How to paint a watercolour fern

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The Painted Fern is - rather confusingly - a species of fern! It really lends itself to watercolour because of the natural colour blends that occur between the stem and the leaves.
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In this episode, we will be working with dilute, wet colour and blending them together whilst making sure we don't stick our hand in wet paint!
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[@mauradavies8413]

So beautiful ! These leaf tutorials are extremely helpful and I love your calm zen-like painting energy.

[@deWintonPaperCo]

Thanks so much Maura

[@marilynnecossins8116]

I really am enjoying your teaching style it is encouraging and gentle

[@deWintonPaperCo]

Thanks!

[@karimarajinder980]

Really it's very lovely to paint with you. It's so relaxing activity and you speak so nicely and kindly. Thank you again.

[@deWintonPaperCo]

Ah thank you Karima, I like to try and bring the relaxing qualities of watercolour that I enjoy.

[@georgepatrickbennett7412]

That's lovely...you have such a nice way about you when you paint and talk..so soothing and interesting. Love it! And yes, you can praise your own work...especially when it's so lovely as that Fern 😊

[@deWintonPaperCo]

Thanks George, I like to paint and talk in real time as I think the soothing quality of watercolour is half the reason why I enjoy it so much!

[@kimmiemamatomany6226]

Wow, beautiful.Hope to one day to achieve a lovely fern in watercolors. Thanks so much.

[@deWintonPaperCo]

Ferns are a great one to start with

[@kimmiemamatomany6226]

Ha, tried, but mine aren't so fern like. Will have to try again, lol. I thought things were going well, but then just realized not so much.

[@Jules-fl8yq]

Thanks very much for this lovely demo. I found it quite a tricky technique to master as the brushes are so tiny. Producing a very wet but fine line takes practice. I had to work in smaller sections and drop in more dark colour where it wasn't flowing well. I have a range of small brushes and found some worked better than others. The longer the 'bristles' the more paint they hold to produce wet lines although not as long as a rigger as these are more difficult to control.

[@deWintonPaperCo]

Glad it was helpful!

[@lesleeortega1482]

Beautiful and so easy to learn and follow!

[@deWintonPaperCo]

Brilliant, so glad you think so!

[@donnacarraway9182]

Thank you Harriet! So so beautiful! You must have the patience of a saint! When I first started painting one year ago I had the impression that painting went faster than it really does but I too am learning patience! Thank you for being such a great roll model!!💕

[@deWintonPaperCo]

Nice on Donna, yes patience is key. Although I often get so lost in the moment I forget to be in any kind of hurry

[@loribradford2129]

When I don't want to reach over my work while painting I just turn the page around. We can usually paint upside down or sideways with no trouble. I teach this to all my art students and it has been a real eye-opener to many. I am new to watercolor and am enjoying following your wonderful lessons. You really are a wonderful instructor, Thank you.

[@deWintonPaperCo]

Thanks Lori!

[@s.terris9537]

A remarkable study in color blending detail! A good learning exercise, I'll keep at it, thank you Harriet!

[@deWintonPaperCo]

Thanks!

[@kimskitchen123]

Very nice! Would love to see a snowman. 😊

[@deWintonPaperCo]

Me too!

[@peggybrownelliott783]

I love this tutorial!! Thank you!

[@deWintonPaperCo]

You are so welcome!

[@pamelaarcos1594]

So Beautiful fern! Thank you for sharing teacher Harriet. 🌹

[@deWintonPaperCo]

You are so welcome!

[@maryannknox7158]

Gorgeous

[@deWintonPaperCo]

Thanks!

[@thepoodledoodlepainter]

I started this project this morning and it's not as easy as you make it look! I tried a few different brushes before I was happy. I'm going to sketch out the full frond and then have another go, now that I know what I need to do. It was very relaxing though! Thank you 🥰

[@deWintonPaperCo]

Ah keep going, the more you practice the easier it will get! Thanks so much for your feedback x

[@frances7885]

This is good to know, I'll practice just a branch or two first.

[@chinng5588]

Did this tutorial and its 👌 super duper relaxing. 💜! Need to practice colour mixing more though.

[@deWintonPaperCo]

Ah thank you so much, yes watercolour is so relaxing!

[@lynnemartin2291]

Patience. Super

[@deWintonPaperCo]

Thanks so much Lynne!

[@jonavin2361]

Ferns are so beautiful and this is a great tutorial thank you! I hope you don’t mind a little bit of feedback, I found it easier to see the details when you were working on the right hand side of the fern as it’s closer to the camera. Really enjoying watching all your tutorials ta xx

[@deWintonPaperCo]

Thanks for the tip!

[@kotrynastupnianek4862]

My fern came out nothing like yours. But it's so meditative. Thanks for your tutorials. I really like your style of painting and your instructions.

[@deWintonPaperCo]

So glad you enjoyed the process

[@maribelrios6562]

Wow! ❤

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Glad you enjoyed it

[@mebythesea5]

Love this❤

[@deWintonPaperCo]

Thank you so much!

[@eadaoinilten4056]

I'm really loving these videos and you are really a fantastic teacher. Is it possible to add a light on your right hand side for future videos? The light (from a window?) on the left leaves a shadow from your hand over what you're painting so it's difficult to see at times!

[@deWintonPaperCo]

Yes this is something we are going to address, the light changed quite dramatically during the filming of this video so we were caught out but we have already ordered some lighting for next week's filming. Thanks so much for your comment.

[@monabarakatjewellery7579]

I tried it but I need a lot of practicing and knowing better the mixing colours

[@deWintonPaperCo]

That’s fine! It’s all about practice

[@maryannknox7158]

🌿🍃🌿🍃🌿🍃🌿🍃🌿🍃God Bless 🍃🌿🍃🌿🍃🌿🍃🌿🍃🌿

[@deWintonPaperCo]

Have a nice day

[@joanpringle-canning2834]

🙃🙃🙃🙃🙃🙃

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Thanks Joan!