How to Paint with One Color! / (Monochromatic Studies w/ Watercolors!) 

Finally! A Color-Blind friendly art video!

*at least you wont have to switch the water*

This video is like a free therapy session 😌

A value scale with 39 graded shades using watercolor? That is really impressive and you did it beautifully, of course, and effortlessly, it seems. Thank you!

Did you produce this video yourself?! It seems so rare to experience a fine art tutorial that is also well-shot, sound designed and creatively edited. I mean... it's a piece in itself and you're not just using pretty decent equipment, you're using it with some actual skill. Are you a jack-of-all-trades type of artist? Either way, all the effing kudos in the world to you. The production quality in this alone makes it so very much more interesting and it's very much appreciated.

This video is absolutely gorgeous, soothing, and super helpful. I love the macro shots and the fact that you left in the audio for the masking fluid removal and pulling up the tape. And the color you used is so beautiful.

This probably sounds redundant but it’s true!!! You make such great content and everything you make is so beautiful!!

Not only your art is amazing, but your song choices, the cinematography, and editing takes me away. Mind blown

That scraping off that you did with the white liquid (I don't know what it's called) was so satisfying...

Not only is your art amazing but the way you shoot is so cool what great end year content you've made

Besides being one of the most unique and talented you tubers, i love how laid back and chill your videos are. Makes me wish i could relax on a chase lounge on the balcony of a 30th floor apt in N.Y.

0:58 these boxes never have cookies in them 😭😭

That could be a scene in an anime. ITS SO GORGEOUS.

so beautiful of your tutorial and i really enjoy your video because all of it go so good! include voice over and music .

In school just a few weeks back we kinda had to make a chart like the one on the left. This video is really going to come in handy when painting monochromatically.

Honestly, I never knew I needed this guide since I've always had trouble finding colours that match or fit well together since I'm colourblind. This is why I've always drawn stuff in black and white. After so long I've just wanted to learn tones and depth but my disability just makes things awkward. No one's gonna see this lol but if she ever does see this, I just want to say thank you, really, thank you.

Anytime you post your art videos, I always get bursts of inspiration to do more art, recently I’ve been in a big art block but seeing your work and how you create helps me a lot!!

Your videos and art in general put me so at ease... I don’t know how to explain it but it’s just very calming to look at

Do us a favour and pass your spotify playlist.

hey i love your style, and how you talk. you’re so humble and articulate!

this video is so inspirational and educational, im setting up and pulling out all my old water color paints and brushes, i felt like crying after this, I love water color its a relaxing form of art and I miss drawing. Thank you for posting this.

i absolutelylove monochromatic artwork .. this was very informative.. I am an oil painter, trying to learn the art of watercolour. I find the hardest thing to remember is the lighter to darker tones because with oils it doesnt matter so much .. I am learning .. thank you so much for sharing x

This is pretty irrelevant to the video but the “pure imagination” music you used is based off of a song from the Willy Wonka musical and I have an audition for that today and I was kinda shook when I heard it lol.

I'm such a huge fan of you. I rediscovered you about a month ago (again) and you've really inspired me to continue art and maybe pursue it as a career one day. My mom had always supported me in my art, and after she passed away I gave up a lot that I used to love. I've learned a lot and I thank you. Thank you for unknowingly pushing me to continue practicing, and reminding me of what I have always loved. Sending you lots of love.

I'm so inspired to grab my sketchbook and try this out! Also thank you for making such peaceful, relaxing content, your videos are truly a joy to experience from beginning to end!

It's the way the song artist + titles coincide with the painting. Really enjoyed this video/learning experience.

This piece came out sooo amazing!

I remember that my first year in studio art, one of the projects was monochromatic watercolor paintings and back then I hated it... but now I have a much greater appreciation for watercolor over pretty much every other paint medium. The way you did it was beautiful! (and far more organized than anything I could every commit myself to do...)

I love the way you use watercolors with such precision and care, the end products are absolutely gorgeous! I'll definitely be trying this out sometime :)

this looks so smooth and easy but i’d probably rip through the paper with one stroke. i love how you explain the process you’re so amazing

When i was a kid we had that in school there was an famous artist that only drew with blue so we had to do it too But i forgot the name of this artist

The moment you scraped that white thing ,it changed my life. Now i have the reason to live, inspiration and I believe I will achieve my dreams. Thank you for that

at 9:08 her Paint-Pallette in the upper right corner looks like half of a skull! Awesome! :o Really nice work, thanks for sharing! ♡

its soooo soothing. This video seemed like a 13 minute refuge from all the tensions of the world to a new world. World of paint, with each stroke relieving the soul.

5:06 Come with me~ and you'll be~ In a world of pure IMAGINATION~

The music, the close up shots of painting. It's all so soothing

Awesome. Painting. Production. Close-ups. Patience. Effort. Awesome. 👍👍👍👍👍😊😊 I will use this technique and watch it again so that i observe more. I've never done water coloring since i was a kid. This will help me. Thank you😊😊😉

I hope the world was like your videos... so relaxing. I feel so light and peaceful.

How do I still remember this video vividly after 2 years, but can’t remember what I learned in class.

I love what you did with the electric wires + dark value. So smart to take advantage of how the line breaks with a drier brush!!!

8:56 anyone else notice how the watercolour well thing looked like a skull?

I usually never leave comments but after watching this video it just reminded me of how long it has been since I have done a watercolor painting. This video just rekindled that love for art that I have because of how calm the whole tone was . This trully has just uplifted my mood and inspired me to get back to painting. Im really enjoying the whole calmess of the video it kinda makes me really happy.

Is it just a coincidence that "dots" started playing the moment you started dotting on the masking fluid? If not that was a cute little detail haha

Why's her voice so calming?!! 💙

Those swatches are *aestheticgoals* This is very inter -esting!! I've been subbed for a while now and I'm glad you posted! The music and the art in the video was very chill and aesthetically pleasing even though you spoke, it was still super chill! I love that in this video!

I love the big blue beauty, but my favorite part of this video is the little random Red doodles at the end! I started using gouache recently and was thinking about doing some monochromatic studies specifically just to get used to the medium-this kind of confirms that it’s a rad idea and I should go for it! Thanks for sharing your pretty pretty pictures with us!

This video is so relaxing! Now i feel like to paint some doodles without fear. Thank you so much. I love what you do!

i love love LOVE these telephone-cable rods or however they're called in artworks, it always frames the picture so nicely and helps create extra symmetry

the red theme is so adorable 💕

The painting was just wonderful. Can't believe a painting with just one color can be this beautiful! 👌

The quality of this video is on point. This is so calming and educational at the same time. I’m excited to paint now♥️👌🏻subscribed

I'm really into watercolor but I don't have much experience so it's hard for me to move on in a nerd situation. I've searched and lucky I found you. It's a bless, now I can learn easier because when you tutorial you also share the best and easiest way for watchers

I thought she was gonna open the tin and talk about cookies😂

Some people are just so talented and I don’t understand how u make ur hand move a certain way, and ur comes out so beautiful 💕👌🏻

Wow those shots of the paint dissipating in the water was BEAUTIFUL!! You’ve inspired me to take a similar shot for my photography class cause wow that’s so simple yet so beautiful!! And your voice and music is so soothing!! Thank you for this video!!! Ur piece was amazing, and now you make me feel like painting even though its 2am😂 off topic, but i was wondering if anyone has had problems with their necks while painting? Like when ur looking down to paint, how does one deal with that neck strain? I know its obvious to just stop and take a break but aside from that and getting an easel, does anyone have any tips for this?

The video itself is soothing to the eyes. The music and the voice is soothing to the ears. So satisfying. Its like Im in a dream. Im glad youtube recommends such splendid videos.

So pretty! Your art work is really unique!

i have rarely seen such quality content on this site. this has such a meditative and hypnotizing quality.

honestly, how did I just find you now? watching you work is like visual asmr (if that makes any sense 😂)

This is amazing! I love paiting with watercolors

For some reason,I think the tissue paper is a work of art as well...(abstract deep blue ocean😂)

Your videos are soooooo calming and aesthetically pleasing to watch. The flow, the voice and all the stokes are just so purely beautiful! Thank you soooo much for such a huge inspo! 💙

So pretty!

Wow!!!! You must have been the queen of Monochrome ...... How pleasing and you didnt use a reference.......just gorgeous! No words left for you. .😊

THIS IS REALLY BEAUTIFUL I LOVE IT SO MUCH YOU ARE SO TALENTED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I came across this video when it was first released and thought, "wow, this is so beautiful and relaxing. I wish I could do like that" and it really inspired me to keep doing arts and the things I love. And here I am again, almost 4 years later stumbling across your channel for the second time. I may have stopped doing arts for a while but watching this video again makes me reminiscing all of the hopes and dreams that I used to have back then. Maybe when I'm strong enough, I'll greet arts again and make it all come true. Thank you for being you, you're really amazing and I hope you know that. Keep up the good works! Everything is very beautiful

*me* ooh, godiva biscuits :) *_opens container_* *me* oh paint ⊙~⊙

this actually helped me out a lot, I've had artist block for the past week smh, thank you so much, i just painted something with all green and it made me feel alive again.

Wow! This was a great demonstration!!! I have been toying with the idea of doing a few studies like this myself, not only to really learn the colors in my palette, but to get better at values! Thank you so much, it was really helpful, and I look forward to more from you in 2018. Happy New Year!

🍐🌸 so inspiring again! Honestly, your art and videos get me every time! Even if it’s ‘just’ a video about monochromatic paintings or art supplies, you find ways to make them so visually pleasing, like opening that cookie box full of paints and the paint drops in the water, but obviously most of all your art! I wasn’t sure what you were going for with the blue piece, but suddenly you added the bicycle and biker and the electrical cables in the back and it all came together so perfectly and reminded me of the beautiful backgrounds and atmospheric landscapes in ghibli movies! You amaze me! 💐 Please never stop making art. 💗

your voice is so calming :)

I come back to this youtube video a lot because it just reminds me how much I love the process of making art. Whenever I feel bad about my art or just feel down I watch this video, it cheers me up instantly. Thank you so much for this :]

What’s the song at 5:48?

I love how thin and dark lines or dots look when drawn over the light sky as in your sketch. I always add some tiny birds, lanterns etc in my drawings to make composition more interesting. Nice video☺️

May I ask what camera are you using? I love your videos and the nice closeups and macro scenes in it. So relaxing to watch these! Your art is truly amazing!

As a graphitte artist, I can say it: FINALLY A WATERCOLOR TUTORIAL THAT SPEAKS MY LANGUAGE BTW, your videos are amazing! Don't ever give up on art!

"Very nice content" ...I was wondering what tones and values were. Because I want to learn how Pros like you, do it... Thanks! :)

After watching 3 videos I’m already in love with this channel

The only colour that I have is blue so this should work 😅😅

Yes! What Gamruul said, over and over times ten. After watching this, I feel lighter, happier. You're like,...a healer.

The first draw... can I buy her? 😍

Saw this, your first video, and immediately subscribed. Just WoW. And yes, most of the RU-vidrs don't show peeling off the tapes or they skip it, but they don't know it's most satisfying thing to watch after the painting gets complete, to see those sharp colored edges on white canvas. You nailed it. Loved it.

I know it's been a minute since the plagerizm incident but I just wanted u to know for the future that you do have rights. Lots of artists think that only rich & famous artists can get legal about their work and it's not true. Van Gogh steals your work? You legally can take him to the cleaners! You could take his other ear and put in a jar next to your easel for inspiration! Lol😂 Just sayin.... If something like that comes up again, let me know so I can help, ok?

not only awesome painting, but the music choices are superb for the mood of the video

Thank you for this! What did you put your paint on? Is that a white plate?

Making studies of film compositions is something I've been thinking about doing for a while now. Great video!

What mic do you usefor your voiceovers? I really like the sound

the attention to detail and patience you have is amazing!! this gave me some great ideas for my own sketchbook, so thank you!

Wow what size is the brush you use at the end for the bicycle?

I haven't painted in a month due to exams and watching this really calmed my graving soul

When i take the washi off my paper, the paper goes off too 😭 i don't know why.

I did this in middle school actually! Our teacher told us to pick a shape and then a color. We had to draw different sizes of the shape we choose and they all had to be a different tint and shade of the color we choose. They also had to be placed randomly, and they could over lap each other. It was a great way to learn how to mix paints and how to balance color. In the end it was really fun!

This music is freaking me out. Are you playing 2 tracks at once to try and defeat youtube's music recognition... Just use any one track. RU-vid has plenty of free tracks.

Your voice, the video and the soundtrack is a hella soothing combination

this is so satisfying. the music, the art, your voice. you're so talented, now my eyes and ears are blessed.

I usually do not comment on videos but i wanted to appreciate your art and the way you edit these videos. Keep up with the good work

i love how the background music is Pure Imagination its literally what u are doing and its beautiful

Thank you so much ! U helped me a lot with this video actually, u made me realize that there ARE different tones in the black and white films and u helped me a lot with understanding how the mechanics of watercolor works and it helped a lot so thank you, again 😄😘

When you started painting the light pole, your palette almost looked like a side view of a skull at right before 9 minutes. Great work. Very inspiring!!

I found this really relaxing! I could just watch the red paint moving in the water for hours!