How To Paint Watercolour Autumn Leaves

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PAINT:

Winsor & Newton Professional Tubes:
To find the colour you are looking for, click the link and select the colour from the drop down menu under Colour Name:

The colours in my palette:
Lemon yellow, Cadmium yellow, yellow ochre, cadmium orange, Winsor red, alizarin crimson, perylene maroon, opera rose, permanent rose, quinacridone magenta, perylene violet, Winsor violet (dioxazine), olive green, hookers green, sap green, perylene green, Winsor blue, French ultramarine, phthalate turquoise, cobalt turquoise light, cobalt blue, indigo, Paynes gray, lamp black, neutral tint, sepia, burnt umber, and brown madder.

Winsor & Newton Cotman tube set:
Sets are a great option if choosing colours overwhelms you. These are great options:

Top 5 W&N Cotman Colours To Start With As A Beginner:
(The are the individual colours I would start with when purchasing individual tubes)
- Permanent Rose
- Cadmium Yellow
- Turquoise
- Cadmium Red Deep
- Hooker Green Dark

My next 5 choices would be:
- Dioxazine Purple
- Sap Green
- Prussian Blue
- Burnt Umber
- Black

PAPER SUGGESTIONS:

Arches Cold Pressed Watercolour PAPER:

BRUSHES:

EXTRAS:

Paint Palette:

Music: Type of music: R&B & Soul
Mood: Happiness

[cynthiarollins]

You are the best teacher…I was watching another You Tuber and she wouldn’t stay close enough for anyone to learn from her. These look just as my God makes them…beautiful 🍁

[WilliamPhillippe]

Truly expressive and ingenious technique - utilising the end of the brush to mark the veins is so inspired, and definitely elevates the results. Ta!

[karenpruis]

Adding the veins really brings them to life. Thank you for the lesson.

[aartiar]

My sketching is quite good but I am learning to paint with watercolour and guess what you are the answer to all my watercolor problems thanks emma for teaching me how to paint❤

[paulabeaulieu]

You said they don't have to be perfect- but they are!! I'm going to watch it again and then maybe (probably) again! After I go for a walk to find some leaves. Thank you!

[winterlite]

⚡️Omg, your leaves are gorgeous! And soo realistic - I want to reach down and pick them up!! Autumn is my favorite season and I absolutely love the fall colored leaves. Watching you paint those leaves….ahhh, just amazing! You are very talented. Thank you for sharing your beautiful art🍁🍃🙏🏽✨💗

[jolovesnailart]

Wow amazing 🤩 these are absolutely gorgeous 😍 the veins trick with the brush end is awesome 🤗 Thank you so much for sharing your beautiful talent 🙏

[pauline]

Those leaves look lovely Emma, I will have a walk around the garden see what is on the trees and underneath 😀 the colours are great.

[dorotheaherron]

Your leaves are beautiful, I love them. Thanks so much Emma for this pretty Fall tutorial on leaf painting...Im watching carefully. 😊

[gailierunninglynx]

So exact and you were hardly trying!! BEAUTIFUL!! And Thanks so much for the 'vains' tip!! Amazing!! ~xoxo~

[LL-yymn]

I love your tutorials. I've been gathering leaves on my daily walks with my dogs. This video is right on time!

[claudinejones]

What beautiful autumn leaves Emma. You make it look so easy ! I am going to have a go and see, it looks like a lot of fun! Thank you for sharing your skills .

[jenyoung]

Loved this tutorial! You make it look so easy, it’s amazing how the bit of brown added to the leaves gives them more of a realistic look. I’ve collected some leaves too…..think I need to try painting them….thanks!

[c.corcoran]

Emma I’ve been following you for a few years and you have advanced considerably. Love your tutorials!

[bethfrye]

Love it, the leaves turned out beautiful! Thanks for sharing your tutorial, and time with us.
It was an inspirational, and good for practicing watercolors mixing techniques.

[amandastratton]

Beautiful fall leaves and so exact with the colours. Thank you Emma for sharing with us xx

[margaritavillacorta]

Love the Fall and your videos are so inspiring, thank you. Love them all

[itsmetehi]

I love this Emma, it’s amazing. Thank you for teaching and sharing 😊

[catia]

Beautiful subjects. Easy to follow tutorial with useful tips! Very therapeutic as well. Thank you very much for your videos! 👍😊

[natashenka]

I will try to paint them today! Thanks for inspiring!