Watercolor Blending Techniques with Emily Olson | Soft Transitions & Edge Control

In this step-by-step watercolor tutorial, artist Emily Olson focuses on blending, one of the most essential skills in watercolor painting. Blending creates soft transitions between tones, whether moving from dark to light or blending one color into another. Emily demonstrates these concepts using a reference photo of a black calf with a sunlit face, which offers opportunities to explore blending edges with both wet-on-wet and wet-on-dry techniques. Artist @EmilyOlsonArt Materials: Blick Premier Watercolor Block - 7" x 10", Cold Press: https://www.dickblick.com/items/blick-premier-watercolor-block-7-x-10-cold-press-140-lb-20-sheets/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=tradeshow&utm_content=watercolor Blick Artist Tape - Blue, 1/2" x 60 yds: https://www.dickblick.com/items/blick-artist-tape-blue-12-x-60-yds/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=tradeshow&utm_content=watercolor Maimeri Blu Artist Watercolor Tubes: https://www.dickblick.com/products/maimeri-blu-artist-watercolors/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=tradeshow&utm_content=watercolor Princeton Aqua Elite Series 4850 Synthetic Brush - Round, Size 4: https://www.dickblick.com/items/princeton-aqua-elite-series-4850-synthetic-brush-round-size-4-short-handle/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=tradeshow&utm_content=watercolor Princeton Aqua Elite Series 4850 Synthetic Brush - Round, Size 10, Short Handle: https://www.dickblick.com/items/princeton-aqua-elite-series-4850-synthetic-brush-round-size-10-short-handle/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=tradeshow&utm_content=watercolor #watercolorblending #watercolortechniques #edgecontrol #watercolorpainting #learnwatercolor #wetonwet #wetondry #realismwatercolor #artisttutorial