5 Ways to Break out of Your Comfort Zone and Grow as an Artist
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- Опубліковано 10 лип 2024
- Stepping out of your comfort zone as an artist can have a huge impact on your personal and artistic growth. In this video I give you some tips on how to do that.
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⏱ TIME STAMPS
0:00 Introduction
0:26 Why you should step out of your comfort zone
5:55 1st Way
6:57 2nd Way
7:57 3rd Way
8:55 4th Way
9:43 5th Way
10:20 Finished painting
10:32 Outro
11:25 Bloopers
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You have such a calm, kind way about you. I appreciate you giving us such an important pearls of wisdom. Thank you.
No think you’re being too hard of yourself. You’re work is stunning.
Your videos are always exactly what I need to hear, at the exact right time! I hope you enjoy making them as much as we all enjoy watching them 🤗 Leo was adorable haha!!! Thank you for being you and sharing your journey 💖
Yes! Ironically,I had just tried to sketch your grandson today….. and it wasn’t good…but, I have been sick for 25 years, and therefore haven’t been doing any sketching. People are so difficult for me, and so yesterday decided that I would draw one face per day, if I am able! Also work on watercolor once a day. I am a good stippler, and adept at pen and ink, but I LOVE COLOR, that’s how I found you! You’re great, and I am definitely oot of my comfort zone! I appreciate you more than you know. On the days that I am too sick to do work, I still watch your videos, all the way to the end, for the laughs, of course! God bless you Louise!
Dear Louise. Beautiful and touching! ❤
Louise, you are not those men, you are Louise and you’re art is unbelievably beautiful! You are also a wonderful teacher! You sound like you’re describing me when you talk of yourself.
I was comfortable with pen and ink as well as acrylic painting. Watching you and a few others has made me step out of my comfort zone, buy quality watercolor supplies and start practicing. I’ve done nothing memorable but I’m trying. I’m 72 now and hope before I die I can add watercolor artist to my inner and outer titles! You are an inspiration to me. By the way I love your bloopers! 😂🇨🇦👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🙏🏼☝🏻✝️
Thank you Louise and Leo 🥰 I had an aha! moment yesterday. It occurred to me that when actors are being shown their work on a chat show, they invariably shrug it off, or play it down to the audience to signify that it wasn't their best work. I always wondered why. I think it's because they always see the version of themselves that could have done it better, whereas the audience sees someone doing something that they know they could never do! I think that's true of artists too. We nit pick our own work, second guess ourselves and undermine our own skills - we should be the audience of our work, and appreciate our skills. Louise, your work is not and never will be 'melted down gummy bears'. As member of your audience, I am in awe of your skills, and I love your videos. Thank you for saying just the right thing at the right time! 🥰 oh, and ps. We all paint what we love to paint the most - where our passion lies - yours may not be landscapes right now - and that's good too x
The little boy portrait turned out so wonderful ...with such expressive colors! You are a very good artist. Yes it's true..to try something new can be refreshing and takes you further. I always try something new...botanicals, animals, portraits and actually landscapes. Simply the joy of painting that's the most important for me. Some pictures failed, it doesn't matter, it's only paper and this is part of the learning process.
That's the right attitude Helga. It's all about the joy of painting. Thanks so much. ❤️
What a beautiful painting. Your grandson is adorable. Love the kitty.😁
Thank you very much ❤️.
Very timely for me, Louise. Thank you. I hear you! And I am so in awe of your lovely portrait of your darling grandson. Someday he will behold it as a treasure from a beloved grandmother! ❤
Hi, here is an absolute raw beginner in Vienna Austria. I've watched at least 50 online tutorials on skills and techniques but none was so touching and inspiring like yours ❤ it's like listening to my dearest sister whispering wisdom to me tenderly and full of love. Thank you so much ❤️
Thank you so much. 🥰
Thanks, Louise and, Leo. Wise words for older(me) and young artists💖.
Thanks for the valuable advice. I love watching your lessons!! And your grandson turned out beautiful!!!!! I see no mistakes! And love the kitty!!!
I request that Leo makes a cameo appearance in every video. Those eyes! I hope you paint him soon!
Lol. I'll tell him. He's curled up behind me at the moment on my chair. ❤️
Lovely painting you made. Lovely top you are wearing. Lovely cat too. Lovely teacher that I will return to in Patreon. Making a few experiences with others right now, out of my comfort zone, which is not too bad, but you are my number one teacher. Thank you Louise for all you are doing and sharing with us.
Thank you for the adorable picture. You're such a great artist!
Thank you Laura.
Your kitten grew up! Thanks. Now I know why my work lately is not so great. Your portaits are stunning, and I like your cow a lot
Thank you Kathryn. Yes, he's a big boy now - but he's still a mischief maker. 😊
I love how the cat 🐈⬛ almost on cue walks through with an appearance on the # 5 tip embrace your failures segment! 😂 He’s adorable 🥰. I am still learning with that one, along with trying new things, subjects (portraits), & techniques. Thanks for sharing this wonderful informational video with us. Constantly enjoying your channel! Have a great weekend!
Thanks so much Colleen. Naughty boy he is. I was going to do it a second time but Carl said ...naah let's use it. I had a few recent failures as well......embrace them Louise.....embrace them 😂. You have a fabulous weekend too. ❤️
@@LouiseDeMasi You’re most welcomed 😉💕
I started painting since August this year and I find your valuable watercolor painting tutorials that make me feeling confidence to paint. Thanks a lot Louise ❤
I love every painting you do. God blessed you with talent. Embrace it. BTW, love image of your beautiful grandson.
Thank you so much Diana.
Excellent advice! This is precisely what my husband today said to me. Experiment, play and have fun with all types of mediums no matter the outcome ❤. I love your work and this piece of your grandson is also wonderful 😊
Lov your bloopers… your humor is refreshing…
Thanks for sharing and encouragement 🌹
Thank you for your words of wisdom. I'm loving watching you grow. Life is a journey. I only realised recently that the most important part of creativity for me is enjoying the process. The happy times often produce fruit, it's never a lost experience. Keep on sharing. Elke
I fell into the depths of melted gummy bear despair this week, after failure upon failure... I do like my third attempt at the same subject better than my first, so that's a positive....
Thank you, again! As always, you inspire and help. And your paintings are gorgeous, I hope you follow your own advice.
Thank you Dorothy. I'm sorry about the failures but glad you had some success with the third one. I had two failures in a row this week as well.......but, we soldier on! ❤️
Thank you for this encouraging advice. I will try to remember it if I ever make a mistake in the future😊. Honestly, you're terrific!
Glad it was helpful. Thanks David.
Valuable tips as always Louise. I started watercolour painting just over a year ago. At the time, I hadn’t done any drawing for years and I’d never painted at all, in any medium. I quickly decided a class was the way to go, so I attend a regular weekly class, plus I look at the work of other artists on instagram and follow a number of artists here on UA-cam who all have their own style. I’ve learned so much from my teacher and from all of you wonderful UA-camrs. There are a couple of things that I feel have helped me grow. Firstly, in my regular class, I don’t get to choose my subject, so I have to learn to draw, and then paint, subjects that I may not be interested in, or feel are above my skill level. Secondly, I make myself finish every painting, whether I think it’s going well or not. I’ve been really surprised by what I can do and if I don’t like a finished painting, I assess what worked and what didn’t and apply it to the next painting. I’d really encourage people, if they can’t get to a regular class, to try out tutorials here and/or sign up with their favourite teacher on Patreon and commit to regular practice and finishing each piece. You won’t regret it. 🙏
P.S. I LOVE your cow painting!
Great message, so important for professional and personal growth. All of us are on a learning journey every day. Nobody knows everything, not even the masters. Making mistakes and failing is how we learn. I'm pretty sure we all get impostor syndrome, no matter how good we are. Having fun, learning, and being curious is all that matters. Because it will show through everything we create. Everything we do will reflect it. You're so honest and humble.
Portraits absolutely terrify me, but watching you gives me courage to at least try to do it. Thank you Louise!❤
My pleasure and thank you. They terrified me too. I have talked myself out of a lot of things over the years but I know now I was wrong to do that. I hope you do try. ❤️
Thank you Louise for this clip. I appreciate the work you put into these. It helps me keep motivated when I am down in the dumps about where I am headed. ❤
Beautiful portrait Louise. ❤️
I get inspired from your videos and feel to try them. I ll definitely try it.
Thank you so much 🙏🙏
Thanks so much 😊.
You are good at painting, even portraits!
I cannot see any mistakes in your painting. I wish I could paint at least as half as you do.
Thanks Vivian.
Thanks for the wonderful advise
A pleasure Alison. Thank you.
Love the surprise visit from a fan😅 Yes other artists are intimidating. I have yet to attempt your style 😉. I listen to your calming voice and get inspired to paint. I'm 8 months experience now, though I used to paint acrylic looong ago. I recently tried painting on 100 cotton and it's definitely a longer dry time. My other papers are my go to until I'm better though I have a couple paintings I'll reproduce on cotton. I thought your painting was excellent 👍
I so needed to watch this video today. Thank you so much 👊
This is lovely. I've been thinking of doing a portrait of my granddaughters and watching this has encouraged me. Thank you!❤
please dont compare yourself to any one else and Im just an oil painter sea and landscape bein g my forte but after watching you i am trying water color painting and enjoying it love your work
Oh Louise, there may be faults that you can find in your painting but to me it is beautiful.
What a great grandchild. Thank you for all your tips on the water colour principles I should step outside and find the art museums Loving your cat by the way I love the'excuse me, I'm just coming through' approach😀Thank you for sharing with us louise I am learning such a lot from your teachings x
I'm happy to hear that. Thanks so much Amanda.
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Your channel is so valuable, rich in knowledge, tips and experiences, I really appreciate every video. I've learned a lot from you and each video lifts me up as I struggle with my own work again, thank you, Louise ❤
Greetings from the other side of the world,Germany 😊
So inspiring, thank you!
Thank you. ❤️
Thank you. I needed this. God Bless You.
Your videos are SO greatly inspiring! Loved that u didn't do retake after your cat crossed through😅. I am a perfectionist & now force myself to leave a "mistake" in whatever I might be doing. I've done some UA-cam videos of educational short stories on my own (without a videographer) so I deeply appreciate the time it takes to produce each video. Thank you!
I absolutely loove your amazing watercolour pieces! i'm a huuuge fan of you! I really look up to ya. And hearing that you just like myself as a watercolour artist have self doubt and hard time believing in yourself reminded me so much about myself i'm like that aswell when i paint! I enjoyed everything you said in this video! It brought tears to my eyes ♥ Keep being amazing Louise! you are truly amazing! Keep making these fantastic videos! Oh! and never ever delete the blooper sections its such a great fun section! ♥ Love from Sweden :3
Gracias por tus palabras Louise!!!
I love to learn❣️I think you’re brilliant, Louise! I love realism but portraits, not ready for that yet. I’ve only discovered washes and mixes like your ultramarine blue and burnt sienna for grey! I’ve done some of your tutorials on Patreon. I’ve also tried a Monet like bridge scene with water…o boy that was different! Thank you for guiding me and encouraging us to explore 🙏🏽🙋🏻♀️👍🏽Mia
studying other artists is def a good thing to do, or even looking at artists we dont like to look at different art styles and learn to maybe use different mediums then we are use to 🙂
Excellent and inspirational video ... Thank you Louise. I particularly like No.2 ... I always seem to be contemplating new styles and actually going ahead with the purchase of new mediums. Only to fall back on the tried and tested that I know. One more painting to go and the autumn/winter months here in the UK will be spent, hopefully trying out those new materials that are at the moment taking up so much space in my work room.
Really great video!
Thank you Jennifer.
فديو رائع وكلام تحفيزي جميل 🥺👏🏻
Thanks!
Such a valuable tips for growing artists mam.Well said thanks for the wonderful masterpiece as I am also learning portraits in graphite as my new skill addition to my artistic journey.Thanks for sharing your knowledge with us.🤩🤩🤩🤗❤️
All of my experience has in physical media. Digital art was quite a leap for me, but the work is beginning to show some real results. I have no idea how to monetize it, but there is great satisfaction in creating beautiful things. As always, thank you for sharing your experiences with us. They have been a great help.
Thanks so much.
Did not expect a surprise visit from your cat😂❤ how rude of you to interrupt his beauty rest with a silly tutorial! 😂😂😂
I’m certainly not a cat, because this is very valuable information & some of the tips I share regularly with my students as well. Thank you for the reminder to immerse ourselves in the art world more. It’s easy to get caught up in lesson plans, meeting rubric goals & getting my channel to grow. I was due for a reminder to keep up my own personal love of art.
Wonderful video! And more importantly-beautiful grandson, gorgeous painting❤❤❤❤
Thank you very much. He's curled up behind me on my chair as I write this. He's comfortable - I'm perched on the edge 😂. Enjoy the weekend. ❤️
@@LouiseDeMasi hahaha then all is definitely right in the world. Hope you get to see your family soon💙
Louise...this was really inspiring...what you said...and the use of colours and techniques in your painting...thank you 😊....”melted gummy bears in a puddle of disappointment “😂....I wish my “puddles of disappointment” were as good as yours.
My pleasure Leigh. Lol.....thank you! I had a few puddles of disappointments this week. 😂
Cute little girl.
Absolutely wonderful! My problem is sketching…..your drawing is perfect. I know I need to practice my drawing to get my paintings better, thanks so much for this great demo….
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Thank you Sharon. ❤️
How can i draw a lot better so my paintings will be better ?
Hello Louise. I found the board you were saying you don't find anymore? Jackson art supplies in UK sell them. you may have a look.😊
I'll have a look. Thanks Cristina.
As always so helpful. Love your painting btw. I hope you will share the painting process for your 3 little fish. :)
Thank you Monique. I am in the process of painting another one (fishies) and filming it for a tutorial.. 🐠💙
@@LouiseDeMasi yay! Life is a little crazy here right now but once things settle I want to sign up for your patreon. 🥰
@@MsMoniqueWilson I look forward to it. Thank you!
Well...louise you are unique ...i know how easy you made watercolour. Honestly with those masters...they are great but not reachable in their style..for me your style is more important
Thank you very much.
Embrace failure is my biggest issue…😢
Can u tell me the brushes u use