How to Paint Watercolour Snowdrops With Joanne Boon Thomas
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 6 เม.ย. 2020
- Join me in this watercolour lesson painting snowdrops as I show you how to paint a beautiful watercolour snowdrop. Follow along with me in this guide to help expand your knowledge on simple watercolour techniques and be inspired to create something unique of your own.
About Me:
I am an experienced artist and tutor, with a life-long love of painting and drawing and a passion for nurturing those skills in others. I derive immense pleasure from helping others to discover the endless joys (and occasional frustrations) of painting, and to progress, whether they taking their first tentative steps or are seeking to develop their technique and style.
I conduct demonstrations and run workshops (in watercolour) and also tutor painting holidays both abroad and in the UK.
Email me - joannethomas81@gmail.com
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You are delightful….and a great teacher…I like you ..God bless
Thank you so much Linda 💓
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Where disappeared my angel of creativity?!?
We missed you so much!!!!
Please, think your followers as well!!!
Muhammadali thank you so much... I think? 🤣
@@JBOONTOM I just meant, you aren't active, as you were before!!!
We, followers, want more to see you teach us!!!
@@ali_7622 Thanks so much its good to be missed ☺
Fabulous Joanne. Have a couple of your tutorials thru Art Tutor. Love your tutorials.
Love love! Going to trrrryyyyy!
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I hadn't used my watercolors for years. And then Covid-19 came along. Being able to see artists like you on TH-cam has gotten me thru this crazy time. Many thanks for the inspiration to pick up my brushes again.
You are so very welcome 🙏 ☺
This is beautiful. I'm new to watercolour but definitely going to give this ago. Thank You
Thanks, Joanne! Not only have you inspired me, I'm quite excited about painting a Snowdrop. I deeply appreciate your generosity for making and sharing these videos (especially at this time). Being creative and picking up my brushes is a great way to get lost in something as wonderful as watercolours!
Hi Val I do hope you enjoy painting your snowdrop, its a pleasure to have inspired you. 🥰
So beautiful!
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Beautiful. Thank you!
I love snowdrops and then negative painting. Gorgeous Joanne
Glad you enjoyed it Lynne 😊
Thank you, Joanne. To have your tutorials available on TH-cam is a real treat ~ and what a spirit lifter. Beautiful snowdrops ~ you make it all look so easy! By, I am looking forward to having a bash!
Hi Julie you are so welcome, yes please do paint along with me and hopefully it will lift your spirits. Stay safe 🌈
Julie if you are interested I have a new Patreon channel here
www.patreon.com/joanneboonthomas
Thank you from Florida, glad you doing this for us. You are a great teacher!
Thanks for watching, feel free to share 🖌🥰🌈
Perfect. This is beautiful. I love your paintings. 🤗
Thank you so much Joanne just ❤️this technique,
Thank you for this beautiful painting
Great Job Joanne, I learn a lot from watching your beautiful videos, Thanks for sharing and am looking forward to your other videos
Beautiful! Thanks a lot :)
I can not tell you how great it is to have your videos on youtube. Thanks for lifting our spirits!
Your comments make it all worthwhile ❣
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You also have the benefit of
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A full list of materials
A chance to watch my free videos before they are uploaded publicly
Acess to our private Facebook group where you can paint along with Watercolour step by step tutorials and post your work to receive feedback in a safe supportive environment.
You can cancel you membership at any time. I would love to see you there
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I must have watched this last April but don't remember. The tip about adding water to the petals and letting it run down is something I haven't tried. Good tip. And, it's always refreshing watching you paint....like a cool drink on a hot day.
Hi Shirley Its always good to try new techniques and step out of our comfort zone! Thanks for your kind words re the tutorials as always very much appreciated❤
I love watching and practicing your technique. Please continue to post videos!
I will do my very best 🥰🖌🌈
Thank you for this beautiful gift during this time of uncertainty and darkness. I appreciate the encouragement to be creative.
You are so very welcome keep painting and keep safe 🌈🥰🖌
Thank you so much for this tutorial, Joanne. I am learning so much from your loose style technique! Looking forward to painting more with you.
I am thrilled you are enjoying the tutorials thank you so much for letting me know ❤
wow, so beautiful. will try it.
Thank you
New to your channel, stunning work, so inspirational. Can’t wait for your next demos. Thank you .
Hi Marion thanks its good to know you are enjoying the tutorials ❤
Wow! I'll definitely have a go at this. Thank you so much for showing us how these effects are made. Greatly appreciated!
Thank you I am so pleased you are enjoying the tutorials, please dont forget to subscribe to receive updates. If you would like more in-depth tuition then please do check out my Patreon channel here www.patreon.com/joanneboonthomas
Thank you so much for this video, Joanne. You took away my fear of painting white flowers and completely opened my eyes regarding how to do the negative painting. An invaluable lesson!
You are very welcome Andee it's so good to practice negative painting I use this method for most of my work 😀
Great tutorial, that's a real help for back grounds, makes me feel more confident in trying your style, thank you. I can't wait to see the next snowdrop video.
Thank you I am so pleased you are enjoying the tutorials, please dont forget to subscribe to receive updates. If you would like more in-depth tuition then please do check out my Patreon channel here www.patreon.com/joanneboonthomas
Awesome video Joanne!! You make me excited to paint!! More please 🤗🤗🤗
Thats great news, keep painting and keep safe 👏🌈🥰
Stunning Thank you xx
You are very welcome 🖌🌈🥰
I have just found you Joanne and very pleased I have. I REALLY LOVE your background and your no nonsense approach to painting takes the fear out of giving it a go. I am very much a beginner to watercolour after painting with oils for quite a few years. Thank you.🌹❤️
Hi Josephine I am pleased that you are enjoying these tutorials 😊
Would you like more tutorials from Joanne and to take your art to the next level? Then please do join Joannes Patreon channel
Great news I have reduced my Patreon membership from £15 to just £10
All my tutorials are private to you and can be watched as many times as you like as long as your membership is active.
You also have the benefit of
A royalty free photograph and traceable drawing
A full list of materials
A chance to watch my free videos before they are uploaded publicly
Acess to our private Facebook group where you can paint along with Watercolour step by step tutorials and post your work to receive feedback in a safe supportive environment.
You can cancel you membership at any time. I would love to see you there
www.patreon.com/joanneboonthomas
Fabulous, love your technique, such beautiful, delicate results ❤️ . First time I have seen you and I'm hooked! Thankyou xxx
Thank you for sharing your time and creativity. It is a joy to watch you paint.
You are so very welcome 🖌🌈🥰
I'm so happy I found you here on TH-cam. You are an inspiration and I'm loving exploring watercolor. Also using a limited palette is always appealing to me. So many people seem to think the more color the better. I find it too confusing to the eye. Besides you can make a myriad of colors from just three primaries. Thanks so much.
A limited palette is the key to successful painting so glad that you are enjoying the tutorials
Thank you again, Joanne! So generous of you to do this and hope you get more w/c paper so you can do more. On my walk this morning, I picked up a cluster of fall leaves (kinda late) that I think I might challenge myself to use as a subject. Something about fall leaves really speak to me.
Hi Shirley Dont worry I have ordered more paper! There is something special about fall leaves I do hope you enjoy painting them and my snowdrop maybe. Stay safe 🌈🖌😄
Love it! Maybe motivation reduces due to lack of pressure / too much time in this surreal time. Thank you for this short video 😀
Sandra Fowkes I think you're right! Without a deadline there is no hurry ~ tomorrow will do.
Hello Joanne, from Canada. We still have lots of snow, but no snow drops. They seem so delicate. I have always loved your style of painting, so will definitely give this a try.
I hope you have tried it by now and enjoyed painting the snowdrops 🖌🌈🥰
Merci Joanne, Toujours sublime ce que vous faites ! Bonne soirée, et prenez bien soin de vous aussi.
Thank you keep painting and stay safe 🖌🌈🥰
Thank you keep painting and stay safe 🖌🌈🥰
Wonderful as always - and I forgot the wax, again!
Lucy what are you like !!!! I bet you still 0painted a beauty x
Beautiful piece! I’m trying to loosen up and very much enjoying your videos. Thank you for sharing all the great tips. I’ve subscribed to your channel.
Thank you Rita 😊
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I will chime in with everyone else to say YOU are my favorite! Your style, your method and your ability to teach is so appealing. Thank you for spending time with us during the weird time. Have you explained what you use for wax resist? Would a wax candle work?
Hi Cathie thanks for your lovely message its great that you are enjoying the tutorials. You can use a white crayon or a piece of candle wax and the good news is both wont break the bank 😅
Oh wow! I can rummage through a junk drawer instead of Amazon!! Great concept
This is the prettiest snowdrop of all. Thank you.
Absolutely beautiful! Thank you so much! Joanne, I followed you on Instergram without knowing that I tried out the poppies loose water colour paining featured on another TH-cam channel. I guess I just love your fluid and seemingly casual style! Will you open a series of course/online schools to allow more of your fans from your encouraging teaching style? I have been looking around for 3 years (no joke) for something more systematic but did not succeed. I really want to get better on watercolour and if you open a school I will be the first member for sure!!!
Sorry I have to add that I have less interest learning from different styles from various teachers on ArtTutor. I know you are featured there...
Adora its so great you are enjoying these lessons. There are many other tutorials from me via ArtTutor and SAA all free. You can join ArtTutor and receive lots of tutorials from myself and other artists, its a great site. For now I have limited equipment so am posting these free lessons during lock down and hope to continue in the future.
Love all your videos Joanne - thank you for your generosity! One question: when you let your painting dry and then went back in to highlight certain areas around the flower, did you wet the entire paper again and, if not, how to you manage to not get marks where the wet and dry paper meet? Thanks again for your generous spirit!!
Thank you Louise. When I go back in the paper is dry I use my softening off technique to avoid hard edges.
I have been painting detailed architecture in watercolour for years and suddenly want a change = to looser work ! So I have chosen your vids to study because you explain, and show well, the steps. I would like to ask you if you think masking fluid is as good as wax please ? It is a pleasure to subscribe .
Firstly thank you for subscribing. My personal choice would be wax resist or skillfully leaving the whites, although this is not always easy. I find masking fluid is a good option but not for me as previously I have ruined my brushes and often found it difficult to remove from the paper without damage! I also think that masking can make us lazy I like to keep myself on my toes by thinking ahead and leaving the white paper. Masking fluid in my opinion makes a painting stiff and lacking in that loose fresh appeal that I so love 💘
If you are enjoying my tutorials please do check out my new Patreon channel
www.patreon.com/joanneboonthomas
@@JBOONTOM Thats wonderful, thank you very much for your opinion. I will certainly look at your new channel, I look forward to it 🙂
Hi Artlover if you are interested I have a new Patreon channel here
the link will just be your patreon link -
www.patreon.com/joanneboonthomas
Hi from Dublin, thank you so much for this lovely lesson, I started off in oils then moved to acrylic and now watercolour, may i ask you about the wax you use?? as i got masking stick, not sure how to take it off, keep safe
Hi Mairead you are welcome, the wax is an old white crayon, I sometimes use broken pieces of candle wax, not too expensive 😅🌈🖌
Thank you so much, keep safe
Love watching you paint and feel inspired to have a go, thank you 😊But, how is it you sometimes paint left handed and sometimes right handed ? Wish I could do that x
When I first started filming these free tutorials I was using my phone, somehow it flips the image! I am definitely right handed. I now have a fancy camera thanks to my Patreons 😄
@@JBOONTOM I’ll have to use my phone then 😂 thank you for your work!
Wonderful tutorial! Thankyou so much for sharing with us, your talents & teachings, it's much appreciated!💗
Ps. I was wondering what it was you'd used here for the wax resist? thankYOU:)
Hi Joanne, really lovely painting - you make it look so easy - but it's not, as I find out when I try to recreate your work! One question - despite all the water you applied to the painting, the paper looks as though it has hardly buckled at all, what paper is it? John
Hi John a paper I use most of the time Bockingforx 200lb (425gsm) not surface. No need to stretch and takes bags of water
Love your technique and style. I keep working on it, but for this one what I got is mostly a motley rainbow! Still, every time the brush touches paper, it's a learning experience. Thanks for your great tutorials.
I loved this so much!! 💕
My painting worked so well, so much so though that my friend wants to buy it!!!
Is this allowed, as technically it’s your work?!?
Thanks so much for your lessons - I love your work xxx
Claire of course it is OK you did the work. So glad you enjoyed this tutorial.
Would you like more tutorials from Joanne and to take your art to the next level? Then please do join Joannes Patreon channel
All my tutorials are private to you and can be watched and downloaded as many times as you like
You also have the benefit of
A royalty free photograph and traceable drawing
A full list of materials
A chance to watch my free videos before they are uploaded publicly
Acess to our private Facebook group where you can paint along with Watercolour step by step tutorials and post your work to receive feedback in a safe supportive environment.
You can cancel you membership at any time. I would love to see you there
www.patreon.com/joanneboonthomas
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@@JBOONTOM thanks so much for your reply - I appreciate it
I’ll need to keep watching on TH-cam as I haven’t had much work this past year xxx
I absolutely love watching and following you paint. I have purchased 2 lessons now and plan on doing more. I have a question. You mention Overworking a piece. Could you give an example of a piece that is overworked and one that is not. I need a visual example because I have a feeling that I may overwork some of my pieces and I don't have the trained eye yet. Thank you !
Hi Monica
Sorry I cant share an example here but my aim is to keep the painting loose and fresh. When a painting is overworked with too many washes they become dull and loose the transparency that is the essence of watercolour.
The painting will turn opaque . Meaning it will not let any light through your paper, making the final product look dull and muddy.
@@JBOONTOM you're so generous with answering my question. Thank you so much! it explains it very clearly.
Hi Joanne, Thank you for this lovely video. Could you tell me what weight your paper is and also, although I know you pick it up and dance your paper around, is your board flat or on an angle.
Hi Suzanne my board is flat on this occasion, the paper weight 200LB its a heavy paper and can take a lot of water
@@JBOONTOM Thanks so much! Stay safe you and yours...dont know about your sweet Dylan but our little MickyDoodle is beginning to look like sasquatch. 🐶😬
hi Joanne. I loved this tutorial, and was looking for the one with 3 snowdrops that you mentioned you might do as a follow up. Did you ever produce that video? If so, could you point me in the right direction. Many thanks!
Hi Anne sorry I never did get around to filming the three snowdrops tutorial as I have been so busy filming watercolour tutorials for my Patreon channel. Joanne
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Hi Joanne. Thank you for this beautiful tutorial. I'm going to give it a go. Could you please tell me what flavor is the Cadmium yellow? I can't quite make out what the tube color says. I need to convert it into DS. Thank you!! :-)
Hi so glad you are enjoying the tutorials. The yellow I use in this demonstration is
Cadmium Yellow Deep Hue
@@JBOONTOM Thank you so much for your reply. I did try this, but the Hansa yellow med looked way too bright (or just too much of it).
Fabulous painting Joanne. Just two questions... where can you buy wax resist??? and don’t you have to remove the wax from the painting??
Hi Tricia you don't need to buy wax resist I just use old bits of candle wax or a wax crayon. When applied to the paper it acts as a resist and keeps the paper white, once down it does not come off so use sparingly
Do you use a hairdryer to dry in between or not?
Yes I do
Can you please recommend good affordable watercolor brushes?
Where can I find the tutorial with the three snowdrops please?
Is there a line drawing to start with this tutorial?
Sorry no, if you Google free snowdrops images you will find lots to choose from
I just love,love,love your loose style of painting,but most of all I love your easy style of teaching...you mumble away almost as though you’re forgotten we are watching you,if you are a mishap, you don’t make a big deal about it,we won’t worry about that...please tell me you have on line teaching lessons...sign me up🥰😋🙃
What a lovely message its true I do love to paint and teach both give me so much pleasure. Maureen you can now join my new patreon channel, check out my first tutorial of the white poppy, the link is in the description if you have a problem please do let me know