How to transfer sketches to watercolor paper, and other tips!

[@AquarianDiaries]

This is one of THE BEST videos that covers everything that's beyond putting paint to paper. Thank you for sharing so many tips in one video 🙏

[@AlisaLaporteArt]

Thank you so much, I'm so gappy to hear that this video was able to help you! 💗

[@rudysmith6293]

Excellent presentation. Thank you!

[@AlisaLaporteArt]

Thank you so much!

[@TheRefinedBudget]

Thank you for this video! Very helpful

[@AlisaLaporteArt]

So glad it was helpful for you!! If you are wondering about any other techniques let me know!

[@zeroa6]

Very useful videos!!! Thanks!!

[@philcourtney7831]

Can’t wait to try your method of flattening, watercolor paintings !

[@AlisaLaporteArt]

@Phil Courtney let me know how it goes!! 🥰

[@philcourtney7831]

@@AlisaLaporteArt I will . I teach watercolor classes, and plan to add this to my arsenal. If you don't mind

[@AlisaLaporteArt]

No I don't mind!! 😊

[@awatercolourist]

Thanks for showing us how you flatten your paintings. That was really helpful.

[@AlisaLaporteArt]

You're welcome, I'm happy to know it was helpful for you! 😊

[@montebleu1351]

This has got to be one of the BEST videos that is full of such useful information. Thanks for sharing.

[@AlisaLaporteArt]

Monte Bleu thank you so much for your kind words! I'm happy to share this info with everyone and would love to know about any other tips or techniques you would like to learn about!! Don't forget to subscribe if you haven't already that way we can keep in touch!

[@nezelg]

You are a great teacher- looking forward to your other videos.

[@AlisaLaporteArt]

Thank you so much! Any other tips you would like to learn about?

[@ScottH]

Thanks, I was trying to figure out how to transfer my sketch.

[@AlisaLaporteArt]

@Scott H I'm happy to know that this video helped you with figuring out how to transfer your sketches!

[@denisebojczuk510]

Thank you. Very useful information.

[@AlisaLaporteArt]

Denise Bojczuk thank you, I glad it was useful! 😊 Any other ideas or tips you've been wondering about?

[@debbieabruzzini7004]

Thank you for a great video. Will the eraser take up enough graphic, where you press down with your hands while coping the drawing? Thank you

[@AlisaLaporteArt]

Yes, the eraser takes up the loose graphite without completely erasing your drawing. I mostly roll it across like you saw me do in the video, not too hard. I've had great success this way! Thank you so much for your question and support!

[@FairyTaleForever1]

This was soooo sooo helpful thank you so much!! 💛

[@AlisaLaporteArt]

You're so welcome ☺💓 I'm glad it was able to help you

[@healanxiety]

Yet another extremely helpful video, Alisa! I have had problems with the transfer paper lines disappearing when I add background washes.

[@AlisaLaporteArt]

You can lightly go over the lines with a pencil so the don't disappear.

[@pamhumphreys1611]

great info, thank you!!

[@AlisaLaporteArt]

Glad it was helpful!

[@sharonb537]

how hot do you have your iron? what fabric setting? thanks for the video

[@AlisaLaporteArt]

Sharon B I only have fabric settings on my iron, and I put it on cotton since I use cotton paper. I would say start on a low setting and if you need to go higher than do so. Just be careful not to start out too hot. Thank you for your comment and question!

[@sharonb537]

@@AlisaLaporteArt ok. well i tried it before I saw your comment (on the cotton setting) even though this is cheaper non cotton paper. its a test painting so no big deal. will find out how it goes when i remove my books tomorrow! my iron only steams on the hotter settings, apparently. thanks for the reply!

[@SJFoss]

Sometimes knowing what to do with the watercolour process feels daunting to me, but this was very helpful!! Straight forward and not overwhelming 😊 thank you!

[@AlisaLaporteArt]

I'm so glad this video made watercolors feel less daunting. I would love to hear about anything else you might need help on! Thank you!

[@m.i.a.5241]

What board are you using?

[@AlisaLaporteArt]

It's a Masonite board, I talk aboutbit more in depth at the end of this video, they have been great light weight boards. I hope this helps! kzbin.info/www/bejne/bqTHnGqgoL55hZo

[@pibarrante6901]

QUESTION... how do i know what lines are significant enough to transfer from a photo to wc paper? OR should/could /would ya add 'lines' to an image for delineating shadows?

[@AlisaLaporteArt]

Good Question Pi Barrante, I think part of that is deciding on what you as an artist are wanting to portray, more detail or less. I like to at least have the main lines like if I'm drawing a face, the outline of the face, the eyes, nose, ears, and just the outline of the hair and maybe significant lines in the hair I would want to show case. Maybe I could do a video on this using different subjects like landscapes, portraits, things like that, would that be more helpful?

[@AlisaLaporteArt]

I will have a video up next week to answer more fully your question!!

[@AlisaLaporteArt]

@Pi Barrante here is the link to the video answering your question!! Let me know if you have any more questions! kzbin.info/www/bejne/aJO8hpqHfZuApc0

[@BerniceTaylorFitness]

Awesome technique! Sadly I don't have an artistic bone in my body..LOL

[@AlisaLaporteArt]

Thank you for the comment. Have you tried painting?

[@ktilleyhappiness]

I ordered some of that brown tape, gummy tape, and it’s supposed to arrive today. But I don’t want it! I don’t like that mess of removal.

[@Lillyz1112]

I don’t get the point of the brown tape

[@AlisaLaporteArt]

Lillyz great question, the brown tape is especially great for large watercolor paintings. It stretches and holds down the paper better than masking tape would for a large painting. Keeping the paper flat while wet.

[@soylattegrl]

Great video. The music could be deleted. It is distracting.

[@AlisaLaporteArt]

Thank you, that's good to know!👍

[@surveyguyor8958]

I agree. I was not really distracted, but your voice is nice and there is no dead time so no need for music.

[@TheJoan48]

Why don’t you use 300 lb paper on a tablet?

[@AlisaLaporteArt]

Are you talking about on a electronic tablet? I've used 300lb paper before but I prefer 140lb.

[@montebleu1351]

In this video your Instagram link is incomplete. This video has alisalaport & in other videos the working link is alisalaporteart 😊

[@AlisaLaporteArt]

Monte Bleu, thank you so much for catching that! I changed it !!

[@D9david]

Ok, ok, don’t kill us with why you don’t draw on the paper. Sorry.

[@D9david]

You were talking so much you forgot to tell us 5hat you were putting down the copy paper!