Daily practice routine of a watercolor artist (+ tips on creating your own)

In this video, I’m showing you my daily practice routine for improving fast with pencil sketching and watercolors. I also give you some quick sketching tips and advice for how to create your own daily art practice.
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TIME STAMPS
00:00 - Intro
00:33 - Why I started a daily art practice
02:38 - My sketching materials
03:30 - Sketching from a photo reference
04:18 - Sketching from a video reference
06:39 - Watercolor sketching
08:38 - Watercolor painting
09:26 - Tips for creating your own practice routine
ABOUT
Hi, I’m Louise: an artist, writer & creative solopreneur from Sweden. As a multi-passionate creative, I have spent my entire adult life avoiding traditional employment and instead making a living off of my art.
On this channel, I talk about everything I've learned along the way: About art making, creativity, mental health, and making a living as a creative. Dealing with perfectionism, fears, and overwhelm. Staying sane and productive among stress and distractions. And much more.
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MUSIC
All music is from Epidemic Sound.

[@MattieAnne]

i could truly listen to you talk about this stuff all day

[@LouiseStigell]

Aww thank you. 😊🖤

[@nemofishing]

I went through 2 of youe water colour videos including this one and THANK YOU. You are actually helping a beginner by telling them its okay to be at whatever level they are. Just begin. The water colour exercise you told about in this same playlist where you just take a sheet and listen to a song and do whatever is just EVERYTHING. Thankyou so much again ❤

[@Somara72]

Thank you for this video🙏❤️ I'm so glad I found your channel and epecially your videos about how to be a creative who want to live a stressfree life and run a KZbin channel. But also your art videos. You are a big inspiration. I hope to be able to ceeate a KZbin channel as well. Right now I struggle to decide what language to use... Being Swedish it would definitely be easier to speak Swedish. But at the same time I would love to be able to create a small international online community. Focus will be my journey where I re-enchant and renovate my childhood summer cottage, learning to integrate witchcraft, sustainability and creativity in my everyday life🧙♻️🏡

[@diamondsonthelake]

Your video was really helpful and affirming to keep up my daily watercolor journal and to not feel the need to hop right to a painting.

[@PaulaScardamalia]

Love the quick sketches and the video trick. Thank you.

[@CLOUDSINTHEKITCHEN]

You are amazing!

[@LouiseStigell]

Aww thank you. 🥰🙈

[@Noukah.]

I really enjoy following along and listen on your thoughts and tips. Just as you mentioned, I definitely tend to focus on one area at a time when I draw/paint for practice. I usually hone in on the part that kinda bugs me the most(hah), right now I'm trying to improve my design skills, shapes and draftsmanship, trying to combine the two. Keep up the great videos and beautiful art!

[@LouiseStigell]

Thank you so much! 🙏🏻 Exactly, that's the trick. It's the same when I practice a song on the piano, I divide it up into smaller bits, especially the hard parts. And then just grind those until they feel easier. 😅

[@joysart0881]

I enjoyed your video! I too am a watercolor artist. I just looked up daily watercolor routine and your video came up. I wanted to see if there was anything I could add to my daily routine. I really like your suggestion for drawing from life by watching KZbin videos. Brilliant!

[@aida087]

Hello Louise, just found your channel and thank you for sharing!! I've wanted to practice watercolor painting and I just haven't been able to mentally get there but I love your tips, can't wait to try!!💕🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@LouiseStigell]

Hi Aida! Thank you so much, and welcome! 🙏🏻

[@marielouisedavidson4834]

Excellent video and tutorial! Thank you so much!

[@onestrauss3066]

This was very useful! Thank you so much! I am now off to look at my notes and set up a daily practice routine for myself. Thanks again!

This tipps helped me so much. Thank you!

[@judihart9658]

ty!for sharing.& Merry Christmas!💖👍☕🙂

[@lynnmccoysloan7705]

Great ideas! I find I'm a great procrastinator as a newbie watercolorist due to my perfectionism. As a classical pianist though, I love discipline. This may be just the ticket I need. Thank you!

[@damayantig3500]

Ur channel is gr8 it inspired me to watercolor painting,which I found intimidating till now.

[@calonstanni]

This is so helpful thank you!

[@LouiseStigell]

So happy to hear that! Thank you. 🙏🖤😊

[@TyTLZacharie]

Yes this helped so much & was very inspiring. I’ve been in this mindset of being intentional and thinking of the ways I can work on my skills daily towards my artistic goals.

[@LouiseStigell]

Thank you, so happy to hear that! 😊

[@TyTLZacharie]

@@LouiseStigell of course! & no thank you! 😊

[@pinkangel2393]

Great video and suggestions! 🥰

[@LouiseStigell]

Thank you! 😊

[@sequinb7155]

Thank you for sharing your art practice. It is helpful as I struggle with motivation. May I ask which is the pencil you used with the thicker lead?

[@claretdelgado4465]

Thank you for sharing your process with us. Your water colors are beautiful, I loved your birds. A question, what type of pencil did you use for the crows? Thank you😊

[@ZurditaDinamita]

0:14 Oh god, I also have a wild Dwight on my sketchbook 😂 I felt so exposed with no reason hahah! I also love using animals as a subject, but I'm focused on the drawing boat (I can't decide between watercolor or digital coloring, so I opted for minimalism: just graphite and some black liners 🖤)