A Few Watercolour Background Ideas
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 24 ก.ย. 2020
- The first 1000 people to use the link will get a free trial of Skillshare Premium Membership: skl.sh/louised... . In this video I share a few different techniques and ideas I’ve been using to paint watercolour backgrounds.
This video was sponsored by Skillshare.
Errors: At the 6.39 minute mark I say, "I keep that paint away from the paint edge." I should have said, "I keep that paint away from the water's edge." I also say just after, "When I get closer to the paint edge I stop painting." Sorry I should have said, "When I get closer to the water's edge I stop painting." Sorry it was a long week! 😳
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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)
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!
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. ❤️
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!
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.
Thank you Louise! You are wonderful and so talented and so fun!
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!
Great 👍🏻
Your bloopers made laugh 😆
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 the bloopers! amazing class! greetings from Perú
Thank you so much. Beginner in watercolor.
Thank you, Louise.
perfect explanation, now I have to start practicing!
I love your art and bloopers❤😂
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 art, Thankyou for this free tutorial
Love all your watercolor videos, they have helped me so much on my watercolor journey !!😂
So much inspiration - Lots of hints and tips - thank you 👊🙏
Absolutely love how you add your own creativity and expression to the backgrounds. Especially love the parrot.
Thanks for your detailed info on backgrounds, loved it.
20:28 I love the bloopers 😊
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.
This is an amazing demonstration! Thank you SO much!
Wow! What a stunning image (the mum). TYFS your knowledge regarding backgrounds -- very helpful :D
Love the bloopers! Thanks for sharing an extra smile at the end of the tutorial.
Great tutorial! Very helpful!
This is incredibly helpful.
Your videos are the best. Informative with clear instructions and a friendly welcoming manner. Thank you so much!
You're very welcome!
You work magic with that phone ! Thank you for sharing your massive talent …..and your bloopers 😂😂😂😂😂😂❤
Excellent! Thank you!
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 enjoy this very much - I learn a lot - thanks
Next time I add my background colour, I will thank you every time. You are a wonderfull teacher!
The bloopers cracked me up so bad. Thanks for the laugh.🤣
Thanks so much! Very helpful tips!
Thank you, Louise. I learned a great deal!
I gave you a Like for the video. I gave you a Subscription for the bloopers. So much fun!
Ive recently started to learn watercolour painting and am now a patreon member. I'm learning so much from you
Thank you
Very helpful. Thank you!
Beautiful watercolour flowers! Thanks for the tips too! Also thanks for the giggle at the end, that made my day😊
Thanks for emphasizing that it takes time to develop the skills.
You’re an amazing Artist and a Fantastic teacher....... am going to practise some backgrounds now! 🙏💕
Have fun! Thank you Deirdre.
Genius.
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 😩
love the bloopers!
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. 💕
Clear, concise, and very helpful. Thanks!!!
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
Excellent. I needed this lesson right now. You explain everything so carefully and completely.
Thank you !
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. 😊
Congratulations on your teaching method. Being able to share what you know with others is an art form.
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!
You are my favorite watercolor teacher, i love 😘 it..... Easy as usual, besides i practice my English 😊.. I am María González, from Costa Rica 🇨🇷 in Central América 🌎 🌎
Thank you so much ‼️‼️‼️🌻🌿🌻🌿🌻🌿🌻🌿🌻🌿🌻🌿🌻🌿🌻
Wonderful! Thank you Maria!
I find backgrounds difficult to master. This has been very helpful.
Love this tutorial I’m a beginner when it comes to watercolour and found it very helpful. Great instruction.
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
Great video, Louise. Thank you! I struggle with backgrounds and your tips have made me feel more confident.
Thanks! Love it!
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.
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!
Loved the bloopers!! Great tutorial. I was struggling big time with how to do the backgrounds ! Thank you from the UK
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!🙏🏼🙌🏼👏🏼💯
Thank you, Louise! You are always the great inspiration for me🌹
Schön,schön,schön!👏🏻
Thank you very much, Better tutor...like very much your lessons ,, how you describe all and special- your " background videos" :)))
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?
Loved the blooper scenes!! Way to keep it real and have fun with it. Oh yeah, loved the watercolor techniques as well 🤗
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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Excellent! 😍👌.
Soo helpful. THANKS
This has to be one of my favorites of yours so far! 😂 I loved the bloopers and can totally relate to the struggles of recording! In these trying times your unfiltered and honest humor was a breath of fresh air. Thank you. ❤️
Oh, and I already follow you on Skillshare, but thanks for the tip on the iPhone photography.... will check it out!
You are priceless in soooo many ways! Totally enjoyable and informative. Love ❤️
Thanks for this!
What a good demonstration. You make things so clear. Thank you.
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.
Thank you so much, it is very taughtful.
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.
Outstanding explanation and demonstration of background techniques! Thank you! 💕 And thank you for the outtakes. They’re so much fun! 😸
Thanks so much Chris.
I really liked that brush you were using.
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
Thank you so much, so so helpful! Love that bird right before the giraffe!!
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.
Wonderful ideas for backgrounds! Thank you so much, very inspirational!!!
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.
Love the tips, great to reference them.
Glad it was helpful!.Thank you!
Thanks Louise, this was so informative. Love your tutorials.
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 🙏🏼
Your work is beautiful!! Thank you for sharing!! ❤️❤️
Love the bird
Thank you. Your video tutorials are really informative and I enjoy them to.
Absolutely love your tutorials and have learned so much from you...Thank you so much
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.
Thanks so much for all these tips, you are such a great artist!
Thank you so much Yasmin.
I am starting to use an art journal for information I've learned, and it's usually something from your channel. Thank you so much for your time and sharing your wisdom...... Shana
I love all your work and so enjoyed seeing all your ways of doing backgrounds. 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! 💕
Thanks for sharing your tips! Will have to give them a try. 💗
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!
I love the backgrounds on these! Thanks for the excellent tips. You are an excellent teacher!