Water control and pigment-to-water ratios is such a common problem in watercolor paintings. Whether you're a beginner or have been painting for a little while, water control is difficult to get right! This exercise is going to help you tremendously in understanding pigment to water ratio and get your techniques just right.

This video is an excerpt from the full length The Complete Beginner's Guide to Watercolor: Top Questions Answered. In that video, I did a deep dive into the most common questions asked during a typical watercolor workshop . So if you've got other burning questions and want to really improve watercolor, those two videos are GREAT places to go check out next.

The answer to water control problems when using watercolor

00:00 – This exercise IS YOUR ANSWER to water control.
17:19 – How to apply this to your painting
23:05 – Don’t miss this!!

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