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These 3 Palette Strategies Will Elevate Your Watercolor Skills from Amateur to Professional Level

In this watercolor painting tutorial, I’ll show you what truly separates beginners from confident artists – palette strategies. While most people focus on what happens on the paper, the real magic begins earlier—on the palette, where the artist translates their vision into tangible steps by preparing color mixtures. This careful preparation leads to predictable, successful results and paintings that fulfill their intended goals. In this video, I’ll break down three essential palette strategies—often the unspoken rules used by watercolor masters. Learning and applying these will help you gain more control over the watercolor medium, reduce unpredictability, and paint with greater confidence and intention. 🎨 Playbook 1: Creating a Smooth Graded Wash Consistently Graded washes are notoriously difficult—not just in controlling paint consistency, but in how they transition into adjacent shapes. This playbook teaches you how to analyze your subject and pre-mix the right amounts and hues, so you can paint fluidly while managing soft transitions with confidence. 🖌️ Playbook 2: Dividing the Painting into Zones Based on Sharp Edges Beginners often zone their compositions based on individual objects—but masters focus on where sharp edges and contrast need to be. This playbook shows you how to use edge placement to define intentional focal areas and guide your zoning strategy for more dynamic compositions. 🌈 Playbook 3: Combining Complementary Colors Without Creating Mud Muddiness is a common issue when working with complementary colors in large, connected shapes. This playbook shows you how to pre-plan color placement and add darks while the paint is still wet—resulting in vibrant, cohesive color areas with clarity, contrast, and visual interest. -- Also, an exciting announcement: I’ll be teaching an in-depth course on the 5-step process of painting loosely and expressively, through my Patreon paid membership program. You will learn every step from simplification and composition, to judging tonal range and controlling edges, and ending with a finished painting with a confident, painterly style – all while using your own photo references and having me as your mentor. Sign up for the program at: 👉   / inaxiwatercolor   -- More about me: Ina Xi is an award-winning painter and art educator based in the Pacific Northwest, whose work explores the themes of nostalgia, cultural diversity and collective human experiences. Website: https://www.inaxiwatercolor.com Instagram:   / inabear   Facebook:   / inaxiwatercolor   📮Subscribe to my email newsletter for painting tips, discounts and first preview of new artworks https://www.inaxiwatercolor.com/pages... -- 🖼️Materials and supplies🖼️ Note: I may earn a small commission for each order placed through some of the links below at no extra cost to you. Earnings help sustain this channel. 📄Paper: The Master's Choice Artist Watercolor Block - 7.08" x 10.23", Cold Press https://tinyurl.com/yc5akbxa 🖌️Brush: Escoda Prado Tame Synthetic Brush, Round, Size 8 https://tinyurl.com/yk8az552 Escoda Prado Tame Synthetic Brush, Round, Size 12 https://tinyurl.com/2b4wwdmt Escoda Último Synthetic Squirrel Brush - Mop, Size 18 https://tinyurl.com/52tx5p5f Isabey Siberian Blue Squirrel Flat, Size 18 https://tinyurl.com/mrybkx48 Princeton Aqua Elite Series 4850 Synthetic Brush- Stroke, Size 1/4" https://tinyurl.com/2pavtbwv Princeton Aqua Elite Series 4850 Synthetic Brush - Rigger, Size 8 https://tinyurl.com/yz4n7d4r 🎨Paint: M. Graham & Co. Ultramarine blue 15ml https://tinyurl.com/4pa3a73r M. Graham & Co. Burnt Sienna 15ml https://tinyurl.com/ybu99mae M. Graham & Co. Alizarin Crimson 15ml https://tinyurl.com/4vx8s8dk M. Graham & Co. Burnt Umber 15ml https://tinyurl.com/2t2d5m9d M. Graham & Co. Cadmium Yellow 15ml https://tinyurl.com/2fehmtnr M. Graham & Co. Cadmium Red 15ml https://tinyurl.com/3fsr9nhw M. Graham & Co. Yellow Ochre 15ml https://tinyurl.com/yvfzds6h M. Graham & Co. Cerulean Blue 15ml https://tinyurl.com/mr2w9k26 M. Graham & Co. Turquoise 15ml https://tinyurl.com/32f7puss Winsor & Newton Indigo 15ml https://tinyurl.com/2p8ynnst (M. Graham & Co. does not have this color) M. Graham & Co Viridian Green 15ml https://tinyurl.com/bdd4dv77 M. Graham Dioxazine purple 15ml https://tinyurl.com/45jp5n7u Winsor & Newton Cobalt Turquoise Light 15ml https://tinyurl.com/4frcfd8s Daniel Smith Lavender 15ml https://tinyurl.com/368kuxh9 (M. Graham & Co and Winsor Newton do not have this color) Holbein Acrylic Gouache Super Opaque White 20ml https://tinyurl.com/5n8h2jte (Other whites aren’t opaque enough) -- Chapters: 00:00 Intro 01:26 Achieve smooth graded wash 05:23 Define sharp edges and zone 09:35 Connect complementary color - Music from #Uppbeat https://uppbeat.io/t/soundroll/stealy... License code: W1DLWZCZEVTCENTP