"Don't be afraid, guys" is the best advice. So many folks are worried about getting it "wrong", as was I a couple of decades ago. then I embraced my 5 year old and just did. it was the best thing I'd ever done. Trust your eye. Perfection is an illusion (or takes thousands of hours to achieve in oil). You are the only judge of what you like and don't. But don't ever trash what you think is horrible because someone will always like it. You can sell what you think is horrible for cheap, or give it away (I do that because I have SO many canvases). But someone will always love it.
I absolutely love the free form of this. Nothing technical other than what color goes with what color. Do as you like. So free. For perfectionists like me who prefer realism, this is a breath of fresh air. Load up your paints and go. No rules (other than the rule of thirds and knowing how the paint behaves). Thanks for sharing!
I love how you just do it, paint, and not explain every little thing in detail! We can see what you’re doin as you talk about it. We can see what you’re doing as you are talking about it. So refreshing. These are going to be the first examples I try of the bokeh effect.❤
I just found you a couple days ago and I'm obsessed with your techniques and love listening to you walk us through the process. My Christmas cards are looking great, thanks to you, Ellen. I'm so stoked!!! THANK YOU!! So MUCH!
There is a lot of complex art going on in this tutorial. The plays on color, texture, and light are spectacular. I only started watercolor painting 2 months ago but I have a long history in jewelry design, art glass, and sugar flower making. Thank you so much for this absolutely spectacular tutorial. I've made three cards from this tutorial. Every single one is different and I'm trying to capture that AHA thing that you do there. I believe the trick is to make sure that the green surround is dark enough for the translucent gouache circles to pop from. I'm loving this. You make the world a better place!
Dear Ellen, thank you so much for the wonderful tutorial. I love your humor! An hour of painting with you is the best good humor therapy that exists in this dark season :-)
😊 thank you I try! I had just finished this video when my my mom told me my uncle passed from a horrible car accident he had gotten into yesterday. We thought he was going to be okay but then he took a turn for the worst. Any humor & fun I can give those who are hurting right now makes me happy. Have a great holiday & thanks for subscribing.
@@ellencrimitrent Oh Ellen I am so sorry to hear about your Uncle’s passing suddenly. My mother passed just two day’s before Christmas in 2006, it’s awful when we loose our loved ones this time of year. I am keeping you and your family in my prayers. Hug’s. 🙏 🤗 😘
Hi Ellen. I just wanted to let you know that I really enjoyed your tutorial on the Bokeh effect, which I've wanted to learn for a while, just hadn't jumped in yet. I also suddenly recognized what an awesome teacher you are and wondered why I haven't joined your Patreon group yet. Anyway, I did that today and am excited to learn what's in store for me. Thanks for all your hard work in preparing the tutorials. I really appreciate you dedication and hard work you put into them. Thank you again and have a great day. I'll be seeing you on your Patreon channel. Gayla Burson
Your technique of Bokeh was really different than what I knew. The technique of the blur that I know is removing color color to create the effect. Interesting that you can create similar effect by adding color instead of erasing color.
Ellen, you are my favorite watercolorist with MY kind of humor! Your paintings are a pleasure to watch! You have honestly helped return me to the art I love! Your details, while demonstrating various watercolor techniques and colors to use , has helped me to get back to the art I love! Thanks so much for getting me at age 85, back to my favorite pastime!
Thanks for this fun and easy Christmas cards! I had a lot of fun painting both cards and went wild with the snow specks. 😅 your guide was very helpful during the process!
Thank you for sharing this. Definitely going to be trying it out. I recently found your channel and it kind of brought me back to the reason why I love watercolor and wanting to learn agian. Thanks for being you too. It makes your videos enjoyable. Have a great evening.
Oh Ellen.. you have me in AWE!! I'd love to do these but I'm just not sure of my level of "creativity".. one day I will though.. I just love these sooo much!! Thank YOU!!
Dear Ellen, just hang around UA-cam during Christmas holidays. I found the tutorial very interesting. I just picked up my materials and tried. Lovely, Lovely Christmas painting 🎨. Even I can do it. Thank you so much ❤️
I had to revisit this video. And I know it won`t be my last time... LOL This is so beautiful and so much fun. How does anybody even come up with a technique that could make magicians envious?
I love watching you paint! It looks like a hot mess on the paper…until it doesn’t. And then, voila! At the end it’s magically gorgeous! Thank you for making such fun tutorials! Maybe one day, with practice, my final result will be half as beautiful. :-)
Thanks for sharing! 😊✨ so happy to find Your channel.✨ It`s a lovely turtorial, such beautiful art.✨ I`m getting back into my art & painting again and like to learn different technique using watercolours, acrylics paints. Last year, I starting making homemade Christmas cards, this year want to create winter wonderland with trees & snow & Angel, unicorn🦄❄✨ Have a wonderful weekend! I look forward to more of your art tutorials.🙏💖✨
I’ve followed a couple of your tutorials for a few paintings. I hadn’t don’t watercolour since primary school. But your videos make it fun and relaxing, combined with classical music it’s my go to for decompressing after work. It’s also giving me the inspiration to attempt to make Christmas cards this year 💜☃️🎄 Thank you for all the content making watercolour more accessible and fun for relative newbies
Thank you dear Ellen! I can not wait to try this technique and I am doing christmas cards right now and they are not the same so this is a great technique! Love and Light to you
"Don't be afraid, guys" is the best advice. So many folks are worried about getting it "wrong", as was I a couple of decades ago. then I embraced my 5 year old and just did. it was the best thing I'd ever done. Trust your eye. Perfection is an illusion (or takes thousands of hours to achieve in oil). You are the only judge of what you like and don't. But don't ever trash what you think is horrible because someone will always like it. You can sell what you think is horrible for cheap, or give it away (I do that because I have SO many canvases). But someone will always love it.
I absolutely love the free form of this. Nothing technical other than what color goes with what color. Do as you like. So free. For perfectionists like me who prefer realism, this is a breath of fresh air. Load up your paints and go. No rules (other than the rule of thirds and knowing how the paint behaves). Thanks for sharing!
So cool....almost. looks like you're looking thru a rainy window. BEST WATERCOLOR TREE. VIDEO. ♡♡♡
I love how slap-happy you are with your paint....that's my style.
You are the BOMB!!! I've been using your bokeh technique since I first saw it. Everyone who gets my Christmas cards loves them. Thank you!!!!!
These aee gorgeous! I can’t wait to try it.
I LOVE splattering too!
This is how christmas trees looked like when i was a child. Very educational..
I never knew we can PAINT bokeh!!! Thank u so much for sharing the technique!!
Sorry Ellen to read of your loss and bless you for thinking of us x
thank you!
とてもロマンチックなChristmas card🎄✨ 🥰
Thank you Ellen & so so sorry for the loss of your uncle. 💐
thank you :)
@@ellencrimitrent ♥️
The splatters make me happy 😊 im ready to try it 😊❤
Hope you enjoy!
@@ellencrimitrent ❤
I love how you just do it, paint, and not explain every little thing in detail! We can see what you’re doin as you talk about it. We can see what you’re doing as you are talking about it. So refreshing. These are going to be the first examples I try of the bokeh effect.❤
Amazing technique. Never heard of it
How FUN!!! Love the ‘splatter’ motif.
Ellen you make me smile every time I watch you paint
This one is a classic 💝 Coming back around again this year 👍🏼 Thank you 💖
I like your technique, where any stroke is possible and art flows freely. Thank you very much.
I absolutely love this technique. And your confident “come on, just go for it” message sooooo works.
Love the way you want people to have fun, it makes it fun to watch & want to try! It is alway a beautiful work of art you do.
Appreciate your tutorials very much. You have helped me improve my watercolor techniques. I love the loose component of your style.
I just found you a couple days ago and I'm obsessed with your techniques and love listening to you walk us through the process. My Christmas cards are looking great, thanks to you, Ellen. I'm so stoked!!! THANK YOU!! So MUCH!
I have done 2 of these, so fun to do. Great for wellbeing and something that it is a little bit wrong, it still works very well
Your “real ness” really saves my sanity. Happy Holidays. I learn so much.
There is a lot of complex art going on in this tutorial. The plays on color, texture, and light are spectacular. I only started watercolor painting 2 months ago but I have a long history in jewelry design, art glass, and sugar flower making. Thank you so much for this absolutely spectacular tutorial. I've made three cards from this tutorial. Every single one is different and I'm trying to capture that AHA thing that you do there. I believe the trick is to make sure that the green surround is dark enough for the translucent gouache circles to pop from. I'm loving this. You make the world a better place!
Dear Ellen, thank you so much for the wonderful tutorial. I love your humor! An hour of painting with you is the best good humor therapy that exists in this dark season :-)
😊 thank you I try! I had just finished this video when my my mom told me my uncle passed from a horrible car accident he had gotten into yesterday. We thought he was going to be okay but then he took a turn for the worst. Any humor & fun I can give those who are hurting right now makes me happy. Have a great holiday & thanks for subscribing.
so sorry for your loss :(
@@ellencrimitrent Oh Ellen I am so sorry to hear about your Uncle’s passing suddenly. My mother passed just two day’s before Christmas in 2006, it’s awful when we loose our loved ones this time of year. I am keeping you and your family in my prayers. Hug’s. 🙏 🤗 😘
@@ellencrimitrent so sorry for your loss. Prayers for your family.
I sure needed this lesson. I love that look but didn’t know the details. I did know it had to wet on wet. Love those.
You're a wonderful watercolor painter. And I love splatter .
These are literally the prettiest cards ever, Ellen.. Can't wait to try. Thank you. 💜💛
Hi Ellen. I just wanted to let you know that I really enjoyed your tutorial on the Bokeh effect, which I've wanted to learn for a while, just hadn't jumped in yet. I also suddenly recognized what an awesome teacher you are and wondered why I haven't joined your Patreon group yet. Anyway, I did that today and am excited to learn what's in store for me. Thanks for all your hard work in preparing the tutorials. I really appreciate you dedication and hard work you put into them. Thank you again and have a great day. I'll be seeing you on your Patreon channel. Gayla Burson
Your technique of Bokeh was really different than what I knew. The technique of the blur that I know is removing color color to create the effect. Interesting that you can create similar effect by adding color instead of erasing color.
yes you can remove or add I have seen ppl add- and I have seen ppl remove the tree I remove paint with the towel but you can remove with brush.
I love bokeh. Beautiful Ellen. Thank you for teaching this.
Ellen, you are my favorite watercolorist with MY kind of humor! Your paintings are a pleasure to watch! You have honestly helped return me to the art I love! Your details, while demonstrating various watercolor techniques and colors to use , has helped me to get back to the art I love! Thanks so much for getting me at age 85, back to my favorite pastime!
Watched video several times, made the designs , will be using as Christmas Cards this year
Those are beautiful, thanks so much for sharing these techniques! I love the finished product so much. It's so soft and magical.
Love your commentary as you paint! You have inspired me to get back into my watercolors. Thanks❣️
Thanks for this fun and easy Christmas cards! I had a lot of fun painting both cards and went wild with the snow specks. 😅 your guide was very helpful during the process!
I think I can! I think I can! I’m going to do it now!!! Thank you!
You can be proud of yourself , brilliant and thank you for sharing your time and talent
Me encanta! Y muchas gracias x poner subtítulos. Así cuando no entienda algo, puedo pausar el vídeo y traducir
I did them both and love them. I really enjoyed painting these. Thank you for demonstrating You made it very easy to follow.
These are like magic! I haven't painted in years, but I think I want to learn this technique!
I love this for any winter scene cards - since I don't celebrate xmas. This works for the season.
I need to practice; my bokeh effect is for the birds!
But I loved the trial and play in the video!
Thanks Ellen
u are funny , between sound effects and your excitement and cheer-leading. Like a kid in a candy shop! very cool effects! Thank You for the video!
I love this bokeh technique! It's so unusual, but it has such a beautiful look.
They're both beautiful! Thank you!
Love this technique, and you sound effects. Thanks
Thanks so much!
Bokeh technique is amazing. You make it look easy .. I’ll try it
はじめまして！Ellenさん❣️
とても素敵なクリスマス🎄カードですね。何年かぶりに絵を描こうと思いました。
Bravo c’est top !! J’aime beaucoup votre façon d’expliquer sans prise de tête et avec humour ! Merci à vous 🙏🌺
This technique was new for me. But I love it! Cannot wait to try it! Thanks for all the time you share with us here!
Coucou I love your technique, your explantion and your voice. Thank you for everything that you explained. Excuse my english I am french.
Cool effects with the bokeh!!
Thank you for sharing this. Definitely going to be trying it out. I recently found your channel and it kind of brought me back to the reason why I love watercolor and wanting to learn agian. Thanks for being you too. It makes your videos enjoyable. Have a great evening.
This is great with the combo of techniques…love your sound effects too🙂
Oh Ellen.. you have me in AWE!! I'd love to do these but I'm just not sure of my level of "creativity".. one day I will though.. I just love these sooo much!! Thank YOU!!
You can do it!
Thank you for sharing this beautiful work. 🎄🎆🎇🎍
Our pleasure!
@@ellencrimitrent ❤️💐
I will love doing this. Thankyou so much for the tutorial.
Love both of those pictures. Thank you
Dear Ellen, just hang around UA-cam during Christmas holidays. I found the tutorial very interesting. I just picked up my materials and tried. Lovely, Lovely Christmas painting 🎨.
Even I can do it. Thank you so much ❤️
Love this. I’m So addicted to the gold ❤️❤️❤️❤️. Thank you Ellen
Loved this tutorial, so effective and stunning results, Thank you!
Love your style and running commentary!
Ellen this is beautiful! I’m a year late... but it’s universal Boca! 😃
Beautiful!! Love your tutorial!🌲
I love it too!!
I had to revisit this video. And I know it won`t be my last time... LOL
This is so beautiful and so much fun. How does anybody even come up with a technique that could make magicians envious?
Loved this technique for Christmas cards. Thank you so much.
Loved this, fabulous technique. Thank You 🙏
I like that a lot. I think I could manage that. Thanks
Loved this! I will definitely give it a try. I’m a newbie.
Really fun watching you paint! Gave me some good ideas!! You could even do yellow circles with the white ones.
I love it. Its pretty. I have to try it! Thanks!
Wow so cool Ellen!!!!!🎉🎉🎉
Love your sound effects!
I adored this technique. Thank you.
Love it! Live bokeh! And love the sound effects. Never stop!!!
Thanks so much!
This was so fun and really helped me release any, self imposed, “art pressure”. Thank you!
oh cool, I was just trying to get this effect in a snowy sky
Love this channel your a great teacher and love your humour- you always make me smile and laugh- love it
Gorrrgeous
Уважаемая Эллен! Это очень красиво! Спасибо огромное! Очень интересно и ...таинственно! По настоящему рождественская открытка: тайна и чудо!
Again..a fun time just watching.
This turned out wonderful , I think I’ll try this thank you so much for sharing 🎄
thanks!
What a great tutorial. I do all types of crafts, but have never tried water paint. You make it look so easy. I can't wait to try it!
Damn!!!! Gorgeous! Magical! Thank you very much!!
They re beautiful Ellen I’m of to my art class ,I’m doing them lv Ann
Oh my gosh! I LOVE THEM!!! Thanks, you are the best!
You're fun Ellen, I love watching your videos, I really want to try this bokeh painting ❤
Wow this is brilliant. They turned out so beautiful! I'm going to try this right now!
This looks like so much fun. Thanks for the tutorial, I will like to try it!
so beautiful
I love watching you paint! It looks like a hot mess on the paper…until it doesn’t. And then, voila! At the end it’s magically gorgeous! Thank you for making such fun tutorials! Maybe one day, with practice, my final result will be half as beautiful. :-)
Thanks for sharing! 😊✨ so happy to find Your channel.✨
It`s a lovely turtorial, such beautiful art.✨
I`m getting back into my art & painting again and like to learn different technique using watercolours, acrylics paints.
Last year, I starting making homemade Christmas cards, this year want to create winter wonderland with trees & snow & Angel, unicorn🦄❄✨
Have a wonderful weekend!
I look forward to more of your art tutorials.🙏💖✨
I’ve followed a couple of your tutorials for a few paintings. I hadn’t don’t watercolour since primary school. But your videos make it fun and relaxing, combined with classical music it’s my go to for decompressing after work. It’s also giving me the inspiration to attempt to make Christmas cards this year 💜☃️🎄 Thank you for all the content making watercolour more accessible and fun for relative newbies
love what you are doing
Thank you dear Ellen! I can not wait to try this technique and I am doing christmas cards right now and they are not the same so this is a great technique! Love and Light to you
love love love this look