I just got a small set of watercolor pencils and I had no clue how to properly use them. This helped bunches. :)

Super impressed with your instruction! I have had very very little instruction with watercolor pencils and as a result they have just sat, your relation to regular watercolor techniques helped me translate these techniques over. I very much appreciate you explanation of how to work the background as this is often where I have struggled as well. I can't wait to explore more of your channel.

I have a 48 pieces watercolor pencils but Idk how to start practicing it, glad I watched this

The seeds of the flower looked like a meatball at the start haha. Great tutorial :)

You refer to the process of adding water to the pencil on paper as "activation" instead of painting. You are quite litterally dabbing on water and lightly moving that surface water into the areas of pencil to activate the existing pigments on the paper. The pigment is already where it needs to be-- it just needs water to be made more vibrant and blended. This is a breakthrough moment for me. I just finished the background with a set of faber-castell albrect durers and am now starting the next step with a set of prismacolor premiers (better yellows/warm browns). I have a BFA in studio art but never cracked the code on watercolor. Great teacher! Thank you!

Hi Matt; your tutorial is flawless. From beginning to end it is beautifully put together. Your guide is not too much and not too little. Thanks for putting your knowledge out.

I'm just starting watercolor and I'm SO glad I found your channel! You're a great teacher and I was throughly mezmerized by your instructions. I can't wait to try my new pencils.

Thank you for making the point to specify that you must wait for it to dry! I feel that alot of art videos really gloss over when to and when not to do so really appreciate it!

Thank you so much, excellent tutorial. You get straight on with your teaching and explanations in a clear and easily understandable manner. Excellent video - thank you.

I just purchased a set of 60 Faber-Castell watercolor pencils and have been scouring KZfaq for tips specifically for them (or similar pencils). This video is wonderful! Thank you for showing how to create texture while using watercolor. I like how it still looks smooth, but has more depth than say, just making hatches/lines across the whole paper. Two thumbs up!

Awesome! I was given a set of watercolor pencils and have yet to use them... I am going to have to try them out soon on a upcoming video on my channnel. Great video/tutorial! :)

Wow beautiful! I told my niece every Tuesday I was going to teach her how to paint/art, and I thought to start her on watercolour pencils, yet I never used them myself, only the watercolour paints. After watching this, it'll be a fun activity for both of us tomorrow!

I took water colour in Florida and it was so difficult, but I love it. These pencils certainly give you more control over the colours for sure. Thanks

Thank you so much for this video. I needed this for a school art project. Very helpful!

Another great video. Thank you. I just bought my first set of pencils, since they are easier for me when travelling to use. I didn’t know you could layer as much as you did in the video, so I’m excited to try them out.

This is such an excellent tutorial. It’s very articulate and easy to understand. Even the inflection in your voice keeps it interesting and it’s very inspiring. Thank you so much for taking the time and care to do this video and to make it available for all to see.

I have this huge project that I'm going to work (lots of flowers) and I'm a beginner with water color pencils. This helps a lot!

Incredible video, very simply explained and beautiful drawing! I'm so excited to use my watercolor pencils now!

this is by far the best watercolor pencil tutorial ive found! me being a bloody beginner when it comes to watercolor in general i just got a set of WC pencils and im excited to try them out and searched for some helpfull tutorials and this one is just soo good ur piece turned out so great and ur voice is so nice to listen to! ur such a great teacher thanks for sharing

You are indeed a great instructor! Thank you for sharing so clearly!

i've had water color pencils for awhile, but never really knew how to properly use them, and every time i did- it turned out as you would expect it to turn out, pretty terrible. so, this video was really helpful and helped me to figure out how to use them better! thank you!

I loved your tuturial, simply explained! You encouraged me to try watercolor pencils. Appreciated! 🌻🌻🌻

I got a a water color pencil set for birthday and I have tried to make some nice things but they have not worked out so well, this video helped a lot and I am super excited to see if my art looks better now that I know theses tips.

Thank you for making this video I got a set from a friend of the family and I did not know how to use them so thank you again!

I reallyenjoyed this tutorial and learned a lot from it. Thank u so much.

Fascinating! I was scoping out new art techniques to try because I got a new notebook with really nice paper, thought watercolor would be just the thing for it. Very informative and didn't leave anything out! I'll have to give it a try.

I like the way you teach. I agree you do not teach down on us wanting to learn or refresh. Thanks!

Going to try something similar with my Cretacolor limited palette set. Thanks for the ideas!

Great video! I really appreciated the explanation of the pencils at the very beginning of the video.

Thank you for making this video. I just bought a set of watercolor pencils, and I wasn't familiar with the techniques to properly use them.

Best demo on watercolor pencils I’ve seen

I have been watching you & I love what I see. I like listening to you. Your voice is soothing & you don't go on & on about junk. The biggest plus.. no background music or noise!! I'm writing this on 6-28-22, when I get paid I'm going to join the whole thing! I am so excited!!

Great tutorial and beautiful results. Thank you, you have inspired me to want to start painting again.

I have learned more from this video than I have from most others I have seen. Well done! Thank you!

Thank you for this video. Beautiful result!!!

This is absolutely beautiful. I've used colored pencils my whole life and I've been struggling with watercolors so I think this is my happy-medium both figuratively and literally. I really appreciate this tutorial, very concise.

TVI, thank you so much for helping me to decide on traditional pan and pencils watercolor. After watching many videos on watercolor, I can see that I’ll like the pencils much better at least for now and likely because I’ve been using prismacolor colored pencils for quite a while. There is control I’m seeing here that I’ve not seen with pan watercolor videos, and I’m all about the control, lol.

Thank you thank you thank you! I just got some watercolor pencils and was wondering about the different techniques! Thanks!!

Excellent video! Thank you :) very descriptive, clear and concise.

This is an awesome tutorial on how to use watercolor pencils. Thank you!

This amazing! I have bought water colour pencils a Long time ago and never used them. This is an excellent video to show me how! Thanks

Great instruction ! Like how you layer colors.

Wonderful! Thank you. You are a super teacher.

Great tutorial. I have done realistic colored pencil, but I can now use my Dewent Watercolor pencils that I have had for many years. Thanks👍☺️

Thank you so much for making this video. It was amazing! The way you explained step by step and the colors you used and why that color was a great description. I really liked your video. I may become a member of your group. Currently I am a wonderstruck fan.

Beautifully done. Great tutorial feeling very confident to go and try this for my next video. Thanks!!!

Beautiful work!! I'm interested in watercolor thesedays and it is a great tutorial to me. Thanks for sharing.

can't wait to try this. just got my pencils. great tutorial.

Outstanding clear tutorial. Beautiful results and such. succinct friendly instruction. Lots of great tips. Thanks very much.

Thanks for the explanation about water soluble vs wax based, that makes sense as far as blending.

Incredible!! I loved how the petals just popped off the page! I use Derwent also!

Thank you for this tip cause I am a beginner with water color pencils and I wanted to learn how to use them to improve my art

I LOVE this video, thank you so much for sharing! 😁

Great tutorial! I learned a lot about how to improve my use of my Derwent pencils. The only thing I didn't care for was the messy edge of the petals. I think that could have been avoided by using a smaller brush to apply the blue background. The way you did everything else was wonderful! Thanks!😊

Excellent demonstration. With no annoying background music. Thank you.

Lovely watercolour flowers clever idea use pencil watercolour keep up great job!👌👍😀

Super helpful, thank you! Your painting is lovely :)

Very helpful tutorial. I didn't know watercolor pencils existed & bought some today when I was buying traditional colored pencils. So I looked for instructions how to use them properly & found this. Looked no further! Thank you! Now to practise. 😊

beautiful piece with just the pencils! Thanks for sharing :)

I'm so inspired by your instruction! Thank you!... I joined your virtual instructor also!

Thank you, I was looking for a tutorial like this :) so helpful

Hi Matt, I like your watercolor pencil lessons - these tutorials are rare. Bought your udemy class and like it.

So glad I found this demo … had no idea how to use watercolour pencils… many thanks 🙏

Love it! You make it look so easy!!!

Thank you so much for this wonderful tutorial. I’ve not yet started to draw with my water colour pencils, but am now very keen to do so. C

excellent demonstration, you are a great instructor, thank you so much!!!

This is such a great explanation, thank you for sharing!

Thanks for your assistance. Im going to return the painting with your help!

Wow, that turned out really pretty. ❤️❤️❤️ I think it's finally time I put my new watercolor pencils to good use (or HOPEFULLY good use with practice since I'm a newbie at this - LOL!). Thanks for a beautiful demo with clear and concise direction. Good job! 👍🙂

This is aery nice painting. I really like the way you added layers of color to create more depth, and also it makes the picture look more 3-d.

brilliant tutorial, this has really helped me as I am a floristry student and I really need help in sketching my designs

Great video, I am looking to broaden my horizons away from graphite and color pencil art, and this looks like a great transitional medium for me!

Sooooo beautiful! Thank you so much for the tutoring!

I totally enjoyed this video.never used Watercolor pencils before. So looking forward to doing so

This video is so thrilling, I could watch it on repeat for days!

Thank you for a great video. Your explanations are very helpful.

This was a great tutorial for me, and it was just what I needed! Thanks.

i am going to morb out so hard on supplies this year thank you for showing me the way of watercolour pencils i am forever thankful of your guidance🙏🙏🙏

Excellent tutorial. Beautiful picture and explained really well.

Thanks for sharing! My daughter just gave me watercolor pencils for Christmas and this has really inspired me to use them more!

Your explanation helped me immensely and I now love the small set that I have purchased and intend using them more . . .

Your tutorials are great! You explain things very clearly and you break down each part - which is so helpful. Can you draw sunflowers with pastel pencils? :) thank you

Wonderful watercolor pencil paintings teaching . Your teaching helps me lots. Thank you so much for sharing ❤

Me: *watches video to find out if you're supposed to put water down first or colored pencil first* Video: YOU CAN DO BOTH! Me: well alrighty then

Thanks so much! I've been using watercolour pencils for years but still really enjoyed your post so much... off to look at your site :)

I love this instruction. I just got a watercoloe pencil set from a friend!

Thank you for your video. A great instruction!

Excellent, very clear and concise.

perfect! thank you so much for sharing this

Never thought of doing it this way. Thank you.

Thank you! Best tutorial for water color pencils.

ive been searching for an easy to follow guide so thanks so much youre very informative and easy to listen to as well..thanks im a self taught beginner trying to steer away from just dry pencils thanks again!!mpatrick

Awesome video..thank you for sharing. I learned so much from you ...

You are my first.. my best intro to realizing I can actually learn artistic techniques even though I'm born to do stick figures. I truly love your teaching !!!Marcia in Modesto

Very beautiful painting and useful tips

Thank You. Loved the lesson.

GORGEOUS sunflowers... thank you so much xxx

Wonderful tutorial. Thank you.

Beautiful painting and excellent instructions. Thank you.

Great video, clear and straightforward, no nonsense.