Video · YouTube
The Simple Trick to Painting Waves in Watercolour
- Type
- Video
- Level
- Beginner
- Length
- 11 min
- Price
- Free
- Published
- 2025
About this lesson
Guy Troughton shows a simple three-colour watercolour method for painting waves that captures their movement without overworking.
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