Very refreshing to hear from your favorites list and it’s not a brand brag list and not filled with fluff. I love that you keep it real. There are very few content creators that don’t seem like a commercial ad. Thank you!

Good to see the face behind that unique voice! Thanks for this video! Very helpful!!

Thanks. This video was helpful. I wish it had been available when I started Watercolor. I bounced around you tube and bought every paint the artists were using - not realizing I didn't need them all.

Meeden has great pallets and they're very reasonable.

Thank you soooo much for taking the time to do this ❤

Your sketches in your sketchbook are AMAZING!!

Thanks, Ellen. l so appreciate your spots. Even if I am not painting, seeing and listening is like being with a friend!

As always, thank you for your wonderful videos! I would love to see tutorials on the sketchbook paintings like others have mentioned. M my mother died two years ago, and we recently sold the family home. I have always used videos to paint, but through your instruction, I was able to paint a picture of the house to send to my sister who is unable to be here recently. That way she couldn’t keep the house with her always

thanks Ellen - this was really helpful.

Loved your video, Ellen. So interesting to see what supplies an artist uses. I love the Baohong 100% cotton paper, too - so rough it gives some nice dry-brush effects. I love your paintings in your sketchbook (though I only caught a glimpse of them). Can we have some tutorials of some of them?That would be lovely. Thank you so much and have a great day (night here in Italy already). ❤

I love how you keep it so simple. I've been using Windsor/Newton watercolor and I really would like to try the Holbein to compare -- just the 4 basic tubes! Thanks for sharing your true-to-you supplies. Happy New Year!

Very helpful thank you! I'm a newbie to watercolors so its great to hear it doesn't have to break the bank to start.

Love your selection! ❤

Thank you so helpful. Your paintings are so amazing 😍 xx

I love the Baohong.. I just got some for Christmas.

Ellen, I very often use Bahong --the acadamy is the student grade and the artist it the Professional grade--Personally, I cannot tell much of a difference between the the two so I usually buy the acadamy. Great paper! I also love Arches and Saunders but they are so expensive to use every day. Love your videos. Thanks, Tina

A simple swatch sheet that fits inside the pallette lid is really useful, I do that, its fast and I do that for palettes I buy and the ones i make. I like colours in a certain order so it works for me, I cant cope with colours scattered around, so I have to group blues together, yellows together, browns etc 😅 as they look so similar, my little swatch strip is essential for me.

Thank you Ellen. Really useful information x

This is great, Ellen. Thank you. Happy new year🎉

This is wonderful, so good 😊😊

Thank you, love your videos. Happy New Year 🎉

Thank you for sharing your supplies.

Love your style. Great vid! 🇨🇦

Very informative. Thanks Ellen

Thank you for sharing 🙏 I’ve been trying some Holbein watercolor paint & like it a lot!

I was lucky and received some lovely quality paints and brushes last year for Christmas… this year I requested some Daniel smith paints and a couple of blocks of really nice paper. I’m happy!

Hi Ellen just a Quick message from me in the UK wishing you and your family a Big Big Merry Christmas and a Fabulous new year 🥳

Happy New Year, Ellen thank you for the tutorials I enjoy everyone. Could you do a tutorial based on your sketchbook pictures, please? Love the Italian style architecture In there!

Thank you for all your videos and tutorials, you are a great artist. Loved your paintings in your sketchbook...wow!! Happy New Year.😊

Great, thanks for sharing! Also, I noticed someone else mentioned your lovely sketchbooks, and I have to agree, I would love a look-thru sometime! What I did see was really beautiful art and I bet others would enjoy it too!❤

I also wish this was available when I started watercolors. This was great and still useful to me. Thanks for keeping it uncomplicated and sharing your knowledge with us. Happy New Year

This was good helpful information. Thanks for sharing.

Thank you Ellen, for everything. Wishing you & yours a Happy New Year 😊

Very helpful video. Id like to try those paints you recommended.

Happy New Year 2024 and thanks so much for your time teaching a lot! 😘😘

Thank you for a wonderful year in watercolor 💖. Looking forward to 2024 ! 🎉 Happy New Year!!!

Thank you Ellen. I think I get overwhelmed because I have so many tubes and pans of water colors. I have a lot of pallets also. I dont throw my paints away until they look muddy. As a result I have so many around the house!

Awesome! Thank you! 🥰

Thank you Ellen! Happy New Year 🎉❤

Excellent! Thank you! 👍👍

Thank you Ellen, very helpful info, so will be replenishing gradually to get some better results hopefully xx

Thanks for the recommendations 😊

Thanks Ellen! 🥳 HAPPY NEW YEAR!🎈🎆🎊 🍾🎉🥳🥂❤

Brilliant love your videos

Arches is my very favorite paper, gives me time to work as the paint doesn't soak in too fast. Works great for wet on wet! My favorite brushes are the Neptune series, they soak up and hold on to paint so well that I'm not wasting time going back to get more paint. And they keep their nice pointy tips.

Thanks, Ellen!

Happy New Year, Ellen!

Thank you!

Love your videos Ellen! Fabriano is my favorite paper because they use vegan sizing on all their papers.

I use mostly Holbein but I love w/n transparent yellow and brown ochre

Just FYI, Baohong makes a sketchbook! Just got one for Xmas. I like the Tumatara one (or whatever it's called), too.

Thank you, Ellen. I use many of the supplies you show. I have some of the Liquitex inks and just got the Hydrus but haven't tried them yet. You've maybe done a video on this already but I'd love to know the differences and pros/cons of using acrylic inks vs. watercolor inks in watercolor pieces. Thank you for all of your informative tutorials, Ellen, and looking forward to more. Happy New Year!

My go to’s are very similar, if not identical to yours. I wonder why? I watched, I listened, I purchased. Thanks so much - you have been such an inspiration for me.

Aww yiss!

Thanks! Love to hear what products you use, or as I call them, my toys! Thanks, Karen Dirmish, learner

Hi Ellen,lv Ann 🇬🇧🇬🇧❤️❤️

Since buying the 4 Princeton Heritage brush set , other than a rigger, I rarely use anything else now

thanks

I wonder if Princeton changed their Aqua Elite travel brush set? I bought a travel set a few months ago and the brushes in mine are 4 / 6 / 8 / 10. The 8 is my “go to”! Princeton are my favourite brushes, but I do like the Escoda synthetic brushes, the Prado line has the firmness I like. That large palette is gorgeous! ❤

Great to hear your favourites list - thank you for sharing - I already have a Holbein watercolour set after watching you use it some time ago. I have checked out Amazon for the Tumarta sketchbook and there are several available so I would be grateful if you could clarify if yours is the 100% cotton sketchbook or the square 25% cotton version? Many thanks and Happy New Year.

Hi TY for all of your great tips. I have really been able to take away so many tidbits to grow in my watercolor journey. I have been shopping for a printer to replicate some of my greeting cards. Was wondering if you have a suggestion. Thank you.

You are a shining example of how one person can make a positive difference to the life of so many! Hahnemühle (the Collection) is really excellent paper. I got it as part of a sample pack and it rivals Arches. QUESTION - Many artists, like you and Paul Clark, use Cadmium Yellow. Tradition watercolor discourages the use of opaque colors. Have you tried Hansa or Aureolin and preferred Cadmium? The cadmiums seems to lift easily, so I find it difficult to layer and glaze, although I tend to overwork.

Please show us how to make peony petals with the Filbert brush

Can I use acrylic white instead of Guoache white for highlights?

I appreciate this video! Especially the list of minimum paints you need to accomplish good work. Those colors that you recommend for watercolor, would you recommend the same colors for gouache? I have recently started gouache and do seem to prefer Holbein brand paint. I bought a couple of colors from Maimeri but I think Holbein is much better. I think I'm going to keep my gouache paints to a minimum. I bought way to many convenience colors for watercolor and never really learned to mix colors well.

Do you have any recommendation for good quality paper like Arches cold press but not as rough (but not to the degree of smoothness as hot press)? Thanks❤

The gold you pointed out is that the one you used for the black cards?

Hi, about blues... This is my problem too that I can't distinguish which is, which.. You have a very good idea to put some other colours between them. Thanks!

Hello. I am really enjoying your videos. I would appreciate if you could recommend a professional lightfast watercolor? I am getting more professional and it's a pity if they will fade overtime. Could you recommend in tins and tubes?

Thank you, Ellen! I've been seeing posts from various artists on Instagram where they're using quill brushes. In your opinion,are quill brushes worth the extra expense?

Hi, can I have the name of the brand of your palette? Thank you

What was the brand of watercolour paints you use. I can't hear it clearly.

Ellen, here’s my Question: have you heard complaints about Arches paper ? I have heard that the original company was sold to another and that there are complaints about the sizing on the paper or other quality concerns that are popping up since the sale?

Quick question: I have painted many of your online tutorials and have quite a collection. I want to DONATE them to my local "Assistance League" store. This store only takes donated items and then sells them at a very discounted price. All the proceeds from any sales from this store go to worthy charities in my community. Is it okay to donate a painting that I made from one of your tutorials? I would write on the back of it "Painted by Jean/Original Artist Design by Ellen Crimi Trent." (I don't want to violate any copyright laws and thought it best to ask you, first.) Thank you for doing what you do! A fan, Jean Martellaro

Are they cheaper on Amazon than BLICKS OR OTHER ART SUPPLIERS.

I finally took the plunge and bought some Arches. The stink! Smells of seaweed or wee or something. Can’t use the stuff. Is that all 100% cotton papers or just Arches do you know?

No greens!?! So you always make your own?

I’m wondering how harmful these synthetic brushes are for the environment. Are they biodegradable? What exactly are they made from? Just thinking it all through. I’d like to research this.

Why don’t you make a little swatch sheet so you don’t have to guess the colors in your palette? Or at least recommend it to beginners since it is extremely helpful to know exactly what is what and to see how they look dry on paper until they get used to it?