Bubbles and Bokeh Watercolor Tutorial | Kindred Soul Art

[@451oneandonly]

I agree with all the comments on here and then some... The beautiful colors caught my attention to watch. Simply beautiful and realistic looking . I think I will share this with my grandchildren as well. They love when they can create artwork that amazes them when their done.. thank you for your sharing your talent with us, your such an inspiration.

[@gemini-designs]

Thank you, beautiful bubbles!! So fun to watch!🤍🩵💜

[@kindredsoulart2111]

I'm so glad you enjoyed it and I hope your day is as joyful as a bowl full of bubbles!

[@maryjanethompsonthefirst]

I am glad you talk when you think so I can hear you too 😊 new sub waving hi.

[@Maridesa-kreativmitPapie-dy7ex]

Oh wow! That´s absolutely awesome! Looks really realistic! I love it🥰

[@kindredsoulart2111]

Thank you so much for watching, and I love that bubbles are really forgiving when you add the 3D effects to them. Hope to see you back soon!

[@ClaireMorgan-x7u]

Frankfurt Germany here. I’m no artist but I do wall and floor paint treatments. I know true talent when I see it. Your art inspires me. You show real mastery with color and blending. I bow to you. Thank you for sharing.

[@kindredsoulart2111]

Awwwwwww your comment warms my heart!! Thank you so much for stopping in and having a watch and danke schon for taking the time to comment on the video. I hope you have an amazing day!

[@amityholloway6434]

Hi, I think you're using gold rub instead of paint. I was wondering how well it drys?

[@hubbysswee]

I’m so glad you came across my feed!! I’m going to binge watch the rest of your videos after enjoying this one!

[@kindredsoulart2111]

Yeeees! Who doesn't love a good binge 😂 So glad to have you here with me!

[@hubbysswee]

@@kindredsoulart2111 MWAH!!!

[@kathiegettinger8374]

Fantastic!

[@kindredsoulart2111]

Thank you so much for stopping in and watching!

[@NinaHansen2008]

Just lovely,

[@kindredsoulart2111]

As are you! Thank you so much for watching and for your kind comment

[@arlenemurphy804]

These could be Christmas balls too? Put a gold top and string.

[@kindredsoulart2111]

Yes! I did a Christmas ornament one last year and made cards out of it, and it turned out great!

[@havendallaire5988]

Love love this!! If you can I'd like to see your Christmas one 😊

[@loleki737]

Lovely!

[@kindredsoulart2111]

As are you! Thank you for joining me!

[@MMGARC]

This came out so beautiful !!Watching your process was very inspiring too. I can't wait to learn more from you. Thank you for teaching us how to paint Bubbles so beautifully!

[@paulinedavis3660]

Gorgeous thankyou 😊

[@kindredsoulart2111]

Thank you so much for watching and also for your kind comment! I hope you have an amazing day and that your paintings come out as wonderful as you are :)

[@sherizapara2992]

This is so beautiful!!....could be champagne 🍾 bubbles!!! Ty for posting this!!

[@kindredsoulart2111]

Yeeeees! So bubbleyyyyyyy

[@artsymargo]

Thank you for verbalizing your thoughts as you go along. It's really helpful and a lot more interesting than just silence or music.

[@kindredsoulart2111]

You are so welcome! My brain has a hard time thinking/speaking while I'm painting so I'm glad it's somewhat understandable haha!

[@RosieWillford-j3r]

love, love your bubbles something so free. I wasn't even going to paint until i saw your lovely. Em i may be up till the early hours lol. Not that is is unsuawal to lose track of when painting. Thank you !

[@kindredsoulart2111]

Oh I'm so glad it inspired you to paint! And you painting inspires me to paint, too haha! The circle of paint life 🥰

[@donnacarraway9182]

I SO LOVE THIS!!! Great instructions!!, Thank you! 💕💕💕

[@kindredsoulart2111]

I'm so glad you loved it!! I've made a goal for myself to make another video by the end of the year so I hope you'll be able to see it when it comes out!

[@ShirleyBeasley-pm6po]

Terrific demonstration

[@kindredsoulart2111]

Thank you so much for watching, and I am so glad you were able to find my video!

[@sopung1004]

The color is mysteriously pretty❤

[@kindredsoulart2111]

I find people's comments often reflect a portion of their own personalities, so for you that means mysteriously pretty!

[@ChasingTadpoles]

This is very inspiring and mesmerizingly beautiful ❤

[@kindredsoulart2111]

I find many people's comments reflect something about who they are, and with your comment that makes you very inspiring and mesmerizingly beautiful! Thank you so much for watching and commenting

[@gingerbuchanan2795]

This I must attempt! So fun! Thank you for sharing. I drop and sling my brush around too. 😅

[@kindredsoulart2111]

Haha I am the worst when it comes to being tidy when I paint! When the juices are flowing that's where my focus is!

[@ejej1964]

So cool, thank you for sharing. I will try this with my grand kids.

[@kindredsoulart2111]

What a fun project to do with them! If you try it out and this one is a little advanced for them, you might try my other bubble one that uses negative painting to create the bubbles since that can be a little easier.

[@monislimdancer1]

than You so much for this lesson. It was a challenge but very satisfying. I plan to do it again. to get practice in making those strokes that give the bubble a round shape and refections.

[@kindredsoulart2111]

I'm so glad you tried it! Mine get better every time I do them

[@lourdescarballo5117]

very nice and meticulous VERY GOOD WORK

[@kindredsoulart2111]

Thank you so much for being here with me!

[@sharongrace3626]

I love everything about this video, thx for sharing it. Happy New Year!

[@kindredsoulart2111]

Happy new year!! Thank you so much for commenting and I hope your new year is full of joy, painting, and warm hugs. I hope to post again soon (It feels like so longs since I've been able to paint!!!), and I hope to see you back :)

[@clairemurray4541]

Just beautiful! Thank you💜💜💜

[@kindredsoulart2111]

Thank you so much for being here!

[@JanLarsen-qp2lu]

Just showed up in my feed. Thoughtful and beautifully done. Would love to see some of your other art! Hope that new job you just got has to do with using your talents In Art. Glad I found you.

[@kindredsoulart2111]

I'm so glad you found me too! I have a goal to post another video by the end of the year, so I hope you'll be able to see it when it comes out!

[@deborahthompson3847]

Really appreciate this video and your teaching and sharing style. Thank you.

[@kindredsoulart2111]

I really appreciate you for being here, watching, and commenting

[@ladeanaburton6863]

Love this!❤❤❤❤

[@TheCraftyFamily]

Very beautiful. It was relaxing to watch 💙🩵🤍

[@gailmartin3009]

Just nerding out loud ❤it, very enjoyable video

[@sabinek.4773]

Wirklich wundervoll - vielen Dank 🫶💖

[@kindredsoulart2111]

Vielen Dank fürs Zuschauen und dafür, dass Sie hier sind!

[@carolburkett7018]

Your bubbles are so fun. Thank you. Their more to it than I expected. It’s beautiful and more practice, for me. Your extremely helpful. And I’ll behaving fun watercolour.

[@kindredsoulart2111]

Thank you so much for being here and watching with me! No painting needs to be perfect, and I'm so glad you just get to have fun enjoying the process of it!!

[@juliemiller7175]

I just happened upon this video after watching a different one… and I’m so glad I did!! I am not an artist by any stretch of the imagination but I found this captivating. I took copious notes as I watched the video, stopping and starting so I didn’t miss anything. I am a mixed media scrapbooker and would love to try this for a background paper. I am looking forward to watching many more of your videos. You are so talented!!

[@evehalverson-carroll7550]

Impressive ❤

[@kindredsoulart2111]

[@RuthellenHerzberg]

So many great painting techniques. TU

[@kindredsoulart2111]

Thank you so much for watching and spending some time with me here!

[@liviariviello9474]

Fantastico!!! Non vedo l'ora di provare!! Grazie!!

[@kindredsoulart2111]

Sei il benvenuto e spero che ti piaccia!

[@janetmatthews5564]

Brilliant

[@kindredsoulart2111]

I find people's comments often reflect a portion of their own personalities, so for you that means brilliant!

[@janeclempson1978]

just amazing ❤

[@Lilithofeden1]

I came here to add the bubble mod to the background of the Skyrim Pages I'm doing for my friends Journal👍👏👏👏 thank you

[@kindredsoulart2111]

Sounds like such a fun project!

[@lainareeves3755]

These are beautiful! 😊

[@kindredsoulart2111]

Thank you so much!! I am grateful you stopped in to watch and hope you've had a chance to try it!

[@robinbrophy7162]

Great tutorial! Thank you so much🙏🏻🙂

[@kindredsoulart2111]

I'm so glad you enjoyed it!

[@jlm517rocks]

so nice... Faber castell iridescent & pastel gelatos thru a circle template were my 1st attempt...yrs is beautimous...yay for contrast.

[@lauralaladarling3775]

Thank you for your beautiful bubbles which look very tricky to perfect but patience is the key! Great tutorial. Xxx ❤

[@kindredsoulart2111]

I'm so glad you enjoyed it, and yes I think patience is one of the most challenging painting skills to master haha! At least for me it is anyway 😂

[@tonzcat4182]

Great video, the bubbles look amazing

[@kindredsoulart2111]

Thank you so much for watching!

[@marikalr]

Love this lesson. it's fun to paint something totally different. Thank you.

[@kindredsoulart2111]

You are welcome and I'm so glad you stopped in to watch!!

[@kathleensmith9307]

Thank you for an outstanding tutorial of your lovely, ethereal painting. Do you add a signature? ❤

[@kindredsoulart2111]

Thank you so much for your kind comment! I did a lot more when I first started, but I've kind of gone to signing the back unless specifically requested by a client. I found that my signature ended up messing with the eye tracking through the piece unless I planned it in, so it was just better for me to add it on the back.

[@delphyflo9390]

Beautiful, and a great tutorial! Thank you so much!

[@kindredsoulart2111]

Thank you for watching and I'm glad you liked it!

[@peonieglow5005]

Framed piece beautiful

[@eve123w8]

Love this!!!

[@Birchbayaromatics]

very skilful work. I draw crystal balls, and often wondered how to draw bubbles (spheres) in a big universe. Thank you for your great explanations, and for showing how you incorporate mistakes

[@Rockymtnbloom]

Amazing technique. I really like the transparency and reflection of the clear bubbles.

[@kindredsoulart2111]

I'm so glad you enjoyed it!

[@marie-francenicosia8865]

BEAUTIFUL!!!

[@kindredsoulart2111]

As are YOU!!!

[@milenabdesign]

That's gorgeous and very unique!

[@kindredsoulart2111]

Thank you so much for your kind comment! I find a lot of people's comments are a reflection of who they are--and for you that means gorgeous and very unique!

[@milenabdesign]

@@kindredsoulart2111 Aww, that is so sweet! What a lovely perspective, thank you!

[@emilyhird2332]

Fab tutorial thank you! ☺️ Louise and Emily

[@kindredsoulart2111]

Thank you so much for watching!

[@ShelleyAlkov]

Great tutorial! I had so much fun painting bubbles. 🥰

[@kindredsoulart2111]

I'm so glad you tried it out!

[@4luvofgr8music]

Delightful! Thank you!

[@kindredsoulart2111]

I'm so glad you enjoyed it!

[@charlottephillips7462]

This is so cool.

[@lidanaude8022]

Just beautiful!!

[@kindredsoulart2111]

From your comment I feel like that's also the kind of person you are--just beautiful!!!

[@hemjoo]

Appreciate this step by step video. The bubbles are stunning!

[@kindredsoulart2111]

Thank you for watching and I hope yours turned out beautifully!

[@arlenemurphy804]

Loved this. I can see a background of evergreen pines and then the bubbles as Christmas balls. Maybe bokeh could be lights on the tree. Endless possibility. Thank you

[@kindredsoulart2111]

Yeees! I did this style for a Christman ornament and made cards out of it which turned out so pretty! I've also used it for lightbulbs, too, which turned out pretty cool

[@moanaimig3988]

Thank You!

[@tanyahunter7320]

I really enjoyed watching your process. Thanks for sharing. The result is beautiful 🎉

[@barbaradurgolo3133]

Meraviglioso!👍🏻

[@leannefoster-og7yp]

Great tutorial, beautiful work

[@kindredsoulart2111]

Thank you so much for joining!!

[@daniellenadon3920]

the finger dobber I use it to paint on rocks its so much fun

[@carrma57]

I’m a big fan of Kuretake gold. It’s in most of their pan sets. I have the starry pallet, it has various tones of gold, even white gold. I absolutely love this, I’ll have to try it. Thank you for sharing 😊

[@kindredsoulart2111]

Thank you so much for the recommendation, I am going to have to try it out! I absolutely love gold in paintings.

[@carrma57]

@@kindredsoulart2111you’re welcome. Kuretake also have a gold ink. It can be used with a brush, dip pen or a needle point bottle. It is gorgeous. 🫶😊

[@urban_fox4658]

Girl! This is so beautiful! Love using water, alcohol, and salt for texture and interest, too. And the Signo pen is the best white gel pen. Dr Ph Martin MBP white and non-acrylic gouache are great, but can’t beat pen form sometimes. I’m still learning, as well, and boy is there so much to learn with watercolors! I love this medium, but use to be scared too death of it as an acrylic artist. Great tutorial! Subscribed ❤

[@kindredsoulart2111]

Omg thank you so much! Yes, those are great techniques, and the parchment paper/saran wrap texture tricks are really fun for this one, too! And HARD AGREE on the Signo pens, they are so opaque and I like that you can still wet the edges and fade them out. I think every artist will always be learning, and expanding into watercolor will help magnify your vocabulary in acrylic, too! The thing I love best in watercolor is that because the watercolor has a mind of its own, it allows you to have a conversation with your paint, rather than just always having to tell your paint what to do. It's so fun!

[@urban_fox4658]

@@kindredsoulart2111 I really like that mindset - having a conversation with your paint instead of always telling it what to do. I’m going to remember that for the rest of my life, Girl! Because to have a healthy conversation, you have to listen and respect what the other person is saying, allowing them to freely express themselves without fear of judgment. We may not like or agree with what someone is saying, we may not even understand them (a GREAT analogy for watercolor conversations sometimes!! 😂), but it’s not our job to CONTROL or change them. I’m going to start letting watercolor do its thing without fussing (too much) Lol; of course, we can gently guide it where necessary, to keep boundaries clear - like with any good relationship. 😉 Thank you!!

[@ursulahutchins1560]

GREAT tutorial ❤❤ i really love the bubbles 😊 thanks for sharing your brilliant ideas❤

[@moniquebreau71]

Amazingly beautiful!

[@patriciasheridan7]

Incredible! ❤

[@kindredsoulart2111]

Thank you so much for stopping by! I have a goal to make a new video by the end of the year, so I hope you hold me accountable to that!! 😂

[@christinehinds3370]

Your video just showed up on my feed, and I am so glad to have found you! I just love the shape of circles, and your teaching of these bubbles is magical! Thank you! I have to check out your other videos!💙

[@kindredsoulart2111]

I am so glad you are here! Welcome and I look forward to hearing about your painting journey!

[@lindamclean8809]

Your bubbles are lovely. 🥰🥰🥰

[@kindredsoulart2111]

Thank you so much! I'm sure they match the lovely person you are :)

[@lindamclean8809]

@@kindredsoulart2111 thank you for your reply........blessings to you. 🥰🥰🥰

[@maryellenmeckley667]

Beautiful. Great tutorial ❤

[@kindredsoulart2111]

Thank you so much for being here with me and watching together

[@thefabuloustravelingartstu5119]

What a great video. I have to try this, thank you.

[@kindredsoulart2111]

Thank you so much! I would love to see what you do with it!

[@lechat8533]

This turned out so beautiful :))) Thank you very much for sharing❤

[@kaykelsch2027]

Beautiful! I love this! Thank you and Happy New Year 🎉🥳💖

[@kindredsoulart2111]

Happiest of New Years to you as well!

[@trishs.4326]

Love it 👍🥰☝️🎄🙏 merry Xmas from Australia 😘💋🙂

[@pma613]

Just found you. I love this tutorial and it’s title. Thank you for the inspiration. 🌱💛

[@Karen_Tries]

This was great! Gonna try it tomorrow!

[@kindredsoulart2111]

Hey just checking in to see how it turned out! If you haven't gotten to it, I would love to hear how it went for you when you get there!

[@colleurfull]

Knap werk!!👍👍👏👏

[@adridutoit4642]

Lovely!!

[@gila1959]

Love your bubbles .well done….. (, the sound of the dipping the brush every time in bowl is loud..)😊

[@kindredsoulart2111]

Thank you for letting me know! I have a goal to make another video by the end of the year, so I will try and place the bowl a bit farther away from the mic!

[@theresaparker8945]

I really enjoyed your demo so much hun…thank you…

[@crystalheart9]

I loved watching you paint these bubbles. Thank you for the great tutorial, it was really helpful. P.S. I subscribed.💙

[@kindredsoulart2111]

Thank you so much for your super kind comment! I have a goal to make a new video by the end of the year, so I hope you all keep me accountable! 😂

[@crystalheart9]

I'm looking forward to it.💖

[@patriciasnijders3392]

metalic paints from finetec colorio are great

[@kindredsoulart2111]

Thank you so much for the recommnedation!

[@ljsquare1]

Such a great tutorial. I really like your approach and your attitude. You explain your process in a way that makes sense and you don’t give up when things aren’t exactly to your liking. You find a way to make it work. Thank you for sharing your talent and insights. 💕

[@kindredsoulart2111]

Yeees, I'm so glad you are with me! Life is too short and too hard to get caught up hating the imperfections haha! We are all imperfect and I think it's kind of beautiful that we can learn to work and love those parts of ourselves too

[@TinkersCloset]

Very beautiful ❤❤❤

[@sarabi3827]

Awesome piece of art very creative, you have certainly captured the 3D effect of the bubbles and using the white dots in a linear angle give the painting movement. You have definitely inspired me to give this a go.

[@alethea9778]

nice job!

[@kindredsoulart2111]

Thank you so much! I'm so glad you enjoyed it!

[@lisalindstrom9564]

This is too cool

[@galachewning4440]

I was just thinking of Christmas balls for cards! Can I use him gouache paints for this? I have every paint type except watercolor. I do have watercolor pencils I can use if himi won't work. Please lmk. Love this

[@kindredsoulart2111]

It works so great for Christmas balls! You can totally use gouache paint for it, but it may not give as much depth because the paint isn't as transparent and may not spread as easily for the background. But you can get a little of the fading translucency by adding more water to the gouache when you make the bubble streaks.

[@fia8079]

I decided to go get everything to try this. I bought you something to try but how do I send it ? Plus I think I'll try pink with purple in the bubbles, 😂 I just now realized I forgot the color wheel. Duhhhhh

[@kindredsoulart2111]

That is just so sweet of you!! Do you have instagram or facebook? You can send me a private message there and maybe we can exchange--I'll send you a color wheel in return!

[@hollylutz730]

"Instead of strictly focusing on a technical analysis of what you're looking at, try looking at it in terms of what it feels like....try to memorize the feeling of what the shapes look like. I feel like it helps your intuitive sense because you are relying on ***feelings which can store a lot more information** than what you might be able to memorize in a more technical way" - this is brilliant and beautiful! Never heard it stated this way before, but you are surely right. Thank you for the lovely tutorial!

[@kindredsoulart2111]

I'm so glad you found it helpful!

[@deniselarrybekkedahl6555]

Just stunning! Thank you so much for sharing your process!

[@fazestorm4441]

Paper towels which really help you

[@fazestorm4441]

And Kleenex for tissues😊

[@kindredsoulart2111]

Yes, I especially love them for easy clean up! I ended up going with the rag since I'm in the process of trying to reduce my overall waste, but I especially love to use kleenex and paper towels to help with texturing!

[@WhatsMarlyUpTo]

Stunning performance! Love the colours in the one you did today more than your previous one. Have to try this soon. I was searching for tuts on this subject and am so glad I found yours. 💦 ⬅ closest thing to a bubble I could find 😂 😂

[@kindredsoulart2111]

Thank you so much! Yes I would love to see how it goes for you (just tag me on insta/facebook/tiktok in your post or send me a DM!) Hahah and the water/'bubble' emoji made me laugh lolol

[@kimberlyobrien5912]

Right here…some of the bubbles or staying behind, and some going on top, how do you determine which will be in background and which in the foreground?

[@kindredsoulart2111]

I am not sure I think consciously about which ones should go on top, but I kind of let my painting tell me which would feel better. Since the bubbles have some transparency, sometimes you can get away with switching which one is on top when you get a little bit later into the painting. I would say the white highlights are the strongest indicator of showing which one you want to go on top.

[@cheerfulgreetings5535]

I throughly enjoyed your tutorial and especially your patience. Thanks for sharing.

[@kindredsoulart2111]

Thank you so much for your kind comment and for joining me in this space! I hope all amazing things come to you and to your paintings

[@darulislahenterprisekcp8287]

OMG, i made a bubbles painting and wanting to fix the background to bokeh effects and i found this. Perfect helps! ❤️

[@kindredsoulart2111]

Awesome, so glad to hear it!

[@TheQwuilleran]

New to watercolor, but i do have some experience with calligraphy brushes (㊗️). Have you ever used one with watercolor instead of ink?

[@kindredsoulart2111]

That's so awesome! I have a few calligraphy brushes that I had purchased when I lived in China, but I was really poor so they weren't very good quality, but there are ink-based watercolors (like Dr. Martin brand) that may work really well with those types of brushes since they are originally designed for ink. You could use them for watercolor, too, but might enjoy the familiarity of the ink consistency with the experience you already have!