Snowy Sheep a watercolour Christmas Card
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- Опубліковано 5 лют 2025
- If you would like the instructions, colour photos and line drawings that go with this video they can be purchased from my Etsy shop at watercolourswi...
The reference photos are from the Facebook group "Free Reference Photos for Artists". They are by Kelly Whalley and Eilidh Garrett. The beautiful sheep is called Nuname and belongs to Eilidh Garrett. She is 11 years old in 2024 and Eilidh says she is a lovely sweet and gentle sheep.
If you post your copy of this painting project online please reference my name and channel.
Instructor Caroline Morrison - Watercolours With Caroline
Thanks for the glue and tape instructions as well as the painting!
So pretty!
Super lessons for anyone who wants to learn watercolour. Practical and thorough notes which are keepers…hit the save button and you can work on it at your own speed…and do it over if you wish…
Thank you for a lovely comment. 🥰
Excellent instruction! Thank you so much.
Thank you.
Wow beautiful
Thank you
These are beautiful paintings! I hope I give it a try and it goes well, LOL
Thank you, I hope yours goes well too.
Looking forward to painting these for my family & friends Christmas cards, thank you Caroline!
@@janetholley1004 enjoy! I hope your family loves them. It is based on a photo of a real sheep called Nuname who is greatly loved by her owner living in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
You really know the importance of drying, layers and patience! Thanks!
Absolutely beautiful! Thank you for the detailed explanations 😊
Thank you.
Lucky your friends and family. Your cards are defiantly worth framing. Thank you for sharing ❤
Thank you for this ❤
I’ve been folding watercolour paper after my painting is finished and making a card out of that… Now I realize it’s such a waste. Thank you for the tips and of course the lovely paintings. I will be doing this for sure so much more fun than trees.
Yes, it’s so much easier and cheaper to buy some ready made cards and envelopes and glue the painting on. I will be uploading some more card ideas soon. Thanks for commenting and supporting my channel. It means a lot. 🥰
Really pretty!
I loved this chubby sheep so much I painted it and it's hanging on my kitchen wall. The salt effect turned out really well. Thanks for a great tutorial.
That’s wonderful! I love it when my students frame their art. 🥰
I love these sheep. Thank you!
This was the best in-depth watercolor tutorial I have seen having nothing to do with the subject matter pr it's intended purpose. Learned so much. Thank you.
That’s great, thank you for your lovely comments.
I love these sheep! I've just found you and subsribed. I'm quite new to watercolour and your teaching is really good and clear. Thank you!
Thank you. I’m uploading one lesson a week at the moment while my Zoom class is running.
Thank you so much for your detailed and thorough tutorial, it is so well done and very much appreciated!
Thank you, it’s very rewarding to hear that people appreciate it.
Beautiful ❤.
Thank you. 😊
beautiful
Thank you.
Thankfully your video appeared on my feed 😀. Absolutely love your method of teaching - so understandable, all the smallest details, water control, mixing colors, etc. Fairly new to WC here, but ‘think’ I can do the sheep. Thank you for sharing your talents.
Thank you, I hope you enjoy doing the sheep.
Bellissimi. Grazie. Gianna dall'Italia ❤
Grazie per il tuo gentile commento.
So glad to have had your tutorial come in my feed. Enjoyed your way of teaching. My favourite place for references was nice to see you use in your paintings. ❤🇨🇦
Thank you.
Very informative. Thank you. I’ve never been lucky in getting my salt to act right. Telling sheen from shine is not easy, but I will keep on practicing. Thank you x
I’m so glad I found this channel. You are a good teacher. Thank you again.
Thank you for watching and your kind comments.
Your lesson was so valuable, enjoyable and pretty. Thank you for your step-by-step tutorial! :)
Thank you for such a lovely compliment.
I love your sheep. Very informative! Thank you for a great tutorial.
Thank you. I’m so grateful for the lovely comments.
Great instruction. Thank you!
Thanks for all the great tips. Happy holidays to you.
Thank you, Season’s Greetings.
I always love paintings of sheep, Caroline, and you did a very nice job!
Thank you Kim. 😊
Very nice instructions
Thank you. 😊
Gorgeous
Thank you.
The people in your life are very lucky! I’d love to receive one of these as a Christmas card. I’m just getting into watercolor - thanks for such a detailed video!
Thank you! I’m so thrilled that people seemed to enjoy this tutorial.
Thank you for such lovely freebies. I have thoroughly enjoyed watching all the videos, alas have not had time to do any crafting as my son and husband have been quite ill, and now I have Shingles!! So roll on January, hopefully will do my Christmas crafting then! 😉
Thank you for watching. It's been a very popular video which is enormously gratifying for me. Sometimes, as a viewer, it's just comforting to watch something when you're ill and lacking energy. In the spring you could turn it into an Easter card or just a fun little painting.
❤ Hi Caroline, you are new to me as of tonight! You do beautiful paintings…and a great teacher… I look forward to much more of your tutorials!
Thank you Katherine. What a lovely comment. 🥰
Really cute card. Thank you for sharing this
Your paintings and tutorial are absolutely lovely! Thank you for sharing your talent. I'm happy I found your channel. I've liked and subscribed.
Thank you so much! What kind comments. 🥰
I always use the same tape, because the price of a roll professional tape, 🤦🏼♀️ here in Europe over the 15 euro ! And then people find it strange that artwork is expensive, loved the video ❤️ and your aquarel technique 👌✨
Yes, I go through so much tape when teaching, and I buy it for my students, so dollar store it is and most of the time it works just great. Thank you for your kind compliments.
Thank you so much for doing this tutorial. I learned quite a bit, perhaps you can do a Galloway cows sometimes I need to do one for my grandson. I do a little bit of watercolor, thank you very much.
I will have to try a Galloway cow, I just did a highland one.
If you include larger bits of salt, will your snowflakes be larger and this giving the illusion of some snow being closer?
I’m not really sure, I only use ordinary table salt. If you put more on when the paint’s wetter you get more of a snow storm.
I have been working on watercolor for a couple of months now. Watched lots of videos, but this class/video was awesome. I learned more in one class than any other. Thanks a lot! Do you have a website to do other classes with you?
Thank you. If you subscribe to my channel you will find all my teaching videos there, all in real time. I have a Watercolours With Caroline page on Facebook and I teach vis Zoom.
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Would you get the same look with Iodized Salt? I have Natural coarse sea salt and Maldon finishing salt. any recomendations?
Hi Kaarin, I have only ever used iodized table salt so I’m not sure if coarse salt would work as well. I like the tiny stars or snowflakes that fine salt makes and I buy it at the dollar store, so not expensive at all.
Hello Caroline, I just found your channel today. You are a wonderful teacher. Been binge watching your postings. How would I go about joining your group to get emails with traceable? Thank you
Thanks Karen. I have a Facebook page called Watercolours With Caroline and you can send me a private message from there. I don’t make my email public, but I will respond to any messages. I hold Zoom classes every Thursday or you could pay to get all the handouts and traceables.
I have opened an Etsy shop to make my painting notes available. Over the next few days I will be uploading downloadable pdf’s of all my notes to go with all the videos. watercolourswithcaz.etsy.com
These are lovely!!
I have absolutely no confidence in my sketching abilities. Would you have downloadable drawings of these fabulous sheep to share? I would be happy to purchase😊
Yes, if you go to my Etsy shop watercolourswithcaz.etsy.com you can purchase a pdf download with line drawings, colour pictures, and written instructions. Thank you for watching my channel.
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Thank you! That was a fun afternoon even though my sheep look like a cross between a bull and a dog haha! I’m not sure why my salt never turns out but I’ll keep practicing.
Glad you enjoyed it. I had a few students with sheep that looked more like a sheep dog, but as long as you had fun.
Hi Caroline. I’m just beginning to learn watercolour techniques and I’ve found your way of teaching extremely informative. I was wondering what the brushes are you’re using? What make are they as they look lovely and pointed.😊
Hi, thank you for watching my channel and your compliment. I use Silver Black Velvet brushes. They are my favourite and I’ve been using them for twenty-five years. You can get them from good art stores, on Amazon, and Michaels has been selling sets too.
Hello Caroline, it’s me again. Trying to find the deckled edge tearing ruler is like looking for a needle in a haystack.
So sorry to bother you again.
Could you please tell me where you bought your magical wand,
THE RULER
Thank you,
Carmela, a watercolorist in Huntington Beach, California
PS I looked on line but it’s hard to know which one is like yours.
The funny thing is I wasn’t even going to send any cards this year, until I saw your video I just have to try that tool. Your cards are so BEAUTIFUL!!! Thanks again.
Hi Again, it's not a special ruler, just a metal ruler that you can buy in stationary stores, dollar stores, hardware and art stores. They only cost a few dollars and usually have cork on the back. My art store had an 18" one which is very handy, but dollar stores sell the 12".
Excellent teaching! Ty. Do you have a link to where you purchased your paint & mixing pallette or its name? Ty!
The one that I’m using in the video is just a cheap plastic one, but it’s my favourite of all my many palettes. I keep two on my work desk, one for warm colours and the other for cool colours. I’m in Canada so the link will be from Amazon.ca but I’m sure they are available all over the world. Watercolor Paint Tray Palette, 20 Wells and 4 Mixing Areas White Watercolor Palette with Lid Painting Mixing Plastic Artist Large Square Palette Folding Paint Tray a.co/d/3jDfkBS
How do you get the deckled edge on your watercolor paper?
Two different ways. Most often I tear it against a metal ruler, but for cards I use my Tim Holtz deckle cutter made by Tonic. If you watch my video “Update More Snowy Sheep” I demonstrate both methods.
@@teachercaz thank you
Please tell us how do you deckle the edges of your watercolor paper??
I use a long metal ruler and I hold it firmly while I pull the paper towards me against the ruler. I don't fold or wet the paper, just tear it dry. Maybe I'll film a video of it soon.
Thank you so much for your speedy response. Did you use a special ruler & where??
Also where do I buy it???
I wish I could see the real Photos. I paid for your Etsy drawings but the real photos weren’t attached. Do you have a link?
I’m so sorry but I’m not allowed to publish the real photos. The photographers know me and my channel and I could lose my Etsy shop and my UA-cam channel if I break the rules. You can download the real photos from the Facebook group Free Reference Photos for Artists.
I could not find your reference photos on Facebook of the actual photos, and I could not find the photos by googling the peoples names. Please help.
You need to search for the group called Free Reference Photos for Artists on Facebook, and request to join the group. You can’t search or find anything in the group until you join and they accept you. Everyone is accepted but you have to answer some questions to prove that you’re not a bot. There are other groups with similar names so you have to type in the exact words that I have here.
From Nanaimo wow I'm from Campbell River
Hello neighbour! Thanks for watching.
That's beautiful! ❤will you please do some Xmas cards for beginners?? Thsnks❤
Yes I will, I plan to do some very soon. Thank you for your comment.
How do you draw the sheep please
I have instructions and traceable line drawings on a downloadable pdf file available in my Etsy shop. watercolourswithcaz.etsy.com
The zoomed out view seems to maintain a stronger focus. I also love to watch you mix, load your brush etc.
I don't have an expensive camera so it can be a bit of a challenge at times. If my channel continues to grow I will invest in better equipment. Always great to have feedback, thank you.
Great tutorial, can I ask what machine you use to cut out your wording? Thank you! 🎨🎄
I use a Sizzix Big Shot machine. It’s hand cranked, not electric. The die that I used to cut the words is by poppystamps in Seattle Washington.
Not happy with the eye.
Well spokectoo soon eye not finished.so😂rry
It’s quite hard to do the eyes on such a small painting. I often resort to a pen for the final details.
I have paid for download of sheep but not received it. First time I’ve done this so think I’m being a but stupid 🤣
Hi Pat, It can be a bit tricky finding a pdf purchase on Etsy. You need to go to the Etsy app or page, make sure you are logged in to your account, and then go to the “purchases” page. It should show up there and then you click it to download. I will check back later to see if you found it. Thanks for purchasing.
You could also log into your Etsy account and go to the help section. Click on How to download a digital item and it walks you through the steps. First thing to do is go to your Purchases and Reviews page. Depending on where you download it to, and on what sort of device, you might have to open it with Adobe reader, or on a Mac, in Preview. Most devices can handle a pdf just fine.
@@teachercaz thank you…successfully downloaded. Love it 😊
Christmas? Nice work but It’s has nothing to do with christmas. A sheep is a symbol of Easter. Maybe holiday or winter card.
I disagree. It was the Shepard watching over their sheep that the angels appeared to announce the birth of Jesus. Jesus is “the Lamb of God” who was sacrificed at the cross for our sins.
Omg, really? Lol.