Top 10 watercolor leaves - how to paint them, what colors to use

In this video I will show you the step by step process of how I paint my top 10 watercolor leaves. I'll also give you a little guide in color theory and how to choose greenery colors for your floral compositions. I get questions all the time about how to paint watercolor leaves and when to use what kind, so I hope this answers your questions, while also giving you a great resource for how to paint a wide variety of leaves.

Paint colors I used:
Hookers green light
emerald
viridian
cad yellow hue
lemon yellow hue
cad orange hue
cad red deep
turquoise

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My first book, Modern Watercolor
My second book, Your Year in Art: Watercolor

Supplies list and links:

Polina Bright Brushes
code: Hellolovelypeople
for 10% off on her site

Artist grade paper

Student grade paper

Masking fluid

Brushes
Polina Bright Brushes

Paint
(can select paint color and tube size)

[jilledwards]

Thank you, Kristin! I love your fun, non-fussy style. Somehow you find a way to provide unique tips that I’m just not seeing elsewhere! I’m glad I found you. 🤗

[sharonwalberg]

As a hesitant beginner you are giving me courage to try! Your videos are so much fun, instructive and are not intimidating! Thank you,

[booksspeaking]

Thanks for the beautiful tutorial. I have started using my daughter's water colors now.... I enjoyed making these leaves so much

[elainecrandell]

Kristin I really love the way you patiently and slowly paint and give instructions...thank you!!!

[shirleyb]

Lovely! Best tip for me was your example of a flower color with various greens ~ unique yet simple! Thank you!

[paullee]

Echoing many of the sentiments here. Thank you for a very useful and well made tutorial. It helps me a lot.

[ButterFly-cwsj]

Thank you Kirsten!!! I love your watercolor videos. They've been helping me a lot to start painting leaves and flowers

[janc]

Thank you! This was most helpful as I always seem to resort to the same leaf shapes.

[fibermethis]

That you, going to do this a couple times for practice!

[Sara.Rose.]

So glad I found your channel 💛🌸 I can’t thank you enough x

[vidimjasno]

This is great for beginners! I even managed to paint a peony and a rose 🤩 Thank you!

[Babyjohn]

This was amazing! Thank you thank you thank you.

[TheBonnie]

Thankyou so much, I have learnt so much from all of your tutorials. THANKYOU again.

[Linda-khrl]

I love the way you paint an doing your Demos. You or so outstanding with you ARTWORK an you or so good at explaining an taking your time so who ever is watching you. An you take time to learn your way of painting ❤

[peggymann]

This is great, I love your teaching style. Thank you!

[jillabigaelsmith]

Fantastic videos! Helps me so very much with underglaze painting onto my pottery! ❤❤❤

[ButterFly-cwsj]

Thank you Kristin!!! ❤️🤗💕😍😊❤️🤗I love your videos 💕🤗😊

[Linda-khrl]

Kristin you or so outstanding you help other artist

[Linda-khrl]

You or so good an il love your kind of artwork an you take your time.An your colors i love an you explain at a slow time ❤

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