I’ve been asked by some students about how to create a watercolor a graduated wash sky – it’s not easy, but today’s video has a few tips for you!
Video
Watch the video below or click HERE to watch it on YouTube.
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The star was painted on while it was still damp, so it melted into the watercolor beautifully instead of being a super bright dot.

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That is just beautiful Sandy
How awesome to see the paint softly getting from the top to the bottom, wow! A great sky and background.
Perhaps the bunny is the little girls/boy’s stuffed animal, just guessing.
Thank you so much for showing and have a great day.
I love your card. You always make it look so easy. I didn’t see a link for the sentiment though. Can you tell me what set it’s from? Thanks.
Sorry! It’s here: https://salln.net/2Y4fRjd
Great tutorial – I’ll be coming back to this one many times. Thank You!