Dragonfly Ink and Wash: Watercolor Painting for Beginners

[@cathykotter9430]

Thank you for your water color journal videos. It’s let me enter the world of playing with watercolor!

[@cperkins7440]

A very nice dragonfly in a whimsical way. The tail as you called it is actually the abdomen. The thorax is the area where the wings and legs attach. Additionally, the dark spots you added to the wings about 2/3's of the way towards the tip show be closer to the tip on the leading edge. They are called stigma and act as a weight on the wing to reduce vibration. All dragonflies and damselflies have 10 segments to their abdomen. I have photographed them for years and recently started trying to paint them from my photographs.

[@shanacirce]

Wow! That is a lot of fantastic dragon fly facts! I love it! Thanks for watching. 😊

[@GriffithsJacqueline]

My old Art teacher used to call this type of sketching "Lost & Found". I've always remembered him, great teacher. Love mixing greens with Ultramarine Blue which granulates, I like that look. Great subject, love Dragonflies. Thank you.

[@shanacirce]

My pleasure. Thank you for watching.

[@rosehill1595]

Clear, helpful and inspiring - I'll give it a shot with my first, brandnew set of water colors. Thanks!:)

[@shekitahackett6787]

Im gonna do the same! Good Luck 🍀

[@robertemond8838]

I loved painting the watercolor dragonfly with you. You are so talented. The Brushpen and fineliner made it pop! Thank you so much

[@shanacirce]

Thank you. I’m glad you enjoyed it.

[@patriciabradley8267]

Nice 👍.Will be there trying this out.Thanks for sharing 💌

[@florencecampbell774]

Shana I could watch you all day painting,if I could paint like this I would be so happy.Thank you for sharing.🌺🌺🥰

[@shanacirce]

Keep going and you will get there. It’s a hard earned skill but satisfying journey. 🎨😊

[@kathystopczynski9661]

EXCELLENT EXCELLENT what a beautiful dragonfly. Thank you for sharing your art knowledge

[@elainedudar1952]

Stunning, absolutely love dragon flies, you have captured this one beautifully, just starting to dabble in water colour and having fun with it, love the video and your explanations with what and how you create, tks

[@shanacirce]

Thank you. So glad you enjoyed it and found it helpful. 😊

[@danpost4755]

Awesome! I will be watching this several times. Lol

[@pierregodin1063]

Merci!

[@shanacirce]

Merci, Pierre!

[@pierregodin1063]

@@shanacirce I begin to understand what watercolour is about. thanks

[@Ljnco]

One of my faves! Thank you!

[@shanacirce]

My pleasure.

[@andrewdavies6273]

Love the painting Shana....😊

[@donnafitzpatrick4379]

Thank you for this tutorial, it was easy to understand.

[@shanacirce]

So glad you enjoyed it!

[@margohill3149]

How can I access the Dragonfly traceable? I can't find it anywhere.

[@judithmcilwee]

Good to see you missed you online

[@shanacirce]

Thank you, Judith.

[@lindaarrington8566]

Gorgeous

[@shanacirce]

Thank you.

[@hanabanana7999]

I've tried this as an absolute beginner who never held a brush before. My painting turns out really amazing (not as good as yours but obviously hahah). Thank you for the tutorial. Definitely subscribed to this channel!

[@shanacirce]

Welcome to the channel! I’m so glad you found the video helpful and were successful. Thank you so much for watching!

[@iwonder-t1r]

Beautiful - I love your lines ❤

[@shanacirce]

Thank you. 😊

[@sharonkrochmal9474]

I really enjoyed this video as I love dragonflies! Sometimes I can get them to land on my hand and once I rescued one that was caught in a spiders web. As to the video....I love everything you paint. You are a wonderful teacher! You've taught me not to be so critical of myself and to just have fun watching the watercolor do it's thing. I enjoy all the doodling too. Thank you so much Shana!

[@agurtzanekartiber4711]

Muy bonito

[@annehenriksen5828]

Beautiful😍

[@shanacirce]

Thank you.

[@pennywheeler2598]

I missed you. Love dragonflies and I love the way you teach.🙂 This is not art related but your hair is beautiful. Now I need to tackle the dragonfly.💕🖌x

[@shanacirce]

Thank you, Penny. 😄

[@alvirosy]

Hey I saw lots of artists use hairdryer to dry their paint. As a person who never used one (even for hair!) 😂 I'd like to ask something. Is there a significant difference between letting the paint dry by itself and by using a dryer?

[@alvirosy]

And beautiful dragonfly, btw! For me, it's one of the most elegant insects!

[@shanacirce]

It depends on how wet the paper is when you use it. Most of the time it doesn’t matter and really doesn’t make a difference. However, If you are using a wet-on-wet technique, you will want to let the water and paint do it’s thing before you use a dryer. Let it sit for 5-10 minutes so it is damp but no longer wet, and then you can use the dryer to finish the drying process. I hope that makes sense.

[@alvirosy]

@@shanacirce Ah ok, I got it. Thanks for the tip, Shana! 😁

[@trishmancuso2951]

Can you use just the watercolor not the ink? Thank you for sharing your gift. ❤

[@shanacirce]

Yes. Absolutely! Thank you for watching. 😁

[@joycestevens376]

Where is the information about your studio crew?

[@shanacirce]

Hi Joyce. The studio crew is actually closing but I will be looking at new paid membership programs soon. Stay tuned and thanks for watching. 😁

[@joycestevens376]

@@shanacirce Wonderful. I love the way you paint and had fun doing a few of them. Will you make the announcement on you tube?