The Best Watercolor Teacher I know. Playing With Textures.

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8 ай бұрын

No matter what you want to learn in watercolor, by far one of the best teachers is to simple get out your paints and experiment. I can honestly say I've learned more that way that any other. In this video I'm going to explore some texture and mark making ideas.
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@valeriemckay7064 Ай бұрын

So glad to be back for a bit, love watching.

@doloresmanning9619 8 ай бұрын

Got some more ideas and tips just watching. Love spontaneous painting.

@somacarr7528 8 ай бұрын

Love the stairs! Amazing how the shapes kept transforming!

@Ann-ey1tw 8 ай бұрын

Your spontaneous painting lessons are the best!!! Thanks for doing them often! It does require a certain knack to get the beautiful results you get.

@christinerydholm-bennett7015 Ай бұрын

So relaxing to watch, beautiful result !

@linmorris3368 4 ай бұрын

Brilliant. Love the outcome

@suehowell8829 8 ай бұрын

While I love your painting, the accompanying music is terrific!! This painting is amazing.

@johncronin2929 8 ай бұрын

Thank you Steve for the gifts you bring to us all - your spontaneous art sustains both heart and soul. Stay well John

@user-co1ee2pz9g 6 ай бұрын

@johncronin: Hi, my name ist Petra. About 30 years ago I knew a John Cronin in Sydney. Could that be you???

@MsDianedee 8 ай бұрын

I have to say Steve, yours are by far and away my favorite watercolor videos on you tube. I love lots of artists on here but you and your personality make me smile and encourage my artisticside so thank you so much sir.

@mindofwatercolor 8 ай бұрын

Thank you so much 😀

@midgediener3461 8 ай бұрын

That is absolutely gorgeous. I love how you allow the watercolor speak to you rather than forcing your agenda.

@donnabirney817 5 ай бұрын

Thank You sooooo much for your spontaneous lessons. taught me sooo nuch!!!

@lindyspence5790 6 ай бұрын

Thank you I love these spontaneous paintings, the colours are amazing. Absolutely love watching you create!

@dianeknott3655 8 ай бұрын

AWESOME, STEVE!!!! Magical!

@LeslieNikulka 3 ай бұрын

Beautiful! Thank you so much for sharing. 🧑‍🎨🎨🖌

@phillipziesemer8378 2 ай бұрын

Absolutely beautiful and inspiring. The painting reminds me of the feeling I got while reading "The Lord of the Rings." I must try your technique.

@michelehenderson4635 8 ай бұрын

You made my day! What a joy to watch!

@rleeelliott4597 8 ай бұрын

Steve you absolutely own spontaneous watercolor painting, nobody is better.

@mindofwatercolor 8 ай бұрын

Thanks so much!

@janwhipple3067 3 ай бұрын

Beautiful!! Your videos always get me in the moon to paint. Thank you

@mindofwatercolor 3 ай бұрын

Thanks. Painting in the "moon" is always an adventure. (JK autocorrect eh?)

@flooklh 8 ай бұрын

Thanks so much Steve. I love this one. These spontaneous paintings you do are so exciting to watch as you never know what is coming next.

@Jessielude 8 ай бұрын

I love your spontaneous watercolor videos. I definitely need to get my hands on the Shire line of watercolors, not that I need another tube!

@susanstark6655 8 ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing! That is a very beautiful painting sir!

@christinasanders2742 8 ай бұрын

Love how this turned out Steve. It reminds me of the walk up through the rhododendrons to Craggy Pinnacle on the Blue Ridge Parkway! I really like using the Schmincke granulating paints for the texture they bring. The color separation in Desert Green is just lovely. Thanks for sharing with us...

@mindofwatercolor 8 ай бұрын

I know the exact place. Thanks!

@user-tg8wh7uz3j 7 ай бұрын

Steve is phenomenal to watch as he paints or draws and he does wonderful voiceovers. Overall, his tutorials are technically and artistically and interestingly and pedantically so very well done. And his down-to-earth humor is fun.

@michaelcsweeney8435 8 ай бұрын

I always dig your spontaneous creations. Combining the visual treat with a relaxing music selection was just the mental detox I needed today. The "late stairs" turned out great! Thank you so much!

@craftergin 8 ай бұрын

Love your spontaneous paintings! The stairs are everything! Thanks for sharing with us non Patreon folks.

@caroltodd1966 8 ай бұрын

Just beautiful!

@cathyriach1285 8 ай бұрын

You are amazing. Period.

@julieduncan1996 8 ай бұрын

Started out looking like a potty accident and ended up absolutely gorgeous, as usual. Thanks for sharing this with us. And, dang you, I’m going to have to spend more money on watercolor books! Again! Ah, well. Guess I know what I’m getting myself for Christmas this year. 🙂

@mindofwatercolor 8 ай бұрын

😮😂

@vespa4jen 8 ай бұрын

WOW! Steve, this is stunning-gorgeous. The addition of the stairs completely blew me away. Thank you!!

@cassiescreations9828 8 ай бұрын

Stunning work! I love the colors. Yay, new book!

@PeachesandMoss 8 ай бұрын

Wow really beautiful!

@user-pr5yi5lz7z 3 ай бұрын

Glad You did this video. I've been working with these paints this week and struggling with them. Your video helped me alot. I am now inspired to pick them back up and turn the starters into something beautiful 😊

@barbaramclean9076 8 ай бұрын

Beautiful painting, thanks for sharing!

@danemeow8 7 ай бұрын

this may be one of my Favorite paintings youve done! The choice to backlight the trees near the end totally caught me off guard, blew my mind, freakin genius. And the rugged stone looking steps that you seemlessly popped into being at the end. How everything came together..... genuinely made me a bit emotional not gonna lie. Makes me feel like its an illustration for some symbolic journey, the crest on that hill, the light or fog (or light shining through fog!) behind the tress and the supposed crest of the hill. promising something wonderful on the other side, yet mysterious. and you can never trust how the lay of the land in hills works so it may just be an illusion after-all, when you cross that crest it could be a further winding path climbing higher... LOVE IT also really kinda want/need that set of Shire super granulating colours now haha.....

@rlross49 8 ай бұрын

I love these beautiful paintings! Do you ever have something that turns out bad? I doubt it!

@mindofwatercolor 8 ай бұрын

Oh yes, sometimes.

@gingerbuchanan2795 8 ай бұрын

That's my favorite. 😍

@TheSpinmonkey 7 ай бұрын

Wow. Sooooo inspiring. Thank you. No one makes me want to keep trying to paint, more than you.

@johnselan6577 5 ай бұрын

Really getting into this type of painting .

@mjpete27 8 ай бұрын

Hullo Steve, I first started learning watercolor painting from my Gran, she got me going at just 10 years old. Now she only taught me the traditional methods and ONLY them! I remember asking her if I could get some white paint and she said real watercolor painters never used white paint! When I wanted to learn about anything new I would have to go to the library and look at books or just try to figure it out by myself just by getting my paints and paper out and trying! Very much like this video! Thank you for sharing your ideas and techniques with us! Very beautifully done!

@mindofwatercolor 8 ай бұрын

That’s the purists approach but it’s far from a universal practice. John Singer Sargent and Winslow Homer both used white in their watercolors.

@pierce3218 8 ай бұрын

First comment 🎉🎉 can’t wait to watch the video

@pierce3218 8 ай бұрын

awesome art piece

@essietangle9931 8 ай бұрын

Shire good Steve, seriously this was great❤

@hollyzessin2886 5 ай бұрын

Shire colors & lord of the rings shirt ❤❤❤

@user-cv8yw3qq5m 2 ай бұрын

Wow !

@apocalypse_frau 8 ай бұрын

I love Ann Blockley’s work (and her father’s as well); I have a few of her books, and this one is on my wishlist. When Poetic Woods was released, I had a feeling that you’d appreciate it! 😊

@carolz6463 8 ай бұрын

What a lovely gift you have given us! In the midst of worldly chaos, a magical respite of imagination and grace--thank you!

@holly-anne680 8 ай бұрын

Just WOW!

@Rubbereyes 8 ай бұрын

Loved the surprise stairs.

@chiarasola826 8 ай бұрын

Just amazing!

@theresamcavoy731 8 ай бұрын

Wow Steve. Another magical presentation. Because of the stairs, I'm drawn to climb them and see what's beyond. Beautiful!

@keithatkins6931 8 ай бұрын

These great videos (and I watched quite a few now) are just inspirational. Thanks for sharing amazing visions.

@mindofwatercolor 8 ай бұрын

Glad you like them!

@sondra7294 8 ай бұрын

Thank you for being so generous in sharing your talents and process! Spectacular! I love the subtlety of the fairy holding the duck.

@EG_art 8 ай бұрын

Good morning! Sat down this morning to have my coffee and got caught up in your wonderful play with textures and colors! I found myself leaning closer and closer to the screen so I didn't miss a stroke. Oh my goodness! You never fail to brush and dab magic. Love it, Steve, thank you!! (Hah!, even your palette is fun to see)

@mindofwatercolor 8 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!

@glorioskiola 8 ай бұрын

Beautiful

@KBish 8 ай бұрын

I just love this!

@senansubath5367 2 ай бұрын

This is awesome ❤

@Jayne_Maya 8 ай бұрын

Very pretty! Beautiful!

@lindyspence5790 7 ай бұрын

The colours are amazing! Absolutely love this painting with perfect musical accompaniment. Thank you for sharing this with us.

@user-bk8qn9rh5k 7 ай бұрын

Your tutorials are fantastic! Fun and very instructive! Thank you.

@pennyclark9079 8 ай бұрын

Fabewluss!!! There’s a little seal face watching you from your pallette

@lizdouglas1952 8 ай бұрын

This is absolutely amazing. Incredibly inspiring. Love the earthy colors & your techniques. Thank you for sharing here. ❤️🎨

@nirmalaghanti4474 5 ай бұрын

Beautiful illustration. Thank you for sharing your knowledge

@anitabhardwaj6647 8 ай бұрын

Wow!! ❤

@123craftygal 7 ай бұрын

It's all so beautiful, from beginning to end. thank you.

@calmilitaru643 8 ай бұрын

Magical!!!

@kimlindseyOH 8 ай бұрын

Gorgeous! I also bought the Shire set from Schmincke, and augmented it with a brown (I chose Desert), then also Desert Orange and Glacier Pink. When you started applying the Shire Yellow with a palette knife, I thought "smart man" - maybe it's just my box of paints, but for me the Shire Yellow had really low tint strength: the lowest of any paint I've had. I've been trying to make my own "super granulating" yellow mix and that has been fun! Srsly Steve, I think you are the MoW Alchemist!😊

@mindofwatercolor 8 ай бұрын

Yes, the Shire Yellow was very weak. I was kind of surprised. Thanks!

@francoforleo4971 8 ай бұрын

You are a genius with watercolour!

@kathycondello75 8 ай бұрын

What’s going on in your white palette tray is amazing as well! I learned much here, thanks so much 😊

@22GmaRocky 8 ай бұрын

I just love watching your spontaneous paintings 😍 To watch and see where and how you end up. Thank you Steve

@larrybrouillette8880 8 ай бұрын

Nice!

@PattisArtInnaVan 6 ай бұрын

Well that's that. I've found my New Years resolution. Spontaneous painting! Thank you Steve you have truly inspired me to up my game!

@KrishnaKaipa 8 ай бұрын

beautiful sir..!!

@user-zb3nw6ht8q 8 ай бұрын

Totally amazing! Love the introduction of paint with the pallet.

@gailhicks6547 8 ай бұрын

Loved it

@lizdavies8715 8 ай бұрын

Awesome

@gadamis 8 ай бұрын

These are some amazing techniques. Thanks for sharing!

@MsMerlin333 8 ай бұрын

💜💛💜 Beautiful painting 😃

@mariongowland402 8 ай бұрын

Incredibly beautiful. Thank you

@paulalister80 8 ай бұрын

Wow such a lovely painting, very relaxing watch too. Thank you for sharing with us all.

@karenturner-cf7vq 8 ай бұрын

Your pictures is nice. Once again I have inspiration. Thankyou

@thaniastefa4308 8 ай бұрын

Amazing result, congratulations,thank you very much for sharing your beautiful painting ✨️💥👌👌

@colleenmcchesney1482 8 ай бұрын

Always a welcomed treat to see your spontaneous painting come to life. Definitely a wonderful surprise with the steps & the various textures. I love 💕 the new book 📕 of Ann Blockley’s artwork. Got to put it on my book list to get. Thanks for sharing this wonderful fun video!

@janetwalsh8908 8 ай бұрын

loved it!!

@africapicot9643 5 ай бұрын

Fantástico, muchas gracias por compartir éstas maravillas.

@franjames4086 8 ай бұрын

What a beautiful painting and what a wonderful gift you have! I am trying these but my eyes definitely are having trouble 'seeing things'! But you give me inspiration to keep trying. Thank you so much!

@paintlady2268 7 ай бұрын

Another fabulous demonstration/painting. Thank you ❤

@ChantelleArts 8 ай бұрын

this is fantastic, those textures are incredible ❤❤

@user-oe8ie3uh8e 8 ай бұрын

Your spontaneous watercolors are truly inspirational. As a beginner, it is a steep learning curve!

@mindofwatercolor 8 ай бұрын

Just remember it's mostly about experimentation to aid your learning. Very valuable. Beautiful pictures are a bonus but not required.

@user-oe8ie3uh8e 8 ай бұрын

@@mindofwatercolor Thank you ! I always want to run before I can walk 🤔I know I need to slow down and enjoy the process

@wendylinsen3900 8 ай бұрын

Magic! I think you’ve outdone yourself with this one. Your best yet. Love the look of that book too

@mindofwatercolor 8 ай бұрын

❤️🙏🏼

@ninner196 8 ай бұрын

Beautifully organic!😊

@stephaniecascio5724 8 ай бұрын

Love the color palate, really does look like something out of The Shire! Or it looks like it could be the shady arbor along The Way in the Pilgrims Progress 😊 Beautiful painting!

@Escherlife 8 ай бұрын

I just bought a copy of the book and I absolutely love it. So inspirational, as are you! Hope you’re having a fabulous day. Hello from Adelaide, South Australia ❤

@dawnchapman3558 8 ай бұрын

Beautiful! Just love your spontaneous painting so relaxing! You have brought a whole new dimension to my art! Thanks for sharing !

@carolhestand2561 8 ай бұрын

You always amaze me. Beautiful. Do you sell your paintings?

@paulagarrett3758 8 ай бұрын

Oh my goodness! This turned out so neat! Thanks for sharing the process. I’ll be looking for the this on Patreon! 🙌🏽

@elflordsjourneys 8 ай бұрын

Not only do you have the coolest shirts but now your using paint named after the Shire? I felt like I was in mirkwood looking for the Ents watching this.😊 I have bottled up some spray bottles with my used water and it makes great backgrounds especially the blues.😊

@mindofwatercolor 8 ай бұрын

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