This Was A Learning Experience...

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@JenniferSmith-qv3yr 5 ай бұрын

I really appreciate you sharing your (very human) struggles with painting. It makes me feel less hopeless!

@ritafrix5521 5 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for leaving the cloud painting in the video. Clouds are my nemesis, and I’m constantly experimenting. Watching your troubleshooting process has given me more ways to experiment with my clouds and keep moving forward. 😊

@HeroicLeigh 5 ай бұрын

Yes! This too. I feel like I have a much better understanding of what makes clouds.... cloud by watching her work on them.

@sharonkrochmal9474 5 ай бұрын

I think both of these turned out amazing! I love your videos! I watch a lot of watercolor videos and you are by far my favorite. Thank you for sharing your talent. I’m 70 years old and I haven’t painted with watercolor since I was in high school. You have inspired me to rediscover the joy of painting! 🎨

@JenniferSmith-qv3yr 5 ай бұрын

The sky on the bottom piece looks like there are mountains in the distance.

@ellettedipietro5128 5 ай бұрын

That was my thought too.

@kristinelockwood2431 5 ай бұрын

That’s what I thought too. Make those bottom clouds into mountains with snow on them. Emma, I appreciate that you posted the video even though you felt it was just ok. Others see things that we as artists don’t always see. I know next time I have ‘cloud frustration’ to try some gouache to brighten it up just for fun.

@consueloyoung4484 5 ай бұрын

I agree, the background has mountains, don’t think the sky is bad at all. I appreciate you sharing a painting you are not crazy about.

@cm_watercolours 5 ай бұрын

Came here to say this exact thing!

@jimmccullough556 5 ай бұрын

I am really glad that you kept with it on the second painting.. I think it helps us beginners to see that sometimes even if professionals have difficulties painting. I also enjoyed you said to keep with it!

@lindsayschmidt9536 5 ай бұрын

I LOVED the bottom one I thought the clouds/sky was BEAUTIFUL!!

@rosemariecooke9616 5 ай бұрын

Emma I have to be honest. You were the first KZfaqr I watched and I've learned so much from you and have loved your style. Today is no different. These landscapes are beautiful. The top one makes me think of an icy lake and the bottom a snow ch overed meadow. The clouds are beautiful but could also look like a snowcapped mountain. I'm from CA, it makes think of Mt. Shasta. Beautiful! Thank you❤

@lindamcdermott9980 5 ай бұрын

I really enjoyed the process of adjusting the sky in the second landscape. It may not have been what you expected, but it actually looked good.

@susiesnowflake3589 3 ай бұрын

I love that, you, being the teacher, show your struggles to us. Takes the "edge" off of our struggles. Plus, & this us a biggie, we learn much better from the struggles & mistakes. And, on the bottom picture, right after you re-wet it, you were fiddling with it. I thought it looked like rough seas. It was actually quite beautiful looking at it as the ocean as opposed to a sky. It's all perspective!

@katerinajungwirtova1651 5 ай бұрын

I'm so happy you ended up posting it! You can't even imagine how important it is to see that even you sometimes don't like what you paint because when I watch all those perfect paintings and videos I feel like such a failure when I paint something and don't like it. So it is good to see that we all have those moments.

@yyzsuey2789 5 ай бұрын

I can't even paint and talk at the same time 😂 I think the clouds turned out great! Thanks for sharing stuff you're not pleased with, there are so many times I get halfway through a painting and hate it. Really enjoying your videos!

@user-jg2lc2yn1p 5 ай бұрын

Nice save. It was very helpful and I applaud your bravery!

@allufolie3411 5 ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing your difficulties and mistakes while painting the sky... Now it is clear that everyone, not just beginners, makes mistakes and how you can correct this work. It's a great experience. Thank you .👍😊👏🎨

@nelsonshakespeare2881 5 ай бұрын

Encouraging to watch you learn and correct things that as learnin artists , may not have been intended in our minds. We are all human after all and with being human comes the challenge to see beauty in all we create. Thank you for staying so real. Happy watercolor fun to all.

@sunsethj 5 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for showing us when things don't go according to plan. I struggle with wanting to stop immediately and just tossing it. I enjoyed seeing your painting perseverance. I needed this!

@scaryfishlady 5 ай бұрын

I enjoyed that video and learned a lot. I liked your clouds! It was very helpful to know that you too struggle at times. Your persistence taught me to also persevere. Thanks!

@jazbearz 5 ай бұрын

I love these and I appreciate your sharing this because it is so much like what happens to me when I am painting. I get disappointed and discouraged early on when things don't work the way I want.Your showing this just reinforces that the same thing happens to people a lot more experienced than me. I love that you showed what to do when it doesn't turn out the way you wanted. Thanks for not being afraid to be real. On the bottom one, the cloud area looks like it's in the mountains and really gives the sky a lot of depth. It's not as bad as you think.

@deborahcook8376 4 ай бұрын

I love both of those and I so appreciate your showing your process. It gives me hope for me when I feel like giving up.

@jenhaganey 5 ай бұрын

I was with you not caring for that bottom image until you went back in with the gouache on those clouds then suddenly I loved it!

@leeannbookout5364 5 ай бұрын

I absolutely love and appreciate you showing us your difficult times or just a little less than fabulous (I think all of your stuff is wonderful, even the pieces that you don't like) artwork pieces. It makes me want to try more when I see that, even a seasoned artist like yourself, has troublesome art days. Thank you sooooo much for showing us this work/video!

@MykeMonkMama 5 ай бұрын

100% honest - I love the top one. The bottom one, before you added the white to the clouds, I didn't like it, but I do think you saved it. I know if i had painted it, I would have thought it was garbage (because I'm crazy,) but it is very pretty. In the end, they were both beautiful. The one thing that I think could have been different - the green trees. I like the addition of the green, but I feel like it's too bright for the setting. If they were a bit darker and more muted - perfect. Thank you for sharing this with us. I struggle with perfectionism and imposter syndrome, so it's really helpful to see someone that I look up to, be unsure or imperfect.

@jwright5886 5 ай бұрын

I think your clouds look just great!😊They are both beautiful! Thank you for sharing your process and your thoughts along the way!

@finlear3320 5 ай бұрын

Absolutely love how you put the grey around the clouds will definitely give this a try thanks Emma xx

@gingerbellflower8929 5 ай бұрын

The clouds look like Florida storm clouds. Beautiful

@louisegrinham2315 5 ай бұрын

For what it's worth Emma I love the clouds in your paintings. Perhaps we are all too critical of our own work and don't see it as others do. Xxx

@cobyloewen3388 5 ай бұрын

Liked, learned, inspired!!! You keeeping it real is so gratifying for me, a watercolour newbie. Thanks for doing a landscape project.

@corabakergirl3935 5 ай бұрын

I enjoyed watching your process and I think we can learn from your struggles too. I think we tend to be our own worst critic, at least I know it rings true for me. We see all these videos of what appear to be seamless and perfect works of art being created on KZfaq and it can keep us too focused on perfection and we can so easily become frustrated, overwhelmed and forget why we’re painting or even know ant to throw in the towel. I have learned so much from watching your videos over the past 4 years. I greatly appreciate all the work you put into creating videos to share. I am all for keeping things “real” and don’t worry what anyone else thinks. As long as you’re happy and finding joy in the process, that’s all that matters.

@ralphherrick596 5 ай бұрын

You are so real...much appreciated that you posted this...I believe all looks fantastic.... thanks for allowing us in your process.... encourages me to keep going no matter what....thank you!

@denisederby1167 5 ай бұрын

I love your honesty, not everything turns out, but then you can work with it and still have a good practice. ❤

@HeroicLeigh 5 ай бұрын

This is a million times more helpful than the 'fix these common watercolor mistakes!' videos. Seeing adaptation, fixes, etc. in situ rather than 'oh dear my little block has backruns!' actually helps my brain a lot. I wanted to add that I think the cloud at top right is *perfect*. I think the issue was the top center cloud's shadowing doesn't feel right. I think it needed less shadow to it and maybe just on the sides. But that's just me! I analyze because I'm learning so please forgive if I'm way off base or anything. :)

@GrandmaMuggy 5 ай бұрын

Emma, thank you for sharing this video.. this is just so helpful to show us that we are not the only ones who struggle when we are painting. And I agree that clouds are hard. And I have the same weather here in Connecticut that you are experiencing. Rain, mid, brown! And gloomy skies! Again, thanks for your sharing this! Ps I do like the bottom one better!

@joanhelgeson9118 5 ай бұрын

I love that you did this! It is all of us at some time or other. You managed to keep it all positive and real. Just look at your comments! They are all appreciative and show the difference you make over and over!

@Sandy-yd6ot 5 ай бұрын

Lovely scenes. Bob Ross might have said something like "this is your world and you can paint it any way you like." 🙂 The bottom one looks a lot like my rainy, evergreen world. I rarely see long lines of deciduous trees under a cloudless sky. 🤗

@Sandy-yd6ot 5 ай бұрын

Just wanted to add that at 70 my art still falls short of what I had in mind. But that's okay because maybe, just maybe, my hand had a different vision in mind.

@janejackson567 5 ай бұрын

I loved this, I spend a lot of tie making a horrible mess and just tearing it up and throwing in the bin! I also liked the finished result,I shall try to persevere!

@susieday1127 5 ай бұрын

Both turned out lovely. Thank you for sharing the struggles and for sharing your talent

@fliss9962 5 ай бұрын

Great video! The fact you include your whole process is incredibly helpful. You do this to some extent in most of your vids. You're pretty unique in doing this and I can't thank you enough as it's helping me learn so much more than I could otherwise 😊

@janiceaistrop4807 5 ай бұрын

I think we're our worst critics when it comes to thing's we create. I think you did an awesome job.

@DrTan1980 5 ай бұрын

Thank you for including your struggle. As a learner, I'm constantly beating myself up for things not working. This is comforting to watch you work through the process and they turned out great!

@sherz3725 5 ай бұрын

I really like the sky in the lower one, I think it turned out pretty well.❤

@SheilaGP 5 ай бұрын

I really liked both paintings!!

@KodyK2024 5 ай бұрын

Enjoyed watching your process. Thanks.

@pattykelley2296 5 ай бұрын

❤❤❤❤your paintings! You are a very awesome teacher! Thank you for your beautiful paintings! I'm new to your videos. I'm learning a lot.

@squirrelychatter6045 5 ай бұрын

Hi Emma, I started watching your channel when I picked up watercolor a while back. My background is with graphite, It is so opposite in practice that your videos really showed the what I needed to learn. When using graphite everything was greyscale and the light defined the entire piece. I think studying reference cloudscapes, light sources in particular, may help. Loved the video! Thank you 😃

@ChantelleArts 5 ай бұрын

this is fantastic, I love hearing your experiences ☺☺

@amymckee5075 5 ай бұрын

Learning happens from “mistakes “! However I think both are beautiful!!

@singingsis 5 ай бұрын

I can't do that well on a good day. Both pics are beautiful!

@maryannhydinger8961 5 ай бұрын

I think they’re both absolutely perfect!

@jackienevins4795 5 ай бұрын

I really appreciate you sharing your struggles. I thought your second try with the clouds was better 😊 . I've been a bit frustrateded lately because it's been taking several paintings to get where I want them to be. I thought it was just me 😊

@cherylfarnsworth7343 5 ай бұрын

I liked both of them Your sky moody one turned out much better than you think

@merlinjohn8565 5 ай бұрын

I really enjoy watching your videos for it’s honest nature especially I feel like I’m spending some time with a good friend…

@michaelpeever4492 5 ай бұрын

Thank you Emma for sharing your journey.

@handsupgivemeallyourmarshm4949 5 ай бұрын

😍and love those clouds!

@donnastokes496 5 ай бұрын

Beautiful Emma this is what sets you apart from other artists your authenticity and showing what doesn't (seemingly) go right. Purple for moody clouds I wouldn't use maybe paynes grey mix? Amd clouds I find I get too symmetrical so they don't look right!! Fab tutorial thanks Emma ❤

@jimflack9462 5 ай бұрын

Great save on the bottom painting. I was saying, "Emma, turn those top clouds into mountains and add a forest!" But, you sure made that sky a beautiful work of art. Great video. A nice change from loose florals!!😊

@nancypyter1511 5 ай бұрын

This is a great video Emma! I love learning new techniques and not having to be perfect at it! And it stills turns out so pretty!🥰

@annettegarland5395 5 ай бұрын

Looking with fresh eyes has definitely helped me to like something I hate right away. These two paintings are great, I think. I love watching your videos.

@annieb8955 5 ай бұрын

Yay!! Landscapes!! Thank you:)))

@susangrunbaum53 5 ай бұрын

I think the sky in the lower painting is very good!

@user-jr2sq7br9w 2 ай бұрын

As you’ve said to us, you need to leave your painting and go back to it to see how beautiful it is. Just because it’s not what you had envisioned doesn’t mean it’s not beautiful! Anyway, nice to see that you don’t always like what you see. Encourages me to keep on trying. ❤

@anitaholmes6824 5 ай бұрын

The top one needed some of the sky color in the snow or water,,,,to be cohesive, otherwise it turned out ok. The bottom one turned out much better I think, you spent a lot of time fussing with the sky and still the clouds turned out very nice. All in all, thanks for sharing your struggle, you sure don't see that a lot. I know I struggle at times as well. This is what makes one grow as an artist. I Enjoy your channel!

@khrisabuid4315 5 ай бұрын

Emma, You are a great presenter....love your style! As for your weather, I'll gladly trade places with you over our Qld summer this year. It is FOUL! Even with the a/c it is uncomfortably foul, and certainly not conducive to paint in!

@artobsessionbybarbara2953 5 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing Emma 😘. It's good to see you are human too 😂 and making mistakes is a learning curve. But now I won't just throw the painting in the bin I will leave it to dry and go back and continue working with it 🤗👩‍🎨. Xx🦋

@cindysimons2772 5 ай бұрын

This was fun to watch. Thanks

@roxanajimenez1594 5 ай бұрын

Me encanta, muchas Gracias

@jackienevins4795 5 ай бұрын

Your tutorials are the best

@prettyblimp 5 ай бұрын

try a tissue to blot for skies, it makes the clouds softer!

@LisaAnnOberbrunner 5 ай бұрын

I think of all of my paintings as experiments. The worst thing that can happen is that I can learn about things that don't work.

@anuhjarpe1812 5 ай бұрын

It turned up really beatyful,don't be so hard on you self!

@dannakuhr9718 5 ай бұрын

I like both pictures! I am wondering if textured snow might be a good use for the granulation type of paint?

@antoniahicks320 5 ай бұрын

I like these, but I am curious about the shade of bluish green in the sky! Is that the color of the winter sky in Canada? It's quite lovely. Our California skies are more blue - when they are not gray.

@JenniferSmith-qv3yr 5 ай бұрын

How do you keep your water wet on the paper for so long? Mine dries too quickly.

@annipetratos9401 5 ай бұрын

I have the same question

@julienothard1214 5 ай бұрын

100% cotton cold pressed paper stays wet for a while for doing these type of paintings. I’ve found Arches paper the best.

@juleeahlman 4 ай бұрын

What brand is that cobalt turquoise blue. I know you like Winsor Newton and Miemariblue

@annipetratos9401 5 ай бұрын

I dont feel i have the right to play the great critic. 😊 The top picture was beautifully atmospheric And you loved it..this showed when you did the final touches. The second picture...i didnt like the colour of the sky, it was too purple and I think that an artist often pulls back and no longer 'puts his soul' into his picture when he has decided 'i dont like it'

@bomanhansson Ай бұрын

I cannot see what that white color is, it's not on the list? My white doesnt show at all...

@tomviner7855 5 ай бұрын

just a Happy Accident

@user-jr2sq7br9w 2 ай бұрын

I liked the sky better before you added the white. It was stormy looking. Although the wife made it look more 3 dimensional

@LisaAnnOberbrunner 5 ай бұрын

Your clouds aren't as bad as you think they are.

@therathbun8733 5 ай бұрын

The painting didn’t like, you need a different perspective, I saw mountains with heavy banks of fog hanging around them. I really liked it.

@beckyraver7959 5 ай бұрын

Emma, I love the paintings! But... your speech pattern today is a bit worrying lol is there something you need to tell us? Because you're speaking like you may have.... pregnancy brain?

@EmmaLefebvre 5 ай бұрын

Nope, just exhausted