Negative Painting Watercolor: Cows (It's Like Magic!)
Negative painting really does feel a little like magic… especially when shapes and subjects begin to appear right before your eyes.
In this watercolor tutorial, I’ll guide you step-by-step through painting cows using negative painting techniques to help you better understand layering, shapes, values, and how to create depth in watercolor without feeling overwhelmed.
This lesson is perfect for beginner and intermediate watercolor painters who want to loosen up, build confidence, and finally make sense of negative painting in a calm and approachable way.
One of the reasons I love teaching negative painting is because it changes the way you see watercolor. Instead of focusing only on the object itself, you begin to understand the spaces around it — and that’s where so much of the magic, atmosphere, and movement begins to happen.
So grab your paints, relax, and paint along with me.
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Inside my free mini-course“Supplies I Can’t Live Without!”, I walk you through the exact brushes, paints, paper, and materials I personally use in my own work and classes. And more importantly, why I use them.
Because in watercolor, your supplies shape how the paint moves, blends, and flows. And that directly impacts how confident you feel as you learn.
I’ve carefully curated this list to help you get started right away so you can spend less time guessing, and more time actually painting.
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