Easy little watercolor sweet peas, using a Dagger brush and a round brush
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- Опубліковано 23 кві 2023
- In this video, I share my expression of Sweet Peas, using the Princeton brush #8 round brush and the Princeton Dagger, which made these little sweet Pea petals so easy. . The key here is holding your brush at the tip with light pressure to start and pushing it on its side to get that beautiful organic petal. I switched from the round brush to the dagger so you could see how I approach both and in case you still need the dagger brush, which is linked below.
Fun, Sweet Pea facts - These flowers have one large round petal surrounded by two narrow side petals and two lower petals = 5. They vary in pink, red, white or blue. They bloom in late spring and summer and attract butterflies.
Nan Rae has a beautiful tutorial using the dagger brush as well for sweet peas, I just gave it my own twist~
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They smell heavenly.. Remind me of my childhood and being tears to my eyes
I have not been able
To get them
To grow here in Southern California but I hear them smell heavenly.. Isnt it fascinating how this beautiful Little flower can elicit that feeling and emotion for you. Thanks for sharing Ranja 🌸 inhopemyou give them a try
Such a wonderful tutorial! I followed your instructions and really gave it my best try and it’s probably the prettiest little floral I’ve painted! I was starting to feel that I wasn’t painting very well as nothing I’ve recently painted made me feel that I was improving. So this tutorial came just when I needed it. I used the dagger brush and I love the brush strokes it can make. Thanks so much for such a great tutorial and for taking the time to explain everything. 💕🌈🖌️
Good morning Nadine, fantastic I'm so happy you gave it a try; they are such unique little flowers. In the past, I painted them in baby blue and light pink which was also very pretty. I may do another tutorial on them they were so much fun! The dagger brush is fun, holds a lot of water, and I found to be somewhat a little soft not as springy as I might like in a brush. But none less a lot of fun! Happy painting my artist friend.
Love it so much it’s my favorite of all your paintings.
Thank you! Inhope you also give them a try! They are so adorable arent they
What a wonderful inspirational lady and painting teacher...thank u so much for sharing your love for flowers and watercolour. Please please don't start editing your videos...i love love your full tutorials.....far too many play music and I don't learn anything from them sort of videos. x beautiful sweet peas thank u again lovely lady. Oh and I think that your "catch phrase" should be "OK"...u make me smile while im painting along with u and answer u too X Love Alli from UK XXX
Thank you Alli & Bella, what a wonderful message to wake up to ~ It is my pleasure, and that is how I have thought about it; I don't want to edit, I've never been about perfectionism, editing; I like being genuine and authentic, I make mistakes, I mispronounce words sometimes, its ME! I also hope that elicits you to also feel comfortable, play, and have FUN, most importantly with this. LOVE the catchphrase! I'm so happy to have you here with me learning and sharing! I do my best to break down my thought process, which can be a no-thinker, a habit to me but could be a huge little tip for someone else. Id love to hear about some of the wonderful flowers you m just have in the UK! Happy Painting friend!
New follower here. This video is fun and helpful. Thank you!
My pleasure John, I hope this inspires you to give it a try, I may do another in different colors, and a bit different style they were so much fun. So important to find teachers and amazing artists that resonate for you! Happy painting John!
I love sweet peas. And they have quite a lot of leaves, but your vines and tendrils are gracefully beautiful. 😊
Good morning Mary, Yes you are right~ I had so much fun with these I am going to do aother tutorial on them, and will be adding more leaves. Their anatomy is fascinating and so unusual. I will paint them in baby blue and pink. Happy painting Mary!
Hi dear friend Arteast Iam very happy to learn from you you are best artist ever l lean watercolor. You are sharing your experiences to us abeas thank you God bless you
Thrilled to have you here with me.
I hope to continue to share and teach al I know. Happy painting friend.
Another happy THANK YOU!!!
Enjoy! And thank you for thanking me That means a lot Priscilla 🌸🎨
Thank you for the tutorial. I want to make a card for my friend who loves sweet peas. And I recently got a dagger brush!
Oh fun! Do you have the Strathmore cards? They are wonderful. They have a beautiful rough edge to them too! What a lucky frend. I have never received a hand painted card, but I love making them for frends and family. Have fun with that Dagger brush, it is great fun to play with!
Another winner. Great video.
You make painting with watercolor so much fun. Listening to you ignites my enthusiasm. 💜🩷💙🖌x
Thank you Penny, so happy my teaching style resonates with you and inspires you. I love what I do, and sharing with you. Have fun with this, give it your unique colors and style. The dagger brush is a fun one to play with for sure. Happy painting my friend!
Thank you so much.🙏 I absolutely love your explanation of this lovely sweet pea. I will definitely try to get into ur Etsy shop to purchase this tutorial ❤️
My pleasure Donna, I cant wait for you to try it out. I hope you have fun with this most of all, these little sweet peas are quite unique and fun! Happy painting my friend
Good morning Debbie. Thank you so much for your tutorials. They have greatly enhanced my learning experience. If I may share a suggestion...I don't want to overstep. I use dagger brushes frequently. I love them. A note for beginners...(that I discovered when I first started) may find them more "controllable" to use a somewhat firmer dagger at first. If my comment is inappropriate, please remove it with my apologies.
Yes you are correct, they don’t particularly have a lot of snap.. I have found the “angle” brush has more rigidity and snap and possibly easier to work with for a beginner .
The dagger brushes are a lot of fun but a bit softer . Good tip Jill!
@@DebbieWalkerArtmadeeasy Princeton Neptune is PARTICULARLY soft as it holds a lot of water, which, of course, is the wonderful characteristic of Neptunes. There are firmer daggers. I think I must have EVERY DAGGER ever made. LOL
@@jillbalsam2507 I’m always amazed at how much water these little Brushes hold! What I love about the daggers is how broad a stroke it can offer yet also that beautiful fine point. Happy painting Jill!
Hello Debbie, I think your videos are perfect as they are even without editing! ❣️
Thank you Anna :) I appreciate you🌸Happy Painting my friend!
Very pretty.
Thank Kierstyn, I hope it inspired you to give them a try!
Very very nice , i love this flowers
Thank you , I do too. I cant grow these (too hot here I suppose) So I have to settle for painting them :-)
The green at the base of the petals, I believe, are called sepals. I just started some sweet peas from seed for the first time to plant out into a container for the yard. I am looking forward to painting them when they bloom, so this was very helpfu😊l
Yes! You are correct. Oh lucky you. I have tried many times to grow them and its just too hot here :-/
Im so happy they inspired you to give them a try! Happy painting friend
Very fun and cool!
I love these little sweet peas, never could get them to grow well here in California but they sure are adorable. Next best thing is to paint them! I hope you give them a try, and most of all have fun~
I made a comment a few days ago requesting a sweet pea tutorial. Thank you so much!!
Yes, you are what inspired me to do so :-) Happy you enjoyed these! I hope you give them a try. Happy Painting Pretty Bird!
Thank you!
Good morning Carol, My pleasure. I am going to do video one more tutorial, because these little flowers fascinate me. I am going to use baby blue and light pink. Happy painting, thanks for being here with me !
Great video. Thank you for sharing
My pleasure I hope I inspire you to paint your version of a snap pea too. They are such cute little flowers. I may paint them again they were so fun! Happy painting Meers, thank you for stopping by!
@@DebbieWalkerArtmadeeasy yes, these are very pretty flowers. Thank you
Thank you I so look forward to your tutorials. I got the Aristo pad, but I think didn’t I didn’t get the proper orientation.
Hi Angie, I’m so happy to hear you are enjoying the tutorials and they are helping you. I purchase both orientations of these little pads, I do prefer the ones with the ring at the top.. They don't Impede my had movement as much. I have difficulty finding good pads with the portrait orientation at a good price as the Artisto pads. Here is one I often use; although the price point is higher but the quality is fabulous. amz.run/6d4J
I would love to see what you’re creating!
wonderful 🌷🌷
Thank you! These are such cute ilttlte flowers to paint, very delicate. Have fun with them!
Hi, i am a bit confused! Can you tell us when do i wet the paper before starting to paint and when do i use a dry paper, Cynthia from South Africa. 😮
Hi Cynthia, Thanks for your question. When I refer to wet on wet the technique can also refer to wet paint into wet paint which is what I am referring with here. I didn't wet my paper beforehand.
I love the wet on wet technique as it creates such beautiful flowy blends. I used this technique mostly when I was dabbing in some of the darker purple into the wet Opera Rose, and Quin Magenta petals. As well, as the green into the petals. I then let it spread and blend naturally. Happy painting Cynthia, I hope that helps.
I believe you pronounce Emma’s last name as La Fave
Yes, correct! It doesn't come natural for me, and I believe everyone knows her shes wo nderful :-) Thanks Amy~ Happy Painting :-)
@@DebbieWalkerArtmadeeasy no problem! The French spelling confused me at first, for at least the first couple of months. 🤭
@@amyovard4817 Yes. I took French for a year in college. Such a beautiful language.( I butchered it but Insure tried)
Do you have any hints to dry dry weather vs watercolor
That can be a challenge for sure.
If possible paint inside, and honestly you will just have to make sure you use plenty of water, work a little faster if working wet in wet.
Work smaller areas at a Time.. make sure no fans hitting you as the painted areas will dry faster so the larger the area the more chance of it drying before you can get to it
I hope this helps!
Thanks loved it 27:12
Good morning Carie, your welcome, I love painting these little sweet peas (even though I cant seem to grow them here in California)!