Let me know if you found this tutorial useful? Still having trouble with blending? Watch this video next: Watercolor Blending Techniques (for SOFT Edges) ua-cam.com/video/bJJVGdfoubg/v-deo.html
YOU HAVE YOUR KITTY! I thought I remembered an FAQ video awhile back that said you couldn't have pets in your current apartment, so either you convinced your landlord or SHHHH! your secret is safe with us! Very useful video, with cat disruptions that ALWAYS improve watercolor painting videos!
Basically Gimlet was given back to me suddenly, with little warning, I begged the landlord to have mercy and as I am a model tenant they agreed I could have him! I told them he was an old cat, very clean, quiet, sleeps all the time, indeed an angel in cat form... this may have been a teeny bit of an exaggeration.
That was very informative. I have some yellow roses to paint so will have similar problems. Especially good information on making appropriate greys. Yvonne
Excellent video! I feel more confident now, that I can paint white flowers. I am working on a wedding bouquet for a friend that has 3 white roses and a white tulip in it. Thanks for the help!
Thank you 🌺 I left a painting I like and allready painted on it for hours. I was waiting to learn how to paint this white flowers. This vidéo was very helpful and I think I'm ready to paint on this painting again. 😸😹
Excellent video. The magnolias will be blossoming here in Germany soon and they are so beautiful and light pinkish and white and this video will help me to have a go at them.
This is so helpful, Michele. It is so useful to have all the white flower tips in one video! And so great that the tips can be applied to lots of other subjects too. Thanks again!
Really appreciated this video. Especially liked your 3 background options. A background can enhance or detract from the painting and planning it has always been a dreaded challenge. I have a request that I am almost embarrassed to share...all artists talk about erasing the pencil marks on the sketch, but I haven't found one who actually goes through the materials and steps to ensure success. By the time I'm ready to erase the marks, I have at least a light wash of paint on them and I don't have any degree of success. Would you consider covering this tip in one of your future videos? Thank you, Michelle. ❤
Thanls Michelle. I was trying to paint a picture of a flower arrangement I created . Thanks to your rose tutorial I was very happy with how the deep pink rose turned out but ended up changing the white mum into a yellow one because I didn't know how to handle the white petals. Now I have a good idea of how I will treat the next white flower I paint.
We have cats like yours! Totally demanding attention 😆 we have a Siamese that is very highly strung / he’s way better after 4 drops of Rescue Remedy for pets (Amazon) yay 🙏 I always go wrong with shadows on anything - I’ve actually taken black out of my palette now - interesting about Payne’s grey….. that’s probably where I go wrong Thank you for the color mixing option I quite like a pinky grey.
@@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber oh no!! 🤣 they are a nightmare - ours is a rescue, he was dumped as a kitten - so we saw him on the roadside and took him home - he’s very content but interbred so it gives his already highly strung nature worse, hence the rescue remedy relaxes and calms him and then we can stop screaming 😄
Love your humor 😂. As a beginning painter using inexpensive non-cotton watercolor paper, I wasn't happy with my last attempt at a white flower. I tried to save it from the trash by using chalk. It gave me back the white space and even improved the background. I sprayed it with a fixative so it wouldn't smudge. When I checked it today the chalk seems to be fading a little. I may have another go with the chalk to to see if I can make it more permanent. Have you ever used chalk on a picture, or are you shaking your head at another beginner mistake? Yes I'm going to try this flower exercise. Last time I made the sketch too light and lost my way. Live, love, and learn. Thank you for being on Utube.🥰
It's fine to use chalk, but you are going into mixed media then. More effective is just leaving space, you will get better at this the more you practice. Remember to let areas dry before painting next to them, so paint doesn't bleed where you don't want it to go :-)
Thank you for the help with flowers. I do a lot of landscapes, but also love flowers. Your tips will make my success more of a guarantee than just a hope. You are so generous.
Thank you for this video! I am at a very beginner stage with watercolour and I've only ever tried pink or purple flowers since those are y favourite colours. The idea of white flowers is intimidating but this guide is very helpful! Loved how the flower petals popped against one another as soon as you put the first of the shadows down. Excellent tip on mixing blue, pink, and yellow to make a lovely grey too! Thanks again!
Haven't painted many flowers, loved this tutorial just need the confidence to try out your tips. Love the sound of petal and davys shadow!! Going to order them now. Thanks again
I've ordered the colours from Jackmans and I have a beautiful white magnolia tree in the garden in full bloom, will pick out a small group of flowers and try to do justice to them.
Yesterday I ordered the petal shade & delphinium from your curated paints. I am beyond excited to received a box from across the pond. I live in Minnesota, US Curious Michelle, do they still have Thornton's English Chocolate Shops around ??? As a young lady, I worked at one of the locations in Chicago. They are no longer here in the USA.
Exciting, I am sure you'll love them 🙂 Thorntons did have shops until fairly recently but I think they've shut them all now. We have Hotel Chocolat. Nice shops but no cafés.
Thank you for showing us the best shadow colors for white flowers. I especially liked the first one with the lavender/gray/pink color petal shadow. After much trial and error, I have been using something like that for shadows on white feathers on birds-especially if those are some of the same colors in the colored feathers of that bird. Botanical style flowers are a bit intimidating, but I will try them in the near future. Thank you!
Thank you! I am wanting to paint some of the spring ephemeral flowers that will be coming up soon (I hope). Most of them are white or very pale shades of blues & pinks. I do have one question about the shadows on white flowers. Sometimes the white flowers look like the shadows have a slight greenish cast to them. Do you think that is just a trick of the eye or are they reflecting the green of the plant? I hope you and Gimlet had fun playing. :)
We did! He likes to chase a ball on the stairs. I would go with what you see, many white flowers do have touches of green. The trick is to use the same green as you use for the leaves or stems or at least the same pigments. All plants have their own colour palette, what you see on the leaves is what you see on the flower. A rose with red in the stem for example, always use the colour of the flower not a totally different pigment.
Michele I asked you a question and when you responded UA-cam wouldn’t let me see it. I’m sorry if I’m being annoying, but I would really like to know how jackman watercolors compare to other brands lol
No problem, it was my fault, youtube was being glitchy so it put a membership video up for public viewing, when I changed it back it blitzed all the comments. Jackman's are certainly comparable to the big brands in quality, however if you look at single pigment colours the differences may be slight. So if you want to try them, try colours you don't have already, or are less than happy with, it's probably not worth getting replica colours until they run out.
I really enjoyed watching this video but florals still scare me a lot😅. I'm still thinking about giving a go to you magnolia but have no guts, I'm still trying to metabolize it. But I know the right moment will come😂
Let me know if you found this tutorial useful? Still having trouble with blending? Watch this video next: Watercolor Blending Techniques (for SOFT Edges) ua-cam.com/video/bJJVGdfoubg/v-deo.html
Love the cat!!!
Great - now I understand how to do the background to white flowers ! Thanks
You’re welcome 😊
You make it so easy to have the most realistic flowers!
Glad you liked it!
YOU HAVE YOUR KITTY! I thought I remembered an FAQ video awhile back that said you couldn't have pets in your current apartment, so either you convinced your landlord or SHHHH! your secret is safe with us! Very useful video, with cat disruptions that ALWAYS improve watercolor painting videos!
Basically Gimlet was given back to me suddenly, with little warning, I begged the landlord to have mercy and as I am a model tenant they agreed I could have him! I told them he was an old cat, very clean, quiet, sleeps all the time, indeed an angel in cat form... this may have been a teeny bit of an exaggeration.
Your cat woke up my cat--😂
That was very informative. I have some yellow roses to paint so will have similar problems. Especially good information on making appropriate greys. Yvonne
It actually tricks me when I am editing, I look round for the cat then realise it's on the computer! Glad you liked the video!
Excellent video! I feel more confident now, that I can paint white flowers. I am working on a wedding bouquet for a friend that has 3 white roses and a white tulip in it. Thanks for the help!
Wonderful!
Thank you, Michele - I had no idea where to start with white flowers. This was very helpful - at least I now have a plan.
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you 🌺 I left a painting I like and allready painted on it for hours. I was waiting to learn how to paint this white flowers. This vidéo was very helpful and I think I'm ready to paint on this painting again. 😸😹
Thank you! I found the shading on the petals most helpful.
You're welcome 😊
I’m about to paint some white flowers. These tips are awesome!
Wonderful!
Thanks
Excellent video. The magnolias will be blossoming here in Germany soon and they are so beautiful and light pinkish and white and this video will help me to have a go at them.
I love magnolias, some are in flower here, they don't seem to last long.
Love your 🐈.
Thank you for a very helpful video! Can you do a separate video for shadowing the white flower?
Good idea, I will try!
And I drew a rose bud just last night, but didn't paint it... glad I held off. This tutorial is greatly appreciated.
Glad it helps!
Many thanks for the lovely and very helpful tutorial
You’re welcome 😊
Thank you so much, your tutorials are fantastic!
Glad you like them!
Very helpful thank you 😊 Louise and Emily ❤
Glad you liked it!
This is so helpful, Michele. It is so useful to have all the white flower tips in one video! And so great that the tips can be applied to lots of other subjects too. Thanks again!
Glad it was helpful!
Really appreciated this video. Especially liked your 3 background options. A background can enhance or detract from the painting and planning it has always been a dreaded challenge.
I have a request that I am almost embarrassed to share...all artists talk about erasing the pencil marks on the sketch, but I haven't found one who actually goes through the materials and steps to ensure success. By the time I'm ready to erase the marks, I have at least a light wash of paint on them and I don't have any degree of success. Would you consider covering this tip in one of your future videos? Thank you, Michelle. ❤
Of course, it's a great idea for a video!
Love it. Just learning about color
Wonderful!
Your cat wants to paint...very useful indeed. Thanks for sharing your talent!!!
Thank you very much! The cat with paint, what a thought!!
Great timing as I have been painting while flowers I always learn so much from you, thanks
My pleasure :-)
Always enjoy your videos.
Thanks!
,🙏 Michele, very useful tutorial.
Thank you! 😊
Helpful information...thank you!
You are most welcome!
The Petal Shadow color looks gorgeous! I had never heard of Davey's Gray before. Sounds like kitty wants to join the show, haha!
He's very needy lol
Great info. ty
Thanls Michelle. I was trying to paint a picture of a flower arrangement I created . Thanks to your rose tutorial I was very happy with how the deep pink rose turned out but ended up changing the white mum into a yellow one because I didn't know how to handle the white petals. Now I have a good idea of how I will treat the next white flower I paint.
Very helpful.
Glad it was helpful!
We have cats like yours! Totally demanding attention 😆 we have a Siamese that is very highly strung / he’s way better after 4 drops of Rescue Remedy for pets (Amazon) yay 🙏
I always go wrong with shadows on anything - I’ve actually taken black out of my palette now -
interesting about Payne’s grey….. that’s probably where I go wrong
Thank you for the color mixing option I quite like a pinky grey.
I love Siamese!
@@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber oh no!! 🤣 they are a nightmare - ours is a rescue, he was dumped as a kitten - so we saw him on the roadside and took him home - he’s very content but interbred so it gives his already highly strung nature worse, hence the rescue remedy relaxes and calms him and then we can stop screaming 😄
Thank you, very helpful. Love the cat. Do you, or would have a demo on adding additional color onto an already dry background?
Take a look at the step by step playlist, some of the skies may show this.
ALL tips are important and quite valuable for any watercolor painting.Thanks
My pleasure 😊
Love your humor 😂. As a beginning painter using inexpensive non-cotton watercolor paper, I wasn't happy with my last attempt at a white flower. I tried to save it from the trash by using chalk. It gave me back the white space and even improved the background. I sprayed it with a fixative so it wouldn't smudge. When I checked it today the chalk seems to be fading a little. I may have another go with the chalk to to see if I can make it more permanent. Have you ever used chalk on a picture, or are you shaking your head at another beginner mistake? Yes I'm going to try this flower exercise. Last time I made the sketch too light and lost my way. Live, love, and learn. Thank you for being on Utube.🥰
It's fine to use chalk, but you are going into mixed media then. More effective is just leaving space, you will get better at this the more you practice. Remember to let areas dry before painting next to them, so paint doesn't bleed where you don't want it to go :-)
@@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber I definitely do the "having too much fun to stop oopsies " 😂
Thank you for the help with flowers. I do a lot of landscapes, but also love flowers. Your tips will make my success more of a guarantee than just a hope. You are so generous.
You are very welcome!
Thankyou , Michele. Your flowers are gorgeous.
Thank you so much!
The tips about the different kinds of gray shadow colors were super useful! Thanks. I always learn new stuff from your videos.
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you for this video! I am at a very beginner stage with watercolour and I've only ever tried pink or purple flowers since those are y favourite colours. The idea of white flowers is intimidating but this guide is very helpful! Loved how the flower petals popped against one another as soon as you put the first of the shadows down. Excellent tip on mixing blue, pink, and yellow to make a lovely grey too! Thanks again!
You are so welcome!
Haven't painted many flowers, loved this tutorial just need the confidence to try out your tips. Love the sound of petal and davys shadow!! Going to order them now. Thanks again
Glad it was helpful!
I've ordered the colours from Jackmans and I have a beautiful white magnolia tree in the garden in full bloom, will pick out a small group of flowers and try to do justice to them.
Thanks for the tutorial…I’m just starting to paint with watercolours and this was very informative for me…thanks , Michele…
Wonderful!
Excellent video Michele. Thx as always. 🥰
You are welcome!
Yesterday I ordered the petal shade & delphinium from your curated paints.
I am beyond excited to received a box from across the pond. I live in Minnesota, US
Curious Michelle, do they still have Thornton's English Chocolate Shops around ???
As a young lady, I worked at one of the locations in Chicago. They are no longer here in the USA.
Exciting, I am sure you'll love them 🙂 Thorntons did have shops until fairly recently but I think they've shut them all now. We have Hotel Chocolat. Nice shops but no cafés.
I appreciate all your video tips! Thank you
So nice of you
Good, helpful, practical tips. Thank you.
You're welcome!
Thank you for showing us the best shadow colors for white flowers. I especially liked the first one with the lavender/gray/pink color petal shadow. After much trial and error, I have been using something like that for shadows on white feathers on birds-especially if those are some of the same colors in the colored feathers of that bird. Botanical style flowers are a bit intimidating, but I will try them in the near future. Thank you!
Wonderful, yes very similar touches are needed with birds!
Thank you! I am wanting to paint some of the spring ephemeral flowers that will be coming up soon (I hope). Most of them are white or very pale shades of blues & pinks. I do have one question about the shadows on white flowers. Sometimes the white flowers look like the shadows have a slight greenish cast to them. Do you think that is just a trick of the eye or are they reflecting the green of the plant?
I hope you and Gimlet had fun playing. :)
We did! He likes to chase a ball on the stairs. I would go with what you see, many white flowers do have touches of green. The trick is to use the same green as you use for the leaves or stems or at least the same pigments. All plants have their own colour palette, what you see on the leaves is what you see on the flower. A rose with red in the stem for example, always use the colour of the flower not a totally different pigment.
Michele I asked you a question and when you responded UA-cam wouldn’t let me see it. I’m sorry if I’m being annoying, but I would really like to know how jackman watercolors compare to other brands lol
No problem, it was my fault, youtube was being glitchy so it put a membership video up for public viewing, when I changed it back it blitzed all the comments. Jackman's are certainly comparable to the big brands in quality, however if you look at single pigment colours the differences may be slight. So if you want to try them, try colours you don't have already, or are less than happy with, it's probably not worth getting replica colours until they run out.
I really enjoyed watching this video but florals still scare me a lot😅. I'm still thinking about giving a go to you magnolia but have no guts, I'm still trying to metabolize it. But I know the right moment will come😂
I actually rather like the cat sound effects. Feel free to leave them in. Videos of the cat wouldn't go astray either. 🤣
Should we encourage his diva behaviour though... ;-)
I thought that was one of my cats! 😂
Haha!
You make me laugh. That is critical when remembering not to take all of this so seriously that I am paralyzed!
Of course!
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Sorry white flowers
You are so reliable ma’am! Your videos always give me several options to approach any watercolor challenge. 🫡
I'm so glad!
Excellent, as always!
Thank you!