The Biggest Mistake Beginners Make In Watercolour
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- You need to wait for your painting to dry between stages. I show you the right and wrong way of painting in watercolour. Painting into drying mistake can ruin a painting. My Patreon membership / karenriceart - includes access to longer tutorials, sketch outlines etc... MY NEW WEBSITE: www.karenriceart.com.
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Now I found the solution for the problem of the hard edges I always make when painting watercolour.
Then, what I tend to do is to add too much water to recover which just lifts off good dark hues and creates even more hard edges.
Those hard edges do put me off painting watercolour because I feel so inadequate.
Eventually, I paint every surface even just like kids do.
Thank you so much, Karen! You taught me not just how to avoid hard edges, but I can have a hope.
I am so pleased that this has helped and try not to be too hard on yourself. Watercolour is all about the practice, keep at it and try to have as much fun as possible 😀
Just keep trying - I'm a newbie and that's what I'm doing. It's frustrating but that's how we all learn. The main thing is to try and give as much value to what I did wrong and what not to do next time, as I do to something that turns out good.😃🖌
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This helps so much for beginners like myself! Can just watch myself trying to keep “fix” or add more when it’s actually “still wet” but if keep going over it end up with a mess! So tyvm & just switched to 100% cotton & feel having to learn (how to paint) over again as adopted to the cellulose paper!
Practice feel is very important!
I am SERIOUSLY in the same boat as you🥹
I like both paintings but it's good to know what techniques were used to arrive at the results. The second one is definitely a beautiful starry night, while the first one makes me think of a snowy December night in a smog-filled city.
Thanks so much 😊
I agree I like both I'm kind of I don't mind pale colours but I'll probably like to do more colourful.
My mam showed me some watercolour paintings which were really colourful and I always thought they had to be pale.
Also thank you Karen for this tutorial ❤
I agree on both having their own beauty! I do like both versions 💜 I'm also a sucker for starry skies 😀💜
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No one ever tells you what NOT to do and if they do, they don't tell you WHY. I need both of those explanations.
This was great!
So pleased you found this helpful🎨
I just want to give my two cents why I think this video is awesome. I love how the mistake you do in the "wrong" picture feels so genuine like someone truly did their best, just... failed. Most "Beginner mistakes" videos I see are good artists pretending to be a grade schooler, deliberatly doing their worst to make a picture look bad. And even though the principles are often sound I don't see how to apply those to my paintings because their their example is *so* bad, even I know not to paint like that. Even I know not to *immediatly* put another layer on absolutely wet paper. Whereas yours, I have definetly been there, panic lifting bleeding colours, trying to safe my picture, never making the conection between that and dull colours.
Sorry for the long post
Thanks so much for sharing and I am so glad you found the tutorial helpful!
Just to say, I loved your long post. It clarified some things for me, like the bad examples being too bad.
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she is really good. We all had to start somewhere. I was right where you are. just keep painting and having fun.
same
Can’t believe how letting it dry can make such a difference, I’m a complete beginner so found this very useful. The second picture is so pretty (but I quite liked the “muddy colours” too). Thank you ☺️
Haha yeah me too xD
Thank you Tracey! The first painting turned out alot better than I expected!!
At least now you have a choice and can work deliberately to get the finish you want. Me too.
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Despite of the well merged one looking better, I really like the one with hard edges because it gives off those children story book vibes or the Tim Burton art stye vibes, the gothic dreary scenes. This one particularly lit up the scene where the sparrow sees the entire city while travelling in the story 'The Happy Prince' by Oscar Wilde.
Thank you, that is so kind of you to say!!
I think something important to note is that if you're a beginner you'll probably be using the cheaper cellulose paper. It's a LOT easier to lift colours and create back runs on this. Switching to cotton is a little pricier, but the paper cooperates a lot more and makes your life much easier ❤️
When I did a commission I combined both actually. The flatter washed out look I used on the gritty destruction, columns and dirt. The vibrant method I used for all the characters, lighting and magic going on. Pretty nifty!
The first one looks like a city, with dark clouds, while the sun tried its best to shine trough the clouds. And it looks like the first snow starts to fall, i love it absolutely.
The second one is nice too, looks a bit like an experience with alkohol makers, but not bad.
Maybe i just like the darker stuff a bit more xD
Thank you 😀
I can see that.
That was a brilliant demonstration of what NOT to do and why. The difference was glaringly obvious when you showed them side by side. I also loved your buildings using the card and tip of the paint tube. Extremely helpful. Thank you.
So pleased you found this helpful 😀
I usually work on two paintings at them same time, it helps me to get enough time for paint to dry 😅 I'm very impatient, and that method helped me a lot
Wonderful! Your idea is also a great way of not overworking your paintings!
Finaly someone that understands what beginners struggle with, thank you every much
You are most welcome!
Long story short: Let your paint dry. Don't let the water control you, control the water. Those examples really highlighted, how this applies. Thank you 👍
No questions, I learned more in this video than a year of working with watercolour. I'm beyond stoked to actually have a clear painting
That is wonderful! I am so pleased that this tutorial has helped! Yay!!!
I have this project I've been meaning to start, painting watercolours from photographs of random objects. I haven't started partly because I'm intimidated, but you made it look less complicated. Thank you!
Thank you 😊
Thanks so much Karen. This is the clearest and most definitive description of what happens when you just can't bring yourself to wait. I finally understood about the stirring up of the first wash and creating mud ........ Followed your instructions and created a painting I was pleased with :)
That is wonderful Linda! I am so pleased that this video was helpful!
Guilty as charged! Need to find a way to distract myself from carrying on when the paint isn't yet dry.
We have all been guilty of it! It is amazing how this one thing can change everything! 😅
OMG you're a lifesaver!! I'm in high school and had to teach myself watercolour as my art teachers never really covered it, I've been having this exact issue for so long and now I know how to avoid it!! Thank you!!
So pleased this was helpful! I was not taught this in school either!!
I bet your school doesn't provide soft enough brushes. Watch out!
Hi Guys, thank you for all of your lovely comments. Just to be clear, I agree with all of you that art is personal and there are no mistakes - beauty is in the eye of the beholder. This tutorial isn't about that though... it is about watercolour techniques and the importance of letting your painting dry, especially if you are a beginner. I try to demonstrate what can happen if you don't allow your painting to dry. It can cause havoc especially if you are a beginner creating muddy colours and cauliflowers/blooms etc. Many beginners loose heart and give up. This tutorial is to help with that ... Hope that makes sense! Thanks for all of the great comments! Very much appreciated ☺
I know many people appreciate this video, like me! I would get so frustrated when my florals would be cauliflower-ing out of the places I wanted and making more abstract. Still a nice style but I like to be in control of what my work looks like!
Drinking game: take a shot every time Karen says "deceptively dry" :D It's fun!
Love that!!!!
Am I the only one who really likes the first one more? 🙈 I mean they're both beautiful and you're explanation is great! But I honestly like the atmosphere and the effect of the first one more...
I am starting to think that way myself! 😊
I really like the first one too, It looks like a snowy, smoggy London or something, ...dark, gray , and probably warm inside ❄
I really like the result of the second painting, it's stunning (though I find that the first one has its own kind of charm :) . All in all, thank you so much for the tips, Karen!.
Thank you Imma! So pleased you found the tips helpful. I was also secretly chuffed with how the WRONG painting turned out! The buildings rescued it! You just never know... 😊
Emma, you can’t paint a bad painting even when you try! 😸
Sorry, I meant Karen!
There is no writer wrong, just levels of acceptance. I found your video incredibly helpful.
At first I thought it would be more than just "let your paper completely dry," but the proof is in the pure vibrancy of those colors on the right painting. It just looks spectacular. Thank you. This will level up my novice watercolors as I progress.
Great point! Thanks for pointing that out Jordan 😊
I prefer left one, ie "wrong" one. Looks more special, unique
Unlike those rainbow colors on the right one which is seen too often
You're missing the point of the video, it's about the technique not the colours.
I think the point is that there are no 'wrong' techniques.
Well, it is all about mastering the techniques. I had no clue how to rid off this problems shown in the left version of picture, so I've learned by try-and-error how to use them purposefully. And now I've learned how to avoid them, when I don't want them to appear at all.
Btw, I like both pictures, each of them has something unique.
@@ph-vf5hx nope, but nothing wrong in learning the results of different techniques. Stuff like this is great for folk who have been frustrated in the pat because they could get the results they wanted and couldn’t figure out why.
It's been years since I last got to take any actual lessons in watercolours, and I've developed a bit of a dread for them even though I love the technique, so finding your channel was a great refresher! Thank you so much for the video.
Thank you Jasmin, so pleased this video has helped you!
Many thanks! Now I understand why my pictures often look like the first example image. I've watched so many tutorials, but you're the first to show so explicitly how it can be done differently. The comparison is very instructive. I would like to see many more videos of this kind! Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us so generously!
Thank you so much Lak, so pleased you found this tutorial helpful... more like this to follow soon 😊
Excellent tutorial, the difference when it’s done wrong or when it’s done right is so startling! Thank you so much for showing us the right way x
Thanks Rita! It really is amazing! So pleased you found this helpful 😀
This turned out to be a very much fun exercise, as I painted an imaginary NY Manhattan sky. I added now-gone Twin Towers to a skyline, memorializing them for world peace. You share with us lots of interesting and helpful hints, which I appreciate a lot. Thank you, Karen
Thank you so much! I love your idea of adding the Twin Towers memorialising them for world peace!
i must say i am guilty of thinking paper is dry when it’s not, thanks so much for this great tutorial!
Glad it was helpful! Thank you Sharon :)
This is such an incredible tutorial that really illustrates the beginner mistakes so well. I’m definitely guilty of being impatient, and have learned the hard way to wait and use my hair dryer when necessary. I love the result you got with the correct piece, and love seeing such an accurate and detailed mistaken piece. Thank you so much!
Thank you! So pleased you found this helpful 😀
Karen, I adore your flowers and landscapes, but the second painting on here may be one of my favorites of yours. Those colors in that sky are stunning, and you make that cityscape look so easy! I will be trying this one!
Thank you so much Karin! So pleased you liked this one! Loved your painting as well!!
"Reawaken the paint" is a great expression :D
The patience required for watercolour is probably the main reason I was never super into it until I discovered watercolour pencils.
Yes I definitely add paint just as the sheen disappears and think I can get away with it.
Will be having a go at this and learning 😀
I think it is ok when the sheen is disappearing as long as it is damper than the surface, not easy to do at that stage! We are all guilty of painting just one last mark!! 😂
I watched your video mainly because I am NOT experienced in any type of painting with water or oil or acrylic. I will begin with water because I love the
Softness in the results.
In watching you, I don’t believe I have to be one who draws first because I cannot draw a stick so have held off trying. I will pick up supplies this week and begin my new journey. Thank you for your great instruction.
Good luck I hope you enjoy your watercolour journey 😊
Thank you.
One of the best demonstrations I've seen to explain this basic rule of watercolor painting. I am green as grass.
Thank you so much 😊
I've had such problems with muddiness, I almost gave up all together. Thank you so much for this!
You are so welcome!
I’m realizing how little the watercolor classes I’ve taken emphasized drying. I’ve had so many paintings like the one of the left and had no clue why but between this video and a vide PearFleur did about working with water (which included her mentioning allowing adequate drying between layers and even using a hair dryer if you’re impatient), I realized I never really even took it into account lol
I am so pleased you found this helpful. It’s so important to allow the painting to completely dry. It makes so much difference. I hope this helps you in your Watercolour journey. Thank you so much for sharing.
the "wrong" picture looks like it belongs in a manga or comic. I honestly like it a lot.
I don’t know why i liked the first one more! Those muted colours seem so soothing:)
I'm a complete begginer with watercolors despite being a 4th year art major in college.. I do know about this but I'm often too short on time to wait until it's completely dry (I don't have a blow dryer) and due to my inexperience with watercolors, I didn't know how much of a difference it really makes and this was extremely helpful and eye-opening to me so I can try harder to manage letting it dry despite being short on time since I now know how it makes a world of difference! Absloutly Loved your painting btw!
Thank you so much for sharing! Really pleased you liked this tutorial and found it helpful!
Thank you so much for verbalizing this along with awesome close ups. You’re instructions are so helpful to me as I haven’t had an art class in person since middle school (years 6-8 in the US) . All my art skills are being picked up from awesome artists like you, however you are super descriptive compared to most and it really really helps me.
You are so welcome! So glad this was helpful Lisa
Thanks! I have always worked with the assumption that any water on top will dissolve the paint below, no matter how dry - I'm going to have to try your method!
So pleased you found this helpful!
This was so helpful, thank you. And using the card at the end - never thought of that! I'm going to try that soon, as well. Awesome.
You are so welcome! Have fun using the card technique!
Today I ventured into watercolor for the first time as an adult. I loved this tutorial it all made so much sense!!! Thank you so much!!
Thank you Diane, so pleased it was helpful!
This was such a good tutorial for me! I'm a beginner and need all the direction I can get! You are so good at explaining things and give a list of materials too! I love the way you mix your colors so naturally too. I would like to get better at learning how to make better color combinations.
Thanks so much 😀
Let the painting dry is subjective and you cleared it up. Thanks!
Glad it was helpful!
oh wow you have clearly explained more in under 2 mins than the 100s of watercolor tutorials I've seen out there..."you getta sub instantly"
Thank you! So pleased you found this helpful 😊
Wonderful tutorial and tips. I love doing galaxy and night skies like this because you get to practice your water control and just have fun with colors :)
Thanks so much 😊
This is where I learned water colors are deceptive and I need to check with the back of my hand for truthfulness. Thank you! I literally grabbed my paints and am waiting for them to properly dry:)
Yay! So pleased you found this helpful 😊
This was so helpful, thank you! I tried following several tutorials and mine would never come out anything like the ones in the videos. I couldn't figure out why, but now I know! I also really appreciate that you actually showed the process of what not to do. It's so much easier for me to understand and remember when I actually see it as opposed to having someone say "don't do that" without much explanation.
So pleased you found this helpful! Thank you so much for sharing 😀
Wow, I didn't realize how big the difference between the paintings would be until I saw them side by side! Amazing. Thanks for the lesson!
You are so welcome 😊
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I struggle with painting nebulas, and as an astronomer, I really want to paint some! Going to retry this technique, now that I am more seasoned as an artist, many thanks to you for improving my skills. I would love to see you do this again using salt or other texture techniques. Maybe paint Orion or the rosette nebula!
Thank you for your suggestion 😊
Just started trying to learn from TH-cam, using some of my lovely late mum’s supplies (and wishing so much that I had asked her to teach me when I had the chance 😢) Thank you so much for this, it has explained a great deal as I keep failing with soft blending, and often getting those unwanted hard edges, or lifting off when I don’t want to. I also didn’t know that once dried it was safe to re-wet! So helpful thanks, especially seeing how easily it went wrong and exactly why. I’m going to save this to my library! Also I think you’re using much softer brushes than I am…
Thank you! I am so glad this was helpful. I hope you enjoy using your mum’s materials.
First one is amazing! It has very distinctive mood, so bold and rebellious!
Thank you!
This was massively helpful! And you are correct; seeing the mud/mess that happens was perfect.
Thank you 😊
Many thanks, Karen, for this most enlightening demonstration and explanation of how to achieve desired results when painting watercolor. Watercolor has a life of its own and it is so easy to get unwanted results when you are not aware of how you may be unintentionally causing them. I am so grateful for your expertise and knowledgeable tutorials which have helped me ever so much. Can hardly wait to try using my paint tube to put light in windows. Love it! You are a terrific teacher!
Thank you so much Dorothy! So pleased you like my teaching and my tutorials. Have fun using tube paint 😀
I like the 'wrong' one most, and I'll tell you why. Good art doesn't just look pretty, but it tells a story.
I asked myself, what stories do each of these paintings tell?
The 'correct' painting to me, is a peaceful night sky over what could be a futuristic city. It looks still, the temperature perfect to stroll around and stargaze, maybe a bit romantic. The sky is still and completely beautiful, which sets the scene for the city below.
The 'mistake' piece is dreary and haphazard, maybe a more industrial city of a past time, filled with conflict and turmoil. There is a darkness consuming the glimmer of yellow hope in the sky, or yellow hope peaking through the clouds suggesting a better future, but which is true? Are the specks of white stars, or snow, or ash of a great destruction? The 'ugly' blobs in the sky draw your eye and reflect the uneasy, ugliness of the city below. We wonder what might be going on down there.
If art sparks curiosity, I believe it can be more powerful than art that's just aesthetically pleasing. Did anyone else see something similar in these pieces or am I totally off the mark? :)
wow i love this interpretation! i can totally see it:)
I haven't seen the "correct" painting finished yet as I'm still watching the video at this time but I definitely agree with your interpretation of the "wrong" one! It gave me similar vibes most definitely!! It felt like a city being almost choked in smoggy pollution like old London. I really liked it!
This is so incredibly helpful as I begin my watercolor journey! I started with gouache because I liked the concept of a mix between two mediums of paint but have totally made the mistake over watering and causing many of these results. I just ordered some separate watercolors and now studying more about the techniques. I love color and the comfort it adds to my life. Slowing down to learn is also part of the process of creativity. Thank you for this!
So glad it was helpful! Thank you Deanna :)
This is honestly the most helpful technique corrector video I’ve seen. No one ever explained clearly to let paint completely dry between layers!
Glad it was helpful! Thank you!
Your such a good painter that even the wrong painting still looks great.
Great demonstration of how this works. The concept of moving paint around the paper (or avoiding doing that) is something to think about, for sure. Tt was remarkable how well you salvaged the first painting. I would have tried to make those round blooms into clouds. It may have made matters worse, though. Have to try the credit card for painting buildings, very cool.
Thank you! Glad it was helpful!
i used to do some basic watercolors as a kid and now im getting back into it before going to college. this was very helpful, thank you! the second one indeed looks very beautiful! 🤍
Thank you!
I think the explanation of "wrong" is soo pretty. 🌌
Thank you Karen, I struggle with this…I have been practicing scenes to stop hard edges, your channel helps so much!🌹
You are so welcome! I am so pleased the tutorials are helping you with your watercolours 😀
@@KarenRiceArt Karen you are absolutely a big help during this pandemic, you are very dependable and I love how you switch things up. Thank you again Karen, you a life saver 😁
@@strictlymyopinion8307 Thank you so much! I am so glad that you think so!! It has helped me too, through all of this!
Thank you so much for this wonderful and logical tutorial. I'm a newbie to watercolour and gouache. Now I want to try more work. The muddy colours of your first image were so easy to understand and it was very difficult not to look at those two great splodges after you made it clear why they had occurred. Thank you so very much. I have subscribed and will definitely be back to view your previous tutorials as well.😍
Thank you so much Dee, really pleased you found this tutorial helpful! Thank you for subscribing. I hope you enjoy the future tutorials :)
The composition, with teeny tiny buildings against the enormous sky, is just brilliant!
Thank you!!!
Thanks so much for posting this. As you say it really helps to see it happen as you explain why. Brilliant 👍☕🌼
So pleased you found this helpful 😊
This was such a good video! I agree, sometimes we need to see how the mistakes are made. Thank you for this!
So pleased you found this helpful 😀
Great tutorial Karen! I think that all is in practice and more experience gives better results ;) :D thank you for sharing this beautiful tecniques for a night sky and city silhouette :) have a wonderful day! Mary ❤️❤️
You are so welcome!
I made my first night sky today using the techniques you outlined in this video. Great video! I made my night sky over an active volcanic caldera instead of a city skyline.
Really pleased you found this helpful! Love the sound of the volcanic caldera!
I love this the beautiful way it melds to together. I also learned much about this process. Although I’ve been painting awhile, I never realized you could add soooo much water❤️
So glad this was helpful Mary 😊
Honestly, I really like hard edges in watercolor lol That probably just comes down to personal preference. Thank you for the tips, I will definitly use them all :)
Thanks Karen, I found that incredibly helpful. So good of you to take the time and effort to put these videos out. Peter
Glad it was helpful! Thank you Peter!
Thank you Karen for your immense generosity!
I have never heard such a great description of “making mud” as is in this video! I know I make it a lot, but now I really know why!!! Thanks so much, Karen!
So pleased you found this helpful 😊
i need to say that in art, there are no mistakes. if there's something in a painting that you (i don't mean you, i mean in general) happen to not like, then that doesn't make it a mistake. it just means it's your opinion. there's also a lot of "mistakes" that have turned into something really good, whether it was by a new artist or an older more experienced artist. if that makes sense at all.
I agree. All mine are masterpieces, that is if I was a master. I get what you mean. I’m past the stage of being too critical. The whole idea is fun and creating something that one is satisfied with.
If I'm doing the painting and I intend to do one thing, but because of my lack of knowledge/experience, it turns into something else, that is a mistake. Doesn't mean I can't appreciate the 'happy accident' or that I won't like it. Just means I didn't intend it for 'this' painting. The whole 'there are no mistakes in art' is a bit of a cop out, probably coined by people who didn't want to take the time to learn the skills involved properly.
Yeah, everything ideas are subjective and each peace of art creates its one unique impression.
The first one is definitely more moody, doesn’t make it worse. Many people enjoy post apocalyptic concepts and atmosphere. But if u want to make colorful picture with epic transitions, that’s impressive too. Just in different way.
I understand where you're coming from, but remember that the reason she made the video wasn't to tell her students "you're not allowed to do that", she made it to address a common problem they had, that made them "panic". If you're trying to teach a certain technique, and your students fail in their pursuit to learn it, it's entirely proper to say there is a "right" and a "wrong" way, no matter what your personal opinion are.
Yeah, no. Mistakes are not somehow mystically not in artistic processes. That's called delusion. Can mistakes lead to interesting outcomes, sure, but that is not to say that you cannot make a mistake. Only if you have no intention can you not make a mistake. But if you have no intention, can one be said to be making art?
Love both paintings, but it's great to know the rules so you can then break them whenever you feel like it :)
So true!
This video answered a bunch of questions I've always had. This is amazing. Thank you so much for posting, I think my painting is about to become exponentially better
Glad it was helpful! I think so too! Good luck and have fun
Hands down.... this video is single-handedly the most helpful watercolor video I have ever seen! Thank you!!
Wow, thank you!
SO USEFUL, thank you. I'm still new to all this and it's tricky to allow time for paint to dry during my art group meetings...I must try to have two things on the go at once and/or take a hairdryer!
Thank you Jane, so pleased you found this useful. I always have hairdryers for my students. But many of them take their own. Make sure you blow dry when the sheen has left the paper, so you don't risk moving the paint, while it is wet :)
Thanks for this great video. But frankly, I prefer muuuch more the first version. It's good tho to know what to avoid not to have the second one. I mean, it's great to have different perspectives on the creation, different styles etc ;) So, again, video is great, I appreciate it a lot. Thanks ;)
Thank you! I think you are right!
Thank you! I'm teaching my first class next month & am watching lots of videos like this to remind myself of what to cover & this is the best one so far. I would not have been able to explain this without your help.
Good luck with your first art class. So pleased the tutorials have been helpful!
Thank you thank you for this tutorial!!!! I've tried to do this starry night scene several times but couldn't figure out what I was doing wrong. Can't wait to try it again with your tips :)
Glad I could help! Good luck with having another go....
There are no mistakes in painting, but only happy accidents. - Bob Ross (paraphrased)
Thank you Karen. But I am beginning watercolor and my question is : how long is it necessary to be dry ? 1 hour ? 1 day ?
Hi Danie, thank you for question ... it depends how wet your painting is and how warm your room is. Maybe experiment... Most important thing, make sure your painting is dry 😀
I really appreciate you explaining exactly how those mistakes get made and ALSO how to save it! Instead of just throwing the other one out you showed how to salvage it and try and find the light in it, of you will. Helps make the art students/beginners not feel like failures if their painting looks shockingly similar to that one haha! Great video :)
Glad it was helpful 😊
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Tank you so much, Karen! That was such a helpful video. I actually always struggled with my paint coming off and now I just know why that happens. It really motivates me to try more wet in wet scapes.
Wonderful! I am so glad it was helpful 😀
I like the wrong way better.
Lots of people think the same!
A lot of people do, but to add value to your comment, why don't you tell us why you prefer it?
This is a piece of something
Thank you!
This is so helpful. Watching the mistakes being made vs. simply reading about them is key. Also, I'd never tried wetting the surface with plain water over a dried initial layer. Thank you. Subscribed!
Glad it was helpful! Thank you for subscribing 😊
I love the colors on the "bad" painting.
How can one be wrong?? Isn't art subjective?? What if one person wanted to portray a gloomy, more depressed feeling? I swear some art channels get to bold and forget what subject they are teaching
You made a BIG, BIG mistake, too. Look at those stars… 😰 They are huge compared to the lights at the buildings… That looks horrendous… 🥸 You need to search for reference photos for you to see size they should be, much smaller. 😘
Good point! For this time though, I was going for a little abstraction than just copying, I love to be creative! 😂
Thanks for sharing this with us, Karen! Btw I adore those buildings and skyscrapers you made!
Glad you like them! They were so much fun to paint and with only a few marks 😀
I was painting watercolors on book edges and couldn't figure out what I was doing wrong. Definitely wasn't letting the layers dry enough! Thank you for this video, it was incredibly helpful.
Glad I could help!
Fantastic video Karen! It is like you were speaking directly to all my mistakes as a beginner...hahaha. You answered so many of my questions in this video - thank you!!!!!
Wow! I am so glad Tracye taht it answered so many of your questions! 😀
Thank you!! What a difference these tips make!! I took two semesters of watercolor class and never heard this. 😺
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you for this demonstration! It’s very helpful, I recently made this mistake of thinking it was dry, and ruined the picture.
Thanks Rebecca! Really pleased you found this helpful!
Thank you Karen, Loved the way you quickly painted the city buildings and lights.😍
Thank you 😊