😱 3 BIGGEST Mistakes Beginner Artists Make!

These are the 3 biggest mistakes beginner artists make and I can't wait to share them with you. When you first start painting it can be so easy to make these art mistakes, trust me I made them too! Mistakes are how we learn and how we grow and without them we wouldn't improve. So I encourage you today to welcome mistakes and have fun painting again! I would love to know which was your favourite art mistake, let me know in the comments.

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[LisaZoe]

The giant flower painting behind you is beautiful!

[ChristinaTodd]

Another big mistake is not spending enough time on the piece you’re working on. The painting isn’t bad, it’s just not done yet.

[markborder]

I agree with your first point particularly. One of the problems for beginners is the tendency to get small tubes of paint. Psychologically it can be very difficult to squeeze out half a tube in one go as it feels wasteful. I know this from personal experience. I had a 20ml tube of raw umber, I had it for years because I couldn’t bring myself to squeeze out half a tube. To make it even worse, it was a free sample, so cost me nothing! Eventually I forced myself to use it.
This is why I always encourage people to get decent size tubes, there is not the same stress coupled with a larger opening forcing you to put more paint out.

[sofialima]

The paintings around you are stunning!! Can't wait to see more of your work! 🖤

[georginaandreou]

All your 3 tips r valuable number 2 is an important tip for me Katie ❤

[hanssing]

👍, I just bought 1 kilogram of titanium white (acrylic) since it was not available for some weeks, supply chain problem, I think, now I’m safe for awhile 😄, thank you for the video, though I watched it before - have a nice evening Katie 🙏😊

[gurohusom]

That big painting in the background is just stunning😮 Wow!

Great to see you back on YouTube! I’ve missed seing you here🌸

[np]

The large painting behind you looks phenomenonal

[aakankshasangwan]

That big painting beside you is stunning. I don't even have words for how gorgeous it is 🥰😚

[roxanneleclech]

I have been doing watercolor since Covid. I’m about to take my incomplete acrylics out of the closets and start completing them. So less water more paint. I will try that. Thanks Katie for your examples

[aditimishra]

I miss your videos! Thank you for these tips :))

[PatriciaGodboutArt]

Such good advice about references, in the future I will refuse to feel guilty about using them. Now I will combine several for one painting..

[barbarahorst]

Thank you Katie for your great tips! I am guilty of holding back when I squeeze out my paints. Something that has been helpful to me is to step away from the painting. Sometimes a painting I think is awful, looks great the next day! It ends up only needing a few tweaks instead of a complete makeover.

[rosemary]

So how do you do glazing if you must not use too much water ?

[maggiefreeman]

I’m certainly guilty of the first one…I will squeeze out more paint in future! Thanks for a great video.

[sandrabayer]

Your work in the background ist really fantastic❤❤i love the colours

[SharonLindleyVividDaysArt]

Giving up when learning is a big mistake, realise we were all learning and improving and you will develop with practise ❤

[jasoncourtney]

More sound advice 👍 for reference material my college art tutor always said if I hadn't filled half an A5 sketch book for a painting, I wouldn't get the results I wanted

[CatMomAmanda]

Katie!!!! It’s so good to see you I’ve been looking forward to your next video!!
💖💖💖💖💖💖💖

[fioregallodesierra]

Yes!! A new video!! 🎉🎉🎉🎉 We are missing your videos, Katie!!! ☺️☺️☺️☺️