My Journey in Watercolour: Improving Kookaburra Paintings Over 12 Years

🎨 Join me, Louise De Masi, as I take you through my watercolour journey, from my first attempt at painting kookaburras to my latest artwork. Discover the progress and techniques that have shaped my skills over 12 years. Watch as I repaint an early piece, highlighting the evolution in my style and confidence. Learn about wet-on-wet, negative painting, and how to work confidently with watercolour.
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⏰Time Stamps
0:00 Introduction
0:40 Early Kookaburra paintings
1:00 One year later Kookaburra 3
1:33 Another year later Kookaburra 4
2:02 Kookaburra 5
2:45 Kookaburra 6
3.09 Kookaburra 7, last year
4.41 Painting the new version of a Kookaburra
13:43 The finished painting
14:18 Bloopers
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[@LouiseDeMasi]

Thanks for watching! 🌟 In this video, I share my progress in painting kookaburras over 12 years. What’s your favourite subject to paint? Let me know in the comments! Don’t forget to check out my Skillshare classes and blog for more tutorials and tips. 🎨✨

[@barryedgington6812]

Hi Louise, how cute are the Kookaburras! All your paintings are so lovely, but I have to say that the last one is beautiful! ❤I love how you painted the beak! Thank you dear Louise for sharing how you persisted in repainting the Kookaburra. It is so cute! Helene

[@privateprivate5409]

I love seeing your painting in progress and when you talk about what you are doing and why. It helps so much! Thank you.

[@LouiseDeMasi]

I'm glad. Thank you!

[@mailie6403]

Your lovely work is always delightful and inspiring. Thank you.

[@claudiabizarro225]

Sorry to tell you that, but I loved ALL of your birds. I’m sure that the results will always be fantastic, no matter what you are learning or trying. Beautiful Art.

[@colleenmcchesney1482]

Louise this video has been a huge help for me in seeing how much I am improving in my own Art journey. While I am still somewhat in the middle years of where you were in yours, I have just realized that I am making improvements ❤ along the way & that there’s so much more to learn like it’s okay to not know everything to be a successful artist. I have got to be more critical of my own work, work on not being afraid of color mixing, just experimenting, & learning about hard, soft, & lost edges. I also need to try to repaint some subjects (old paintings) again. While I love painting details & realistic more than abstract, I can still paint realistically without having to paint all of the tiny details & loosely. Thanks for sharing this wonderful inspirational & informative video! Enjoy your weekend! 🫶🏻

[@LouiseDeMasi]

Thanks so much Colleen. 🥰

[@user-tg8wh7uz3j]

I do learn so much watching you paint; listening to your voiceovers. Your sensitivity to the paper, pigment, water, brush, reference image, process - guides on so many levels. I remain yet a watercolor neophyte, juggling reality of outcome with wishes wondrously to see otherwise. Thank you.

[@b.abernathy7980]

Your "bloopers" are adorable. Thank you for teaching.

[@ameetagadgil3022]

Superb. Loved this video and all of them

[@liesjebeverly]

This was such a great lesson on being more loose with a painting, which I struggle with the details of a paintings on a regular basis. Thank you very much! Very cute on showing your out takes. Love how it shows the little stresses of a relationship. Paint on!!!

[@LouiseDeMasi]

Glad it was helpful! Thank you. ☺️

[@cecileneble6351]

Vos aquarelles chère Louise sont remarquables, j'aime beaucoup votre style et les thèmes de vos dessins. Et merci de nous montrer que tourner une vidéo n'est pas simple avec les différentes prises de vues comiques à la fin 😅😅😁👍

[@nkguenther1]

Thank you, Louise. I loved watching you paint and it was a big help to me. Birds are my favorite subject and I’ve just sketched out your Patreon kookaburra.

[@carolphilbrooks-clark937]

Thank you for this wonderful video, Louise. It is so helpful to see how you are still learning and developing your watercolour skills especially as I have always loved your paintings. It is encouraging to those of us who are earlier in our watercolour journey.

[@donnabishop8282]

I love how you are loosening up in your painting. I love the eye detail. But I am so happy to see that the rest of the bird is more suggestive than detailed. It is exquisite!

[@LouiseDeMasi]

Thank you so much Donna. 😀

[@janellesundeen8372]

You are a fantastic teacher. I really enjoy what ever you paint! It’s so encouraging to hear your story and progress… thank you for sharing.

[@LouiseDeMasi]

Thank you Janelle!

[@butterfly4875]

Then was fantastic but now we are at outstanding ❤

[@LouiseDeMasi]

Thank you! 💖

[@butterfly4875]

@@LouiseDeMasi You're so very welcome ❤️

[@kimberlyrombaut]

You’ve grown so much! 😍 thank you for teaching and inspiring us all to keep on going! ❤

[@made_by_marga]

This is such a wonderful video, loved your reflections on earlier art work and seeing you redo one felt like the cherrie on the cake.

[@marylinsmith4290]

I LOVE your haircut!!!! ...very becoming! Thanks so much for sharing Louise. God bless you! Greeting from Queensland Australia.

[@maryalgar8779]

Really enjoyed seeing how your skills changed/improved over the years. Really shows us how important lost edges are and that it's best not to fuss too much. It was clear to see how more confident your brush strokes are now.

[@TheBeverleyann]

You are a Treasure 😊 Thank you Louise for everything you do Darlin' ❤

[@LouiseDeMasi]

Blush - thank you! ☺️💕

[@M0odyBlue]

Your “humble beginnings” are amazing in themselves! I would be happy to have painted those and what you’re painting now is masterful!

[@valenewmoon]

thank you Louise! I'm in my 3rd year of watercolour, I'll keep my hope up that one day I'll look back at my paintings and experiment the joy of great progress.

[@janetbrown124]

A great examples video Louise. I am very new to watercolour and I continue to overwork and labour on the details, I use coloured pencils and pastels for pet portraits so I am programmed to aim for the details. I love the effects of the wet on wet and the granulation patterns from the water colours. So thank you Louise for your advice. I will keep practicing. Great painting of the Kookaburra.

[@phyllisosborne787]

OMGosh!!! I love your style. The details for looseness is amazing!

[@gingerpie1978]

Thanks you so much for the tutorial! I love your style of painting. You make it look so easy. ❤

[@lisaharner3720]

I love the comparisons between older and recent work. The older work is lovely but the more recent has an edge that was missing earlier. I’ve been painting in watercolor for a few years and have compared earlier work to now. I can see the improvement and will keep working to progress. Your work is an inspiration to me! Thank you for sharing talents! ❤

[@DianneMichalk]

I'm just beginning watercolour painting - I find your videos so interesting and inspiring. I learn from each video I watch and also love the "bloopers" at the end. Thankyou for all your time and experience you share.

[@fuzzydragons]

its great seeing how you have improved from putting in the work 😀 seems to be the topic of the week around my artist acquaintances, that it takes time and 'bad' art to get where you want to be skill wise with art 🙂🙃

[@yvonnewalton2888]

Love you Louise thanks for all the teaching you do the lovely tutorials you make. A very big thank you.

[@nancyjohnson5483]

Great to see, thank you. Luv the new hair also.

[@kathsoulsby873]

I so enjoy your videos and learn so much from you in regards to techniques etc. I also love the bloopers at the end..hilarious!

[@LouiseDeMasi]

Thank you very much Kath.

[@sandradmello6660]

Beautiful Louise, thank you for this video. It's what I've been waiting for. Thanks for your commentary, as it helps, especially with the colour choices.

[@charlotteerne8630]

Another great video, really interesting to see your progress over the years. Very helpful.

[@LouiseDeMasi]

Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks Charlotte.

[@amandasswatercolourart2080]

I absolutely love these birds! You painted it beautifully Louise. I really enjoyed this video with a cup of coffee. Love it

[@LouiseDeMasi]

I'm so glad - thank you Amanda.

[@mariapapppapp8228]

Thank You - very good demo (and peaceful)

[@LouiseDeMasi]

Thank you too!

[@CD-mj3zq]

So much fun! Wonderful group of ladies to learn with on discord. So thankful for your tutorials ❤️

[@LouiseDeMasi]

So glad! Thank you.

[@user-xr8hd8xv7d]

❤❤❤

[@edgorochowski9709]

Thank you.

[@LouiseDeMasi]

Welcome!

[@user-ni4dl5vl7f]

💖💖💖💖💖

[@shirenenourbash1771]

I love this! I hope to see it as a tutorial on Patreon:)

[@LouiseDeMasi]

Thank you!

[@Linda-pg3so]

🥰👍🏻

[@Pthalobluezz]

Do you think its better to paint larger or smaller or doesn't it matter when youre new to painting watercolour

[@MsMoniqueWilson]

Wonderful to see your progression. Love the new painting. Quick question if I may. Why hot press paper? Thanks!

[@luisAntonio-wi9rq]

Why not?

[@LouiseDeMasi]

Thank you Monique. There's no technical reason why I used hot press. I have many full sheets of it left over from my licensing days and I need to use it up because it's nearly ten years since I bought it.

[@MsMoniqueWilson]

@@LouiseDeMasi Thanks! I didn't remember you using hot pressed in the past and I was curious :)

[@Banniesartistry]

May I ask what microphone do you use to record your painting tutorials?

[@bombarapinats6786]

👏👏❤❤🍀🍀❤❤☘☘❤❤🌹🌹👏👏

[@NeonCoffeeCat]

What is the weight of the paper please? It looks heavier than 300 gsm

[@LouiseDeMasi]

The paper I'm painting on in the video is 300gsm.