Don't forget to download your Free Watercolor Pencils Guide (link in video description) and watch this next: Watercolor Pencils (7 Mistakes Beginners Make!) th-cam.com/video/8IjZa6p1exI/w-d-xo.html
I'm a watercolour artist and feeling board a few weeks ago I picked up my pencils which was a Christmas gift, well blow me down I'm loving them , I've produced three paintings which I could never do with just water colour alone, I love your splatter demo I'll be giving that a go, so thank you x ☺
Which of these tricks did you like the best? Want to know more about using Watercolor Pencils, try this video next! th-cam.com/video/DDBML3f5nNI/w-d-xo.html
The shrubs, grasses., leaf techniques promise effects without hours of anguish’s. As things get a bit wobbly, my perfectionist issue easily gets stuck. I’m eager to experience forging on. Thanks, Mary
Thank you for this!!! We're using your videos for our homeschool (Water Colour Pencil lessons) and they're of great help! Beginners here. And oh, your artworks are amazing! So easy to understand and follow.
Many great techniques. Especially appreciate your use of small rectangles for showing how to do things. Your instructions are very clear and quite easy to understand. Subscribed because I truly appreciate your teaching style. Thanks a bunch 💐
Thanks Michelle,I will think to use my watercolour pencils more than I have been. One thing I do know, this is beyond basic but it is great to have an electric or battery sharpener. You waste much less pencil and get a really good point if you wish. You can buy a good battery sharpener for about $17 in Canada, so it will not break the bank. Regular pencil sharpeners screw up your pencils In my experience.
You may not see this, but I just had to comment that I am finding "new" treasures on your channel daily. I have only worked in watercolor, but so many were banging on about Derwent Graphitint water soluble pencils, I treated myself and gave them a try. Since I know nothing about pencils, after I looked at some reviews/demos of the product, I checked out your channel and you did not disappoint! One of the videos you mentioned the difficulty of using a very fine brush for watercolor. I have a 3-0 I rarely use, and the pencils are a great alternative for animal hair. So, as you might say, cheers for that. Paul Hopkinson ("the Devon artist") does incredibly detailed animal paintings. He is great, but my personal preference is a more painterly approach. Anyhoo, to get the very fine lines he uses "two hairs and air", which is quite a laborious process.
What about Derwent Inktense watercolor pencils? PS THANK YOU for your videos. As I’ve said in past comments; I actually started “real” painting by learning traditional Chinese Brush Painting. My eldest, a graphic artist, has done mainly Western style watercolors. We are both TRYING to find a happy mix of the two..but frequently find the Chinese pigment rocks and powders; as well as Xuan paper and even the brushes..very, VERY different. The Inktense pencils seem to have much more in common with the Chinese pigments..or even my ink sticks.
I hit your subscribe button after a couple of seconds watching your tutorials. You are a brilliant tutor, thank you for sharing all your knowledge and tips! Greetings from South Africa 🇿🇦 💛
I LOVE this tutorial! I am catching up on your past tutorials. I did subscribe once, but, chemotherapy intruded, and I had to stop for a while. So, now I am beginning again.
Hello from Japan Michelle! I’m starting to learn watercolor and I have a set of watercolor pencils and a small watercolor half pan set so your tutorial was Very helpful. Thank you so much! One question, in the last mini demo on fur, you used a hard acrylic brush on watercolor paper, wouldn’t that brush damage the paper? I would appreciate your help on understanding this as I always have heard Never use non watercolor brushes on watercolor paper.❤
As long as your paper is good quality, watercolor paper is very sturdy. You can even scratch with a knife or sand paper to get various effects. The thicker the paper the tougher, and cotton paper is more resiliant than wood pulp paper.
Wow that’s lots of interesting intense details and textures to add to my arsenal. Great tips & tricks to keep in handy. So if I use watercolor pencils with my watercolors, do I label my painting as a watercolor or a mix media painting? I am never sure about that. With colored pencils, mixed media is sure for listing. Thanks for sharing this wonderful informational video with us.
There's no correct answer, I have known watercolor societies accept acrylics on paper as watercolor. If the majority of the painting is watercolor, that's what I would call it. I feel it needs a significant amount of another media to count as mixed, and watercolor pencils are watercolor in any case :-)
Thank you, that was great! My favorite one was the tiny leaves in the bush. I just finished a painting of a vintage truck at the edge of a vinyard. I could have used that tip to great advantage. Love your channel.
I always start one of your videos to listen to when I sketch and I end up watching them and not sketching. Lol. Thank you , very much for them and your time.
This is a really helpful video, thank you! And the result is awesome! The only thing I was a bit disappointed in was that we didn‘t see what colors you put in on the rest of the petals. The picture is really beautiful and I’d love to recreate it (or try to 😬)… but with the multiple colours on the lower Petals it is a bit guesswork.
Yes, absolutely, ink can block colour though, if you are just using line drawing it won't matter too much but if you were to spread the ink over large areas with a brush (bottle ink as opposed to a liner pen) it might resist the watercolour.
The trick using a sharp knife is great, but I have taken it a step further. I thought about it and then used a nutmeg grater to add some 'splatter to my beach, I got a shingle effect that is quiet pleasing
Michele can we mix watercolour paint with Acrylic paint? I.e. using Acrylic white to lighten a watercolour paint? It's easy to purchase large Acrylic titanium white but not so easy to purchase it in watercolour.
Probably not. You can certainly use acrylic on top of dried watercolour. Or white acrylic ink. But they have quite different binder compositions and you may compromise the structure of the acrylic paint if you mix it with watercolour. Titanium white is usually quite easy to find, you may see it labelled Gouache, which can be mixed with watercolour. As long as it isn't Acrylic Gouache (which is acrylic).
@@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber Thank you Michelle that's most helpful. I use quite a lot of white to mix different tones, so go through small tubes quite quickly. Large tubes are quite hard to find in the UK but Acrylics are plenty. I didn't know Gouache was watercolour based. Though I take your point as long as it's not Acrylic based. I will look for this instead. Thank you so much. Xx
Could you do a video with metallic paint and black watercolor paper, also could you do a video of watercolor pencils on black watercolor paper..mikelle newyork mom who accidentally bought metallic paint then had to buy black watercolor paper but I'm afraid to use it...please help.(.mikelle newyork mom spent her daughters lunch money due to staying at home school I thought I should put her lunch money to use..epic fail..lol) now I feel guilty...lol😷✌🕊🎨😬
lol, don't feel guilty parenting is hard. Great idea about metallics on black paper. I have a lot of metallic type shimmer paints, will add that video to the list!
Oh my goodness thanks for replying so fast it's only 916am here..lol good morning to you..mikelle sleep deprived newyork moma😷 watching art videos, I'm going to ask for your watercolor paint set for my birthday😀, hopefully our postoffice will be up and running better by then🤨...Canada is looking so good right now🥰, its harsh only being a few minutes away from their border😥 and knowing they have their act together so well with social issues but feels like a life time away tho trying to get there the border is still closed to us even new yorkers..I even looked up jobs in Canada to see if they accept my type horticulturist degree with a asylum voucher..lol😮 my husband of 27 yrs thinks it'll be okay but it's always good to have a back up plan...lol we,'d probably be shunned and quarantined in some hospital or army barracks to make sure were non symptomatic,....hope your staying safe.
Ps, things are still sketchy wonky here in ny you have to literally make a appt for a updated drivers license if you want to have one to cross the border, before you'd used to walk in to dmv..(dept of motor vehicle) and get in line take a picture, fill out sheet paper of questions pay some money, two wks later get drivers license. Now apts only which limits people getting advanced licenses, and that's even if the postmaster general( 45's personal dismantler of p.o.) doesnt shut down our mail service to a few days a week mail, like covid isn't bad enough now people cant get food delivered, goods and medicine. Birthday cards and condolences cards. Its a completely dystopia world here in usa. When you cant find lysol and other goods to knock down germs your going old school with vinger and baking soda..lol thank you for the kind words,where my husband works his company today hes union has to tell 100 people they are getting permanent layoff I'm praying that Biden gets elected to right america so people can keep their roofs over their heads and health ins and food and cleaning supplies...
I love watercolor paintings.... by skilled artists..... but I was reluctant to paint watercolor myself. These watercolor pencils are a game changer. Your demos are wonderful and helpful.
Bravo vos explications sont faciles à comprendre et déjà à la 2eme écoute de ce vidéo, j'ai à la main un crayon, un pinceau et une feuille et je débute en aquarelle. Merci
A fan brush can be used, preferably one with a jagged edge or a rake brush or brush sold for texture or trees. You can also experiment with an old toothbrush or make up brush.
Hey Michele. Your tips just popped up on watercolor on TH-cam. I figured I'd watch a few minutes but I had to watch the whole video. Had to subscribe! Now I'll get me some pencils from this weekend. Thank heavens NYC is opening up! Looking forward to your guidance.
Awesome! I have 72 colors of watercolor pencils but don't know how to use them effectively, so just put them aside. Now I can enjoy drawing with them thanks to your teaching. Really appreciate you for sharing your great skills.
My first time on your youtube channel - Excited with this video!! I've always been leary about watercolor pencils, guess I didn't know how they work - you're a Genius! I loved how you used the 'shaving' technique - also how you make the colors bleed upward...very cool! Thank you - I will be looking you up for so much more to learn!!! xxx
Hello Michele, I'm wondering what kind of board are you using? I assume it is a kind watercolor board, but what brand is it? As first look, it doesn't look like it would allow wc to absorb or move. Also, will your new formulated colors be distributed in the US? Thank you, Sherry
Yes they will be for sale from Jackman's UK, and they ship worldwide :-) If I am working on loose paper, it's just on a ply or mdf board, nothing special, I cut them myself. For my own work I stretch watercolour paper onto the same type of board with gummed tape.
I just started really playing with the watercolor pencils and charcoals, incorporating them into my watercolor paintings. I am from a mixed media background and now I am obsessed with watercolors which I had not really used for the last 30 years. My favorite trick is the daisy center, I am currently trying it out on a miniature sunflower painting I am doing to mount on a card. I'm doing it on 300 lb cold press and it is the size of a playing card (ATC). Thank you for all you do.
I remembered you using watercolor pencils for details. So I looked up your watercolor pencil playlist and found exactly what I needed for painting sea shells. Thank you!
I like your way of describing what your doing. So many pages don't. When I went back to painting I used water colour pencils for the first time and they were great at getting me up and going . Now I'm pretty exclusively oils but occassionally I do a pencil sketch and paint it with wc pencils and outline with ink as a fun little project.
I'm really not talented but I would enjoy to paint, spent some time with paint. When you say " we would put it onto already painted background, wouldn't the added water damage the previously applied paid? It's enjoyable to watch your videos.
Three hair brushes, yes I've used them. I use to retouch black and white negatives and sometimes platinum or silver prints. A magnifying glass and sometimes even a microscope was needed. I still have a set of inks ands brushes. Very stressful work that was - no copy paste and no select all delete 🙂
Ah, I have a tin type portrait that was taken of me, the framer scratched it up badly. The guy who took it said all I can do is touch it up with a tiny brush and acrylics...
Really like the shrub. I'm working on a Hollyhock and the base is mostly leaves be great for the base of the plant and not distracting from the long stock. Thank you for sharing I haven't really liked pencils but this was brilliant.
Sorry about that Vivien, TH-cam vary the amount they put on per person depending on what the algorithm thinks you will tolerate, I don't place them individually.
I’m learning so much from you. I’m a newbie newbie newbie and you are inspiring me to overcome my fear of failure with your expertise and explanations.
Some is on Etsy, and on my Instagram, Facebook etc. Been teaching so much this year haven't had time to put much up! But you will find it on my social media :-)
What kind of material were you showing using something in small round containers with lids? was this a new watercolor pigment company? never seen that more info please.
Hi Doris, new company, Jackman's Art Materials www.jackmansartmaterials.co.uk Handmade watercolours and acrylics. I will have a set of flower painting colours coming out soon (about 10 days away). If you follow Jackman's on Facebook @jackmansartmaterials or join my Facebook group facebook.com/groups/inthestudiowithmichelewebber you will see them when they are ready. Meantime if you want any of the other colours Jackman's have already made you can use my code for a 10% discount. Just use MICHELE10 at the checkout on the Jackman's website.
I really learned a lot watching this video. I have done realistic colored pencil drawings and a few oil paintings. I am new to watercolor and watercolor pencils. This is exciting new territory for me. Thanks again👍😊
Love all these techniques, thankyou. Can you tell me how you get such a lovely sharp point on your pencils? I was told the best way was with a razor, but it's not easy!
Don't forget to download your Free Watercolor Pencils Guide (link in video description) and watch this next: Watercolor Pencils (7 Mistakes Beginners Make!) th-cam.com/video/8IjZa6p1exI/w-d-xo.html
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I'm a watercolour artist and feeling board a few weeks ago I picked up my pencils which was a Christmas gift, well blow me down I'm loving them , I've produced three paintings which I could never do with just water colour alone, I love your splatter demo I'll be giving that a go, so thank you x ☺
This was the best video I've seen for watercolor pencils. Thank you for sharing. Helped a lot.
Which of these tricks did you like the best? Want to know more about using Watercolor Pencils, try this video next! th-cam.com/video/DDBML3f5nNI/w-d-xo.html
That was so much fun and great instructions, love your teaching. Thank you so much for sharing your talent.
Thank you so much!
The shrubs, grasses., leaf techniques promise effects without hours of anguish’s. As things get a bit wobbly, my perfectionist issue easily gets stuck. I’m eager to experience forging on.
Thanks, Mary
I'd love to see a tutorial using only watercolor pencils to make a painting of a crow, squirrels, bear or owl. thanks
Thank you for this!!! We're using your videos for our homeschool (Water Colour Pencil lessons) and they're of great help! Beginners here. And oh, your artworks are amazing! So easy to understand and follow.
Wonderful!
I like your tutorials they are very good and helpful
Glad to hear that!
Excellent instruction! Thanks, J.
Love all the techniques you are showing us. I'm so new at this so everything I can learn and practice, the better. Many thanks
The grass method is most useful to me but the fur method solves my curiosity.
All these techniques are really useful. Particularly liked the fur one. Thanks Michele !
Glad it was helpful!
I love all these helpful tips Michelle. Thank you 😊
Many great techniques. Especially appreciate your use of small rectangles for showing how to do things. Your instructions are very clear and quite easy to understand. Subscribed because I truly appreciate your teaching style. Thanks a bunch 💐
Thank you so much!
Thanks Michele. All really good tips. Now if only I could remember to pull them out of my hat .☺💜
Perhaps you just need a bigger hat!? X
@@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber Ha! A bigger brain is more like it😉🤣
@@annettefournier9655 😆
so true...we need to remember to use the appropriate technique at the right time
Love the grass and the fur. Thanks for showing.
Thanks Michelle,I will think to use my watercolour pencils more than I have been. One thing I do know, this is beyond basic but it is great to have an electric or battery sharpener. You waste much less pencil and get a really good point if you wish. You can buy a good battery sharpener for about $17 in Canada, so it will not break the bank. Regular pencil sharpeners screw up your pencils In my experience.
Rewatching this video....mikelle art mom🎨👩🎨✍
Rewatched this video from the past to get more oractice techniques...mikelle art mom....
YET, ANOTHER FANTASTIC TUTORIAL! THANKS, MICHELE!
My pleasure ☺️
You may not see this, but I just had to comment that I am finding "new" treasures on your channel daily. I have only worked in watercolor, but so many were banging on about Derwent Graphitint water soluble pencils, I treated myself and gave them a try. Since I know nothing about pencils, after I looked at some reviews/demos of the product, I checked out your channel and you did not disappoint! One of the videos you mentioned the difficulty of using a very fine brush for watercolor. I have a 3-0 I rarely use, and the pencils are a great alternative for animal hair. So, as you might say, cheers for that. Paul Hopkinson ("the Devon artist") does incredibly detailed animal paintings. He is great, but my personal preference is a more painterly approach. Anyhoo, to get the very fine lines he uses "two hairs and air", which is quite a laborious process.
I did see it Joy :-) I have a video on fur painting which may help you if you search my channel
Thoroughly enjoyed the way you taught the different tricks ......love from India.
Thanks so much 😊
What about Derwent Inktense watercolor pencils? PS THANK YOU for your videos. As I’ve said in past comments; I actually started “real” painting by learning traditional Chinese Brush Painting. My eldest, a graphic artist, has done mainly Western style watercolors. We are both TRYING to find a happy mix of the two..but frequently find the Chinese pigment rocks and powders; as well as Xuan paper and even the brushes..very, VERY different. The Inktense pencils seem to have much more in common with the Chinese pigments..or even my ink sticks.
I do use them sometimes, although don't have a full set.
I hit your subscribe button after a couple of seconds watching your tutorials. You are a brilliant tutor, thank you for sharing all your knowledge and tips!
Greetings from South Africa 🇿🇦 💛
Hi Tanya! Thanks so much for subscribing, I hope you enjoy all the videos :-)
Honestly the best Water colour pencil tutorial I have seen, Michele shows technique I've not seen before. Brilliant thank you 😊
My pleasure 😊
yes exactly, same
You're awesome. Love this video. Thank you. Think I'm going to try what you did with the purple petal. 🤗🤗🤗
Thank you 😊
I LOVE this tutorial! I am catching up on your past tutorials. I did subscribe once, but, chemotherapy intruded, and I had to stop for a while. So, now I am beginning again.
I hope you are healing Melinda X
Hello from Japan Michelle! I’m starting to learn watercolor and I have a set of watercolor pencils and a small watercolor half pan set so your tutorial was Very helpful. Thank you so much!
One question, in the last mini demo on fur, you used a hard acrylic brush on watercolor paper, wouldn’t that brush damage the paper? I would appreciate your help on understanding this as I always have heard Never use non watercolor brushes on watercolor paper.❤
As long as your paper is good quality, watercolor paper is very sturdy. You can even scratch with a knife or sand paper to get various effects. The thicker the paper the tougher, and cotton paper is more resiliant than wood pulp paper.
Wow that’s lots of interesting intense details and textures to add to my arsenal. Great tips & tricks to keep in handy. So if I use watercolor pencils with my watercolors, do I label my painting as a watercolor or a mix media painting? I am never sure about that. With colored pencils, mixed media is sure for listing. Thanks for sharing this wonderful informational video with us.
There's no correct answer, I have known watercolor societies accept acrylics on paper as watercolor. If the majority of the painting is watercolor, that's what I would call it. I feel it needs a significant amount of another media to count as mixed, and watercolor pencils are watercolor in any case :-)
Thank you, that was great! My favorite one was the tiny leaves in the bush. I just finished a painting of a vintage truck at the edge of a vinyard. I could have used that tip to great advantage. Love your channel.
Thanks, it sounds a great subject :-)
I always start one of your videos to listen to when I sketch and I end up watching them and not sketching. Lol. Thank you , very much for them and your time.
My pleasure 😊
This is a really helpful video, thank you! And the result is awesome! The only thing I was a bit disappointed in was that we didn‘t see what colors you put in on the rest of the petals. The picture is really beautiful and I’d love to recreate it (or try to 😬)… but with the multiple colours on the lower Petals it is a bit guesswork.
Oh, sorry, it's an older video, I can't remember, but I will try to always include them going forwards.
Lovely Michele so much information you give much appreciated stay safe 🙏💐💐🙏
Thank you! You too!
Thank you so much….loved this tutorial….new to watercolour. Can you use watercolour pencils over a pen and ink drawing?
Yes, absolutely, ink can block colour though, if you are just using line drawing it won't matter too much but if you were to spread the ink over large areas with a brush (bottle ink as opposed to a liner pen) it might resist the watercolour.
Derwent inktense are not watercolor pencils. They are INK, initially activated by water, but do NOT reactivate
Thanks I am aware of the difference. But they can be used in a similar way.
Very helpful. I like the idea of using pencil with the paint.
The simplification is really inspiring and confidence building.
Thank you
My pleasure 😊
Hi Michele, I am really enjoying your tutorials you explain things so we'll, thank you .
You are very welcome!
This is going to be my favourite technique I’m finding acrylics so hard not getting good results 👍🏻
I have some acrylics tutorials coming up soon!
I've done whole paintings with watercolor pencils and following with a wet brush for watercolor effect.
Nice work!
Hi if you do a Tesco delivery and get the bags they line the baskets they will be perfect for lining those crates you use. Great video thanks
Great idea!!
The trick using a sharp knife is great, but I have taken it a step further. I thought about it and then used a nutmeg grater to add some 'splatter to my beach, I got a shingle effect that is quiet pleasing
Fantastic!
Love these tricks! I love using watercolor pencils to trace my image onto my paper. That way the lines will dissolve as you paint!
Great tip!
I love your teaching methods. This is great. Learning so much!
Awesome, thank you!
Michele can we mix watercolour paint with Acrylic paint? I.e. using Acrylic white to lighten a watercolour paint? It's easy to purchase large Acrylic titanium white but not so easy to purchase it in watercolour.
Probably not. You can certainly use acrylic on top of dried watercolour. Or white acrylic ink. But they have quite different binder compositions and you may compromise the structure of the acrylic paint if you mix it with watercolour. Titanium white is usually quite easy to find, you may see it labelled Gouache, which can be mixed with watercolour. As long as it isn't Acrylic Gouache (which is acrylic).
@@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber Thank you Michelle that's most helpful. I use quite a lot of white to mix different tones, so go through small tubes quite quickly. Large tubes are quite hard to find in the UK but Acrylics are plenty. I didn't know Gouache was watercolour based. Though I take your point as long as it's not Acrylic based. I will look for this instead. Thank you so much. Xx
Thank you. Your lessons have been invaluable to my style of painting.
I'm glad!
Thank you ... very informative... I’ve had these pencils for at least a year and not known how to use them !
I think a lot of people have some in a drawer...
Could you do a video with metallic paint and black watercolor paper, also could you do a video of watercolor pencils on black watercolor paper..mikelle newyork mom who accidentally bought metallic paint then had to buy black watercolor paper but I'm afraid to use it...please help.(.mikelle newyork mom spent her daughters lunch money due to staying at home school I thought I should put her lunch money to use..epic fail..lol) now I feel guilty...lol😷✌🕊🎨😬
lol, don't feel guilty parenting is hard. Great idea about metallics on black paper. I have a lot of metallic type shimmer paints, will add that video to the list!
Oh my goodness thanks for replying so fast it's only 916am here..lol good morning to you..mikelle sleep deprived newyork moma😷 watching art videos, I'm going to ask for your watercolor paint set for my birthday😀, hopefully our postoffice will be up and running better by then🤨...Canada is looking so good right now🥰, its harsh only being a few minutes away from their border😥 and knowing they have their act together so well with social issues but feels like a life time away tho trying to get there the border is still closed to us even new yorkers..I even looked up jobs in Canada to see if they accept my type horticulturist degree with a asylum voucher..lol😮 my husband of 27 yrs thinks it'll be okay but it's always good to have a back up plan...lol we,'d probably be shunned and quarantined in some hospital or army barracks to make sure were non symptomatic,....hope your staying safe.
Ps, things are still sketchy wonky here in ny you have to literally make a appt for a updated drivers license if you want to have one to cross the border, before you'd used to walk in to dmv..(dept of motor vehicle) and get in line take a picture, fill out sheet paper of questions pay some money, two wks later get drivers license. Now apts only which limits people getting advanced licenses, and that's even if the postmaster general( 45's personal dismantler of p.o.) doesnt shut down our mail service to a few days a week mail, like covid isn't bad enough now people cant get food delivered, goods and medicine. Birthday cards and condolences cards. Its a completely dystopia world here in usa. When you cant find lysol and other goods to knock down germs your going old school with vinger and baking soda..lol thank you for the kind words,where my husband works his company today hes union has to tell 100 people they are getting permanent layoff I'm praying that Biden gets elected to right america so people can keep their roofs over their heads and health ins and food and cleaning supplies...
I love watercolor paintings.... by skilled artists..... but I was reluctant to paint watercolor myself. These watercolor pencils are a game changer. Your demos are wonderful and helpful.
That was fascinating. Thank you for showing us these techniques. All were very good especially the fur. 🤗👍💕🍀😘
Thank you! Cheers!
Bravo vos explications sont faciles à comprendre et déjà à la 2eme écoute de ce vidéo, j'ai à la main un crayon, un pinceau et une feuille et je débute en aquarelle. Merci
Je vous en prie!
Wow ce sont des superbes trucs... Merci beaucoup pour votre vidéo !!! (I live in Québec city)
Vous êtes les bienvenus!
I loved the shell tutorial I would like a tutorial about all the best supplies to use. What is the best sharpener to use on my pencils.
I like a Helix barrel sharpener. Thanks for your suggestions!
Great tutorial. Learned a whole lot. Thanks
Like your work but you talk too fast and too much.
I really enjoyed your very useful techniques, thanks
I'm so glad!
I put detail in with a sharp pencil. Must be sharp. draw detail in and when done, hold over a steam kettle to set and a pin sharp line happens.
Excellent tip!
When you were showing the grass, all i could think of was distant trees! All the effects are great, I learned a lot from you, today. Thank you!
Yes it's perfect for trees too!
If I don't have an old paint brush as in the video, what else could I use?
A fan brush can be used, preferably one with a jagged edge or a rake brush or brush sold for texture or trees. You can also experiment with an old toothbrush or make up brush.
Great tutorial! Many thanks!
Helpful love the techniques
Your ideas are great and I’m going to try it
I don't get the area to fill in email for the watercolor pencil tips pdf.
You fill in your email and a pdf download link is sent to you. The file is too large to go straight into an email.
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Thank you very much for the tips. Peace.
Most welcome!
Hey Michele. Your tips just popped up on watercolor on TH-cam. I figured I'd watch a few minutes but I had to watch the whole video. Had to subscribe! Now I'll get me some pencils from this weekend. Thank heavens NYC is opening up! Looking forward to your guidance.
Awesome! Thank you - it was my cunning plan :-)
Awesome! I have 72 colors of watercolor pencils but don't know how to use them effectively, so just put them aside. Now I can enjoy drawing with them thanks to your teaching. Really appreciate you for sharing your great skills.
You are very welcome, and you have more pencils than me I think!
Very informative! Thank you 😊
Thanks for watching!
Today I found great uses of water colour pencils to make water colour painting more fun and easy..Thanks Michelle...loved all the techniques...
My pleasure 😊
My first time on your youtube channel - Excited with this video!! I've always been leary about watercolor pencils, guess I didn't know how they work - you're a Genius! I loved how you used the 'shaving' technique - also how you make the colors bleed upward...very cool! Thank you - I will be looking you up for so much more to learn!!! xxx
Thanks so much. Please tell my family I am a genius :-) :-) xx
Hello Michele, I'm wondering what kind of board are you using? I assume it is a kind watercolor board, but what brand is it? As first look, it doesn't look like it would allow wc to absorb or move. Also, will your new formulated colors be distributed in the US? Thank you, Sherry
Yes they will be for sale from Jackman's UK, and they ship worldwide :-) If I am working on loose paper, it's just on a ply or mdf board, nothing special, I cut them myself. For my own work I stretch watercolour paper onto the same type of board with gummed tape.
Thank you so much Michele. You are the best ! 😍
You are so welcome!
I just started really playing with the watercolor pencils and charcoals, incorporating them into my watercolor paintings. I am from a mixed media background and now I am obsessed with watercolors which I had not really used for the last 30 years. My favorite trick is the daisy center, I am currently trying it out on a miniature sunflower painting I am doing to mount on a card. I'm doing it on 300 lb cold press and it is the size of a playing card (ATC). Thank you for all you do.
That's great Deborah, good luck with your sunflowers!
I remembered you using watercolor pencils for details. So I looked up your watercolor pencil playlist and found exactly what I needed for painting sea shells. Thank you!
Oh, cool, no problem!
I just discovered your youtube videos. And I really like it!
So, I subscribed to your channel!
Thanks for the time you spend to help people.
Thanks so much for subscribing :-)
Love animals fur
I like your way of describing what your doing. So many pages don't. When I went back to painting I used water colour pencils for the first time and they were great at getting me up and going . Now I'm pretty exclusively oils but occassionally I do a pencil sketch and paint it with wc pencils and outline with ink as a fun little project.
Thanks Mary, yes oils are beautiful but not easy if you are out and about!
This is very helpful. Thank you!
You're very welcome!
I'm really not talented but I would enjoy to paint, spent some time with paint. When you say " we would put it onto already painted background, wouldn't the added water damage the previously applied paid?
It's enjoyable to watch your videos.
Actually, if the paint isn't too dark and you apply the water carefully without rubbing, the background doesn't move much!
Three hair brushes, yes I've used them. I use to retouch black and white negatives and sometimes platinum or silver prints. A magnifying glass and sometimes even a microscope was needed. I still have a set of inks ands brushes. Very stressful work that was - no copy paste and no select all delete 🙂
Ah, I have a tin type portrait that was taken of me, the framer scratched it up badly. The guy who took it said all I can do is touch it up with a tiny brush and acrylics...
Love your videos and was so happy to hear that you are a vegan
Yay! Thank you!
Really like the shrub. I'm working on a Hollyhock and the base is mostly leaves be great for the base of the plant and not distracting from the long stock. Thank you for sharing I haven't really liked pencils but this was brilliant.
I didn't like them much either until I started using them with paint!
Thank you. Great tutorial but 4 ads are too many
Sorry about that Vivien, TH-cam vary the amount they put on per person depending on what the algorithm thinks you will tolerate, I don't place them individually.
Thanks for all your tips, they are very helpful. I like watching your channel. Have a wonderful day!
Thank you! You too!
As a beginner with watercolour pencils this was very helpful thank you! 👏👏🥰
You’re welcome 😊
Great ideas! I have watercolor pencils that never see the light of day. I’m going to dig them out and play with them. Thank you.
Have fun Kathryn!
Thank you so much for making this video! So many great techniques! I just subscribed to your channel. All the best!
Awesome! Thank you so much Lori :-)
I’m learning so much from you. I’m a newbie newbie newbie and you are inspiring me to overcome my fear of failure with your expertise and explanations.
I'm so glad!
I love the fur you madepainted
Thank you!
What is the best sharpener to get the pencils so pointy?
I like the Helix table top barrel sharpener, the type with the turn handle.
Great info - thank you
Very welcome
Well done michelle
😂 *A £20 two-hair detail brush; £10 per hair. Lol! Too funny!* 😄
Art materials are expensive!
Ohh how I’d love to see some of your paintings. I can only imagine how beautiful they must be. Is there a way we ca see your art work?
Some is on Etsy, and on my Instagram, Facebook etc. Been teaching so much this year haven't had time to put much up! But you will find it on my social media :-)
Thanks for the video Michele helps me a lot as I have always struggled with water colour. Am looking forward to the rest of your lessons.
So glad!
What kind of material were you showing using something in small round containers with lids? was this a new watercolor pigment company? never seen that more info please.
Hi Doris, new company, Jackman's Art Materials www.jackmansartmaterials.co.uk Handmade watercolours and acrylics. I will have a set of flower painting colours coming out soon (about 10 days away). If you follow Jackman's on Facebook @jackmansartmaterials or join my Facebook group facebook.com/groups/inthestudiowithmichelewebber you will see them when they are ready. Meantime if you want any of the other colours Jackman's have already made you can use my code for a 10% discount. Just use MICHELE10 at the checkout on the Jackman's website.
Very informative. I haven't tried watercolour yet - but these are awesome hacks.
Thank you so much!
I really learned a lot watching this video. I have done realistic colored pencil drawings and a few oil paintings. I am new to watercolor and watercolor pencils. This is exciting new territory for me. Thanks again👍😊
You're welcome Tuna!
Love all these techniques, thankyou. Can you tell me how you get such a lovely sharp point on your pencils? I was told the best way was with a razor, but it's not easy!
I actually just use one of those turn handle sharpeners made by Helix. It can be hard with some brands and razors don't work if the lead is too soft.
I really enjoyed this video 👍
I'm glad!