I really enjoyed this. Not only did I get a lesson on watercolor painting I also got a lesson on how to mat the painting to fit a particular frame. Thank you for this. I enjoyed it so much that I subscribed in order to hear and learn more. May 2024 be a great year for you.

Thank you for the tips.. I taught art for 24 years but lost my job due to covid so now just paint for myself.. I subscribed 😊😊

I wish I'd found you ages ago! This is NOT trivial information.

I paint primarily small (in watercolor, my past acrylic work was quite large) for several reasons... the first being cost of both supplies and framing. The second is time, I can finish a work in a single setting, or two, and move on to the next which is enjoyable for me. Third it takes away a lot of the fear of a failed painting. Fourth it's easier to display smaller art just from a wall space perspective. Fifth you seldom ever have to stretch paper. I have found some tips that may help. First use appropriately sized brushes. Work out the math and consider the expected size of your paper when purchasing.. you can save a ton of money by choosing the original size that allows you to cut/tear the size you want without waste... for example an imperial sheet gives you 5x7's with no effort, if you want 6x9 consider a 9x12 pad. Avoid blocks if you are trying to save money, it's no different than taping paper down and if you really want the block simply make your own out of your presized paper (google). Aim for works that fit premade frames in standard sizes (with matting or without). Matting makes your painting larger, however keep in mind the ratio of mat to frame to picture... a mat or frame (or the combination of the two) that is too large will make your painting seem small. I find a contrasting mat looks better than one that matches your background.. and pick one that pulls a color from your painting for cohesiveness. Avoid far away perspectives, zoom in on your subject. Consider vignettes, they look amazing in small format.

Great tips Paul

I love your Paintings

Wow you made that cloudy sky look so simple putting it in the painting. I am loving the colors you are choosing to mix together to get your greens. This is really a great simple & quick looking landscape that I could actually attempt to try to paint. I really appreciate you sharing about how these smaller size paintings would be great to sell in addition to the regular bigger pieces. I prefer to work with the small 5 inches x 7 inches, or 4 inches x 6 inches sizes as well as the 9 inches x 12 inches or larger. Thanks for sharing this wonderful fun video. I am inspired to try this!

I would love to see an example finished of the six or nine vignettes framed under one piece of glass

I love this idea! I am new to watercolour and I think this is perfect for me to start out. I am a dog lover and would love to start painting dogs and this is ideal! Thank you Sylvia from South Africa

I always enjoy your tutorials, great tips and inspiration. I have extremely sensitive hearing and your voice is easy for me to listen to, thank you.

thank you so glad I found you I have hope again for watercolor

Such a good opportunity to add colorful flowers. Makes it happy.

Great information! I was doing a demo at a craft fair in May & happened to set some little 5x7 & 4x6 framed watercolors out for sale & I couldn’t believe how fast they sold. It was kind of a test & was successful. I’m going to do another craft fair in October & am going to use your ideas too. Thanks for sharing!

Excellent tutorial and advice! I’m starting tomorrow!!!!!

Thank you very much, great idea!! I was told that painting big was easy and better, but watching your tutorial I find that small is excellent! 😊

I'm fascinated by your process! You work so freely, yet expertly. I aspire to that.

I have a great respect for Artists and being able to sell Ones work is an indication of success. Ty for Sharing your Skills and knowledge. New Sub Here.

I found out about your Channel from Paul Clarke and glad I did as I thoroughly enjoyed this and found it very helpful. I will be checking out your future tutorials for sure.

Your work is beautiful! I liked the music at the end too!

I am just beginning to sell my art. The sizing advice is helpful!

I really enjoyed watching you paint this landscape, and I appreciate your thoughts on how to present artwork in an affordable format. Thanks again!

Hi Paul, I love painting small items. I paint both portrait and landscape orientation bookmarks. I give my bookmarks to my daughter to sell in her used book store. They sell quite well.

Glad I found your tutorials!

Very informative and presented very well. Thanks for sharing. …

Brilliant! This is simply perfect info for painting to fit a mat to fit commercial frames. I've been buying good quality, watercolour, paper, in large sheets, and cutting into half, quarters, etc. Great, or so I thought; good use of good, quality, paper. Yet my paintings are not the size to fit any standard mats or frames. Live and learn! :) Now to sort this out for more practical sizes to paint for mats to sell. Thanks very much! :)

Love your music too! Awesome artist. Hi

This was so interesting, thank you.

Love this

Very helpful - thank you.

I am new to watercolor. Great advice

Love your paintings! So inspired as a newbie! Thank you!

Great tutorial, thanks!

THANK YOU IMMEASURABLY.

Giving us an idea of what a single or a group of four might sell for in your country would be helpful.

Hi, Do you have any vidoes on how to scan and prepare your artwork for prints? Thanks

I get my frames from charity shops THEN do my painting to fit!

Why did the blue and yellow merging in the sky not turn green?

Check out how aureolin is not lightfast. I sell my work and make sure to never use pigments that will change over time, so the customer gets what they paid for.

Thank you for this information Paul , your paintings are beautiful and the video was relaxing to watch.😊 I do have some small paintings I want to sell and thought about buying ready made frames due to the cost of prof. framing. I am using quality paper and paints and would like to know if you use archival boards and mats in these frames? Thanks

Really helpful! How do you package your paintings in plastic ?

Loved your tutorial. Im an artist but struggling to sell anything, people dont seem to be buying. Ive tried doing prints, bookmarks and cards but not earning anything. Do you have any suggestions.? Thanks, all the best.

Lovely 😊 what would I price a small painting like this one for if I may ask?

How do you scan your paintings for printing? I have been taking photos for my social media, but am finding they are not good enough for printing due to cropping and enlarging them.

What do small paintings matted generally sell for-- ballpark??

Did you wet paper first?

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Paul, what about the frames? You mentioned that you make frames. I'd like to see a video on that. They are very expensive considering the their cost. Thank's for the good video..