How to Paint Perfect Watercolour Leaves Every Time!

Watercolour Quick Fix - Episode 2: How to Paint Perfect Watercolour Leaves Every Time!
The Watercolour Quick Fix is a short video focussing on sorting out a single problem we all experience from time to time as watercolour artists. Today is all about how to get the right amount of water every time. In just 5 minutes this mystery will become clear and you can use this video as a quick reminder whenever you're struggling with the amount of water to use in your paintings!
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[@judidoherty936]

Your sense of humor is so dry and witty. Thank you😄.

[@deWintonPaperCo]

Oh thank you!

[@meshaidancegirls2476]

You always end well !! Good job

[@deWintonPaperCo]

Thanks!

[@chrislora8255]

Thank you for these wonderful “quick fixes” that focus on just one aspect. They are well done and very helpful (people can now recognize what objects I’m painting!).

[@deWintonPaperCo]

So glad you’re finding them helpful

[@lyndeanezjoppp00the93]

Thanks so much Harriet , I've struggled with leaves for so long , am going to have a big practice session now 🙂

[@deWintonPaperCo]

So glad it’s helpful!

[@kathrynledward2037]

Oh Harriet you make it look so easy. I’m really struggling with leaves 🥺

[@deWintonPaperCo]

Try to focus on enjoying the process and the results will follow

[@livinglifeinthenorth8512]

You really are a great teacher! Thank you for doing these videos!

[@deWintonPaperCo]

You're very welcome!

[@amandastratton8242]

thank you Harriet a very useful tutorial

[@deWintonPaperCo]

Thanks Amanda!

[@jeanlee6435]

You r painting with the correct hand like me! You are a genious

[@deWintonPaperCo]

Thank you so much 😀

[@like2makethings]

Thank you ever so much, Harriet, for showing how to pick up the excess paint. That was exactly the question I was going to ask you to show and was so happy to see you sharing it here. I kept getting blotches and blooms when trying to do it.

[@deWintonPaperCo]

You are so welcome!

[@like2makethings]

@@waymire01 thank you. I have good brushes. I think the issue is more the paper. I practice alot so use a non cotton but good studio paper. I tried a cotton paper and it is not so much an issue with that paper.

[@debbieekes5718]

Thank you for breaking this down. Very helpful.

[@deWintonPaperCo]

Glad it was helpful!

[@merjlw]

Just found your channel, being a lefty myself it's wonderful to find ways other lefties work their brush strokes.

[@deWintonPaperCo]

Thank you!

[@deannamunro8148]

You are so good at explaining the basics - makes me a little more content to know that even my Frankenstein leaves thrive somewhere in this world!

[@deWintonPaperCo]

Ah thanks Deanna!

[@giovannascotti488]

I absolutely love your tutorials! Thank you for sharing! You are so talented! 😍😍😍

[@deWintonPaperCo]

You are so welcome!

[@alittlegreenwoman]

Thank you for these great tips and inspiration! I’m new to watercolour and bought your book as I love your style and tutorials here - they really help beginners, most detailed and helpful explanations to demystify this medium. Thanks and hi from Belgium!

[@deWintonPaperCo]

You are so welcome!

[@linesbylisa3557]

Love it! Best video on how to learn to paint leaves 🍃🙂Thank you!

[@deWintonPaperCo]

Ah thanks Lisa!

[@marielouisedavidson4834]

Excellent! very helpful! Thank you!

[@deWintonPaperCo]

Thanks Marie!

[@jonavin2361]

This is great timing and just so helpful. Thank you Harriet! X

[@deWintonPaperCo]

So glad Jo!

[@Carina-2906]

Thank you very much for this very nice video!

[@deWintonPaperCo]

No worries

[@susanpyra7182]

thank you, just what I needed for painting leaves. Thank you for sharing, much appreciated.

[@deWintonPaperCo]

So glad!

[@lulujordaan1103]

I have practiced this and I am amazed how much of a difference it makes! Thank you!

[@deWintonPaperCo]

Great job!

[@cazhowe737]

Thank you for for showing this to us 🐘

[@deWintonPaperCo]

You’re very welcome

[@angelamurphy3260]

Very helpful. Thank you!

[@deWintonPaperCo]

Thanks AngelA!

[@zahrullailyusof]

Thank you for the great tutorial👍...its help me to improve my watercolor painting

[@deWintonPaperCo]

Thanks!

[@lincorrie5894]

Very, very useful, many thanks. I obviously need more brush control as I struggle to stop the brush tip pinging out when tapering in at the end of the stroke!

[@deWintonPaperCo]

Ah yes that’s something that can also be problematic!

[@daretodraw4165]

So useful! 😊

[@deWintonPaperCo]

So glad it was

[@joyknott732]

Thanks, that's a really helpful video ❤️

[@deWintonPaperCo]

Thanks Joy!

[@normaspande3141]

Thank you, loved it

[@deWintonPaperCo]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@asyaawsq]

Yine ama yine harika🌠🌠

[@deWintonPaperCo]

thanks!

[@margaretmiller3851]

Thank you. xx

[@deWintonPaperCo]

Thanks Margaret!

[@cynthia0dlin797]

Thank you for this great tutorial! New to watercolor so need all the help I can get!!😃

[@deWintonPaperCo]

Glad it was helpful!

[@joannalachowicz8313]

It was a great pleasure to watch you painting. Thanks for this tutorial.

[@deWintonPaperCo]

Thanks so much Joanna!

[@tabithajohnston3876]

Love that your a lefty too!! But, I'm I the only one who's literally cried trying to create one painting with ALL leaves stems an flowers in tact? Few months on with painting an Love it but I'm aching for just one painting in perfection. Haha a friend says.... Let go, in the end it is the water an paint in control.

[@deWintonPaperCo]

Absolutely. If you relinquish control and enjoy what the paint does it will get better!

[@lulujordaan1103]

Thank you!!! 🥰

[@deWintonPaperCo]

You’re welcome 😊

[@andersenjam]

I would also appreciate some tips on making branches. Mine often look unnatural. thanks for your videos from a fellow self-taught watercolorist.

[@deWintonPaperCo]

Ok thanks Jamie

[@mollygilfillan6551]

Thank you for this great lesson. What kind of brush are you using that has longer brush hairs... (is that how to describe that?) I do have a “Rigger” brush that helps paint long lines, but yours is thicker. I hope I’m saying this correctly!

[@deWintonPaperCo]

Hi Molly, I'm using a 'pointed round' brush which is really versatile

[@anneke7822]

I used a lot of paper for the leaves. 😁 I manage to get a straight blade, and that's it. Sometimes it is possible to paint a beautiful leaf. It seems so simple. I have trouble with the brush. I have trouble starting the brush on the paper to make the start. Sometimes things suddenly go well. Do you have another tip? Thank you so much! BTW I recieved the brushes! They look great!

[@deWintonPaperCo]

Just keep going and keep experimenting. It will fall into place!

[@anneke7822]

@@deWintonPaperCo Thank you, I keep trying.

[@ceciLOVEtaco]

Quote : however rubbish you think your leaves are , somewhere out there the world , there is a leaf that looks exactly like the one that you've just painted. So comforting , thank you !

[@deWintonPaperCo]

Haha! I say that to a lot of my students!

[@ceciLOVEtaco]

@@deWintonPaperCoCan't not thank you enough for this . Or sometimes I've been thinking ....I can't even paint a leaf ....so how can I paint anyway!!

[@rupalishankerarthub]

Excellent video and thanks for doing this. I hv done many painting leaf tutorials and brush control courses on Skillshare..but still have the blob at the end plus back run issue for the vertical stroke, C curve and S curve. Blotting the brush and picking up colour after each stroke means taking twice as long for leaves with 2 strokes. Does brush type or quality make a difference?

[@deWintonPaperCo]

It can do. Also the speed at which you paint can also have an impact

[@eddaheese9576]

Hello Harriet, received your beautiful book for my birthday today and am really looking forward to working with it and watching your great videos ... Since I like to post my pictures on Instagram just to show them, I will be happy to use your hashtag #harrietdewinton ... Best regards Edda

[@deWintonPaperCo]

Thanks so much Edda!

[@chawenglee3780]

May I know how to buy your book? From Singapore

[@deWintonPaperCo]

Check the episode notes for links for my Etsy shop. We can ship anywhere