Scraping Watercolor Trees for Beginners - Easy Watercolor Technique

[@ToastyPatchey]

Amazing tutorial. Thank you Deb.

[@DebWatson]

Thank you so much, Patrick! Next week, scraping rocks, another quick and easy technique.

[@sarahnorthrop9823]

What a great tutorial and some lovely birch trees thanks 😊🇬🇧

[@DebWatson]

You're welcome, Sarah. This technique takes some practice but works well with most watercolor landscapes, so it's worth learning. Happy painting!

[@Doggymomma52]

Just so beautiful 😍

[@DebWatson]

Theresa use cobalt blue and little burnt sienna and yours will look just like these. Happy Holidays!

[@hurstjames6196]

Hello how're you doing hope you and your family are safe due to the covid 19 pandemic?

[@nancytestani1470]

Love it too…scraping and spattering.thanks

[@DebWatson]

Thank you too, Nancy! Watercolor is fun with so many great effects you can do in minutes.

[@amywagreich9042]

Very beautiful. I will try this. Awesome video. I love the nature themes.

[@DebWatson]

Thanks so much 😊 I love nature themes, too! (Although I will put in a still life here and there.)

[@elizabethgoodhand7828]

Really lovely. Such helpful tips thank you

[@DebWatson]

Glad it was helpful, Elizabeth. I'll work on scraping rocks today.

[@barbararivera2380]

Awesome! Thank you

[@DebWatson]

You're welcome, Barbara! Next up is scraping rocks.

[@hurstjames6196]

Hello how're you doing hope you and your family are safe due to the covid 19 pandemic?

[@wandaeades7274]

Thank you

[@DebWatson]

You're so welcome - thank YOU for posting.

[@Watchingonthewall24]

I love this technique and am going to try this tomorrow!!

[@DebWatson]

My students just did this and it takes a little practice but once you get the hang of it, you get great results fast.

[@hurstjames6196]

Hello how're you doing hope you and your family are safe due to the covid 19 pandemic?

[@janetboorman4692]

Great good lesson

[@DebWatson]

Thank you for posting, Janet! My students had great success with this effect. Sometimes their scraping worked, other times they did white on top. Either way they came out nice.

[@isabelwittich9148]

Thank you so much for sharing These interesting Stream

[@DebWatson]

Glad you enjoyed it, Isabel! Watch for more easy and successful techniques today!

[@carolinafernandezoro733]

Excellent!!!!!

[@DebWatson]

Many thanks, Carolina! I'm scraping rocks for a new video today

[@Pattymelt415]

Love this!

[@DebWatson]

Thank you! It's fairly easy once you get the hang of it.

[@pyromancyglassart8975]

that was so cool ty

[@DebWatson]

You're welcome! Next week you'll see how easy scraping makes rocks in watercolor. A lot of techniques are simple and give great results.

[@ranjanachand9306]

Very nice

[@DebWatson]

Thank you, Ranjana! I always appreciate your taking the time to post comments.

[@joycesnodgrass7068]

Deb... thank you!

[@DebWatson]

You're welcome, Joyce. Great to hear from you!

[@hurstjames6196]

Hello how're you doing hope you and your family are safe due to the covid 19 pandemic?

[@merylsmallbone4650]

I just started watercolours this past year - I know your tutorials are going to help me work things out - thank you and happy new year.

[@DebWatson]

Thank you for posting, Meryl! I try not to make it look too easy, because every technique takes practice, and THEN it's easy.

[@hurstjames6196]

Hello how're you doing hope you and your family are safe due to the covid 19 pandemic?

[@ronriley766]

Thank you for this excellently presented tutorial. Following along today I produced the first watercolor that I would sign, I am so pleased with the outcome. I've been practicing watercolor intently for several weeks, and could see incremental improvements, but your tutorial created the "aha" for me to make a significant leap. As a new visitor to your channel I am looking forward to learning more from your vast content! Respect.

[@DebWatson]

You're welcome, Ron! I've been cleaning up my studio from the covid slump but will get back to videos soon.

[@paulalotte1146]

Thank you, Deb! I love this!

[@DebWatson]

You're welcome, Paula. It works well to put distant trees in a landscape, too. They look very believable.

[@hurstjames6196]

Hello how're you doing hope you and your family are safe due to the covid 19 pandemic?

[@suerychel1131]

You make it look so easy, I tried it and I'm not an artist but would like to be, have to say mine turned out pretty good for the first time. Thank you!

[@DebWatson]

Great job, Sue! Watercolor has a lot of techniques that will give you amazing results with just a little practice. Keep painting.

[@ulrike6681]

Thank you very much. You are the first teacher, who showed scraping that clearly. Greetings from Vienna, Austria

[@DebWatson]

You're very welcome, Ulrike. Thanks for posting - I believe you're the first from Austria, ever.

[@kitwhallon3716]

This is so helpful ; thank you !

[@DebWatson]

You're so welcome, Kit. I'm working on scraping rocks video now

[@helenduplessis9820]

Absolutely splendid!! Many thanks for sharing! 🥰🥰🥰

[@DebWatson]

Thanks you, so much, Helen! There's more videos on the way.

[@cindyseverson2917]

I just found your channel, love your work. Are you still posting on KZbin?

[@DebWatson]

I'm posting in the winter months now, as I've been gardening during the warmer months. Watch for new videos soon.

[@ZainaDancer]

As an artist for over 60 years, my focus has been on pencil and oils. I have been wanting to start painting with watercolour and this is exactly what I've been looking for! Thank you! 💜💜💜

[@DebWatson]

You're welcome. I just picked up a painting done by a student with this method (hers was birch trees with green leaves) that was in a juried show in our area. It's a great technique.

[@Marrilyn1000]

Thankyou for this informative video. You have explained the technique so well.

[@DebWatson]

Thanks, Marrilyn - I was afraid I repeated myself too often, so I appreciate your comment.

[@juliehenderson1672]

Gorgeous! Thank you.

[@DebWatson]

Thank YOU, Julie, for being the first to comment! If I forgot anything you need to give this a try, don't hesitate to comment again.

[@chiarasola826]

Very nice video! Thank you :)

[@DebWatson]

You're welcome, Chiara. I was worried about repeating myself too much, but I wanted to show each step clearly.

[@griffinharvey3910]

You are a wonderful instructor! Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge; very appreciated.

[@DebWatson]

Griffin, you're welcome! Scraping rocks is up next.

[@susanhepburn6040]

Thank you so much, Deb! Really appreciated!

[@DebWatson]

You're welcome, Susan. I'll do scraping rocks next week - same easy technique with results that will rock your watercolors - ha!

[@marybirder5663]

Beautiful, Deb, thanks so much for demonstrating this awesome technique! I know you've been painting with watercolors for a long time and it truly shows in how well you teach. tyfs

[@DebWatson]

Thank you so much, Mary, for the kind words! You really made my day.

[@1disneyana]

Hi Deb, I'm Mimi. I just discovered you. This is a wonderful, clear and concise tutorial and it turned out beautiful. I'm an artist, but fairly new working with watercolors. I can't wait to see more of your videos and tutorials. Thank you for sharing. Happy Holidays!

[@DebWatson]

You're very welcome - thank you for posting. I have lots of videos with watercolor tips and plan to keep posting more this winter. There are also free tutorials on my website at www.debwatson.org that you might like

[@wandaeades7274]

I did a card!!!!!

[@DebWatson]

Hi Wanda! I hope your card turned out great.

[@wandaeades7274]

I'm very critical about trees but these were awesome!!!!

[@DeNintendoCollector]

Omg this is so gorgeous. 😍

[@DebWatson]

Thank you so much - but it's easy once you figure out that quick scraping bit. Yours will be gorgeous, too!

[@debbieabruzzini7004]

Love your detailed videos! I do have a question. Do you wait for the paint to dry a little or do you do the scraping right away?

[@DebWatson]

It will work best if the wash is starting to dry, but still wet. Thanks for posting.

[@jarekgajewski7054]

😍🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩

[@DebWatson]

Thank you, Jarek! It's surprising how hard you have to press to scrape, but men have an easier time than women, usually.

[@01fatina]

❤️💗💕❄️❄️❄️

[@DebWatson]

Thanks so much, Svetlana!