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Watercolor Bird Painting Process + Affordable Supplies

12/13/2018

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Bird Watercolor Painting Process Affordable Supplies
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Interested in buying a few watercolor painting supplies that won't break the bank and will actually help you progress your skills? Tired of investing in art supplies that end up on sitting on your shelf or drawer completely unused? Afraid you'll only be able to create amazing looking artwork by using expensive paint, paper and paintbrushes?


None of these things are true at all, dear Art Friends! 

While it is important to use quality art supplies in order to progress efficiently, there are excellent paint, paper and brush manufacturers that offer stand-up products for accessible prices. 

I was able to make a huge amount of progress using my student-grade Koi Watercolor Set and Canson XL/Strathmore paper (for more about my favorite drawing and painting supplies visit the My Art Tools section of my website). Of course, before discovering these supplies, I invested in quite a few that either were very frustrating to work with or ended up completely unused. 

This is why I want to share my findings with you.

If you're a beginner just starting out with watercolors, I highly recommend checking out my blog post Watercolor Supplies for Beginners and Things You Must Know. In it, I dispel common myths in regards to watercolor painting supplies and provide thorough information about paint, paper and paintbrushes that will help you make more informed choices when it comes to buying supplies. 
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Watercolor food illustration by Erika Lancaster
Watercolor illustrations created on 140 lb Canson XL paper and Winsor and Newton pan set.


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Watercolor illustrations created on 140 lb Canson XL paper and Winsor and Newton pan set.
Watercolor illustrations created on 140 lb Canson XL paper and Winsor and Newton pan set.


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​Today,  I'll be sharing a couple of my latest YouTube videos in which you'll see me paint two different subjects (a landscape and a bird) using the same combination of paint and brushes. The reason I did this, is because I really believe in testing out supplies thoroughly before coming to a conclusion about them. 

These products were sent to me to try out and share with you guys by an awesome online store called ConsumerCrafts. They offer a very wide array of art supplies at very affordable prices and, I've been able to find specific items at their website that I haven't been able to find through Amazon.
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Though I had prior experience  using these particular round brushes by Royal and Langnickel, I had never used the flat and the dagger brush. Also, I had never used watercolor tubes from Winsor and Newton. I was pleasantly surprised by the quality of most of these supplies and they are very accessibly priced.

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If you enjoyed these videos, I'd absolutely love for you to subscribe to  my YouTube channel. I publish a brand new video every-single-week sharing art tips, drawing and painting tutorials, and encouragement for aspiring artists. :)


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Affordable Watercolor Painting Supplies


​All of the supplies used in these video can be found at dickblick.com.
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Strathmore 140 lb. Cold Press Watercolor Paper


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Stonehenge Aqua Cold Press 140 lb Watercolor Block



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Winsor and Newton Cotman Watercolor Tube Set







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Royal and Langnickel Zen Line Watercolor Brushes

I hope you enjoyed this post and learned something new, or got inspired to go and create a sketch for yourself. I wish you tons of progress and enjoyment in your artistic journey!  :)

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