FINALLY! A tutorial that really explains salt on watercolor with not only about timing but the "sheen" or "not so sheen-y" so to know what to look or wait for. This was a great one. I do love your tutorials. Thanks, Karen. Candace, Eugene, OR
3 years later, this video is exactly what I needed in this very moment while I am in the middle of a watercolor painting now... thank you! I am now waiting for it to dry...
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I've just started doing watercolour painting and I've just tried this technique. I'm having lots of fun painting and it's especially good because I have anxiety and depression. So I'm using it as therapy. Your tutorial is very helpful.
Karen, why do I find myself clicking like before I’ve even watched your videos? It’s because of content like this. It’s do helpful and informative. It’s wonderful.
so in my art class (joined water color & cake decorating class) this year we’re making bouche de noel’s and my teachers want us to use water color to show how we’re going to do our bouche de noel’s and i needed a way to make it look like there was powder sugar on the log so thank you so much for this tutorial!!!
Thank you so much, Karen, what a great tutorial, I love this happy little painting too ❤🌼 very inspiring, I'm a beginner and haven't got this right in the past, want to give it a go again, now.
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Wow, thank you so much Karen for this tutorial. I teach watercolor classes at a senior home every week and I am always looking for new ideas. So I really appreciate you breaking down this step-by-step. I think they are seriously going to love a simplified version of this, inspired by this project! ❤😊
Thank you Karen, was experimenting with salt on a painting this week, wish I’d found this video first as I could’ve done with my paint being a touch damper to get the desired effect. Thank you 😊
This video was so short, yet so helpful and inspiring. All the information on using salt AND a fun relaxing project that results in a lovely painting?!? Amazing. Thank you. ☘️
Thanks for that Karen. Did experiment with Table, Rock and Sea but now you provided some more dos and donts I'll have another go. Love the flowers at the end.
Thank you Karen for this tutorial, I watched your recent video just out this week where you used salt on the distant bluebells painting with the sun in the back ground and all the trees - a stunning video - using so many methods to create. An absolute joy to watch. 😊going to practice with the salt today….love your skills and talent that you share ❤❤❤
This was great fun! My first try with the salt, the twig and the spatter techniques and I love the result. Love your videos and I am greatly encouraged by your comments as you go along🥰
I'm now in the habit of using salt and splattering a la Karen. Do you have any other fun techniques? Many thanks for your interesting and fun tutorials.
Wonderful Karen! I am actually trying some new textures with salt and being indeed somehow disappointed. Not getting the exact texture I expected. however I understand now it also depends on the type of salt, the type of paper, the moment you add the salt... Well I need some practice, let’s summarize 😉 Your daisies are a great idea to start with. Thank you for your tips and tutos that I have been following with huge interest for several months now. Greetings from Paris. 😊🙏 🎨
It was a very good work,😍 I watched it with pleasure until the end. Actually, I just discovered it.. Knowing that I have a lot to learn from old videos that I will watch whenever I have time.. well done.
Thanks Karen for sharing your amazing talent in explaining calmingly how you achieve used different salts brilliant contrast of colours, totally informative and inspires others to try out alternative methods. Thanks greatly for your videos appreciate. Stay safe
I just discovered your channel and I love it. I have always worked with acrylic ink but recently started using watercolor. This is such a cool effect and I am definitely going to experiment. I am going to try it with acrylic ink too. Thank you for making these videos.
I have 2 questions for you. You always have such lovely clean borders, when I use the brown tape it’s sticks so fast that I end up ripping the paper. What’s the best thing to do? And, when I use masking fluid, again I have a big problem listing it off without taking a Bayern of the paper off with it. Any tips here please? Thanks in advance.
Thanks for your questions Janet. First I just want to make sure you are using framing tape and not gummed tape, they are both brown. Gummed tape you have to use water with and framing tape is like masking tape. I use framing tape. If it is tearing your paper use a hairdryer to soften the glue, before removing the tape. Masking fluid gets very complicated, check out my video where I give you lots of information about masking fluid:th-cam.com/video/p44udLKnQ6w/w-d-xo.html. Hope this was helpful :)
I followed along with your tutorial and learned so much! You make it look easy. I especially liked learning more about how to use salt effectively and how spatter gives and interesting effect. This was the first time I had used the masking fluid. It was very stickly to apply but worked quite well in the end. Thank for this!
Great effects. Which masking fluid did you use?.So the consensus is..To use it. Straightaway on.wet. ?. For best effects..you achieve.. As I'm always told to wait just before sheen goes..!!? Thanks..😍😁🤗
Have you found that different colors react to salt differently. When I make my swatch cards for a color I also make a swatch for a salt test. Some colors react strongly to the salt, some not so much.
The thing I find hard about salt is that you've got to have just the right amount of water, pigment, drying AND the right kind of salt. I bought some finer table salt and it does NOTHING. Nor does the sea salt do anything. Only the table salt worked. I think it's a great idea to do what you did - experiment a head of time with each kind of salt, paper, levels of pigment, water, dryness.
Thank you, Karen, for a very informative video! Could you tell me if the salt compromises the integrity of the paper, especially if used on a commission piece? Also, can I assume correctly that one can watercolor over areas where the dried salt area was too large, etc.? Thanks for your help!
Hi, if you are worried about the long term effects of salt on watercolour paper, especially for commissions etc… you could spatter with water onto damp paint 😀
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Thanks Kim, me too! I have listed where you can buy this cute palette in the description below the video... just click SHOW MORE, or the little down arrow 😊
I've noticed that besides the tone and water content, that different colors and whether they are staining, granulating, or transparent seem to affect the salt technique greatly. I just haven't figured out the principle yet. Any thoughts? Also, I found that living in a damp climate that I have to keep drying the salt to get the biggest effects.
Thanks for your comment, it also depends on the type of salt, the type of paper, the moment you add the salt, the paint, you name it! What I love is you are never quite sure what is going to happen! 😀
I’m glad you found the tutorial helpful. Cerulean doesn’t always work well with salt. It may be to do with the granulation of the cerulean colour. You may want to try different colours.
@@KarenRiceArt Will have tried on cold pressed with burnt umber & Venetian red, the table salt was better than crystal. Want to try dishwasher salt too. On another video I saw varying colours being trialed.
Maybe I'll try a diffrent brand of paint.. I'm watching my pain dry with the salt and I don't see anything happening. So far three swatches of cerulean Blue are drying with salt..I'll update when it's completely dry :)
@@KarenRiceArt ok. Thank you Karen. No hurry. I was wondering if you would consider teaching us how to paint an angel. I am too much of a beginner to try it on my own. Well. I’ve tried but it’s difficult. There is not much out there.
Hi Tonya, sorry you are having trouble getting the salt to work. Try a different paper, I know that has worked with some of my students. I am not sure about the iodized? It helps if the salt is not low salt also.... hope this was helpful... .good luck :)
Salt will create texture like Brusho, but you won't get the colours. I would suggest watercolour pencils and sandpaper rubbed on the tip and then allow the pigment to fall onto the damp paper. Hope this was helpful 😊
The twig is from an apple tree, but you can use a twig from any tree, apple seems best though... seems to hold the paint better (just my opinion). If it's fresh from the tree, just let it dry out for a bit then just sharpen it with a pencil sharpener and you are good to go. 😊
I think you misspoke about salt removing paint. It does not. Salt removes water which results in paint pigments clumping and depositing in different ways. This is exactly why damp paint reacts differently than wet paint, and dry/near dry paint does not react--the water has evaporated and pigment has deposited so adding salt will not remove as much water and pigment won't move. And this is why reconstituting with water sometimes works. The effect of salt interacting with the pigment varies by the chemistry of the pigment and the size of pigment particles. That is an additional effect of salt. The different salts may create different effects because of minor mineral inclusions in the salts and their chemical interaction with the pigment. Table salt for example is highly refined--minerals removed but the iodine added. Sea salt is not refined as much and has many minor components.
FINALLY! A tutorial that really explains salt on watercolor with not only about timing but the "sheen" or "not so sheen-y" so to know what to look or wait for. This was a great one. I do love your tutorials. Thanks, Karen. Candace, Eugene, OR
You're so welcome and glad you found this tutorial helpful 😊
3 years later, this video is exactly what I needed in this very moment while I am in the middle of a watercolor painting now... thank you! I am now waiting for it to dry...
Glad it was helpful!
I’m so pleased you enjoyed this tutorial.
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I've just started doing watercolour painting and I've just tried this technique. I'm having lots of fun painting and it's especially good because I have anxiety and depression. So I'm using it as therapy. Your tutorial is very helpful.
So pleased you are having fun with this technique. I think art in general is so good for anxiety and depression. Take care 😊
Thanks so much! I love your instruction and style of teaching.
Thanks Darlene! Glad it was helpful!
Karen, why do I find myself clicking like before I’ve even watched your videos? It’s because of content like this. It’s do helpful and informative. It’s wonderful.
Thats so great to read Andrew! Thank you! 😀
Try spraying hot water after you sprinkle the sea salt to get a burst effects. . Some watercolors dry harder than others.
Your examples of your work using salt are very inspiring - Thank you
Thank you Amanda 😀
so in my art class (joined water color & cake decorating class) this year we’re making bouche de noel’s and my teachers want us to use water color to show how we’re going to do our bouche de noel’s and i needed a way to make it look like there was powder sugar on the log so thank you so much for this tutorial!!!
So pleased you found this helpful!
Thank you so much, Karen, what a great tutorial, I love this happy little painting too ❤🌼 very inspiring, I'm a beginner and haven't got this right in the past, want to give it a go again, now.
Thank you 😊
I’m so pleased you enjoyed this tutorial.
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@@KarenRiceArt I'm definitely considering that, just have to get myself a space to paint!!
Wow, thank you so much Karen for this tutorial. I teach watercolor classes at a senior home every week and I am always looking for new ideas. So I really appreciate you breaking down this step-by-step. I think they are seriously going to love a simplified version of this, inspired by this project! ❤😊
Thank you so much for sharing. That’s amazing what you do. I hope they enjoy painting a simplified version! Tell them all to have fun 😊
Thank you Karen, was experimenting with salt on a painting this week, wish I’d found this video first as I could’ve done with my paint being a touch damper to get the desired effect. Thank you 😊
Glad it was helpful! 🎨👍
Wowww amazing technique👌🏻👌🏻
Thanks a lot 😊
This video was so short, yet so helpful and inspiring. All the information on using salt AND a fun relaxing project that results in a lovely painting?!? Amazing. Thank you. ☘️
Glad you enjoyed it and found it helpful!
Have been away from painting for a while ( ill Health ) back now and having a blast. Thanks for your tutorials much appreciated
I’m so glad you are feeling better. I hope you continue having fun 😀
This subject is essential to beginners ❤️❤️❤️
Thank you!
Thanks Karen. Your salt tutorial was very helpful!! Love your daisies!!
Thank you so much Deborah! So pleased you like the daisies!
Thank you lovely daisies. I love your watercolors with the textures from salt and twig.
Thanks so much 😊
Love this! So airy! I look forward to trying this! Thank you!
Thank you!
Thanks for that Karen. Did experiment with Table, Rock and Sea but now you provided some more dos and donts I'll have another go. Love the flowers at the end.
Brilliant! I hope you have more success now... really pleased you liked the flowers at the end! :)
Thank you Karen for this tutorial, I watched your recent video just out this week where you used salt on the distant bluebells painting with the sun in the back ground and all the trees - a stunning video - using so many methods to create. An absolute joy to watch. 😊going to practice with the salt today….love your skills and talent that you share ❤❤❤
You are so welcome!
Thank you! Very helpful sea salt/table salt demo with the varying degrees of water on the paper.
Glad it was helpful!
this is gorgeous Karen thank you :)
You are so welcome 😊
I did this and loved the different results!
Wonderful 😊
I love how accessible your tutorials are... The finished picture looks beautiful, and now I know how it's done!
Thank you! 😊 I hope you enjoy having a go! 😀
It was great and very useful about salt. Thank you so much
You are most welcome 😊
This is exactly what I was looking for when looking for salt techniques. The side-by-side on salt types and times is very helpful.
Thank you Ashley, so glad it was helpful 😊
I am enjoying your videos and started using salts to my paintings. Love them.
Wonderful!
That's so useful, thank you.
Thankyou Great tutorial
You are welcome! Thanks Vicki 😀
Beautiful technique thanks ❤
You’re welcome 😊
Gorgeous!!! Thank you so much for a wonderful tutorial.
Thank you 😊
Very helpful video! Thanks much
This was great fun! My first try with the salt, the twig and the spatter techniques and I love the result. Love your videos and I am greatly encouraged by your comments as you go along🥰
Thank you Wendy! So pleased that you had a good result with your painting! 😀
Brilliant, great help thanks Karen, gorgeous picture too! 👏👏👏
Thank you Deidre! So pleased you found this helpful 😀
Great stuff
If you dissolve table salt in hot water then let the water evaporate you can get some very big and and unusual salt crystals
Thanks, I'll try that. Maybe I'll get some ocean water and evaporate that off too.
Love this experiment with salt! How fun!! I will try it too!! Thank you for sharing!😊
Thanks so much! I hope you have some success! 😀
I'm now in the habit of using salt and splattering a la Karen. Do you have any other fun techniques? Many thanks for your interesting and fun tutorials.
Wonderful! More to come! Watch this space! Thanks Moira!
Wonderful Karen! I am actually trying some new textures with salt and being indeed somehow disappointed. Not getting the exact texture I expected. however I understand now it also depends on the type of salt, the type of paper, the moment you add the salt... Well I need some practice, let’s summarize 😉 Your daisies are a great idea to start with. Thank you for your tips and tutos that I have been following with huge interest for several months now. Greetings from Paris. 😊🙏 🎨
Thanks so much! I hope you have more success with salt in your future paintings! 😀
Your paintings and technique are absolutely marvellous! Am glad to have come across your channel. Thank you and keep
inspiring!
Thank you so much 😀
Thank you for present my Hope!!!
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Encourage Others To Do the Same
Thank you too
Absolutely love the tutorial
Thanks so much 😊
That's beautiful Karen. I love sketches and this has a lovely wild feeling about it. Thankyou.
I'm so glad! Thank you Willow! 😀
Karen. thank you! I struggle with the timing of when to apply the salt. This is very helpful 💛
Glad it was helpful! Thank you Joyce 😀
It was a very good work,😍 I watched it with pleasure until the end. Actually, I just discovered it.. Knowing that I have a lot to learn from old videos that I will watch whenever I have time.. well done.
Thank you so much 😀
Karen - I absolutely love, love, LOVE your daisies, as always!!!😁 Gonna give this a try!!!😊
Have fun! Thank you Susan
Thanks Karen for sharing your amazing talent in explaining calmingly how you achieve used different salts brilliant contrast of colours, totally informative and inspires others to try out alternative methods. Thanks greatly for your videos appreciate. Stay safe
Thank you so much Philip!
I just discovered your channel and I love it. I have always worked with acrylic ink but recently started using watercolor. This is such a cool effect and I am definitely going to experiment. I am going to try it with acrylic ink too. Thank you for making these videos.
It's so useful video ❤
Thank you so much :-)
I was told about this technique yesterday do you have wait till it completely dry to brush of. I really like your video thank you
Hi Sarah… yes make sure the paint is completely dry 😀
I found this very helpful. Thank you so much!
You're so welcome!
Delightful! Thank you.
Thank you Kristl
I love all your tutorials, you make it look so easy. Thank you so much for sharing these, it’s made a huge difference to how I paint.
I have 2 questions for you. You always have such lovely clean borders, when I use the brown tape it’s sticks so fast that I end up ripping the paper. What’s the best thing to do? And, when I use masking fluid, again I have a big problem listing it off without taking a Bayern of the paper off with it. Any tips here please? Thanks in advance.
Thanks for your questions Janet. First I just want to make sure you are using framing tape and not gummed tape, they are both brown. Gummed tape you have to use water with and framing tape is like masking tape. I use framing tape. If it is tearing your paper use a hairdryer to soften the glue, before removing the tape. Masking fluid gets very complicated, check out my video where I give you lots of information about masking fluid:th-cam.com/video/p44udLKnQ6w/w-d-xo.html. Hope this was helpful :)
I followed along with your tutorial and learned so much! You make it look easy. I especially liked learning more about how to use salt effectively and how spatter gives and interesting effect. This was the first time I had used the masking fluid. It was very stickly to apply but worked quite well in the end. Thank for this!
That's wonderful Diane, so pleased that you enjoyed this tutorial and learnt so much!!
Great demonstration Karen! 💕
Thank you !
Great information! Thank you so much. Very helpful!!!!
Glad it was helpful!
Karen this is very usefull. Thanks a lot
Thank you Ana! Glad it was helpful!
Thank you Karen😊
Thank you!
Very informative, thank you very much.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Thanks, I will certainly do some experiments - salt is always a problem for me!
Thanks Fiona, I hope the tutorial helps you with this :)
Nice technique
Thank you!
Great effects. Which masking fluid did you use?.So the consensus is..To use it. Straightaway on.wet. ?. For best effects..you achieve..
As I'm always told to wait just before sheen goes..!!?
Thanks..😍😁🤗
Thank you! Check out my video on masking fluid, hope it answers your questions: th-cam.com/video/p44udLKnQ6w/w-d-xo.html
Wonderful, thank you
Thank you Bobbie, glad you enjoyed it 😊
Beautiful! Thank you.
Just smashing and beautiful !!! 👍😊💕
Thanks so much😀
Fantastic Tips thank you
You are so welcome 😊
Thank you Karen. 🙏🏾
My favorite flowers are poppies, mums, sunflowers, roses, etc.
Thank you for sharing 😊
Thank you for making this video. It is so beautiful. This is my art goal.
Thank you so much Jasmine 😊
I love it So much 😍❤️
Thanks, glad you enjoyed this tutorial!
Gorgeous
Thank you 😊
Well done!
Thanks!
Have you found that different colors react to salt differently. When I make my swatch cards for a color I also make a swatch for a salt test. Some colors react strongly to the salt, some not so much.
Thanks Mary, great tip :)
Thank you
The thing I find hard about salt is that you've got to have just the right amount of water, pigment, drying AND the right kind of salt. I bought some finer table salt and it does NOTHING. Nor does the sea salt do anything. Only the table salt worked. I think it's a great idea to do what you did - experiment a head of time with each kind of salt, paper, levels of pigment, water, dryness.
Salt is fascinating! You may find this updated tutorial helpful: th-cam.com/video/1Hs9mBrwj5w/w-d-xo.html
have you ever experimented with uncooked rice as you have with the salt?
No.. sounds very interesting 😊
Muy interesante.
GRACIAS
Thank you!
Thank you, Karen, for a very informative video! Could you tell me if the salt compromises the integrity of the paper, especially if used on a commission piece? Also, can I assume correctly that one can watercolor over areas where the dried salt area was too large, etc.? Thanks for your help!
Hi, if you are worried about the long term effects of salt on watercolour paper, especially for commissions etc… you could spatter with water onto damp paint 😀
Very beautiful. I was wondering how you like to edit your videos. ( I'm trying to start my own channel.)
Thank you, my son helps me with the editing :)
So helpful thx
Thank you so much for your lovely comment! I am so pleased that you enjoyed this tutorial.
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I love using salt and very much enjoyed watching this. I have to ask what your smaller sized paint palette is. I would love to purchase one.
Thanks Kim, me too! I have listed where you can buy this cute palette in the description below the video... just click SHOW MORE, or the little down arrow 😊
🌹🌹🌹
Interesting.👍
Thanks Linda
I've noticed that besides the tone and water content, that different colors and whether they are staining, granulating, or transparent seem to affect the salt technique greatly. I just haven't figured out the principle yet. Any thoughts?
Also, I found that living in a damp climate that I have to keep drying the salt to get the biggest effects.
Thanks for your comment, it also depends on the type of salt, the type of paper, the moment you add the salt, the paint, you name it! What I love is you are never quite sure what is going to happen! 😀
This was useful and the sketch book painting is delightful. What is the size and make of the sketchbook?
Thanks Rosie! I am using:Sketchbook: Stillman & Birn Premium, 270gsm 25 sheets 7 x 7 inches CP surface: www.jacksonsart.com/stillman-birn-delta-sketchbook-7-x-7in-wirebound-270gsm-ivory-cold-press-rgh?___store=jacksonsart_en&acc=51ef186e18dc00c2d31982567235c559
My salting hasn’t gone too well, I‘ll, afteryour video try the wet,damp,dry methods. Thanks. Tried with Cerulean blue, didn’t work, must try again!
I’m glad you found the tutorial helpful. Cerulean doesn’t always work well with salt. It may be to do with the granulation of the cerulean colour. You may want to try different colours.
@@KarenRiceArt Will have tried on cold pressed with burnt umber & Venetian red, the table salt was better than crystal. Want to try dishwasher salt too. On another video I saw varying colours being trialed.
Maybe I'll try a diffrent brand of paint.. I'm watching my pain dry with the salt and I don't see anything happening. So far three swatches of cerulean Blue are drying with salt..I'll update when it's completely dry :)
I hope your test worked 😊
Great video, what is the tape. You are usin?
Framing tape
Hi Karen. I so appreciate this video. Is Himalayan salt considered table salt?
I haven't used Himalayan salt as yet...Will give it a try and let you know...
@@KarenRiceArt ok. Thank you Karen. No hurry.
I was wondering if you would consider teaching us how to paint an angel. I am too much of a beginner to try it on my own. Well. I’ve tried but it’s difficult. There is not much out there.
Gorgeous ❤️
Thank you! 😊
I can’t get any salt effect on my paintings! I’ve tried sea salt and table salt. Do you know if it matters if the table salt is iodized or not?
Hi Tonya, sorry you are having trouble getting the salt to work. Try a different paper, I know that has worked with some of my students. I am not sure about the iodized? It helps if the salt is not low salt also.... hope this was helpful... .good luck :)
What type of paper can I used because it won't work. I'm using the paper printer.
Hi Christopher you need to use watercolour paper 😀
Can I use salt as an alternative to Brusho?
Salt will create texture like Brusho, but you won't get the colours. I would suggest watercolour pencils and sandpaper rubbed on the tip and then allow the pigment to fall onto the damp paper. Hope this was helpful 😊
Спасибо!
My pleasure 😊
What did you use to mask the daisies?
I used masking fluid.
What kind of tree is your twig?
The twig is from an apple tree, but you can use a twig from any tree, apple seems best though... seems to hold the paint better (just my opinion). If it's fresh from the tree, just let it dry out for a bit then just sharpen it with a pencil sharpener and you are good to go. 😊
I think you misspoke about salt removing paint. It does not. Salt removes water which results in paint pigments clumping and depositing in different ways. This is exactly why damp paint reacts differently than wet paint, and dry/near dry paint does not react--the water has evaporated and pigment has deposited so adding salt will not remove as much water and pigment won't move. And this is why reconstituting with water sometimes works. The effect of salt interacting with the pigment varies by the chemistry of the pigment and the size of pigment particles. That is an additional effect of salt. The different salts may create different effects because of minor mineral inclusions in the salts and their chemical interaction with the pigment. Table salt for example is highly refined--minerals removed but the iodine added. Sea salt is not refined as much and has many minor components.
sorry, posted under wrong video
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Lovely!
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Realy is this is correct