Beginner's: SOFT EDGES in Watercolor

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A lesson for watercolor beginners: What is softening, how to soften edges, when to use softening in your paintings.
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🔵 French Ultramarine Blue bitly.ws/RZ9Y
🟤Burnt Umber bitly.ws/RZae
🔴 Scarlet Lake
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🔸Michael Klein Pointed Round Brush #2 (Rosemary & Co.) www.rosemaryan...
🔸Princeton Velvetouch Long Round #6 www.dpbolvw.ne...
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[@myrnalandersartist]

What a great teacher! I love your pace and clear instructions!

[@RebeccaRhodesWatercolorArtist]

Thank you - I'm glad to know this!

[@PattySoandSo]

Nice, easy to understand instructions for really good softening, so needed as a skill if wants to glaze! Thank you!

[@RebeccaRhodesWatercolorArtist]

Thank you Patty, I'm glad this was helpful!

[@cathymikequimbyquimby7315]

Wow! Thank you so much for this. So helpful!

[@RebeccaRhodesWatercolorArtist]

You are welcome Cathy! Glad it helps!

[@glenda7921]

Thank you for sharing the “what can go wrong” - now I know what I have been doing (paint too thick)

[@RebeccaRhodesWatercolorArtist]

You are welcome - I'm glad you figured it out!

[@clintondavis3363]

Very good instructions!

[@RebeccaRhodesWatercolorArtist]

Glad it was helpful!

[@Gedeonholly]

You are such a wonderful teacher. This was so helpful as soft edges have really been a challenge for me. Do you have any videos on highlights and shadows/shading on your page? I couldn't see any at first look. But I'd love to get your clear instructions on this topic if you ever have time!

[@RebeccaRhodesWatercolorArtist]

Thanks for your message - I'm glad it was helpful.

[@yaghobshojaei]

Very beautiful my dear friend and artist ❤❤❤❤
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[@RebeccaRhodesWatercolorArtist]

Thank you!

[@suel4269]

Very helpful ! I shared on Facebook. Thank You!

[@RebeccaRhodesWatercolorArtist]

Thanks so much, Sue!

[@valeriewhitfield6112]

Excellent presentation

[@RebeccaRhodesWatercolorArtist]

Thank you Valerie!

[@RebeccaRhodesWatercolorArtist]

Glad you liked it, thank you!

[@maryolin216]

Thank you so very much!!! ❤

[@RebeccaRhodesWatercolorArtist]

You are so welcome!

[@francescadicamillo6875]

thank you Rebecca, it is very useful. I still struggle to soften

[@RebeccaRhodesWatercolorArtist]

You are welcome, keep practicing!

[@antonioblanco3086]

Very nice explanation! how do you do a little details in watercolors? like a little hairs in white beard

[@RebeccaRhodesWatercolorArtist]

Thank you! I use a small brush with just a bit of color on the brush.

[@kathryncurry8728]

Love your tutorials. Could you do one on cold vs warm colors. I understand the difference, but have a harder time when trying to determine if a particular color is warm or cool. For example, is this blue warm or cool?

[@RebeccaRhodesWatercolorArtist]

Great suggestion! To determine whether a color is warm or cool, I often google a question to see how the color is described by the manufacturer: "Is Winsor & Newton French Ultramarine Blue warm or cool?"

[@kathryncurry8728]

@@RebeccaRhodesWatercolorArtist Yeah, but I’d love to be able to tell by looking at them. Just don’t see it sometimes.

[@RebeccaRhodesWatercolorArtist]

I keep a list nearby and double check when I can't remember. :)

[@bradfordyorks5055]

Using the smooth side of the paper - Do you know if this as equally sized as the intended surface?

[@RebeccaRhodesWatercolorArtist]

I'm not sure, sorry.

[@bradfordyorks5055]

Neither am I. I'd have thought it's sprayed onto the intended side of the paper although there would be some leakage through as the paper goes through the rollers - Probably makes no difference now that I think about it!@@RebeccaRhodesWatercolorArtist

[@RebeccaRhodesWatercolorArtist]

It's a good question!

[@SonnyBurnett2012]

Im using canson montval pulp paper. My softenin edges looks like it was sandpaper and not so perfect like yours

[@RebeccaRhodesWatercolorArtist]

It takes practice, and the paper does make a difference.