Do's And Don'ts Of Painting Watercolour Leaves 

One more comment… really liked that you had the do’s and don’t side by side. Great teaching technique for me anyway !

lol. I think you were talking to me. "It looks weird". I say that to myself all the time. Thank you for these suggestions.

Love your do’s & don’t series! 💕So valuable and yet simple to understand with your easy way of explaining and demos! The key is to try it out after viewing 😅 BTW my Emma Lefebvre brushes have arrived in Japan and on the way to my 🏡, I’m counting the hours! So excited😊 Thank you Emma stay awesome 🌈

I never comment on video, but I just had to say this was so helpful! Thank you!

Your tips are so significant. I know I am enjoying and improving my painting with watercolors because of your method of instruction. It makes sense to me, so thanks for sharing your time and talent.

Thankyou Emma, I recognise my own attempts of foliage in your donts side, so thankyou for some simple helpful tips. I need to ignore the little voice in my brain telling me how a leaf should look which stiffens up my painting. I am enjoying this series very much, though you seem to have more problems allowing yourself to paint a wrong leaf as even your donts look better than my dos!

Thank you👏 Emma for your tips. Love watching your videos. I hope these last week's of your pregnancy are being kind to you. Can't wait to see your little man. Have a great weekend.🙏💗💞

Dos and donts are very helpful. While I know some of this, seeing the tips/techniques and differences side by side and in one video helps to solidify the info in my brain. Watched dos and donts on florals yesterday … I definitely need to work on the right amount of white space in my work. Videos like this really help me to improve my art. Thank you! (I love that you struggle to make something “bad”. 😉). Keep up the good work. We really appreciate it! ❤️

Thank you for this video . Pretty helpful

Thanks ever so much for sharing your talents with the world! Alternating the pressure within a single stroke is an EXTREMELY important tip, and gives more natural results. Great video and photography.

Thanks, Emma. I am certainly going to paint better leaves after this video. 🌿

I can’t do leaves omg my flowers are so pretty but leaves look like a kindergartener drew them 😭😭

Thanks Emma. I love your lessons. I don't feel I can't do it as you explain so simply! Keep it up. We need you!!

There is some kind of perfection in beïng imperfect.. Love that. Great lesson for life as well 🥰

I've been playing with leaves and stems, filling in whole pages. Thanks Emma!

This was a great little video. I absolutely needed this tutorial, as I struggle w/ leaves. It was the perfect video, easy to follow and so helpful. Love your teaching style.

You are such a wonderful teacher. You were born to teach for sure. I really love how you touch my life. Keep shining ✨it means more than you know 💌💫

I am so thrilled with this. I have been struggling with leaves… thanks

Omg my leaves have been looking like the don't side and it was driving me bonkers but didn't know how to improve. This was SO helpful, thank you!!

Thank you - great to see the side by side examples!

Good stuff! On to drills!! Practice, practice, practice!

I’m definitely learning that I’ve been doing it wrong. This is a great example of that.

Thank you for a very valuable lesson!!💐

Best advice ever! I'm gonna practice these tips until I internalise them. Thank you!

Thanks again for sharing your gifts with us !♥️♥️♥️

Your tutorial is very useful and inspiring specially for a novice like me. Looking forward to more tutorials from you. God bless.

I love so much point leaves.Thank you Dear Emma for your video🌿🍃🍁🍀☘🌱

Love the brush that tou used!!

I really love your videos Emma.❤ you are such a wonderful teacher!🤗😘 Such a great photographic video.😇

I second that! Love the do's and don't series. It has helped me tremendously. Great job!

I really love your work and expertise. I am a beginner with more art supplies than experience Lol. I've cheched ton of watercolor artists and you are simply the best! I also follow you in Tik Tok.

I really struggle with leaves, this will help so much, I also had a brain wave, for practice I am using my Cotman paints and saving the professional ones for the real deal . Thank you

The way I try to paint leaves, I can use all the advice I can get. PS Hello from Calgary 🤠

Thank-you for your tutorial! Your don’ts look good, too!

Great tips for my crepe paper project - doing an arrangement of my favorite alley weed - chicory. The leaves go every which way, stems jink back & forth... working to get them to look natural, your advice appreciated!

Wonderful tips! I'm going to practice right away.

Really helpful Emma. Your new brushes make life so much easier. I have them x x

Best teacher ever❤

Very pretty.

Thank you for your tips, seeing you explain as you go helps so much! I love painting leaves; applying your tips will help me make them look so much better!

I really love your videos, Emma. I have learned so much from you. I started painting sort of to tackle work stress, and I love plants, flowers, so love watching and learning from you. Thank you so much💜

Thank you so much! That was clear and great tips to keep them in mind.

girl even your "don'ts" are so pretty haha

Great tips, thank you. Always appreciate your tips n tricks - very helpful for us beginners.

Great tips Emma! It all makes a lot of sense!!! Thanks for all the great tutorials!!! Hope you're feeling well! 😊🌿🍀🌱

So many good tips as always, Emma! Thank you.

Another great video! I'm so guilty of painting in a single flat plain. Thanks for the side by side comparison. It is so helpful to see them together like that.

Just love how you explain it all. Great for beginners like me. Can’t wait to try it

Thanks for this, I love the way you do your leaves! Thank you! Hope you feel better soon!

Great tips, thank you!

good advice, and for sure it looks better this way. But sometimes, mother nature makes leaves on branches very symmetric, very straight... (palm tree, etc.) Your videos are so instructive... I do watercolor for years, but I still learn from you!!!

Thank you Emma! This video is exactly what I’m looking for!

I have one of your previous leaf tutorials queued up because I need a bit of a botanical boost but this video is actually EXACTLY what I wanted. Thank you! 🌿

always a pleasure to see your videos ❤️

Thank you for these great tips. I really appreciate all your insights. I have been discouraged with my watercolor but this makes me want to get back into it. God bless you and the great talent he has given you.

I feel attacked! 🤣 I couldn't figure out why all my attempted foliage keeps coming out so amateur. I mean, I am an amateur but I'm TRYING to improve. They already look so much better after seeing you explain what to watch out for. Thank you I love your tutorials!

So helpful to me. Thank you, Emma.

thanks so much. I going to practice right away.

Excellent tips! You’re brilliant£ thanks a lot!

I know all the tips but still my leaves often look flat. Or weird. This is a very helpful video to actually see the don't and than the do.

Thank you so much!!! I love your video tutorial! very helpful indeed. I enjoyed it and learned much.:)

Great comparisons! This was really helpful!🍃🍃🍃

These tips are great. Thank you for sharing them.

Very informative! Thanks for the tips!

These videos are so helpful !!! Thanks Emma😘

Very helpful. I’m definitely going to use your suggestions. TFS. 🌿

This is very helpful. Thank you Emma!

wonderful sharing......

Learn much from you indeed. Thanks❣

These videos are really helpful, thank you.

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Love your tutorials, they are so helpful thank you x

Great tips for beautiful leaves! Thank you!

Thank you I know my leaves didn’t always look like they don’t look real. You help me thank you.

Love this😊❤️

Yes, very helpful.

Thank you for a great tutorial!

Great tips as always. Thanks, Emma!

I keep getting these puddels at the end of the leaves. How can I prevent that from happening? Thank you for all the amazing tutorials ♥️. Greetings from the Netherlands 👋🏽

Learned so much as usual Emma! Thank you ☺️

Oh thank you Emma😮

Thank you!!! Great tips!

Great tips.. thnk u

Thank you -- I need remedial leaf training!

This really helps.

That was great, thank you ❤

Thank you so much for yoor tips!

Love it! Thanks so much.

Your tips are great

Fantastic! Thankyou!

Very helpful, thanks!

Thank you❤️

I loved it, helped me a lot! ♥

Awesome 😎 very helpful 😊 👍

Emma can you give a lesson on the consistency of the watercolor in the pan. It seems I either have too much or too little

Ur art is amazing

Thank you very much

My " studio" is quite dark. What sort of illumination/ lighting would you recommend for waterpainting? Something standing on my table. And what about fixatives? Does and don'ts? Thank you Emma❣

Lovely work

I would like you to teach me to do a fall maple leaf with the brown, orange and yellow in them. Fall leaves are so beautiful. Please consider it. Thank you.