How to Paint Digital Watercolour. Trying the New Krita Watercolor Brushes

[@MrPanatech]

Amigo, if you could do this just with a mouse, I can't wait to see what you are going to do when you get a graphics table. Bravo!

[@sergio_tellez]

Thank you MrPanatech! I just get a Drawing tablet. I'm practicing and getting used to it. These brushes are working phenomenal. I'm preparing more videos with krita. Cheers!

[@alyashabrina8183]

@@sergio_tellez wow congrats! I really like your watercolor drawing style, even though I use pen tablet but I have not been able to achieve that watercolor style. Skills talk!👍 (Hopefully you can make digital watercolor tutorial, I'm waiting forward to it 😂)

[@Khemith_Demon_Hours]

OMG This

[@daemoni77]

Man! You are absolutely awesome! THE best i see today!

[@isabeltellez2415]

Que bello 👏 👏 👏 👏

[@Dinatoc]

Amazing drawings!

[@Khemith_Demon_Hours]

Definitely got me interesting in digital water painting. Thank you.

[@viniazzolin]

You're so talented! Congratulations! Amazing artist

[@ArtyBilli]

How are you capable of doing something that i cant even picture myself doing with a wacom intuos!!!! And thanks a lot! I was looking for the settings to achieve this painterly look in Krita. I actively avoid those high priced digital art softwares and i think now I have a new goal thanks to you! Please show us the level u can take these art pieces with a pen tablet! I really wanna see Edit- oooohhhh.... A heart!!!! 😍😍😍

[@papitosanthiago6083]

This video is the best video tutoring digital watercolor on Krita. I wonder what you'd do with a dedicated tablet instead of a mouse, Magnificent!!!

[@o.a-b7212]

what an artist

[@SSHK237]

All the very best Sergio Tellez! You are simply amazing!! Keep painting!

[@AshuniVT]

You actually show a lot of knowledge about Krita, I notice you used fill layers to put a texture on top of your art and it looks great!

[@sergio_tellez]

Thank you, I knew someone would notice that. Cheers!

[@davidm3569]

Hi there, Only just discovered your work and was totally blown away by the fact you didn't have a drawing tablet. To do this art with a mouse....... beyond amazing. Can I say that I bought a XP-Pen Artist 15.6" tablet/screen for my brother. It is fantastic, alot cheaper than Wacom ones, but gets great reviews and I can honestly say if you haven't bought anything yet please check out this, or the bigger ones. You won't be disappointed.

[@mariamercedestellezpinilla4870]

Felicitaciones Sergio.

[@bobbysands5385]

Beautiful work!

[@incongruentcreative]

These are amazing! You Sir, are extremely talented. I can't wait to see what you do with a digital tablet.

[@peacewalker3344]

yes he is very Skilled I'm sure he put a lot of hard work to be able to be that skilled.

[@eddiejohn7744]

Very clever thank you

[@balder7409]

Gracias simplemente genial

[@sydneysolomon5500]

Good tutorial, it would be nice if you mentioned the watercolor brushes u r using.

[@johnshaffer9997]

You did this with a mouse? wow!!!! And thanks for the spanish CC

[@nothinginteresting3786]

I’m astounded by this video, this is wonderful

[@marinaascalon4502]

i just want to thank you for uploading these types of videos! Learning a lot from you. Please keep going

[@something8245]

You just got yourself a subscriber, dude. I am honestly taken aback by how talented you are

[@celnart3159]

That was very insightful, I wanted to get into Krita because Rebelle 3 had trouble running on linux, but I was fearful of losing all those nice features simulating watercolor behavior. But now I can approximate it much better, thanks to your examples. Also, your usage of the mouse is pure wizardry.

[@icyjaam]

Really love thisssss keep up brother

[@TheKevphil]

Phenomenal work, for tablet OR mouse. I'm working with the DAUB brushes for Clip Studio, but I may look more at these now. Thanks, and please continue to share!

[@mcdamak4905]

This is certainly mind blowing man. You've got some amazing skills.

[@peacewalker3344]

This is amazing

[@luigividaletti3468]

Loved the video!

[@sergio_tellez]

Thanks! I'm glad you like it.

[@laizac1457]

This video was amazing! Thank you so much!! I am still learning digital panting. I want to make wonderful watercolor images.

[@findelasedades1779]

Just amazing, TVM for your time and tutorial

[@emilabraham3440]

Thanks.. really inspiring!!

[@shepbirddog]

Thank you so much for making this video! It was very insightful, and the artwork you've made is incredible!

[@sergio_tellez]

Thanks!

[@MikkoRantalainen]

I would have been interesting to hear more about your workflow. Do you change between brushes with keyboard shortcuts or do you use the GUI elements for all changes? I understand that the video was more like a timelapse than a real working speed so it would be interesting to see some tips about effective use of the interface, too.

[@sergio_tellez]

I use shortcuts for canvas manipulation, eraser, layers navigation, selections, etc. But for changing my brushes I use the krita pop-up palette.

[@normanminajr.4605]

I am interested in learning watercolor painting using Krita

[@andr101]

Thank you

[@gymnart]

Does using a mouse make your hand or wrist hurt? What do you do to prevent that? How long does a painting take for you? I definitely have to try finding your work on the krita-artists forum!

[@sergio_tellez]

Well, I don't use a mouse anymore but yes. Using a mouse was taxing, both physically and mentally. I remember that my hand started to hurt after about three hours of work at the end. That's why I recommend everyone to get a drawing tablet as soon as they can, that's the best way to take care of your wrist. Also, painting is more time consuming with a mouse. A portrait usually takes between four to eight hours, if it is a complete illustrations or something more complex it can take a way longer. I have expend more than nineteen hours on some.

[@blueskye2912]

how did you make the right click shortcut have so many brushes? 0:55

[@sergio_tellez]

Hi Blue. That's easy, in Krita in the menu bar, go to settings -> configure krita. A window should appear. In General (with a house icon) there are several tabs, go to the one in the right named miscellaneous. There, there is an option that says: Number of palette presets. There, you can put the number you whant up to 30. And that's all. Cheers.

[@blueskye2912]

@@sergio_tellez Thank you!!!

[@mppa3284]

Hi nice work. By the way how are you able to switch brushes at the beginning of the video starting at 10 sec mark

[@sergio_tellez]

Oh, that was just video editing. I usually change brushes with the pop-up palette. Cheers

[@JulieHiltbrunner]

How did you get the source photo to be to the left of your canvas? I'm searching the user's guide now. You are amazing. No one should complain about their tools not being good enough if you do that with a mouse!

[@sergio_tellez]

Thank you Julie, you are very kind. In the left side of Krita, look for the image reference tool. It has an icon of a pushpin. Then, go to the options tool tab. Generally it is above the color selector. There you can add an image with the plus button, and change its saturation and opacity. If you want to transform it, then right click on the image. With left click you can drag and drop it wherever you want. Hope that helps. Cheers.

[@normanminajr.4605]

Can you do detailed instruction for usinv watercolor in Krita?

[@sergio_tellez]

Sure. I'm preparing a second part for this video, in which I'm going to cover everything in detail. Stay tuned. Cheers.

[@idkk7302]

How do you push the picture on the left side? Mine dissapeares every time :///(sorry for my Bad english)

[@sergio_tellez]

That should not happen. Are you using the correct tool to insert the image? Maybe you are inserting the image as a new layer. Use the reference image tool instead. I also speak Spanish if you prefer. Let me know if you keep having the problem. Cheers.

[@ArtsyLS]

Are these brushes already available in Krita? Or has to be downloaded form somewhere

[@sergio_tellez]

Yes, I'm sure they are included by default in the latest version.

[@ArtsyLS]

@@sergio_tellez thank you ❤️

[@miguecrayco5127]

No sé si hables español así que lo voy a intentar. Esos pinceles de acuarela de donde los descargaste o qué versión es tu Krita? El punto es, dónde puedo conseguirlos? Those watercolor brushes where did you download them from or what version is your Krita? The point is, where can I get them?

[@sergio_tellez]

Hola Migue, si hablo español. Creo que los pinceles están desde la versión 4.3. Lo malo es que no están agrupados en ninguna categoría, así que toca buscarlos. Ve a pinceles, en categoría selecciona todos, y luego en el buscador que aparece abajo escribe la palabra "water". Con eso deberían aparecer. Luego a cada uno le puedes asignar la misma etiqueta para tenerlos disponibles más fácil. Saludos.

[@miguecrayco5127]

@@sergio_tellez okay! Gracias, los buscaré así entonces 😁 por cierto, dibujas increíble y con el mouse!!! Es impresionante 🤩

[@josueubaldo237]

Hello. Kind you share the name of the brushes

[@MichaelVogtOK]

What watercolor tutorials did you find useful?

[@sergio_tellez]

For tutorials in tradicional watercolour, check Stan Miller's channel here on youtube, he's great. Also James Gurney and Marco Bucci are two favourites of mine. For digital watercolour, I don't know any. Cheers.

[@MichaelVogtOK]

@@sergio_tellez Thank you!

Shared in my twitter account. Really interesting to see you using this and i was clapping in my desktop. Please share it in krita-artists.org . Really i am glad to see all the effort is worth it.

[@sergio_tellez]

I am going to share it there, thank you

[@maureenyabot8981]

What brushes did you use?

[@sergio_tellez]

They are a new set of Watercolor Brushes. You can find them in the brushes docker, looking for them with the key word: "water". As far as I remember they are not in any etiquette yet. The exact name of my favourite one is: j)_waterC_Basic_Round-Grain. Make sure you are using a recent version of Krita. Cheers.

[@maureenyabot8981]

@@sergio_tellez ok thank you i think i already saw the brush j)_waterC_Basic_Round-Grain Thank you again 🥰🥰🥰

[@shmwmlam3953]

omg! you drew these with a mouse? i cannot even draw well with a graphic tablet. can you please do slower or a real time video with explanations?

[@blimeyitsRichard]

Dear Santa, yes i've been good.. can i have a mouse for christmas please?

[@ishang8941]

you're using a mOUSE?? WHAT I can't even do that with my pentab

[@PoopMccoy]

This is actually so amazing. I can believe you were using a mouse

[@kirillm5227]

Amazing work!