Drybrushing and gradients. I don't know why, but those are my weaknesses. And because I have general issues because og my disabilities, I'm even more frustrated with the things that's going to be my killers. And I love watercolor, so I'm so upset.
Wet on wet technique. I really struggle controlling the amount of water. I guess i should practice a lot. 😢 Well anyway, another great video from you. Thanks!
Kirsty Partridge Art No, thank you!!! 😁 Because of watching your tutorials, I have been inspired to buy some watercolors and learn how to paint. Your tutorials have proven to be invaluable to a complete beginner!!
I was just thinking that, it gives that nice sort of distance blur, like for branches that wouldn’t be in focus. Then the ones in front would be painted dry and it’d give depth? I guess it’d have to be painted in a less obvious colour than the items in the foreground though (but I’m still learning).
I am 36 and this is the first time I've felt like I could work beautifully with watercolors! Thank you so much for posting this. I'm definitely subscribing!
I followed this, and it came out like pooh. So I did more searching and found a different video about things that can go wrong with watercolors. I had cellulose, no size, and it was rough! So I went to the craft store and got cotton, sized with gelatin, and cold pressed. THEN it worked!! So, between two videos, I finally learned how to get the dreamy watercolor I've always wanted to make.
You just made me fall in love with watercolours again! 😍 Thank you. Also, knowing you’re a self taught artist is really wonderful. Thank you for this video xxx
All of these are incredibly useful for in my art and junk journals. I mix lovely watercolour paper with scrapbook papers and upcycle book pages and paint on all of them. I need all of this advice....and from the look of it some new brushes too! Thanks Kirsty❣️ joie 🌿😀
Going from light to dark. Anybody who colors with inks already knows this is a must. I don't use it as much with paint since it's a bit more forgivable. Paint can be lightened (to a point) but ink it set once it's put. I'm going to try some of these with my inks. Still getting used to using all coloring mediums. From simple crayola crayons, fine wax colored pencils, watercolor & acrylic paint, copic marker, ink. Some of the mixed pieces I've seen are absolutely unbelievable. Thanks for the tips! The experiment continues!
hi,as a beginner to watercolors, its lovely to get tips from an artist like yourself, loved watching your DEER painting,as that's my favourite wild animal,I have learned so much after just one watch,I will keep practicing, thank you.
Very helpful video. Watercolor is a new medium for me and I am still learning the different techniques. I love how you painted the background and used the salt to create texture. 😄
Watercolor is my favourite. I find coloured pencil to be one of the hardest mediums to use because it is so time consuming and is a long process to layer and blend the pencils 😊 for me charcoal is the easiest medium to use, but that is just my opinion
Turns out there’s a little more to the salt technique than what you showed. I threw the salt on and it didn’t do anything right away so I let it sit. After some time it actually did exactly what you said it would do but then the salt was wet and when I tried to brush it off it redeposited some color in places I didn’t want it. So I try to second one that I’ll just leave it on there until it dries... nope... it became one with the paper. I spent half the morning chipping the salt off of the paper surface.
Wonderful ideas as ever Kristy! Thanks you for your continued support of us out here in youtube land! Your approach is refreshing and direct You are a delight to watch and listen to, Please know you are appreciated and treasured!
Okay, but to be all honest here, that last "don't" 5:05 with all the green actually looks pretty cool. It's like you're looking down at a jungle.😁😊 Thank you for the tutorial by the way, your art is absolutely beautiful!💖😆💖
I loved this video so much! Most people when they make videos like this, just say “stop doing that, that is ugly. Instead do this, it is much prettier” without explaining shit. You did really explain, and it was very helpful. Thank you!
Good explanations. Thank you.😁 My biggest problem in drawing is to draw shadows. I often use paynes grey or darker colours. If you can explainthis it will be very helpful.
I am not a watercolor person but, these videos are really helpful! If u could make a video about burnishing skin, 'cause at times we have to add different layers of colors, so when we finally burnish, the skin tone that we were looking for is not there. Thank u for reading! BTW, u and ur videos leave me speechless because the way you explain is just amazing!
This is ever so much helpful as I have more experience with oils and have been trying to understand as well as learn to copy cat some of the professionals such as yourself. When I fail, yes, I want to know why. Your communicating this is very helpful. Thank you very much. It does encourage me to want to try again.
I did enjoy this video! What I found most instructive was probably the way you alternate between the exercises and the real artwork (which is so beautiful).
I like watercolours cuz even if you fail it can still look cool, but at the same time if you fail big time, there is no turning back 🙈 So it's a forgiving and unforgiving medium. I have to say though, I have always loved watercolour paintings
Wonderful video your warm demonstration helps unravel the things we are doing wrong. I look forward to more videos please do one on cheaper water colours and how to get good results. Your work is breath taking. Thank you for helping.😊
I love your videos and you teach me so much! Thanks a million for making these videos, they are lifesavers. I'm on your patreon as well, and what you have there is equally as important for me learning to watercolor. I've always loved this medium, but you are really making me better.
Line B it’s my pleasure! I’m really glad you find them useful. I really appreciate your support on patreon as well 🥰 I hope you continue to learn lots from my videos 😊
@@KirstyPartridgeArt in sure I will. You have been such an inspiration - and will continue to be so. I'm Danish, had meningitis 9 years ago today and it fried my brain and caused a lot of damage. You keep me trying and having my paternal grandfather leave me his set of watercolors makes me love watercolor even more. So thank you so much ❤️
Thank you for another amazing video! Your tips are always so helpful and you explain everything so well, I love to watch your videos ! A thumbs up Is so totally deserved!!!
Adding W&N Blending Medium to the paint itself or the rinse water will give you more time to blend your desired colors and do wet-on-wet blending. This may not be necessary if you live in a humid climate, but if you're like me and live in an arid climate with single digit humidity year-round, this medium could come in handy.
Thanks for the info! Lol, I actually found that the don'ts work to achieve the effects I was looking for. This video also made me think that making some technique sample cards would be helpful. Again thanks for the video. Have fun and good luck everyone!
Just a quick tip for people trying silk painting, using the salt method can work really well, with rock salt or basic table salt - just add some for texture/interest while the paint is still damp.
What I learned is it’s okay to use Gouache on watercolor paintings if you need white highlights. I knew from experience that you can’t, or you’re not supposed to, use white watercolor to achieve highlights after most of your painting is completed. Leaving plain paper is a great highlight.
I went a little crazy at a local art store's sale (everything painting wise was 50% off wowie!) And over eager me accidentally bought a huge water color canvas among the other ones I picked out and well I can't waste it, not having very much experience with water color or not, so this video will hopefully help me create something worthy of my mistaken purchase :3
I agree! much of my great artistic joys have come from mistakes, but this video is also very helpful for people looking to understand how watercolor painting works in a very straightforward way.
Ok so like, I kind of gave up on watercolor because I'm dumb and for wet on wet I would just put a big blob of puddled water and then add my paint into the blob and paint with it. Now that I know how to really do it I want to try watercolor again Edit: omg i didnt know that you work in layers with watercolor i thought you just painted everything at once This is so revolutionary omg Do you use palette or liquid watercolors?
Thank you so much for making a simple do's and don't s video! I am very new to watercolor (Jan 2019) I was wondering why my colors didn't spread nicely and I was doing the very first don't! Your artwork is very beautiful, thank you for sharing ;P
Hi Kirsty! Love your tips and tricks--thank you! Love your accent too,! A friend here who grew up in Manchester says that you have a different kind of several British accents, yours, cockney I think she said? Are you from this area too? I've never been, but the Cadbury is enough incentive! Thanks! Love your work for one SO very young! Wow! You must have started when you were 3!
I don’t remember if you mentioned this, but for good wet on wet technique you must use quality paper. I find arches 140 lb cold press to be the best for lovely wet on wet, while others, even great quality 100% cotton, don’t work as well. This is because different brands use different sizings. So if people are struggling getting the wet on wet results they want, try a different paper.
- Wet on wet method - Even layer of water on paper - Mix a put paint colours on other surface (so water on paper doesn’t dry out and the watercolour bleeds properly) - Work from light colours to dark colours - If your paper begins to dry make the paper until - Salt technique - Good for flowers, snowflakes, galaxy - Make sure paper is glossy (no pools of water or too dry) - Wet on dry method - For fine details - Make sure it is competly dry - Add highlights - Leave areas white - Elite painting doesn’t have to be water colour everywhere - Use white white paint - Perverse hight lights use white pen
Art By Connie Dawn Hey! This is from my personal POV but I have found that hairspray works. Spray it over your pencil sketch let it dry and begin painting. This works on canvas and paper so it’s good for basically any medium. This is just a quick fix that can be cheaper and easier to find then fixative. Anyway have fun!
The salt technique also depends on your paint. It works by pushing the pigment away leaving the bare paper under. If it is dye based, or has heavy ground pigment, or even certain types of binders it simply won't work. Common issue with inexpensive paint but even some more expensive brands as well... and sometimes just individual colors. Test a swatch first.
You have to apply it in a light layer first. Build the intensity in layers, add more paint to the water on then mixing pallet not directly on the paper
ainting watercolors was very difficult, but your painting made me understand. If I have time later, I'm drawing too. I want to get some advice from someone as good as you.Russo TV
QOTD: Which watercolour technique do you struggle with the most? 💕
Kirsty Partridge Art smooth gradient, Amazing Artwork btw💙
Dry brushing definitely
Drybrushing and gradients. I don't know why, but those are my weaknesses. And because I have general issues because og my disabilities, I'm even more frustrated with the things that's going to be my killers. And I love watercolor, so I'm so upset.
Wet on wet technique. I really struggle controlling the amount of water. I guess i should practice a lot. 😢 Well anyway, another great video from you. Thanks!
Kirsty Partridge Art, even using Arches watercolor paper my paper dries too quickly. Love your videos :)
This girl is not only seriously talented but a fantastic teacher for those of us only setting out. Thank you so much Kirsty!
That deer is simply STUNNING!!!! You are so talented!
Thanks so much 🙏🏻
Kirsty Partridge Art
No, thank you!!! 😁 Because of watching your tutorials, I have been inspired to buy some watercolors and learn how to paint. Your tutorials have proven to be invaluable to a complete beginner!!
I agree
me : hmm... not enough water, *throw's a bucket on paper*, ah nice smooth edges
GoshBabe • me 24/7
@@x_ivaa Indeed, my friend. Same xD
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Hahaha
Hahaha 🤣🤣🤣
8:50 I think that is a great technique, if you want to paint something, that is in the distance.
I was just thinking that, it gives that nice sort of distance blur, like for branches that wouldn’t be in focus. Then the ones in front would be painted dry and it’d give depth?
I guess it’d have to be painted in a less obvious colour than the items in the foreground though (but I’m still learning).
I am 36 and this is the first time I've felt like I could work beautifully with watercolors! Thank you so much for posting this. I'm definitely subscribing!
I followed this, and it came out like pooh. So I did more searching and found a different video about things that can go wrong with watercolors. I had cellulose, no size, and it was rough!
So I went to the craft store and got cotton, sized with gelatin, and cold pressed. THEN it worked!!
So, between two videos, I finally learned how to get the dreamy watercolor I've always wanted to make.
You just made me fall in love with watercolours again! 😍 Thank you. Also, knowing you’re a self taught artist is really wonderful. Thank you for this video xxx
All of these are incredibly useful for in my art and junk journals. I mix lovely watercolour paper with scrapbook papers and upcycle book pages and paint on all of them. I need all of this advice....and from the look of it some new brushes too! Thanks Kirsty❣️ joie 🌿😀
Going from light to dark. Anybody who colors with inks already knows this is a must.
I don't use it as much with paint since it's a bit more forgivable. Paint can be lightened (to a point) but ink it set once it's put.
I'm going to try some of these with my inks.
Still getting used to using all coloring mediums. From simple crayola crayons, fine wax colored pencils, watercolor & acrylic paint, copic marker, ink.
Some of the mixed pieces I've seen are absolutely unbelievable.
Thanks for the tips! The experiment continues!
The very first things on the wet on wet technique and I'm already saying, "Ohhhh, that's what I doing wrong!"... Thanks for the tutorial! 💖
Wet on wet can definitely be one of the trickiest watercolour techniques 😊
Very sound and sensible advice. Keep painting, and making these videos, so people can learn.
hi,as a beginner to watercolors, its lovely to get tips from an artist like yourself, loved watching your DEER painting,as that's my favourite wild animal,I have learned so much after just one watch,I will keep practicing, thank you.
Very helpful video. Watercolor is a new medium for me and I am still learning the different techniques. I love how you painted the background and used the salt to create texture. 😄
YES. This is what I've been looking for. Especially with wet on wet. Thank you! I'll be sharing this with friends
Oh i so love this deer painting!
Of the mediums you use; what is your favorite? And wich medium do you find the hardest and wich the easiest to use?
Watercolor is my favourite. I find coloured pencil to be one of the hardest mediums to use because it is so time consuming and is a long process to layer and blend the pencils 😊 for me charcoal is the easiest medium to use, but that is just my opinion
Good info
Turns out there’s a little more to the salt technique than what you showed. I threw the salt on and it didn’t do anything right away so I let it sit. After some time it actually did exactly what you said it would do but then the salt was wet and when I tried to brush it off it redeposited some color in places I didn’t want it. So I try to second one that I’ll just leave it on there until it dries... nope... it became one with the paper. I spent half the morning chipping the salt off of the paper surface.
And i wish she had said which kind of paper is better for it....normally she is much more informative....maybe theres another vid where she splains it
Even your "Don'ts" look pretty 😆
Wonderful ideas as ever Kristy! Thanks you for your continued support of us out here in youtube land! Your approach is refreshing and direct You are a delight to watch and listen to, Please know you are appreciated and treasured!
Thank you so much for your kind comment! I am really happy you liked the video 💕
Okay, but to be all honest here, that last "don't" 5:05 with all the green actually looks pretty cool. It's like you're looking down at a jungle.😁😊
Thank you for the tutorial by the way, your art is absolutely beautiful!💖😆💖
I loved this video so much! Most people when they make videos like this, just say “stop doing that, that is ugly. Instead do this, it is much prettier” without explaining shit. You did really explain, and it was very helpful. Thank you!
Really helpful for wet in wet information. I love the different textures you demonstrated in this video. Thank you!
This tutorial is very helpful for me. I always face problems with blending water colours on the background. Thank you 😊
Good explanations. Thank you.😁 My biggest problem in drawing is to draw shadows. I often use paynes grey or darker colours. If you can explainthis it will be very helpful.
I am not a watercolor person but, these videos are really helpful! If u could make a video about burnishing skin, 'cause at times we have to add different layers of colors, so when we finally burnish, the skin tone that we were looking for is not there. Thank u for reading! BTW, u and ur videos leave me speechless because the way you explain is just amazing!
The finished piece is just beautiful. I've recently started learning watercolour, so I'll be signing up to your patreon right now. Thank you!
This is stunning.. from this I learned a lot and understood how wrongly I am using watercolors..😊
This is ever so much helpful as I have more experience with oils and have been trying to understand as well as learn to copy cat some of the professionals such as yourself. When I fail, yes, I want to know why. Your communicating this is very helpful. Thank you very much. It does encourage me to want to try again.
Excellent video. Thank you for sharing yours expertise!
* Does something "wrong" *
* Still looks sick af *
These are wonderful tips. I will start premixing my colors. I didn't think about that.
Thank you! This was very helpful! I am trying to learn how to paint with watercolors and I appreciate your advice here!
I did enjoy this video! What I found most instructive was probably the way you alternate between the exercises and the real artwork (which is so beautiful).
I am jealous of your talent! You can paint so well!!
Super specific & helpful advice! Thanks! 🥰
I like watercolours cuz even if you fail it can still look cool, but at the same time if you fail big time, there is no turning back 🙈 So it's a forgiving and unforgiving medium. I have to say though, I have always loved watercolour paintings
Wonderful video your warm demonstration helps unravel the things we are doing wrong. I look forward to more videos please do one on cheaper water colours and how to get good results. Your work is breath taking. Thank you for helping.😊
I love your videos and you teach me so much! Thanks a million for making these videos, they are lifesavers.
I'm on your patreon as well, and what you have there is equally as important for me learning to watercolor. I've always loved this medium, but you are really making me better.
Line B it’s my pleasure! I’m really glad you find them useful. I really appreciate your support on patreon as well 🥰 I hope you continue to learn lots from my videos 😊
@@KirstyPartridgeArt in sure I will. You have been such an inspiration - and will continue to be so. I'm Danish, had meningitis 9 years ago today and it fried my brain and caused a lot of damage. You keep me trying and having my paternal grandfather leave me his set of watercolors makes me love watercolor even more. So thank you so much ❤️
Amazing and helpful video Kirsty. I am definitely still improving my watercolour skills 😊👍🏻🌸
I just love your advice and can’t wait till I have enough time to apply it
You are amazing....I don't even know where to begin. I feel I need "natural talent" to paint.
Really liked the information about Gouache.Thank you
Thank you so much for sharing your time and talent I've learned so much ♥️have a blessed day
You explain techniques wonderfully! TFS!!!
Please make a Polychromos vs. Luminance Colored Pencils
You're a wonderful person, your art is amazing, keep up the good work. And thank you for the explanation.
Thank you for another amazing video! Your tips are always so helpful and you explain everything so well, I love to watch your videos ! A thumbs up Is so totally deserved!!!
Even the 'dont's' look beautiful!
Camilo Pensa I thought so too!
Just trying out watercolors. This was very helpful. 👍❤️
Adding W&N Blending Medium to the paint itself or the rinse water will give you more time to blend your desired colors and do wet-on-wet blending.
This may not be necessary if you live in a humid climate, but if you're like me and live in an arid climate with single digit humidity year-round, this medium could come in handy.
Definitely gorgeous 💖
I wish I had watched this before my painting class :')
Thanks for the info! Lol, I actually found that the don'ts work to achieve the effects I was looking for. This video also made me think that making some technique sample cards would be helpful. Again thanks for the video. Have fun and good luck everyone!
Omg I LOVE that painting so much
Just a quick tip for people trying silk painting, using the salt method can work really well, with rock salt or basic table salt - just add some for texture/interest while the paint is still damp.
I actually think they all look great! I think I might even use some of these "DON'TS" because they look lovely :)
What I learned is it’s okay to use Gouache on watercolor paintings if you need white highlights. I knew from experience that you can’t, or you’re not supposed to, use white watercolor to achieve highlights after most of your painting is completed. Leaving plain paper is a great highlight.
I went a little crazy at a local art store's sale (everything painting wise was 50% off wowie!) And over eager me accidentally bought a huge water color canvas among the other ones I picked out and well I can't waste it, not having very much experience with water color or not, so this video will hopefully help me create something worthy of my mistaken purchase :3
You are my best art teacher ♥️
There are " NO " do's and dont's in watercolouring!!! Sometimes, the most "awkwardly accidental" are the most "beautiful" artworks in watercolor!
This ^^ experimentation is vital, as is mileage.
....and if you saw my watercolour - none of the accident are beautiful LOL
Some Don'ts can actually ruin the piece. Like scrubbing, or bleeding.
I agree! much of my great artistic joys have come from mistakes, but this video is also very helpful for people looking to understand how watercolor painting works in a very straightforward way.
@@figsuitcase ?? what are "artistic joys".....is it a "sammitch"????lol
U don't understand how much I luv ur vids 😍😍
I love you draw this rain and everything is goood like super super super good!
Great tutorial, very helpful thank you! Your work is beautiful!
Thank you for sharing your tips! I’ve been painting for a while and got some great reminders here
I just dump all the colours on the canvas. Job done.
I love your videos, got me into watercolor painting again after 10 years. I even made a video following your wet-in-wet tutorial from last time :)
This is great. I've struggled with the salt effect for ages 🙄
Well I hope this video has helped you fix the problem you were having with the salt technique 😊
Great tutorial! Thank you! ☺️
Ok so like, I kind of gave up on watercolor because I'm dumb and for wet on wet I would just put a big blob of puddled water and then add my paint into the blob and paint with it. Now that I know how to really do it I want to try watercolor again
Edit: omg i didnt know that you work in layers with watercolor i thought you just painted everything at once
This is so revolutionary omg
Do you use palette or liquid watercolors?
Such a beautiful painting
"wotacolor"
I just love how u say watercolor
Thats just us British boiiiiis lol
Thank you so much for making a simple do's and don't s video! I am very new to watercolor (Jan 2019) I was wondering why my colors didn't spread nicely and I was doing the very first don't! Your artwork is very beautiful, thank you for sharing ;P
This video has shown me how much more I have to learn.
For some reason i keep coming back to your channel..so i subscribed to your channel..👍
I love the salt technique. Thank you for sharing !
Thank you for this lovely video =) i might try out one of your tutorials one day 😄
Your deer painting is gorgeous!
Oh my Gosh! your videos are the best! I love your watercolor paintings and I listen to much with you! I'm from Brasil :)
Great info and lesson. Lots of valuable information to help me out. Loved it. You are amazing. Thanks so much for sharing.
Thank you very much, I’m happy that you liked it 😊
Hi Kirsty! Love your tips and tricks--thank you! Love your accent too,! A friend here who grew up in Manchester says that you have a different kind of several British accents, yours, cockney I think she said? Are you from this area too? I've never been, but the Cadbury is enough incentive! Thanks! Love your work for one SO very young! Wow! You must have started when you were 3!
I don’t remember if you mentioned this, but for good wet on wet technique you must use quality paper. I find arches 140 lb cold press to be the best for lovely wet on wet, while others, even great quality 100% cotton, don’t work as well. This is because different brands use different sizings. So if people are struggling getting the wet on wet results they want, try a different paper.
You are so talented! 💛 Thank you for sharing your wisdom!
Thank you for some good, basic tips.
The deer painting is gorgeous.
Very helpful tutorial ❤️❤️
- Wet on wet method
- Even layer of water on paper
- Mix a put paint colours on other surface (so water on paper doesn’t dry out and the watercolour bleeds properly)
- Work from light colours to dark colours
- If your paper begins to dry make the paper until
- Salt technique
- Good for flowers, snowflakes, galaxy
- Make sure paper is glossy (no pools of water or too dry)
- Wet on dry method
- For fine details
- Make sure it is competly dry
- Add highlights
- Leave areas white
- Elite painting doesn’t have to be water colour everywhere
- Use white white paint
- Perverse hight lights use white pen
Great, informative video. Thanks, Kirsty!
I’m glad you liked it 😊
Just lovely!
Love your tutorials. I sometimes loose my sketch when I try this. Do you apply fixative of some sort to retain your sketch.
Art By Connie Dawn Hey! This is from my personal POV but I have found that hairspray works. Spray it over your pencil sketch let it dry and begin painting. This works on canvas and paper so it’s good for basically any medium. This is just a quick fix that can be cheaper and easier to find then fixative. Anyway have fun!
The salt technique also depends on your paint. It works by pushing the pigment away leaving the bare paper under. If it is dye based, or has heavy ground pigment, or even certain types of binders it simply won't work. Common issue with inexpensive paint but even some more expensive brands as well... and sometimes just individual colors. Test a swatch first.
I dont really paint with watercolours but i Love your Videos and your beautiful accent
Sienna Lee aww thank you 🥰
Wonderful tutorial Kristy. I especially appreciated the gouache tip, very helpful thank you
Lovely painting Kirsty, great video and tips 😘
helpful! I love your artworks :) well I dont know enough english but it still helps. Love you:)
Yay i’m finally kinda esrly! Love your vids
Wow. Your art is so beautiful. Great video.
how do we avoid the cauliflower effect but still blend darker colors?
You have to apply it in a light layer first. Build the intensity in layers, add more paint to the water on then mixing pallet not directly on the paper
Love your work!
Your vids are fun because I don’t rly do watercolour. I’m an acrylic paint person. And I’m watching this
Thank you for a very informative video. I’m a total beginner so, I was hanging on every word 🤣😂🤣. Superb
ainting watercolors was very difficult, but your painting made me understand. If I have time later, I'm drawing too. I want to get some advice from someone as good as you.Russo TV
Is there a tutorial of the deer painting by you? If not Can you make one please? It's eye-catching 😍