It amazes me in trying to learn watercolor from RU-vid how many videos don’t include how to load your brushes and how to control the water on the paper. Seems like it’s assumed that when you buy watercolor brushes, paint and paper somehow you are supposed to automatically know. Thanks for the video
This is the only video I’ve found that actually teaches you about activating paint, controlling water on your brush and how to get those beautiful bleeds! I’ve been so frustrated since I started over a year ago. This new info will be so helpful. Thank you Emma!
The painting assignments back in high school were always on an easel. That tilt caused thin streaks of water to run outside of their desired borders and all over the paper. No amount of brush strokes could ever halt those streaks. It was frustrating, to put it lightly. Granted, we were never taught to wet the paper first. My brush just went from the water cup, to the tray of a given color, created a watery pool of said color on the other side of the watercolor tray, then right onto the paper.
THANK YOU for clarifying the WHY (and how) of the blooms I love to see in my paintings but that only get by accident! Great explanation I don’t believe I’ve heard anywhere else. Thank you! You are a great teacher!
Thank you. The funky lines on leaves have been such a problem for me. I’m very new so know I have a long way to go. Appreciate your videos. I learn so much
Finally, a video showing in detail about water control. I am so glad you actually show your water glass and how you are rinsing and whipping and such. Thanks Emma💕
Emj this is the best and most complete explanation about water control that I've ever seen, thank you for this amazing lesson! You are not only super talented in art but also in teaching it, thanks for helping us to learn and develop!
Stumbled over this today. THANK YOU! This is exactly information I needed presented in a way that clicked. It never occurred to me that the paper I used was making a difference. I'm now going through every video you have!
You are sooo wonderful!!!!!!!!! You explained this sooo well!!!!! My language!! Not only that but you explained some of the terminology, which I’ve been trying to figure out. I am taking an online class for a beginner and they don’t explain any of the terminology and it’s hard to understand what they are referring to. Thank you sooo sooo much!!!♥️😘😘😘😘😘
Thank you Emma, this is so helpful. I never notice how little actions you make during the painting process can make such a big difference, such as not drying the brush after washing it to reactive paint, or tapping the brush loaded with paint to avoid pooling (I always scrub it hard against the towel, so no wonder why it becomes dry).
Thank you for another great tutorial. I especially liked the parts on blooms and bleeds. Your explanation of the science that make them happen and how it can be used to control their behavior is something that will prove useful again and again and may well rescue some of us from occasional painting disasters.
Great job. I have been letting my Facebook people know about this YT channel. It’s so helpful. I was having too many of those white ghosty marks and it turned out to be my sketchbook paper and my paints run toward the chalky side too, (White Nights). Also, cold press vs. hot press, the cold will usually stay wetter longer and hot tends to dry faster. All inferior paper tends to dry too fast. May I kindly suggest that people don’t dunk the tip of their brushes aggressively on the bottom of their water jars? Also, I just learned to dry the barrel of my bristles off using paper towels...it doesn’t always have to be dried from the tip. Thank you!!
Great video! Thank you. Am working on correcting built-up bad habits and your video helped greatly. Have saved your video as a periodic reminder to keep me on the right path ;-) Again- Thank you !
BEST tutorial I've seen on the subject of water control. I just bought materials after a ten year hiatus from painting and watching this has gone a very long way to helping me feel confident in starting again. Thank you so much!
Thank you. Yes, that was very clear and helpful. I definitely need more experience to get the results I want. This video helped show me what to change (water to paint ratio), what to watch for (how wet or dry my paper is), and also to try some higher quality paper. Having clear direction makes my practice so much more effective! 😁
Finally, the ONE thing I could never figure out: how do you have a light wash, but don't add all that water to your painting? Dry brush first. It worked! Thank you SO much!!
This is the best water colour video I've ever watched! Thanks for sharing these tips, makes me realized to keep pushing , practicing and apply these techniques 🖌️🎨
I absolutely love the way you present yourself and the instruction. Thank you. I struggle with keeping the image of what i want my painting to look like in my mind, having a reference thought, so im always correcting the perspective. I hope that’s clear.
I'm just getting started and have already watched a LOT of videos. This one is the best one I've seen for understanding what's happening with my paintings from those other videos. Amazing content! Thank you Emma.
Again, a refreshingly helpful video! I was discouraged last night but having watched your introduction to watercolours and then this video, I am excited to try again! Thank you, Emma!!!
This was SO helpful to me. Thank you for making the video. I'm new to watercolor painting. I'm an American living and working in South Korea. Would you please make some Christmas painting videos?
This video is SO-O-O helpful, Emma!! It give me hope that I’ll get there...someday😁. I’ll definitely be watching it a few more times to help it sink in. Thanks for sharing your knowledge and craft with us!!
First, thank you for all you tips! My question is, do you ever use other brushes, instead of the Snap Brushes! If you do, could you demo a comparing the two or three different brushes? Thanks again for all your wonderful and helpful videos. 🥰
