Dragonfly Watercolor Pencil Tutorial with Matching Mat // WC Pencil Tips & Tricks!

[@bethmulligan2588]

Beautiful in every aspect. Sooo many tips on so much product...pencils,shavings,stamps,brushes...matting...oh my ...my head is just spinning w ideas. Asteza sale...here I come!(oh.& thanks! dragonflies are an absolute favorite!)

[@donnajostone8116]

Thanks so much for posting this tutorial. You are a great teacher! I painted this using some watercolor pencils I found cleaning out my kids' old school supplies. It was nearly an entire box! My picture turned out a little differently than yours, but I still enjoyed myself. I am inspired to paint more to go with this little dragonfly. It makes me think of lazy summer days spent fishing at the pond. Thanks for sharing. I love watching your tutorials!

[@TerrieJohnson731]

I could not resist those pencils! They look great and better than the cheap ones I have purchased. I ordered right away!

[@thefrugalcrafter]

I think you will like them

[@Kat-fg3qw]

Breathtaking

[@kendellsclasses]

Thank you so much for sharing this. You are a wonderful artist. You're so generous with your knowledge. I was feeling very down today but after watching several of your videos I feel like I can make it through another day

[@reppeplucw]

Lindsay, this is so beautiful. I love the detail in the dragonfly. I also love the stamping on the mat board. The colors on the leaves are especially great. So realistic looking. Really great tutorial, Lindsay. Thank you!

[@dianemurray8379]

Love this! So pretty, and clever, like stamping the matte. What a great idea for a truely one of a kind gift. Thanks again for the "happy crafting!"

[@ebyn77]

brilliant and beautiful~!! The water brushes look like they have a nice snap back to them :)

[@thefrugalcrafter]

they are nice and much easier to squeeze than other brands but be away you will get a lot ore water if you squeeze too hard LOL!

[@influentialolive]

Arteza appears to be a Highly mindful, artist pocket-book friendly company! Thank you for All of your Reviews!!!

[@christinacampos9834]

I just ordered the watercolor pencils!! I cant wait! Thank you!

[@thefrugalcrafter]

cool!

[@brendacollinsdeeks7268]

This is really nice. Another one for my To Try List.

[@debbielinderman3076]

Hi Lindsay. I wanted to tell you how very much I appreciate you and the tutorials you do for us. They are inspiring. So thank you again, and I love the picture so pretty.

[@24get24give]

that mat is beautiful!, I had no idea you could useTER COLOR pencils to stamp with! thanks for this, I learned so much!

[@marilynbelmont7889]

My thing is dragonfly's I have about 20 in my china cabinet. I love this painting and mat , I think those round wood stamps would be great to use as well. Thanks for the time you spend with us.

[@ChristinaFurnerWebber]

I LOVE this!! If I could draw, I wouldn't need stamps or anything! If I could draw that would take a big weight off my shoulders! This is so pretty!! Thank you!!

[@jimflack9462]

Beautiful! Guess I will have to put these pencils on my "gotta have" list. Christmas isn't that far away!! Thanks for sharing!

[@laurakenney100]

Gorgeous. Great tips. Thanks

[@laurakenney100]

Your talent amazes me over & over! Thanks for another great demo with all your great teaching of techniques.

[@rhonda1631]

Hi Lindsay, just wanted to thank you for always finding awesome prices and giving honest reviews on products. I just ordered a HUGE load of this product and I hope it helps you out a little, it's the least I could do for all your hard work. They are going to make great Christmas gifts. God Bless!!

[@thefrugalcrafter]

thanks Rhonda:)

[@Elizabeth45840]

Awesome dragonfly! Thank you so much for sharing about when hands are Bad! It is appreciated very much!

[@charlottevanstraten339]

Thanks lindsey! Loved this tutorial! Even the frame! Cool dragonfly!

[@rachelfarque197]

Thank You sooo much for the watercolor pencil art work. Learning so much!

[@essietangle9931]

Enjoyed this video, the texture of the paper, art pencils and brushes from someone new to me. And your using them on a rubber stamp. I will have to check out their website. Thanks Lindsay.

[@Joe_Maysky]

Beautiful Lindsay! I've been doing a series of floral and nature paintings for my mom and she asked for a dragonfly, and I have an eighth sheet of Arches rough to use, so this is serendipity! I also love the idea of decorating the mat! To be frank, I don't need any new watercolor pencils, but the pastel colors of this set remind me of the creaminess of the Caran D'ache crayons, so I may use those in addition to some pencils and paint!

[@ChristinaTodd1970]

I love this tutorial.

[@loriritchie7124]

Absolutely gorgeous Lyndsay, I'm going to pick up one of the bundles, for 70 bucks, I get the pencils, paper, markers and the brushes, great price for a rookie!

[@pokey3010]

Awesome! Love this can't wait to get the pencils and brushes!

[@mariaelenarodriguez6188]

OMG 😲 I have never painted, but this tutorial is soooooo inviting 😍 Thank you!

[@beckyb4074]

I'm not too artistically talented, but I do love the dragonfly, and I haven't even watched the whole video yet.Sincerely Becky B from Arkansas

[@DrawingWithFire]

Great video Lindsay! 😁

[@elizabethmacchi509]

Absolutely gorgeous !

[@andreaharutunian3316]

Love it! Came out beautiful 🎨

[@arlenemraz4607]

What a great way to cover up those oops that seem to happen on mats.......mraz

[@shellyrobertson2212]

Beautiful! I have a tattoo of a dragonfly similar to that. Love it. U r so talented!!

[@karenleigh2786]

Really love this whole project!! great subject and awesome medium..

[@bevroberts8440]

I Love it! A beautiful little painting without having to commit to a lot of time :D)

[@marlisetp]

Have fallen in love with the Arteza products (as Amazon's delivery folks will tell you). Excellent for quality and price.

[@susansacco7583]

I love your imagination. Turned out beautiful. I’m trying to decide on watercolor pencils or Windsor Newton watercolor markers for cards. Hmm decisions.

[@murphy1384]

Beautiful

[@influentialolive]

Wow!!! That IS an Awesome value/pack of water brushes

[@cherylcullen9087]

Hey Lindsey!! I really enjoyed this tutorial!! Very inspiring!! 🦋

[@seapossumsforrest8162]

Great tutorials. Thank you for posting!

[@anitaholmes6824]

This is simply beautiful, I love dragonflies and this is a must do! I love the WC pencils/brushes and wish I was in AZ already so I could order them. As a Canadian we do miss out on a lot of the specials offered in the States, I feel fortunate that we winter south and at least have a chance! I read a comment from another Canadian where you replied that you would check it out, that would be so awesome and appreciated! TFS

[@coldmountainpix]

So Pretty!

[@robincooper9323]

Interesting product. Thanks for the video.

[@baxtersmomma]

Beautiful!!! Dragonflies are my favorite!

[@thefrugalcrafter]

Thank you Marci!

[@baxtersmomma]

thefrugalcrafter Lindsay Weirich You're welcome Lindsay!

[@mairimml526]

I order a set of 48 color pencils and a brush set. Also got a 10% off. Hope you could do more tutorials on color pencil. I love ❤️ the color pencil. But am completely new to drawing and coloring. Love your videos.

[@thefrugalcrafter]

thanks!

[@shimmeringdragonflycreatio201]

OH I love this!! These seem like the pencils I've been looking for!! So, so beautiful!! Obviously I love dragonflies, lol. Thanks for this. Hugs 😘 Kelly

[@cynthiamiller4105]

Love this so much!

[@micheleford3122]

wait what there are water colour crayons omg you just blew my mind

[@GrandmaLaura2nd]

sure enjoyed your video. nice tips for effects

[@LibellulaGlass]

Great video again. Just beware people out there if you use the wet brush technique on wooden covered water colour pencils, try not to wet the wood too much and dry them before you put them away, because the wood can swell and rot breaking the pencil. I prefer these watercolour crayons in this video, as they will not do this. Thanks Lindsay.

[@jobernhardt6531]

I know it's been said, but I really, really like the stamping around the frame. I never thought of that. Not surprising since you are the expert. I also need to ask: I have watched so many of your videos I cannot remember where it was that you used gloss paper, meant for printing out photos, with the Gellinplate and other mixed media paints etc. You made a point of mentioning that this photo paper was good for a specific media and now I cannot recall. I scored 250 sheets that are 8 1/2 x 11 for $.99 at Goodwill so I thought I would give it a try. Thanks very much and thank you again for the video.

[@thefrugalcrafter]

I don't recommend glossy photo paper on a gelliplate as it might stick to it but I use the photo paper with red rubber stamps. I color on the stamp with marker and stamp it on photo paper.

[@irenarosiczka6272]

This is very interesting technique :) Super!

[@KathleenRenninger]

Enjoyed this video, & glad to know about the Arteza brand.

[@gimmedatstick]

Wow, Lindsay, beautiful!!! And thank you so much...I have been looking and pondering purchasing both these woodless watercolor pencils and this brush set, but didn't know much about the quality. This helped me make up my mind! Also appreciate the discount offered. One review I read stated that they had a pencil break while using a hand-held sharpener on it. I've seen you use your craft knife to shave other pencils to sharpen--is that the technique you would use with these? I had also been looking at palettes to hold my shavings.....I don't like to waste supplies, either!! Thank you again.

[@thefrugalcrafter]

+gimmedatstick I used a hand held and it worked fine. I use the knife of regular ones so I can just remove the wood and conserve the pigment.

[@TheDaisyq]

Awesome 😉

[@kusumgeetanjali8743]

Most beautiful.. your voice is so nice

[@thefrugalcrafter]

aww, thank you:)

[@CallieG333]

Hi Lindsay, I have some Koh-i-noor woodless aquarelle pencils, they are wrapped in a plastic polymer, I have dropped mine on a concrete floor I thought they would smash to bits but the only damage was one pencil that lost maybe half a centimetre of its tip.

[@thefrugalcrafter]

good to know:)

[@craftylittlerthings]

I’m going to have a dragonfly tattoo on my foot with Mum and Dad in the wings, they were my Dads favourites and mine. Do they sell these in Uk Lindsay? I would love some of the pencils and brushes, they would probably be way expensive here I guess but not a lot I can do about that lol I like the look of both the pencils and the brushes. Huggles xxxAnnxxx

[@loke-art7383]

Very beautyful😀

[@christinecurtis6269]

Wow 😍😍

[@teresafuller3912]

those waterbrushes suck water up too, if you invert them n squeeze the air out (after you open them, of course) then dip into water

[@catherinewohlfert932]

an Entomologist studies insects. Love your dragonfly ~ my favorite insect ~ love how it looks like God colored them in. Or maybe an artist that passed on! lol

[@catrena5051]

very nice

[@influentialolive]

I think I Need to get a set of these pencils. I have windsor&newton water color pencils, I like them... but, they are only a 12 set...

[@darylbottema-adkins7957]

Hey Lindsay. I've not been around to watch your videos and have missed them. I was so excited to order these products so I clicked your affiliate link. After I loaded up my cart and was about to check out with a bonus 10% off I discovered I couldn't put my address in because I'm a Canadian. 😢 They have so many fun things I wanted to try and they are really good prices with their big sale. 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦Why do companies forget that Canadians like to be creative too? 😢🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦

[@thefrugalcrafter]

+Daryl Bottema-Adkins ugh:( let me reach out to them and see if I can find a workaround:)

[@joannecarroll5504]

Companies don't want Australians to be creative either :(

[@ebyn77]

I have asked on their Facebook page if they ship internationally too. I'm in Australia and would love some of their products. Maybe if they hear from a lot of us they will be tempted :)

[@darylbottema-adkins7957]

Thanks Lindsay. I did email them a friendly and hopefully funny note yesterday. I has waterbrush markers, watercolour pencils and brushes, paper, gel pens and something else. The sale is unbelievable!

[@ebyn77]

update from my Facebook enquiry: they have an Amazon store that may post some of their things to other countries. And they are working hard towards international shipping :)

[@aprillong6313]

Hey Lindsay! I have a question about watercolor paper. I have 2 watercolor pads which are different brands and are both 140 lb cold press. While using the same color, water amount, timing, etc on a paper from each, one allowed me to make a watercolor bloom from a brush stroke, while the other retained the brush stroke and wouldn't budge at all. What would cause this to happen? Thanks!

[@thefrugalcrafter]

there are many factors in making a sheet of paper, the materials they used (cotton or cellulose) and how much sizing in the paper. All paper brands are a bit different so if you find one you like make a not of it:)

[@teresafuller3912]

what great info....tx nice craft lady! ;)

[@naomiraeb4488]

I love ur paintings at the school house in brewer I bought a macaroon painting

[@thefrugalcrafter]

cool! I saw that that one sold:) Say howdy if you ever see me in there:)

[@naomiraeb4488]

thefrugalcrafter Lindsay Weirich I'm there a lot my mom owns a booth I hope I see u

[@amymclaughlin1201]

Love the mat. What is the best way to put them together?

[@thefrugalcrafter]

+Amy McLaughlin artist tape

[@24get24give]

I've seen an artist use a glue pen to draw in the veins in the wings, then go over it w/watercolor when it's dry what do you think of this?

[@thefrugalcrafter]

That's a neat idea!

[@Mamaosa63]

Thank you for your tutorial. I just got Faber Castell watercolor pencils from Amazon, but they are not vibrant when I draw, they are very pail, any better luck with another brand you have experienced. Mart

[@lisad.3247]

Great work, I love it. I just bought the Arteza watercolor pencil set and was wondering what kind of sharpener would you recommend? I looked on their website and didn't see that they sell sharpeners. Thx.

[@thefrugalcrafter]

Any handheld shaper is fine and save the shaving in a palette to make paint! A dollar store pill box works great!

[@lisad.3247]

@@thefrugalcrafterThanks for the advice Lindsay. I'm going to try one of my sharpeners that I use for my eye pencils. Also, great idea on saving the shavings. Yay! ; )

[@hazelpoole1954]

Lindsay do you know if it work if I did this on black watercolor paper using Inktense pencils?

[@thefrugalcrafter]

+Hazel Poole I don't think it would show up on black. Try a pearl watercolor crayon on black:)

[@maureennevers9039]

I love using watercolor pencils...I want to use colored pencils without water, and it is SO confusing. Most of the tutorials or reviews include using water to blend etc., whether they are watercolor or not, so I am finding it hard to get a pure picture. For instance, I like Inktense, but they have Inktense colored pencils, Inktense watercolor pencils, and Inktense pencils - ugh! What is a good colored pencil that does NOT need water to look vibrant or intense? So for things like coloring books, I'd love to use colored pencils but my Prismacolor watercolor pencils look SO muted without water, even though I CAN use them, they look lousy. Anyone have any ideas, info, suggestions??

[@thefrugalcrafter]

I agree, watercolor pencils look best after water is applied. Wax or oil based pencils will look bright without solvents and feel less dry when coloring. For wax/oil pencils I like Derwent coloursoft, Prismacolor or Polychromos the best but they can be pricy.

[@maureennevers9039]

thefrugalcrafter Lindsay Weirich thank you for taking time to reply! Nice to know options, including where to invest if I want.

[@lindawilson7421]

Where can you purchase the botanical stamps that u use?

[@thefrugalcrafter]

These a older and probably discontinued but botanicals are timeless and many people carry them. Papertray ink have had some nice ones and lots of sales too!

[@loriritchie7124]

Great deals at arteza.com, check them out prices are great and they have bundles as well.

[@joyhawkins280]

GREAT video....but cannot find a UK supplier....even Amazon havnt got them yet?? please can anyone help....or Linsday. have a word with them.thanks

[@thefrugalcrafter]

I will mention it to them Joy:)

[@loriritchie7124]

Another company that won't ship to Canada, so disappointing!