebe - road trip - https://thmatc.co/?l=876C859F
Music by Mr. Jello - The One That Got Away - https://thmatc.co/?l=41B708C1
Music by Mr Tav - A Quiet Place - https://thmatc.co/?l=C69C0A9C

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