Loose Watercolor Flowers are Deceiving!

Loose watercolor flowers look effortless but they just aren’t the same to paint. This is how to make it easier.
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[reneecailloux]

the repeat and slow motion as you call it is super useful, especially with your explanations 🙂 BTW it's dangerous to watch your videos before I'm done with work 😉 I can't think about anything else but painting and trying new things using your tips and tricks!

[priscillawarren]

Yes, repeat and slow down! Thank you, Kristy. That helps me a lot. It takes me a minute to see and absorb what you are demonstrating.

[sherryfurr]

Kristy, you are a ray of sunshine in this currently dark world.

[barbarabloomgren]

Yes, absolutely! I often have a hard time keeping up! I’m not so fast, lol! Nice to see it he slow mo !

[OnedayDesigns]

Liking the slower format. Thank you Kristy.

[karendirmish]

To watch you is wonderful, and yes please slow down at times and repeat to really teach me! I’m not a newbie at watercolor but I’m aging! I’m interested that you can purchase Round Watercolor Paper! Your loose stroke way is amazing and I know I need to Loosen Up my grip on my brush! Thanks Karen Dirmish

[vikkigherzi]

The repeat and slow mo is my jam, to borrow your phrase! Very helpful. I also decided that to practice this tutorial I would take a piece of square paper and make a large circle inside it to replicate the round paper...instant fibonacci spiral reminder!

[emgjagogg]

Love the repeat and talk through slower version - I didn't realize it was the same painting you did before until maybe halfway through. Repetition is how we develop muscle memory and it's more fun to do it alongside you!

[karolina]

I find painting hard in general, lol. Someone once said that there are two types of artists - the creator and the one that re-creates a piece. I'm the second type and finding this out brought so much peace into my life. I struggle really bad with perfectionism and wanting to draw from imagination (or transfering what I see onto the paper). This loose painting style is great and I really want to do it, but interpreting what I see with it feels so hard.

[adriennewest]

I really like the repeat/slow down in these tutorials! It really helps me understand better and physically see how the brush is supposed to react to the verbal instructions you share - EXCELLENT!!! I just love the way you teach and the lightness you bring to what can sometimes feel like a stressful endeavor.

[Blick_Art]

You got a huge amount of shape variation from just a few brushes! It really is worth the time to just practice making marks- getting familiar with the paint behavior, physical properties of the brush, and as you put so well, developing "muscle memory". This lesson is going to change some artists' work in a big way!

[elainethompson]

Love when you redo and slow down it is very helpful

[cjenkins]

I told my adult children that I want your paints and brushes for Christmas this year!

[susan]

Kristy, you are my first art teacher! I have been watching you paint and painting with you for less than 2 months. I am amazed at what I have done! The slow motion, or step by step explanations are so helpful. Thank you ever so much!

[LoveCreate]

The slowing down and explanation was very helpful! I believe I recognize the painting from a previous tutorial about composition 🤔

[panther]

Yes, repeating a stroke and slowing it down is REALLY helpful. Thank you for your many tutorials. I enjoy them💜🌹

[marialove]

I love the side view “replay”. I’m new to watercolors and it’s very helpful. I appreciate ya!

[romavermeulen]

Yes! The slowing down and repetition is very helpful! Im sure you have said this before, but I just “heard” this: paint a thing over and over and over to get muscle memory.

[shereehoshing]

I love these tutorials. I keep watching them, but I need to sit down and regularly do the exercises. I finally got a recommended watercolor pad. I was using Canson

[lora]

It’s really hard to make a floral a hot mess! But I love the look of loose paintings.