Aquarelles boueuses : l'erreur invisible que vous faites sans le savoir !

🎨 Why Are Your Watercolors Heavy? (The Invisible Mistake) "Are your skies, shadows, and water heavy and muddy? It might not be a problem with your paper, or even your technique." If you feel like your mixtures consistently turn a dirty gray or that your washes lose all their luminosity as they dry, you're probably missing a fundamental characteristic of your colors. In this video, I reveal the forgotten parameter that many artists are unaware of: a physical property of pigments that radically changes how light passes through your paint. We often learn to choose our colors for their hue (blue, red, yellow), but we often forget to analyze their behavior on paper. A mistake in choosing your paint tube can ruin the transparency of a sky, a shadow, or water and flowers, even with the best technique in the world. Learn to read paint on tubes or pans:    • COMMENT LIRE L’ÉTIQUETTE   D'UN TUBE   D'A...   I wrote a book: Acrylics: From Abstract to Figurative Art. Published by Ulisse Editions http://amzn.to/2hDFxnu My new book, Painting the Forest World in Watercolor, published by Massin Editions: https://amzn.to/3lC0f3O My latest book, published in May 2022: Painting Landscapes in Watercolor https://amzn.to/3TSrwPL A little bit about supplies: Be sure to check the sizes for brushes, paper, etc. My brushes: I only choose synthetic bristle brushes, for their quality and because they are animal-friendly. Escoda, pearl bristles https://amzn.to/42wIfiz Aquarellys brushes (check the sizes, not too small) 4, 5 or larger 6 or 8 This link shows you Aquarellys size 4 https://amzn.to/40BhAP3 or here for individual brushes https://lk.gt/au6Nu or here for size 5 https://c3po.link/QdQTks65fN Papers Watercolor paper from Action Hahnemühle Harmony paper (cover in reds) cellulose, fine grain https://lk.gt/aV8b3 or here https://lk.gt/aV8b3 Arches paper, cotton, fine grain, 31 x 41 cm https://lk.gt/aV8b3 or here https://lk.gt/axXkU or here https://c3po.link/QMqHUFd3Xu Winsor & Newton watercolor paper, cotton, fine grain (double-check!) https://lk.gt/aAkSc Colors: Watercolor: Sennelier Light Yellow https://lk.gt/afcbX Sennelier Cobalt Blue https://lk.gt/afcbX Rose Madder Lake https://lk.gt/afcbX or Permanent Rose https://lk.gt/alwTi Emerald Green https://lk.gt/afcbX Ultramarine Blue (Green Tint) https://lk.gt/afbSt Winsor Green (Blue Tint) https://lk.gt/afbSt Winsor Blue (Green Tint) https://lk.gt/afbSt Cerulean Blue https://lk.gt/afbSt Raw Sienna https://lk.gt/afbSt Burnt Sienna https://lk.gt/afbSt Green Gold https://lk.gt/afbSt Van Dick brown https://lk.gt/afbSt Holbein lavender blue https://amzn.to/4glHWKO Holbein horizon blue https://amzn.to/3PVHBUC Gouache: Linell white gouache https://amzn.to/4aSBKZX Acrylic paint My favorite brands are Liquitex, Pébéo, and Lefranc Bourgeois Light yellow https://amzn.to/3CuTRIv Medium yellow https://amzn.to/4hpNpl2 Emerald green https://amzn.to/4jzKkQT Ochre https://amzn.to/4aA9fzQ Burnt sienna https://amzn.to/40Cn5gE Raw sienna https://amzn.to/40DufRN Burnt umber https://amzn.to/4hwlU97 You can follow me here: Please note, my blog address has changed. I now have a website. Here it is: https://www.gommedecrayon.com/ Instagram:   / gomme_de_crayon   Facebook:   / gommedecrayon   Snapchat: gommedecrayonfr Some of these links may be affiliate links. You won't pay more by using them. I receive a small commission, which helps me buy paper and inks for my tutorials.