love this cactus! Really enjoy seeing you process Kristy. Would love to see more of your drawing process and what you are thinking when you are drawing. Thank you for doing these for us.
Kristy, I can't wait to get your book next month, for now I have 2 beautiful new brushes and will look through your upload and pick and choose some. I am doing a painting and so far loving all of the markes I can make. I am also using the Royal 1/8, but I think it's tip has seen better days...idk, I got a dud Neptune 6 months ago. I need to call for replacements from the companies if a brush is not right, at this stage, but I do love them I know I can learn composition and more about color now, as I have grown comfortable with many techniques YAY! And thank you!
Very nice. Yes they are called pads. Purple would have been a good contrast because they do turn purple in some areas. Sometimes the whole pad. I'm in Az. Thx for this. I'm just learning.
I thought they were called petals too. lol I just found your videos. I enjoy your instruction style. It doesn't seem anxiety stricken for a beginner, but you still teach skills that one can build upon. Thank you.
Kristy, thank you for this great demo! You nailed it for me because now I’m heading downstairs to do my own cactus! You explain things well for a newbie like me. Keep it coming!!!!!❤️
Wow! I'm at the studio and can't watch the whole thing right now. I also didn't order the books because I still have the Woodlands one to fill plus I like to make my own drawings and these classical colouring book images do not attract me. However, seeing you paint this image a thought came to my mind: what if you did videos of all the pages in the books? You know, like RUclips channel? I think people, including myself would love to follow along and just relax while doing so. I know you have a busy life, but I just had to send you this feedback. 😘
Hi Kristy ! I’m so glad I found your channel 🌸 I love your demo w. watercolor & cactus design. BTW/ they are indeed called “ petals “ 🤗😀😎 Watching from nyc 🏙
I would really like a watercolor coloring book that had vignette type illustrations with more white space. I would like to use the illustrations to frame but the pages are too busy. In the meantime I am definitely buying your books Kirsty so I can learn to use watercolors better than my current level.
Fabulous, thank you! Can't wait to give it a try. Is the Indigo one of the Qor paints? I read somewhere that the Qor paints really push the others away, and wondered how much of the lovely blooming you're getting in the shadows is because of that.
Yes the indigo I used was Qor and it definitely pushes non-Qor brands out if its way! Also though I'm using a fair amount of water which will up the dynamics of a highly pigmented color of any brand :)
Super nice. I just love the look of watercoloring and you make it look so easy. I have a question. Do the Zig Clean Brush markers work on your Painterly book series? TY!
I love you painting & am learning a lot from you but I have a question about the #10 dagger brush you us, when I follow that link to buy the brush it takes me to a sword liner brush that on has sizes I fractions such as 1/2, 1/4 & so on so which brush should I order?
Oh my goodness I'm so embarrassed! The link is correct and the size I used in the video is 3/8. I however called out the wrong brush in my video!!! So sorry!
This is not a criticism at all I promise... I'm just wondering why the coloring books? I'm fairly new with Watercolor painting.... Does this activity help us learn skills? Or is it just for fun? What kind of paper are the pages made of and does it negatively affect the outcome of our hard work? Are these framable? Thank you so much 😊
Such a shame your book was printed on such bad paper for watercolour. I had to send mine back. It needs sizing or texture or thickness or one single attribute of watercolour paper. But your art is beautiful and your videos very informative and warm and clever.
I love the way you talk not so technical but so close to us non artist people. Thank you for making it easy and joyful.
Apologies for the late reply but thank you!
I really really love these! You pick a page of your book and take us step by step showing different methods !!
Glad you like them!
love this cactus! Really enjoy seeing you process Kristy. Would love to see more of your drawing process and what you are thinking when you are drawing. Thank you for doing these for us.
You have me thinking now...may have to do a pencil sketch demo in the very near future!
You make very Happy beauifull Paints. Happy that i found you!! 😍
Thanks so much! XO
So pretty and looks like it might be possible for someone who has never seriously tried watercolor painting. 😊 Thank you.
YES exactly!!! This demo is absolutely for someone who has never painted before...But more freeing and expressive for those who have!
Kristy, I can't wait to get your book next month, for now I have 2 beautiful new brushes and will look through your upload and pick and choose some. I am doing a painting and so far loving all of the markes I can make. I am also using the Royal 1/8, but I think it's tip has seen better days...idk, I got a dud Neptune 6 months ago. I need to call for replacements from the companies if a brush is not right, at this stage, but I do love them I know I can learn composition and more about color now, as I have grown comfortable with many techniques YAY! And thank you!
Apologies for the late reply but thank you!
Very nice. Yes they are called pads. Purple would have been a good contrast because they do turn purple in some areas. Sometimes the whole pad. I'm in Az. Thx for this. I'm just learning.
PADS yes!! I LOVE the purple variety I see in Southern Utah, I believe the blooms are yellow on those?
yes, the color is a bit more common. Also, typically, there are only one layer of petals. Othewise, it's perfect!!!!
Ok I learned something... I have been calling them Appendages... lol
I thought they were called petals too. lol I just found your videos. I enjoy your instruction style. It doesn't seem anxiety stricken for a beginner, but you still teach skills that one can build upon. Thank you.
You are very welcome! If you ever have any requests for upcoming videos just let me know!
Hi Kristy, I love this cactus! You choose some beautiful colors :)
Can't loose with florescents! Thanks!
This book is in my cart on Amazon. Can't wait until I can get it. Love to watch you paint. thanks as always for sharing.
Thanks so much for the support!
Kristy, thank you for this great demo! You nailed it for me because now I’m heading downstairs to do my own cactus! You explain things well for a newbie like me. Keep it coming!!!!!❤️
Ahh wonderful to hear! Are you on instagram? I'd love to see a photo of what you created - tag me!
You never fail to impress me! love your art work )
Thanks so much!
Wow! I'm at the studio and can't watch the whole thing right now. I also didn't order the books because I still have the Woodlands one to fill plus I like to make my own drawings and these classical colouring book images do not attract me. However, seeing you paint this image a thought came to my mind: what if you did videos of all the pages in the books? You know, like RUclips channel? I think people, including myself would love to follow along and just relax while doing so. I know you have a busy life, but I just had to send you this feedback. 😘
Thanks Meda! Great idea! I wish I had more hours in the day! But I can definitely do more page demos here :)
Hi Kristy ! I’m so glad I found your channel 🌸 I love your demo w. watercolor & cactus design. BTW/ they are indeed called “ petals “ 🤗😀😎 Watching from nyc 🏙
Yes petals! And thank you for watching!!!
I would really like a watercolor coloring book that had vignette type illustrations with more white space. I would like to use the illustrations to frame but the pages are too busy. In the meantime I am definitely buying your books Kirsty so I can learn to use watercolors better than my current level.
Thanks so much! The Kristy's Cutting Garden pages have a lot more white space than the Painterly Days collection. Hope you love!
Fabulous, thank you! Can't wait to give it a try. Is the Indigo one of the Qor paints? I read somewhere that the Qor paints really push the others away, and wondered how much of the lovely blooming you're getting in the shadows is because of that.
Yes the indigo I used was Qor and it definitely pushes non-Qor brands out if its way! Also though I'm using a fair amount of water which will up the dynamics of a highly pigmented color of any brand :)
I am a beginner to watercolor. Where I get some patterns for watercolor, ? I have been drawing free hand some pictures
Beautiful! Thank you!
Thank YOU!
FYI not only do birds have faces, they can actually show a wide range of expressions!
Thank you! I enjoyed a lot this video))
You are welcome!
Super nice. I just love the look of watercoloring and you make it look so easy. I have a question. Do the Zig Clean Brush markers work on your Painterly book series? TY!
Yes they work beautifully! Been using them a lot lately. Promise a video soon!
These are called pads by some, but they are actually stems. 😃
I love you painting & am learning a lot from you but I have a question about the #10 dagger brush you us, when I follow that link to buy the brush it takes me to a sword liner brush that on has sizes I fractions such as 1/2, 1/4 & so on so which brush should I order?
Oh my goodness I'm so embarrassed! The link is correct and the size I used in the video is 3/8. I however called out the wrong brush in my video!!! So sorry!
This is not a criticism at all I promise... I'm just wondering why the coloring books? I'm fairly new with Watercolor painting.... Does this activity help us learn skills? Or is it just for fun? What kind of paper are the pages made of and does it negatively affect the outcome of our hard work? Are these framable? Thank you so much 😊
Practice and fun. The pages are Watercolor paper.
Such a shame your book was printed on such bad paper for watercolour. I had to send mine back. It needs sizing or texture or thickness or one single attribute of watercolour paper. But your art is beautiful and your videos very informative and warm and clever.
Oh no, it is definitely watercolor paper (more of a smooth hot press), not 100% cotton but, $$. I’m sorry you didn’t enjoy the paper :(