I have done a lot of work with charcoal and pastel in the past but new to watercolor. I have just fallen in love with it. Your tutorials are so great to follow--you go "slow" and give straight forward explanations of your techniques without over talking it. So very glad I found your tutorials! Thank you so much for sharing your skills with others!
You are so easy to follow and understand. Your videos are amazing and you’re painting are so beautiful. Thank you for helping me get started on painting with watercolours.
You nailed the tutorial 100%. No background noise, closed caption, pleasant voice, great info and last but not least, your amazing artwork! I hope there will be many more tutorials on the horizon.
I love chickadees; they eat right out of my hands. My watercolors arrived in the mail last night and I can't wait to try this. THank you for including your sketching as well as the painting; I love that as I need all the help I can get, lol.
Emily, I just wanted to say thank you for showing the entire process from start to finish. Most watercolor tutorials I've seen already have the sketch done in advance, and while I understand why they do that, I really appreciate that you showed the sketching aspect as well. I've been struggling with bird feathers, and this was very helpful to see your initial markings laid down and then how you painted them.
I'm generally not one to be painting birds but I enjoyed watching your demonstration. I also prefer to do a lot of my own mixing of greys and other shades.
Thank you for your Chickadee Tutorial Emily! I very much appreciate how you take the time to mention the colours used and tips about getting the proportions right for your sketch. I am sure that this will help a lot of artists.
Oh my gosh Emily thank you so much for this! I sketched with light gray watercolor and it was so helpful... I am so impressed with what I was able to make with your instruction! Thank you!
I’ve just found your bird paintings quite by accident. I love to paint birds and need to practice some more, these videos are just the thing to get me inspired. Simple yet beautiful. I look forward to seeing more.
Love this activity! Did my first one and learned where I need to improve so working on my good copy now. Love this series and your painting style and tutorials.
He is so cute. You make it look fun and easy. I’ve done a few birds. But I’m going to remember your tips on the next one. Especially never knowing what to do on the background. ❤️
Love your awesome step-by-step teaching style! Extremely informative and helpful. Thank you so much. I love birds and want to learn how to paint them. You have given me the courage to try. Thanks again!
You are absolutely a very talented artist and excellent teacher,l love you talk through the whole process it makes me aware of things I might overlook,thank you 😍
I absolutely love this tutorial! I’ve painted for only a month but I felt that I wanted to learn something different than just landscapes and this is perfect! I would love a “learn to paint birds” series that starts really simple and slowly gets more and more detailed😊 I now you have a lot of fabulous bird tutorials already but a bit more structured and class like. “This week practice on these birds and this and that” I love your videos 😊😍
Video tutorials on this channel are short, clear and concise, ideas are interesting and practical. All this is shown in a short but clear video. This is a great channel!!! What a talented teacher, how clear and accessible he explained everything! Many thanks to the author!!! love, health, well-being and prosperity to the channel!!!😘😘😘
Just found this channel by happen-chance. So glad I did. Just learning watercolor in my old age and am falling in love with it. Lovely painting, clear instructions. You are wonderful teacher. Thank you. Looking forward to trying this.
I like to use watercolor pencils to sketch my drawings first. They are a bit expensive, but if you are using them to sketch and / or add a little pigment to areas you want, then they will last a long long while. Just in case anyone was wondering ways to sketch without pencil marks underneath. 👌
Just did this tutorial tonight as my last entry for #Washtober2020. The prompt was "status" and I chose this because of how it made me feel. I look forward to doing more of your tutorials. Thank you!
Hi Emily! I am a long time subscriber of yours. I have watched you over the years to get inspiration and also to learn how to paint in watercolors. You are a wonderful and fully talented watercolorist. Thank you for sharing your talents with us!
He or she is my favorite of this series. Thank you so much, its getting alittle boring at home and this helps!I'm out of watercolor paper🤨when I get it this is what I will try to paint.Could you possibly do a tutorial on mixing watercolor paints together,I never know what colors to mix.Thanks for keeping us with sane!❤
I've just discovered your channel. Love your paintings, especially the birds! Could you please consider doing one or a couple on owls? Thank you, hope to see many more videos!
Yay. I think I like mine enough to give to my neighbors for a HNY card. Thank you. I painted one w/ a dif YT'r before. Yours came out much better. I think b/c of the care you took in teaching us the sketch. Thank you, Emily. You inspired me to subscribe.
Hola desde Madrid (España), me encantan tus vídeos y sobre todo tus trabajos; también agradezco mucho lo detallado que nos das, los productos utilizados en los trabajos, para mi es muy importante. Solo quería hacer una propuesta u observación... podría ser que tuviésemos la opción de que los subtítulos fuesen en español? Mil gracias y Salud.
Thank you so much for your tutorial. So some unknown reason I'm not managing to download the reference picture. Is there another way to get access to this picture?
I have trouble making eyes look just right, as you did with his gaze. The whole personality of any animal is reflected in their eyes: the light, the angle of the look, etc... Do you have any advice?
I think it just comes down to really studying your reference and noting both the eye shape and the location of the highlight within the eye, and then very careful drawing with the paint. :-)
I agree. However, until l master brush strokes, my approach henceforth shall be to do the eyes of a subject first, then continue on stress-free. I appreciated this relaxing tutorial. Very generous.
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I have done a lot of work with charcoal and pastel in the past but new to watercolor. I have just fallen in love with it. Your tutorials are so great to follow--you go "slow" and give straight forward explanations of your techniques without over talking it. So very glad I found your tutorials! Thank you so much for sharing your skills with others!
You are so easy to follow and understand. Your videos are amazing and you’re painting are so beautiful. Thank you for helping me get started on painting with watercolours.
My pleasure!
You nailed the tutorial 100%. No background noise, closed caption, pleasant voice, great info and last but not least, your amazing artwork! I hope there will be many more tutorials on the horizon.
What a kind comment. I’m glad you liked the tutorial!
What a cute little chickadee!❤. Helene
I love chickadees; they eat right out of my hands. My watercolors arrived in the mail last night and I can't wait to try this. THank you for including your sketching as well as the painting; I love that as I need all the help I can get, lol.
Hope it goes great! 🙌
lovely Carolina chickadee- just say some today and decided to paint and this really helps
Thanks for painting along!
So beautiful. Thank you for sharing❤
You are so welcome
He's an adorable little bird! ❤
your such a talented artist
PRECIOS DIBUJOS, GRACIAS❤❤
Very well done. You're very talented.👍🙂
Thank you so much 😀
Love how You show us about thinking how to think. Easy to follow for everyone, no matter Your beginner or intermediate…
I appreciate that! Glad you enjoyed!
I love your birds♥️
Thank you Louise!
Very nice Bird.
Loved your songbirds and the details
wonderful lesson,you make it look so easy!I will be watching more of your vidios.Thank you!
Wow!!😍
Emily, I just wanted to say thank you for showing the entire process from start to finish. Most watercolor tutorials I've seen already have the sketch done in advance, and while I understand why they do that, I really appreciate that you showed the sketching aspect as well. I've been struggling with bird feathers, and this was very helpful to see your initial markings laid down and then how you painted them.
I am so glad you found the tutorial useful and informative!
I Just Found you and am in Awe. Love the Chickadee So sweet. Thank you for sharing these Tutorials.
Thank you so much, Linda!
He looks great! I think it was a good choice darkening the eye. I like all four of your songbirds.
Lovely tutorial and result. Thanks for your calm and patient approach!
My pleasure! Thanks for watching!
I'm generally not one to be painting birds but I enjoyed watching your demonstration. I also prefer to do a lot of my own mixing of greys and other shades.
Love birds too, thank you. Beautiful tutorials 💜
Thanks so much 😊
Beautiful 🤩
Thanks 🤗
Beautiful painting bird👌👌👌👌👌
Thank you for your Chickadee Tutorial Emily! I very much appreciate how you take the time to mention the colours used and tips about getting the proportions right for your sketch. I am sure that this will help a lot of artists.
My pleasure! Thanks for watching!
Oh my gosh Emily thank you so much for this! I sketched with light gray watercolor and it was so helpful... I am so impressed with what I was able to make with your instruction! Thank you!
That’s so great! Glad you tried it!
Lovely! Thank you
Glad you like it!
Chickadees always strike me as the friendliest of birds. You’ve really captured their character in this painting. Just adorable, Emily.
I totally agree! They're just so "chipper"!
Really great thanks!
You're welcome!
So beautiful. You are so talented. I love watching you paint. Thanks!
Thank you, Zue!
I wish I had the control over my paints as much as you do! Great job!
Thank you!
Really nice. Thank you
Welcome 😊
Thank you for your real time video. I especially liked how to DRAW the bird, since that is a weakness of mine.
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you! It was great to watch your subtle blending, such a light touch but such real impact to the total painting! Looking forward to trying this.
🙌🙌🙌
I’ve just found your bird paintings quite by accident. I love to paint birds and need to practice some more, these videos are just the thing to get me inspired. Simple yet beautiful. I look forward to seeing more.
Welcome and thanks for your comment!
Beautiful…I really enjoyed watching!
Glad you enjoyed it!
That was great. Thx so much!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Love this activity! Did my first one and learned where I need to improve so working on my good copy now. Love this series and your painting style and tutorials.
Thanks for the comment! Keep at it! 🙌
This was magnificent. Such great direction, resulting in a gorgeous little bird. Thank you so much!
My pleasure! Thanks for watching!
Emily thank you so much for being such a great teacher!! I had so much fun painting my first watercolor!!! You really have inspired me 😊
Oh that’s great to hear! Your first watercolor!? Yay!
WOW! SO Talented. You make it looks so easy.
Thank you so much! 🙂
He is so cute. You make it look fun and easy. I’ve done a few birds. But I’m going to remember your tips on the next one. Especially never knowing what to do on the background. ❤️
Have fun! Thanks for your comment!
Love your awesome step-by-step teaching style! Extremely informative and helpful. Thank you so much. I love birds and want to learn how to paint them. You have given me the courage to try. Thanks again!
Glad it was helpful!
Beautiful ! Love your step by step instructions..💕
Thanks. Will definitely try and paint it..
I hope it turns out awesome! :)
So glad I found your channel. You have inspired me and taught me to be patient! Thanks.
happy to have found your channel. lovely painting of chickadee. Nice directions and even calming voice. Thankyou
What a kind comment. Thank you!
Love this, it was my first bird "painting"
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Thank you for your tutorials! They are beautiful
You are so welcome!
You are absolutely a very talented artist and excellent teacher,l love you talk through the whole process it makes me aware of things I might overlook,thank you 😍
Thanks for your generous comment!
I absolutely love this tutorial! I’ve painted for only a month but I felt that I wanted to learn something different than just landscapes and this is perfect! I would love a “learn to paint birds” series that starts really simple and slowly gets more and more detailed😊 I now you have a lot of fabulous bird tutorials already but a bit more structured and class like. “This week practice on these birds and this and that”
I love your videos 😊😍
Great feedback! Thank you!
Video tutorials on this channel are short, clear and concise, ideas are interesting and practical. All this is shown in a short but clear video. This is a great channel!!! What a talented teacher, how clear and accessible he explained everything! Many thanks to the author!!! love, health, well-being and prosperity to the channel!!!😘😘😘
What a kind comment! Thank you!
Very beautiful, thanks for sharing.
thank you very much for such a nice tutorial! I have chickadees nesting in a box in my yard right now!
Just found this channel by happen-chance. So glad I did. Just learning watercolor in my old age and am falling in love with it. Lovely painting, clear instructions. You are wonderful teacher. Thank you. Looking forward to trying this.
Eileen, welcome! And thanks so much for your kind comment! I’m so glad you’re joining me in this wonderful medium.
Thank you very much for sharing your gifts and abilities and giving me hope in developing my own water colour skills. God bless you!
I appreciate your comment!
You do beautiful work, I’m just a beginner and I am trying to learn, I love your work😊
Thanks so much 😊
I like to use watercolor pencils to sketch my drawings first. They are a bit expensive, but if you are using them to sketch and / or add a little pigment to areas you want, then they will last a long long while. Just in case anyone was wondering ways to sketch without pencil marks underneath. 👌
Great tip!
Very pretty chickadee! TFS !
You are so good!
Thank you!
Great series.
Thank you!
I tried it and it came out really cute, thank you!
I'm so glad!
Just did this tutorial tonight as my last entry for #Washtober2020. The prompt was "status" and I chose this because of how it made me feel. I look forward to doing more of your tutorials. Thank you!
This made me so happy! 🤗
Hi Emily! I am a long time subscriber of yours. I have watched you over the years to get inspiration and also to learn how to paint in watercolors. You are a wonderful and fully talented watercolorist. Thank you for sharing your talents with us!
It's my pleasure! Thanks for your lovely comment, Rick!
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The bird is soo cute! : )
Love this I wanna start these birds soon.
I love your work! All your paints are so beautiful! I have seen all! 💙 Bendiciones 🌻
Thank you very much! :)
Very nice
Loved it thank you!!!
My pleasure! Thanks for watching!
Really nice!! Thank you 😊
You're welcome 😊
wow i wanna learn from you!!! yes more birds please :)
Ok! 👍
Wonderful, I’ve subscribed to your channel! 😀
Thank you! 💕
Yay 😁👏👍💕
Awwww so cute!
He or she is my favorite of this series. Thank you so much, its getting alittle boring at home and this helps!I'm out of watercolor paper🤨when I get it this is what I will try to paint.Could you possibly do a tutorial on mixing watercolor paints together,I never know what colors to mix.Thanks for keeping us with sane!❤
Thank you, Christine! I am so glad you are enjoying the videos! And great suggestion on color mixing!
The lighntess of the colour really supports this feather weight creatures - I think they might end up beingt too "heavy" optically using oils.
Ooh interesting observation! I agree but of course, I’m somewhat partial...
@@EmilyOlsonArt Me too ;-) I usually use oils exclusively...but I think I should reconsider ;-)
Cute
EXCEPCIONAL DIBIJO. ,INTENTARÉ HACERLO AVER KEMESALE GRACIAS
Very good.
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I've just discovered your channel. Love your paintings, especially the birds! Could you please consider doing one or a couple on owls? Thank you, hope to see many more videos!
Welcome! I’d love to paint an owl! I’ll have to add that to my list. :-)
Yay. I think I like mine enough to give to my neighbors for a HNY card. Thank you. I painted one w/ a dif YT'r before. Yours came out much better. I think b/c of the care you took in teaching us the sketch. Thank you, Emily. You inspired me to subscribe.
That's so great! Glad you enjoyed the tutorial!
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Thank you Emily, that is wonderful, ?CAN YOU DRAW An AUSTRALIAN Zebra FINCH? They look so sweet. Especially the male who is more colourful.
Just found you & am thankful, well done
Welcome! Glad you enjoyed it!
Could you possibly do a humminggbird
Hola desde Madrid (España), me encantan tus vídeos y sobre todo tus trabajos; también agradezco mucho lo detallado que nos das, los productos utilizados en los trabajos, para mi es muy importante.
Solo quería hacer una propuesta u observación... podría ser que tuviésemos la opción de que los subtítulos fuesen en español? Mil gracias y Salud.
Thank you so much for your tutorial. So some unknown reason I'm not managing to download the reference picture. Is there another way to get access to this picture?
Here's the Pixabay link! pixabay.com/photos/willow-tit-poecile-montanus-bird-4814265/
Thanks
Do you erase your sketch lines? The chickadee is so cute! We have lots of them around our home - they are so entertaining 😉
Sometimes I do erase them, yes. Chickadees are my favorite backyard birds! :)
I have trouble making eyes look just right, as you did with his gaze. The whole personality of any animal is reflected in their eyes: the light, the angle of the look, etc... Do you have any advice?
I think it just comes down to really studying your reference and noting both the eye shape and the location of the highlight within the eye, and then very careful drawing with the paint. :-)
I agree. However, until l master brush strokes, my approach henceforth shall be to do the eyes of a subject first, then continue on stress-free. I appreciated this relaxing tutorial. Very generous.
Why don’t you use a watercolor pencil for the outline?
You totally could!
How about a hummingbird!
That’s on my list! :-)
I drew the chickadee you painted but I didn’t color it.
Makes a lovely drawing, too! :)
I have painted a chickadee
Hummingbirds please!
Hello Love this painting!! Really easy to follow. Can you do ducklings and few different types of finches?
could not download your reference picture
Hi Linda! I double checked the link and it looks like it’s working ok. :-)
So this is way harder than it looks
You’re half way done and I’d still be erasing my sketch over and over.
😆 I've had to learn to paint fast with two small kiddos running around!