Ron bovie here and welcome to the three secrets. First secret is about the nature of water. By its very nature water does three things runs downhill, it puddles. And it's so what does this first secret reveal to us? If we understand it, it will reveal to us that water does most of the work in a watercolor. Here's our second secret.

Water creates soft edges. What does that reveal to you that secret reveals that if you don't have a lot of water, you're going to have a hard edge. And art is about hard edges and soft edges. Those are the two qualities of edges. And when we see things, they're covered with edges, the edges of my hands, the outline, are they soft? Are they hard?

The edges of a clipboard? Is it hard edged or soft edge, the edges of hair, softer hard clothes softer hard, no matter what you're looking at. Whether it's representational art, or abstract art, or illustrative art, it's going to have two kinds of edges. soft and hard. Water creates soft edges. Therefore, less water creates a hard edge.

Now the most important secret Coming up. Number three, this is the biggest and the best kept water coloring secret. Watch more paint last. And I'm going to give it a swipe and get it in behind here. So see Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle, swipe. Oh, that was bold.

Watch it, don't judge it. Don't panic. Watch it for a second. Some great stuff happening here. This third secret reveal to us. It reveals to us that the very nature of water coloring is that water coloring is a spectator sport.

We are the spectators and the watercolors like to do all the work and all the playing around. So you need to step back from your work and watch what's happening. With secrets, one, two and three, wet, dry. Why? Whether this is your first painting, or your 100th or 1,000th painting, these three secrets will definitely help you. watercolors are natural, spontaneous creative agents.

If you work them wet and dry, and you stand back and watch them, you can take all the credit and they can do all the work. Let's get started.