Ooooh yes I'd love for you to teach how you painted the whale :)! I love it! Question: do you use your watercolor btush when using gold acrylic (or acrylics in general)? Or do you have special ones? I heard you should never use a watercolour brush with acrylics otherwise it'll be ruined... thoughts?
Good question! No, I use either my old cheap watercolor brushes - or an inexpensive all purpose brush. Acrylic paint can ruin your watercolor brushes - so best to not use them for these techniques. :D
A beautiful whale. I do like the way you used the string. I have a thing for using matchboxes the outside part - a rectangle. I like to hold my paintings up to a mirror. It's a great way to change your perspective.
I actually work wet into wet very often. I like to use that technique when I'm working on cold pressed papers then doing heavy washes and adding salt to absorb the water then glaze progressive layers on top. I LOVE!!! the textures it gives me.
I love your tutorials for two reasons. First, you are a very good teacher! Very clear and didactic. And second, your videos calm my mind! They are very clean, peaceful, and pure... There is no place for stress. For all the above, thank you very much!
1. Liked the video. ✓ 2. I use a straw and create small bubbles to create a different texture. ✓ 3. Yes, I definitely would like further videos like this. ✓ 4. Yes please, I would like a video explaining how you painted the whale. ✓ 5. As regards further videos, could you do a mini series on creating different textures in watercolours please. I mean things like; rust, flaking paint, fur, gnarly rotting teeth, sores, pustules, scars, ghostly images - things no one else has done on UA-cam. Also, could you do a series on creating different skin colours, tones & hues - all different races please as I have no idea how to colour anyone properly, including the different hair textures, eye colours for different races, nail colours, etc. Thanks, and I hope I have given you some ideas of what I would like to learn, and hopefully other people as well. Thanks.
I really enjoyed watching your process in painting the 🐋. Would love a tutorial! I have used salt with watercolors. I like the wet on wet technique,but am still learning and practicing how much water to use. I love to see the colors flow into each other, but notice when I use too much water they blend and often don't look as good. So glad you are back and feeling creative again! 💕
I loved this video. I am just about to delve into watercolour....when time allows....and i just love your tutorials. I haven't done much artwork for years, life got in the way of me doing "me" stuff, but you make watercolour exciting and so i watch as much of you as i can. You explain everything so well and you don't put in all that silly giggling and chatter about nothing when you teach. I am really, really looking forward to seeing your tutorial on painting this gorgeous whale. .....Joan from Sydney in Oz..
You are a very good teacher & am not good at drawing (but want it “perfect”). So going to just draw best one can as do enjoy experimenting as only way learn & have fun. Ty!
I started using watercolours for the first time yesterday after not painting creatively for 20 years. I enjoyed it but had no idea what I was doing! I’ve watched a number of videos on UA-cam to help me and yours is easily the best, most helpful and engaging one! I’ve hit like and subscribe and look forward to learning more as I work my way through your video catalogue 😊
I would love a tutorial for the whale. I love all of your videos, but I admit I am a new subscriber, I am glad I found you. I am lacking the energy to actually get up and put anything to my paper due to my health problems. I have stage 4 breast cancer, but please don't feel bad. I am a fighter. A very strong fighter. I do everything I can. But I do get down sometimes. I use tutorials just like yours on days when I am too tired to do much else, and I dream of the days when I can sit and do something for someone else. I am a card maker...it's perfect for me because I work hard on making the perfect little piece of art and then, give it (or sell it) away. I have been making little beach scenes. I find that painting the ocean and the sky is pretty forgiving when I started out and as I kept at it, I got better. I believe keeping my hands and mind busy is a great way to stay happy! Thank you for your tutorials. Please don't feel like no one is listening, because I certainly am. I am sure there are others like me who have difficulty leaving the house and you are their contact with the rest of the world. Thank you for that!!❤️
Loving the tutorials! As far as texture is concerned, I think I'm still learning to paint flat... Being a newbie, I am not at the place where I can look at what I'm doing and think...oh...this needs that and that needs this. A tutorial about when to add textures would be lovely! I love the whale, but I also would like a tutorial over abstracts and patterns. I really love seeing what artists are doing with that on Instagram. Have a great day!
I really enjoyed all the different ways you worked with reducing the amount of water and manipulating mediums with adding more water. I really enjoy using salt and Saran Wrap.
Years ago I studied with Roy Purcell, now sadly deceased. He taught us to use little tubs of Dylon dyes, put a tiny hole in the top and sprinkle just a bit here and there. The primary colors weren’t that exciting, but something like cafe au lait would burst into a colorful garden of flowers. I just got an assortment of Essential Elements and can’t wait to see what they will do. I just found you by a link Minnie posted, and am I ever grateful.
I'd love a tutorial for the whale. It looks so loosely painted and beautiful. I've only recently got into watercolour and I've always been interested in trying to paint photorealisticly so I'm really struggling to loosen up!
I LOVE this whale!! I just started painting with watercolors a couple months ago and your videos have been the best resources to help me learn! Thank you!
Would love a tutorial on the whale. I have found your channel the best for watercolor information & techniques. You give great information & your relaxed style has stretched my thinking about how I might grow in my art. TFS!
Thank you for these tips! I'm new at watercoloring, learned a lot from your video's and your calm and clear way of teaching. So, yes please, teach us the whale!
At the start of me painting I tend to add salt to my water spray bottle as I ALWAYS put too much water, and yes please can you teach us how to do the whale!!! I absolutely adore all your artwork and your house looks so arty and beautiful!! X 😘
Love the whale and tips! I used some wet on wet for the water behind my sea turtle, and it went pretty well. You're right though, you just have to roll with the punches. Controlling water is not easy!
Welcome back! Great video and very beautiful whale. I would love to learn how to paint it please.. I'm really glad you are back and doing well. I kept you and yours in our prayers. Blessings, Your NC Fan, Stacy Hannon
Glad to see you back!!! Hope you are doing well! I have been adding a lot of gold ink to my watercolor paintings while they are wet and it makes for a really nice effect a lot of times! Then after my painting dries I will go back in strategically, with some more gold ink and add them in some other places, being careful not to overdue it! But, I have just been in LOVE with doing this lately lol!!!
I'm not a real wet-in-wet painter. I use the technique for mixing colours in the painting (instead of mixing on the palette ). A few times I used course sea-salt to obtain an interesting texture. And paper towel for clouds.
Love using plastic wrap, and salt, I saw that you used string? I may have to give that one a try!......hmmmmmm maybe lace? Would always love to see more!
I Love it! It is so Beautiful! You are doing a Terrific job with your Channel, keep up the great work! You have so much Great information and you are very Inspiring!
Asking what my favorite wet in wet technique is is like asking what's my favorite animal or tree or do I like the moon and stars more than the sun. That's why I love watercolor, I love everything about it, for me, it's impossible for me to pick just one. Would you please make a tutorial on how to paint your precious dog?
So, second coment today since I reached the end of the video :) I would really love to se a tutorial of that or anything else you are doing. I really love your illustration style and tutorials like that are just like hangin' out for a painting session.
Ow! Thanks for the reminder! I always forgot to sum the 3 sources of water... So even if I'm not going for a wet-in-wet the most possible outcome is a flood ;) Not surprising that my favorite aids are kitchen towels and plastic wrap ;D
I'm confused about the light temperature segment: you state that natural daylight is best but your graphic states otherwise, aiming for 3500 K instead of 6500K? I'm looking to purchase the right light bulb. Thank you in advance for clarifying this.
I love this style! Please do a tutorial. I noticed you used white watercolor in the mix so that interests me. As for my wet on wet techniques, I've used salt and drops of alcohol. However, I can't seem to achieve that awesome salt bloom. Am I using too much water? Are my colors too light? I've tried table salt, sea salt, pink Himalayan salt, fine, coarse, and freshly ground and let it dry completely, yet it doesn't show any texture!! A frustrating mystery.
Just stumbled on your channel and subbed,I too am a watercolor junkie and have a passion for it.Mostly like to paint landscapes but have gotten into other areas also.Have you tried Rain-x even though it's alcohol based it acts different than rubbing alcohol. 😀
I notice that you used a dropper/syphon type tool. What is it called, and where did you find it. It is perfect in doing that kind of job. I need one. Cheers
Thank you for all the tips and hints. What kind of white are you adding at 5:54? Is this guache, white ink or watered down acrylics? It surely is'nt white watercolor - or is it? I have the Hydrus and never used the white which came with the first set.
instead of using pipettes, dry your brush and soak the water up from the paper is another way to absorb water. I would do wet on wet on background only in landscape (most of the time) and I usually use french ultramarine for the sky. so adding salt or anything might ruin the beautiful granulating ultramarine.
I discovered your channel on UA-cam recently and I thought that your accent was very familiar...I just saw where we can send fanmail...we live off of the same road!!!!!!! I technically have a COLA zip, but yeah...small world!!!!!!!!!!
Ooooh yes I'd love for you to teach how you painted the whale :)! I love it! Question: do you use your watercolor btush when using gold acrylic (or acrylics in general)? Or do you have special ones? I heard you should never use a watercolour brush with acrylics otherwise it'll be ruined... thoughts?
Good question! No, I use either my old cheap watercolor brushes - or an inexpensive all purpose brush. Acrylic paint can ruin your watercolor brushes - so best to not use them for these techniques. :D
So very happy to have you back😊
I like tilting the board around to spread the pigment on the water color. It can also crest cool effects.
Love your videos Carrie ! Yes ! I want to paint The Whale !
A beautiful whale. I do like the way you used the string. I have a thing for using matchboxes the outside part - a rectangle. I like to hold my paintings up to a mirror. It's a great way to change your perspective.
I actually work wet into wet very often. I like to use that technique when I'm working on cold pressed papers then doing heavy washes and adding salt to absorb the water then glaze progressive layers on top. I LOVE!!! the textures it gives me.
Yes yes please. I like that you didn't tear up the painting whenever the paint smeared out of line. Thanks I like your attitude and style.
I love your tutorials for two reasons. First, you are a very good teacher! Very clear and didactic. And second, your videos calm my mind! They are very clean, peaceful, and pure... There is no place for stress. For all the above, thank you very much!
1. Liked the video. ✓
2. I use a straw and create small bubbles to create a different texture. ✓
3. Yes, I definitely would like further videos like this. ✓
4. Yes please, I would like a video explaining how you painted the whale. ✓
5. As regards further videos, could you do a mini series on creating different textures in watercolours please. I mean things like; rust, flaking paint, fur, gnarly rotting teeth, sores, pustules, scars, ghostly images - things no one else has done on UA-cam.
Also, could you do a series on creating different skin colours, tones & hues - all different races please as I have no idea how to colour anyone properly, including the different hair textures, eye colours for different races, nail colours, etc.
Thanks, and I hope I have given you some ideas of what I would like to learn, and hopefully other people as well. Thanks.
I want to paint the whale too ! Please post a video when you can ! Congratulations on your new arrival coming soon !!
Yes, I would love for you to keep teaching your watercolor experience and art
I really enjoyed watching your process in painting the 🐋. Would love a tutorial! I have used salt with watercolors. I like the wet on wet technique,but am still learning and practicing how much water to use. I love to see the colors flow into each other, but notice when I use too much water they blend and often don't look as good. So glad you are back and feeling creative again! 💕
I loved this video. I am just about to delve into watercolour....when time allows....and i just love your tutorials. I haven't done much artwork for years, life got in the way of me doing "me" stuff, but you make watercolour exciting and so i watch as much of you as i can. You explain everything so well and you don't put in all that silly giggling and chatter about nothing when you teach. I am really, really looking forward to seeing your tutorial on painting this gorgeous whale. .....Joan from Sydney in Oz..
You are a very good teacher & am not good at drawing (but want it “perfect”). So going to just draw best one can as do enjoy experimenting as only way learn & have fun. Ty!
Thank you so much 😀
I started using watercolours for the first time yesterday after not painting creatively for 20 years. I enjoyed it but had no idea what I was doing! I’ve watched a number of videos on UA-cam to help me and yours is easily the best, most helpful and engaging one! I’ve hit like and subscribe and look forward to learning more as I work my way through your video catalogue 😊
I would love a tutorial for the whale. I love all of your videos, but I admit I am a new subscriber, I am glad I found you. I am lacking the energy to actually get up and put anything to my paper due to my health problems. I have stage 4 breast cancer, but please don't feel bad. I am a fighter. A very strong fighter. I do everything I can. But I do get down sometimes. I use tutorials just like yours on days when I am too tired to do much else, and I dream of the days when I can sit and do something for someone else. I am a card maker...it's perfect for me because I work hard on making the perfect little piece of art and then, give it (or sell it) away. I have been making little beach scenes. I find that painting the ocean and the sky is pretty forgiving when I started out and as I kept at it, I got better. I believe keeping my hands and mind busy is a great way to stay happy! Thank you for your tutorials. Please don't feel like no one is listening, because I certainly am. I am sure there are others like me who have difficulty leaving the house and you are their contact with the rest of the world. Thank you for that!!❤️
Loving the tutorials! As far as texture is concerned, I think I'm still learning to paint flat... Being a newbie, I am not at the place where I can look at what I'm doing and think...oh...this needs that and that needs this. A tutorial about when to add textures would be lovely! I love the whale, but I also would like a tutorial over abstracts and patterns. I really love seeing what artists are doing with that on Instagram. Have a great day!
Cindy Boney ii
I like using a dry sponge on almost dry watercolor for texture!
YES PLEASE! love this style. Also love your dog.
I really enjoyed all the different ways you worked with reducing the amount of water and manipulating mediums with adding more water.
I really enjoy using salt and Saran Wrap.
Great advice and a good reminder! Thank you for sharing (:
Years ago I studied with Roy Purcell, now sadly deceased. He taught us to use little tubs of Dylon dyes, put a tiny hole in the top and sprinkle just a bit here and there. The primary colors weren’t that exciting, but something like cafe au lait would burst into a colorful garden of flowers. I just got an assortment of Essential Elements and can’t wait to see what they will do. I just found you by a link Minnie posted, and am I ever grateful.
I'd love a tutorial for the whale. It looks so loosely painted and beautiful. I've only recently got into watercolour and I've always been interested in trying to paint photorealisticly so I'm really struggling to loosen up!
I've never painted before as u know it my 1st watercolour teacher... yippee. Love everything u do and can't wait to be a watercolour misfit! Xxx
I'm just starting with water colors and this really helped ! Thanks !
BEAUTIFUL Whale 🐋! Loved seeing the whole process & your tips were helpful as usual ! You've become my absolute FAVORITE watercolor UA-camr !!!!😍🎨
Love your watercolor tips on your videos! I've been using them to improve my paintings 🌈
Love your place.
Very clear, professional, and informative video. Wow. Makes me excited about starting to paint!🤓
That would be wonderful. Would love to paint this for my grandson!
I LOVE this whale!! I just started painting with watercolors a couple months ago and your videos have been the best resources to help me learn! Thank you!
Thanks Brandi! :D
Would love a tutorial on the whale. I have found your channel the best for watercolor information & techniques. You give great information & your relaxed style has stretched my thinking about how I might grow in my art. TFS!
Thank you for these tips! I'm new at watercoloring, learned a lot from your video's and your calm and clear way of teaching. So, yes please, teach us the whale!
Thx for the tutorial ... My tip for beginners like me.. don't rush take ur time and relaxxxxx because rushing could make full mess
Thank you for the video, I like your tips and your watercolor's style.
Liked your use of the string!
Thank you very much.
Yes please!
At the start of me painting I tend to add salt to my water spray bottle as I ALWAYS put too much water, and yes please can you teach us how to do the whale!!! I absolutely adore all your artwork and your house looks so arty and beautiful!! X 😘
I love doing clouds wet in wet and Saran Wrap and cheesecloth.
I loved your technique on the whale! I would looove to see a tutorial on it! Great art! 😀😀😀😀
Thank you so much
Girl you are awesome! I'm so happy I came across your channel!
This is a cool technic ! Looks like I need to try it out 😊👍🏼
Love the whale and tips! I used some wet on wet for the water behind my sea turtle, and it went pretty well. You're right though, you just have to roll with the punches. Controlling water is not easy!
I love using salt in my watercolors.. It makes a really neat affect!
Loved this.
please do a skin tutorial!😍
Welcome back! Great video and very beautiful whale. I would love to learn how to paint it please.. I'm really glad you are back and doing well. I kept you and yours in our prayers. Blessings, Your NC Fan, Stacy Hannon
Glad to see you back!!! Hope you are doing well! I have been adding a lot of gold ink to my watercolor paintings while they are wet and it makes for a really nice effect a lot of times! Then after my painting dries I will go back in strategically, with some more gold ink and add them in some other places, being careful not to overdue it! But, I have just been in LOVE with doing this lately lol!!!
I like to add a few nice splashes here and there while it's wet, just wanted to add that in lol! The way it blends is beautiful!
Awesome! I love adding gold to my paintings! It's my fav! :D
I love this! Good trick for my channel 💕 thankyou!
Thank you, your extremely helpful.
Great video! Love ❤️ the whale and would love you to show us a full video on it. I have tried salt and plastic wrap.
Thank you! LEARNED a lot.
I'm not a real wet-in-wet painter. I use the technique for mixing colours in the painting (instead of mixing on the palette ). A few times I used course sea-salt to obtain an interesting texture. And paper towel for clouds.
Watercolor is no mistery to me, but I love hanging out with likeminded people such as yourself :)
Love using plastic wrap, and salt, I saw that you used string? I may have to give that one a try!......hmmmmmm maybe lace? Would always love to see more!
So deep, lovely
Thank you, keep going, you are doing great!
Thanks Robin! :D
I Love it! It is so Beautiful! You are doing a Terrific job with your Channel, keep up the great work!
You have so much Great information and you are very Inspiring!
Asking what my favorite wet in wet technique is is like asking what's my favorite animal or tree or do I like the moon and stars more than the sun. That's why I love watercolor, I love everything about it, for me, it's impossible for me to pick just one. Would you please make a tutorial on how to paint your precious dog?
I am liking ink at the moment so I am mixing it with my pencils and pallet paints I am using it all differently
Nice short video with useful tips! Can you link to the film lighting equipment you have? Am curious - thanks! :)
Tx fr the knowledge..great know
I have just used plastic wrap in a wash to help create straw. Would also love to see the way you painted the whale.
So cool! That is an awesome idea! :D
Thank you.
So, second coment today since I reached the end of the video :) I would really love to se a tutorial of that or anything else you are doing. I really love your illustration style and tutorials like that are just like hangin' out for a painting session.
Love the style of this whale! Wonderful channel, thank you :)
Just hello to your doggies for me! Good day!
Along with the techniques, that was a lesson in life also. Keep posting, and painting ! Love from India.
Life Lessons with Watercolor Misfit
I like to use rubbing alchol and salt
Ow! Thanks for the reminder! I always forgot to sum the 3 sources of water... So even if I'm not going for a wet-in-wet the most possible outcome is a flood ;) Not surprising that my favorite aids are kitchen towels and plastic wrap ;D
hey to lighten the paint apply rubbing ahcuhal
yes please teach
My favorite techniques for texture are: salt, spatter, sponges, cling wrap and spritzing with fine drops of water.
Could you please make a tutorial how you painted that gorgeous whale? It's so beautiful!
Love to use plastic wrap, string and salt. Thanks.
I would love to see a tutorial on the whale and more similar paintings.
I'm confused about the light temperature segment: you state that natural daylight is best but your graphic states otherwise, aiming for 3500 K instead of 6500K? I'm looking to purchase the right light bulb. Thank you in advance for clarifying this.
Great video! 🎨🎨🎨🎨
Question...why is my finished project so chalky? I hate that...ughhh😖
I like adding gold or other metallics and using crumpled plastic wrap.
Ooo that sounds cool! :D
It makes a kind of gold-veined marbled effect. Love your videos. :)
I'd love for you to teach how to paint that whale!!!! I love your videos!!! You do an amazing work!!
I love this style! Please do a tutorial. I noticed you used white watercolor in the mix so that interests me. As for my wet on wet techniques, I've used salt and drops of alcohol.
However, I can't seem to achieve that awesome salt bloom. Am I using too much water? Are my colors too light? I've tried table salt, sea salt, pink Himalayan salt, fine, coarse, and freshly ground and let it dry completely, yet it doesn't show any texture!! A frustrating mystery.
Just stumbled on your channel and subbed,I too am a watercolor junkie and have a passion for it.Mostly like to paint landscapes but have gotten into other areas also.Have you tried Rain-x even though it's alcohol based it acts different than rubbing alcohol. 😀
I'd love the idea of q tutorials and I like using salt and rubbing alcohol in my wet into wet
Lovely video, lovely whale! Thank you!
Hi, Great tutorial, thanks! Can you please tell me what size (ml) pipette are you using. It's a great idea!
thank you. just starting out. i like doing cards. hope you can help me in this area.
Hi! Looking for a heating tool.. do you have any recommendations?
I notice that you used a dropper/syphon type tool. What is it called, and where did you find it. It is perfect in doing that kind of job. I need one. Cheers
They are called plastic pipettes :D and they are AMAZING! Plus super cheap on amazon. I got 100 for $7. I tend to use one per illustration. :D
Thanks so very much. I am will have to pick up a bunch. Cheers
That whale is absolutely beautiful!!! :)
Thanks :D
Are you blending acrylic paint with water?
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Thank you for all the tips and hints. What kind of white are you adding at 5:54? Is this guache, white ink or watered down acrylics? It surely is'nt white watercolor - or is it? I have the Hydrus and never used the white which came with the first set.
ColorAndCalm THIS IS WHAT I WANT TO KNOW AS WELL PLEASE.
instead of using pipettes, dry your brush and soak the water up from the paper is another way to absorb water. I would do wet on wet on background only in landscape (most of the time) and I usually use french ultramarine for the sky. so adding salt or anything might ruin the beautiful granulating ultramarine.
Will you please link the brush you are using? Thanks!!
Lol 500 likes... I think you exceeded that xD love these videos!
Great work! And I really love your editing! What software do you use?
I discovered your channel on UA-cam recently and I thought that your accent was very familiar...I just saw where we can send fanmail...we live off of the same road!!!!!!! I technically have a COLA zip, but yeah...small world!!!!!!!!!!
I like using salt for sea water textire