My Top 8 Favorite Watercolor Brushes for Beginners, Their Uses and how to use them 

I am a brand-spanking-new watercolor student - one week! - in my older adulthood, and I am so glad to have discovered you! I appreciate how you actually demonstrate different techniques for each brush, by including an array of brushes. I have already experienced how watercolor paper and brushes can make a HUGE different in my feelings of success. I don't do social media (Facebook/Meta), so I am trying to figure out how to use Patreon so I can continue to learn an art medium that I've always wanted to be friends with. Thank you!

Thanks for showing techniques with brushes. It takes away so much of the mystery and confusion. The practice is fun!

I have watched many different artists to learn watercolors and yours is by far the best in my opinion! Thank you for all your videos.

thanks Ellen thats really informative , watching all the way from the UK :-)

Are you a teacher? You are so good at giving all the needed information in a very precise and no nonsense manner, that it’s easy to follow and understand! Thanks,

This was very helpful to me, thanks Ellen!

Thank you! You're a good teacher, loved this lesson!!

Thank 😊 you Ellen! Watched before but needed a review! Ha!!! I'm a beginner, of course I need a review of everything! Love your fun style of teaching 😉 With love, a California Gramma ❤

Thank you so much for this video. I am your target audience; a beginner. I have no idea where to start with brushes. This really did help!

Thank you so much. Your videos are so very educational and entertaining. You are a blessing. 🤗

Awesome thanks for the video. Great showing on brush uses.

I agree with Carole Stefan, your watercolor tutorials are the best ever!

Good information! I love the linen texture with the fan brush!

So far, this is THE BEST brush information and uses video that I've seen! Nice explanations of the brushes and practical applications, so THANK YOU very much for this video!!

Lady brushes aren’t my first rodeo and I almost didn’t watch.......and yet you taught me several new things. So always remember follow the map or you fall o fa the cliff. Or in my case have soooo many lovely brushes that are the same. 🤣. Thanks so much for sharing and I have watched others Channels not sure if I’m not stupid or if I was just not listening right but I’m pretty sure they didn’t explain them the same way. Thanks again. Big fan. Happiest of New Years to you and yours!!

Thank you for your wonderful demonstration. I appreciate it very much!

Your videos are the best. Learning so much.

Now I know the difference between a liner and a script. Rather wondered now I know. Thx

Thank you so much Ellen. This was quite useful. Also thank you for keeping your channel so practical, and to the point. I am so glad to have found a channel that is not full of fillers. My paintings have much improved since subscribing to your channel. Thanks!

Thank you for your clear explanation, Ellen.

Thank you so much, Ellen, just what I needed!

Thank you Ellen so helpful! 👍🙋🏻

Love your teaching videos!

Thanks for this good information! Eye opening for lettering. Never thought of that.

That was the best video on the use of brushes, thanks so much for sharing

I have started watching your videos a while ago and I do love them, especially as you explain how to draw different things... Iam an absolute beginner that helps a lot. For Christmas I have been given watercolor pencils. I have not seen you using them. Do you? Please keep up doing these tutorials... Iam trying everything you show. Greetings from Germany.

Thanks for doing the brushes tutorial. I have many brushes and don't know the potential of them. Hope you had a great Christmas. 🎅🎅🎅

Bravo, Ellen!! Thank you for sharing this information!!!🙌🏽👍🏽

Very interesting! Thank you for making this video!

Thank you so much, I need a fan brush.

Incredibly helpful. I have not seen anyone do this. Thank you!

What a fabulous video. I'm a little bit more than a beginner and have painted acrylics before trying watercolor and I must say I do get confused when confronted with all the brushes at the art store. This little tutorial has been extremely useful, many thanks!

Thanks 🙏🏼 for this amazing video ❤️❤️❤️

Love your videos! Thanks.

I have been practicing some painting and now I think I could use all those brushes!!! So many fun things to create. Really like the liner brush.

I have exactly one Princeton brush and it has quickly become my favorite brush! I want to get more of them.

Great! My bf just ordered that princeton set. For me.. I cant wait to use them! Happy Holidays!

So helpful...thank you,Ellen

The closed captioning made me laugh! As you told is your name, instead of Ellen Crimi Trent, the captions said,” Alchemy” Trent, which is PERFECT! 🤣💚😎

Thank you Ellen! A great resource to refer to when needed :)

Thank you so much! This was so helpful!!!

Good demo. Thank you.

Ah yes , a very practical video indeed !

What size was the angled flat brush? 1/2" or 3/4". Love watching and learning.

A wonderful, informative video -- love seeing your choices and what can be done with them. I wish I'd seen this about 12 hours ago before I placed my order with the Brush Guys! Actually, I got quite a few of them but probably would have had a much bigger order! Do you use any special cleaners or conditioners to maintain your brushes? Thanks again and have a wonderful New Year!

Thank you for this tutorial Ellen as I've just started water colors in Nov. This was very helpful!!! The Oval brush....is it referred to by some as a mop brush??

Hi Ellen. Merry Christmas to you and your family. Do you ever use Dagger brushes by any chance or do you know how they should be used at all? I really found this video very interesting, thank you for making it. I hope you have a happy New Year. God bless you all. 😀

Yeahhh that’s for that info!

Hello. Love your chanal and art. May i ask , what brand of paper you use ? Thanks

Which Princeton long round brush do you use ?

PERFECT

Ellen is there a beginners watercolor color theory book you could recommend on Amazon? I want to study this and wonder where I should start . . . Have you ever taught this? Just curious . . . 🥳 Happy New Year!

Neato! 😃

I like how every brush is good for flowers 🤣

A part of watercolor that I think many teachers overlook: how to use your brush(es). Basic information, I supposed, but so many people don't know how to handle their brushes. Would you consider a lesson, or lessons, that help put these brushes to use in a painting?

How do u win?

Muy interesante. Muchísimas gracias. No sé inglés pero veo los tipos de pinceles y cómo y para qué los usas. Se ve que tienes maestría. Ojalá yo llegue a ser como tú.

Where do you find the pointed oval? I just searched Michaels on line, and that was a waste of time.