Watercolor Tutorial - How to Paint Watercolor Dragonfly in a Loose Painting Style
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 22 ม.ค. 2025
- Loose painting is my favorite way of painting in watercolor! Although it does require a bit of planning, painting loose in the watercolor medium keeps you from overthinking each step. I hope you will follow along this tutorial and learn to loosen up and have fun!
I chose dragonflies as my subject because they're light in stature, are not complicated anatomically to sketch, and their wings provide the perfect foundation for painting fast and loose! You can apply the techniques in this tutorial to other animals as well.
The original dragonflies watercolor painting demo'd in this tutorial can be found here: www.easysunday...
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Kuretake Picture Letter Gansai Tanbi, 36 Color Set (MC20/36V): amzn.to/2tmdjUg
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Paint Palette:
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Brushes:
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Chinese Calligraphy / Kanji / Sumi / Watercolor Brush Set of 3: amzn.to/3uAbwoF
Paper (budget friendly for beginners):
Fluid Easy-Block Watercolor Paper Blocks: tinyurl.com/Bl...
Strathmore Watercolor Sketchbook 24 sheets: amzn.to/2T13Quj
Paper (My 2 favorite paper brands in higher quality / higher price):
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Winsor & Newton watercolor sheets: amzn.to/2v1jgXv
Jar to hold water:
Talenti ice cream (eat the ice cream, save the jar ;))
Ball Mason Jar Pack of 2: amzn.to/39NXZze
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Thanks!
Thank you for our first Super Thanks! :)
Beautiful artwork!! Please share more dragonflies and other insects
I love love love that top greenish color you made with teal ❤❤❤ I LOVE YOUR ART!!!! Thank you
Been trying to paint in a loose style. I am self-taught beginner…loose is more difficult. Your video has inspired and taught me how to better my technique. Thank you so much.
Loose style is about trusting your instincts, but better instincts comes with repeated practice and strong foundations. You’ll get there!
Thank you for sharing...please keep these tutorials coming!
You’re welcome! Our latest tutorial: th-cam.com/video/BJwJc60v5cA/w-d-xo.html
Love your work! Thank you for sharing. ❤
thank you Sylvie, hope you had fun with this painting!
Très beau et bien expliqué ,Merci ☀️💕👋
Looking forward to more tutorials like this 🎨
thanks JoAnne! I def want to make more like it soon!
Hello from Ontario Orillia so very pretty thankyou for sharing 😊
Thank you for being so explicit. Love it!
Amazing. Please teach more. You're very good at explaining the watercolor process.
thank you! will do :)
Lovely
Gorgeous butterflies lol
hahah if I ever do butterflies tutorial i’ll call them dragonflies.
It seems I am not the only one loving Talenti! Roman Raspberry Sorbetto!
We only use the highest quality painting supplies :p
Thanks for sharing how you achieved such beautiful dragonflies. Very helpful tips.
I love painting dragonflies! Yours are gorgeous, thank you for all the tips.
Than you Lynn! Be well :)
Beautiful. As usual. i enjoy and learn from everything you do. Blessings
Thank you for the positive vibes Nakeisha. Wishing you a good week : )
the dragonfly is so beautiful :) you made it looks effortlessly :)
Haha. Yes but as you know Alina each painting represents al of the hours and studying we have done up to that point! The journey continues!
Love your tutorial. Attempted dragonfly watercolor. Disaster ensued. But this will help me quite a bit. TYSM for taking the time to show us.
I totally 💯 love these butterflies 😘🙌🆙
Thank you...I like the loose, watercolor style. I’m going to show some friends this and do it together. I think they will love it.
Thank you Ruth. Sounds like a fun painting party with friends, enjoy!
Love your dragonflies! Looking forward to trying them out
Thank you Joyce!
Felicitaciones,, maravillosas las libélulas,,,,❤,,Chile
This is the perfect balance for me, realistic enough to easily recognize the object, while still keeping an artistic view.
Love it👌🏼
Thank you for the feedback idopoliti. Will try to do more similar videos!
Yes! LOOOOOVE watercolor process videos! Beautiful and inspiring! ❤️❤️❤️❤️ More please! 😁
Yes ma’am!!! Thank you for the support :)
Absolutely beautiful!
Thank you Carolyn!
Hi, please do a video about how to include words and watercolor on a greeting card or print. I love all your work and teaching techniques
will put it on our idea list. we only have made how to make a greeting card video so far: th-cam.com/video/YoYjagvOXZ0/w-d-xo.html
Absolutely love more videos of watercolor tutorials from you. Your artwork is exquisite, thank you for sharing. 🙏🏻☺️
That is very kind of you! Will be trying to release a painting video every other week. Best of luck and be safe please!
you've inspired me to give this a try - thank you!
you’re welcome and hope you have fun with it!
So pretty!
thank you Vee!
I really like your method and the soft look of these dragonflies
thanks for your feedback, Pat!
Great video!! Thanks!
Love your art style. Thx for sharing.🤗
Thanks for watching and the kind words!
Its beautiful. I love the colors you used.
thank you!
Love this so beautiful! I love loose watercolor painting too! Thank you for your time! Would love to see more painting videos too!
Will be trying to do painting videos one to two times a month. Stay tuned!
I love this painting! Please do more tutorials like this. Also, I love Talenti gelato. Sea salt caramel is my favorite.
Talento easter eggs are for the snack queens :)
@@EasySundayClub I've never seen them. I'll have to be on the lookout.
Just found your channel and i'm so glad I did! The way you explain what and why youre doing something is wonderful.
We have a sunflower vid coming out next week. Stay tuned!
So beautiful love the movement of colors. You are so talented!🦋
Thank you Nathalie! Happy painting 🧑🏻🎨
Excellent teaching video! Love this style❤❤
Awesome Cathy! Just found your channel and am so impressed. I’m an advanced beginner bordering on intermediate. I’m rounding out my first year as a self taught watercolorist. I learned so much watching your video. Somethings finally clicked for me with the way you presented the instructions. I’m going to give these lovely dragonflies a go. Thank you for sharing. Blessings to you!
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that was just great , please bring more of this demos thanks for sharing
thanks for the encouragement!
Such a 😎 technique.... looks so pretty🌸
Thank you so much. Cheers!
Easy Sunday Club your welcome and thank you...it was fun painting a dragonfly🌸
You are a master. I learned so much
thank you Robert!
P.S. I also loved your video! This was my first time watching!
Thank you for watching!
I really don't like bugs and other creepy crawlies lol but Bees, Butterflies, Ladybirds and Dragonflies are lovely. Just found this lovely video, thank you 😊
those are pretty much the only insects I can tolerate too haha.
@@EasySundayClub lol could be because they are so pretty, and I am in awe of how those big fat bumblebees manage to take flight, I love watching them in my garden 😄 Best wishes from the UK.
Yes! I enjoyed that. Please keep them coming!
yup got another one coming in 2 weeks!
I was waiting for this one! Thank you! But it looks easier than it is. Definitely takes some practice. Would love more of your tutorials like beluga maybe or a sea turtle!!! 🥰
Thank you for the feedback and support Alexandra. Will definitely put it on my list of paintings to film!
👏👏👏👏 YES!!!!!!!!! ❤❤❤❤❤ I seriously LOVE HER WORK!!!!!!!
Beautiful ❤
Thank you so much!
Thanks Kathy! Loved it. Yes...more please!
Will do. Editing one as we speak!
Love you technique ❤️
thank you Shirley!
Love this. Thanks
you’re welcome!
Love this
Thank you Glenda.
Beautiful!
Thank you! Cheers!
Gorgeous!
I'm giving this one a go right now! Thank you. I love it ❤️
cool! have fun and share the result if you like!
@@EasySundayClub how do I do that ?
On instagram if you have it and tag me :).
Very nice thank-you
Fantastic 👌👌
Thank you!
So pretty and delicate. Thank you so much for the free lesson. God bless you.
you’re welcome, hope you had fun painting!
thank you so much... love the tutorial....
you’re welcome! enjoy painting!
I love this, I have been trying to get looser in my watercolour painting and it is really helpful watching you do this piece, thank you!
thanks for your feedback! I thought simpler silhouettes like the dragonfly is a nice way to ease into painting loose.
Glad I found your channel.
thanks, more tutorials coming!
I enjoyed this video. I love the look of these very pretty and light dragonflies. I really want to try this. It’s funny, I was going to ask you if you had tried hot press paper. I just tried it myself. I did a painting of a fawn that went okay but when I tried to put in a wet background wash it was showing every single brushstroke. I tried not to panic. It was really difficult to try to blur and soften the background and eliminate the brushstrokes. I ended up using a soft dry brush lightly all over to knock down the edges before it dried and that helped. Cold press is a lot easier to use.
Thanks for watching this tutorial! I agree with you on hot press paper. I know some more detailed/realism painters, portrait painters and illustrators prefer hot press. I really tried to like it but I think for the subjects I usually paint (animals, landscape) and my style, cold press just reacts to the paint better.
This was beautiful! I love this style of painting. I am a beginner and hope to be able to do this one day. I can’t draw 🙁
Hope you will try this sometime. The dragonfly has simple shapes and is beginner friendly, you may just surprise yourself :).
Thank you for your tutorials. Can you provide a copy of your sketch for students to download and have ready.
great idea Lynette! I’ll keep that in mind next time.
Can you tell me what brand and name of the teal you are using. Mine do not granulate like that. Too many comments to keep searching. 😅
Sure! It’s been a while so I don’t remember exactly but for this I believe I used Cobalt Teal by M Graham and mixed in a bit of Vert Turquoise.
These are beautiful! I would make a card for someone with it. Please do more nature videos not necessarily flowers. Everyone seems to do flowers. Other beautiful animals or insects would be nice. Thank you!
Thank you Janet. That’s true everyone seems to do flowers! I’ll stick to animals :).
More watercolor please.
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Love your dragon flies. What brand is the Teal you used and is it just called teal or does it have another name?
I believe it’s cobalt teal by winsor newton.
I am a beginner to watercolor. Do you draw your dragon flies before you paint them?
I do a light and rough sketch. For future tutorials, I’ll make them darker so people can see them better :).
What brand of paper and paints are you using
My materials are listed in the video description :)
What brand of watercolor paper do you use?
I use multiple brands but mainly Arches and Winsor Newton cold press. For beginners/practice paper the Fluid watercolor pads are great and inexpensive.
Do you have dragonfly sketches available?
not for this one but it’s been suggested before so I’ll include it in future tutorials!
Why can't I get that crackled effect? :(
You need to use a granulating paint. Some granulate more than others and some not at all. If you do a search it will be easier to find those that granulated. Wish she would list her Paine brand and name. ❤
What is an "organic" painting?
I meant spontaneous/unstructured, maybe wrong choice of words.
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Those are its front legs, actually ~ dragonflies don’t have antennas😉 Absolutely love this and your technique❣️
Oh how fascinating, thanks for sharing! I always learn something new when I paint a new animal :).
👍👍👍💕💕💕🇩🇰
Thank you :)
Beautiful!