Sea Turtle Watercolor Art Tutorial
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 16 ก.ย. 2024
- This week we are painting a Sea Turtle!
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I am so happy I found you. I am 70 and just starting out and you make everything seem possible. Thank you so much I am so grateful.
You Ms.Sarah Cray and Staff make me seriously emotional every time I watch or follow your awesome tutorials. They are so professional but with such a fun and humorous presentation! It gives us such a comfortable warm and fuzzy feeling... thank you !!!💕💕💕
Thank you so much Margareth! That makes us so happy to hear!!! Love to you!
Thank you so much for doing this youtube. I am a watercolorist from years gone by, put it on the shelf for awhile due to other interests demanding my attention, but getting back into it these days. I painted along with you and my turtle turned out just awesome thanks to your step by step tutorial. Thank you so much for sharing your expertise and love for watercolor with the world. You rock!
Great painting.
For bigger areas I recommend much bigger brushes. It's not only more comfortable, faster, but also you don't rub the paper that much.
LOVE the Sea Turtle colors!
I’ve your artworks Sarah! Thumbs up times a thousand.👍🏻x1000
Wow, thank you!
I just came for the background. I've been painting for around two years now but this is the first time I understood how to do it. Thank you.
LOL. Y’all crack me up! I laugh so much at your adorably fun videos! I was laughing so much with the Octopus video with Michael too. He’s hysterical and you two are so cute together.
Your tutorials are so good! I watch and then paint. It works! Grateful🙌
Great to hear!
What a talented artist and teacher you are Sarah. Great professional video too Keenan. Thanks so much, from Surrey, UK
I am having The. Best. Time. With your tutorials! Thank you for introducing me to liquid watercolor!
Not sure why anyone would give a "thumbs down".. You are an amazing teacher!
To each their own. We appreciate everyone who participates with our videos and harbor no ill feelings to those who do not like them.
Hey where can I upload my turtle? I’d love to get some feedback on my first ever watercolor painting.
I really love this channel and you two. Every step you explain is very detailed and funny so I can easily follow and paint. Love and thank you 💕
I love turtles! I get real joy watching and listening to you and the rapport you have with your helpers. I also appreciate your honesty when you don't know something about your subject matter. Your turtle is great. I just ordered it and the march subscription.
Love the turtle! Thanks for sharing 😊❤️
Thanks for watching!
This was so much fun! Thank you very much for sharing your talent with the world. My turtle turned out to be one of my favourite projects to date.
I just love this little guy!!!! I've been patiently waiting for this tutorial! I never thought I'd be able to paint a sea turtle but you instructions make it possible. The markings on his flippers look like mosaic tiles. Glad you guys are safe after the storm that passed through. I have a friend that had a mustang in Wisconsin and when it would snow his rear tires would just spin and spin....he quickly traded that car in. Heidi
Thanks Heidi! We are learning a lot about how to deal with the snow, that's for sure! :)
This is lovely. I’ve purchase this kit. I’m watching the video before attempting the project.
I like how much you teach while you’re going through the project.
I’m super excited to try this kit. Thanks.
I grew up in Indiana. Rear wheel drive isn’t the best idea in the winter.
wahoo shout to the Aussies! Totally appreciate the sharing and caring xx
Thank you for this video! You helped a lot. Will watch more of your videos ❤
You're so welcome!
On more little tip for you in the Midwest snow season: if you DO have a rear wheel drive (mine is a little pickup truck) you can place sand bags directly over the rear wheels (I use about 200 lbs) and motor through the snow without any trouble at all. Really!
That's fantastic. Well done
I love your tutorials! Merci beaucoup.
This is the 3rd video of yours that I've watched so far. I'm very new to your channel and am LOVE LOVE LOVING it! I'm also obsessed with watercolor and it's my most favorite medium ever. I HATED it when I was in high school. Lol!
I've always wanted to learn to paint animals because they might be my most favorite living things on the planet. Particularly under sea animals.
It AMAZES me how the animals you paint come to life when you finally add the eye! I'm working on this tutorial myself. I can't wait to try more. You are a breath of fresh air to watch too. Thank you so much for offering these tutorials and teaching us.
I painted a turtle almost exactly like this one a few months ago but it seemed flat. Then, ah- ha! I learned so much about shadows and dimension from today's video. Thank you so much.😃
Oh that's so fun! I'd love to see your version!
Hey Sarah I'm in Australia and we're going through winter and a second lockdown here in Melbourne. Learning to paint has been a godsend for me while I can't see my children and grandchildren. Thanks for all your wonderful instruction and your bubbly fun! It really does brighten a wintry day for me and I enjoyed painting this cool turtle along with you. Wendy 😊
Great explanations on watercolor techniques and love the painting. But best of all, your personalities are so well matched and enjoyable to listen to. Thank you both for your time, energy and talents.
Soooooo excited for this one since I saw it on insta!! Bring on this cute turtle!! I love the balance of simple and more complex paintings. Might have to paint this tonight!
Yay!! Finally. Being waiting for it. So excited to try!
Wow ok so I tried to make this turtle and it didn’t come out too great but I’m proud of it because at least I tried. But seeing mine compared to yours just makes me realize how truly talented you are with watercolor painting. Amazing artwork, fantastic tutorial, and keep up the great work👍🏻👍🏻. I am determined to make something that looks good
You got this!! Remember not to compare your work, as hard as that is. Each painting your create is original and unique to YOU, and that's the beauty of art! Don't give up!
Let's Make Art
Thank you so much for the encouragement! I love art so much and I plan on watching more of your outstanding tutorials to continue to master watercolors. Your videos make painting fun. Thank you for being an inspiration to so many people to give art a try. 😄😄
I'm so happy and thankful I found your channel!! Your tutorials are awesome you really give great I structuring in explaining why it is what you're doing alot of people will just paint and tell you when to switch a color but you're great you must have some kind of teaching background thank you!!!
y'all are so cute love watching and learning you make it fun and I just ordered my first kit for the turtle can't wait to try it I am new to watercolors I have always used acrylics, oils, pastels soooo this is very stressful to me but y'all make me think I can do it and we here in N.C. close down if it even thinks about a snow flurry but we aren't used to snow lol stay safe and warm
Tanya! You CAN do it!! :)
Thank you for your excellent explanations, they are very helpful!
You guys are sooo funny! I feel like you are my friends. ☺ Thanks for helping me learn watercolor. Maybe one day I will share my work 😁
It would be beneficial, to me at least, if you could show your palette while you mix, making it easier to see how much water you use and your paint consistency? Also, leaving the reference photo on the screen. 🙏
I just order the kit!!!! I can’t wait!!! I just visited the Caribbean and visited a sea turtle farm!! I LOVE turtles. And frogs. LOL
A farm! Wow, that sounds so cool! I hope you love creating your sea turtle!
Turtle shell “Scute” sea turtle, “flippers” markings on flippers are “scale!” 😉😃
Great demo.... thanks!
You made it look easy I didn't paint tonight but will try it later thanks for the drawing as well.
You can do it!
Great videos and paintings.
Can you do a video on how you frame them for gift giving or just display them.
Thank you
Roni
Missouri people!!! I just found this channel, and as a fellow Missourian it's great to see us represented. I love the banter between you two (reminds me of the ?? Sherpa and her hubby/cameraman . Very relaxed and encouraging at the same time. I have been dabbling in watercolor for a short time and I love how you make it so much easier than it was before for me. I have learned though, that paper makes all the difference. I was using thick, but not necessarily watercolor paper and it was a struggle/disaster. Since switching to actual watercolor paper I get so excited when I see the blooms in my wet on wet exercises, and the multiple glazes I can put down without the paper balling up. I subscribed immediately as you are my kind of people!! lol Hugs from St. Charles, MO.
Well hello neighbor! It is exciting to find people who live so close!
The scales on the shell and flippers are called scutes. The "arms" are called flippers. the mouth is called the beak.
Thank you so much! This was my first time with watercolors and mi turtle turned out amazing!
Congrats on your first time with watercolors. That is so, so exciting. It makes us so happy to hear that you enjoyed this project and were happy with how your painting turned out.❤️
Thanks for showing swatches of color again! My subscription doesn’t start until March. What would you guess the ph Martin equivalents would be? Oh! Also I loved having your palatte in view. I learn a lot by watching how you mix colors. 🙂
I used a mixture out of Ice Blue and Norway blue for the water and for the turtle I used sunshine yellow, orange, golden brown and black:)
Looks great!
FYI: both the front and back "arms", as you called them, are called "flippers". Also, for future questions, tell your photographer to look up "anatomy of...." whatever you're looking for. You can click on "images" and get your answers. Thanks for doing this lovely sea turtle. {and, just so you know...in Hawaiian, they are called "Honu". And now you know!
Thanks for the info, Camille! We'll pass that on to Keenan. It'll help out his Googling skills a lot :D
You’re wonderful !
Great turtle!
I did it!! Woohoo! It's nowhere near as good as yours but mine does actually look more or less like a turtle! Thank you very much for this tutorial!! 👍
Awesome painting
Omgosh haha have you ever seen the kids show stickman? It's on prime video. What if you did a video on making him 🙈🙈
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Thank you mam ❤
This just saved my day :0
I love your art, love that you can get outline when unable to buy project! I'd love to buy but I'm from UK, I'm new to watercolor, see you use Dr phils, spotted there's hydrus or concentrated, I'm not sure of difference which is best to use please? I've only tried paste before, but love how watery and fluid the inks look that you use, like to try but not sure which out of two dr phills types? Thanks for any advice x
Been waiting for this one. Can't wait to try it!
C est magnifique 🤩
Sarah Cray: like when you do those "hand things"
me: Sarah, please speak English
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Those markings are called scutes. :)
The Sea Turtle unlike the common painter turtle of The Lakeside and other countries.
mam easy and incerdible thank you for the video
Scutes are the name of spots on shell. The shell is part of his skin the skeleton. Go deeper Keenen… don’t think so much and don’t be scared 😱
Thank you!
Four flippers. Sea turtles do not have fails
The top of the shell is carapace... what you referred to as freckles are actually called plates. I am not a scientist... I found it on one google search. Keenan!.?
I was SO excited to see a Watercolour Box subscription and went straight to Subscribe but the shipping costs are 51 $ ?? 🤬😱😭 that been said, I just love your concept and will follow along every time I can. Thanks for sharing the knowledge!
That seems like a computer issue. The shipping is usually free after $40
Can you tell me the colors I should purchase for this project? I found the traceable pattern but when I looked for the supplies needed for the kit, the colors were not listed. Thanks! Can’t wait to try this.
The colors featured in this tutorial are our in house liquid watercolors, Dandelion Paint Co. This tutorial features Deep Yellow, Tiger Orange, Tahoe Blue, & Black. You can check them out here: www.letsmakeart.com/products/dandelion-paint-co-15ml-watercolors
helpful!
Yes, they are Palm fronds :)
The f in in the rear is actually a back leg ...they do crawl in beach to pay eggs...like a tie under a car...missing the other leg
i like your viedo
I looked up the spots on a sea turtle & they are just called spots.
Where do you find the outlines for the sea turtle. I don’t see a button to click to print outlines.
If you click the link below you'll be taken to our Outline Library. You'll want to scroll down to the "S" section where you'll come across the Sea Turtle outline. Happy creating! www.letsmakeart.com/pages/lets-make-art-outline-library?Social&
What size is this paper in this kit? You website doesn’t give a paper size for this product project.
This project uses 9x12 watercolor paper.
What kind of colors are you using they seem so pigmentet
Dr. Ph Martin.
Hi Amanda, we actually use our own brand of liquid watercolors. They are Dandelion Co. Watercolors, but we also highly recommend the Dr. Ph Martin's Radiant Concentrated Watercolors if you love how vibrant the colors are! :) You can find all of the paints here: www.letsmakeart.com/collections/watercolor-paint
Let us know if you have any other questions! :)
Any chance you can explain HOW to print the template? I can't figure it out - and this turtle was really difficult for me because I am NOT a very good sketch artist. Perspective and size are really an art in itself - but I still tried, even with my pencil sketching first and trying to trace downloaded blacklines of sea turtles on the web. I REALLY needed YOUR lines : )
They sell the kits for these tutorials on their site. They're only $15 too! Such a good price. Here is the link to this particular turtle in case you want to take a look. :) www.letsmakeart.com/collections/kit/products/sea-turtle-watercolor-paint-kit
What about bubbles in the paint strokes?
Markings are scales. Arms are flippers.
Aren't sea turtles green and like a beige gradiant
I can’t find the free outline. I went to the website like you said and the kit but when you click on the outline in the kit nothing happens. Looking forward to trying this video though. Did anyone else access the outline?
Found it!
So happy to hear you were able to find it Teri! All of our outlines can be found in the Digital Download library.
In the beginning when you say you're adding water that's already there and that's why it fans out... what do you mean? Did you add water to the paper before you painted it?
Hi Ashley Marie, I just want to make sure, are you talking about the background? You may notice that when Sarah goes back to add more water/paint each time, she'll put the brush down just a little bit away from the color that's already been put down, then paint toward the color, which causes the existing color to spread toward where the brush just was. I hope that helps to add a little bit of clarity! If not, please let us know. We want to make sure you understand what we're talking about!
@@LetsMakeArt I figured it out lol I have another question. What kind of watercolor paper is she using? I am just starting out. I have a cheap watercolor paint set and a paint pad I got at walmart. I think I need the tube watercolors that she has so I can get it darker on the edges? When this dries it gets lighter. If I go to Michael's what's the best paint and paper to get?
I have watched you for a long time . Can we still find the sketches and reference photo? Thanks
Yes! If you go to our site and type Outline Library in the search bar you'll be able to access the free outlines we offer.
@@LetsMakeArt thank you. How do we locate reference photos?
Which paints to you use?
Are the liquid water colors thick or thin? Can tube paint be used instead?
Hi Debra! The liquid watercolors we use are similar to the thickness of ink. You can absolutely use whatever watercolors you're most comfortable using though!
where do you keep your paintings after you paint them?
There are several options; Scan them and organize digitally, place in a file, gift, or even frame and display.
And I thought octopus plural is octopide or pods
do you have a traceable for this
Yes, we do have an outline for this project. You'll want to click the link below which will take you to the Outline Library. You'll then want to scroll down to the "S" section where you'll come across the Sea Turtle outline. Happy painting! www.letsmakeart.com/pages/lets-make-art-outline-library?Social&
What is the name of your website.
letsmakeart.com
What paints are used? Do we get the paints from you?
Hi Kimla! We do sell the liquid watercolors that we use, or you can get the project kit here: www.letsmakeart.com/products/sea-turtle-watercolor-paint-kit (Just keep in mind, these kits do not include paint brushes)
Hello, what kind of paper do you use?
I think she uses Canson watercolour paper
what is the name of your paper and your brush?
We use Canson paper, and Princeton (round 2 and round 6) for our kits :)
Their "legs" are called flippers.
Mine failed miserably 😭😭 My paper started showing through and the fibers were EVERYWHERE 😭
May we ask what kind of paper, paint, and brushes you were using?
@@LetsMakeArt I was using Cannon XL Mix Media Paper, with watercolours from Specialist Crafts (UK Company), and Daler Rowney brushes :)
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the nose markings look like a mustache
No captions? Deaf artists are not able to
follow your tutorials 😢
Erwin Miers sorry I just realized it is captioned. Thank you!
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Ummmmm… please tell me y’all at least had an emergency kit in the car?
Chances are good that this is a yes! Gotta be prepared.
wahoo shout to the Aussies! Totally appreciate the sharing and caring xx