Follow along with us and learn how to draw and paint a watercolour polar bear with a festive Santa hat! Learn how to do wet in wet blooms for a snowy background.
Also Ansley will teach you a couple of POLAR BEAR JOKES.
This beginner/intermediate lesson is meant for elementary artists.
What you'll need:
Watercolor paper (preferably 100% cotton!)
Watercolor paints
Brushes
Pencils
Sharpies
Water jars
Paper Towel
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Here is a full list of supplies used in this video:
1) Daniel Smith Watercolors ➡ https://bit.ly/3gnr73o
Indigo (dark blue)
Transparent Brown Oxide
2) Holbein Watercolors
Turquoise Blue (cool blue)
Scarlet Lake (bright red)
Gamboge Nova (warm yellow)
3) Fluid 100 Watercolor Paper 140 lb, Cold Press ➡ https://bit.ly/3bEZxh9
4) Princeton Neptune Synthetic Squirrel Round Brush Size 8 ➡ http://bit.ly/Sz8Round
5) Silver Black Velvet Round Brush Size 8 ➡ http://www.anrdoezrs.net/click911014...
6) Paper Mate Mechanical Pencils ➡ https://amzn.to/2vAHbgL
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9) Sharpie Markers ➡ https://amzn.to/32JbC0d
10) White Paint such as gouache, acrylic, or gel pens

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