Quick Tip 209 - Painting Grass (Watercolor Edition)

After viewing Quick Tip 201 - Painting Grass a subscriber asked what techniques would be used to accomplish this while painting with watercolors. Artist/art teacher Dianne Mize shifts gears (and medium) to illustrate what watercolors can do.

[@TrueLoveX1027]

Miss Mize, I could just hug you! I am painting my first commissioned watercolor and was struggling to get believable grasses in a shaded wood landscape. Your technique was exactly what my painting needed! Thank you so very much for sharing your immense knowledge and skills. You made this girl a very happy painter today by sharing this wonderful "quick tip!" God bless! XX

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Wonderful! You've made my day.

[@MrRastamon731]

You are the best Dianne!!!

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Thanks.

[@watercolourkeyes]

You are a wonderful teacher. Learned so much. Thank you.

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Thanks. And thanks for watching.

[@GPSurvivor25]

Thank you SO much for sharing this! I can’t wait to try it out and I’d LOVE to hear more of your watercolor tips!

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Stay tuned. More watercolor is scheduled for the future.

[@kathysfineart9152]

Such a great technique. All done with a brush. This technique would apply to opaque medium as well. What a lovely result!

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Thanks. And yes, it's more of a principle of working than technique.

[@DrCarolFrancis]

Thanks for your clear instructions.

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

You are welcome!

[@mariegamber]

Thank you so much for the wonderful tutorial on watercolor! I learned so much. I love the brushwork and the luminosity of your watercolor painting. I will try this today! Mare

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Great. It's all about controlling the water and trying not to control too much with the brush.

[@ssarkeshikian3936]

Thank you so much, dear Dianne. It was so helpful

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

My pleasure.

[@paintingtheskykingdom9005]

Thank you this was helpful, especially after I just watched a couple of other tutorials on making grass in watercolor, and yours gave a much better result and was much simpler!

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching.

[@kattdejager6102]

Thankyou for giving of your time God bless u

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

It's my pleasure. Thank you.

[@RobertHopkinsArt]

Great advice Dianne! Also, consider adding to this technique of taking an old un-used credit card and snipping the corners off to have tiny, small, medium and large edges to it. Just as the paint loses its water sheen on the paper, scrape your grass blades into the paper using the cut edges of the card. This can make great random grass marks depending on how small or large your corners are on the card. Since no colors were added to the base color the blades of grass will look three-dimensional.

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Thanks for adding this one, Robert.

[@beth12beth88]

This is best info how to make grass in watercolor

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Thanks. Have fun with it.

[@beckyhofer4328]

Excellent teaching!!! So glad I found you. I’m going to try this technique right away.

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Wonderful! Have fun with it.

[@lindas.martin2806]

I would request that the camera person zoom in more often so the viewer can see your working in the painting more clearly. IPads are small and while it is nice to see you and the whole image, zooming in on the watercolor and your hand, would be very helpful. Thank you!

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

We're working on that.

[@karl-heinzfietzek7371]

Thank you for your time and give all this for free!

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

My pleasure.

[@lindas.martin2806]

Oh, thank you! I was just wishing that you might share your expertise on watercolors, and hopefully you will offer more!

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

I'm planning to do more.

[@marisaabadia6523]

Thanks for explaining too

[@lisafred1362]

I know it was difficult to do everything in a short amount of time, but longer close ups of painting would have been helpful. I had to take photos with camera to remember what was on paper. But still SO grateful for all you do for all of us sheltering in place.

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Thanks.

[@mikeb7526]

Brilliant,I've followed your instructions for oils and always found the answer to any problems. Someone gave me a watercolor kit and I thought I would try it and hey presto you come up with a tutorial on that ,thanks for all your help 😁

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Wonderful!

[@martigreen3055]

Another amazing video, very helpful. You are so talented.

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Thanks!

[@virginiarparker9503]

You are such a good teacher

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Thanks, Virginia.

[@mosiotv]

Thank you so much 🌷

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Always a pleasure.

[@geraldskinner63]

Nice to see you in the Watercolor Dianne! Funny.. I painted a scene very similar last fall,,I will email it to you. Thanks for quick tip!!

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

I've had so many requests for watercolor that I'm finding ways to use it more often. We'll see how that works.

[@vivekjaiswal9024]

Who are these idiots of have a thumbs down?? Yeah as if you are some recognised watercolor artists!! Thank you for this wonderful demo .. exactly what I wanted to learn for my next painting .. thank you so much !!

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

We have to give some space to folks who don't agree with what we are doing.

[@vivekjaiswal9024]

@@IntheStudioArtInstruction yeah.. one thing I have learnt that people don’t appreciate .. but yes you are right they require space.. much needed 🤣. Please do keep posting .. am so glad I stumbled upon your channel.. thank you so very much.. Love from India 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@ratherbfishing455]

Thank you so much! Please more watercolor videos.

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

I'm hoping eventually to make more Tips with watercolor. Right now I have a backlog of requests that are more easily answered with oils. But I'm putting your request next in line.

[@ratherbfishing455]

@@IntheStudioArtInstruction Thank you!

[@22GmaRocky]

You are so awesome. I am going to your webpage now. Thank you!

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Thanks for mentioning the webpage.

[@22GmaRocky]

I enjoyed looking at your paintings and “your statement” I will go back to look more at your tutorials and videos Thank you....you should play some of your music on there 😄

[@youdidntseeanything5970]

You are such a sweet person.

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Oh my! Thanks.

[@k-pop123]

💖💖💖👌👌👌👌👌👌 I'm very happy to see your wonderful video. 💖💖💖👌👌👌👌

[@Kitchensurprise]

Very helpful

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Great.

[@rosemaryclark610]

I received an easel like that from a relative who decided she could no longer do watercolors, and I didn't know exactly how it worked. Now I do! LoL. Makes sense. Thanks! Did that particular board come with it? You are such a good teacher. Thanks for the great videos! And tell your video-taking person that they're doing a great job :)

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Rosemary, I think you will enjoy using the easel. The board doesn't come with it, but you can use any kind of drawing board with it, and any size. It's the most flexible easel I've ever used.

[@sherylthurston9862]

What easel are you using for this watercolor? It looks very versatile.

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

It's a watercolor easel made by Stanrite. I've been using one like this for decades.

[@sherylthurston9862]

Thank you, Dianne! You are an inspiration as well as a generous instructor. @@IntheStudioArtInstruction

[@dianemyers250]

What brand of the brush did you use?

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

In this Tip I'm using the Rosemary 274 series.

[@janetdenison3489]

What paper are you using ?

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Arches 140 Cold Pressed.

[@sameehakhaliq8327]

This is from so much distance. Can't see the work closely

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Try a larger screen and see if that helps.

[@sameehakhaliq8327]

@@IntheStudioArtInstruction still no use mam

[@bakshigarima]

Please appreciate the work she do and how peacefully she explains. What she is speaking and then showing on board will do wonders if you apply practically. I'm sorry but I don't think her channel needs any negative comments. She is one of the kind.

[@sameehakhaliq8327]

@@bakshigarima if you read my comment thousand times, still you won't find any negativity. I only stated the issue I have had while learning from this. Which itself reflects that how much I'm concerned about learning from her and also have been following her. Think twice before you judge.

[@eunicenield3592]

Why did you put yellow on your pallet and not use it?

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

I often do that. At the beginning, I put out colors I think I might need, but sometimes the process doesn't call for it. I believe in being flexible.

[@t0raneko]

Kitty!

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Meow!

[@suelasson5692]

Too wordy

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

What does that mean?

[@rogerwilliams964]

Just turn the sound off if you don't want to know what's going on.