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Exploring Watercolor Crayons by Painting a Fancy Fish

watercolor tutorial Apr 22, 2022

I have been obsessed with these watercolor crayons for the past few weeks. I experimented with some black scrap paper to create this fancy fish painting. I also used some white gouache to brighten the highlights. 

Tips:

  • Build up the colors by layering the crayon colors and then using a lightly damp brush to blend them. 
  • Use a stiffer brush than you would use for watercolor. I used some of my acrylic paintbrushes. 
  • Don't try to apply crayons to really wet paper because it won't stick.
  • I used tube gouache to paint in areas I wanted to be more opaque. Like the body and the white highlights. 

Have fun!