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That elephant is amazing!

If you did this technique in greens in the background of a big colorful parrot it would look like jungle perfection!

Louise! You are just adorable. I love your demos and learn so much about different techniques from you. I think you are amazingly talented. Your bloopers make me laugh out loud. So glad to see you being just like us. Can’t wait to see more.

Bloopers are hilarious 😆, thank you 🙏

😁😅Who else is struggling with backgrounds ? Happy that you do this video Louise, thank you!

@LouiseDeMasi

4 жыл бұрын

Me! Thank you Valerie.

Loving the bloopers! We all need a good laugh these days,Thank you for including them. Makes me feel better about my audio do-overs...do-overs and more do-overs. LOL

This is a striking painting! Really brings out empathy for the plight of the elephant too!

@LouiseDeMasi

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Fredricka. 💕

I'm so glad I waited for the end. I laughed so hard. How cute are you.

@sand5099

3 жыл бұрын

I thought exactly the same thing!

This is great. I also love you giraffes. I many drawing of giraffes but no elephants. Love this.

The elephant is gorgeous and I love the background.

This elephant is stunning I actually gasped when I saw it. That background technique is also very cool!

What an amazing elephant. I can just imagine hanging that in my room. I'm crossing fingers for it to be a class sometime. It's simply amazing. Thank you for your tips and tricks and the bloopers always make me laugh 🤗❤️

@LouiseDeMasi

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Chantelle. 💕

The bloopers you share with us at the end ....🤣😂 you are a funny woman.

Fabulous! I want to do the little yellow robin!

@LouiseDeMasi

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks MD. The little robin is on Patreon.💜

I love your art and your bloopers 😂

Love your work! Those giraffes 😍

I'm more fearful of trying to paint those beautiful giraffes, elephant, bird... than trying to do a background 😂 I think the background may be the only thing I could paint. Your work is absolutely beautiful.

Thank You kindly Teacher ....love your work

@LouiseDeMasi

4 жыл бұрын

I'm glad you like it. Thank you Franko.

Louise, just an enormous THANK YOU not only for such helpful tip, but also for all the videos and the way you transmit your knowledge! THANKKKKKKS!

@LouiseDeMasi

4 жыл бұрын

Oh thank you! My pleasure Elena. 💕

I love this I could watch you paint all day I love the elephant her eyelashes and wrinkles are so real looking.

Absolutely beautiful piece! You did an amazing job with the details and textures of the skin . I love those earth tones. White backgrounds have never been my personal preference, thank you for demonstrating this technique. It brings a lot of visual interest and accentuates the subject.

@LouiseDeMasi

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

I love this, thanks for sharing an I love the background technique. Love the outtakes too 😂💜👍🏼

Beautiful elephant !

You make it look soo easy. Excellent!

@LouiseDeMasi

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Tracey! 😊

Working with plastic wrap is a blast. You can use your fingers to twist it into spirals, circles, leave it as triangles, pull it into straight streaks. So fun. Good video.

Louise this is absolutely beautiful. I love the softness of the colors you chose for the background and how it ties so lovely with the elephant. I've seen this technique so many times but nothing...absolutely nothing...compares to the way you've utilized it here in your stunning painting. Beautiful! Thank you for sharing!

@LouiseDeMasi

4 жыл бұрын

Wow, thank you Alicia. That's very kind of you to say. 😘

@LilyAmongThorns

Жыл бұрын

I agree. She’s exceptionally talented and willing to share tips and tricks. Every video is jam packed with so much info.

I love the plastic wrap technique, and you’re absolutely right, it immediately added interest to the background. Your painting it wonderful!

I for 1 am so glad you shower with us today!!! Its beautiful knowing you are as human as I am......You just happen to be am amazing artist!!! Thank you for showing us the human side too......

I love this background and I certainly hope the elephant will be on Patreon soon. It’s gorgeous ♥️

@LouiseDeMasi

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much Donna!

Love your bloomers at the end of your video!!!

i keep watching your videos, hoping that some of your incredible talent will reach through the screen and infect my art-challenged soul. one of these days, hopefully. in the interim, i just signed up for Skillshare using your link. my partner is a professional animator, and he was impressed with the range of classes in that field. meanwhile, i just want to stop being afraid of my watercolors.

@LouiseDeMasi

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much. I hope you enjoy the classes on Skillshare. Have fun! 😀

The background gives the effect of foliage around the elephant. Very nice painting.

The elephant painting is amazing!

Louise, I love that when you share a technique, you share more than one application and use for it. You're the best! Thanks!

I absolutely loved the elephant

This is absolutely gorgeous! Thank you so much for this lovely tutorial for this technique! 😍

Thank you, this looks like a method I will have to try ASAP! I also love your blooper reels at the end, I find them so funny and relatable... Talking into a camera is so strange! Great video.

@LouiseDeMasi

4 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed! Thank you. Yes- it doesn't come easy for me....as you can see..Lol.

Super cute! I loved your bloopers 🥰

Your work is very nice. But mostly your voice is lovely and soothing and very easy to hear, while you describe the techniques you are demonstrating. I will be listening to more of your videos

Liked the bloopers at the end...your funny and talented 😊

Love that you included your bloopers😂

One of my favourite mixed gray :)❤

This is just gorgeous! I love it.

OO nice idea! I use this technic for airbrush technic! Nice!

@LouiseDeMasi

4 жыл бұрын

Glad you like it! Thank you.

Love love looove your sense of humor to share your bloopers at the end. Thank you! It's a helpful reminder that it's okay to make mistakes. The take away for me on this video was how to share some of those Geometric shapes to get yet another different kind of background and appeal to the painting. I can't wait to try it!

Wow mind blowingingly beautiful. I’m currently painting a picture for my Brother & Sister in Law and this clingfilm technique will be a perfect background thanks for the instruction. The outtakes are hilarious thanks for those too.

Absolutely love your elephant painting! Great background tips! And your bloopers are so funny! Thanks for sharing Louise, I enjoyed this very much!

I've watched a lot of your videos, I think this is my favorite!! Not only do I see so many possibilities for this technique,but this elephant just speaks to me. I grew up in Thailand, love them to death! I understand their plight, seen it 1st hand. This is just a stunning representation of the gentle giant, love love love it ❤

Love this! You are so talented!!! Love how you explain clearly on subjects. Very helpful. Thank you!

@LouiseDeMasi

4 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful. Thank you.

Thank you for the bloopers😂

Absolutely stunning. I love how the Saran Wrap gives the elephant his wrinkles. Beautiful

That was so inspiring! 💖

I look forward to seeing your giraffe painting using a cling film geometric shape background - I have already done this using acrylic paint and it was very successful.

Soo beautiful!!! I am totally delighted with that background, looks like butterflies/dragonflies wings geometries

I love this background too!!! I will definitely give it a try.

I had a good chuckle at the bloopers. You are very cute Louise. :-)

Hi Louise! Love this technique and your elephant painting- thank you 😊💕

@LouiseDeMasi

4 жыл бұрын

So glad! Thank you Sarah. 😘

Thank you so much for all your videos ( and on Skillshare) your watercolours are stunning - and never stop the bloopers (you’re hilarious !) love every single tutorial, I’m learning so much. 🙏🏻

Louise I so could watch your videos for the rest of my life and never be tired of them! They are so inspiring and informative! I have been a watercolor artist for many years and have studied this Saran Wrap technique mixed with things such as salt, glass and lifting the wrap while it is wet and adding other colors and replacing the wrap. I love this technique and have taught it to many students in a classroom and I often used a hair dryer after 20 min.so that the kids could continue on their paintings the same day. Just sharing! And thank you so much💜

So beautiful! Tks, Louise!

It's beautiful. Many thanks for the tips.

@LouiseDeMasi

4 жыл бұрын

My pleasure 😊 Thank you Glace.

Love your videos, and the bloopers at the end. lol

Beautiful, really like your background technique. Thank you.

I love those out takes! So funny!

Hahaha! Such a cute ending. Thank goodness none of us are perfect. Your art is beautiful. Thank you for sharing. 😍

Thank You so much for this amazing video, and I love when You add those mistake after the tutorial is over. You are hilarious 🤣

Loved the background techniques. I hadn't heard of Skillshare. I signed up so I can take your classes. So excited!

That was beautifully done and thanks for this nice technique ☺️💕👍🏻

I love this, thanks for showing and sharing it with us. I can see using it in a stain glass look. I really love the look of the Arches rough paper.

@LouiseDeMasi

4 жыл бұрын

Great idea! Thanks Essie.

Thank you so much for making these videos! I am new to watercolor and am so excited to get started! I love your teaching style and techniques. You totally inspire me!

You are so talented and I’m so happy I found your videos! Thank you for sharing your talents with us! ❤️🎨

omg.. learned from your tutorial and laughed at the bloopers. So cool!

Thank you

Thank you for the videos that you do! I love to follow along and try out new techniques!

Excellent and I love your bloopers

Whoo~ do I EVER struggle with backgrounds! They terrify me too, and I fret over spoiling a painting that I’ve spent a lot of time on, and as a result, don’t ‘take the plunge’; leaving the background white, or doing something ‘just because’ which leaves me underwhelmed. I think confidence with backgrounds will have to be acquired, and I can’t overlook that artists, like you Louise - have had a few more years of practice over me. However, watching how this technique works, and practicing with it a couple of times has given me a kick start to try it on my next painting of a cardinal. I think with the proper colors- and that is KEY- it could be lovely, and effective. Thanks Louise!

I love the end. What a lovely lady. 💕

@LouiseDeMasi

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much Sanja. 💕

Great tutorial & I loved the bloopers!!!

Thank you, this is just what I need for backgrounds with texture! So easy,

Awww, everyone spits a little now and then. LOL. Beautiful, beautiful elephant painting and the plastic wrap technique is gorgeous. I'll be duroing it for sure. 💖

@LouiseDeMasi

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much Susan 😊. Lol....😝

Live the texture!

Your elephant painting is amazing! Love the outcome with the Saran Wrap technique. I plan to paint an elephant later this year and I’m going to try this on mine. Love your bloopers at the end!🤣

Outtakes were wonderful to see! Thanks for your vulnerability

Thank you so much for the tutorial. Backgrounds have always been a thorn in my side so I just leave it white. I will definitely be trying this technique. I like the fact that you are using the same colours as the elephant.

This is soooo cool!!!!!❤❤

I just discovered this channel, but I got to say I love your voice, and I'm learning hlw to do watercolor right now, so your tips are very much appreciated! Thank you for this video!

Wonderful.....beautiful 💕. I will definitely give this a try. Thank you Louise and Happy Mother’s Day 🐘💐🌸🌷🌼🌹🌺🌞

Absolutely gorgeous! Thank you so much for sharing this technique.

@LouiseDeMasi

4 жыл бұрын

Glad you like it. My pleasure Nancy. Thank you!

Lovey! Thank you!

Your elephant is stunning Louise, I absolutely love it and like you although I occasionally do backgrounds, I fear them too:) Thank you again so much for all your amazing tutorials. I haven't been able to find the time to paint for quite awhile now as I am caring for my husband who has cancer. Your videos keep me inspired and hopefully will stop me from losing the skills I've worked so hard to learn over the years whilst I am unable to paint.🤗🌹😍

I have a series planned and that technique will fit in nicely. I once saw a great singing duro.

@LouiseDeMasi

4 жыл бұрын

I'm glad! Lol......enunciating is difficult with that stupid camera on 😝.

@don9133

4 жыл бұрын

@@LouiseDeMasi You are far braver than I to even be in front of the camera. Lucky for us you are.

I really like the seran wrap method to create a crackled background look. Practicing highlighting it is a good idea too ! Thanks

Stunning!

That’s a fun technique I’ll have to try. Thanks.

@LouiseDeMasi

4 жыл бұрын

You’re welcome 😊. Thank you Wendy.

I love this! I hate doing backgrounds too!

As someone who really, REALLY struggle with backgrounds ideas, this is absolutely impressive and amazing ! I'll sure try it on my next piece, I might have a fine forest background effect (or so I hope). Anyway thanks for the tip! Bless your work and share.

I love your elephant painting! That background was perfect for it! Thank you for sharing how you do your plastic wrap technique. I've tried it before but didn't get great results, but I saw how you smooshed the plastic wrap around and think that I was being too gentle with it.

Watching your skills is very moving. Thank you!!

What a GREAT IDEA!!! You dear lady are AWESOME!!! Love your outtakes!