What materials do I need for watercolour?Ĭompared to some creative outlets, painting with watercolour requires relatively few materials. Trust me - once you try out these techniques and get a good feel for them, watercolour will become an exciting and beautiful medium through which to create artwork. Confidence with watercolour comes with practice, so don’t let what you’ve heard discourage you, and especially don’t judge yourself for trying! Remember, learning any skill requires practice and perseverance. While I appreciate that it can seem unpredictable or unforgiving (I used to think that too!) watercolour is also a very flexible and dynamic medium for creating artwork once you understand and continue to practice some basic techniques.

It can be challenging, but it’s worth the effort if you keep at it.īy the end of this blog post, my aim is to have you ready to pull out the old watercolour set and just paint! Is painting with watercolour difficult? It’s a completely different medium to acrylic or oil. It’s quite normal to feel hesitant to try watercolours. They get discouraged because they aren’t sure what techniques to use to get the effects they want, and so they just stop painting altogether. Most people I’ve talked to feel that they can’t manipulate watercolour like they want to.

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