We just love the spirit behind this! Show us the law that says "feel guilty for tracing leaves." If Picasso could start a painting by printing with the fish bones from his lunch, we don't see any problem with tracing some leaves! If it gets you painting, it's got to be good!
I know you don't really like metallics, but I think adding gold detailing with those bold fall colors, would be gorgeous! Maybe some gold splatters in the background. 🤷♀️ I'm sure whatever you do it will be beautiful!
When I began teaching art, I did this exact exercise as my very first class. I have done it in graphite ,colored pencil and w/c. Sans leaves, I gave out traceable templates of leaves that I traced. Just this past Sunday I did an Art & Nature class for kids with this project. So, some of the kids were quite old! We had a blast. LOUISE
It's late evening here now, but this morning was a beautiful blustery autumn morning and I took my little girl out and we did exactly this. We came back with armfuls of little colourful inspirations, dumped them on the dining table and grabbed our watercolours. I even upgraded her usual cheap supplies to Cotmans on Bockingford so she had the full experience!
I would leave the background white as it is, so the leaves stand out as they do! This is definitely a great wonderful art project to try. Thanks for sharing this with us. 😊
I have a couple ideas how to finish it. I don’t think I’d cut them out. I might take a very fine mica pen and draw in the veins of the leaves. Maybe outline them with a brown or black Poska pen. I might mat it on paper like the colors in your Mapleleaf. If I water colored the background, I would use a very light neutral color. I wouldn’t want anything that would distract from those beautiful leaves.
I have been gathering and sketching leaves. I get caught up in getting all the veins in, but this is SO beautiful I can't wait to try it. You could put in light shadows that lift the leaves and stems ... they will POP! I love this!!
I did this last year on a 18x24 inch paper. I finished my painting by splattering some color overtop. Made it look like drops of water almost. Love this and want to do it again on a smaller scale this time.
This is one of the most really “ doable” projects you have done! There is no right or wrong with the leaf colors, they just sic and blend beautifully.! I’m pretty sure I’ll be outnumbered but I love the white background, letting the leaves truly be the stars of the show! I love your work and style. Before you, I had no real interest in botanicals, now I’m on board! 💖👍💐🌺🌻🍃🌿🪴
Gotta Tell you that in the 4 years I have been painting, I collect the best leaves and make a n arrangement that I trace and then paint. Sometimes I do real colors, sometimes I paint them in kind of fantasy colors. I love doing it. I also still shuffle through thr leaves to hear them crackle And I am 78. You're never too old to let out your kid!
I did this a few days ago. Gathered some leaves and traced them. I had a blast painting them in. I did my background first with reds, oranges, yellows, browns wet on wet, and then did bokeh.
Hey lady! You totally got this. Tracing, scanning, photocopying are so up for grabs. I love to draw from life, but sometimes you just got to go for your intuition 😊
Kristy! I had to tell you this. I was outside pruning my crazy Malabar Spinach. If you have never heard of it, it is a beautiful and crazy growing vine that is thick and shiny like a succulent and highly nutritious. The seeds it produces are purplish red. So I am cutting away wondering when it will freeze in Texas and it will melt when I see on my hands how the busted seeds were dying my fingers. Because you helped me learn to get out of my little box, I ran inside, smashed some seeds in a cup, added a touch of water and it acts like a vibrant watercolor. I am so excited to do a monochrome painting with it this afternoon. I looked on UA-cam and saw a couple of paintings some guys did and they are very pretty but just a few so I am also feeling really special about my creatuve realization as well. Thank you for helping me find some surprise joy!!
What a cool discovery! Thank you for sharing it. I always welcome out of the box inspiration. I also try to recycle or repurpose everyday items into my work. You took it to another celestial level! Best to you and your creativity.
I love this idea I love the excellent job you did in this Sketch and painting.Thank you. I always love the color choices that's what keeps me coming back to your channel. Your videos are top notch. Great job. I will try this.
I always freeze when the painting is finished, and then I feel the need to put in a background. I want to see how to do that! Thanks, Kristy...you're the best. Loving my new palette.
I am 57 (way older than you, haha) and love the colors of Fall leaves! My grandson and I traced the leaves and he used his Crayola light board to put it on watercolor paper. He's only turning 8! His favorite subject at school is art. He looked how the veins went from one side to another and then decided how much detail he wanted. Even with a shorter attention span, we enjoyed trying different techniques. I love his Maple leaf! We just need to enjoy life!
Kristy, you have once again inspired me to give this a go. In Australia we don’t have beautifully coloured fall leaves, but that will not discourage me. A big boop from me.❤😊
I rarely comment and rarely finish projects to the end, at least the same end as the instructor does, but this one I enjoyed sooooo much I might even do it again and again. Just loved the creativeness I felt. So comforting.
You know I’m Gona try this! I think framing with a beautiful mat and give to someone special that really loves fall but hasn’t been able to visit the mountains or countryside lately. I live in NC on the coast and love our mountains. Always went to the Blue Ridge Parkway every fall. Wasn’t able to go the last 2 years as I’m the caregiver for my mom now. Recharge someone’s memories….I know I’m Gona try! Thank you for this great idea❤️
Loved this ❤️ one!!! I thank 😊 you for helping to unload the unnecessary guilt that can accompany the art world!!! One of the first "Rules" I learned was that there were NO RULES IN WATERCOLORING!!! Well, I took it to ❤️ heart!!! Of course, watching you create the fun and joyful watercolor spirit, is absolutely awesome! I just bought some - oh no - STENCILS... WOW!!! Some cute little Dover floral ones for children up to 110 years old! Also larger ones... I will have to color leaves and have that beautiful watercolor blend together ❤️ like yours... Thank 😊 you again Kristy for having fabulous tutorials that make my day!!! A California Gramma ♥️
I'm in. This weekend I will go for a walk and look for leaves. I always think that the fall leaves look amazing against a bright fall sky so I would finish this with a light milky blue background with some lighter parts to emulate the clouds.
It doesn’t matter if you’ve been an artist for 50 years or 50 days. You can be successful with any watercolor paper, sketch book, watercolor paints, and brushes. Sure it’s nice to have all of the best, but you can still be an artist if you have crayons. I’ve been an artist about 40 years using one media or another. I had never used watercolors until a few months ago. After many animal portraits, in everything from glass, to fabric, I still trace the face. The face makes it a particular animal. Also like Kristy says, tracing does give you muscle memory. Also Kristy’s video on composition is probably why I’m still trying to use watercolors. If you trace it and you’re not sure. It’s erasable! All you have to please is your inner artist. No one else.
❤ Yes, I am going to try this with the leaves. I am currently doing hearts of different colors and dropping other colors in at the base to see what happens. I am going to cut them out and put them, together like a bunch of balloons with string, and make them into birthday cards.
Kristy, this was a really important exercise for me. It showed me where I'm letting my paints dry, it turned out really beautiful, I did a great watery and bold wash on the background - all the good stuff. Fun with paints and color! 🍂🍁Lisa
We have gorgeous fall colors in Canada and I’m trying this out for sure! I do love your fine line detailing to finish off these fabulous leaves! You’ve got me hooked! Thanks Kristy!
SO cool! We did this for years as well! I "suppose" you could consider it lazy art. But I always looked at it as another tool to not only keep me as an artist inspired and in my studio, but sharing it each year with friends family and even students it became art inspiration that literally inspired them and showed them they too could create beautiful little paintings almost instantly and they went on to study art and many grew into really good students of creativity.❤️ Every tip and trick or hack is nothing more than a good tool in our teaching arsenal. I say WELL-DONE!!!! On the background. Sure, a blue background would make the colors pop.....a natural earthtone ( like they're on the ground) would also look stunning. Maybe a lighter graduated wash...or even a darker burnt umberish graduated wash. More earthen... either direction the leaves would leap off the paper.👍
Thank you! Thank you for saying out loud that joy is most important. For saying that tracing is nothing to be ashamed of. You truly are our muze. Tomorrow I am going to get me some leaves and have some autumn fun!
Amazing easy and relaxing project! 😍 I definitely will do it with my kids and I'm not sure about the kids but I'll enjoy it for sure 😃! The painting should be fun and play not a pain. And by playing we become better each day. That's like a rule for success ☺️
What beautiful painting. I have just sent a link to this to the staff in my primary school - this would be a wonderful art session collecting the leaves from our grounds then choosing which to paint ❤️
I have done many pictures like this. You have a new take of no veins, which I like. I’m watching all the juicy brights go on the paper, but you temper them with some neutrals. I need to remember to do this, too. What beautiful leaves!
This is fabulous, love your ease and fun in your approach to this exercise, and of course as always your passion and excitement. I look forward to trying this exercise. Love your colours. TFS
I appreciate your enthusiasm for what you do and how you present your channel. I think if you could make it look like the leaves had fallen on a frozen water surface would be cool.
I love autumn colours! Looking at your painting I was given the inspiration to paint mono tone leaves to make the coloured leaves pop (just an experiment I am inspired to do from watching this tutorial)!
Thank you for such a great idea (and yes I traced my leaves too!) I finished my painting by outlining each leaf using the narrow end of similar-colored brush pens and left the background white. I love how it looks.
If you painted more slowly , like I do, your paints would dry before you get to edges that would touch, LOL! An amazed how quickly and close you get to some edges yet leave a white space tho ever so slight of one. You have phenomenal brush handling skills. IMO
@@KristyRice I’m such an old dog, don’t know if I can move that fast! From my limited experience, I don’t know what to expect from the paints I’m using, where I feel you really do know how your paints will react. I’ve used only Daler Ronaly ( spelling probly wrong) as only thing one can find a Walmart’s. I recently not 3 primary tubes of Windsor New… at Hobby Lobby. First professional paint I’ve ever tried. I couldn’t get over the satin feel as I spread them on paper. Wish I’d taken time to explore these things when I was working and had the finances to have acquired these things and developed more skills. So I am trying to decide now what I can afford, or the biggest bang for the buck. I don’t particularly like to mix my colors, but like to have convenience colors. Mixing myself, I never know if I can remix for exact same shade. Watched your video of comparison of DS & WN. So much to learn. Your videos have been awesome ! Since I suggested more videos would be nice, could just be a coincidence, but I’ve noticed more popping up that are new to me. They have been great! You do such a great job with your videos, teaching, encouraging, all the while producing beautiful work. Keep up the good work and fun!
Leaves colors painting different shapes! Wonderful reminder of tracing,and how comforting it is! Lovely video! I’m looking fur Art For Joys Sake , palette! Thanks, Karen D
Going out for a walk right now to collect some leaves! Trying to get back my inspiration and see what I can do after having a stroke in late August. Thank you so much for reminding me of the JOY in painting!
I’d love to see you use the salt effect technique on your background! I’d rather not cut it. Interesting that I started painting leaves last weekend like this, but I ran out of time and haven’t finished as I got busy. Now I know how to approach what I started- with boldness like you have in this project!❤
Tracing is an essential method for many artists. I think the word “tracing” has gotten mixed up with the word “copy” as a real negative and cheating thing to do, but it’s not. And FYI: common shapes CANNOT be copyrighted. So that drawing or even photo you see of a horse or cat? If you just need the outline and placement of features, and it’s not an identifiable work of art or copyrighted special shape, such as maybe as a designer shape, no one will know or care if you trace it. (Think about how many photos are taken of cats, dogs, birds, flowers, etc.) Because YOU are gonna put your own touches and colors on the work and make it your own…bc it will be. 👍
Oh yes. I am about to do this as my local art shop has just given me a 280 colour Daniel Smith dot chart!( I rather think he believes I am going to be his newest bestest customer! ) What better way than random leaves and your other leaf tutorials that use all colours to try out a truly overwhelming amount of colours! Addicted to the joy ?? Me??? xx
Yes! Love this! Background..blue or maybea grassy green? And im sharing this baby for sure! So my paint group ffiends and I will try this together. Thank you Kristy! 🍁🍂🍃
Yes, I'm going to try this! But even though I live in "north" Florida, we still don't have too many pretty Fall leaves here, so I'll have to find some reference photos! I think you should do some sketchy pen and ink on them! 🍁🍂🧡
This is great! I just barely finished doing this very thing ~ painting a sheet of arches cold press paper full of leaves. I painted them in the shapes of Aspen leaves because that’s what we have where I live. I vote no background. If you really have to do one I would pick a very muted brown or green to look like the forest floor. Don’t cute them up. I’m really not sure? Some people splatter but I’m not a fan of splatter.
I’m doing this!! Going to grab my leaves! I have no idea what to do for a background. This would also br fun to do a negative watercolor painting making each one darker as you go. For my background, maybe I’ll write “Autumn” somewhere. ❤.
There are many of the great artists of past days that used various methods of tracing for their artwork.
Amen!!
We just love the spirit behind this! Show us the law that says "feel guilty for tracing leaves." If Picasso could start a painting by printing with the fish bones from his lunch, we don't see any problem with tracing some leaves! If it gets you painting, it's got to be good!
Amen and hallelujah!
@@KristyRice and how about all of the artists that made use of the obscura.
Thank you! I've never seen a major company say anything, yet something so positive on videos like this.
Not to mention the leaves I picked up smell way better after a few days than Picasso’s fish bones .
I know you don't really like metallics, but I think adding gold detailing with those bold fall colors, would be gorgeous! Maybe some gold splatters in the background. 🤷♀️ I'm sure whatever you do it will be beautiful!
Love his idea! Mask the shapes with the original leaves😊
When I began teaching art, I did this exact exercise as my very first class. I have done it in graphite ,colored pencil and w/c. Sans leaves, I gave out traceable templates of leaves that I traced. Just this past Sunday I did an Art & Nature class for kids with this project. So, some of the kids were quite old! We had a blast. LOUISE
Thanks so much for sharing with us :)
It's late evening here now, but this morning was a beautiful blustery autumn morning and I took my little girl out and we did exactly this. We came back with armfuls of little colourful inspirations, dumped them on the dining table and grabbed our watercolours. I even upgraded her usual cheap supplies to Cotmans on Bockingford so she had the full experience!
Oh wow, sounds incredible!!
I would leave the background white as it is, so the leaves stand out as they do! This is definitely a great wonderful art project to try. Thanks for sharing this with us. 😊
I have a couple ideas how to finish it. I don’t think I’d cut them out. I might take a very fine mica pen and draw in the veins of the leaves. Maybe outline them with a brown or black Poska pen. I might mat it on paper like the colors in your Mapleleaf. If I water colored the background, I would use a very light neutral color. I wouldn’t want anything that would distract from those beautiful leaves.
Thanks for the ideas!!
My thoughts too.
I have been gathering and sketching leaves. I get caught up in getting all the veins in, but this is SO beautiful I can't wait to try it.
You could put in light shadows that lift the leaves and stems ... they will POP!
I love this!!
Yay!! Cheers to you!
I did this last year on a 18x24 inch paper. I finished my painting by splattering some color overtop. Made it look like drops of water almost. Love this and want to do it again on a smaller scale this time.
Oh wow that’s huge!! Bravo!!!
I remember that painting Sundie!!
This is one of the most really “ doable” projects you have done! There is no right or wrong with the leaf colors, they just sic and blend beautifully.! I’m pretty sure I’ll be outnumbered but I love the white background, letting the leaves truly be the stars of the show! I love your work and style. Before you, I had no real interest in botanicals, now I’m on board! 💖👍💐🌺🌻🍃🌿🪴
Wahoo!!
Gotta Tell you that in the 4 years I have been painting, I collect the best leaves and make a n arrangement that I trace and then paint. Sometimes I do real colors, sometimes I paint them in kind of fantasy colors. I love doing it. I also still shuffle through thr leaves to hear them crackle
And I am 78. You're never too old to let out your kid!
This, all of this!! So excited for you :)
For sure a gray-blue background with some pink in it!
I did this a few days ago. Gathered some leaves and traced them. I had a blast painting them in. I did my background first with reds, oranges, yellows, browns wet on wet, and then did bokeh.
Ooooh bokeh!!!
Autumn is my favourite season and the brilliant leaf colours are my favourite thing to capture!🍁 I am sooooo doing this.
Awesome!!
Beautiful!! I'm going to do this with my 6 year old grandson!! He loves doing art with his gma!! Goingto be so much fun!!!❤️ Thanks Kristy😍
Perfect!
It’s perfect. I would leave it as it is.
Aww thanks!
Hey lady! You totally got this. Tracing, scanning, photocopying are so up for grabs. I love to draw from life, but sometimes you just got to go for your intuition 😊
Yessss!!
Kristy! I had to tell you this. I was outside pruning my crazy Malabar Spinach. If you have never heard of it, it is a beautiful and crazy growing vine that is thick and shiny like a succulent and highly nutritious. The seeds it produces are purplish red.
So I am cutting away wondering when it will freeze in Texas and it will melt when I see on my hands how the busted seeds were dying my fingers. Because you helped me learn to get out of my little box, I ran inside, smashed some seeds in a cup, added a touch of water and it acts like a vibrant watercolor. I am so excited to do a monochrome painting with it this afternoon.
I looked on UA-cam and saw a couple of paintings some guys did and they are very pretty but just a few so I am also feeling really special about my creatuve realization as well.
Thank you for helping me find some surprise joy!!
This is so awesome!!!
What a cool discovery! Thank you for sharing it. I always welcome out of the box inspiration. I also try to recycle or repurpose everyday items into my work. You took it to another celestial level!
Best to you and your creativity.
I love this idea I love the excellent job you did in this Sketch and painting.Thank you. I always love the color choices that's what keeps me coming back to your channel. Your videos are top notch. Great job. I will try this.
Oh thank you so much :)
I always freeze when the painting is finished, and then I feel the need to put in a background. I want to see how to do that! Thanks, Kristy...you're the best. Loving my new palette.
So glad!!
I am 57 (way older than you, haha) and love the colors of Fall leaves! My grandson and I traced the leaves and he used his Crayola light board to put it on watercolor paper. He's only turning 8! His favorite subject at school is art. He looked how the veins went from one side to another and then decided how much detail he wanted. Even with a shorter attention span, we enjoyed trying different techniques. I love his Maple leaf! We just need to enjoy life!
Love it!!
Now I know what to do with the leaves I collected on my way to work this morning! I can’t wait.
Perfect timing!!
Kristy, you have once again inspired me to give this a go. In Australia we don’t have beautifully coloured fall leaves, but that will not discourage me. A big boop from me.❤😊
So many ways to give this a go! Thanks for the boop!
I rarely comment and rarely finish projects to the end, at least the same end as the instructor does, but this one I enjoyed sooooo much I might even do it again and again. Just loved the creativeness I felt. So comforting.
I absolutely love this and plan to make it a fall tradition for my Daughter and Grandchildren!
Oh please do! It makes for the best memories!!!
You know I’m Gona try this!
I think framing with a beautiful mat and give to someone special that really loves fall but hasn’t been able to visit the mountains or countryside lately.
I live in NC on the coast and love our mountains. Always went to the Blue Ridge Parkway every fall. Wasn’t able to go the last 2 years as I’m the caregiver for my mom now.
Recharge someone’s memories….I know I’m Gona try! Thank you for this great idea❤️
Yay!!
I love this idea. I would put in a dark background to make the colors pop! ❤️
I’m feeling that too!
Loved this ❤️ one!!! I thank 😊 you for helping to unload the unnecessary guilt that can accompany the art world!!! One of the first "Rules" I learned was that there were NO RULES IN WATERCOLORING!!! Well, I took it to ❤️ heart!!! Of course, watching you create the fun and joyful watercolor spirit, is absolutely awesome! I just bought some - oh no - STENCILS... WOW!!! Some cute little Dover floral ones for children up to 110 years old! Also larger ones... I will have to color leaves and have that beautiful watercolor blend together ❤️ like yours... Thank 😊 you again Kristy for having fabulous tutorials that make my day!!! A California Gramma ♥️
I am so happy to read this!! Enjoy :)
Use a light purple wash for background in an uneven wash. Then use a toothpick to score the veins on thr maple and some of the green leaves.
Oooooh :)
I'm in. This weekend I will go for a walk and look for leaves. I always think that the fall leaves look amazing against a bright fall sky so I would finish this with a light milky blue background with some lighter parts to emulate the clouds.
Have fun!
It doesn’t matter if you’ve been an artist for 50 years or 50 days. You can be successful with any watercolor paper, sketch book, watercolor paints, and brushes. Sure it’s nice to have all of the best, but you can still be an artist if you have crayons. I’ve been an artist about 40 years using one media or another. I had never used watercolors until a few months ago. After many animal portraits, in everything from glass, to fabric, I still trace the face. The face makes it a particular animal. Also like Kristy says, tracing does give you muscle memory.
Also Kristy’s video on composition is probably why I’m still trying to use watercolors. If you trace it and you’re not sure. It’s erasable! All you have to please is your inner artist. No one else.
Love everything about this comment!
How do you trace on heavy watercolor paper?
Right on!
Yes, I’m running out to get my leaves right now!!🍁🍃🍂
Go go!!
❤ Yes, I am going to try this with the leaves. I am currently doing hearts of different colors and dropping other colors in at the base to see what happens. I am going to cut them out and put them, together like a bunch of balloons with string, and make them into birthday cards.
Sounds great!
I love this exercise! One of my favorites!!! 🥰🥰🥰🥰
Oh gosh, thank you so much :)
Kristy, this was a really important exercise for me. It showed me where I'm letting my paints dry, it turned out really beautiful, I did a great watery and bold wash on the background - all the good stuff. Fun with paints and color! 🍂🍁Lisa
I am so glad to hear this!!
We have gorgeous fall colors in Canada and I’m trying this out for sure! I do love your fine line detailing to finish off these fabulous leaves! You’ve got me hooked! Thanks Kristy!
I'm so happy for you to do this!
YES madame ! 🍂
:)
Absolutely I will try it. Thanks for playing.
SO cool!
We did this for years as well!
I "suppose" you could consider it lazy art. But I always looked at it as another tool to not only keep me as an artist inspired and in my studio, but sharing it each year with friends family and even students it became art inspiration that literally inspired them and showed them they too could create beautiful little paintings almost instantly and they went on to study art and many grew into really good students of creativity.❤️
Every tip and trick or hack is nothing more than a good tool in our teaching arsenal.
I say WELL-DONE!!!!
On the background.
Sure, a blue background would make the colors pop.....a natural earthtone ( like they're on the ground) would also look stunning.
Maybe a lighter graduated wash...or even a darker burnt umberish graduated wash. More earthen... either direction the leaves would leap off the paper.👍
I want to try this! It looks so fun! Thanks for the inspiration!
Hope you do!!
Collected my leaves, watched you the second time and painted right along with you. So fun! Thank you!
I can’t wait for Fall!!!
Thank you! Thank you for saying out loud that joy is most important. For saying that tracing is nothing to be ashamed of. You truly are our muze.
Tomorrow I am going to get me some leaves and have some autumn fun!
amazing! Glad to hear it!!
I live in desert. No leaves but so inspired by your demo.... love it
Well trace anything I guess :)
Amazing easy and relaxing project! 😍 I definitely will do it with my kids and I'm not sure about the kids but I'll enjoy it for sure 😃! The painting should be fun and play not a pain. And by playing we become better each day. That's like a rule for success ☺️
so fun I went free hand . Looked nothing like yours but mine just gave me a a smile. Thanks Kristy
Wonderful!
I would make it brownish black.... Really gorgeous painting!! I will do it for sure... 🤩
Yay!!!
Black background. Nice watercolor!
Thank you!
So lovely to be told its ok to trace.
I will always tell you that :)
What beautiful painting. I have just sent a link to this to the staff in my primary school - this would be a wonderful art session collecting the leaves from our grounds then choosing which to paint ❤️
Wow, this is so awesome :)
I have done many pictures like this. You have a new take of no veins, which I like. I’m watching all the juicy brights go on the paper, but you temper them with some neutrals. I need to remember to do this, too. What beautiful leaves!
Wow, thank you
I'll try this, but with other random shapes as well. It looks like a no stress, fun project
Love that idea!!
Love your teaching style. I will be grabbing some fall leaves today and try this technique.
Wonderful!!
I forgot to add, I say you can make the leaves purple, pink, blue. Getting real leaves is best before they dry, so "make it up!"
It would be cool to see your progression with this, if you still have them. I am loving your videos. Your energy is contagious!
Thank you! You are very sweet :)
I vote for a nice blue fall sky background!
Ohhhh!!!
This is so fun and gorgeous! I would splatter it with a dark color then white calligraphy paint.
Great idea!!
Im 65 and more and have just made my leafepainting for the year. Greetings from Sweden🌿🌱🍁
Ahhhh love it!!
Thank you! Ive been trying unsuccessfully to do gorgeous leaves on my own. And along comes your video. Perfect, thank you Kristi! Cant wait to try it!
This is so awesome to hear, cheers :)
I love this idea that’s why you teach thanks I want to do this soon😊❤
Just saw this on my feed today! What a lovely idea; I need to do this with my kids now! 💜
Yes yes! Let me know if they enjoy it!!
This is fabulous, love your ease and fun in your approach to this exercise, and of course as always your passion and excitement. I look forward to trying this exercise. Love your colours. TFS
Wow! You are so kind! Cheers!
great idea especially for those of us who are sketch/drawing challenged but really want to get some paint on the page. Love it. thanks.
Cheers!
Definitely going to try it this weekend. That is beautiful!!!
Have fun!
I appreciate your enthusiasm for what you do and how you present your channel. I think if you could make it look like the leaves had fallen on a frozen water surface would be cool.
Thanks for the idea!
I love autumn colours! Looking at your painting I was given the inspiration to paint mono tone leaves to make the coloured leaves pop (just an experiment I am inspired to do from watching this tutorial)!
How cool :)
Thank you for such a great idea (and yes I traced my leaves too!) I finished my painting by outlining each leaf using the narrow end of similar-colored brush pens and left the background white. I love how it looks.
That's a great idea!
If you painted more slowly , like I do, your paints would dry before you get to edges that would touch, LOL! An amazed how quickly and close you get to some edges yet leave a white space tho ever so slight of one. You have phenomenal brush handling skills. IMO
Well first thank you so much. Second… sounds like it’s time for you to try some fast painting!!
@@KristyRice I’m such an old dog, don’t know if I can move that fast! From my limited experience, I don’t know what to expect from the paints I’m using, where I feel you really do know how your paints will react.
I’ve used only Daler Ronaly ( spelling probly wrong) as only thing one can find a Walmart’s. I recently not 3 primary tubes of Windsor New… at Hobby Lobby. First professional paint I’ve ever tried. I couldn’t get over the satin feel as I spread them on paper. Wish I’d taken time to explore these things when I was working and had the finances to have acquired these things and developed more skills. So I am trying to decide now what I can afford, or the biggest bang for the buck. I don’t particularly like to mix my colors, but like to have convenience colors. Mixing myself, I never know if I can remix for exact same shade. Watched your video of comparison of DS & WN. So much to learn. Your videos have been awesome ! Since I suggested more videos would be nice, could just be a coincidence, but I’ve noticed more popping up that are new to me. They have been great! You do such a great job with your videos, teaching, encouraging, all the while producing beautiful work. Keep up the good work and fun!
I am going to do this! Watching you was incredibly soothing.
You are too kind!!
I would definitely ink in some veins in the larger leaves for definition!
Leaves colors painting different shapes! Wonderful reminder of tracing,and how comforting it is! Lovely video! I’m looking fur Art For Joys Sake , palette! Thanks, Karen D
Going out for a walk right now to collect some leaves! Trying to get back my inspiration and see what I can do after having a stroke in late August. Thank you so much for reminding me of the JOY in painting!
I pray you have the most enjoyable experience with this!!
I’d love to see you use the salt effect technique on your background! I’d rather not cut it.
Interesting that I started painting leaves last weekend like this, but I ran out of time and haven’t finished as I got busy. Now I know how to approach what I started- with boldness like you have in this project!❤
Oh salt yes I always forget about salt!!
Yes, I'm going to do this!!
Love it! Gonna try it 🍁
Yes!!
Dark dark blue like indigo.
Hmmmmm:)
Yes, I will try!
Yesss!!!
Tracing is an essential method for many artists. I think the word “tracing” has gotten mixed up with the word “copy” as a real negative and cheating thing to do, but it’s not. And FYI: common shapes CANNOT be copyrighted. So that drawing or even photo you see of a horse or cat? If you just need the outline and placement of features, and it’s not an identifiable work of art or copyrighted special shape, such as maybe as a designer shape, no one will know or care if you trace it. (Think about how many photos are taken of cats, dogs, birds, flowers, etc.) Because YOU are gonna put your own touches and colors on the work and make it your own…bc it will be. 👍
This this this!!!
Yes, I will try this ❤
Yay!!!
Definitely doing this.
Yay!!
I must try this. It looks like fun. Thanks.
You must!!
I painted along with you after freehand drawing my leaves. Such fun!
Perfect!!
This is sooo beautiful.
Best watercolor leaf demo on utube. Wonderful
Oh wow well thanks!!
Just ordered yr paintbrush set...finally!!
Awww thanks and YAY!!
Oh yes. I am about to do this as my local art shop has just given me a 280 colour Daniel Smith dot chart!( I rather think he believes I am going to be his newest bestest customer! ) What better way than random leaves and your other leaf tutorials that use all colours to try out a truly overwhelming amount of colours!
Addicted to the joy ?? Me??? xx
Have fun!
Beautiful, love how it came out you make it look so easy 😍
Thank you for being so kind!
I may try it. Looks like fun.
I hope you do!!
Yes! Love this! Background..blue or maybea grassy green? And im sharing this baby for sure! So my paint group ffiends and I will try this together. Thank you Kristy! 🍁🍂🍃
Gosh, you are too kind :)
Hubs and I are heading out to hike this weekend and I’m going to plant myself along the way and do this project outside. Cannot wait! 🍁🧡
Ooh that’s perfect!
Yes, I'm going to try this! But even though I live in "north" Florida, we still don't have too many pretty Fall leaves here, so I'll have to find some reference photos! I think you should do some sketchy pen and ink on them! 🍁🍂🧡
I love that idea!!
Not to mention that our live oak leaves fall in March!
@@abigaillauer601 😅
Totally trying this! ❤
Yay!!!
This is great! I just barely finished doing this very thing ~ painting a sheet of arches cold press paper full of leaves. I painted them in the shapes of Aspen leaves because that’s what we have where I live. I vote no background. If you really have to do one I would pick a very muted brown or green to look like the forest floor. Don’t cute them up. I’m really not sure? Some people splatter but I’m not a fan of splatter.
Love this idea :)
I think I will try it!
Please do! Cheers :)
I totally want to try this! Thanks for keeping our creative juices flowing!
Let us know how it goes :)
I am so going to try this!
Pretty fun project thx for posting
Thank you :)
Lovely therapeutic painting idea! Will definitely try with my daughter, thanks 🙏
You’re welcome!!
I’m doing this!! Going to grab my leaves! I have no idea what to do for a background. This would also br fun to do a negative watercolor painting making each one darker as you go. For my background, maybe I’ll write “Autumn” somewhere. ❤.
Love this idea :)
It came out beautiful and I was in the zone. I put it on Instagram under the hashtag you listed. Thank you for posting this video.
I kept wanting you to grab some of that gold iridescent and splatter or drop in wet in wet! maybe add some twigs or small branches in the background?
Maybe some gold paint for the background would look nice. I love the idea of this exercise, and the colours you used.
I’ve got quite a few gold votes. I might be swayed!!
@@KristyRice 🤩