12 EASY Tips for Painting Water - Great for Beginners!

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Monet Cafe' with Artist Susan Jenkins

Күн бұрын

Painting Water and Reflections can be confusing, so I have created this EASY to Follow lesson with some of the most useful and basic tips for painting water.... and this lesson is GREAT for Beginners! Enjoy and please comment to let me know if lessons like this are helpful!
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@monetcafe 2 жыл бұрын

Hello Artists!! There is so much content out there about painting water, but I couldn't find anything that offered lots of simple tips. So I gathered what I thought were some simple yet important tips on painting water and created this concise and easy to follow video. Enjoy and let me know if lessons like this are helpful! Happy Painting!

@mitrasalehreyhani3131 2 жыл бұрын

I love your videos. You explain everything in it's easy way. 💐

@soniagibbs3366 2 жыл бұрын

Your tutorials like this are so incredibly helpful Susan. You’re such a good teacher and your tutorials are so informative. I’ve learnt so much from you. Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us x

@martibaker7158 Жыл бұрын

I'm so happy to find someone who can explain the techniques in an understanding way. You are such an incredible instructor. I have learned so much from watching your vedios, I'm a beginner at pastels

@hasanavi 2 ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing all this valuable information - helps a lot for beginner artists like me.

@monetcafe 2 ай бұрын

You are so welcome!🤗

@RamoArt 2 жыл бұрын

I'm not a beginner by any means but I have never gotten the hang of landscapes (edit: I guess I should say seascapes!). These studies seem like a great way to ease myself into it. Thank you for the wealth of information that you continue to share!

@monetcafe 2 жыл бұрын

That’s such a great comment, Ramo. I’m so thankful this lesson is helpful👏👏😊💜

@impulserenity1105 3 ай бұрын

This video is criminally underrated. Can't overstate the amount of expertise you exhibit and wisdom you share on this subject matter. Thank you so much!

@monetcafe 3 ай бұрын

Awesome @impulserenity1105, I appreciate that so much!

@yeshonestly4268 4 ай бұрын

Amazing and magical!!! 👍👍👍Just love your style of painting. Great learning. Thank you.

@monetcafe 4 ай бұрын

🙂 🙂 🙂 ❤, @yeshonestly4268 thanks so much! I appreciate that!!

@meltemashley1808 Жыл бұрын

As a beginner I can’t thank you enough for how useful your teachings are…. Great teaching, 🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻

@128cherylmarie 6 ай бұрын

God Bless you,thank you for sharing all your techniques for painting water....You are amazing!

@monetcafe 6 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! I appreciate the support! What a sweet comment! Bless you 💜

@susanobyrnes1524 Жыл бұрын

Thank you Susan Starting a new anything can be a challenge. However when a person has the desire to create art you make it seem possible. I mostly feel as though I will never get out of the “ Crayon “zone. Your video lessons makes me feel like jumping into the deep end of the pool and going for it !!! Thank you for sharing. It’s a true gift !

@monetcafe Жыл бұрын

Oh, this is such a great comment, Susan! Yippee! Jump in sweetheart, and have fun.

@karenleah1477 8 ай бұрын

Thank you. This is great. I love painting water.

@monetcafe 8 ай бұрын

Thank you so much, @karenleah1477! I'm so glad you liked it! Happy Painting!

@donnagodlove5003 2 жыл бұрын

Wow! Thank you!

@marcussparticus8380 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this video, very useful. 👌

@marytesta3003 Жыл бұрын

This video is the best and most valuable that I have ever seen. I am actually going to re-watch it and paint along. Thank you very much.

@mariannekeller7504 Жыл бұрын

Wow! Didn't know there were so many ways to indicate water!! Thank you for breaking it all down.

@thecheshirecrafter4522 2 жыл бұрын

So informative and achievable, thanks.

@monetcafe 2 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@cafemir 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!!!

@christineupchurch3714 Ай бұрын

So very informative. Thank you!

@monetcafe Ай бұрын

Thank you so much, @christineupchurch3714! I'm so glad you liked it! Happy Painting!

@mreinstein48 2 жыл бұрын

So useful Susan! Thank you so much for sharing your blessed skills and your time for us ! God bless you;😘

@ginidrouillard108 2 жыл бұрын

awesome tutorial and thank you for simplifying a difficult strategy

@user-uy8xo2kz3v 10 ай бұрын

Mesmerising, I couldn’t take my eyes off your wonderful pastel waterscapes. Thank you I will practice these and hope to be as good as you one day.

@AurorasArtWorld 2 жыл бұрын

Susan, you have no idea how helpful this video was to me! Thank you so much!! 😁💖

@monetcafe 2 жыл бұрын

Well that makes me so happy! It always feels so good when my efforts have blessed others.👏👏👏😊💜💜

@fadiabudeeb 9 ай бұрын

This is a GREAT video. A turning point for a beginner. Thank you!

@monetcafe 9 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@stammsusanne713 9 ай бұрын

Thank so much . Those explanations were very helpful. 😃

@dimplesdragonflies 2 жыл бұрын

Susan, VERY HELPFUL TIPS! Really Appreciate The Time You Took Preparing Each Of These Examples! I Couldn't Ask For A More Efficient Instructor. Thank You!

@claychick100 6 ай бұрын

This was sooo helpful! I am new to your channel and new to pastels. I love your very clear instructions as it gives me some things to try on a small scale that seem doable. I also love that you share your love of Jesus. It warms my heart.🥰. Thank you!

@monetcafe 6 ай бұрын

Bless you! I appreciate that so much! I'm glad you enjoyed the lesson. If you're wanting to learn some more, check out my Patreon page! patreon.com/SusanJenkins Thanks so much for your sweet comment!

@Jenny-yl2hw 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Susan, I really appreciate the time you take to do these tutorials..

@MecabreoconEA 2 жыл бұрын

very good tips, thank you for sharing it with us, thank you susan 😉

@jamesparsons1192 Жыл бұрын

Have subscribd. They are best simple tips I have seen in many years of checking out KZfaq painting tutorials.

@monetcafe Жыл бұрын

☺️☺️☺️👏💜💜💜

@sensitiveone8305 2 жыл бұрын

This was an excellent idea and I learned so much. Thank you, Susan.

@brandihart2367 Жыл бұрын

You are absolutely a wonderful painter ❤

@monetcafe Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much 😀

@karenjoy9997 10 ай бұрын

Wow! I need to listen to this one 3 times.

@youknoweverything7643 Жыл бұрын

Great tutorial I been struggling with seascapes and water soft pastel paintings that k you for this study

@debpaolucciojanomethreadar2357 11 ай бұрын

I always learn something new! Thanks!

@debjanimukherjee6295 Жыл бұрын

Excellent teaching and your tips thanks a lot 🙏

@judidiffendaffer9997 Жыл бұрын

I'm about to paint a high mountain lake with some rocks and wood under the near water. Your video will help a lot.

@mary-annecancilla7956 2 жыл бұрын

Such great tips. Thank you for sharing! 💙

@kareng3655 2 жыл бұрын

Great lesson, great tips. Thanks Susan!

@madhumathiradhakrishnan1045 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for this tutorial! This helped a lot!

@alexandrasanches2473 2 жыл бұрын

Oh! Susan! I just LOVE TO LEARN WITH YOU!!! You are wonderful! Big hug!

@monetcafe 2 жыл бұрын

Oh thank you! Big hug right back, Alexandra!

@Anjalifinearts 2 жыл бұрын

This is fantastic! enjoyed watching it fully loved the beautiful different technique and colour combination! Absolutely stunning and gorgeous sharing! Thank you showing your unique technique with us! Greetings from Canada 🇨🇦

@debradavila7367 10 ай бұрын

MESMERIZING!

@ArtistDisney 5 ай бұрын

Wonderful thank you for theTips!

@Uddaybhaikabaap 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Susan I'm glad to attend the lesson after so long, i have another hectic week to come. I hope you r doing great, i wish everyone my best wishes. I loved the lesson today nd even downloaded for offline reference. It was great. Love to see you more soon.💕 Anish

@monetcafe 2 жыл бұрын

Keep up your studies my friend!! and I'm glad you enjoyed this lesson. Lots of simple tips. Love and blessings to you!!!

@ellymeerleveldt614 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing Susan, its a beautiful video👌🎨

@bobana51 2 жыл бұрын

Thankyou, this was a very helpful video. I love your style!

@PABragg 2 жыл бұрын

This video was SOOOO incredibly helpful. Thank you for all the work (labor of love, I know) you do to help us learn and apply these principles.

@maankawas5957 2 жыл бұрын

Wonderful, Great video!! Thank you for sharing these precious tips and information!😊👏👏👏👏

@nanetterichards6309 Жыл бұрын

Very helpful! Thank you!

@alessandrabrunazzi4595 Жыл бұрын

Really really useful! Thank you Susan!

@senansubath5367 10 ай бұрын

Beautiful. It is so helpful

@monetcafe 9 ай бұрын

Awesome @senansubath5367, I appreciate that so much!

@rosanesilva6830 2 жыл бұрын

Meu Deus!! Quantas idéias maravilhosas para soft pastels! Estou encantada.

@watercolor_wings Жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot Susan for these wonderful tips! You are an amazing teacher.

@kimberlystinson1225 2 жыл бұрын

Wow, this was super helpful. You are a gifted artist and a wonderful teacher. Thanks so much for sharing in all of the ways that you do!

@kathleenramsey2966 Жыл бұрын

There is so much I've learned just from watching you! Thank you ! This really means a lot to me! This is good information and maybe I won't be stumbling so much. Beautiful work!! ❤️

@veronicagreen6180 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you,great video!,

@corinnecastelli235 Жыл бұрын

Formidable cours sur les reflets très clair comme toujours merci 🙏

@jillbattaglia 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Susan! I appreciate you and your wonderful videos! ❤️

@monetcafe 2 жыл бұрын

You are so very welcome Jill.

@valeriegehling4358 Жыл бұрын

Hi, thanks for the variety. I think it may help me with watercolour though I’d like to get into pastels. As a beginner any new info gratefully received! Thanks. Look forward to further videos.

@Srishen1 10 ай бұрын

Super tips.Very helpful.Surely takes my painting to the next level. Thank You😊

@pattownsend1262 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for your content. It is very informative. My next project will be to copy your lesson to improve my paintings. ❤️👩‍🎨

@monetcafe Жыл бұрын

You can do it Pat!!!’🙌🏻💜🙌🏻

@zargarzahoor Жыл бұрын

Beautiful.

@SH-eb9hg 2 жыл бұрын

So interesting - thank you so much. I can't believe what beautiful little pictures you create in a few minutes just as teaching tools.... I'm envious of your talent!

@manidehestani8515 Жыл бұрын

Thank you a lot , it is very helpful

@sabinelloyd8532 2 жыл бұрын

Wow! So much information in one video! Thank you!

@monetcafe 2 жыл бұрын

Yay!!! So glad it was helpful Sabine!

@lindamelanson5063 Жыл бұрын

I am new to pastels and I find your lessons and exercises very helpful. Thank you so much for posting such wonderful information.

@monetcafe Жыл бұрын

That makes me so happy, Linda!

@deborahparrott4983 Ай бұрын

So helpful!

@wilma5618 Жыл бұрын

Thank you Susan. I learnt a lot 🤗🌹

@monetcafe Жыл бұрын

I'm so glad! That makes me happy!

@carolbailie9897 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing

@suzannetrisic1789 11 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for this video, I have learnt so much from it ♥️

@monetcafe 11 ай бұрын

You are so welcome! that makes me happy Suzanne!

@rayemartineau8644 2 жыл бұрын

This was great! Your tips were so detailed. Made me see the light. Looks easy to me. I saved it and will watch a few more times. Thanks

@monetcafe 2 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful! That's what I love to hear Raye!

@youareamazingyesyou5880 Жыл бұрын

Love these. I will be using these this wknd. I Painted a river today with pastels. the foilage is nice ... but i couldnt really get the water to look like water

@margaritasaborio4475 Жыл бұрын

I started practicing on tiny surfaces to kind of get used to painting again. I started copying some of your paintings; even twice some. At the beginning I was not happy with the results; now I feel more confident and even please with what I have been doing. I felt in love with underpainting. Still a long way to go; but I am getting there. Thank you so much.

@monetcafe Жыл бұрын

I am so happy to hear that! Sounds like you have a persistent spirit, and that’s what you need to become an artist. Keep it up, sweetheart!

@joycewickman3249 Жыл бұрын

This is such a helpful tutorial. I love painting water, too. I've learned some great tips and approaches from this video Thanks, Susan!

@monetcafe Жыл бұрын

Awesome Joyce, I appreciate that so much!

@deborahthompson3847 2 жыл бұрын

Wow! Thank you.

@monetcafe 2 жыл бұрын

You are so welcome!

@Lindaw1811 2 жыл бұрын

Lol, I have that t-shirt too! 😄

@monetcafe 2 жыл бұрын

How cool Linda!!!

@pamelaatwell523 2 жыл бұрын

Best lessons I've seen. Thank you. I'm working in acrylic but I can use many of these tips.

@monetcafe 2 жыл бұрын

Wonderful! yes, many of the same principles apply with acrylics as well!

@40bdg 11 ай бұрын

Great tips, thank you!

@monetcafe 11 ай бұрын

You are so welcome!❤️☺️💜

@cornedavis4157 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing 🤩

@arunapendse6296 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for these very useful and wonderful tips. It is a pleasure to watch you create magic on paper. Thanks again.

@monetcafe 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

@chandanapathak1602 Жыл бұрын

I generally use acrylics , taken it up after retirement. But your tips are equally applicable to acrylics . I know for certain as i had figured out some of them after much trial and error . Most informative video i have watched

@monetcafe Жыл бұрын

Love you comment, Chandana! I often say that my lessons work for multiple mediums. Many of the principles are the same. Blessings and thanks!

@monalisamackey783 Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for these wonderful tips! They are an invaluable aid to me 😊. Also, I love your little furry friend 🐶I have one that is half French bulldog and half Staffordshire bully. Her name is Lala and she is as sweet as pie 💕

@monetcafe Жыл бұрын

You are so welcome Monalisa! I bet your pup is so cute! I like her name. My dog's mama's name is "Lola". :)

@wizzardofpaws2420 2 жыл бұрын

This is so helpful

@jannesbitt1679 Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for sharing your wonderful talent and tips I am just learning so everything you're sharing I'm soaking up like a sponge. Bless you. Oh I thought you might like to know where I'm watching from, Australia xx

@littlethingsbig5718 Жыл бұрын

I actually study physics and I agree with you on that reflection theorie. I think the process of studying an object and then painting it gives you a great feeling on how the world works. You are a great example😄. this tutorial is in my list to watch it later .

@monetcafe Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! Your comment truly blessed me.

@annie-nance 2 жыл бұрын

I'm going to the beach soon, and I am really exciting to try painting with my pastels there, but I have never painted water before! this is such a helpful video, thank you!

@monetcafe 2 жыл бұрын

Yay! That’s what I love to hear Bella! Have fun!

@ginidrouillard108 2 жыл бұрын

I love your puppy, we used to have one just like him/her, he was a love

@monetcafe 2 жыл бұрын

I know, Boston’s are the sweetest breed!

@Emeraldheart1021 12 күн бұрын

Fantastic video!!

@monetcafe 11 күн бұрын

Thank you so much, @Emeraldheart1021! Your comment blessed me.

@milesoster3122 Жыл бұрын

Water is my Kryptonite lol. So I appreciate any tips I can get. I can do oceans ok.. but I have a very hard time getting fresh water color down.. I try not to make it look blue because often times freshwater is more of a dark green or almost brownish but that makes it tough to stand out from the landscape sometimes! I have quite the time with that

@isabeltipple9942 2 жыл бұрын

OMG Susan! I haven’t even watched the video yet but i see that you have a boston terrier👍One is snoring just across from me… I am going to watch your demo on the big screen later …..

@monetcafe 2 жыл бұрын

Oh yes Isabel... I love my little Jackson!!! He is literally my best friend!!! Bostons are amazing. A friend gifted mine to me after I went through a battle with cancer. Best gift ever!!!

@elfyrrahroosigh2489 Жыл бұрын

Your teaching is so intetesting. Unfortunately the text lines cover the work you do. However l think l picked up enough to go try out the tips. Thank you for sharing them 💕

@Rupaarts 2 жыл бұрын

Hello mam.. your videos are very excited and excellent..I like your videos mam

@monetcafe 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much 🙂

@patriclop2pl Жыл бұрын

Another awesome tutorial 😊 Are the pastels, soft pastels?

@monetcafe Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much, @patriclop2pl! I'm so glad you liked it! And yes, the pastels I use are soft pastels.

@gary2betty 2 жыл бұрын

WOW!! What a very helpful lesson. I’m new to your channel. Just found you today. Definitely subscribed.?

@gary2betty 2 жыл бұрын

Didn’t mean to put a question mark at the end of my previous comment

@monetcafe 2 жыл бұрын

Yay! So glad you’ve become part of the family Betty!

@fredmelchiorre9444 Жыл бұрын

How do you do this with a paint brush?

@rayemartineau8644 2 жыл бұрын

💓👍👀 2/24/22

@minnahumble2294 Жыл бұрын

What is that blending tool at minute 22:33? I wish you had showed a closeup.

@monetcafe Жыл бұрын

That was a shammy cloth (the kind used to dry cars). I find a little piece is a great blending tool for smooth surfaces. :)

@sgt.tattoo9609 9 ай бұрын

🤟

@rayemartineau8644 2 жыл бұрын

💓👍👀 3/24/22

@tickleman127 Жыл бұрын

Isn't it drawing? There is no paint

@monetcafe Жыл бұрын

Many people think that painting with soft pastels is "drawing" because it's a dry medium. But what makes work like mine considered a "painting" is the fact that large blocks of color are laid down to cover the surface rather than linear mark making (like a sketch or drawing). Hope that helps.

@KikiFu 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you, I really love the tip about the wet sand! I'm curious if you've done a full review of the 500 series charcoal paper? I really like unsanded papers and am curious about how many layers it holds and how it compares to other unsanded papers. Have a blessed day!🙌💕🧁

@monetcafe 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks and I need to do a review on the 500 series charcoal paper... it actually works quite well for pastel painting.

@KikiFu 2 жыл бұрын

@@monetcafe Wonderful, I'll make sure to order some 🙌💗 I always enjoy a review 😍