Watercolor Warm Up Workshop with Angela Fehr

I developed this series of watercolor warm up activities to help you loosen up on your way to becoming your own favorite artist. Enjoy!

Watercolor Warm Ups: Introduction

Tip 1: Warm up by playing with color!

Tip 2: Warm up with fun mark making!

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Tip 3: Painting without a brush

Tip 4: Making mud

Tip 5: Exploring value - Use just one color to play with

TIp 6: Freedom to paint en plein air (even if you aren’t very good at it)

Tip 7: 3-minute WArm-up paintings

Painting ten quick versions of a scene is a great way to loosen up and explore creative modes of expression. Choose a simple subject and try experimenting with color, shape and line as you quickly paint each version.

Tip 8: Intuitive Color Play

There’s nothing like a couple new hues to spark some playful creativity! This intuitive floral started with a single brush stroke, and it looked like a flower, so I went with it.

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