Went to Hobby Lobby today and bought all the supplies I would need to try my hand at watercolors. I've done acrylic painting for years and I was ready to branch out. I came home and excitedly set everything up and sat down to paint. Boy was I discouraged! Watercolor is an ENTIRELY different animal! I ended up crumpling up my first attempt and walking away completely defeated. Not wanting to give up so easily, (or waste the money I'd just spent) I sat down and decided to watch some RUclips tutorials to help me along. I skimmed through about a dozen before I found yours. You make this look approachable and fun. I think I'll try again. Thanks!
Go for it, I was an acrylic painter too and found the w/c difficult, I persevered and love it so much. Ellen is an awesome person to learn from, she is down to earth, very funny and very talented, as well she is a gifted teacher. I wish you all the luck.
Having same problem! Been doing acrylics & branching out to water colors but harder than ever thought but not giving up as w any new thing (don’t start out playing Mozart on piano) as a beginner!
I have been a crafter most of my life but always wanted to paint. I tried acrylics but the medium did not appeal to me. Then I realized all the framed prints on my walls were mostly watercolors. The rest is history. I am 83, a recent widow, and have been painting for about 8 months. I hand painted my Christmas cards last year and have given hand painted notecards as gifts. I paint everyday and I learn something new every time. My days are filled with RUclips tutorials and painting and I could not be more content. Many, many thanks.
After watching one of your videos yesterday, I was motivated to give it a try. I used Arches paper, divided them into 12 3x3 squares, folded the paper, and wet it to help tear them to get the natural torn look. I didn’t realize how sturdy this paper is. Anyway, I had a blast painting a dozen mini pictures to add on card stock for Christmas cards. Thanks for inspiring me to have fun painting.
Hi Ellen, there is a saying that goes “The quickness of the hand deceives the eye”, I don’t know the author, but just watching you paint it seems very apt description of you! My goodness, how fast you paint, and yet like magic beautiful little pictures appear before our eyes… I love how you build the little fit trees up, and the different greens you quickly add in to give deeper, realistic colour. I just sat mesmerised as your brushes flew across the paper, creating “Mini Monday masterpieces!”….I’m “trying” to build up my confidence to try for myself, after all, how hard can it be! And then I watch your work again, and go WOW!! …. Time for just one more coffee, then time for the challenge ! Lol. In all seriousness Thankyou so much Ellen, for racking your brains each weekend to think of a subject to paint for us on the Monday….they have all been really lovely, and would inspire anyone who has never painted before to pick up a brush,and have a go! It’s fun, it doesn’t matter if it isn’t exactly like the ones you have painted, but just have a go people! You don’t know what your missing. Sending love and light Ellen, and grateful thanks again. Helen in Norfolk U.K. 🙋♀️😘💐👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻😻
I am so happy that i “found” you yesterday…i love your style of teaching…..so easy…and makes we wish here were more hours in the day to paint1!…thank you
This is so beautiful! I'm just getting back into watercolor painting again. I did it many years ago when my children were little. You're a wonderful teacher and you make it look effortless. Thank you. ♡
I am so happy that i “found” you yesterday…i love your style of teaching…..so easy…and makes we wish here were more hours in the day to paint1!…Thank you so much for sharing your talent!!
Thank you for keeping up on these its keeping me motivated to learn new things all the time. I really missed your voice in this one.. I just love when you go off and tell stories
Thank you, Ellen, for your video’s and for being so very generous with your talent. As a beginner I really appreciate these kinds of vids. 👍🏻 Your art is lovely and I can only hope that someday I’ll be able to paint like this too. 👏🏻👏🏻👍🏻
Ellen Crimi-Trent- Artist - I was stressing for you, but you got there in the end. Good to know you can drench your work in water and still come out the end other with a nice piece.
@@AbiNomac You were stressing for her? Many artists use very much water. That`s the beauty of watercolor, the more water you add the less control you have. That`s what watercolor is all about. Every watercolorist has his/her own relationship with the medium "watercolor".
Thanks! These will make cute Christmas cards! I think I will use a toothbrush with the white paint to make the snowflakes look finer on such a small painting. Love the dark sky.
I find it a good way to add splashes by using two artists brushes one for the splashing and the other to tap that brush on the handle. It gives me smaller splash effects. Love your work. 🎨 ✨ 🌟 🦋 🌷 💖
Pretty. Try covering trees whilst doing the snow ❄️ and apply snow to trees after they’re dry, with the brush. Also toothbrush & thumb works great for small snow effect. 👍🏻😁
Thank you so much for this great tutorial. They came out beautifully for me the first time! I am going to make these for my Christmas cards this year. Thanks again for sharing.
Very nice! I think I will use a toothbrush with the gouache so the snow in the sky will be a bit finer than on the trees. I love what you did with the sky on both of these! Thanks!
Ellen, this was so relaxing to watch with the music in the background. I'm going to try these next painting session. Thank you for doing this. Happy 'soon to be' Thanksgiving time!
Went to Hobby Lobby today and bought all the supplies I would need to try my hand at watercolors. I've done acrylic painting for years and I was ready to branch out. I came home and excitedly set everything up and sat down to paint. Boy was I discouraged! Watercolor is an ENTIRELY different animal! I ended up crumpling up my first attempt and walking away completely defeated. Not wanting to give up so easily, (or waste the money I'd just spent) I sat down and decided to watch some RUclips tutorials to help me along. I skimmed through about a dozen before I found yours. You make this look approachable and fun. I think I'll try again. Thanks!
Eluna A. Yay!! Enjoy!
Go for it, I was an acrylic painter too and found the w/c difficult, I persevered and love it so much. Ellen is an awesome person to learn from, she is down to earth, very funny and very talented, as well she is a gifted teacher. I wish you all the luck.
Having same problem! Been doing acrylics & branching out to water colors but harder than ever thought but not giving up as w any new thing (don’t start out playing Mozart on piano) as a beginner!
I have been a crafter most of my life but always wanted to paint. I tried acrylics but the medium did not appeal to me. Then I realized all the framed prints on my walls were mostly watercolors. The rest is history. I am 83, a recent widow, and have been painting for about 8 months. I hand painted my Christmas cards last year and have given hand painted notecards as gifts. I paint everyday and I learn something new every time. My days are filled with RUclips tutorials and painting and I could not be more content. Many, many thanks.
Love them both, Ellen. You’re such a good teacher, even without words. Thank you for being so prolific, especially in watercolors.
thank you so much!!
After watching one of your videos yesterday, I was motivated to give it a try. I used Arches paper, divided them into 12 3x3 squares, folded the paper, and wet it to help tear them to get the natural torn look. I didn’t realize how sturdy this paper is. Anyway, I had a blast painting a dozen mini pictures to add on card stock for Christmas cards. Thanks for inspiring me to have fun painting.
I love the diagonal horizon on these minis!
They are beautiful
Ellen these are so sweet! I love how you help beginners. Just love you! 🥰
So magical
liane_right_now thank you 😊
I absolutely love that you show the goofs.......and...how to fix them....I just want to come paint with you!!!!
I love that you just paint with music and no words... too much noise around us, this is a blessing, thank you greetings from Italy
So simple, yet very beautiful!
Very pretty ... and petite. They look like small snapshots. Cool!
Hi Ellen, there is a saying that goes “The quickness of the hand deceives the eye”, I don’t know the author, but just watching you paint it seems very apt description of you! My goodness, how fast you paint, and yet like magic beautiful little pictures appear before our eyes… I love how you build the little fit trees up, and the different greens you quickly add in to give deeper, realistic colour. I just sat mesmerised as your brushes flew across the paper, creating “Mini Monday masterpieces!”….I’m “trying” to build up my confidence to try for myself, after all, how hard can it be!
And then I watch your work again, and go WOW!! …. Time for just one more coffee, then time for the challenge ! Lol.
In all seriousness Thankyou so much Ellen, for racking your brains each weekend to think of a subject to paint for us on the Monday….they have all been really lovely, and would inspire anyone who has never painted before to pick up a brush,and have a go! It’s fun, it doesn’t matter if it isn’t exactly like the ones you have painted, but just have a go people! You don’t know what your missing. Sending love and light Ellen, and grateful thanks again. Helen in Norfolk U.K. 🙋♀️😘💐👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻😻
Stunning. You make it look so easy.
I am so happy that i “found” you yesterday…i love your style of teaching…..so easy…and makes we wish here were more hours in the day to paint1!…thank you
I am so happy that i “found” you yesterday…i love your style of teaching…..so easy…and makes we wish here were more hours in the day to paint1!…
What a lovely site with pleasant music and good tutorials. I'll be back!
This is so beautiful! I'm just getting back into watercolor painting again. I did it many years ago when my children were little. You're a wonderful teacher and you make it look effortless. Thank you. ♡
thank you!
Love this mini paintings
I LOVE these! It’s December 3rd and it’s made me feel festive. Thank you so much for cheering me up when I’m feeling so down.
Love your style. Some of my favorite WC videos!
Love them both, and so enjoyed the music which reminded me of the movie Sense and Sensibility.
Love the mini watercolors! You inspire me!
Fantastic, thank you, put me in a good mood 😊
Wowww... very very beautiful. Will surely try these.💕💕👍
Precioso!! Me encanta, voy hacer 🥰
BRAVO!! Two beautiful works of art!! ❄️ 💕
Lisa Young awe thanks 😊
I am so happy that i “found” you yesterday…i love your style of teaching…..so easy…and makes we wish here were more hours in the day to paint1!…Thank you so much for sharing your talent!!
Love these! Perfect for Christmas! ❤
Love it!
My tendency is to overwork & rework everything… 😠
You teach me so much!😊
Love it will be trying this
Thank you for keeping up on these its keeping me motivated to learn new things all the time. I really missed your voice in this one.. I just love when you go off and tell stories
I'm so glad!
Love this format with music!
so cute!
Thanks
They both turned out beautifully! I absolutely have to give them a try.. Thank you for sharing!
Stacy Hannon glad you like them!😊
You are so good, Ellen! Thanks for sharing.
Thank you so much!
I am new to water colours, and I really enjoy your minis!! Thank you!
Love your work.
Luv these, I already tore up my paper, can't wait to start my tiny one's too. Thanks so much!
perfect!!!
Yes beautiful
I like the painting. 😊😊😊
How pretty !! Will definately have a go with these. Thanks 🌲
Love it Ellen 🖌
Thank you, Ellen, for your video’s and for being so very generous with your talent. As a beginner I really appreciate these kinds of vids. 👍🏻
Your art is lovely and I can only hope that someday I’ll be able to paint like this too. 👏🏻👏🏻👍🏻
I think your little minis will become my new addiction..... after dog videos...lol!
I love this tutorial, thank you!
Happy New Year
Thank you. Wonderful tutorial.
Fabulous
Your videos and techniques means alot for beginners like me so thank you for sharing such helpful step by step instructed video for us ❤️😊👍
I absolutely love this lil series you put together. Very inspiring. Please continue Mini Monday Madness. So much fun!!!🥰
Gorgeous!
Montserrat Lavid thank you 😊
I haven’t seen anyone use so much water, but they came out beautifully in the end.
lol
Ellen Crimi-Trent- Artist
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@@AbiNomac LOL= Laugh out loud- yes I probably had a ton of water but I do remove its a battle always how much I put down.
Ellen Crimi-Trent- Artist - I was stressing for you, but you got there in the end.
Good to know you can drench your work in water and still come out the end other with a nice piece.
@@AbiNomac
You were stressing for her?
Many artists use very much water. That`s the beauty of watercolor, the more water you add the less control you have. That`s what watercolor is all about. Every watercolorist has his/her own relationship with the medium "watercolor".
Ellen , I’ll be trying my hand at these very soon ... Thank you
You've inspired me to pull out my watercolors! Enjoying your tutorials.
love these ! They look like so much fun to make !!!
Thanks! These will make cute Christmas cards! I think I will use a toothbrush with the white paint to make the snowflakes look finer on such a small painting. Love the dark sky.
Im tempted!
Beautiful
These are beautiful. Thank you for sharing your process.
These are lovely paintings !!
Wow! 😍
Ah.... so pretty
Thank you
It is so pretty..I want to give my freinds this I drew as a gift..!
These are beautiful! I can’t wait to try them! 😻
Chris C thank you 😊
Very pretty! Thank you for the great video, and best wishes!
Total schön geworden. Very very nice. GLG🌞😃
I find it a good way to add splashes by using two artists brushes one for the splashing and the other to tap that brush on the handle. It gives me smaller splash effects. Love your work. 🎨 ✨ 🌟 🦋 🌷 💖
designingsequences thank you 😊
Pretty.
Try covering trees whilst doing the snow ❄️ and apply snow to trees after they’re dry, with the brush. Also toothbrush & thumb works great for small snow effect. 👍🏻😁
yup some ppl use that or brush if you don't have a dirty toothbrush close by you can easily use a brush.
Thank you so much for this great tutorial. They came out beautifully for me the first time! I am going to make these for my Christmas cards this year. Thanks again for sharing.
Love!
I love these minis in the mornin’ ... they get my “painting mojo “ working before I get serious ... thanks so much for sharing
minis are marvelous!
Wow! Awesome
Thanks 🤗
These are lovely,,,xxx
Beautiful..!
Hema Motwani thank you 😊
Thank you for the tutorial! Both look amazing. :)
Nikolett Somodi-Tóth your welcome! 😊
Very nice! I think I will use a toothbrush with the gouache so the snow in the sky will be a bit finer than on the trees. I love what you did with the sky on both of these! Thanks!
Very pretty! Thank you!!
👏👏👏!!!Bellísimo!
Gorgeous, love the Piano music...
Awesome
Amazing!! 🙂🙂
You make it look so easy. I will try it today, hoping they come out acceptable for my Christmas cards.
Beautiful!
Sassy’s Mom thank you 😊
Ellen, this was so relaxing to watch with the music in the background. I'm going to try these next painting session. Thank you for doing this. Happy 'soon to be' Thanksgiving time!
Lovely thank you.
These are really nice! I think the flecks of snow are too large, however, for the size of the painting. Thanks!
Omg!! Love these! ✨
Antanina L so glad!
Any India's are watching hit a like 😘. She is awesome in teaching right 😍
Beautiful 🌲🌲🌲🌲love it, thank you ❤️❤️
🖤🖤🖤
This is amazing !!
thank you :)
You make it so easy and beautiful and the lovely music make it perfect, what kind of tape are you using please.🙋🏻♀️
magic tape but I put it on my clothes first and then put on paper so its not super sticky.
Thank you🌲🌲
I absolutely love this 💕
Thanks!
These are beautiful! I've found that if I tap one paintbrush over another I get a nicer splatter than if I just tap the brush with my finger.
Beautiful interesting lovely edifying
thank you!
Hi. Love your videos! Can you do some pine trees with lights outdoor, in snow, similar to this video?
thank you- :)
Very pretty
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