10-Minute Watercolor Painting of a Crow

Part of my 10-minute watercolor series, I take you through a simple painting of a crow in real time. Music: "Winter Fairy Dance - Orchestral With Bells And Choir" by kaazoom on Pixabay.
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[@SDW90808]

Ten minute water color painting - I’m in! ❤

[@corriefrankcreates]

Woohoo! Would love to hear how it goes if you give it a try! 🤗

[@peggyfrank5374]

Amazing! Love the extra pop of color in the crow and the background music with bells!

[@corriefrankcreates]

Thank you so much! Yes, I think the extra color helps round out the piece, and glad you liked the background music! 🥰

[@valeriedootson9325]

Beautiful! Id have liked to have seen the reference image too.😊

[@corriefrankcreates]

Thank you so much. Oh, definitely! I had it linked in the description, but here’s the link for easier access. 😉😊 unsplash.com/photos/black-crow-on-brown-rock-under-cloudy-sky-at-daytime-T5Ye7puWZxo

[@louannramirez4278]

Loved it! I love the colors you added. Really nice. Thanks for sharing.

[@corriefrankcreates]

Thank you-so glad you enjoyed it! Thank you for leaving a comment. 🥰

[@richardswift2330]

In the right sunlight a crow’s feathers casts those colors, but not so obviously. Nice work! 12:06 12:06 3👍

[@corriefrankcreates]

Thank you so much! 🥰 Yes, they remind me of wet oil on the ground. I had fun exaggerating those tones in this piece.

[@IamGadgetcom]

Thank you for an excellent video. I am a beginner and is very motivating knowing I can complete a painting in 10 minutes.

[@corriefrankcreates]

It’s my pleasure! I’m so glad you found it helpful and motivating. Happy painting! 🥰🎨🖌️

[@babs675]

Just lovely ❤

[@corriefrankcreates]

Thank you so much! 😊❤️

[@temmert45]

Beautifully Done!

[@corriefrankcreates]

Thank you! I appreciate you taking the time to watch it! 🤗

[@treborekcohcs40]

so lovely. do more for us

[@corriefrankcreates]

@@treborekcohcs40 Thank you so much! Will do-I post videos every Tuesday and Saturday. 🤗

[@carrollwilson5169]

Enjoyed the video, lovely painting

[@corriefrankcreates]

Thank you so much-glad you enjoyed it! 🥰

[@vikkibyington3066]

Very nice painting!!!

[@corriefrankcreates]

Thank you so much! ☺️

[@julieknudsen6297]

You’re so talented! Beautiful painting, and you have so much confidence behind your strokes. If I could make one suggestion that I think would make the video a more pleasant experience for me would be to put your water container just above your project, between the paint and paper so that you’re not reaching across your painting every time you need to clean your brush or dilute your paint.

[@corriefrankcreates]

Thank you so much! I appreciate the feedback. Arranging the workspace to accommodate the camera can be challenging, but I agree not having to reach across the painting to clean the brushes would be better. 😅 I’ll see if I can come up with a better configuration! 😊

[@NielPrankus]

👍

[@corriefrankcreates]

Thank you!

[@Aeronwen813]

This is beautifully demonstrated, thank you so much. Please would you also explain or show how you use your water pot? You seem to dip and dab quite frequently but that is not shown on screen. As I've been learning watercolour for quite some time I have realised that the amount of water on the brush is as crucial as the amount of paint. Your control of water and paint is excellent.

[@corriefrankcreates]

Thank you so much for leaving a comment! Figuring out the ideal setup can be a challenge. I kept the water jar off screen to give me a little more workspace, but I’ll try to include it in the future. You’re spot on that I rinse my brushes a lot-watercolor is so much about finding that balance of pigment and water in the brush, and I don’t always get it right the first time, lol. It can be helpful to use a little scratch piece of watercolor paper to test out how much water is in your brush before applying it to your actual piece until you feel more comfortable with achieving that balance more consistently. I hope this is helpful! 🤗

[@Aeronwen813]

@corriefrankcreates Thank you for responding, it is helpful.

[@annefisher5381]

What brush are you using?It appears to have a fabulous point.

[@corriefrankcreates]

Yes, it's a phenomenal brush! The brand is Silver Limited and it's part of the Black Velvet line of watercolor brushes. The one in this video is a size 12 round. They're some of the best brushes I've ever used, although they cost a pretty penny (I got my set as a gift). Here's a paid link to the brand on Amazon if you're interested (as an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases, just FYI)-amzn.to/49ThzZS. I hope this is helpful!

[@joanthewad7510]

Very nice painting. I’m going to disagree with the others though. I think the splodges of colour are too much. For me it doesn’t suggest iridescence.

[@corriefrankcreates]

Thank you so much for watching and leaving a comment! 🥰 I know the splashes of color aren’t to everyone’s taste. I do enjoy their whimsy, though.

[@HankHillspimphand]

@@corriefrankcreates i prefer an artist pushes ideas. having this crow standout by over doing the colour makes it different than the 100,000s other water colour crows. these are one those art "i hate it like that.....oh i love it like that" where we are both right

[@corriefrankcreates]

@@HankHillspimphand Thank you! Yes, color exaggeration and splatter can definitely be a "love it"/"hate it" feature, lol.

[@poriotb8017]

Thank you for the video, was interesting. A bit hard to listen an explanation in headphones as the sound was in left and most of the music in right ear, unlike the presentation and final speach.

[@corriefrankcreates]

@@poriotb8017 Thank you! Huh, how weird-I didn’t realize the audio split between left and right channels during the primary part of the video! I’ll see if I can figure out how to fix that in the editing process. Appreciate you letting me know!

[@mikehinchcliffe7453]

Why the spots at the end?

[@corriefrankcreates]

It's just a stylistic choice-I think it adds some fun whimsy and rounds out the piece, but I realize it's not to everyone's taste. Thanks so much for watching the video and leaving a comment! ☺

[@twohandsandaradio]

The painting is excellent. The vocal presentation...wow. Every sentence going up like a question. You should work on that. It's annoying and also is a subliminal sign you're not sure of what you're saying. Sorry. I had to mute about 3 minutes into it.

[@corriefrankcreates]

Glad you enjoyed the painting! Lol, fair enough about the voiceover-I appreciate the constructive feedback. I'll keep it in mind, although I imagine it would take a while to completely retrain my speaking style. 😅😉

[@sakuvraixx]

​@@corriefrankcreatesidk what they're talking about, I didn't notice it, and you have a lovely voice

[@corriefrankcreates]

@@sakuvraixxAw, thank you! 🥰