Watercolor Portrait Painting Demonstration by Kelly Eddington: Emily

[@skeezerina]

Thank you so much for not talking/playing anything in this video; it was speedy, skillful and silent. I can't tell you how much useless/frustrating commentary I hear in these videos. It was lovely to watch you paint.

[@orangeandyoghurt]

I love watching other painting, it's so relaxing!

[@SueHawkins6816]

Your kitty is so cute!! :) I really enjoyed this video. Watching you paint, coupled with the peaceful music, made a meditative experience for me. Looking forward to your beginner's series.

[@harajukugirl132]

This is absolutely amazing! You have an insane talent.

[@lovinbonjovi]

Wow, really enjoyed watching this! Can't wait to see the finished work :)

[@KellyEddingtonWatercolors]

Old Holland watercolors on Arches 140 lb paper. Water makes things look very smooth and even--you just have to work very quickly or do a few layers, making sure they have time to dry before adding more.

[@carmypanda]

Incredibly meticulous work! :) Great job!

[@LavendelBrei]

If you have single sheets of watercolor paper, use masking tape to tape it to a wooden board to keep it from lifting. Alternatively you can buy water color "blocks" which are like sketchbooks with wax binding on all 4 sides so you only have access to the top page and then you peel the page off when you are done. The binding on all sides keeps the paper from lifting as well.

[@beautifuldreamer8181]

Very beautiful! ! You're very talented. You did a wonderful job on painting her face! Thank you so much for the video!! :)

[@kathybovard2084]

your videos are great. But, your portrait painting demo has no sound or typed info of any kind. Did you make this one with voice over? If so, how may I access it.

[@KyloFeelsYourPain]

Beautiful work that truly captures the essence of your sister :-) Thank you for sharing!

[@cynthiajackson]

I love how you do your shadowing....

[@Loveneverfails184]

your sister is beautiful, and you are very talented! I love your portrait!

[@RebeRuth]

What a TALENT, AMAZING!!!!

[@sgautz]

Please post more speed lapse paintings! They're so amazing to watch!

[@PassionFashionArt]

it's motivating( in my opinion) it makes you wanna work hard and become better. like a goal

[@shivakanwar]

i just lv it.... u made such a huge task so simple...thanx

[@angelandra]

Amazing! I wish I knew how to use watercolors like that!

[@clashcityrockuh]

This is so so pretty

[@Saromi7]

make a peach colour by mixing red yellow and a tiny bit of blue or green, then adjust to your needs by adding more red or yellow and white to make lighter tones :)

[@kistajk]

Looks awesome!! May I know what watercolour paper and paints that you used here?

[@jaiinecupcake]

What kind of water color is this and on what paper? Does the technique of putting water on the paper first help blend better? And how do you make sure it doesn't dry out? Lovely!

[@overwork78]

Amazing so beautiful! Great job

[@DoruntinaF]

good job i really like it :) can you tell me in what papaer did you do this

[@iwasfrozentodaay]

Awesomely done!

[@neptuniumforest]

Im aways amazed at ow people do that with watercolor!

[@jaiinecupcake]

Did you dip your brush in water as well, or you just directly put the brush in the paint ad then spread it onto the water on the paper?

[@cyn2408]

Amazing !!! Do you do comission work ?

[@chicken8wings]

I love this!!

[@TheArtOfVu]

With just enough knowledge this is actually very helpful in learning the way of the watercolor lol

[@Djihane0611]

So great !!

[@MsWoold]

my goodness you have talent!

[@SoThique]

I actually have watched this video maybe 50 times but i jus linked my youtube account so i can comment......Beautiful painting!!!!

[@132MyMusic]

Wow! This is really cool. I can imagine how many layers this would take and I didn't know you could layer watercolor. Is there some technique that allows you to do so?

[@carsontealart]

Really well done!

[@Everylittlexstitch]

This is so COOL! When I started watching this I didn't realize it was a painting of Emily. I watch her videos ALL the time. I've seen you in some of her videos as well. You have a great talent!!! Keep it up :) Wasn't this the picture you gave her for Christmas?? I know she has one of your paintings in her house!!

[@harryvh]

Your incredible fine-motor-control makes me look like a smurf when viewed through yellow cellophane, I'm that envious! BTW, long time blog reader, first time commenter!

[@ilovethelambert]

That is nothing short of unbelievable great work (really wish I could paint like that I suck)

[@willdesign4food]

amazing tonal understanding!

[@lilcutiepie11234]

you put water down first? wow, ive never seen that before. im going to try it. nice painting by the way.

[@mimituico]

amzing! i love emily

[@visty6]

Amazing. I love it :) Perfect details !

[@jaiinecupcake]

Actually, my most needed answered question is what colors do you mainly use for painting a face? I am very bad at choosing skin colors. Any recommendations for caucasian skin, asian tone, and african american skin?

[@KellyEddingtonWatercolors]

You are correct!

[@hrthrt6612]

what color u used to make the skin color ... i try it many times but didn't get the same color

[@VenusSatanas]

was madder rose used on the lips?

[@Pinsel486]

how do you control your colors wet into wet? do you soak some water out of the brush? If i do that I just get a mess everywhere, and if i try to move paint around on the paper I just get backwashes and everything but not what I want.

[@thangtran257]

What kind of paper do you use? Did you stretch ur paper before painting?

[@sunnnyyy123]

beautiful!!

[@mysticsack]

Do you think you could do some more? you are very good!

[@LeackZepbath]

No way. emilynoel83 is your sister? Awesome, I watch her videos all the time.

[@moofushu]

What kind of paper are you paining on? How thick is it? Is it glossy or mat?

[@Pinsel486]

did you put in some ox gall or another medium? your paint spreads so nicely.

[@zeldaLvr]

Is this wet on wet? Do you let the layers dry before applying the next one?

[@jazzylady0908]

did you use the pencil first or just apply color directly?

[@apology89]

are you using the same peach color for the shades or no?

[@tt901901]

@MrsLeto12 not white, just water, to make sure the colors brushed on is soft edged

[@meminesis]

The skin tone is so perfect! What paper do you use!? Mine crushes after 2/3 brushes!

[@AimeeMcGhee]

I'm using water colour paper, but it looked like you uses alot of water so so did I, but the paper went beady?

[@wafa101]

I agree with you 100%, though this painting is great...my neck definetly aches from haveing my head crocked too side for so long.

[@miranda266]

Do you have a Deviant Art? I would love to be able to watch you and keep up with your work :)

[@jasewildheart]

what medium is the original drawing done in please? like the outline of the face etc?

[@Davy.J.Y]

fantastic work..love it..!!

[@ArtbyGregoryPeebles]

awesome job! can we see the finished product?

[@seanellmore9102]

This is amazing! What colors do you use to create the skin tones?

[@babyisrath]

How long did you take to complete this potrait? is it possible to finish within 1.5h?

[@ellaed7734]

amazing PAINTING!! :)

[@BabyKay0012]

That must have taken hours, and it looks amazing. :)

[@Golddusttwin1]

Yeah I can't even draw proportioned stick figures. That is absolutely amazing!

[@verydenise]

were the features done with a dry brush???

[@daniel33498]

Just letting you know you can use windows movie maker to flip the video clip so it can be viewed correctly.

[@Mizella1976]

hi, can you share with us, what colour you mix with, to make the skin colour?

[@shaimaaelshatter]

Incredible! thanks a lot for sharing

[@914peru]

Kelly did you use masking tape on this portrait?

[@roemer20]

Your lips are very detailed. Is it possible to get a video tutorial on how to detail the lips as such?

[@gingerjackson9590]

what paint colors did you use for the face base?

[@ReepaOne]

you make the watercolours looks like they have a different texture all together

[@Madelyn5454]

Amazing talent

[@KellyEddingtonWatercolors]

Yes. Arches.

[@lorenicka]

WOW again, amazing :)

[@GlitzyFritzy]

Amazing!

[@Justinian43]

this is amazing!

[@ZenithZephyroth]

I bet people who can paint portraits can make up people greatly!

[@TheNemmiemi]

there are many shades of skin, so i suggest you to play with colours a little.. :DD: i mix a bit of yellow as well to pink and brown... and it should always be a very light pink, but try adding some yellow too,it looks cool :)

[@rickG913]

it's so hard to use watercolors i'm really impressed.

[@TuttoHobby]

very good art!!! very Compliments!!

[@kathleenpivot]

Freak IN Good :) I needed to see this - Thanks

[@mayraherreara3693]

What colors do you use for skin color??

[@charliegrc]

Just a tip, when you do speed art, try to speed it up so its only a max of about 2-3 minutes long, otherwise it gets a bit boring, BTW Great painting

[@k47475]

me resultó muy didáctica la demostración de ¿como pintar un ojo realista ? . pero yo no se trabajar con acuarela ,pinto al oleo ,creo que igual me sirvió .. gracias

[@lbendik6301]

u put water all over at the beginning, how does it stay wet the whole time ur painting? im not as fast as u

[@Dangermanumber6]

That's super cool, but what I especially like is thinking about 270,000+ people with their heads tilted to the left! Thanks for the awesome demo!

[@simondsjason94]

what tones do you use for the flesh

[@melbeautynails]

how u run price i have a family protrait i want done????

[@chromeney]

how long did it take you?

[@leocerna1]

Wow, Amazing

[@Marentthu]

Beautiful ^^

[@opinionatedmaria9472]

Kelly, The video would have been more effective had you shown it right side up instead of sideways.

[@alhjep]

ctrl + alt + right arrow. :D

[@zezedolfini]

Maravilhoso!!!

[@MsJoeyJody]

Wow I'm not the only person on earth who always mixes a puddle of black water with watercolours :O >__< Pupedd, y u so good??