Finally! someone who understands I have no artistic ability but make up for it in passion. They say when you are ready the master appears. HELLO Master!
I used to paint in High School (I'm 71 years old now) so I've forgotten most everything...but I grab my inexpensive brushes and paints and I try. I am soooo grateful I found your video. Your training is so easy to understand, its slow enough and close enough to see. You are so easy and fun to listen too and give us hope that just maybe we can achieve something beautiful. I subbed so I can begin to binge watch you to catch up. Thank you so much for this beginner training, its perfect for what I was looking for and needed. ❤
FINALLY is right! I am 93 yrs and have doodled with watercolor for about 30 years until my moving to a senior care facility when l really got back into watercolor on my own after an online class. Love your person to person manner of teaching from the very paper and up! Your explanations made every step so very clear! I am so much in love with all aspects of it. I’ve even sketched homes, boats and a family cat that passed. Joy but not perfect. Thank you Kristi😊
I don’t think she seen your comment dear I’m writing g this so there will be other notification . He’s only one person but I think he would love to see it if she missed it accidentally! ❤
You, Kristy, are the bomb. I'm 70 years old and just became a watercoloraholic about a year ago. I had hit a period when I felt like I was no longer improving and was feeling discouraged. I began searching the internet for tutorials. Many thanks to all of the watercolorist who so generously share their experience with all of us newbies. I learned something from all of them. BUT you have been the best "teacher"---bar none.. Your knowledge and your ability to impart it in your very practical, yet quirky way has allowed me to preserver and continue with an art form that I have come to love. Many thinks.
I came for the art tutorial. I keep watching for the therapy. It’s the fact that you are consistent about encouraging creativity over rules that makes you special. You’re the Bob Ross of water paints. ❤
For the love of God, FINALLY! The basic how-to-start steps nobody else seems to understand. Ombre, lifting, flooding, WOWD - I understood the concept, but the how-to I was missing. .. a bit talkie-talkie but good grief, THIS is what people need to learn! 💜
I understand this mentality so well!! Due to childhood trauma and a lot of criticisms coming from family members (when young), I allowed that to determine my life’s misdirection for SO many years!!! Get back on track and take out several hours A DAY to paint, draw, whatever hits your fancy!! Try EVERYTHING! You will be amazed at your natural ability!!
Whaaaaat???! I thought I was artistically challenged. I can draw pretty basic but I saw all those gorgeous water colour images and figured I would NEVER be able to do ANYTHING like that even though I wished like mad I could. Then watching this video, my heart lifted and I felt like OMG, I CAN do this. I'm so excited to give water colours a try. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.
WOW!!!! Can not tell you how helpful this exercise has been. I'm 83 and live in a small apartment so I paint small cards to send to friends. Love the liner going outside of the lines. Controlled chaos and just enough realism to make recognizable and beautiful is all I can hope for. So happy to have found you.
That’s precious! Prang used to be as inexpensive as Crayola. That and kids paper is what I started using. I still like Prang. I’m in my “elder” years, and I can’t do so much. But I can enjoy watercolors, and Kristy makes so encouraged. I adore her.
That sounds so nice, paint cards for friends! You inspire me. I am actually without job I’ll turn 60 on november, I don’t know if I want to comeback to work..painting has been my refuge and videos like this and community help to inspire ourselves.
I have never found a channel and video that I love as much as I love this channel. As a mixed media visual artist with preference for acrylic for a decade, I’ve discovered my true passion in watercolor, ditching the corporate world and pursuing it with extreme dedication. Typically in the morning during my warmup meditation, I’ll watch one of these videos. This channel has transforms my life. I’ve never resonated with anything so strongly in my core. This woman is a brilliant, kind-hearted, passionate, and experienced teacher. I feel like she could be my neighbor or my bestie. As an artist, this channel breathes life into me daily. Especially on the days that I could use a little inspiration and mood boost. ❤🤟🏽
I know you’re not bragging. I’ve paid for classes that I learned nothing. Then I joined a class where I learned more in 15 minutes than 6 weeks of classes. I appreciate you sharing your how-to’s.
Thank you just came from a video with a dude telling me everything not to do, and that is bad so and so, he felt so strict and stole joy and peace from me. You saved me, gave me hope and joy, peace of mind, body and soul! Again Thank you I needed this!!
Glad this video showed up somehow. I used to paint decades ago, even took some classes in college and my teachers thought I was good. My mother was the number one critic, thanks to her I stopped painting. Been trying to get myself to start over, but can't get over the woman. I am now 75, nice to see people even older than me are taking the class. Thank you. (I have all kinds of supplies, just couldn't get myself to use them. I even have a studio set up in a cottage located in my backyard, that's how bad the woman affected me.) It's 4:05 AM, will go there once it's daylight.
Go Carmen Go! Go go go! I have been in a similar position. I found lots of therapy and joining a local artist group like the urban sketchers helped a lot. Urban sketching encourages you to go out and do it, and then post the results afterwards no matter how it turns out. It helps to see it as being as regular as going to the gym or taking a walk. You wouldn’t be so obsessed over maybe one day using the arm curl machine and doing it one time and expecting the result to be a masterpiece. You go into it knowing you have to do 20 reps and then tomorrow you do 20 more and you just keep going day after day. :)
So cool that you have a studio! 👏🏼 A couple things to consider: "You came *through your mother, not *from her" ~ Reverend Ike + "Critical ppl have the most criticism reserved for themselves" ~ Marisa Peer All the bad things she said to you, she was actually saying to herself. Did she even know you? Bc the woman who called herself my mother certainly didn't have a clue about me. I hope you have been painting your ass off since your comment 😁
I love the way that you encourage the freedom to “break rules.” It’s all too easy to get caught up in the “right and wrongs” which can truly be an artist’s worst enemy. Thanks for your perspective!
I am so happy I found you! I’m 70 have had two years of health issues, enough about that. I love paper crafting, junk journaling and recently have been playing with watercolors. I love how they spread, blend and bloom! have no talent but I think you can help me learn how to take my love of watercolors to a whole new level! I’m so excited!
Mary, I wish you lived near me! I'm in TN. I just found Kristy, too, and I love paper crafting and junk journaling! Have a great day! (We're the same age!)
this is unquestionably one of the best and most helpful art tutorials on YT (thank you, Kristy). Honestly, when I clicked on this video I was a little hesitant about how long it was, but in the end, I learned a lot of new techniques and it was worth the time I spent watching it. also, I just love how encouraging you are and how passionate and enthusiastic you are when speaking.
I haven't painted for years, divorce, health problems, just didn't think of it but now I feel like i want to get my watercolor stuff out. I have been in "putting it off" type feeling, I'm not going to remember how to do it, I'll have forgotten it all by now. Having these exercises makes me want to get my Watercolour collection out & just having a play, watching this video has encouraged me to get back to it. Thank you so much for inspiring me. Love & God Bless to You & yours. Love your channel. 💓
AT LAST! A true Artist who can get down to a novice's level, lead them up step by step, and arouse passion. Unlike the hundreds of others who are only showing off their skills, and so obviously trying to prove something to themselves. Thanks to you Kristy, I am coming back to Watercolor with a renewed confidence after decades.
Kristy, I have been painting most of my life, primarily acrylics, and just recently started getting into watercolors. After watching nearly 100 videos, I have to say this is the best beginner-level instructional video I’ve found! I plan to watch this several more times, following along with each exercise multiple times. I have a feeling my skill level will grow exponentially! Thank you so very much for sharing your experience and knowledge. Definitely have a new subscriber and follower here!
I’m a 37 year old momma of two. My daughter has loved painting since she was able to hold a paint brush. She’s 7. I watch her paint and it reminds me how much I loved art as a children and young adult. I stumbled across your channel and it’s just what I needed. The wonderful tutorial (your teaching method is wonderful simple easy and fun) but also the encouragement too. I’m heading out today to get supplies to begin. Thank you so much for your instruction. Looking forward to watching all your other videos. ❤
I am a true beginner! I was opening my package of watercolor paper, a paint kit and brushes as I was watching you. I didn't paint, I just watched. It was fun
My son gave me a very expensive water color kit that has intimidated me since Christmas. It sits on my counter and watches me move around the kitchen, as I avoid making eye contact. And then I found your lessons here on you tube. I bought an elementary school water color set and can't wait to get started. Thank you so much Kristy!
I just started painting because there are so many nights that I can’t sleep and I need something quiet to do, and I love it! I bought paints at a discount store for cheap, and brushes at another store. You are such a good painter. I subscribed!
Gosh...I wish I had that problem. I have Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and am forever tired. I need 12 hours of sleep. I am sleeping my wife away. Hope you find relief. Besides, some people are night people. They just are and perhaps your body is telling you that.
Wow. You blow my mind. Not just your painting but your gift for teaching. I’ve collected supplies for years but whenever I sit down to paint I draw only a blank! Only problem is I’m coveting every one of your palettes because your sense of colour is mouthwatering. I need me another side hussle to pay for it! Thank you for dedicating yourself to helping others, it’s so much more than putting colour on paper.
Had to come back to your amazingness for a mojo reset. And was struck again by how valuable your sharing this is. "Don't let the pursuit of the quote perfect materials slow you down and stop you from chasing the joy that is watercolor." Best. advice. EVER.
FINALLY! A tutorial that fills me with hope. I am brand new to watercolours and so many tutorials make the techniques feel intimidating. You make them fun and I cant wait for my paints to arrive so I can do my charts and start having fun!
I am in Love with what you've taught me. I'm very new to watercolor and I've been struggling. I wish I could hang out with you! You've gotten me so excited with your instruction. I will be watching all your videos because I haven't been able to afford art lessons. Now I'm learning! Thank you!
Your way of teaching is so easy to follow and your encouragement is the best! I'm a teacher and I told myself 3 summers ago that I would learn to paint with watercolors and I'm finally doing it! I'm so glad I found your channel.
I'm 56. I've been painting acrylics for a few years, which I love. I was recently gifted a watercolor set that inspired me to try something different. Feeling a little out of my wheelhouse, I decided to watch a few tutorials......This is one of THE BEST beginner tutorials I've watched! Definitely subscribed! Love your out of the box approach. You showed real life examples. I found this VERY helpful. Thank you.
I am just beginning and I picked up some things today that I could not figure out before listening to you! I've been happy with every youtube I've watched but you filled in some major gaps for me today:) Thank you!
You are amazing. I love how encouraging you are. For those of us that don’t know how to draw, the fact that you’re teaching loose watercolor is amazing. I’m on to watching my second video. Thank you again so much Kristy!
OMG! I’ve watched a ton of watercolor videos, but quit painting because I’m so darn confused. Thank you so much for making things clear and simple. I really want to learn how to paint more loosely. Love the impressionists style. Thanks for making me want to paint again.
I JUST found this video and have learned more by watching your instruction than I have in a paid-for art class that I've attended for 3 sessions so far. THANK YOU!!!!!
I teach art, but watercolor has always been something I’ve never been comfortable teaching!!! You have given me so much to offer and demystify the techniques that I have found intimidating! You are awesome - thank you so much!
I will be the first to admit in my family, I'm not the artistic one, but I love to paint, lol. My mom and sister got the paint people and realistic acrylics gene. But I am loving this video and will be watching more soon. I did get your brush set today ☺. I'm the type that buys whatever my instructor is using and I love the tips of the brushes! You're actually the first teacher that I have watched that doesn't use a round for all the leaves and flowers and I am sooooooo much happier with my results with twisting these flatter brushes. I'm pretty excited!! Though being in AZ with the air cranking and fans on, the paper dries pretty darn quick, I'll have to figure out how to work faster. Thanks for making me excited about lessons again!
Girl, you’re amazing 🤩 I am into art about 20 years and I feel joy listening to this video. Art is freedom, not musts or shoulds… it’s for the artist))) and it’s adventurous, expressive, lovely and relaxing, not stressful ❤
I have so many good things to say starting with the fact that you are an excellent teacher, maybe the best I've seen. No intimidation, lots of validation and encouragement. That's what beginners need to feel comfortable. Plus you give clear explanations along with the beautifully detailed work and your "no fear of mistakes" attitude, which keeps art the game that it should be.
Every teacher will tell you to use the tools you got or that are within your budget, it would be nice to have these items on hand when doing a tutorial like this, because the line work (if you have a tiny brush to do so looks great) my chart looks like child art...I am infuriated! 😡
Hi Kristy I am 53 years old and started painting two months ago. This particular video was so empowering and I learned so much! I was blown away with my painting I did at the end of the video in the follow along. Thank you for taking the scary, or most of it, out of painting.
I have been making art for decades and taken so many art classes but never really taken a water color class. I just played with it and figured it out. Now I am teaching high school art after 15 years of middle school art and I need my instruction to be a bit more for the older kids, On Spring Break watching so many UA-cam videos and I finally found yours! I'm sure you can even hear the choirs angels I hear minutes into your video. You show all the techniques I figured out but explain them so well while keeping the feeling of exploration, spontaneity, and fun I had figuring it out on my own. Thank you! I will absolutely direct my students to you it they need or want more. Thank you so much.
Howdy! Just found you! I am a quilter and hand embroiderer. I am interested in learning how to do soft backgrounds and loose floral “ blobs” that I can embellish (like linework) with embroidery, beads and different textures. Your approach is so refreshing! Thanks for the inspiration!
I am 74 and have never painted at all. I was embarrassed when asked this week what my hobby is. I have no hobby. He said, “Everyone has a hobby!” Not me. I decided to do something about it, and here I am. I was drawn in from your beginning remarks about using basic crayon watercolors and doing art my way. Thank you for your easy-going approach. I’m thinking this can be my hobby! I haven’t started as I have just ordered brushes and paper. I will watch this again and make my charts.
@@KristyRice ♥ Awww that is so sweet and thoughtful! Kristy, I think I just wore myself out! I watched your video twice while waiting for the arrival of my first watercolor paints. I know how to draw a graceful leaf with a pencil.... BUT, with the brush in my hand, it was like my hand had a mind of its own. I remember thinking, "Where are you going?" For the life of me I couldn't get my hand to do the press, release and twist at the right time and with the correct pressure! Then I watched as you applied paint and there was such a contrast between your heavily pigmented (even the crayola) paints and what I was able to put on the paper with my #8 Silver brush. I was forewarned that the WN Cotman's was student grade, but since it was the best I could afford I reminded myself I'm no where near ready to be concerned with artwork for sale, but I didn't expect such a big difference. Maybe it was because this was the first time the palette was used.. maybe I didn't spray enough water or too much water. *shrugs* I think I simply wore myself out with so many questions trying to figure out why I couldn't find an encouraging moment. So I watched your other videos on "Mindset" and then took a nap! 😍 I'll bet your so sorry you ever asked!🤣🤣
@@KristyRice Hope I didn't overwhelm you with my reply🙏❤🙏 I've realized I'm only setting myself up for further feelings of frustration if I'm not better prepared with the right brush and the right watercolors before I take any more tutorials. Having said that. Kristy, I think I need your advice. I took a look at your brush collection on Amazon. Since I already have 2 of the 6 brushes in the collection on Amazon, is it possible to purchase the brushes Ala Carte? I already have the #2 Round and liner brush. Any thoughts? Any feedback is greatly appreciated. Thanks!
Kristy I can feel your love and passion for this art form. Never think you are coming across like a bossy person just to be bossy. You are guiding us and teaching us all the wonderful education you ha e acquired for so many years of dedication. That is what I see in your persona as an artist🎉. For that I thank you!
I started playing with watercolor paints a year ago. I watched many videos. They were informative and I learned some things. Kristi, your one hour beginner session was the most helpful at demonstrating the actual techniques in real time. Thank you for sharing your talent. I will be recommending your lessons. And, I will be practicing with the techniques you demonstrated. 🎉
Why is it that so many professors in college teach art in a way that makes it frustrating. Your approach to watercolor is straightforward and honest. I can’t believe it was less than an hour to teach all the basics. The class I took in my 20s was not fun. It was a nightmare. I’m glad UA-cam exists because my love for watercolor started with watching a tutorial. This video needs to be a must watch for everyone.
Wow, you are an amazing teacher !!! You are calm and clear with your instructions. Just loved it! I am hooked on your tutorials. I am also a beginner and just "got it" the way you teach. Thank you so much. I am now onto the next video. whoop whoop!!
Whow! So glad I found your channel. I am nearly eighty and have been dabbling with watercolor to the point of frustration for many years and always going back to my love, pastels. I am now determined to master this medium with your help. Feeling really excited. Thank you
I just tried watercolor painting for the first time following this tutorial. I wish I could share my results with all of you. My painting looks different than Kristy's, but it's truly a work of art. My painting exceeded my expectations. I have a degree in fine art, so I have some art knowledge, but I have never attempted watercolors especially because my professors acted like it was too challenging to learn in one semester. I can't thank Kristy enough for creating this content! Everything about her attitude helps alleviate my anxiety. If you've ever wanted to try watercolor try this tutorial!!! Start with the chart then have fun with the assignment 🙂 if you don't like how it comes out just do it again. I can't wait to keep painting with all of you! Oh! I painted tiny smiling faces on the flowers for added cuteness 🥰
I kid you not, you've done more good for my anxiety and OCD in one free hour of UA-cam painting than multiple therapists have done in the last 15 years. My leaf painting is ugly as sin, but I didn't rip it out of my sketchbook which, believe it or not, is a HUGE victory for me. (Full disclosure, I DID rip out my first couple of charts, but by the end of the video you got through to me lol.) I'm SO glad I found you!!! 🥰
Oh my goodness, I don't even know what to say~ This is the most incredible comment I've received to date! So grateful you are here and finding a reverie!! xo
I am 72 and have been collecting art supplies for years ….and now that i am retired i am jumping in….i love the way you teach ! I have watched a lot of other videos but, yours really was what i needed to motivate me to actually try using watercolors instead of just watching the videos . Thank you so much 🙏🏻❤️
thanks Kristy !! so glad you are still posting since this video was from 2 years ago . Very new to watercolors but have a good basis bc of your video .....plan to follow w JOY
I just wanted to add a note to say thanks for such a great tutorial. Normally I would just go on to the next video and silently appreciate what I've learnt as I go on my merry way but as I got so much from you I thought I'd write this. I'm what you might call a seasoned artist with various media but I'm trying to teach myself watercolour for the first time. As a medium with its own particular properties it's been somewhat of a learning curve but this tutorial has given me some aha moments and I'm grateful I watched. Your colour mixing both using the multiple dips in different pans and also whilst on the paper is truly wonderful. I use these techniques in acrylics but I thought it would just make mud with w/colour - who knew? As a beginner tutorial I think this is very easy to watch, accessible, packed with tips and what I liked most of all was your enthusiasm as an artist and a teacher- you motivate in the gentlest way. Thank you
Ditto that! I have been a professional 'artist' for decades, but hardly touched water color just for the sheer over (and incorrect), exposure in childhood that I believe turned me away, unfairly, to this medium. I always weirdly assumed oils would be too messy and difficult to work with (although this was my great grandmother's chosen medium), & watercolors were n't pigmented enough and to create anything of any substance would be futile and frustrating. So I stuck with drawing & acrylic painting only. Of course, rarely having taken anything but the occasional college course. I am so thankful for finding so many traditional and unique skills & trainings, tutorials & demonstrations to bring those of us stuck in our misconceptions- come out among the watercolor flowers and enjoy the fun of art!
I'm new here....retired earlier this year. I am drawn to watercolor painting, so this is my launch-point! Absolutely gorgeous...I feel calmer...more zen-like. You make it look effortless. Thank you.
I started learning watercolor and drawing a year ago, bought tons of good stuff.... DSmith, casa deo & silver brushes, arches paper. But I'm absolutely horrified to use them because of the pressures of being perfect, no mistakes. Thank you for easing my anxieties. Another thing, I've watched hundreds of hours you tube watercolorusts, including some of yours. But this video right here is so simple yet it is also vitally important... And you explained and displayed it in a way I'll never forget. No one else did this so well. My watercolour game just lept up a level, seriously, because now I can plan my painting and the strokes prior by using my chart.... i won't get stuck trying to figure what to do next. I have so many unfinished good looking paintings that i can now complete using this chart. I could visualize what I wanted to draw, but couldn't figure out how to paint it. It wasn't so much my skill level, but it was this missing ... the knowledge of WOWD. Awesomeness! It's always the best teachers that give you hope in yourself. You're the best . TY 🙏 😊
Thank you ! I had a great time painting with you. I am a beginner so it was a little hard to keep up with you but that actually helped. No time to think, just do :) and I was really happy with how my painting came out.
Ok so I'm only about half way through the video but I HAD to pause it to comment. I subscribed after watching some of your shorts and absolutely falling in love with the way you paint flowers. It's EXACTLY the type of watercolor I wish I could do. But after watching a ton of videos online and attempting to paint a few florals and animals, I became discouraged because literally nothing I did looked like the stuff I saw online. So I stopped painting for a while, just assuming it's not something I'll be able to do no matter how hard I wish for it. Little did I know THIS IS WHAT I WAS MISSING!!!! 😭 Every time I watch one of your videos I get this insatiable urge to paint. You make me feel like, with a little practice, I can do those beautiful florals I crave. Everyone online is like "look how simple this is, just do this, that, and the other thing" and I'm over here about to cry because for me, it wasn't simple. Having someone actually explain these techniques and show how you would use it in an actual painting is a complete lifesaver. You have a subscriber for life. I cannot thank you enough. Thank you thank you thank you!! I see you have a website so it goes without saying that I will be perusing that next ☺️
I adore your light and lively attitude. Started with techniques and first lesson today. Techniques help! Thanks much. I'll be here often just for the JOY of it!
I loved every moment! I’m self taught and have had some good results as the “ process” just seemed to make sense all at once the minute I saw the pigment touch and spread in the water about 6 years ago. I had wanted to do watercolor for years but had NO IDEA how it worked! That said, the more I paint the more I realize how much I don’t know! “ work smarter not harder” would definitely apply to me. You made all of this make so much sense and took so much of the “ fear” one can feel working with watercolor away. I’m so glad I found you and this particular video. I am subscribed and will definitely do more work with you! I need some less expensive paper, I only buy Archers and that’s too pricy for practice. However…you make such lovely works of art for us to learn on, it won’t be scrap paper by any means ( I might just want to frame one!) thanks again….your newest fan, Susan.
I wanted to watch you first and now will rewind and do myself with you. I appreciate what you are saying about us, me, as a beginner. I have been so frustrated, confused, and demotivated to continue and have been putting off painting in watercolor. Now I have be inspired to start again and have a go at what you have just painted. It's so beautiful. Thank you, Kirsty.
I just have to say what a great afternoon I have had with you! I am 73, and I have never painted, but I will be going to try now. I am going to rereun the whole video again…..and put paint to paper for the first time! Thank you so much!
I just discovered your channel and I’m so happy! I love the way you teach and make it easy to follow. I spent the whole afternoon watching your video and doing all the exercises. I’m 71, brand new at watercolour and I had a great time doing the charts and the leaves exercises!
This video brought me serenity and excitement all at the same time. Trying out watercolor painting for the first time and felt so intimidated until I saw this video. Love your techniques, thank you for outlining the many ways this can be fun! Incredible.
Oh WOW!!! I do not have enough words. AMAZING!!! I love your energy, your passion, your honesty! I am 51 and took up watercolour painting recently… then as I was painting, I remembered that i was obsessed as a teenager with watercolour. Its such a beautiful medium, so full of its own energy and life! Anyhoooooo, I have been looking at various tutorials and so on and have been playing around and getting to know my brushes and paints BUT I have to say this is hands down THE best video i have seen! And your way of ‘teaching’ is just wonderful, taking all the mystery out of it!! I am going to watch again and go thro the exercises as you just make it all so much fun. Thank you for all your hard work and effort and the love and the passion! I also have to say that when i am just painting mindlessly, its always florals… something about painting leaves and petals and branches is so freeing and calming, like being God’s little helpers in the Garden of Eden or something lol …. Ok, much love from this English woman in malaysia! Thank you so much!! Utterly amazing ❤️
Hi Kristy, I’ve been searching the internet for the last 9 months looking for a tutor I could relate to. I think you’re it. I’m really excited. I watched your lesson on painting a bouquet of leaves and tomorrow I will attempt to paint it. I’ll let you know how it goes. Thank you and good night.😊
You’re passion for watercolor is admirable. I’m beginning to experiment with watercolor. I want to learn and thankfully I found your video. Thank you so much for your support, inspiration, insight and experience. It means so much for me. I will continue to follow you.
Oh, Kristi!!! You bring me [and thousands of others] such freedom yo truly enjoy this lovely, challenging media. Less stressful, less rules more JOY!! Blessings! I also finally got the Kuretake Granulating colors you got so excited about!!
You hooked me in the first minute of watching this! Absolutely love your attitude and approach to art and helping us folks who are new to a particular field (ie, watercolors). Thank you!
Amazing tutorial! Learned so much and I have been painting for a good while now. Just goes to show you, there’s always more to learn. I really appreciate your relaxed and down to earth style. Love love love!!
In case it helps someone searching for terms to continue learning, "flooding" is also called "charging" or "charging technique", and if you want to practice it, search for that and more videos show up. 😊 Also, thank you Kristy, for being so light hearted, kind and encouraging in your videos!
Best tutorial for watercolor beginners that I've watched. You have really explained your techniques so well and I'm already feeling more confident as a novice painter.
Hi Kristy: another older artist watching this very educational and fun video. I actually did a watercolor a while back and it was my first so it was like a lake in the middle. I got myyself back together and made it happen. I won a ribbon with it at the local art show so I'm really proud but it was a horrendously hard experience trying to control water. I'm more used to oil and acrylic. Thanks so much for going over the basics for us. I had no idea! Honest to God, I've been painting a thousand years and didn't know much of that. I feel much more competent now with watercolors thanks to you. I really appreciate this video. It's great reading the comments here and realizing so many others are just like me. I'm looking forward to checking out what else you have and future videos. Thanks again.
Kristy this really is marvelous for freedom to explore. I was in such a rut…using 4/0 and size 0, with reading glasses and strict attention to detail,detail, detail. Thank you for liberating my watercolors and actually using them. I’m taking time to absorb and marveling in color, so glad I found you.
This and YOU are amazing. I watched, I practice, and I created. 3 things I loved-how to mix on the page not the pallet, how to lift to fix problems, how to use a dagger brush to get leaf shape. 3 things from my work I didn’t like- my line work was better in practice than comp, my placement of leaves, not organic looking. I promise to practice and am dedicated to learning more. I cannot thank you enough for these videos. I’ll be watching for water control next. Blessings and thanks from someone a fraction above extreme beginner ❤️
Oh my gosh, Kristi. I love your videos. I thought I might be the only older person in your group. I’m 76 and have noticed that there are a bunch of us. That gives me even more hope. I don’t think I have much talent, but you have made me want to to try. Thank you so much.
Finally! someone who understands I have no artistic ability but make up for it in passion. They say when you are ready the master appears. HELLO Master!
I used to paint in High School (I'm 71 years old now) so I've forgotten most everything...but I grab my inexpensive brushes and paints and I try. I am soooo grateful I found your video. Your training is so easy to understand, its slow enough and close enough to see. You are so easy and fun to listen too and give us hope that just maybe we can achieve something beautiful. I subbed so I can begin to binge watch you to catch up. Thank you so much for this beginner training, its perfect for what I was looking for and needed. ❤
Oh my heavens! I’m so grateful for your kind words! So happy to know this tutorial is helpful!!!
Good luck and have a lovely time with your creativity! 🇬🇧
you will re-learn much more quickly than someone starting from scratch.
We@@KristyRice pp
So so beautiful! Painting at that age is wonderful to hear.
Yes, yes, yes. ❤ this. I’m 70 & am learning the beginning watercolor techniques. You are such a GREAT teacher.
me too!
@@jo-annwenzell5722 Moi aussi! ;)
FINALLY is right! I am 93 yrs and have doodled with watercolor for about 30 years until my moving to a senior care facility when l really got back into watercolor on my own after an online class. Love your person to person manner of teaching from the very paper and up! Your explanations made every step so very clear! I am so much in love with all aspects of it. I’ve even sketched homes, boats and a family cat that passed. Joy but not perfect. Thank you Kristi😊
I don’t think she seen your comment dear I’m writing g this so there will be other notification . He’s only one person but I think he would love to see it if she missed it accidentally! ❤
3:30pm, still in pj’s, bed not made, flooding, lifting, ombreing - SO MUCH FUN!!! 🤩
This is living!!
The struggle is real! 🤣
😂😂😂
You, Kristy, are the bomb. I'm 70 years old and just became a watercoloraholic about a year ago. I had hit a period when I felt like I was no longer improving and was feeling discouraged. I began searching the internet for tutorials. Many thanks to all of the watercolorist who so generously share their experience with all of us newbies. I learned something from all of them. BUT you have been the best "teacher"---bar none.. Your knowledge and your ability to impart it in your very practical, yet quirky way has allowed me to preserver and continue with an art form that I have come to love. Many thinks.
Agree!!
I came for the art tutorial. I keep watching for the therapy.
It’s the fact that you are consistent about encouraging creativity over rules that makes you special.
You’re the Bob Ross of water paints.
❤
🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻thank you
@@KristyRice Thank you for the videos.
❤️
For the love of God, FINALLY! The basic how-to-start steps nobody else seems to understand. Ombre, lifting, flooding, WOWD - I understood the concept, but the how-to I was missing. .. a bit talkie-talkie but good grief, THIS is what people need to learn! 💜
You are so kind!! Cheers :)
Oh yes! Thanks!
I struggle with crippling perfectionism, but the approach you give helps me so much. Im so glad I found you!
I’m so glad you’re here!!
I understand this mentality so well!! Due to childhood trauma and a lot of criticisms coming from family members (when young), I allowed that to determine my life’s misdirection for SO many years!!!
Get back on track and take out several hours A DAY to paint, draw, whatever hits your fancy!!
Try EVERYTHING! You will be amazed at your natural ability!!
Whaaaaat???! I thought I was artistically challenged. I can draw pretty basic but I saw all those gorgeous water colour images and figured I would NEVER be able to do ANYTHING like that even though I wished like mad I could. Then watching this video, my heart lifted and I felt like OMG, I CAN do this. I'm so excited to give water colours a try. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.
I’ll never cease to be astounded at the things you can learn on UA-cam. It’s such an amazing resource for education.
It’s a wonderful place!
I’ve learned so many valuable skills from UA-cam. If you need to learn anything, there’s a video for it here lol
WOW!!!! Can not tell you how helpful this exercise has been. I'm 83 and live in a small apartment so I paint small cards to send to friends. Love the liner going outside of the lines. Controlled chaos and just enough realism to make recognizable and beautiful is all I can hope for. So happy to have found you.
Thank you for sharing. I’m 49 years old and l often feel like it’s too late to get decent at watercolor. I hope I am still doing this in 30 years!!!
I have a friend that watercolours all her own cards, and I love getting them from her. I love getting a miniature artwork in the mail!
That’s precious! Prang used to be as inexpensive as Crayola. That and kids paper is what I started using. I still like Prang. I’m in my “elder” years, and I can’t do so much. But I can enjoy watercolors, and Kristy makes so encouraged. I adore her.
That sounds so nice, paint cards for friends! You inspire me. I am actually without job I’ll turn 60 on november, I don’t know if I want to comeback to work..painting has been my refuge and videos like this and community help to inspire ourselves.
I so agree this is a wonderful exciting site and make my watercolor experience fun not scary love doing it
I have never found a channel and video that I love as much as I love this channel. As a mixed media visual artist with preference for acrylic for a decade, I’ve discovered my true passion in watercolor, ditching the corporate world and pursuing it with extreme dedication. Typically in the morning during my warmup meditation, I’ll watch one of these videos. This channel has transforms my life. I’ve never resonated with anything so strongly in my core. This woman is a brilliant, kind-hearted, passionate, and experienced teacher. I feel like she could be my neighbor or my bestie. As an artist, this channel breathes life into me daily. Especially on the days that I could use a little inspiration and mood boost. ❤🤟🏽
Thank you so so much for sharing this :) You made my day!
I know you’re not bragging. I’ve paid for classes that I learned nothing. Then I joined a class where I learned more in 15 minutes than 6 weeks of classes. I appreciate you sharing your how-to’s.
Thank you just came from a video with a dude telling me everything not to do, and that is bad so and so, he felt so strict and stole joy and peace from me.
You saved me, gave me hope and joy, peace of mind, body and soul! Again Thank you I needed this!!
Glad this video showed up somehow. I used to paint decades ago, even took some classes in college and my teachers thought I was good. My mother was the number one critic, thanks to her I stopped painting. Been trying to get myself to start over, but can't get over the woman. I am now 75, nice to see people even older than me are taking the class. Thank you. (I have all kinds of supplies, just couldn't get myself to use them. I even have a studio set up in a cottage located in my backyard, that's how bad the woman affected me.) It's 4:05 AM, will go there once it's daylight.
Oooh please please go there. Today and paint. Paint a mess of color and see how it feels!!
Go Carmen Go! Go go go!
I have been in a similar position. I found lots of therapy and joining a local artist group like the urban sketchers helped a lot. Urban sketching encourages you to go out and do it, and then post the results afterwards no matter how it turns out.
It helps to see it as being as regular as going to the gym or taking a walk. You wouldn’t be so obsessed over maybe one day using the arm curl machine and doing it one time and expecting the result to be a masterpiece. You go into it knowing you have to do 20 reps and then tomorrow you do 20 more and you just keep going day after day. :)
So cool that you have a studio!
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A couple things to consider:
"You came *through your mother, not *from her" ~ Reverend Ike
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"Critical ppl have the most criticism reserved for themselves" ~ Marisa Peer
All the bad things she said to you, she was actually saying to herself. Did she even know you? Bc the woman who called herself my mother certainly didn't have a clue about me.
I hope you have been painting your ass off since your comment 😁
@@SpiritPhoenixRose Thank you for you kind comment!
@@SpiritPhoenixRose Thank you for you kind comment!
I love the way that you encourage the freedom to “break rules.” It’s all too easy to get caught up in the “right and wrongs” which can truly be an artist’s worst enemy. Thanks for your perspective!
Thanks for watching!
I am so happy I found you! I’m 70 have had two years of health issues, enough about that. I love paper crafting, junk journaling and recently have been playing with watercolors. I love how they spread, blend and bloom! have no talent but I think you can help me learn how to take my love of watercolors to a whole new level! I’m so excited!
So happy we’re here together!!! XO
That's awesome! Good for you!
Mary, I wish you lived near me! I'm in TN. I just found Kristy, too, and I
love paper crafting and junk journaling! Have a great day! (We're the same age!)
Wooow, thats woondurful 🙏🤗
this is unquestionably one of the best and most helpful art tutorials on YT (thank you, Kristy).
Honestly, when I clicked on this video I was a little hesitant about how long it was, but in the end, I learned a lot of new techniques and it was worth the time I spent watching it. also, I just love how encouraging you are and how passionate and enthusiastic you are when speaking.
Goodness wow! I’m blushing! Thank you so much!!
I've been creating encouragement cards with a scripture and just want to add some color.
LOVE!
Who needs to go to art classes when there are great teachers and artists like yourself. Thank you for your passion, it's infectious.
That is so nice of you to say, thank you!
Unquestionably one of the best art tutorials on YT. Thank you, Kristy!
Wow! Thank you so much!!
"Create What You Love & Love What You Create"
I haven't painted for years, divorce, health problems, just didn't think of it but now I feel like i want to get my watercolor stuff out. I have been in "putting it off" type feeling, I'm not going to remember how to do it, I'll have forgotten it all by now. Having these exercises makes me want to get my Watercolour collection out & just having a play, watching this video has encouraged me to get back to it. Thank you so much for inspiring me. Love & God Bless to You & yours. Love your channel. 💓
AT LAST! A true Artist who can get down to a novice's level, lead them up step by step, and arouse passion. Unlike the hundreds of others who are only showing off their skills, and so obviously trying to prove something to themselves.
Thanks to you Kristy, I am coming back to Watercolor with a renewed confidence after decades.
Oh my heavens. I’m so grateful for your words XO
Kristy, I have been painting most of my life, primarily acrylics, and just recently started getting into watercolors. After watching nearly 100 videos, I have to say this is the best beginner-level instructional video I’ve found! I plan to watch this several more times, following along with each exercise multiple times. I have a feeling my skill level will grow exponentially! Thank you so very much for sharing your experience and knowledge. Definitely have a new subscriber and follower here!
I can't tell you how much your words mean to me! Wow!!! So happy to know you’re finding value in this experience here💃🏻💪🏻😘❤️🎨
I’m a 37 year old momma of two. My daughter has loved painting since she was able to hold a paint brush. She’s 7. I watch her paint and it reminds me how much I loved art as a children and young adult. I stumbled across your channel and it’s just what I needed. The wonderful tutorial (your teaching method is wonderful simple easy and fun) but also the encouragement too. I’m heading out today to get supplies to begin. Thank you so much for your instruction. Looking forward to watching all your other videos. ❤
I am a true beginner! I was opening my package of watercolor paper, a paint kit and brushes as I was watching you. I didn't paint, I just watched. It was fun
Nice!! Now, it’s time for some paint! Well…maybe tomorrow lol!
My son gave me a very expensive water color kit that has intimidated me since Christmas. It sits on my counter and watches me move around the kitchen, as I avoid making eye contact. And then I found your lessons here on you tube. I bought an elementary school water color set and can't wait to get started. Thank you so much Kristy!
That was just the best video. I’ll be making my charts later today. I’m glad I found your channel.
Me too!!
I just started painting because there are so many nights that I can’t sleep and I need something quiet to do, and I love it! I bought paints at a discount store for cheap, and brushes at another store. You are such a good painter. I subscribed!
So glad you’re here! Watercolor can be your little corner of peace, I promise :)
Also try Zentangle :)
Gosh...I wish I had that problem. I have Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and am forever tired. I need 12 hours of sleep. I am sleeping my wife away. Hope you find relief. Besides, some people are night people. They just are and perhaps your body is telling you that.
Wow. You blow my mind. Not just your painting but your gift for teaching. I’ve collected supplies for years but whenever I sit down to paint I draw only a blank! Only problem is I’m coveting every one of your palettes because your sense of colour is mouthwatering. I need me another side hussle to pay for it! Thank you for dedicating yourself to helping others, it’s so much more than putting colour on paper.
Thank you so much for your very kind words. And collecting art supplies is no joke!💸💸💸
Had to come back to your amazingness for a mojo reset. And was struck again by how valuable your sharing this is. "Don't let the pursuit of the quote perfect materials slow you down and stop you from chasing the joy that is watercolor." Best. advice. EVER.
Your enthusiasm is contagious!
FINALLY! A tutorial that fills me with hope. I am brand new to watercolours and so many tutorials make the techniques feel intimidating. You make them fun and I cant wait for my paints to arrive so I can do my charts and start having fun!
I'm so glad!
I am in Love with what you've taught me. I'm very new to watercolor and I've been struggling. I wish I could hang out with you! You've gotten me so excited with your instruction. I will be watching all your videos because I haven't been able to afford art lessons. Now I'm learning! Thank you!
This comment fills me up with so much joy, thank you really!!! So glad you’re here and the lessons are resonating!!!
My sentiments exactly!
Cool. Check out Blick art supplies blog and Windsor and Newton’s classes for more once you’ve caught up on hers.
Your way of teaching is so easy to follow and your encouragement is the best! I'm a teacher and I told myself 3 summers ago that I would learn to paint with watercolors and I'm finally doing it! I'm so glad I found your channel.
Oh goodness, thank you!! So happy to see you :)
I'm 56. I've been painting acrylics for a few years, which I love. I was recently gifted a watercolor set that inspired me to try something different. Feeling a little out of my wheelhouse, I decided to watch a few tutorials......This is one of THE BEST beginner tutorials I've watched! Definitely subscribed! Love your out of the box approach. You showed real life examples. I found this VERY helpful. Thank you.
I am just beginning and I picked up some things today that I could not figure out before listening to you! I've been happy with every youtube I've watched but you filled in some major gaps for me today:) Thank you!
You are amazing. I love how encouraging you are. For those of us that don’t know how to draw, the fact that you’re teaching loose watercolor is amazing. I’m on to watching my second video. Thank you again so much Kristy!
Thank you so much!
OMG! I’ve watched a ton of watercolor videos, but quit painting because I’m so darn confused. Thank you so much for making things clear and simple. I really want to learn how to paint more loosely. Love the impressionists style. Thanks for making me want to paint again.
Ahhhhh I love hearing this!! Hope you’ve been painting!
I JUST found this video and have learned more by watching your instruction than I have in a paid-for art class that I've attended for 3 sessions so far. THANK YOU!!!!!
You are so welcome!
I teach art, but watercolor has always been something I’ve never been comfortable teaching!!! You have given me so much to offer and demystify the techniques that I have found intimidating! You are awesome - thank you so much!
I will be the first to admit in my family, I'm not the artistic one, but I love to paint, lol. My mom and sister got the paint people and realistic acrylics gene. But I am loving this video and will be watching more soon. I did get your brush set today ☺. I'm the type that buys whatever my instructor is using and I love the tips of the brushes! You're actually the first teacher that I have watched that doesn't use a round for all the leaves and flowers and I am sooooooo much happier with my results with twisting these flatter brushes. I'm pretty excited!! Though being in AZ with the air cranking and fans on, the paper dries pretty darn quick, I'll have to figure out how to work faster. Thanks for making me excited about lessons again!
Aw! Thanks for sharing!
Girl, you’re amazing 🤩 I am into art about 20 years and I feel joy listening to this video. Art is freedom, not musts or shoulds… it’s for the artist))) and it’s adventurous, expressive, lovely and relaxing, not stressful ❤
I have so many good things to say starting with the fact that you are an excellent teacher, maybe the best I've seen. No intimidation, lots of validation and encouragement. That's what beginners need to feel comfortable. Plus you give clear explanations along with the beautifully detailed work and your "no fear of mistakes" attitude, which keeps art the game that it should be.
Wow, thank you!
Every teacher will tell you to use the tools you got or that are within your budget, it would be nice to have these items on hand when doing a tutorial like this, because the line work (if you have a tiny brush to do so looks great) my chart looks like child art...I am infuriated! 😡
Hi Kristy I am 53 years old and started painting two months ago. This particular video was so empowering and I learned so much! I was blown away with my painting I did at the end of the video in the follow along. Thank you for taking the scary, or most of it, out of painting.
I have been making art for decades and taken so many art classes but never really taken a water color class. I just played with it and figured it out. Now I am teaching high school art after 15 years of middle school art and I need my instruction to be a bit more for the older kids, On Spring Break watching so many UA-cam videos and I finally found yours! I'm sure you can even hear the choirs angels I hear minutes into your video. You show all the techniques I figured out but explain them so well while keeping the feeling of exploration, spontaneity, and fun I had figuring it out on my own. Thank you! I will absolutely direct my students to you it they need or want more. Thank you so much.
Oh my goodness thank you!! So glad you’re here!!
Howdy! Just found you! I am a quilter and hand embroiderer. I am interested in learning how to do soft backgrounds and loose floral “ blobs” that I can embellish (like linework) with embroidery, beads and different textures. Your approach is so refreshing! Thanks for the inspiration!
I am 74 and have never painted at all. I was embarrassed when asked this week what my hobby is. I have no hobby. He said, “Everyone has a hobby!” Not me. I decided to do something about it, and here I am. I was drawn in from your beginning remarks about using basic crayon watercolors and doing art my way. Thank you for your easy-going approach. I’m thinking this can be my hobby! I haven’t started as I have just ordered brushes and paper. I will watch this again and make my charts.
I wish I could say I feel as encouraged as everyone else, but I have to admit this was a struggle. Thanks anyway Kristy, you are awesome
Tell me what was frustrating. I’d like to help :)
@@KristyRice ♥ Awww that is so sweet and thoughtful! Kristy, I think I just wore myself out!
I watched your video twice while waiting for the arrival of my first watercolor paints. I know how to draw a graceful leaf with a pencil.... BUT, with the brush in my hand, it was like my hand had a mind of its own. I remember thinking, "Where are you going?"
For the life of me I couldn't get my hand to do the press, release and twist at the right time and with the correct pressure!
Then I watched as you applied paint and there was such a contrast between your heavily pigmented (even the crayola) paints and what I was able to put on the paper with my #8 Silver brush.
I was forewarned that the WN Cotman's was student grade, but since it was the best I could afford I reminded myself I'm no where near ready to be concerned with artwork for sale, but I didn't expect such a big difference.
Maybe it was because this was the first time the palette was used.. maybe I didn't spray enough water or too much water. *shrugs*
I think I simply wore myself out with so many questions trying to figure out why I couldn't find an encouraging moment. So I watched your other videos on "Mindset" and then took a nap! 😍
I'll bet your so sorry you ever asked!🤣🤣
@@KristyRice Hope I didn't overwhelm you with my reply🙏❤🙏
I've realized I'm only setting myself up for further feelings of frustration if I'm not better prepared with the right brush and the right watercolors before I take any more tutorials.
Having said that. Kristy, I think I need your advice. I took a look at your brush collection on Amazon. Since I already have 2 of the 6 brushes in the collection on Amazon, is it possible to purchase the brushes Ala Carte?
I already have the #2 Round and liner brush. Any thoughts?
Any feedback is greatly appreciated. Thanks!
Kristy I can feel your love and passion for this art form. Never think you are coming across like a bossy person just to be bossy.
You are guiding us and teaching us all the wonderful education you ha e acquired for so many years of dedication.
That is what I see in your persona as an artist🎉.
For that I thank you!
I started playing with watercolor paints a year ago. I watched many videos. They were informative and I learned some things. Kristi, your one hour beginner session was the most helpful at demonstrating the actual techniques in real time. Thank you for sharing your talent. I will be recommending your lessons. And, I will be practicing with the techniques you demonstrated. 🎉
Wonderful!
Why is it that so many professors in college teach art in a way that makes it frustrating. Your approach to watercolor is straightforward and honest. I can’t believe it was less than an hour to teach all the basics. The class I took in my 20s was not fun. It was a nightmare. I’m glad UA-cam exists because my love for watercolor started with watching a tutorial. This video needs to be a must watch for everyone.
Wow, you are an amazing teacher !!! You are calm and clear with your instructions. Just loved it! I am hooked on your tutorials. I am also a beginner and just "got it" the way you teach. Thank you so much. I am now onto the next video. whoop whoop!!
You are an amazing teacher
Thank you :)
Whow! So glad I found your channel. I am nearly eighty and have been dabbling with watercolor to the point of frustration for many years and always going back to my love, pastels. I am now determined to master this medium with your help. Feeling really excited. Thank you
I just tried watercolor painting for the first time following this tutorial. I wish I could share my results with all of you. My painting looks different than Kristy's, but it's truly a work of art. My painting exceeded my expectations. I have a degree in fine art, so I have some art knowledge, but I have never attempted watercolors especially because my professors acted like it was too challenging to learn in one semester. I can't thank Kristy enough for creating this content! Everything about her attitude helps alleviate my anxiety. If you've ever wanted to try watercolor try this tutorial!!! Start with the chart then have fun with the assignment 🙂 if you don't like how it comes out just do it again. I can't wait to keep painting with all of you! Oh! I painted tiny smiling faces on the flowers for added cuteness 🥰
I am so glad to read this!! Thanks for sharing :)
What????? this is so great. I have always wanted to learn watercolors and this has been so awesome. I thank you so much for this.
You are so welcome!
I found you by mistake only to realize you are exactly what i needed. Slow and steady is how it goes.
I kid you not, you've done more good for my anxiety and OCD in one free hour of UA-cam painting than multiple therapists have done in the last 15 years. My leaf painting is ugly as sin, but I didn't rip it out of my sketchbook which, believe it or not, is a HUGE victory for me. (Full disclosure, I DID rip out my first couple of charts, but by the end of the video you got through to me lol.) I'm SO glad I found you!!! 🥰
Oh my goodness, I don't even know what to say~ This is the most incredible comment I've received to date! So grateful you are here and finding a reverie!! xo
I think you are the most wonderful watercolor teacher I ever watched. I never watch a whole video of watercolor instruction without boredom 😅
Wow, thank you!
I am 72 and have been collecting art supplies for years ….and now that i am retired i am jumping in….i love the way you teach ! I have watched a lot of other videos but, yours really was what i needed to motivate me to actually try using watercolors instead of just watching the videos . Thank you so much 🙏🏻❤️
The way you're talking has brought me back to like 1st or 2nd-grade art class! So nice! Thanks for the great first lessons!
Awesome! Thank you!
thanks Kristy !! so glad you are still posting since this video was from 2 years ago . Very new to watercolors but have a good basis bc of your video .....plan to follow w JOY
I’m still here!! Welcome!
I just wanted to add a note to say thanks for such a great tutorial. Normally I would just go on to the next video and silently appreciate what I've learnt as I go on my merry way but as I got so much from you I thought I'd write this. I'm what you might call a seasoned artist with various media but I'm trying to teach myself watercolour for the first time. As a medium with its own particular properties it's been somewhat of a learning curve but this tutorial has given me some aha moments and I'm grateful I watched. Your colour mixing both using the multiple dips in different pans and also whilst on the paper is truly wonderful. I use these techniques in acrylics but I thought it would just make mud with w/colour - who knew? As a beginner tutorial I think this is very easy to watch, accessible, packed with tips and what I liked most of all was your enthusiasm as an artist and a teacher- you motivate in the gentlest way. Thank you
I appreciate your words and the time it took to share them with me soooo much!!! So happy you watched and found value!!
Ditto that! I have been a professional 'artist' for decades, but hardly touched water color just for the sheer over (and incorrect), exposure in childhood that I believe turned me away, unfairly, to this medium. I always weirdly assumed oils would be too messy and difficult to work with (although this was my great grandmother's chosen medium), & watercolors were n't pigmented enough and to create anything of any substance would be futile and frustrating. So I stuck with drawing & acrylic painting only. Of course, rarely having taken anything but the occasional college course.
I am so thankful for finding so many traditional and unique skills & trainings, tutorials & demonstrations to bring those of us stuck in our misconceptions- come out among the watercolor flowers and enjoy the fun of art!
I love watching you paint. You are so encouraging to newbies. Thank you so much, Kristi.
Thank you so much!
I'm new here....retired earlier this year. I am drawn to watercolor painting, so this is my launch-point! Absolutely gorgeous...I feel calmer...more zen-like. You make it look effortless. Thank you.
I’m thrilled you’re here!!
I love your teaching style. I’ll be back and go through all the older ones. Thank you!
That's so awesome!
I love your videos. I love that you show your mistakes,then show how to correct them. As a beginner I learn so much from you. Thanks Kriste.
You are so welcome!
I love your style and how you start without a plan every time. Create as you go is a great way to relax 🙂
Thanks so much! 😊
I started learning watercolor and drawing a year ago, bought tons of good stuff.... DSmith, casa deo & silver brushes, arches paper. But I'm absolutely horrified to use them because of the pressures of being perfect, no mistakes. Thank you for easing my anxieties. Another thing, I've watched hundreds of hours you tube watercolorusts, including some of yours. But this video right here is so simple yet it is also vitally important... And you explained and displayed it in a way I'll never forget. No one else did this so well. My watercolour game just lept up a level, seriously, because now I can plan my painting and the strokes prior by using my chart.... i won't get stuck trying to figure what to do next. I have so many unfinished good looking paintings that i can now complete using this chart. I could visualize what I wanted to draw, but couldn't figure out how to paint it. It wasn't so much my skill level, but it was this missing ... the knowledge of WOWD. Awesomeness! It's always the best teachers that give you hope in yourself. You're the best . TY 🙏 😊
My goodness what kind and generous words!! Thank you!!
Thank you ! I had a great time painting with you. I am a beginner so it was a little hard to keep up with you but that actually helped. No time to think, just do :) and I was really happy with how my painting came out.
Wonderful!
Ok so I'm only about half way through the video but I HAD to pause it to comment. I subscribed after watching some of your shorts and absolutely falling in love with the way you paint flowers. It's EXACTLY the type of watercolor I wish I could do. But after watching a ton of videos online and attempting to paint a few florals and animals, I became discouraged because literally nothing I did looked like the stuff I saw online. So I stopped painting for a while, just assuming it's not something I'll be able to do no matter how hard I wish for it. Little did I know THIS IS WHAT I WAS MISSING!!!! 😭 Every time I watch one of your videos I get this insatiable urge to paint. You make me feel like, with a little practice, I can do those beautiful florals I crave. Everyone online is like "look how simple this is, just do this, that, and the other thing" and I'm over here about to cry because for me, it wasn't simple. Having someone actually explain these techniques and show how you would use it in an actual painting is a complete lifesaver. You have a subscriber for life. I cannot thank you enough. Thank you thank you thank you!! I see you have a website so it goes without saying that I will be perusing that next ☺️
Appreciate your words so much!!
I adore your light and lively attitude. Started with techniques and first lesson today. Techniques help! Thanks much. I'll be here often just for the JOY of it!
I loved every moment! I’m self taught and have had some good results as the “ process” just seemed to make sense all at once the minute I saw the pigment touch and spread in the water about 6 years ago. I had wanted to do watercolor for years but had NO IDEA how it worked!
That said, the more I paint the more I realize how much I don’t know! “ work smarter not harder” would definitely apply to me. You made all of this make so much sense and took so much of the “ fear” one can feel working with watercolor away. I’m so glad I found you and this particular video. I am subscribed and will definitely do more work with you! I need some less expensive paper, I only buy Archers and that’s too pricy for practice. However…you make such lovely works of art for us to learn on, it won’t be scrap paper by any means ( I might just want to frame one!) thanks again….your newest fan, Susan.
I love how you make the session so interesting! It really feels like I’m having a lesson with you in real life! Thank you for doing this!
You're so welcome!
I wanted to watch you first and now will rewind and do myself with you. I appreciate what you are saying about us, me, as a beginner. I have been so frustrated, confused, and demotivated to continue and have been putting off painting in watercolor. Now I have be inspired to start again and have a go at what you have just painted. It's so beautiful. Thank you, Kirsty.
I hope you do start again :)
I just have to say what a great afternoon I have had with you! I am 73, and I have never painted, but I will be going to try now. I am going to rereun the whole video again…..and put paint to paper for the first time! Thank you so much!
I just discovered your channel and I’m so happy! I love the way you teach and make it easy to follow. I spent the whole afternoon watching your video and doing all the exercises. I’m 71, brand new at watercolour and I had a great time doing the charts and the leaves exercises!
Ahhhh this is sooooo awesome to hear!!
This video brought me serenity and excitement all at the same time. Trying out watercolor painting for the first time and felt so intimidated until I saw this video. Love your techniques, thank you for outlining the many ways this can be fun! Incredible.
Ohhh I am so happy for you!! And welcome to watercolor freedom!!
Oh WOW!!! I do not have enough words. AMAZING!!! I love your energy, your passion, your honesty! I am 51 and took up watercolour painting recently… then as I was painting, I remembered that i was obsessed as a teenager with watercolour. Its such a beautiful medium, so full of its own energy and life! Anyhoooooo, I have been looking at various tutorials and so on and have been playing around and getting to know my brushes and paints BUT I have to say this is hands down THE best video i have seen! And your way of ‘teaching’ is just wonderful, taking all the mystery out of it!! I am going to watch again and go thro the exercises as you just make it all so much fun. Thank you for all your hard work and effort and the love and the passion! I also have to say that when i am just painting mindlessly, its always florals… something about painting leaves and petals and branches is so freeing and calming, like being God’s little helpers in the Garden of Eden or something lol …. Ok, much love from this English woman in malaysia! Thank you so much!! Utterly amazing ❤️
Hi Kristy, I’ve been searching the internet for the last 9 months looking for a tutor I could relate to. I think you’re it. I’m really excited. I watched your lesson on painting a bouquet of leaves and tomorrow I will attempt to paint it. I’ll let you know how it goes. Thank you and good night.😊
Thanks so much, I'm so glad!
You’re passion for watercolor is admirable. I’m beginning to experiment with watercolor. I want to learn and thankfully I found your video. Thank you so much for your support, inspiration, insight and experience. It means so much for me. I will continue to follow you.
So happy you’re here :)
Oh, Kristi!!! You bring me [and thousands of others] such freedom yo truly enjoy this lovely, challenging media. Less stressful, less rules more JOY!! Blessings! I also finally got the Kuretake Granulating colors you got so excited about!!
Soooo glad you got them!
You hooked me in the first minute of watching this! Absolutely love your attitude and approach to art and helping us folks who are new to a particular field (ie, watercolors). Thank you!
You’re very welcome!
I’m only half way through but have learnt so much !
Amazing tutorial! Learned so much and I have been painting for a good while now. Just goes to show you, there’s always more to learn. I really appreciate your relaxed and down to earth style. Love love love!!
Thank you so much!! I’m learning every single day, it never stops!! Thank goodness!
In case it helps someone searching for terms to continue learning, "flooding" is also called "charging" or "charging technique", and if you want to practice it, search for that and more videos show up. 😊 Also, thank you Kristy, for being so light hearted, kind and encouraging in your videos!
I'm a beginner very new to water colour loving this video !
Can't wait to learn more
I'm so glad you're here!
Best tutorial for watercolor beginners that I've watched. You have really explained your techniques so well and I'm already feeling more confident as a novice painter.
Glad it was helpful!
Hi Kristy: another older artist watching this very educational and fun video. I actually did a watercolor a while back and it was my first so it was like a lake in the middle. I got myyself back together and made it happen. I won a ribbon with it at the local art show so I'm really proud but it was a horrendously hard experience trying to control water. I'm more used to oil and acrylic. Thanks so much for going over the basics for us. I had no idea! Honest to God, I've been painting a thousand years and didn't know much of that. I feel much more competent now with watercolors thanks to you. I really appreciate this video. It's great reading the comments here and realizing so many others are just like me. I'm looking forward to checking out what else you have and future videos. Thanks again.
Love reading this! So happy to hear this video was helpful!! XO
A major breakthrough in my painting. I am grateful to have your extraordinary lessons! Thank you!
I am grateful for your kind words ❤️
Decades of this. Experimenting on my own. I should start painting again.
Ive become obsessed with digital watercoloring, but nothing beats really getting your colors on your clothes and face. 🎉
Kristy this really is marvelous for freedom to explore. I was in such a rut…using 4/0 and size 0, with reading glasses and strict attention to detail,detail, detail. Thank you for liberating my watercolors and actually using them. I’m taking time to absorb and marveling in color, so glad I found you.
I’m so glad you’re here!! When you go back to your detail, ohhh watch out!!
This and YOU are amazing. I watched, I practice, and I created. 3 things I loved-how to mix on the page not the pallet, how to lift to fix problems, how to use a dagger brush to get leaf shape. 3 things from my work I didn’t like- my line work was better in practice than comp, my placement of leaves, not organic looking. I promise to practice and am dedicated to learning more. I cannot thank you enough for these videos. I’ll be watching for water control next. Blessings and thanks from someone a fraction above extreme beginner ❤️
Thank you!!! You keep creating, you can’t go wrong! XO
LOVE HOW YOU TEACH ❤️ I have an acrylic teacher like yourself learning a lot from you both❤😊
Wonderful!
Oh my gosh, Kristi. I love your videos. I thought I might be the only older person in your group. I’m 76 and have noticed that there are a bunch of us. That gives me even more hope. I don’t think I have much talent, but you have made me want to to try. Thank you so much.
Oh thank you!
Just found you. I am 70 and just beginning to learn watercolour. I love the way you teach, your encouragement and explanations.