Hindsight is a wonderful thing! Here are five things I wish I knew when I first started painting in watercolor.

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How I stretch paper:    • How to Stretch Watercolor Paper  
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⏱ TIME STAMPS
0:00 Introduction
0:08 Lift colour after the paint has dried
3:11 Stretching watercolour paper - keep paper flat
4:24 Composition - Design element- Dominance
6:28 Mixing paint
8:34 Don't fuss with the paint- accept what it gives you
10:18 Outro
11:10 Bloopers

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