Watercolour pencil tutorial; Hints and tips

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Watercolour pencil tutorial; Hints and tips

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I have some tips about using watercolour pencils. I use them to paint a Bird of Paradise Flower.
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@damanaza46 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much for your lessons. You taught me a lot)). I would like to suggest a new topic, if you will. Portrait of a hippopotamus. It may not be a very popular model, but from a technical point of view it can be very interesting. Thick skin in places shiny, in places covered with coarse hairs, a beautiful combination of gray and pink, folds of the lower lip when the mouth is closed.

@claudiahemmings2080 2 жыл бұрын

People seem to be completely missing the point of watercolour pencils as a separate medium in their own right. If you want it to look like watercolour paint, just use watercolour paint! The pencils suit those who WANT to create texture and combine washes with visible pencil strokes. To see them used to their best advantage, check out artists who do actually like them and use them regularly, eg: Alissa Duke or Wendy Jelbert. Appreciate Louise for having a go though, I know it was a request!

@MariaMartinez-jb3zn 2 жыл бұрын

I love the bloopers on the end 😂I’m so glad you’re one of us❣️I love your lessons 🙏🏽🙋🏻‍♀️👍🏽Mia

@JC-il4or 2 жыл бұрын

One helpful tool is the Caran d' ache pallette-a flat plastic which is textured on one side so you can scrub the pencil on it then add water or mix colors. While I love the control of the watercolor pencils, sometimes it seems silly to add the extra steps to directly painting from my regular pallette. 🤪 Love your little brush-have been looking for a small detail round. Thank you for the video-your style is really nice.

@miaomiaochan 2 жыл бұрын

Caran d'Ache Museum Aquarelle and Faber-Castell Albrecht Dürer are widely considered the best watercolor pencils. The former consist entirely of lightfast colors.

@trulylynn9941 2 жыл бұрын

You are my favorite artist Louise! Thank you for all of the time it takes for your beautiful tutorials💖

@ChristinaTodd1970 2 жыл бұрын

I have thr Albrecht Durer pencils and they melt out beautifully. That said, like you I don’t see the purpose and I’d much rather go in with regular watercolors.

@tradingpostfarms 2 жыл бұрын

I have a small set of the faber castell Alburct Durer watercolor pencils, and they activate completely leaving no lines. I only use them for details in my watercolors, but I have played with them. I was under the impression that derwent and Caran Dache would activate as nicely as the Faber castell. but it doesn't seem to be the case. Though I have heard the FC are the best of the three.

@prezentz 2 жыл бұрын

I have a large number of watercolour pencils and have kept the shavings when sharpening the pencils, (keeping the wood shavings out), I've then used the shaving by adding water. This works well and I feel I don't waste my colours :D

@1UkuleleDude 2 жыл бұрын

Interesting. I can tell you prefer watercolor, as two of the techniques are essentially using the pencil as if it was a pan of paint. Love the nice soft edges of the merged colors.

@juul7737 2 жыл бұрын

The real watercolor is so much nicer. Love your way off painting. Greetings the Netherlands 👍

@ginettebenoit3791 2 жыл бұрын

I prefer the real watercolor too. Thank you Louise for this tutoriel. Greetings from Canada 😘

@togetvj 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this, Louise. Beautiful subject. I have all the Faber Castell and Caran D'Ache watercolour pencils, as well as their non-watercolour pencils - Polychromos and Luminance. While pencils don't seem to achieve the magic of watercolour paint, I find that they are quite therapeutic to use at times because they are less frustrating and more controllable when I am already stressed out over everything else going on right now. 😄

@andystacey4760 2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely Stunning, I had recently purchased a set of watercolour pencils and this video has taken the mystery away from using them.

@melissab3038 2 жыл бұрын

Beautiful tutorial that completely changed my mind about watercolor pencils and I have watched several other tutorials. I adore your work so I subscribed! I saw you on Instagram and came on over to YT. Thank you for the wonderful beautiful paintings you do - they bring great beauty to the world - God Bless!

@lesleyking2815 2 жыл бұрын

Wishing you a wonderful time next week too 🤗

@gillinacook1477 2 жыл бұрын

When I use my Faber Castell watercolour pencils, they activate very well and don’t leave any pencil strokes at all.

@eveeichner3627 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! Merry Christmas! Happy New Year

@eileensnyder7356 2 жыл бұрын

Hello Louise, You are truly an expert with watercolors. Question: Have you ever used pastel pencils to enhance a water color painting? Thank you for all the beautiful art you created and demonstrate.

@Ngangatar 2 жыл бұрын

Nice! Would love to see more of these. You are such a gifted artist and tutor.

@barryedgington6812 Жыл бұрын

Louise you truly are an amazing artist and such a great instructor! I have enjoyed your techniques with the watercolour pencils compared with watercolour paint. They both came out so beautiful. Thank you so much for sharing this with us. Helene❤

@eileencollins3126 2 жыл бұрын

You have demonstrated a nice variety of techniques with this medium. I think this technique will be incorporated into my work! Thank you for all you do for all of us!

@nkguenther1 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much, Louise, for a very helpful video. I have some barely used Derwent watercolor pencils. I like the effect of picking up pigment from the pencil with a wet brush. Will look forward to the tutorial next month. Have a wonderful holiday with your family and a very happy new year!

@carolelowther4951 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Louise for a really informative video, I never realised how versatile the pencils were. Really inspired now to have a go. Love the stronger makeup look on you. X

@CathyPowellGlass 3 ай бұрын

If you don't want the texture marks from watercolour pencils, you need to use a slightly stiffer brush for blending. I use a taklon bristled brush with watercolour pencils and keep my watercolour brushes for my paints. I love both media and often use them together too.

@lydiabosley9152 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this Louise! All the best to you & your family for a really lovely Christmas! 💜💛💚

@SheXyShellyMarie 2 жыл бұрын

Wishing you the very best holidays. Thank you for giving us a fantastic year of instruction. I’m very thankful that you share your talents with us.

@nancykoziara-clark5995 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Louise. I loved your bird of paradise watercolor pencil lesson. So fun to learn.

@MsMoniqueWilson 2 жыл бұрын

Happy holidays to you and yours. Thank you for bringing so much beauty to my day :)

@jocelynekent6488 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Louise for this awesome watercolor pencil tutorial! I’m really looking forward to your Patreon tutorial in January❣️ Wishing you and your family a Merry Christmas and a healthy and safe New Year!✨🎄✨

@susancook1617 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Louise for a fabulous tutorial

@donnafriend153 2 жыл бұрын

Merry Christmas to you and yours Louise! And Happy New Year!! Thank you for sharing your skills, very informative, I watch and enjoy them all!

@juliehenderson7978 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the demonstration with pencils. I will get mine out again and follow your tutorial. Lovely work.

@cynthiakeith6925 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Louise. Thank you for this demonstration

@bevbenfield4828 2 жыл бұрын

Love your painting tutorials and your outtakes Louise, keep them coming. 😀

@susanmclellan9494 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Louise, thank you for another year of help and inspiration. Wishing you and your family health and happiness for the next year, see you again in 2022!☺

@joannhall9733 2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely beautiful!

@LilSmith 2 жыл бұрын

Desde Caracas Venezuela te doy las gracias por tus enseñanzas. no domino el ingles como para entender todo lo que explicas, pero igual viéndote, aprendo.

@ajarofpotential 11 ай бұрын

Just love your bloops at the end. Your art is beautiful. Fab vid and very helpful, thank you.

@denisebrazell1912 2 жыл бұрын

I really enjoyed your thorough instructions. Thank you very much. I'll be looking for more.

@dijosephine9556 2 жыл бұрын

Wow .I didn’t know you could work wet in wet with pencils. Thanks for that tip.👍❤️

@pattycyr8662 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video. Happy holidays to you too!

@michellewainer7419 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the lesson, that was great as I have not worked with watercolor pencils much. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year and I look forward to more giggle-inducing outtakes from you for 2022. Be well!

@deborahamaral8470 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Louise! Merry Christmas! 🙌🏼🌹🇧🇷

@Sira_Ahmed 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your lessons and merry Christmas to you 🎄

@umabord 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for this video. I do use watercolour pencils and it was lovely to see your work and the tips. I absolutely love your video endings🥰

@claudiagrimaux 2 жыл бұрын

Muchas gracias,aprecio cada una de tus clases . Mi admiración desde Argentina

@rosegarden2079 2 жыл бұрын

you are so cute when you show us how easy to make mistakes when you talk.. love it!

@barbaramunford5472 2 жыл бұрын

Great info! Thank you! I use my watercolor pencils plein aire to get the colors down, then do a watercolor from my sketch. Sometimes my pencil drawing is the better one!

@kathrynwoolcock4943 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Louise, happy New Year! I have learned so much from watching this video using watercolour pencils. I have a collection that I’ve hardly used. Your explanation and demonstration was great. Now I’m enthusiastic to get them out and explore their potential. Beautiful bird of paradise flowers. 🥰

@donnamallery 2 жыл бұрын

Very helpful tutorial. Thank you for giving a lot of detail! Your teaching is very informative and soothing at the same time! Hope you will give us more with pencils.

@ZarpeParadise 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for showing the various ways of using w/c pencils. It's a very easy way to use color pigment and paint on the fly. Do try Derwent Inktense and Caran dAche ll (not one), their colors are so vivid and intense!! I love your outtakes at the end. You're so cute! Thank You for all your hard work making tutorials to share with us. I love this Bird of Paradise painted! Mixing watercolor medias makes me happy!! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!!!

@yvonnewalton6197 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you you have created my interest in the water colour pencils again but I gave them to my daughter so I’ll have to use my not so good ones. Have a awesome Christmas and a happy new year Louise. Thank you for my first year with you. I have leant so much.

@YenneY01 2 жыл бұрын

Love your informative videos. Many years ago when water colour pencils were first on the market an art teacher whose classes I attended showed us to use a glazed tile or glass square. We'd rub the wc pencil on the surface then use a wet brush to pick it up.

@claychick100 8 ай бұрын

Thank you for this! Very helpful!

@alisonhendry2928 2 жыл бұрын

What a great way to show all the ways pencils can be used. I am rethinking all those unused watercolour pencils in my drawers… thank you! Envy your maestro #2 mine has no point left! So sad…happy holidays and a very happy new year!!

@cjenkins8785 2 жыл бұрын

Wishing you peace and blessings this Christmas.

@maryalgar8779 2 жыл бұрын

I have small set of the Derwent, but must confess I prefer regular watercolours. OK for enhancements after doing painting, but I don't feel I have good control of them. Wishing you and your loved ones a wonderful and safe Christmas.

@vlslatha 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much!! I learnt a lot....🙏 Wishing you and your family Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!! ❤️❤️

@Mr.S65 2 жыл бұрын

Very valuable lesson :). Have you ever used Daniel Smith watercolor sticks? I’d love to see a tutorial from you if one day you find the time, of course :)

@trulylynn9941 2 жыл бұрын

OMG my favorite flower! I grow them here in my yard in N E Florida. I LOVE you👍🏼💖💋

@patriciacufre334 Жыл бұрын

Absolutely lovely, very didactic teaching 🎉❤🎉

@kileensmith5134 2 жыл бұрын

I have joined your Patreon (sp) site. I am in awe of your skills! And your outtakes on your KZfaq videos are so charming!! Thank you so much,for your talent and lovely sense of humor.

@Linda-pg3so 2 жыл бұрын

Merry Christmas Everything🤭 and Louise & Family. Thank you for the beautiful Bird of Paradise.💖🎄

@tradingpostfarms 2 жыл бұрын

I love the bloopers at the end, always fun, thanks!

@MaxfieldMini 2 жыл бұрын

Oh how beautiful! Both versions are stunning! I recently did a Bird of Paradise with PanPastels, amazing vibrant color! May I offer a bit of advice I learned recently. Colored pencils should never get wet beyond the very tip. When water seeps into the wooden barrel the pigment is weakened and compromises the strength when you go to sharpen it causing more breakage. I've seen a KZfaqr artist dip the entire end into the water! I yelled "Nooooo!" at the TV! * _ * Hope you and yours have a very Happy Christmas and New Year!

@clairemoore2753 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you. This video is helpful.

@elena-gp2tj 2 жыл бұрын

Bellissimo tutorial 😍 grazie mille

@nancymcculley8674 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you I sometimes like to play with water color pencils and use wet brush on pencil to pick up pigment. I find it kind of hard to layer the colors because once painted it makes the paper so soft that it tears. Also I have used a light color such as yellow to draw my sketch before painting. And avoid having graphite pencil marks that can sometimes be hard to erase. I wish you a very happy Christmas. And may your new year bring us all much joy and loads of fabulous painting tutorials.

@patriciasheridan7 2 жыл бұрын

You are wonderful!

@pyromancyglassart8975 2 жыл бұрын

that was great also I love how u keep the photo in the corner. you must live someplace nice that u have bird of Paradise in ur shopping center.

@barbarawaldrop5179 2 жыл бұрын

I so love your humor

@nettiemoss324 2 жыл бұрын

Beautiful work - lovely to see you using the pencils, I don't use often but when I do I like to deposit colour on a piece of paper as you did - and make a little 'palette'. I was surprised to notice the hot press had quite a texture to it. *Caran D'Ache, where I am, are considered to be the ultimate WC pencils, but think it's a matter of choice: you pronounced it* exactly right by the way ;-) Thanks for your time taken for us. Have the best of Christmases with your new grandson and family! Stay safe.

@jacintheboudreau5459 2 жыл бұрын

I really like this tutorial💞. I have lots of crayon sitting in a pot, I will certainly put those crayon in use🌸. Beautiful and seems relaxing 👍😅

@BarbrajoanOriginals 2 жыл бұрын

Like you I’ve never been a big fan of the watercolor pencils. Looking at the two side by side tells me again why I prefer the paint. But of course I have the pencils, so your video today is very helpful. Thank you Louise. 🌴Tallahassee Florida 🌴

@shancan6328 2 жыл бұрын

It is interesting to see the comparison of the pencil to the paint. I have a few watercolor pencils that I have not really used and I think I will start playing with them when I am doing a watercolor painting from pan/tubes. Off topic but I love your blouse. I could see that as a wonderful pattern to make multiple looks with. Have a wonderful Christmas and may 2022 bring you blessings.

@watercoloracademy1083 2 жыл бұрын

Love your hair color 😍

@RicheUK 2 жыл бұрын

very informative, thank you

@jennyc5132 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much Louise I also use water colour pencils now and then but I cant seem to get away from my acrylics. I did start to use watercolour paints and mean to pick it up again in the new year. Thanks for the great tips. You mentioned recently in another video that painting was your life and you couldnt wait to get to it every day. That really resonated with me. As I am on disability pension I dont go to work. After finishing ny breakfast I cant wait to get to my study and start painting and I will probably still be here until tea time...then back at it after. Thanks for the inspiration throughout the year. I wish you a very merry Christmas and a safe happy healthy New Year.🥰🎅..hope you get into your new studio asap...come on hubby grab your coffee and get back to it🤭...dont forget to do a video tour once its all done Louise🥰🎅💜🎨 cheers from WA

@l18807 2 жыл бұрын

I love your bloopers!!

@artwithalexander5359 2 жыл бұрын

my favorite flower :D i was browsing the web the other day and saw something i thought you like painting. the blue banded bee from Australia, it was pretty i could almost see how you would paint him.

@fiddlinbiker1 Ай бұрын

so great...thank you!

@65sunnyday 2 жыл бұрын

Not bad, for someone who doesn't know how to paint with watercolor pencils! I prefer watercolors, too (much more control).

@elizabethmadara6817 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for another great tutorial! NJ ..USA

@amandastratton8242 2 жыл бұрын

Beautiful Louise one of my favourite flowers. Thank you for sharing with us Wishing you and your family a very Happy Christmas and New Year from Buckinghamshire, England, G.B

@annajabonska2716 2 жыл бұрын

Dziękuję za kolejny wspaniały film, pozdrawiam serdecznie 💕💕💕🍀🍀🍀

@ildmost 2 жыл бұрын

Miss you. Stay safe and healthy.

@user-br3ze4gq5q 7 ай бұрын

Merry Christmas

@Imrichkowa 2 жыл бұрын

Merry Christmas to You! Love your videos. Greetings from Hungary 🤍🤍🤍

@barbramonley4544 2 жыл бұрын

Lovely work..thanks for all the tips on how to use watercolour pencils... I have just been given a very old set made in Switzerland by Aquarelle ..I feel more confident now to use them ..happy Xmas and New year to you and yours

@user-br3ze4gq5q 7 ай бұрын

Спасибо ❤

@cyrilcreatives 2 жыл бұрын

Such a Great work. Wish you Merry Christmas! From Cyril (India)🌷🌷🌷

@eileent8989 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Louise. I enjoy your vudeos very much. I happened to be struggling with watercolor pencils myself when this video started. I'm using Faber Castell Albrecht Durer pencils and Caran D'Ache Museum Aquarelles. In both brands, a haze appears after laydown. For some colors this phenomenon is immediate; for others it might take 15 or 20 minutes. The problem varies with the type of paper being used, but happens, to a lesser extent, even on Arches and Stonehenge hot press (100% cotton.) The haze turns into a sort of foggy slurry when I wet it and makes the wash streaky. I'm an experienced watercolorist so I don't think this is a matter of brush technique Have you ever encountered this difficulty? Thanks in advance for any insights you might have.

@ptaylor4923 2 жыл бұрын

If you use a blender like you use on regular color pencils or charcoal before you wet the watercolor pencil, you'll avoid the line problem

@tabea258 Жыл бұрын

Vielen Dank 🌺

@cherieadamsdodd1460 3 күн бұрын

❤

@skyinfinity7172 2 жыл бұрын

Your art is so beautiful like you.... Your arts are very Commendable . I want to be like you..... From india

@lada7539 2 жыл бұрын

🌹🌹🌹

@user-gx3pe7jo7f Жыл бұрын

I am trying to paint this flower with watercolour paint. But I'm struggling with blending the colors on te leaf. Witch Winsor & Newton colours must I use for that part? Greetings from Bianca from the Netherlands.