Dear Lou I had reached the point of real frustration with my watercolour. Nothing looked anywhere like those all the KZread tutorials. I tried everything from simple flowers to portraits. (Landscapes bore me). Then I saw this lesson and it looked really do-able. And it was!! For the first time I am really pleased with my paintings and can't wait to try more of your lessons. I learnt so much more from these simple "exercises" AND - most importantly - it was so satisfying to produce the gorgeous little artworks by the end. It was like learning the piano and getting to play an actual tune after learning all the dreary old chords. So thank you very much for your classes - they have made me hopeful and motivated again. Cheers Gayle (New Zealand)

@LouDavis

Жыл бұрын

Hi Gayle, Thank you so much for taking the time to comment. It's wonderful to know that you're feeling motivated to paint and that you liked the paintings you produced, i really hope you'll get a lot of pleasure from your watercolour!

@charliefoxtrot6017

4 ай бұрын

Paper can make or break a painting. I started with cellulose papers as they were affordable and I didn’t know how important 100% cotton was.

Stunning. Giving this a try this week. I love all your work. So happy to have found you. I am recently retired. Have never painted anything in my life. I am so enjoying learning. Thanks for your inspiration.

@LouDavis

2 жыл бұрын

Wonderful! Thank you, I really hope you enjoy painting :)

So simple.... But the result is just satisfying and beatiful.

@LouDavis

6 күн бұрын

Thank you!

As a beginner and perfectionist / rigid non-artist lol This taught me so much and was surprisingly hard to allow the unknown to happen but it ended up beautiful!! It’s one of my kids favorite paintings and I learned so much about the beauty of mixing on paper. thank you

@LouDavis

Жыл бұрын

Thank you, so glad you gave it a go, it is hard letting go of control over what the paints will do!

This is so helpful to me as I return to watercolors. A great way to "break the ice" and get past the irrational fear of the blank page. Thank you!

@LouDavis

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Glad it was helpful!

Thank you from an Aussie beginner. These exercises helped me get a feel for the brushes and colours … and was so relaxing! 😊

I'm new to watercolor and I just loved these three exercises! You delivery is well thought out with good pacing and easy to follow. Thank you!

Beautiful and very inspiring! I have just started with water coloring, and this is exactly what I need.

@LouDavis

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you, I hope you enjoy your painting!

So happy KZread suggested this video. Exactly what I needed. Been feeling stuck and frustrated!

@LouDavis

2 жыл бұрын

Sorry you’ve been feeling stuck but I hope you feel energised and excited to create again soon!

Thank you for painting slowly. Love the ideas! Please keep posting.

Love this exercise!

Love love love!!

I'm really grateful for these 3 creative ideas. I'm no artist but l love paint and these projects will help with brush control, colour mixing and complementing, as well as prompting other ideas and bring wonderfully mindful. ❤

Love these ideas. Thank you ❤

Love these ideas, have to give them a try!

So inspiring - thank you so much ❤❤

I loved watching this!

Excellent ideas and very motivating.

your way of demonstrating is very natural and intuitive please keep up the nice and slow work!

@LouDavis

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much, really glad you're enjoying the videos!

I just started painting again and love these exercises.

This is such a brilliant tutorial. Thank you for breathing new life into my watercolour toolbox.

These are fantastic exercises. I'm quite excited to try them out. Very helpful! Thank you very much!!

Beautiful 🎨

These are beautiful. I love color and these made me happy!

The perfect low-pressure project for today. Happy painting!

Love it 💙💚💛

The answer to your question is YES. All the time. Ok maybe not all of the time but many times I want to paint and I’m not up to using much brain power that a landscape or still life takes. I want to have fun and feel free. These examples you’ve provided are absolutely perfect and they are stunning! Thank you*Thank you so very much for sharing your awesome ideas with us.

Wonderful! So much fun! Thank you!

@LouDavis

2 жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

Thank you so much, i will practice these nice exercice. I am new to watercolor and I love it

Just lovely, so relaxing, and what great paintings. Thank you for sharing your process!

@LouDavis

2 жыл бұрын

You're welcome :)

Wonderful exercise Lou.

This is fun. 😄 I've done it all

Beautiful fun with color mixing and shapes. Excited the try these 💖

@LouDavis

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much 😊

Wow… love them all. 👍👍. Will definitely give it a go:)

Wonderful fun -- and very motivating. LOVE your color palette! Housework is going to wait until AFTER I try these exercises. Thank you, Lou!

@LouDavis

Жыл бұрын

Thanks, hope you enjoy them!

I love brush exercises and this is lovely.

@LouDavis

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Simply gorgeous and satisfying.

@LouDavis

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

I really like your sense of design and color. Lovely examples and exercises that keep the creative juices flowing.T?hank you!!

I love this so much! You are so talented and watching you is very inspiring, thank you!

@LouDavis

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Thank you! I loved this ❤️

@LouDavis

Жыл бұрын

You're so welcome!

Love it. Will be trying this today to help me with color mixing and blending. Thank you.

@LouDavis

2 жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

Great ideas! Thank you. Love the color variations yet how they are all part of the same palette.

@LouDavis

Жыл бұрын

You’re welcome!

I'm so glad I found your channel. Your explanations are so clear, your voice so soothing and projects are not only feasible for people like me but also very pretty and keep me motivated. Thank you so much

This video is a much needed game changer for me. Thank you!😊

@LouDavis

Жыл бұрын

So glad you enjoyed it :)

I’m so glad I found your video! I just bought a Gansai Tambi Watercolor set (I’m a watercolor newbie) and was getting so frustrated! With this exercise You’ve taught me to start out slowly and get the feel of the brush strokes, not try to tackle an elaborate landscape painting like I was doing. LoL Thank you! 😊

Gorgeous 😊😃💗

Beautiful!! I am in this block artist mood for a while.. ☺ Thank you for the ideas Lou! Have a wonderful day 🌹

@LouDavis

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! You too!

Another comment. Just found the water color essentials series! So excited!

@LouDavis

2 жыл бұрын

Hope you enjoy it!

❤❤❤ gorgeous results. Inspiring videos. So glad I found you.

@LouDavis

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

Thank you. I really want to try this now. Not only is it good practice but your results are gorgeous.

@LouDavis

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much, hope you enjoy it!

I love all of these! I can’t wait to try them and help get my self away from the fear of putting brush to paper although my head is crowded with things I want to paint. They remind me of my pencil doodles which will make me more comfortable! Thank you!! 👍

@LouDavis

Жыл бұрын

Really hope you enjoy giving them a go!

Beautiful✨❤ all

I am in love with your art!

@LouDavis

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Thank you so much for this!

@LouDavis

Жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

Love this! Will have to try it out 🤩🎨

@LouDavis

11 ай бұрын

Have fun!

Really Really Pretty Thanks

Gorgeous! I can't wait to try this - thank you for the inspiration :)

@LouDavis

6 ай бұрын

You are so welcome!

Using Langton for an exercise is sacrilege. Langton is a lovely, professional paper. My personal favorite. The exercises are great and fun to do.

@cathryndeyn9

4 ай бұрын

Lovely professional paper for a lovely professional tutorial, and well chosen for the purpose!

thank you

I like it very much

Loved watching this! I have hit a really bad artist block this year. Been drawing but not painting. Going to try painted patterns like yours to see if it will help me. Thank you for sharing this. They are beautiful as a set.

@LouDavis

9 ай бұрын

I'm so glad you liked the video, I hope you find some renewed creative inspiration!

That's beautiful and inspiring, that's relaxing to watch the three model are creative and dynamic , it's out of the boxe (shape)

@LouDavis

8 ай бұрын

Thank you very much!

Just what I need, such a gift to find this set of exercises, can't wait to try them tomorrow onwards. Thank you from India

@LouDavis

Жыл бұрын

You're so welcome!

Very imaginative, definitely not as easy as you seem to make it but great exercise for a watercolor newbie like me. I’ll give it a go. Thank you.

@pattymintz9427

Жыл бұрын

I agree that it looks easier than it really is for someone like me but I think is one can stick with trying, at least, there is bound to be improvement eventually❤. 😊

Thank you so much for this tutorial! This really reminds me of drawing mandalas and it is so meditative. I love how it is an exercise in color theory as well and it’s just fun to create!! Thanks

@LouDavis

5 ай бұрын

You're welcome, glad you like it, I love drawing mandalas for that reason too!

Thanks! Just discovered your channel and love your work!

@LouDavis

Жыл бұрын

Wow! Thank you so much for this, so glad you like it!

what a wonderful process, awesome when getting started and getting back into watercoloring. As a card maker I find that the 2 first would be nice for backgrounds with a focal point ♥

@LouDavis

7 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!

Thanks!

@LouDavis

Жыл бұрын

Oh wow! Thanks so much :)

Just found your channel. Loved ❤ this class!!

@LouDavis

Жыл бұрын

Hi Welcome! So glad you liked it :)

Such enjoyable exercises! I enjoy art in general but am newer to watercoloring (excepting a couple high school projects way back). I was recently asked to teach a weekly watercolor class to 6-9 year olds and have been learning as I go. I just tried all of these exercises today with tube paints, and used four colors instead of five just because. It was simple and helped me practice color mixing, brush control, and value. I’m going to have my kiddos try a version of the middle one. Thank you for your content, Lou!

@LouDavis

Жыл бұрын

So glad you enjoyed them, I hope your students will have fun with them too.

Just found you. Thank you ! I needed this.

@LouDavis

10 ай бұрын

You are so welcome

Just found your channel today, thanks for your video. Will try this today :)

@LouDavis

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you, hope you enjoy it!

That is so beautiful. I love it

@LouDavis

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! 😊

@chantalmassin1756

2 жыл бұрын

@@LouDavis hello Lou yes I am starting out. Do you feel some times that oh someone has painted that already and then your stuck for ideas? I feel that way now. Not with your painting but I started to draw out what I want to paint then I looked on something i forgot what and it was done already. I was so bummed out..Do you at times feel overwelmed to even start?

Great ideas for quick and creative projects for newbies and more experienced painters! Thanks!

@LouDavis

Жыл бұрын

You’re really welcome :)

@lindas.martin2806

Жыл бұрын

@@LouDavis sooo, I teach watercolors, just to those 12+ and adults. I would like to use these projects on my lessons, of course crediting you. I am also thinking of starting a playlist with videos of watercolor artists that I admire, so more people can benefit from your expertise, and sharing your video on my Facebook page as a watercolor artist with short, creative projects. Would that be ok with you?

@LouDavis

Жыл бұрын

Sure! Always happy for people to share where credit is given :)

New Subscriber here. Your exercise in the middle is probably the best warm up exercise I've ever tried. It sure shows you what your brush and paper are capable of and what they are not. I first tried with a W&N Series 7 #6 which was a fail and I switched to a Silver Black Velvet #8 and it was a dream! It sure put my hand control in doing long continuous strokes to the test as well. Thank you for sharing your tips!

@LouDavis

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you, I’m very pleased it was helpful!

These are so lovely and meditative! This is my first time here, so I just subscribed. Thank you!

@LouDavis

4 ай бұрын

Thank you! Welcome!

I love these! Thank you! I’m going to try it! I’m new here and just want to say that I love your videos!

@LouDavis

7 ай бұрын

Welcome!! Thanks so much - happy painting!

Hi Lou! Just found your channel and enjoyed the video very much. Thank you. This is a great way to break the blank page, and end results is beautiful. I subscribed. TFS Happy Creating! Samantha

@LouDavis

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! So glad you found the channel!

My kind of palettte!

Just discovered your channel today. Truely enjoyed this video and looking forward to watching more. You have a new subscriber.😊👍

@LouDavis

8 ай бұрын

Welcome! So glad you liked it!

Thank you so much! I wanted something abstract, flowers and trees really aren’t my thing

@LouDavis

Жыл бұрын

You are so welcome!

Love these. You have such wonderful brush control. I don't see you dipping into the water very often, or rinsing your brush, can you explain please?

@LouDavis

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you, so glad you're enjoying them. There's a lot that gets edited out of these videos because otherwise they'd be ninety minutes long so quite a lot of rinsing, colour mixing, and umming and aahing about what to do next gets cut!

Hi Lou! I have been enjoying your tutorials very much, especially the ones done in Edinburgh, as I lived there many years ago! I was wondering what kind of plate you are using for mixing your palette?

@LouDavis

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you. The plate is just a random one I had, I think I got it from wilko - it would be better if it were white but I was feeling the need for a larger mixing surface.

Thanks for the videos. I just wanted to say that in the description and on your webpage, every Winsor word is written in WinDsor. That's something else😄

@LouDavis

Жыл бұрын

Thank you. Very helpful.

Absolutely what I needed today, going to try this tonight, thank you! Glad I found your channel, will be checking out more videos 👍 Where did you get that washi tape, it's really pretty...

@LouDavis

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much, so glad you enjoyed it. The washi tape, I think, was from MT tapes and I got mine from misopaper.co.uk

@user-sj5tr6ks5g

2 жыл бұрын

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@user-sj5tr6ks5g

2 жыл бұрын

させく

Love wavy lines Lo something very calming about them... Must be from living near the sea as a young girl. Ps. What tape get used for bourders please as the paper needs to remain unripped...

@LouDavis

28 күн бұрын

Thanks! I think in this one I used some patterned washi tape but I don’t nevessarily recommend it - too expensive in the long term. I use cheap masking tape now but stick each piece to my table before adding it to the paper to reduce the stickiness.

I will try these….I have lost interest in painting and been feeling down…Hope this helps🤞🏻🍀🦋

@LouDavis

2 жыл бұрын

Sorry you’ve been feeling down, I hope that changes and that you will find joy in your painting.

🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗

what tape do you use to hold the paper down?

Hello. Thanks for this tutorial. Very practical. I would like to know the brand or type of adhesive tape you use in the video. In my country I have not found anything that does not damage some types of paper, so I have to moisten the tape and remove some of the glue before applying it to the paper. I would like to buy a few abroad. Greetings.

@LouDavis

8 ай бұрын

There is no type of tape I can recommend that is completely foolproof. Some papers seem to tear more easily than others. I know some artists recommend Holbein soft tape but I haven’t tried it. I buy whatever brand from the diy store and tape it to the clean table surface before applying it to paper to remove some of the glue, and that works well for most papers. I’ve used scotch, 3m, and frog tape from uk diy stores and found them all pretty similar. I’ve bought expensive ‘artist’s tape’ from an art shop hoping to solve the same problem and it was worse. I hope you find a solution!

@UrraSergio

8 ай бұрын

@@LouDavis Thank you 😊

This is very inspiring, as I’m new to watercolour, I can see it’s good brush control….I have subscribed. 😊

@LouDavis

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! So glad you enjoyed it.

I've tried doing the petals several times, but they are flat and uneven-looking. Any tips?

@LouDavis

3 ай бұрын

I guess my tips would be to mess around with them - try different ways of making the brushstrokes, use more or less water etc. It doesn't matter whether they look like mine, just use this as a jumping off point for exploring!

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I think you meant raw sienna not raw umber.

These are so beautiful! I'm so happy to have come across this video! Now I have something that will help my skills while also providing some lovely results. Thank you so much for sharing your talent!

@LouDavis

5 ай бұрын

You are so welcome!

Thanks!

@LouDavis

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!