Hi Emma ! I'm a 40 year old water color beginner and I feel myself lucky to have stumbled upon on your video. It's difficult to start but it's not the first time I'm doing I used to paint while I was in school. I was good. Now I'm getting better and reason is you. Please be you the way you explain and demonstrate. Thank you so much and lots of love !! 😊
An alternate idea for using 2 water cups, one is used for all of your brush cleaning, and the other is used to get fresh water for mixing and diluting washes, etc.
A few years ago, I received a small set of watercolor pencils for a gift. I hadn't heard that was a thing, and I used colored pencils a lot, so I was eager to try them. Also, I'd always wanted to learn to watercolor, so finding your tutorials is wonderful! A friend just gave me some brushes and other watercolor supplies and acrylic tubes. I am having a blast playing with it all while still off work with a shoulder injury. Thank you! ❤
I bought the snap brushes you recommended. I have dozens of good quality and some very pricey brushes, but I find I go back to the snap ones often! Thank you!
Excellent information! When I started watercolour I started with chalky kids paints ( my granddaughter’s). I purchased a cotman pan set and eventually better paper and brushes. I use Academy paper mostly as it is great and priced well for me in Australia. I also have some beautiful professional tubes of paint now after a few years, W&N and Daniel Smith and much better brushes. I paint with my granddaughter still and she has her own MeiLiang paint set, the exact one in your video! PS still use my cotman set as well.
Great video. I wish I had had this when i started. I couldn't agree more. I started with a pallette & tube (cotman)..learned about Mei Liang. The ML is about all i use now. 😊
Great teaching!! 🥰 The one thing that surprised me (and kind of annoyed me) was all of the wrappers on the pan watercolors. I had only used or seen Crayola sets before and didn't even know where there might be names for the colors or that all of the brown looking pans were different colors. I was very confused. And very nervous about trying them again as Crayola only frustrated me. I didn't know about spraying the pans ahead of time to activate the paint until I caught a live with Kristy Rice... Might have helped some even with Crayola!! 😂🤦♀️
This video is so helpful. Do you have a tutorial on creating the trees and fog that you have on the Academy paper here? I’d like to learn how to do that.
Watching from Portugal. I love your videos. Some of the brands in your vídeo are also expensive in Europe. I searched the Academy paper and it's just 1 or 2€ lower than Arches or Fabriano, so I go with those. There is a portuguese brand called Inart that sell celulose paper and I think the books they sell are very good to start or to just practice some things (the pads not so much). As for the brushes there is a brand called Lg that is very affordable. Small brushes for less than 1€. I bought W&N professional, Escoda, Princeton (very pricy around here), and others but I keep going back to Lg.
I was searching for a good set. I got a bad experience with tubes (gummy, kind of gouache texture). I am definitively trying the Mei Lang, upon your recommendation and those of amazon reviews. Maybe, if I get tubes again, I will go more Windsor.
I just did a painting with the Mei Lang. I like it a lot. A world of difference with the Royal & L. tube set. However, a lot of the 36 colors are very near one another, I would recommend more the 24 colors for the extra size of paint.
Hi! I’m 76 and have painted in various mediums. I’m interested in your brushes and haven’t been able to find out how to order some. Can you provide the information? Thank you! 😊
Thanks for this very informative video Emma. I"m wondering if you have early Canadian heritage. I have early Quebec, French Canadian heritage that links to the name of Lefebvre. Who knows? We could be distant cousins.
Please help: I don’t understand the qualities of paint. What aspects make a certain paint “professional” vs “student grade?” You mentioned that Windsor Newton had student grade and professional grade paints. Do Professional paints have a brighter hue? Is it thicker? Does it stay on longer? Just what classifications make one grade better than the other? Also, how can you tell you are buying a professional paint? How do I know it is student grade on the tube. Does the tube say, “Student grade?” Does it say, “Professional” on the tube? Is the price of the paint the determining factor? I know that mostly all of “Daniel Smith” paints are of high quality and professional but I also know Windsor Newton has both grades. How can I tell the difference in what I’m buying? It’s obvious that Dollar stores are Elementary grade paints but… hey, they are also in pans. Please help us differentiate how to tell if the paint I am buying is of good quality. - Sheryl from Belton, TX
I can’t see any mention of your split primary recommendation . Please advise as altho I have the MeiLaing set I want to get the split primary set to learn about paint mixing .
Hi Emma ! I'm a 40 year old water color beginner and I feel myself lucky to have stumbled upon on your video. It's difficult to start but it's not the first time I'm doing I used to paint while I was in school. I was good. Now I'm getting better and reason is you. Please be you the way you explain and demonstrate. Thank you so much and lots of love !! 😊
An alternate idea for using 2 water cups, one is used for all of your brush cleaning, and the other is used to get fresh water for mixing and diluting washes, etc.
Wonderful tutorial Emma, i am a novice at watercolors but find your videos so helpful
Excellent tutorial for beginners. I wish I had seen this video when I started using watercolour..Thank you Emma. ❤
Can you mention where to get those water cups please? They are lovely!
A few years ago, I received a small set of watercolor pencils for a gift. I hadn't heard that was a thing, and I used colored pencils a lot, so I was eager to try them. Also, I'd always wanted to learn to watercolor, so finding your tutorials is wonderful!
A friend just gave me some brushes and other watercolor supplies and acrylic tubes. I am having a blast playing with it all while still off work with a shoulder injury. Thank you! ❤
You are such a natural with your explanations! 💖👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼💖
Very very helpful thank you - saving up to get the proper supplies to start
Sure wish this video was available when I started on this journey! Thank you Emma!
I bought the snap brushes you recommended. I have dozens of good quality and some very pricey brushes, but I find I go back to the snap ones often! Thank you!
Same or close quality imo Phoenix, nicpro, and transon
Wonderful video! Thank you!
Cant wait for more tutorials...waiting for street scenes 😊
Hey Emma, thank you for your video on the 5 things you need to get started in Water Color Painting. We need this information.😊
Thank you very much🤗
So informative video thank you Emma❤
Fantastic overview!!
Excellent information! When I started watercolour I started with chalky kids paints ( my granddaughter’s). I purchased a cotman pan set and eventually better paper and brushes. I use Academy paper mostly as it is great and priced well for me in Australia. I also have some beautiful professional tubes of paint now after a few years, W&N and Daniel Smith and much better brushes. I paint with my granddaughter still and she has her own MeiLiang paint set, the exact one in your video! PS still use my cotman set as well.
Super helpful! Thank you!😊
Thank you
Great video. I wish I had had this when i started. I couldn't agree more. I started with a pallette & tube (cotman)..learned about Mei Liang. The ML is about all i use now. 😊
Are you still doing your monthly tutorials with supplies? If so, how can I get more information?
Great teaching!! 🥰 The one thing that surprised me (and kind of annoyed me) was all of the wrappers on the pan watercolors. I had only used or seen Crayola sets before and didn't even know where there might be names for the colors or that all of the brown looking pans were different colors. I was very confused. And very nervous about trying them again as Crayola only frustrated me. I didn't know about spraying the pans ahead of time to activate the paint until I caught a live with Kristy Rice... Might have helped some even with Crayola!! 😂🤦♀️
This video is so helpful.
Do you have a tutorial on creating the trees and fog that you have on the Academy paper here? I’d like to learn how to do that.
Watching from Portugal. I love your videos. Some of the brands in your vídeo are also expensive in Europe. I searched the Academy paper and it's just 1 or 2€ lower than Arches or Fabriano, so I go with those. There is a portuguese brand called Inart that sell celulose paper and I think the books they sell are very good to start or to just practice some things (the pads not so much). As for the brushes there is a brand called Lg that is very affordable. Small brushes for less than 1€. I bought W&N professional, Escoda, Princeton (very pricy around here), and others but I keep going back to Lg.
Rosemary and Co brushes might be a good option for you.
@@nicolesmith1309 I haven't tried their brand yet. Thank you
Love the video, thank you for your knowledge in this topic! I didn't see white paint in the palette? What about white paint?
What are your thoughts on Sakura Koi watercolors - 24 set pocket field sketch box
I was searching for a good set. I got a bad experience with tubes (gummy, kind of gouache texture). I am definitively trying the Mei Lang, upon your recommendation and those of amazon reviews. Maybe, if I get tubes again, I will go more Windsor.
I just did a painting with the Mei Lang. I like it a lot. A world of difference with the Royal & L. tube set. However, a lot of the 36 colors are very near one another, I would recommend more the 24 colors for the extra size of paint.
Which paper do you use to paint houses?
Hi! I’m 76 and have painted in various mediums. I’m interested in your brushes and haven’t been able to find out how to order some. Can you provide the information?
Thank you! 😊
How do I purchase your set of four beginner brushes?
Thanks for this very informative video Emma. I"m wondering if you have early Canadian heritage. I have early Quebec, French Canadian heritage that links to the name of Lefebvre. Who knows? We could be distant cousins.
That's her married name, so maybe her husband.
Please help: I don’t understand the qualities of paint. What aspects make a certain paint “professional” vs “student grade?” You mentioned that Windsor Newton had student grade and professional grade paints. Do Professional paints have a brighter hue? Is it thicker? Does it stay on longer? Just what classifications make one grade better than the other? Also, how can you tell you are buying a professional paint? How do I know it is student grade on the tube. Does the tube say, “Student grade?” Does it say, “Professional” on the tube? Is the price of the paint the determining factor?
I know that mostly all of “Daniel Smith” paints are of high quality and professional but I also know Windsor Newton has both grades. How can I tell the difference in what I’m buying? It’s obvious that Dollar stores are Elementary grade paints but… hey, they are also in pans. Please help us differentiate how to tell if the paint I am buying is of good quality. - Sheryl from Belton, TX
Emma what’s the brand of cups for water?
They are from pottery by Eleni! She’s a wonderful pottery maker!
I can’t see any mention of your split primary recommendation . Please advise as altho I have the MeiLaing set I want to get the split primary set to learn about paint mixing .
Sorry! Just added them in the description!
@@EmmaLefebvre thank you Emma .
What would the split primary colors be in MaimeriBlu?
TFS 🎉😂❤
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Can we pretend that I won that brush set from minute 10:00? Please? 😍😍😍 I can send you my address 🙏🏼🤓🤷🏻♀️
Great informative video. Thank you so much ❤
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