Beginner Watercolor Supplies that Spark Joy on the Journey
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- Опубліковано 10 лип 2024
- I'm asked about the best beginner watercolor supplies at least once a day and so friends I'm finally answering! In this video I cover the best watercolor paper, watercolor brushes and of course my recommendation for the best beginner watercolor palette!
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0:00 - Intro
0:42 - What we will cover
1:04 - Watercolor paper
4:00 - Watercolor palette
8:46 - Watercolor brushes
10:07 - Why these supplies
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I started learning watercolor 20+ years ago with super cheap materials. Eventually, getting nicer materials. But I was precious about using the good paper, so I used canson. I live on a farm and converted an old building into an art studio. First year it flooded. My portfolio of my 20 years of paintings got soaked. Broke my heart! I tried to dry and save as much as I could. The paintings on canson were mush. I was able to save the paintings on arches. That convinced me to use the best paper I could.
Oh my goodness I’m so sorry about your work!! Arches save the day though!
Your personality is just the cutest. Perceptable. You also bring a ton of knowledge that I appreciate as a 70 year old beginner
Thank you!!!!! XO
Hi Kristy!! I’m an acrylic artist and I’m new to watercolors. This video has helped me understand more about watercolor painting than anything I’ve watched. Thanks so much for sharing your talent and for being real!
I just want to thank you! I have learned so much from you! I did a watercolor painting of some flowers and a rose for a friend. Watercolor used to scare me, but I'm becoming more and more familiar with it. I love your joy and passion.
Wonderful!
I followed your reverse coloring tutorial and it changed my painting forever. I ordered 4 palettes off of your Amazon watercolor palette tour. The Mozart and genuine crafts were my definite favorites! Your videos inspire me to become a better artist 👩🎨 thank you so much for the joy you’ve helped me create!
Oh my gosh amazing! Thank you for sharing!!
I have your brush set, mozart palette, and several other palettes you've recommended in other videos coming from amazon tomorrow. Im beyond excited to follow along with your videos and exercises. Absolutely LOVE your personality and knowledgeable videos. Thank you for sharing such great wisdom!
Wow!! So happy for you, thank you!!
Ily sm. Youre such a beautiful person. You voice and your channel is so relaxing. Im using your tutorials for gouache painting and its still super helpful!
Oh wow good! I’m working on more gouache content :)
This is perfect timing, I just started learning about watercolor, and I also just found your channel a few days ago! I love how much you love watercolor. Thanks for this video, I'll definitely check out some Academy paper ❤️
Wonderful! Glad you’re here!!
I have been trying for a while to master watercolors. Been with acrylics for years. I love watercolor and have done a few that I did not toss! 🤪 I feel like you are the Guru of watercolor! And will help me through this block and conquer watercolor! 🥰
I’m here for you!! But please don’t throw anything out!! Paint over top or on the back!!
Wow thank you for sharing this, especially the paper qualities!
You bet!!
Thanks so much Kristy, so helpful , love your vids, Montréal, Canada.
Thank you for posting this. So helpful. 😊
I bought that palette on your rec and I love it! The colors are just amazing. 🥰
Wonderful!
I love the way you swatch! You can frame them!
Aww thank you!!
Wow ok I've been watching your videos for about a month or so and I just finally ordered your brushes!😊 I've been playing with what I have and I just got to have these 😃 so looking forward to continue painting watercolor 🍀😊🍀
I’m so glad you’re here and thanks so much for giving my brushes a try :)
I just ordered your brush set and I can’t wait to try them!
Hope you like it!
Finally able to sit down and watch this video. Was not able to watch it for a couple of days. Lately I have been using mostly gouache and combining it with the arteza brand watercolor sets. Academy is fantastic paper.
Love it!!!
Yey I have the Mozart which I recently got. Thank you for this video. Recently subscribed so just seeing these videos of yours. So far I got arteza watercolour paper but will definitely have a look at your recommendations.
I love Komorebi palette so much, it really helped me to get into joyfull painting, neon colors are fantastic, now I can't imagine painting without them. Kristy, I know you made a video on palettes for begginers, but I'd like to see more of this from you. I bet there are some watercolor palettes out there that are more interesting, more fun than most well known ones.
Your videos are a new find for me…I’m a beginner, happy to learn.
Welcome aboard!
Wow I am learning so much from you already as I begin my journey into watercolors.
That's awesome!
I love watching all of your videos 😍😍 You remind me of my 5th grade art teacher being back good remedies and I love I had for art 🎨
I'm so glad!
I am thinking about watercolor lately. Thanks for the tips
Keep thinking!
Beautiful! Joyful!
😘😘😘
You draw simple and different shapes with angle brush on the channel, especially the leaves with bright colors to attract my attention and give me a healing feeling
Thank you for your recommendations 😊
You're so welcome!
OMG KRISTY!! I AM EXCITED!! Per your recommendation, I order academy watercolor(5x7 cold press) to try out and it is AMAZING! I will ALWAYS love arches but I found my self never just practicing or playing so I was hoarding my paper, too afraid to “waste” my expensive arches paper. I even tried to use cellulose and I just could NOT get it to work for me, BAD feeling to painting on it. This academy paper is Amazing!! It’s so close to how my pigments work on arches!! Thank you thank you for sharing, you’ve seriously changed my watercolor life!!
Oh yay!!! I always worry that others won’t experience my recommendations the same but I felt suuuper confident about this one. Like seriously if I were given a sheet of each it would be really hard to decide which was arches!!!
@@KristyRice it seriously has such a good feeling to paint on, I had to race to my husband, practically skipping to tell him. He doesn’t paint watercolor, so I wasn’t sure how to explain it to him. And I’m not sure anyone would understand until they’ve been painting for a bit. Everything just feels RIGHT. Everything flows right. And So far, I can layer without it turning to MUSH and pilling. Thank you again! Can’t wait for my little hot press block to get to me now. :D
@@annem2583 and it lifts beautifully too!! You can always skip on over hear and share the joy with us!!!
@@KristyRice For sure, everyone here will understand this joy. ❤️ Oh how I am loving my first go at this paper! And I ordered your brushes today :-) They won’t arrive for a good while but it’s something to look forward to.
@@KristyRice I want to add, when I got my little paper pad, it came with a little plastic leaf thing that you use to take the top page off the block with. Did not know that came with it and was so pleasantly surprised.
Thanks so much for this very helpful video!
You’re welcome!!!
I have promised myself to dive deep in watercolor this year, and one goal is to play, another is to allow myself to make mistakes, and make a lot of them! These are my main goals for 2022.
Now, I have watched a couple of your videos, and I must say, your organizing (or rather REorganizing) your sets/tins, really intrigue me. At first I was kind of "offended", bc you dared to do different than other people I have watched.
Now I am getting the playfulness and the calm that might come with my "own" setup. I need to take this next step, and take "ownership" of "my" ideal set/tin. I need to let go of the frames that have been set for me. Better learning that way, I think. Thank you for that. I am also wanting to make my own pastels. Do you have any tips on colours to make? Maybe some light peachtones, some different types of grays?? Hug from Curious Katla in Norway
Yea indeed. I do all sorts of things “wrong” by many standards but blazing my own path, finding a Rhythm that suits my personality gives me momentum and walked me up excited each morning. If my weird ways cause me to feel stifled or stagnant well then it’s time to level up or change but until then, I’m a fan of blazing my own trail in this wonderful world of watercolor!
Thank you so much for your fun video.
You’re welcome and thanks for watching!!!
I just bought your brushes and can't wait to start using them! I also bought 48 GenCraft watercolors from Walmart for $24.99. I'm working on another paint/craft right now, but will start watercolor soon :)
Sounds like an amazing plan!!!
I love your brushes, it was the best set i purchased
Glad you like them!
Just made my Saturday better.. thanks Kristy..!
Oh my gosh, you’re so sweet!!! So what are you going to paint today? I’m filming for next week and it’s watercolor brush drills and Poppy flowers for me!!
@@KristyRice May try to attempt a bird... ; ) they are a challenge...
Thanks Kristy!
You bet!!!
I enjoyed this video very much. I started on the canson paper. It's rough to tell if the problems you're experiencing is you or the paper. I fell in love with bee paper cotton paper which is really affordable but unfortunately just to hard to buy anymore as it always seems to be out of stock. I've been buying the Strathmore ready cut 100% cotton paper as it's affordable to me and I really enjoy it. I love the Kuretake paint set. I started with the sakura koi which I originally loved but I noticed the longer I used it the more I noticed the chalkiness and the paint cracked in the case.
Glad you enjoyed!!
I know you are all about watercolor paint, but I wish you would do a comparison and recommendation for gouche, and also how it acts on certain paper. Love your videos. Your demos and commentary are so interesting they brighten any day.Thanks so much. 😊
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Oooh friend!!! You’re reading my mind! Already filmed one. It’s going to whole series!!
@@KristyRice
Hugs and more hugs.😁 Happy, happy!!! 🎈 🎈
Hi Kirsty! i love your videos - it's such a joyful, accessible way to learn . I'm in the UK and have been trying to find your brush set on line to purchase. Is it available for UK shoppers? thanks :)
Love your videos!
Thank you!!
I would like to make greeting cards for my friends. I like the thought of being a creator instead of a consumer. What blank, folded cards do you recommend for watercolor art? I'm a beginner and I love your videos! Thanks.
Thank you 😊 🖌🎨 This is very helpful Kristy. Thank you × 10 lol !
#Boop !!!
Ahhh I have been using Canson and couldn’t figure out what was wrong (other than my beginner skills lol)
Canson can definitely make life harder!
Do NOT use Canson paper for full works, BUT I do recommend it for swatching/testing out new paints. I plan to try out Baohong paper soon!
Thank you!! Agree!
Hi!! I’m new to your channel and I’m really happy I found you!! I’ve been watercolor painting for 2 years. When I started and was looking for an affordable sub for Arches. I found Academy on Amazon and bought a block. I fell in love and use it as my go to to this day!! It’s gone up in price in the last 2 years but still affordable. Also I so love your use and obsession with bright colors!!! So glad I found you and your upbeat channel!! Looking forward to watching your other videos!!
Ahhh so glad you’re here!!!
Kristy, I have your brushes and hope to one day order your palette (so much money in Canada) soonish. I have a question, though. Could you do a video on beginners using a dagger brush? I love your brushes I just struggle with getting the best out of them. Or do you already have one made you could link us?
Where can I purchase Academy Watercolor Paper as I am a beginner to watercolor?
Thank you
Welcome!
If you don't mind me asking would you think these work well with dry on dry I'm very much into realistic detailed or realism work from animals to nature and botanical watercolor but do you think these work well in that art style or technique would they be better or just as good as Cotman i really want to buy the Windsor and Newton professional but they are just not budget friendly right now please give me your advice
Hi! I just started watching your videos and I totally enjoy them. I started watercolor this past year (retired!!) I have a number of brushes I like, but do not have the 1/4 dagger you mentioned in this video. I went to Amazon, but all I could find was your set. I don't want to buy another set, but would love to buy the dagger. Do you sell them singly?
I do on kristyrice.com!
I totally found some Mozart on sale on Amazon $21 for 40 colors ..same palette I think 🤔😃🙏🏽🙋🏻♀️👍🏽Mia
That would be it!!
Two years on do you still recommend the Mozart set for newbies? Thanks for your great videos.
I do as long as they understand it’s best for loose, one or two layer style painting :) I now add that caveat!
The Amazon link for Academy watercolor paper brings up an error page. ☹️ I'm not seeing any Academy brand paper when I search, either. Lots of different brands saying they're academy grade, though.....🤷🏼♀️
Oh no here you go!
www.amazon.com/shop/kristyrice/list/3MCIX74P8W3IY?tag=onamzmomental-20&ref_=aip_sf_list_spv_ofs_mixed_m
@@KristyRice Perfect. Thanks so much!!!
Academy isn't available in the UK. Any advice on a similar UK-accessible 100% cotton paper? I tried Fluid 100 but honestly not keen.
Paul Rubns? The paper is quite good…. Not sure of availability though.
Please demonstrate again WODD and Ombré etc.Thank you
Does academy make a watercolor spiral bound pad?
No that I'm aware of!
What/Where would you put the Strathmore paper? Found your videos recently and binging.
I’ll be honest I’m not a fan of Strathmore 300 or 400 series :(
How do I get your brushes?
Where do you get your academy paper? Every time I search for it, Baohung is the only thing that comes back
Baohong is the company that makes Academy! :)
Just started watching! Paint brushes are already sold out 😳 how often do they become available? Love what I am seeing so far!
Yea we just went out of stock today. We should be back in stock by next Tuesday :)
Thank you for the video! What is the difference between cold pressed, hot pressed and rough? I’ve heard you talk about cold pressed before.
Hot is smooth, cold is textured and rough is rough :) Working on a massive video coming soon!
Interesting, thank you!! Why is hot more expensive, it seems way less awesome. It seems like rough would be the best, I look forward to your video on this!
I ordered Academy from Temu. It came. the paper was thinner than card stock. So I’m scared to try it again. Where do you order it
Amazon. I’ve ordered a ton of Academy from Temu and it all seems to be their seconds
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I only see 40 colors on thay mozart palette bot 48 or am o crazy?
Where do I get your brush set? It's not listed on Amazon any more.
The brushes are sold out currently but due to arrive to our studio for quality checks on the 13! We anticipate being back in stock end of next week! Amazon is weird it often will just remove the listing when an item is sold out :(
Where can I get the brush set? It seems to be sold out.
It is back in stock here is a link!
www.amazon.com/Watercolor-Brushes-Beginners-Pros-Water-Brushes-Assorted/dp/B096TD42HS/ref=sr_1_9?crid=3MP0WF5P13I6K&keywords=travel+watercolor+brush+set&qid=1653587687&s=office-products&sprefix=travel+water%2Coffice-products%2C123&sr=1-9
I hope you see this, I know I’m late to the party! I have a weird question. I’ve been using that cold pressed academy watercolour paper for a little while now and I wanted to try the hot pressed and rough so I ordered those. I’ve noticed a weird smell when I wet the rough paper, have you experienced this? It still performs well (this paper is amazing!) but I just want to know if anyone else has experienced this?
Sooo can I ask… is the smell kind of moldy? 🤨
@@KristyRice hmm not moldy, it’s a bit like wet dog smell but not as pungent. I didn’t think this would be a conversation I’d ever have 😂
Maybe the sizing has gone a bit bad? 😬
Is Baohong academy the same as academy? Cause I couldn’t find just “ academy”.
Yes the same!
Is it me or are your brushes out? I hit the link and there's just nothing of your brushes just other suggestions, been trying for days. Love your work, what a great way to paint with someone cheery and fun teaching us and seeing your beautiful art. Thank you xo
They went out of stock two days ago. We’re hopeful they’ll be back by next Tuesday!
What do you think of Fabriano paper?
I really like Fabriano, but it is defiantly a second to arches. :)
Which academy are you using? It looks like there are 2 different kinds on Amazon. One is labeled artist. The other just says academy. Thanks!
They’re both good, personally I prefer BAOHONG Artists to BAOHONG Academy, but is also more expensive. (But even Academy is better than A LOT of watercolor paper on the market.)
The brand is Baohong, Artist is their professional line, Academy is their student line. I tried Academy only and loved it, heard artist is as good as Arches.
Regarding the Academie paper, I looked it up and it is really not cheaper than Arches. Through your link, 9 x 12 for 20 sheets is $30.00. Arches 9 x 12 is 19.00 at Blick and $ 23.00 on Amazon for 12 sheets. Not a significant difference at all about .10 cents per sheet. Regarding the Canson, when I first started I was using this paper and almost quit because I was following people using Arches and just couldn’t do what they did and I didn’t understand why until I switched to 100% cotton paper like arches or others. Just sharing the starters struggle.
So question to clarify…are you comparing to Arches pads of paper or Arches block? I’m comparing to Arches block as this is their professional paper. The pads in my experience are a vastly different paper and act more like Canson or Strathmore.
Love this convo! Thank you!!!
@@KristyRice Thank you for clarifying. I was looking at paper pads not blocks. This is really helpful!
@@megperry5586 Now Arches claims the papers are the same and they may but something is very different. My guess is the way the sizing is applied. Not to mention there must be a reason block paper is nearly 2X the cost of the pad (besides the packaging). Thanks for chiming in!!
I give up. Where do you purchase academy paper. I can easily find the other 2
BTW THANKS GREAT VIDEOS
Here you go! www.amazon.com/shop/kristyrice/list/3MCIX74P8W3IY?tag=onamzmomental-20&ref_=aip_sf_list_spv_ofs_mixed_m
Are your brushes out of stock? The link doesn't work for Amazon. What else do you recommend to use for beginners?
They are! Back in stock super soon! A #6 round is a good staple
I can’t find your brushes on Amazon through your links anywhere
They are sold out right now :( More next week!
Can you buy the brush used in this video?
They are currently sold out, but yes you can find them on amazon! :)
Have you ever considered making pages from your books available for PDF download?
Hmmmm that’s an interesting idea :) I’d have to get approval from my publisher!
@@KristyRice If not posted to your website, what about an Etsy storefront so your entire books can be downloaded as PDFs, or single pages? There are coloring book artists who make pages and books available by download. I look for them all the time on Etsy. 😊
@@sassybanjo3586 oh you mean my watercoloring pages, got it! I have those here… not for download but these are additional artwork pages you can purchase printed on watercolor paper, none are seen in my books :)
www.kristyrice.com/collections/watercoloring-pages
@@KristyRice It was a suggestion because It would be nice to have them in a downloadable format for printing on a painter’s preferred paper.
@@sassybanjo3586 yes absolutely! I love it! I’m on it!! Would you mind sharing how much a download usually costs? Or what you think is a fair price based on what you’ve seen?
Your brushes link doesn’t pull them up just a search.
They’re out of stock :( Hoping for Tuesday!
Kristy I have clicked everywhere trying to buy your brushes and watercolors and can’t find them… help please
A link for you!
www.amazon.com/Watercolor-Brushes-Beginners-Pros-Water-Brushes-Assorted/dp/B096TD42HS/ref=sr_1_6?crid=1A70XB893IGT6&keywords=travel+watercolor+brushes&qid=1654122673&sprefix=%2Caps%2C79&sr=8-6
Your brush set is sold out on Amazon, any other way to buy them?
Here is a link!
kristythepainter.portals.click/bg7U3C
I have painted on all of these papers. Everyone raves about Arches and I just can't get the feel of it. I can control the canson so much better.
So interesting. Do you paint a lot of juicy wet on wet or more controlled layers that dry in between?
@@KristyRice both really. I have only been watercoloring (that's not a word) for about 8 months so i try everything right now. I am going to try the 100% cotton paper again.
So is the Canson XL a 100% cotton paper? I was looking at a small Canson spiral pad 100% cotton , but now doubting that after this. But the Canson is already expensive for my budget. What do I do now? 😳
Just use the canyon xl for now. It's not 100% cotton but I personally prefer it over arches ( correctly pronounced arsh some say 🤔) to each their own. Try what you can when you can and then decide just have fun 😀 also canson heritage is a nice 100% cotton paper.
You might try Aquabee by Bee Paper. Super affordable.
@@carlagrayson1810 Never heard of that brand. Might not be available in The Netherlands where I live atm. But I'll definitely look into it! I might be able to find it next time I'm in The States.
@@carlagrayson1810 hi! where can I buy aquabee paper? I can’t find it on Amazon
I’m curious keep hearing about it!
I just watched Jenna Rainey and she reccomend you as one to subscrbe to. Thought youd like to knpw
Yes I saw/heard! I’m so grateful and thanks for letting me know!!
I THOUGHT YOU LIKED GENCRAFTS PAPER?
I do as a budget option :) But my favorite when you have more to spend is Academy :)