Free trial = 2 months maybe? Oops! Just noticed it's from a year ago Lol! I can comment on TH-cam now! I must have changed something in my settings today. (I'll never figure this phone out)
Not only do you explain techniques and what you don't want, you clearly demonstrate them which is so essential. I am inexperienced and everyone has a different idea in their head. If you actually show what you are talking about everyone is on same page. Best instructor ever!!!!
This is the best watercolour background "tutorial" that I have watched until now. You explained everything so clearly and concisely. Thank you for taking the time to also demonstrate what you were explaining by showing us how you had painted backgrounds on your own paintings. I, too, have been reluctant to paint backgrounds on my paintings for fear I would ruin them but now I'm excited to give these a try! Thanks again for the wonderful video. I'm so happy the TH-cam algorithm lead me to your channel and I'm looking forward to seeing more of your stuff!
Louise, your tutorials are the only ones where I've found the answers to my doubts on watercolor. You really think in our struggles with this amazing art when you prepare the tutorials that, by the way, are so well illustrated and explained. Thank you. I also love the tone and softness of your voice: peaceful and without stress.
I love that you leave the bloopers in your video. It is great when you can laugh at yourself. Thank you for putting these amazing background instruction out here for us.
Louise you are such a good teacher! Love, Love all your art work! This was a very good tutorial on how to do backgrounds! I really found it helpful! Thank you!
Fantastic video tutorial, thanks for the work you put in to show us everything. I’m new and I appreciate your time. I ABSOLUTELY LOVE your chrysanthemum, and will attempt to paint one like it. Also you look so cute- makeup is gorgeous and your hair is beautiful.
Louise, thank you for the very educational video. I am new to watercolor and your video was very helpful on avoiding hard lines, not fussing and how to paint with various states of paper wetness. Your video is also good with having the sound at a good level and sharing how to avoid mistakes. It is my favorite video to date.
Your paintings are just amazing and truly inspire me. Your explanations are clear and seem so easy to follow. Once I attain a few more watercolor skills I'll be taking some of your classes on Patreon.
I knew that I'd seen purposeful blooms somewhere !! Trying to do a consistent shape, monochromatic, bloom within a bloom background. Maybe "purposeful blooms" is a good title. Having so much fun making one "goof" after another. Thanks for being here.
So helpful! I got hard edges when I work on a large background all at once! They dry up fast!!! I will definitely try your method of working one area at a time
Louise!!! , I will never get tired of thanking you for all the knowledge you give for the ones who loves this amazing technique !!! You have been such an inspiration for me! Thank you, thank you so much!
Working on a painting now and am feeling as you shared early in the video...thinking I will ruin what I have completed. You have inspired me, so will try one of your ideas! Thank you so much.
Just discovered your channel. Thank you this was tremendous tutorial. I have been struggling with hard edges in large back ground washes. Now I know why! Cheers form Canada
Hi this is the first time I've watched your videos after googling backgrounds for watercolor painting. Loved it and immediately subscribed. As a bonus love the bloopers too! Think you should paint the adorable little bird having a bath ☺️❤️ may I add your very mindful of your viewers. Thankyou.
I for whatever the reason found painting backgrounds was the hardest part of any painting I was doing. I used to stress if I didn't catch every detail. I have since learned to keep it simple and/or to suggest them. A lesson I was reminded of in your last tutorial and this one.
I really needed this tutorial from you. I found myself stuck having felt I messed up the background on a current watercolor with a Toucan. I believe the suggestions you shared for the chrysanthemum painting will salvage my painting. Thank you!🙏🏼🙌🏼👏🏼💯
I enjoy your channel very much. I am new to art and I too am nervous about backgrounds. I worked very hard on a painting and was not going to put a background on it but I did and way over worked it and it took over the painting. I’m going to try some of your thoughts on doing a background it was very helpful. I need to trust myself more. THANKS 🙏🏼
I love watching your videos and watching you paint and explain. It’s zen like. I have a question about doing backgrounds with wet on wet. At 3:09 you explain so clearly that I now understand a hardline that you keep the paint away from the edge of the water. At 5:13 you show how you did the background on the gorgeous flower. As the flower isn’t wet and the water stops at the petal why does no hardline form there or did you keep a tiny bit of the paper dry between the petal and the background or is it because you are pulling the paint away from the petal - though maybe there is a hard edge from that and I just can’t see it on my iPad screen. Thanks for teaching.
Ohhh! I just love love love all your tutorials! Your precision, your calmness, your technic and the way you teach! And how You make me laugh at the end of your episodes! You are wonderfull and it makes me love You and your personality even more and more.... big hug!
Louise, you and I share the exact fears and implementations regarding backgrounds 💜 I like that you make your choices clear as far as deciding how and when to paint a background, that it is obviously never a wrong choice to do whatever makes you happy at the moment for a particular painting, thank you so much for sharing this video, and as always, your paintings are beautiful 💞😎🎨
Louise - you are so very talented! there are few people I really admire where W/C is concerned and you come right at the top: I learn so much from you, so thank you! Did you teach yourself to paint?
As always really good tips. I am finding it difficult to get the good brush control necessary to do the background without masking fluid so I use that. I also did a background using wet on wet with adding salt thst gave a nice effect too. Thanks Louise.
This is the best video I've seen on Watercolor backgrounds. Thank you so much for making it!!! Could you tell what kind of paper you are using and what kind of orange tape you used to mask the edges of the sheet? The painter's tape I used lets all the paint come through if I get the sheet too wet. I have seen that you use two tapes, one on top of the other?
Thank you very much. I use otto washi tape to leave a border of white paper around the edge. It's low tack so it won't damage the paper. It will lift off if I use a hair dryer so I use some ordinary masking tape over the top to hold it firm.
Your paintings are beautiful, free flowing and fresh. I really appreciated your explanations and demos of backgrounds, especially since I struggle with them. I overwork them and they look dull, ruining the subject I’m painting. Thank you!
I've just watched 3 of your videos and they're great. Just when I have a question in my mind about something you've said, in the the next sentence it gets answered. I've been practicing along at the same time, and I think I'm ready to paint a better background for my Kingfisher. My first attempt is not nice (done before watching your videos) and will be watered down and lifted out a bit, hopefully what I do next will be better!
Oh my gosh! What a breath of fresh air you are! Love your vids every week. I’m getting some absolutely great tutoring from you. One thing I would love to see is how you would tackle a primarily black subject like a dog or cat. I’m struggling with this. I’m trying to paint a black German Shepard dog. How to paint black shadow & light. Help Louise 😩
Thank you for the painted background demos and info. I love the bloopers/outtakes at the end! I can’t imagine the time and editing it must take to bring us a finished tutorial.
This was sooooo helpful! I am reintroducing myself to traditional watercolours. I haven't worked in this medium traditionally for years and am currently struggling with my backgrounds. Excellent ideas here. Thank-you.
Almost missed this video and this is something I need help with. So glad I'm able to go through your tutorials to find assistance with something that's troubling me. Thank you so much for your range of subjects, they are a great resource. 🤗
I struggle with backgrounds too because i always feels that background can make or break the painting so it gets kinda burdensome to find the right background. Thank you very much Louise
Thank you! That is amazing help because I have been working on different skies and I think you just solved it for me and I to am fighting with myself right now because I’m going to do a hummingbird but I don’t know if I want to do the swipes of paint or if I want to do a colorful light wash in the background...... decisions decisions 😩😁
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Free trial = 2 months maybe?
Oops! Just noticed it's from a year ago Lol!
I can comment on TH-cam now! I must have changed something in my settings today. (I'll never figure this phone out)
Not only do you explain techniques and what you don't want, you clearly demonstrate them which is so essential. I am inexperienced and everyone has a different idea in their head. If you actually show what you are talking about everyone is on same page. Best instructor ever!!!!
Thanks very much Sybil. ❤️
This is the best watercolour background "tutorial" that I have watched until now. You explained everything so clearly and concisely. Thank you for taking the time to also demonstrate what you were explaining by showing us how you had painted backgrounds on your own paintings. I, too, have been reluctant to paint backgrounds on my paintings for fear I would ruin them but now I'm excited to give these a try! Thanks again for the wonderful video. I'm so happy the TH-cam algorithm lead me to your channel and I'm looking forward to seeing more of your stuff!
Louise, your tutorials are the only ones where I've found the answers to my doubts on watercolor. You really think in our struggles with this amazing art when you prepare the tutorials that, by the way, are so well illustrated and explained. Thank you. I also love the tone and softness of your voice: peaceful and without stress.
I love that you leave the bloopers in your video. It is great when you can laugh at yourself. Thank you for putting these amazing background instruction out here for us.
Glad you like them! Thank you Cecelia.
Louise you are such a good teacher! Love,
Love all your art work! This was a very good tutorial on how to do backgrounds! I really found it helpful! Thank you!
Fantastic video tutorial, thanks for the work you put in to show us everything. I’m new and I appreciate your time. I ABSOLUTELY LOVE your chrysanthemum, and will attempt to paint one like it. Also you look so cute- makeup is gorgeous and your hair is beautiful.
Love all your watercolor videos, they have helped me so much on my watercolor journey !!😂
I always looks at your videos for great reference! I thank you so much for sharing your amazing gift!
Absolutely love how you add your own creativity and expression to the backgrounds. Especially love the parrot.
Ive recently started to learn watercolour painting and am now a patreon member. I'm learning so much from you
Thank you
Your videos are the best. Informative with clear instructions and a friendly welcoming manner. Thank you so much!
You're very welcome!
Love the bloopers! Thanks for sharing an extra smile at the end of the tutorial.
You are priceless in soooo many ways! Totally enjoyable and informative. Love ❤️
Louise, thank you for the very educational video. I am new to watercolor and your video was very helpful on avoiding hard lines, not fussing and how to paint with various states of paper wetness. Your video is also good with having the sound at a good level and sharing how to avoid mistakes. It is my favorite video to date.
Beautiful watercolour flowers! Thanks for the tips too! Also thanks for the giggle at the end, that made my day😊
Next time I add my background colour, I will thank you every time. You are a wonderfull teacher!
Excellent. I needed this lesson right now. You explain everything so carefully and completely.
So beautiful! I’m glad you were willing to take a risk! It is scary and I’m hoping to give it a try now thanks to you!
Loved the bloopers!! Great tutorial. I was struggling big time with how to do the backgrounds ! Thank you from the UK
You’ve helped tremendously with some upcoming commissions I have, thank you!
That's fantastic! I hope they turn out beautifully.
Your paintings are just amazing and truly inspire me. Your explanations are clear and seem so easy to follow. Once I attain a few more watercolor skills I'll be taking some of your classes on Patreon.
Thanks for emphasizing that it takes time to develop the skills.
I knew that I'd seen purposeful blooms somewhere !! Trying to do a consistent shape, monochromatic, bloom within a bloom background. Maybe "purposeful blooms" is a good title. Having so much fun making one "goof" after another. Thanks for being here.
This is an amazing demonstration! Thank you SO much!
Absolutely love your tutorials and have learned so much from you...Thank you so much
So much inspiration - Lots of hints and tips - thank you 👊🙏
Clear, concise, and very helpful. Thanks!!!
Thanks for your detailed info on backgrounds, loved it.
So helpful! I got hard edges when I work on a large background all at once! They dry up fast!!! I will definitely try your method of working one area at a time
Louise!!! , I will never get tired of thanking you for all the knowledge you give for the ones who loves this amazing technique !!! You have been such an inspiration for me! Thank you, thank you so much!
Thanks so much David. 😊
perfect explanation, now I have to start practicing!
Thank you Louise! You are wonderful and so talented and so fun!
Beautiful art, Thankyou for this free tutorial
You are really great at explaining techniques and have inspired me tremendously….you have inspired me to paint and I’m loving it.
I'm so happy about that! Thank you so much Linda.
Working on a painting now and am feeling as you shared early in the video...thinking I will ruin what I have completed. You have inspired me, so will try one of your ideas! Thank you so much.
I am a great fan of your classes. Love them. Any suggestions on how to choose the colors for the background
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Just discovered your channel. Thank you this was tremendous tutorial. I have been struggling with hard edges in large back ground washes. Now I know why! Cheers form Canada
Hi this is the first time I've watched your videos after googling backgrounds for watercolor painting. Loved it and immediately subscribed. As a bonus love the bloopers too! Think you should paint the adorable little bird having a bath ☺️❤️ may I add your very mindful of your viewers. Thankyou.
Thank you so much. Beginner in watercolor.
Thank you, Louise. I learned a great deal!
I for whatever the reason found painting backgrounds was the hardest part of any painting I was doing. I used to stress if I didn't catch every detail. I have since learned to keep it simple and/or to suggest them. A lesson I was reminded of in your last tutorial and this one.
So true! Thanks Don.
I used the clingfilm method on an elephant I was painting and painted the background simply! That worked!
Thanks Louise, this was so informative. Love your tutorials.
Congratulations on your teaching method. Being able to share what you know with others is an art form.
Wow! What a stunning image (the mum). TYFS your knowledge regarding backgrounds -- very helpful :D
love the bloopers!
Thank you, Louise.
Loved the blooper scenes!! Way to keep it real and have fun with it. Oh yeah, loved the watercolor techniques as well 🤗
Love this tutorial I’m a beginner when it comes to watercolour and found it very helpful. Great instruction.
I really needed this tutorial from you. I found myself stuck having felt I messed up the background on a current watercolor with a Toucan. I believe the suggestions you shared for the chrysanthemum painting will salvage my painting. Thank you!🙏🏼🙌🏼👏🏼💯
Wonderful ideas for backgrounds! Thank you so much, very inspirational!!!
I enjoy this very much - I learn a lot - thanks
Great tutorial! Very helpful!
I really liked that brush you were using.
I enjoy your channel very much. I am new to art and I too am nervous about backgrounds. I worked very hard on a painting and was not going to put a background on it but I did and way over worked it and it took over the painting. I’m going to try some of your thoughts on doing a background it was very helpful. I need to trust myself more. THANKS 🙏🏼
You’re an amazing Artist and a Fantastic teacher....... am going to practise some backgrounds now! 🙏💕
Have fun! Thank you Deirdre.
I find backgrounds difficult to master. This has been very helpful.
Great video, Louise. Thank you! I struggle with backgrounds and your tips have made me feel more confident.
I love watching your videos and watching you paint and explain. It’s zen like. I have a question about doing backgrounds with wet on wet. At 3:09 you explain so clearly that I now understand a hardline that you keep the paint away from the edge of the water. At 5:13 you show how you did the background on the gorgeous flower. As the flower isn’t wet and the water stops at the petal why does no hardline form there or did you keep a tiny bit of the paper dry between the petal and the background or is it because you are pulling the paint away from the petal - though maybe there is a hard edge from that and I just can’t see it on my iPad screen.
Thanks for teaching.
Ohhh! I just love love love all your tutorials! Your precision, your calmness, your technic and the way you teach! And how You make me laugh at the end of your episodes! You are wonderfull and it makes me love You and your personality even more and more.... big hug!
Love the bloopers! amazing class! greetings from Perú
Excellent! Thank you!
Louise, you and I share the exact fears and implementations regarding backgrounds 💜 I like that you make your choices clear as far as deciding how and when to paint a background, that it is obviously never a wrong choice to do whatever makes you happy at the moment for a particular painting, thank you so much for sharing this video, and as always, your paintings are beautiful 💞😎🎨
Thank you very much Bonnie. 💕
Thanks so much! Very helpful tips!
Very helpful. Thank you!
Thank you. Your video tutorials are really informative and I enjoy them to.
Louise - you are so very talented! there are few people I really admire where W/C is concerned and you come right at the top: I learn so much from you, so thank you! Did you teach yourself to paint?
You work magic with that phone ! Thank you for sharing your massive talent …..and your bloopers 😂😂😂😂😂😂❤
As always really good tips. I am finding it difficult to get the good brush control necessary to do the background without masking fluid so I use that. I also did a background using wet on wet with adding salt thst gave a nice effect too. Thanks Louise.
What a good demonstration. You make things so clear. Thank you.
Your work is beautiful!! Thank you for sharing!! ❤️❤️
This is the best video I've seen on Watercolor backgrounds. Thank you so much for making it!!!
Could you tell what kind of paper you are using and what kind of orange tape you used to mask the edges of the sheet?
The painter's tape I used lets all the paint come through if I get the sheet too wet.
I have seen that you use two tapes, one on top of the other?
Thank you very much. I use otto washi tape to leave a border of white paper around the edge. It's low tack so it won't damage the paper. It will lift off if I use a hair dryer so I use some ordinary masking tape over the top to hold it firm.
I am going to try this! I haven't tried doing it with the water first.
Your paintings are beautiful, free flowing and fresh. I really appreciated your explanations and demos of backgrounds, especially since I struggle with them. I overwork them and they look dull, ruining the subject I’m painting. Thank you!
I've just watched 3 of your videos and they're great. Just when I have a question in my mind about something you've said, in the the next sentence it gets answered. I've been practicing along at the same time, and I think I'm ready to paint a better background for my Kingfisher. My first attempt is not nice (done before watching your videos) and will be watered down and lifted out a bit, hopefully what I do next will be better!
Thanks! Love it!
This is incredibly helpful.
20:28 I love the bloopers 😊
Oh my gosh! What a breath of fresh air you are! Love your vids every week. I’m getting some absolutely great tutoring from you. One thing I would love to see is how you would tackle a primarily black subject like a dog or cat. I’m struggling with this. I’m trying to paint a black German Shepard dog. How to paint black shadow & light. Help Louise 😩
Thank you for the painted background demos and info. I love the bloopers/outtakes at the end! I can’t imagine the time and editing it must take to bring us a finished tutorial.
Soo helpful. THANKS
Thanks so much for all these tips, you are such a great artist!
Thank you so much Yasmin.
Thank you for this video , so helpful and your work is beautiful ❤️
This was sooooo helpful! I am reintroducing myself to traditional watercolours. I haven't worked in this medium traditionally for years and am currently struggling with my backgrounds. Excellent ideas here. Thank-you.
Almost missed this video and this is something I need help with. So glad I'm able to go through your tutorials to find assistance with something that's troubling me. Thank you so much for your range of subjects, they are a great resource. 🤗
I'm so glad! Thank you! 💕
Thank you!
Great video! I have learned so much from you. Thank you!
Thank you Louise.
I struggle with backgrounds. Thank you Louise. As always you’re priceless. Love your videos and classes.
I struggle with backgrounds too because i always feels that background can make or break the painting so it gets kinda burdensome to find the right background. Thank you very much Louise
Your videos are so helpful, really glad I found your channel!
Thank you so much, so so helpful! Love that bird right before the giraffe!!
Amazing video. Thank you very much for your tips. I struggle with the background , so your techniques give me some confidence to try in my paintings.
Just discovered your videos and love them!!! So much good information!
Thank you so much, it is very taughtful.
I love all your work and so enjoyed seeing all your ways of doing backgrounds. Thank you.
That was super useful! Thanks a mil!
Fabulous!!
Thank you! Wonderfully done!
Thank you, Louise! You are always the great inspiration for me🌹
Thank you, I enjoyed that so much and learned great hints on background.
Thank you! That is amazing help because I have been working on different skies and I think you just solved it for me and I to am fighting with myself right now because I’m going to do a hummingbird but I don’t know if I want to do the swipes of paint or if I want to do a colorful light wash in the background...... decisions decisions 😩😁