A Crash Course on How to Watercolor
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 5 มิ.ย. 2024
- This is what you need to know for watercolor painting in under 15 minutes. I cover the essentials on supplies, loading your brush, how watercolor works, and techniques that you need to know. I also give extra resources and tips to help you continue in your watercolor journey.
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00:00 - Intro
00:11 - Brushes - what you need to know
01:27 - Paper - what you need to know
02:38 - Paint - what you need to know
03:58 - Loading paint on your brush
06:20 - Different strokes from different brushes
09:00 - Foundational techniques to know
12:42 - Resources that will help you get better! - แนวปฏิบัติและการใช้ชีวิต
One of the biggest challenges I face with watercoloring is just starting. I know I like doing it, but I let my fear of failure stop me from even trying. Thank you for your lessons and encouragement! 💖
Stop that! There's no such thing as failure.
Failure is never making an attempt. Failure is giving up and not trying again or not getting back up after being knocked down.
It's just paper and paint. If you don't like what you painted, start over! Try again... No one cares and no one is watching you paint but you.
I've been painting since I was 5 - I'm in my 60s and majored in art in high school and top colleges. I can still "mess up" or have shaky starts/attempts. I start over - so what!
You're not going to paint like her or me or anyone but you from where you are. Unless and until you're painting everyday or a lot you won't get better/good and more confident.
Just paint!
Or don't and give me your art supplies. LOL!
I also love doing watercolor but I fail repeatedly..so I paint in less costly art supply😅
I can relate!!
Omg I have this problem
I have this issue too. I intend to get over it. I wish us all luck
I wish I knew how to add a photo to this comment so that you could see the difference that I saw with paper quality this week. I started a landscape painting, thinking that using the lower quality paper I had, believing it would be fine. Starting with the sky on pre-wetted paper, my Princeton brushes, and decent quality paint, my clouds were turning out so poorly, and I was so frustrated! I got out the good paper that I was afraid to mess up and did the exact same things using the exact same tools, and the difference was startling! What a joy it was to finish the painting on the good paper and the result was strikingly better. Since then I ordered some of the Cuthbert Mills paper that you showed on your video and I’m waiting for it to be delivered. It is an even better quality than what I’ve been using as my best paper. But the difference between my mediocre paper, and the cheaper paper is still pretty significant in the results of my paintings.
I really appreciate your videos, and you are one of my favorites! Thanks for all you do to make your skills known to us, helping us become more proficient in this medium. Many blessings!
I am an artist, been one for 50 years but I have never gotten the hang of beautiful washy watercolor. I am an oil painter and as you may know they are completely different in that I use gobs of paint and in the last 2 years have been experimenting with lighter amounts of oil paint in almost a wash. Its really quite beautiful but its in the bleed that sets watercolor apart and its what I love about it.
I'm currently on day 6 of your watercolor learning book. I like that you have videos that touch on the same objectives, like leaves and stems, and color mixing. Thanks for all your hard work. I'm enjoying learning to watercolor from you. Your work is beautiful, and l love your personality.
Hi rorlanzino! What is the watercolor learning book? I love Jenna's style. I've been watching her channel for a couple years now and I never heard of her watercolor learning book? Can you reply to me about it? Thank you!
She has a book called everyday watercolor. It teaches you go w to paint watercolor on 30 days. I think that’s what it is.
Thank you!
What happened to her being able to teach you everything in 15 minutes? B S no talent clickbait.
@@Swan-rb4yg Troll. Go away.
Thank you for all these videos, I'm just getting into watercolors as a new hobby and I really like your teaching style. I do hyperrealistic pencil drawings and now I'm really enjoying doing watercolor painting as a relaxing break from drawing. Thanks again!
Your teaching style is so welcoming and makes me want to paint. Thank you!
This is so helpful! I just ordered a palette and can't wait to try. Thanks for this video.
Thank you! I’m new to water colors and this is very helpful!
Thank you - in a short amount of time you managed to provide great tips with wonderful examples. I appreciate your teaching style!
Love the bloom effect!
Thank you Jenna, always a pleasure!. ❤
You are a fantastic teacher…I dabble a bit with this art but life happened and I hope this summer to get back to it. Thanks so much for this video🥰
Tomorrow I'll be taking that course...thank you so much. I'm new to watercolor and need a crash course! ❤
I'm a newbie to watercolor and am so glad I found your channel. Thank you so much for doing this very informative video. I can't wait to get started! I ordered your book too, thanks again!
Love, love your instructions and professionalism. Not the fake enthusiasm that I’ve been seeing by other you-tubers. Very professional and easy to listen to! Thank you.
So much to learn, but watching you makes for a pleasant journey. Thank you!
I LOVE your channel and you for bringing this information. Thank you so much. I’m just starting and I’m loving the journey. I will purchase all of your as I can to support you in all of your efforts.
Thank you so much Jenna, I really really enjoyed watching you talk us all through the watercolour techniques. I am absolutely amazed by your generosity and knowledge too. I’ve subscribed and given you a thumb’s up too. Please stay safe and well too
Thank you for all the info, watercolors are so beautiful 💗👏🏻💗👏🏻💗👏🏻💗👏🏻💗👏🏻💗👏🏻
Those blends are gorgeous! I might have to look into getting that paper 😍😍
I am saving this tutorial for future reference. Such great tips. I wish I had seen something like this years ago. ❤
Thank you, Jenna. I am learning so much from your videos.
Thank you so much for this review. Love how you teach.
loved this
Great video, learned a lot from just this video. Thank you. I’m new to water painting
Great video tutorial! I’m a beginner and found your video to be very helpful! Thanks! 😊
Thanks for sharing the steps Friend! Soothing to watch and feels pretty 😍😊🎨
This is a good tutorial, Jenna. My struggle is still finding my own style. I am totally in "love" with your style and your landscapes, how they are simple and sort of abstract, but I don't want to copy you. Your strokes on your landscapes are your originality. I just don't know how to develop my own style. I tend to add too much detail and then it looks terrible. I look forward to seeing your next tutorial! TYFS
thank you so much 😊 i can’t wait till my next practice !
you have taught me more in 15 mins than my school art classes!
Hi Jeena, great job on your presentation for beginners like me! I neither know much about the type of paper to use nor the wet on wet technique. So I am glad I stumbled on your channel. I have done much of my art with acrylic paint on canvas.
I thank you for your thorough yet easy explanation. I also loved the rich colors you have chosen for your art. Hence, I hope to develop a greater desire to learn the watercolor techniques. I will need to watch more of your videos first. ❤
Great intro! Thank you so much! Simple and really helped me understand the different brush shapes =.
Thank you Jenna!
This is good info to know. Thanks for the short lesson.
Thank you so much for sharing content, very appreciated ❤
Oh my gosh. I am so happy that you popped up in my TH-cam feed! New subbing and I am excited to binge watch your videos.
Another great video. Thank-you
i really hope they make a large filbert in the neptune series because the neptunes are my favorite brushes, but i also love filberts!
wow that painting at the beginning is GORGEOUS!!!
I just found your channel. I look forward to learning about painting with watercolor in your videos.
I cannot say enough about Princeton Velvetouch! Totally worth it!
I love this!
Very helpful Jenna 👏🏼
Great instructions!
Very interesting! I’m new to the process so all the terms were new for me. Looking forward to learning more. The wet on wet, it didn’t look like u added water first on the second one. Blending the two colors. but maybe I missed that part of u adding water to the paper first? Looking forward to learning more! Thank you.
Thinks for the tutorial so much ❤️❤️❤❤❤❤❤❤
Thank you!
Thank you so much
thanks so much!!😃
I loved this easy casual and encouraging video so thank you. I tried watercolours oh probably 25 years ago and developed slightly but want to try again. It’s my favourite look on paintings. Can I start using paints that I’ve had for years or do they have a shelf life .
I just found your page and channel. Prior to this video I watched about 20 min of your long beginners guide video. I notice you mentioned a different brand of paints in this video vs the beginners guide one. (I think on one it was the Winston something and this was mariam something?)… anyway I’m one who dives head first immediately & will buy whatever you mention, like, today… lol… so was jw if there’s a difference between the 2 and which you prefer. Thanks!
Thank you
Hullo Jenna, this is an excellent quickie lesson! I do prefer the longer more informative beginner videos. I do appreciate all of your videos and your truly knowledgeable techniques, thank you.
It’s a waste of time and ultimately money to buy cheap paper. The watercolor doesn’t react the same. I promise you you will see how much easier it is to paint on cotton paper. It’s a STRUGGLE to paint on cheap paper plus it buckles and you can’t scrub out mistakes at all.Arches pads are great because you don’t have to stretch the paper. I wish someone had told me when I started that cotton paper is a must because the minute I bought it, painting was SO much easier.
❤ thanks
very informative
Very good
My husband gave me the complete set of Senneliar watercolors last Christmas and I have a ton of Daniel Smith and Windsor Newton professional. I’m not familiar with Mary, Meri?
Sometimes it was quite overwhelming for me to switching between your library. Thanks for this crash course.
One question is what is the difference between a filbert and an oval? I love this video I think I've watched it about 3-4 times. Thanks ☺☺☺
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I have a watercolor paint kit, but the paper warps & kind of like crumbles off like toilet paper. Is that common or is there a superior paper ...am I suppose to soak & stretch it or fasten it? I am lost with this kit. All of my art spreads on it & looks NOTHING like what I painted. Any kit suggestions or paper advice? Thank you. God bless. 🩷✝️🩷
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Very beautiful my dear friend and artist ❤❤❤❤❤❤
I subscribed to your channel
Please to answer me , must i learn to draw first then paint
And must i know to draw first?
How is it possible, to get such brilliant colors with such a "messed up" palette? I'm still learning about color mixing and most sources say not to mix more than 3 colors (pigments) to avoid the colors looking muddy. But your palette already has at least 2 or 3 colors pre-mixed in most places. How do you manage to still get such clear and vibrant colors on the paper?
I want one take some courses but I have a short attention span and get bored easy. I love watercolor I want to do botanicals. I’m a newbie. Been playing with watercolor for. A few tears but haven’t really painted anything yet. Do you have beginner botanicals on your patreon.
Thank you ❤ Watercolor paper is sooo expensive and I wonder how to hack that...
Interesting
Question: don’t your colors get contaminated when the colors are intermixed as they are on your palette? I ask because I always see you palette fully inked and no clean areas for mixing.
I see videos where folks choose which colors they will be using, very first task
The better quality wc don’t really do that because they dry faster. Also, The beauty of painting is letting your paints taint each other. ;) it’s one those things you learn not to worry about.
What is that little brush holder called?
brush rest
@@peacockfeathers7409thank you. I was wondering too.
Don’t use cheap paper people. It’s a waste of time, money and paint. Buy cotton paper! Cheap paper buckles and the paper will not give you the results you want. I wish someone had told me when I started that cotton paper is a MUST. Try Arches pads. The pages are glued so you don’t have to stretch your paper. Once you try it you will see why. Painting will suddenly be a breeze.
Expensive/high quality papers also warp too if you don't prep them first.
Is she using water at all?
If you want butter on toast why wouldn’t you just use gouache? I always thought the beauty of watercolor was transparency-?
Both techniques are acceptable for wc. Dry brush wc just isn’t used often, i feel like most people over dilute their wc. You can dilute gouache as well. The biggest benefit of gauche is that you can go from dark to light. 😊
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Found another TH-cam video where you can learn watercolor in 9 minutes. Seems pretty long. I will be waiting for a video where I can learn watercolor in 15 seconds (or less).
I sense you're being facetious. If you want a comprehensive tutorial, here's my free 2 hour watercolor course: th-cam.com/video/tDdfPMTX15Y/w-d-xo.htmlsi=dHav5IUnKXz8m3YX
Interesting.... I’ve been painting 53 years in this medium yet you can learn it in 15 minutes! 🤪
"learn how to paint watercolor in under 53 years" won't capture many viewers... 😂😂
@@JennaRaineyChannel is that your justification for lying? To get viewers? I can promise you this is one who will never buy one thing from you.
Read THE ARTISTS WAY
Real disservice to lie to people.
As a professional artist,you Cannot learn watercolour painting in a crash course. It takes years.
She knows that. It's just click bait. At the end she end up trying to recruit people for her patreon. Aside from being a mediocre painter, she is a liar.
Oh, you are one of ~those types~ of professional artists. 🙄
Thank you