How to Paint REALISTIC WATER with Watercolor 💦

In this video on how to paint realistic water with watercolor, I go through the whole process from start to finish, in easy to follow steps. Learn how to create an horizon, alongside authentic looking ripples and waves. All are ideal for adding a dolphin, seal, or even a boat to your finished painting. I hope you find the tutorial helpful. If you would like to learn more about painting backgrounds, I would recommend that you look at this video next: *SUBSCRIBE* to my YouTube channel: 🕒 *Timestamps* 🕒 00:00 How to paint realistic water with watercolor 00:14 Preparing the paints and wetting the watercolor paper 02:40 Applying the background wash to the watercolor water painting 04:38 Lifting off, suggested wave and ripple detail on the water 06:23 Adding the wave details which start to make the water look realistic 10:56 Lifting off highlights within the water 12:28 Fine-tuning the darker wave detai