Two watercolor swatches labeled 'PM+UB' in blue and 'PM' in red, on textured paper.
Three vertical watercolor paint swatches labeled CoB, PHB, and UB, showing gradient variations of blue hues.

mixing a luminous brown

Watercolor is about light and contrast. In this video, I attempt to illustrate the beauty that watercolor can achieve through the simple movement of the brush, and the right mixture of colors - how it can create form and feeling, and leave the most pleasing marks on your paper with its light and contrasts.