Aww! You are so welcome! Thank you so much for your tip!
@cherylj.harris49676 күн бұрын
First time to get this info. Thank you for sharing this. Always something I’ve questioned and have used some of your suggestions. Will add the rest to my decision making.
@thewatercolorclassroom-bec70406 күн бұрын
I’m so glad this was helpful!!
@MissIdolize7 күн бұрын
Stunning effect and love the way you did the berries! Have to give that bokeh effect a try. And darkening the other side made the composition perfect! Was a bit confused tho - are you a really small person or is that a giant palette? lol! 🤪
@thewatercolorclassroom-bec70406 күн бұрын
😂🤣😅 I love my big palette! Thanks for your kind words!
@MissIdolize5 күн бұрын
@@thewatercolorclassroom-bec7040 I like it too! Have never seen a pallet that size. I searched for it via your links but was unable to find it. I'm sure there must be giant palettes somewhere out there that supply UK. I will keep looking. Have a fab day!
@thewatercolorclassroom-bec70403 сағат бұрын
@@MissIdolize It is called a Premium Palette. There is no link because she doesn’t use affiliates to sell it. If you look that up though, you should be able to find it. It is a bit spendy. Here is a link to a video about palettes that does tell about one really big palette that I tried out which is available on Amazon. m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/lavRc3-woN2JnNE
@aesea5780413 күн бұрын
This is such a helpful video. Great to learn how to think it through before starting to paint. I’m scared to use a knife, for fear I’ll cut into the paper. I guess I should just practice, but do you have any tips about that? On the thin branches, wouldn’t it be easier to use masking fluid? Are there problems with using a combo of masking fluid and tape? (Too many questions!!)
@thewatercolorclassroom-bec704013 күн бұрын
Questions are great! I have used a combo of masking tape and masking fluid. Masking fluid doesn’t give as clean cut lines. I have cut into the paper several times but it never showed when I painted it. Practicing is a great idea. I practiced on something fun and small before l committed to something important.
@condorreades214815 күн бұрын
What brand of watercolors are you using? And is your paper hot or cold pressed? Just saw “professional” brand for watercolor paints, and Arches for paper but not the press on it. Thanks.
@thewatercolorclassroom-bec704015 күн бұрын
Arches cold press and M Graham paint. Just in case you are interested and live in the US, there is a link to a Becky Gromlich Teachers Choice watercolor palette in the description. It is filled with M Graham and 2 Qor colors.
@condorreades214814 күн бұрын
@@thewatercolorclassroom-bec7040 Thank you for getting back to me with the information. Much appreciated. I will go to the link.
@thewatercolorclassroom-bec704014 күн бұрын
@@condorreades2148 I hope you find what you need!
@helenpetersen717426 күн бұрын
Thank you for the fountain pen trick, that is a game changer for signing and thin lines. Woo hoo. :D Love this video, I have all those circle templates & such I was a mechanical designer. I am going to take this little light of mine and send you positive energy and prayers. God bless.
@thewatercolorclassroom-bec704026 күн бұрын
Thank you! I’m glad it was helpful! Happy painting!!
@Swan-rb4ygАй бұрын
You lost me at dead squirrel
@thewatercolorclassroom-bec7040Ай бұрын
I’m not sure what you mean by “dead squirrel”.
@ELTarTreeАй бұрын
What if my paper is 2ft wide, will this large squirrel type brush be wide enough to create a graduated wash?
@thewatercolorclassroom-bec7040Ай бұрын
On that big of a paper the best would be a flat brush that is 2 or 3 or so inches wide. Soft is good! So your squirrel brush might work. Happy painting!
@deborahjohnston2808Ай бұрын
Excellent!
@thewatercolorclassroom-bec7040Ай бұрын
Thank you!
@sharonlane5647Ай бұрын
Beautiful!
@thewatercolorclassroom-bec7040Ай бұрын
Thank you!
@sharonlane5647Ай бұрын
That looks so easy. I’ll try it today. Thank you!
@thewatercolorclassroom-bec7040Ай бұрын
Thanks! Hope it goes great!
@maureencepiel959Ай бұрын
I wish you good health!
@thewatercolorclassroom-bec7040Ай бұрын
Thank you so much!!
@kathryndohring5481Ай бұрын
Awesome work. Very helpful video. Thank you for posting.
@thewatercolorclassroom-bec7040Ай бұрын
Thank you and you’re welcome!
@CristinaPalla-mh4qj2 ай бұрын
😍
@thewatercolorclassroom-bec70402 ай бұрын
Thanks!
@Aimspharmacistselva2 ай бұрын
Awesome idea...!
@thewatercolorclassroom-bec70402 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@Kandicookheller2 ай бұрын
I am so glad I subscribed. Your words hit home with me. I have painted quite a bit since I started about 6 years ago at age 60 after never had any interest in art whatsoever. Now painting is all I want to do but I am embarrassed by my artwork and think few are good enough. I will take your advice. By the way, I know people with art degrees that are not working as artists, and I'm a retired RN and flower gardener aspiring artist. Go figure. I think you are brilliant. It is quite obvious. Best wishes always.
@thewatercolorclassroom-bec70402 ай бұрын
Thank you so much for your kind words! I wish you the best success in your painting!
@Lyn23232 ай бұрын
This is awesome!
@thewatercolorclassroom-bec70402 ай бұрын
Thank you so much!
@marisa.aquarelas2 ай бұрын
❤eu comecei com a tinta pentel. Comecei já idosa.
@thewatercolorclassroom-bec70402 ай бұрын
Ink is a great way to start!
@cpnoboat76592 ай бұрын
My first watercolor paints as a child were Pelikan, a box with replaceable pans. I'm not sure about the quality of the paint, but the painter was terrible for sure 😅 Then, as an adult, when I went back to watercolor I started with Cotman, but now I use W&N and Sennelier, mainly, with some Schmincke and Daniel Smith colors.
@thewatercolorclassroom-bec70402 ай бұрын
I too started with Cotman as an adult. They have really nice vibrant colors.
@Maliika-Art19792 ай бұрын
🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡
@thewatercolorclassroom-bec70402 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@trangngo82842 ай бұрын
Amazing sharing. Thank you so much for this beautiful things
@thewatercolorclassroom-bec70402 ай бұрын
You’re welcome!
@sgeorgia47292 ай бұрын
I started my 4 decades long art journey with colored pencils and then went to acrylics. I painted needlepoint canvas (acrylics) as a business for years. When I decided to give watercolor a try, I bought a set of Cotman on Amazon but decided to go with non-granulating Sennelier relatively quickly. I actually asked Google which professional brand has the least amount of granulation. I don't have the full range of colors but try to add one a month, and based on your recommendation, I now have 2 M. Grahams which I also love! Thanks Becky!
@thewatercolorclassroom-bec70402 ай бұрын
What a fun journey. I’ve heard that Sennelier and MGraham are very similar. I’m hoping to buy some before long!
@sgeorgia47292 ай бұрын
@@thewatercolorclassroom-bec7040 Their French Ultramarine is at the top of my current list of must haves as it allegedly granulates less than the regular Ultramarine and Ultramarine has been my favorite blue for the last 40 years. Sennelier is great for layering and spreads like wildfire when painting wet on wet. I'll be interested to hear what you think of it!
@patlatour24652 ай бұрын
Cheap tube but have upgraded some this year.❤😊
@thewatercolorclassroom-bec70402 ай бұрын
That’s great!
@lorrainebrown63642 ай бұрын
Winsor & Newton professional in tubes.
@thewatercolorclassroom-bec70402 ай бұрын
My favorite is MGraham, but I like Windsor & Newton too.
@lorrainebrown63642 ай бұрын
@@thewatercolorclassroom-bec7040 now my preferred paints are M Graham. I also like QoR and Michael Harding.
@katiefelgar73772 ай бұрын
Crayola then cotman
@thewatercolorclassroom-bec70402 ай бұрын
I believe it man is WAY better than Crayola! It is very pigment rich in comparison.
@thewatercolorclassroom-bec70402 ай бұрын
What paint did you learn on? Don't forget that learning can start when we are young!
@askialuna77172 ай бұрын
The first watercolors I painted with as a child were from Pelikan. We had a box with my siblings' old boxes and the old ones in tin boxes were of better quality than the new ones in plastic boxes, the Colours were more intense. There were also three colours in between that were in square pans and not in these round ones. These were the most intense and beautiful of them and I thought they were something special and very valuable. After a few years I found out that it was traditional watercolor paint from Pelikan.
@windywednesday41662 ай бұрын
Lol, still learning! My first set was from Doodle Hog. (Lindsay thinks they are from Superior) 36 colors in a nice tin for $15. I'm actually using them right now. I'm doing a series of landscape studies from photos of the local airport... on printer paper! It's very interesting. What you lay down is what you get. It doesn't move and there is No lifting. It makes you very aware of your brush strokes, the paint/water load in your brush, and how to build color. I upgraded from them to the Meeden watercolor tubes (they have pigment information) and picked up the Mission Gold pure pigment 24 set when it went on sale. I got several different sets from Rosa Gallery as they came up on sale last winter. And finally I just made an 'investment' in DaVinci (summer sale) to get the specialty colors that aren't in the Mission or Rosa sets. ❤
@thewatercolorclassroom-bec70402 ай бұрын
@@windywednesday4166 There are so many choices these days. I don't remember what I used when I was in school, but when I was a young adult I got a set of Cotman tubes. They are pretty vibrant and I was happy with them. I'm even happier with M Graham! Haha!
@windywednesday41662 ай бұрын
@thewatercolorclassroom-bec7040 Cottman is a solid brand and great for beginners! I just wanted to see if I was really interested before I invested in anything. I actually have a small 'beginner' set of Cotman wc. They are great when I want to get back to basics and do simple studies. M Graham are a dream, but I can't deal with how sticky they are!
@thewatercolorclassroom-bec70402 ай бұрын
@@windywednesday4166 They don't seem sticky to me once they are wet. I love how quickly they resuscitate. Lots of people love other brands than I do though. Haha!
@susanmangano11152 ай бұрын
Beauty 💖
@thewatercolorclassroom-bec70402 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@deborahjohnston28082 ай бұрын
So we’ll done!love how you describe what you are doing and what you are using!
@thewatercolorclassroom-bec70402 ай бұрын
Thank you so much for your encouraging words.
@idahogardengirl9422 ай бұрын
Like #23. Nice book. Great idea.
@thewatercolorclassroom-bec70402 ай бұрын
I’m not sure what book you are referring to.
@idahogardengirl9422 ай бұрын
@@thewatercolorclassroom-bec7040 sorry. I wondered where that comment went! My comment was for a different video. I tried to make a comment and KZbin switched me right to the next one I had previously selected to watch! I thought my comment disappeared into the internet ether!
@thewatercolorclassroom-bec70402 ай бұрын
@@idahogardengirl942 Haha! No problem! Have a lovely day.
@janiceaistrop48073 ай бұрын
Thank you so much for all the tips. It's really come in handy. I'm going to do it like you did and keep it with my paint thing's. Thank you!!
@thewatercolorclassroom-bec70403 ай бұрын
You’re welcome! I’m so glad it was helpful!!
@tempeehowell45753 ай бұрын
So interesting…my favorite artist
@thewatercolorclassroom-bec70403 ай бұрын
Thank you! ♥️❤️♥️
@patlatour24653 ай бұрын
The color mixing is so fine I always have the hardest time mixing a great looking olive😂not bad with the rest was a fun exercise, thankyou.😊
@thewatercolorclassroom-bec70403 ай бұрын
You’re welcome! Happy painting !
@sgeorgia47293 ай бұрын
Hi Becky! Thanks for the mixing tips! For my yellows: Yellow Sophie/Naples Yellow... for my reds: Cadmium Red Deep/Scarlett Lacquer/Permanent Rose... for my blues: Ultramarine/Royal. I recently learned that the Sennelier French Ultramarine granulates less than the regular Ultramarine so that's now on my list! Really love the Water Lily! Best to you!
@thewatercolorclassroom-bec70403 ай бұрын
You’re welcome! My local store doesn’t sell Sennelier, but this is the second time in heard that about their French Ultra marine. I love ultramarine. I might have to order some!
@sgeorgia47293 ай бұрын
@@thewatercolorclassroom-bec7040 I haven't looked yet but I'm sure the usual suspects sell it. My local art store only carries Daniel Smith and Winsor and Newton so I have to order take out for all my paints. I love Ultramarine as well. I've used it forever... learned to love it when I was in my colored pencil phase and brought it with me going forward.
@thewatercolorclassroom-bec70403 ай бұрын
@@sgeorgia4729 I do that sometimes too.
@sgeorgia47293 ай бұрын
@@thewatercolorclassroom-bec7040 Hi Becky! I don't know how to do links on KZbin, but this video popped up on my KZbin feed and I thought of you immediately. It's titled "The Story of Ultramarine from the Silk Road to Renoir". The Chemistry of Color (I assume that's the title of a series) and it was made by the National Gallery in London. Very interesting and well worth a watch. Sorry I can't link it for you, but it should be easy to find with a search. Best to you!
@thewatercolorclassroom-bec70402 ай бұрын
@sgeorgia4729 Thank you!
@thewatercolorclassroom-bec70403 ай бұрын
Which colors do you use for your yellow, red, and blue?
@DianaLong-Artist3 ай бұрын
Awesome idea on checking the values! Great job!
@thewatercolorclassroom-bec70403 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@user-uf2bm6db2g3 ай бұрын
Thank you Becky, I really enjoyed the information in such a vivid way.
@thewatercolorclassroom-bec70403 ай бұрын
You’re welcome Teri. I hope you have a chance to try it!