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@kahnaemery7767 2 ай бұрын

My Aunt, who was an artist/crafter gave me some advice from her instructor; he said your best work is what you throw in the garbage because it's what you have learned from.

@averageday 2 ай бұрын

thats such a fresh take ❤

@BB-nz5sk 2 ай бұрын

Love this!!!

@Babyjohn8170 2 ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing that bit of advice truly inspiring.😊👍

@gopipavi9653 2 ай бұрын

You should do a tea set or a vase with this colour... you'll find yourself admiring it for days..

@darawilson4101 2 ай бұрын

I struggle a lot with controlling my brush and making leafs. And just painting florals in general...

@jerrygill4828 2 ай бұрын

I have been watching you since your first baby used to sit on your lap so I’ve seen you come a long way. Your teaching methods are excellent and you seem so much more happy and self confident. Keep up the good work. You’re beautiful….. Not to mention your work.

@Jtfutfhtfhtdgkugjyfhtd 2 ай бұрын

That feeling you get when it comes to water/paint in your brush is artistic intuition and you have developed or were born with good artistic intuition. You make painting look so easy! Emma, I have a problem “dabbing” or wiping my brush off onto a paper towel for fear of “ wasting “ my expensive, precious paint. I know that this fear I have is a culprit for unneeded mistakes and I feel it’s holding me back. Any sage advice from you or your viewers on how to get over this “ fear of product waste” that I have?

@CarolMilligan-gp9jd 2 ай бұрын

Love the flowers but that pattern is awesome it looks so organic. Your teaching methods just make me happy.

@sheila5311 2 ай бұрын

Emma, I discovered you at the beginning of my watercolor journey in 2020. This past year I’ve had some health issues so I’ve not been on here. It was so exciting to see your growth, not only in painting, but in confidence. I thoroughly appreciate how you teach and I enjoy watching and listening to your insight. Thank you for what you do.

@fionacoetzee3301 2 ай бұрын

You are an amazing teacher who explains things so well. I have been about to give up....after going down the youtube rabbit hole and watching so many how-to videos. Thank you.

@gillianc8106 29 күн бұрын

I know I’m just some stranger on the internet, but…please don’t give up. Your creative, artistic soul has every bit as much right to expression and joy as anyone else’s, and I don’t doubt that you have beauty and creativity to gift to the world. I say this as someone who frequently fights with the urge to give up because I’m not as talented, experienced or knowledgeable as teachers on KZfaq. I believe in you!

@gaildoering3084 2 ай бұрын

Amazing how beautiful a monochrome painting can be. The simplicity of it, combined with that beautiful color and the depth from so many values is calming, yet gorgeous at the same time. Love it! Going to watch again and try it. Thanks for all your great totorials.

@nancyloomis3046 2 ай бұрын

Doing a monochrome study is a really great idea and helps to identify value in colors. Having the right color values all throughout the piece can make all the difference in a whether your art is good or great. 👍

@majcik2354 2 ай бұрын

Such a great monochromatic painting. And the color is amazing…. Used by Michelangelo to paint his angels and Johannes Vermeer to paint a scarf on The Girl with a Pearl Earring, not to mention many other artists throughout the art history.

@susanhammitt7080 2 ай бұрын

I love the blue. Like Delft china. Thank you Emma Jane. Great tip on looking at saturation for variation. Thanks.

@jean.marion 2 ай бұрын

Would love to learn how to do that pattern as well. So interesting 🎉

@dianebays5484 2 ай бұрын

My sister sent me ypur book, and some water colors. I cant wait to learn all that i can! I always loved to draw and paint.

@louisebourne5779 2 ай бұрын

Beautiful blue flowers. Thankyou for sharing about value this has been really helpful, and using your phone to see if you have enough value in your painting is really good. Love this video xxx

@rachellewidmann3621 2 ай бұрын

Hello from Newmarket 🙂 I subscribed to your channel a year ago, but only recently learned you're near by in Toronto area. This is a very good lesson and your approach to teaching it is so helpful! I plan to reference this again and again. Thank you, Emma!

@jennifernelson6322 2 ай бұрын

Excellent lesson, Emma! I so appreciate ALL the detailed steps that I think about. You are amazing!!❤

@dreamchasers1239 2 ай бұрын

That was so relaxing, seeing you paint....thanks a lot

@LillyHope11 2 ай бұрын

Stunning work, thanks for sharing ❤

@KatWoman_ 2 ай бұрын

Very helpful tips on issues I’ve been struggling with.

@monetnez Ай бұрын

Thank you!! Really well done and not too fast.

@colorcreatecamera 2 ай бұрын

I so needed this, super helpful!! You are just the best teacher out there!!

@Bridget1229. 2 ай бұрын

This is a great video! You continue to make me want to paint and hopefully someday create something half as beautiful as the pieces you paint. I continue to learn so much from you and enjoy your videos so much. I keep looking at my watercolors and I'm so nervous to start actually putting paint on the paper. For some reason! I don't know what I'm so afraid of, it's silly.

@kathymcgrath3078 2 ай бұрын

Absolutely beautiful as always! Thank you for sharing!

@susansmiley3968 2 ай бұрын

Thank you! What a great way to learn water control!!

@donnaperry1946 2 ай бұрын

This is an excellent value study! Thank you.

@lindakuck5981 2 ай бұрын

This is beautiful and I love the color! Thanks Emma 😊❤

@donnabirney817 2 ай бұрын

Thanks soooo much for this technique video!!! a subtle skill we need!!!

@nancypyter1511 2 ай бұрын

What an awesome lesson Emma! And that color is gorgeous! Thanks so much!🥰

@natalxpressions 2 ай бұрын

Will have to give this a try tomorrow. Don’t have lapses but have Windsor blue

@user-cj6yw5fu4l Ай бұрын

Thankyou for such a clear and concise explanation of your beautiful work ,cannot wait to try😊

@70bootsie 2 ай бұрын

Great job. Very helpful

@in2phalanges 2 ай бұрын

Beautifully Taught !

@love2create62 2 ай бұрын

Excellent video, very helpful! You are a wonderful teacher. Thank you Emma! 😊

@Cazzie1612 2 ай бұрын

Thankyou! Well explained and demonstrated. Love love love the colour 😍

@utterlynice1 2 ай бұрын

Excellent! Thank you for your teaching and modeling what you show us.

@RitaV222 2 ай бұрын

Thank you, that was very helpful.

@veronicawhite398 2 ай бұрын

Very informative and helpful. Thankyou very much. Such a lovely piece.

@uniquelyme5746 2 ай бұрын

Thank you so much. I get chills when watching videos like this. Your explanation is crystal clear

@KMercure 2 ай бұрын

Such a great idea! I never looked at it that way before. It might help me learn to control my intensity impulse!

@movingmountains150 2 ай бұрын

You make it look so easy. ❤

@simonmwaba6577 26 күн бұрын

Thanks alot I have been massively helped

@catherineadkins2774 2 ай бұрын

This video was very helpful!

@debbiemr6340 12 күн бұрын

Oh I agree, very beautiful colour and I love how your painting came together with the different tonal values. I’m going to give this a go. Thank you.

@conniemesce4093 2 ай бұрын

Great lesson, thank you! ❤

@hdultralady8059 2 ай бұрын

Very helpful thank you!

@colorcreatecamera 2 ай бұрын

So true about just experimenting! I discovered the 3/8" dagger striper brush, I love it!!! Especially holding it "upside down"!!

@sandraleon6248 2 ай бұрын

It was so much fun watching you paint with your son on the other video. He's quite a little artist.❤🦋

@jolovesnailart 2 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for this very interesting tutorial, very helpful and absolutely beautiful 😍🙏

@lindyartforfun 2 ай бұрын

It definitely is a stunning colour, great tutorial too! I was planning to redo a monochrome landscape that I have already done in paynes gray in a completely different colour, just deciding on which colour 🤔

@manondesrochers8989 2 ай бұрын

I love the colors

@Kateseyes 2 ай бұрын

Absolutely beautiful. I always learn something new from every video. Thank you for sharing your talent with us.

@joycesnodgrass7068 2 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@ireneerobichaud9550 2 ай бұрын

Love what you are painting. ❤❤❤

@deborahhillman4120 2 ай бұрын

Great tutorial! My favorite color has always been light blue. Mr. Harding has definitely given that color new meaning! Guess what? Is going to be the next color on my palette? Your painting is beautiful! Thanx for sharing the gorgeous paint!

@Pamsartplace 2 ай бұрын

Watch you often w/o commenting! This is great

@mjpete27 2 ай бұрын

Hullo Emma, This is a sweet video with plenty of information for everyone! Thanks again for sharing your expertise and knowledge with us.

@patriciabradley8267 2 ай бұрын

Very nice work ❤

@nomihoch 24 күн бұрын

fantastic thank you

@bharathischittipottikadhal1141 2 ай бұрын

Thank you❤️

@susanhager916 Ай бұрын

Wonderful tips...Im a beginner...and I alway have streak lines from too much water....lots to learn...thank you

@phyllispalladino6183 2 ай бұрын

Love the tip of using your phone 🎉 thank you

@dawnmckay1490 2 ай бұрын

Love your videos! Just wanted to tell you how to pronounce the color since I'm a speech pathologist and I can't resist. You said Lapis correctly, but the next word is laz- (like "has"), u- (like "you"), li- (like "lie"). Hope that helps! Your videos really help me as an artist. 💓

@Stylvestre 2 ай бұрын

As a deaf artist who doesn’t get to speak english much in a mainly french community, it’s a pretty useful comment for me, thanks! I can’t hear how she pronounced it but maybe she pronounced it in french?

@kristisparks9973 2 ай бұрын

That is amazing

@creeksidehomeschoolers 2 ай бұрын

I love this! You are such an excellent instructor!! ❤ I've been learning from you since 2021; I'm definitely past the beginner stage, but this love doing practice like this with you!! I do love watercolor and paint daily; but what is the next step in learning? I feel like I want to paint a pretty floral piece, but I get hung-up on the design and composition. I can come up with limited color palettes and have good watercolor control and can paint florals quit well. But now matter how much I research composition. I feel stuck almost like I'm at the beginning again. It's like a gap in learning I can't figure out. I'm very visual and learn by seeing and watching someone do the thing. Do have any suggestions or can you do more videos on composition and design. I know you have do a few in the past and you target beginners, but I love your teaching style so I would love it from you!

@barbaradonofrio5072 Ай бұрын

You are a genius!

@nataliac7716 2 ай бұрын

Cool exercise! I love your vibe and the „experimental“ method that you recommend. Where is your sketchbook from? ❤

@shirleymartin8785 2 ай бұрын

My fav color

@bonniemiller5316 2 ай бұрын

That is such a beautiful color! Emma, does Winsor & Newton have a color that might be similar to this color? Thanks. 😊

@AmyHunt-rx1st 2 ай бұрын

So great thanks for this video! I love learning from you. The only thing I will admit that sometimes annoys me is that in using all these incredible products, you sometimes forget that others are painting along with you and don’t have all the resources you do. It would be so helpful to simply add a line about what color you might use if don’t have this very rare, special pigment in your beginners palette. But overall, great experience!

@nancyloomis3046 2 ай бұрын

Emma, your flowers are so pretty!

@lindakelby1353 2 ай бұрын

So pretty!!

@ChantelleArts 2 ай бұрын

this is so good ☺☺

@SuperficialGloworm 2 ай бұрын

Hot tip - a terry cloth is a sustainable alternative to using paper towel to blot!

@zamis21 Ай бұрын

Dutch Blue!

@sandraneale128 Ай бұрын

Brilliant ❤️🦋

@ArtandDiamondsWithEskies 2 ай бұрын

I am a photorealistic animal portraiture artist with pencils. However recently I have expanded my journey into watercolor because I've wanted to do them for so many years. Sadly I only have a very tiny selection of professional colors. My finances just are not there because I'm disabled. I am so wanting a lapis lazuli and I'm wondering if the Michael Harding is worth the cost versus other lapis lazulis? It's something I would have to save up for but it is a color that I think would greatly benefit me for backgrounds in my animal portraits.

@kaydavies8903 2 ай бұрын

Noah was adorable on the livestream. Just so sweet and cute just like my grandkids are - occasionally ☺️ 😆

@euaggeliaglaros4636 2 ай бұрын

It is so beautiful ❤

@kathyryan7768 2 ай бұрын

What brand of paintbrushes are these? Great tips!

@jennmc4611 Ай бұрын

May i know which of your blue did you use in your palette? Thanks so much

@trishmancuso2951 2 ай бұрын

Any other color could you recommend

@15MinuteMindsetShift 2 ай бұрын

I did this exercise. Honestly, it went better that I expected. Wish I could figure out how to comment with a picture. Is that even possible on YT?

@rosemariecooke9616 2 ай бұрын

Emma this floral is beautiful as your florals always are. Thank you!😊

@heatherbozarth6152 2 ай бұрын

I liked the light color palette and the corner composition! I am from Oklahoma, USA. Love your videos. Been a fan for a few years now. 😊

@gwenjones1913 2 ай бұрын

I’m wearing a lapis lazuli bracelet right now!! It’s the color associated with Archangel Michael. Are you self taught? Regardless, I’d say it’s born-in anyway! Beautiful. Thank you!!

@jacquiliddell7680 2 ай бұрын

Is this a new word in painting - Value

@teresazade7496 2 ай бұрын

How does a beginner know what details to add after it's dry? When watching you, I can definitely see the difference, but is there a checklist for Beginners to know what to look for?

@EmmaLefebvre 2 ай бұрын

Hmm good question. For the details I like to add is more depth to the centre of flowers. I feel like that is what makes it stand out the most. Then additional shadows and such to other parts of the petals and leaves.

@teresazade7496 2 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for answering. I appreciate your feedback. I just tried this one. .... .... ugh.. ... .. .... I think I want to be successful without the practice. Haha. I do love your tutorials. Thank you.

@ilenegoldman6344 2 ай бұрын

Many people have a difficult time pronouncing Lazuli. . It is pronounced la-zu-lee (with accent on the 'la'), but you don't have to say this word. Just say Lapis and everyone knows that it's Lapis Lazuli 😜. However you pronounce it, you paint very well with it and that's all that matters.

@susang888 2 ай бұрын

Please explain the wasting of paint, by washing some of it off in water? Why not just get less paint on brush?

@margaretfowler9195 23 күн бұрын

It's trial and error. Watercolour goes a long way. Sometimes you just have too much paint without knowing. Like when you're cooking and you don't have enough piqued for something. You just add more?

@lets_follow_Jesus 2 ай бұрын

i just try this one and i find it hard to know were to stop and leave it alone ^^...not overwork it. i am the only one that find it hard to know were to stop ?

@stefaniecolonius4780 2 ай бұрын

💖

@LetitiaJohnson-v7q 14 күн бұрын

😊have you ever tried 😊making a sketch book.?

@brendawhaley7094 2 ай бұрын

You said Aunt then you said he said . Do you mean she said

@kayenne221 Ай бұрын

This should have been titled ‘count how many times I say value’

@jenniferaldous5719 2 ай бұрын

I just want to advise on how to pronounce Lapis Lazuli. I always knew it as Lapis LAZ U LIE. I hope you don’t mind this as 😅I really like watching your videos and don’t want you to think I’m criticising. You have taught me a lot 😊