WATERCOLOUR WEEK Episode 3: Gradients & Blending

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[@natalieburnett9894]

Dear Emma, I started exploring and playing with your videos a couple of weeks ago. I am a retired high school principal who took way too many academic courses, and believe it or not, have never taken an art course. You are a natural teacher and I especially appreciate your clarity, encouragement, and ability to demonstrate with ease. Thank you for ALL of your videos! You are going places! Sincerely, Natalie

[@EmmaLefebvre]

Thank you so much!

[@muireannin09]

Emma - I have looked at a lot of beginner, watercolor channels, and you and Margot Hallac are by far my favorites! In fact, Margot Hallac had one of your videos in her playlist, and that’s how I came over to your channel to explore. I am really going to use it to do step-by-step beginning watercolor, so I don’t get frustrated and give up. Thank you so much for that. Thank you for your patience and your generosity sharing your talent.🎨👩‍🎨🙏💕✨

[@Prone2Ponder]

Thank you for showing this on cheaper paper and then again on 100% cotton. Blending has been so frustrating for me, but your video helped me see that part of it is the paper. I have some 100% cotton paper that I've been hesitant to use because I wanted to have better skills so as not to waste it, but this takes a lot of the pressure off!

[@consueloyoung4484]

Thank you Emma so much for your help in blending, I have been using less expensive paper because as I said, I just started. Now I know why EVERYTHING I have painted has been so difficult!!. I appreciate you showing us the difference good quality paper makes, it appears effortless. Something else to look forward to!!. ❤

[@craigcastagnoli2447]

THANK YOU EMMA!!! Retired teacher trying to learn watercolor. You are such a good teacher!!!!!!!! I was getting a little frustrated with the blending. Yes- on inexpensive paper. Wow...did it help the blending to get good paper. Thank you!!!

[@fionacoetzee3301]

Hi Emma, I loved these videos. I did the first video 3 times before the sky and water looked like sky and water. The part that I struggled with was getting the clouds. The first two times I couldn't get the clouds using the crumpled paper towel. The third time I washed with too much water but the sky and water definitely turned out better but I still couldn't get the paint to lift sufficiently. I continued anyway. I knew I had to be doing something right when my grandson, 6, told me he could see the sky, water and trees - because I wasn't sure that anybody would be able to see what I had painted. I would love to see more videos like this. Thank you.

[@annettesilveira4374]

I cut my Arches paper into four rectangles to practice without “wasting” paper. I’ve found that the difference between the papers is too great and I’d rather use the better one.

[@nelsonshakespeare2881]

Thank you, dear Emma. I have been learning from you for over 2 years, and watching this series has shown me that I "AM" improving my technique. The quality of paper issue, still gets in my head when I am practicing because I judge my improvement by what I see as I create. You give such good reminders of what using better quality art supplies means. Keep creating and happy painting from Idaho USA 😃

[@maureenmartinez8314]

Your videos have really helped me as a beginner!

[@meridadiane]

I will never paint on cheap paper again. Too difficult to get the results I want. To cut down on the cost, I divide my paper into quarters to get 4 different painting options. That way I can make cards or do a painting series life seasons. Great demo by the way ❤️

[@annettesilveira4374]

I do the same thing!

[@elainelee6741]

❤love the series. You really explain in detail and I love it. Love the video.

[@eils8247]

Thank you Emma. I am learning heaps. Only up to Ep 2. Enjoying it so much.

[@vivdawson5953]

11.30 a.m. learning a lot …. Brilliant …. Practise practise practise practise needed …. Thankyou very much … great to watch 🙏🏻

[@lizhaskins9864]

Thank you Emma. Seeing that I am just starting this adventure, these videos are perfect! This may be a great way for you to get yourself refreshed into the new year by going into some basics and techniques. Appreciate you!

[@guyfawkes4518]

Oh my goodness, this is exactly what I need to be practising. Thank you so much for sharing your skills and knowledge, it is so appreciated. Have a lovely day Emma and thank you again 🙏🖌️🎨😘😊

[@phadareapbrumbalow5918]

This has been immensely helpful! You are a great teacher, Thank you 😊 ❤

[@appleknocker56]

Wonderful video & actually had lil piece of 100% cotton & it works so much better! Still working on leaf pressure as yours are very good!

[@susiemejia7917]

Thank you Emma. Love your teaching style. You’re so concise in these lessons. I like to practice these techniques. Thanks again

[@bonniemiller5316]

Thank you Emma. What a big difference in the two types of paper.

[@cristinaordon2888]

Thank you, thank you, thank you!❤

[@adrianarosales6100]

Gracias gracias gracias....he aprendido tanto contigo eres muy generosa en compartir 😍❤

[@michelleschumer1812]

Thank you for this basic bootcamp for water colors. You are a great teacher and going back to basics is really helpful.

[@gwensimmons_gigi1629]

Thank you Emma! Great series🎉❤

[@staceywilson5232]

Wow you can really see the difference between the papers.

[@peregrination3643]

I remember struggling with this in my high school art class. Like everything else I've since learned on KZbin, quality supplies matter. I upgraded my colored and graphite pencils, big improvement. Used up a few old Crayola watercolors and now have a proper brand. Ugraded all my paper, and I'm about finished with the older cheaper stuff, so I can move on. After a hiatus, it took me a while to realize I mixed media paper wasn't good enough, and I had watercolor paper in a box in the other room, lol. Accidents reteach the basics in a hurry at least.

[@angeladelionado1465]

thanks for this...need to practice both of these techniques.

[@BornAgainFarmGirl]

FYI I am currently doing a watercolor challenge and I'm on Day 19 today, BEE paper is 100% cotton and really is fantastic !!!!!!

[@shirleywolf6739]

Thank you Emma, your videos have been great!

[@traveldreamer4616]

Beautiful!

[@carolehandel5588]

Thank you Emma. Your tips are really helpful and I’m getting a better understanding of how to achieve great results

[@joannnicol346]

Thankyou, I definitely learned/improved my practice of blending!

[@suzannewithers8093]

Love it. Looking forward to tomorrow’s x

[@litamason9083]

Thanks for this! I have your book and am finding that helpful as well.

[@joannekempf3350]

These are such informative videos! I've been watercoloring for a couple of years now, but you can never have too much instruction and practice. (But if you knew that pad was not the best paper, perhaps you should have gotten some better paper for these videos.)

[@ChantelleArts]

Great tips! I find Canson a really difficult paper to use, many other cheap ones are better 🤔

[@lindacampbell9150]

I have some Canson to use up. Not my favorite but it was a sale

[@Neverleftorforsaken]

Thanks!

[@monica-NJ-123]

Thank you Emma , this was so valuable , I struggle with this so much , great exercise 😊

[@nancypyter1511]

This was very informative Emma! Thanks!

[@ralphherrick596]

Thank you for sharing your talent 🙂

[@daphnebenjamins]

Awesome video!

[@s.h9846]

THANK YOU ! 👍👍👍🙏

[@cristinacuenca4176]

Emma, thank you so much!!🤗

[@kathyhales5109]

Great instruction! I wish that I had discovered you last year!

[@honeysucklepetals7158]

Thank you ✨❤️✨

[@reneaclark7689]

Cellulose paper is awful for actual paintings. I forgot till I tried again recently. Paper is the first thing I tell people to upgrade. Paints you can get great student grade, brushes you can get good economical synthetic... paper not so much. I found a good middle ground is the fabriano fat pad, it is 25% cotton and works pretty well, but the price is good 20$ for 60 sheets. Thanks for this series, I have been painting for a while, but have been sharing it with more friends lately, so I am watching from thier perspective.

[@Linda-kh6rl]

Love to watch you ❤😂

[@judyshenk6084]

Any thoughts on bamboo paper? It is supposed to be better than cotton ecologically.

[@ceciliabrain4384]

I really appreciate learning the concept but it would been very helpful if you used cotton paper.

[@SaraBThomas]

Cans in xl works much better with liquid watercolor paints. Remember It’s a paint/water/paper combo for all things watercolor.

[@suewiley1422]

Emma, I bought a few brushes and I seem to have bought two #8 brushes. One is about 1/4" longer than the other. The short one is easier to use right now. Can you tell me why these are so different?

[@debbigley3963]

Thank you Emma. Question about paper. I’m still a beginner, better than Canson, not good enough for Arches. I have found paper that is 100% cotton foreign names 300 g m 140lb, and not as expensive. Should that be ok paper for learning? I’m not up to masterpieces yet.

[@alajnabiya]

I've been wondering the same thing. There are a bunch of brands on Ali Express that I have been looking at.

[@EmmaLefebvre]

Yes! Give it a try!

[@ilonavandertang-vos2198]

Baohong is great! There are lots of YT reviews.

[@carlaeskelsen]

@@ilonavandertang-vos2198 Baohong Academy is the absolute best affordable cotton with good quality sizing. It's not just the fiber content- sizing is hugely important to your ability to blend/layer.

[@ilonavandertang-vos2198]

@@carlaeskelsen I know! It's great

[@KimberlyLetsGo]

This is a very fun practice. I love doing this. I signed up for the sub boxes. When are they expected to ship? I'm sooooo excited especially to get a couple of your brushes. :D

[@EmmaLefebvre]

This week they are starting to ship out!

[@KimberlyLetsGo]

@@EmmaLefebvre I'm so excited!!!

[@mihaela-petronelagafitescu7450]

Thanks a lot for this lovely series! 🤗 You have a nice way of explaining and such a calm and soothing voice 😍 I found your channel a few weeks ago, so Watercolor Week came at the perfect time for me. I am learning along with the series, the results I get are quite horrible 😅, but I have both cheap paper and no experience, hence I'm trying no to have a lot of expectations from me and enjoy it. I have one question: when I was doing the gradients I found that when trying to blend the colours the paper started to come off, as in it did not preserve its pattern, but tiny, tiny bits of paper were around the brush. Can this be because I had too much water on my brush when blending? Or I pressed too hard?

[@EmmaLefebvre]

hi there! Oh that's odd. I've never had that happen. That could very well be the paper because that shouldn't happen. Could be that you were scrubbing it too hard? But I doubt it. What paper are you using?

[@mihaela-petronelagafitescu7450]

​@@EmmaLefebvre Thanks a lot for your reply! 🤗 I am using a cheap paper I had bought a while back and was laying around the house, because that is the only one I currently have and I wanted to follow along at the same pace with you on this Watercolor Week :) It's called Pepco Artist Watercolor Paper - as specs it has written on it 190*270mm, 16pcs 300g paper, book for gouache painting

[@mihaela-petronelagafitescu7450]

It's this one -blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOtgtIyt1mvwS1mztKX8NvAkMT-ohdvS70bSVgTzkxjFtOt8LucPEjSyyeWtAKTEbnLnIX5EAyR500lRBOE1fvhZWZZW6KnukwHmAEz_MzRPHW9F108EloBbU_aR4ikzlH7WJPFI7V_sQtFe8GDyc9T5Mtyg1q-wyfCNQ4eePe65ay6TmlpACimnR9_w/s1600/Pepco%20Artist%20Kredki%20o%C5%82%C3%B3wki%20(4).jpeg

[@ennelle2024]

I also do flameworking hot glass. People that can't make a round bead -with nice ends call it 'organic'. I wonder if blaming the paper is the same thing. :)

[@tonivergara5725]

🍎😍🍎😍🍎😍🍎😍🍎

[@LehTieKah]

oh man how i wish i wasnt brazilian, cotton paper is ridiculousdly pricy here, it s like, 6 timed the original price, literally unsustainable