What's In and Out for Watercolor in 2024?
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Oh yes. Definitely yes. Again yes. As a beginner in watercolours I am loving the journey. Sometimes when I'm done with the painting and don't like it, I turn it over and use the back as test paper. If I don't try, I won't learn. I like the idea so much of not getting so stressed about perfection. As a recovering perfectionist I am allowing myself to explore. You are such an encouragement and a blessing to our community. Thank you
Gosh thank you!!
Love you Kristy
Feel your pain. L is arrogant having trouble following her any more@KristyRice
You are very outspoken and I started watching you first. Thanks for your honesty
I am 76, a super newbie just starting this wc journey and this couldn't be a better vid for me, anyway, to start with. I've recently watched a lot of your vids....am a fan, and quite a few others here on you tube but this one just made me breathe, relax and even though I'm not a sloppy person in other areas of my life, this sloppy looks awesome!! Thanks so much for sharing your time, talent and wisdom!
Welcome aboard!
Oh my lord this is just what I need. I’m so uptight and a perfectionist in my career, I feel myself burning out. So I pick up my old art supplies for the first time in about 100 years to give my brain something different to do, and I start obsessing about being precise and perfect in this hobby…so tedious. Not fun. I watched your beginner tutorial yesterday and everything you said in the intro had me in tears. I couldn’t wait to get home today to fill tons of paper just practicing press dragon lift 😂 Catharsis! Thank you!!!
🐲🐉 and how did it go?
omg yes. I just started picking up watercolor (and your vids have been really helpful!). I am a super beginner. The "rules" have been overwhelming to the point where I cant even start anything. Fear of wasting supplies, fear of getting one color mixed into another, fear of planning things wrong. The whole reason I picked up painting was to have a nice relaxing creative activity to have fun with. All the rules are too much for a beginner like me I look forwarding to just playing with things and learning and exploring along the journey
Okay did you write the script for this video??? 😘😘😘
I just started painting too, and my philosophy is "I'll learn the rules later!" :D Having so much fun just mucking around with paints, and learning as I go. Hot tip: get you some nice cotton paper as soon as feasible, it is literally a game changer.
I need to get these ideas into my head.
I'm too nervous about
1) Right & wrong, and
2) Wasting expensive supplies! Ugh!
I am here for the journey. Heck, YES!! No judgement here. I have a need to paint and to get that paint on my paper. Here to blossom daily!
Wahooo!!!
You make painting fun. Thank you for reminding me to just have fun.
My pleasure 😊
I love the watercolor creative freedom you support in your work.
Thank you so much 😃
I love this whole painting!
The muted colors are so pretty! 🩶
As someone who’s a little OCD it’s hard to deal with a mess but that doesn’t mean I can’t handle a messy palette. I have 3 dogs and 5 cats (not all mine) I have more important things on my radar to obsess about. It’s so nice to receive absolution from you, Kristy, for a messy paint palette. Thanks 😅
I’m so glad!! And listen I actually hate a mess in my life outside of art, go figure!!
I am a LOT OCD and this is something I'm still learning. I have found using a separate (cheap dishes from Ikea!) mixing plate is helping me. :)
I'm going to love 2024! Heck ya! I'm here for it, And my watercolors. More Joy! More play! More fun! Slopabeautiful!
Slopabeautiful!!
I can hear the JOY singing off that beautiful page! I use a crystal candy jar for dirty paint water. It's pretty and it reminds me to not chase perfection. Great video!!🥰
Sounds perfect!
I like to use a collapsible dog dish for water. Works great. Dirty water is nice to create a sketchy image first.
@@samcollage7682 that works!!
Ooooh… I always deny myself the pretty things I want bc it feel silly when they have no purpose or when something I already have could do the same job. Such as the recycled plastic yogurt cups I use for my water cups currently. I bet using some pretty jars would make my heart happy!
I cannot express how much I love your page! You make me want to paint all day. Your free style is just mesmerizing and contagious.
Wahoo! Thanks soooo much!
Kristy your water color pallet does not lie you put in the art for joys sake! Please keep creating and making these beautiful paintings and products. I very rarely comment but I felt strongly about your beautiful pallet thank you for bringing me joy!
Here for the sloppy❤ I did I challenge you issued awhile ago of using the paint that was on my pallette and I got A LOT of positive feedback from people. They loved the "vintage" look! Haha, this is a good reminder to let loose and be free. Have fun and have those happy "mistakes". Thanks Kristy❤
That is awesome!
Ok will try the messy🙃🙃 today… but don’t know if I can get my pallet messy. 😂. Love you! Stop reading negative comments! Look what you have been able to accomplish, at your age. Your merchandise has sold out!!!! Glad you are feeling better. Thank you, I can live my art, because of you💕💕💕
Sooo how did it go??!
AMAZING! I would have never thought all that dull color could make something so pretty! Can't wait to try it! Thanks!
You are so welcome!
I just love your personality! You really are joyful and funny and fun. I was just lamenting how messy my pallets are, and now I’m going to go with it. No, you’re painting doesn’t look muddy. It’s muted in some areas and relaxing, while making the colors stand out.
I'm so glad!
Love this. I painted along using your palette, dirty water and “muddy” paint. Actually turned out pretty beautiful ❤ a great warm up to get you “loose” before painting
Sounds great!
Thanks Kristy, I needed to hear this! I’ve only been watercoloring for about 5 months and lately I have been doing entirely too much planning. My only goals with watercolor are stress relief and joy…. And the planning definitely gets in the way of those goals. I really appreciate your content, thank you for always being such a positive voice!
You are so welcome!
Not muddy at all! Love it! I over plan and over work my art…. 👏 so yeah… just go for it in 2024!
Right on!
This is so cool for me to see because I'm one of those people that thinks my water has to be clean right now it's a little dirty and I'm going to leave it that way cuz I'm going to be water coloring this afternoon I just love the way you help me look at things
Wonderful!
This painting turned out absolutely gorgeous! I think we all need permission to be messy. I recently watched another art video about ditching the pencil and sketch directly with a pen. Embrace your lines and your mistakes and grow confident. This is giving me the same feeling of freedom, of enjoying painting.
Thanks Kristy for always being an inspiration to nurture my inner child. ❤
You are welcome!!
This painting is SPLENDIFOROUS!!!
And sooo is that word!!
I will never give up my color mixing, but I i am definitely all for the messy palette!! 😊
Good compromise!
So much joy Kristy, thank you for all of your inspiration! My daughter and I love your brushes and enjoy your paint palette so much, I’m in love with your choice of colors and always have so much fun painting with your set! Thanks so much!
You are so welcome!
This year I'm finally using the supplies I got several years ago. Got an expensive Sennelier set (with honey in it) before I knew anything and, yes, bubbles. 🤬 But...I also got a small ten color Daniel Smith set at the same time so I'm using that. My biggest hurdle is the amount of water I'm using. It's either not enough (I'm soaking my pallet beforehand but still) or it's way too much. And I know, the only remedy...is practice. Oh, your brushes are really nice! I got a set a few weeks ago. That dagger brush makes some really cool vines!
Oh this is awesome! Get those supplies messy!!!
I have booped, and I have enjoyed the way your art flows onto the brush and onto paper straight from your minds eye! Awesome!
Aww thanks!
As a beginner in general, the fear of mistakes is very real! Gotta try this!
I understand :)
I love your idea of saving your paintings whether you like them or not. To drag one out and look at it with fresh eyes can sometimes be so fun! Drag out some pens or your charcoal pencils after you pick a painting and see what ideas come by just drawing some circles or dots or lines or whatever your imagination can think of. I have been pleasantly surprised at what they turn out to look like. I just love your attitude and you have made this beginner believe it is possible to paint if you don't take yourself too seriously. Thank you sweet girl for being you!
Preach sister! lol Love that alter ego in the video. You had me rolling. Love your “sloppy” look. You hit the nail on the head about planning. I have my paint, paper and brushes but still haven’t done anything outside of swatching. Wish I could have given this video 2 boops. Thanks Kristi!
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Thank you, thank you, thank you! I have been painting for years and you just showed me how stagnant I have become. It’s 1:30am but I’m looking forward to getting into my studio in the morning and getting sloppy! Hugs for this!
Did you paint something sloppy?
👍👍👍 I hardly ever clean my palettes, I like my "palette dirt", I always find something useful 😉
So true!
Oh my oh my oh my! I don't know if I can do this. My OCD is in Overdrive and just watching you is actually giving me palpitations I think I may actually have a panic attack full on before this video is over! I may need several glasses of wine before I attempt this!
It’s okay if you don’t think my messy exercise will bring you joy. Do what does bring you joy!
Love you, Kristy! This gives me so much anxiety, lol. I can’t start a new project until my palette is clean, unfortunately. I find it hard to leave my studio if I haven’t cleaned up everything at the end of the day. Sometimes I’ll even wash out my palette mid-project. I know I’m wasting good paint, but the clean water and white paper give me energy. Funny, because I’m not really a neatnik anywhere else in my house.
Follow that energy. It’s all good :)
Thank you - thank you!
You've help me let go, quit judging myself & do what I do best, sloppy! It feels good . Now; if I'd just leave it alone! I have the tendency to then overwork it to death, get discouraged & not pick my brushes up for awhile.
Thanks for the inspiration, I really appreciate you & your work.
I'm an old timer, and work in oils and watercolor. I can get hung up on purity of line, clarity of a shade, blah blah blah, so more and more, I give myself a good long stretch to be a child again, see with beginners eyes again, and I realize that the longer I hang on to THAT the better my work. So, YAY YOU!
Thanks for sharing!
I was just struggling with the very thing you're talking about and I clicked on your video and lo and behold here you are talking about what I was fighting against as a good watercolor practice. Thank you!
Glad it was helpful!
🎉🎉 I wish I saw this video in 2020 when I first tried learning watercolor. I stopped trying after 6 months or so because I thought I will never do it nicely. Now I paint with my 5 year old granddaughter and she paints with joy like you! And loves it! I felt a little pressure trying to teach her a few more techniques, but imma just leave it at the messy and joy parts for now and join her in that moment ❤ thanks Kristy ❤❤❤
You should think about grabbing that brush again just for you.
My neck cramps when I tighten up…so fun, messy, joyful, like a child! I’m in!
Wonderful!
I love this, Kristy Rice! I get caught up in doing it "right" and being fearful all the time, so thanks for reminding me of the freedom I can have when I just let myself be sloppy.
😂 Me, too!!!
We’re going to knock that fear out one way or another! lol!
I put my watercolor art supplies away for the first time in almost 5 yrs. Nothing appealed to me. THIS appeals to me! Brush strokes and colors. Might have to unpack those supplies 🙏
Unpack unpack!!!!!! XO
Oh, the insanity! Part of my mind is shrinking from the seemingly chaotic style of messy painting, & then another part totally gets what you're saying. Ironically, yesterday I was painting like a 4 year old, lol. It was fun; I did several pages on the very cheap "watercolor paper" (pulp) I recently bought from Walmart. Surprisingly, I don't hate the paper. It's oddly satisfying & freeing.
Yes! I never dismiss a paper. I’ve had many affordable and good surprises
i first discovered your class on craftsy- i of course was a brand new beginner and i was able to create beautiful blooms without much expectation. now i’m into my second year and i’m progressing to the next level and finding myself getting frustrated becuse i’m in between the skills i’ve built & what i want to accomplish too soon. so to say i’ve been very negative and uninspired at the very least. this video just turned me right back around. thank you so much. and i know you’ve seen me comment about the palette i love the colors that are extruded from the carefully curated colors. i’m going to go be messy now- my 4 year old has had the right idea all along!
Oh heavens I LOVE THIS! Thank you for sharing!!
I love the "be free"! Play! Play! PLAY! I'm new to watercolor and I love my art no matter what! It's a journey and process I love without focusing on control. That's what I'm learning most. Thank you soon much for all of your videos and advice, especially to be you!
I love that you said “I love my art no matter what”!! Listen to this everyone!!
Welp, looks like I have begun my watercolor journey the right way! Hahaha I watched a few videos, then just started throwing paint at paper. I've learned SO MUCH over the last two months, making messes, making mud, and sometimes making stuff I really, really like. I'm learning what I like to paint, how I like to paint, and it's just the best thing that ever happened to me. Oh, for the record, I have also devoured probably 100+ hours of videos over the last two months as well, including many of yours, which is also a great learning tool. So thank you!
Hearing this feels like magic in my brain!! Go you!!
Wow oh wow you have hit the nail on the head for me!! I’ve been getting frustrated lately with trying to have my paintings come out “perfect”… I have no formal art training and trying to learn as much as possible from videos and books. This video has come at the right time for me… thank you Kristy for your insights and especially your enthusiasm!!!
Absolutely LOVING YOUR VIBE. You've greatly inspired my new OBSESSION. Watercolor is Life...
I’m honored to be your inspiration!
I love convenience colors, but I do know how to mix colors and I love to do that for fun.
Awesome :)
As always words of wisdom I needed to hear. I am so appreciative that you were the first tutor I found when I decided I wanted to learn wc painting. If I would have found some of the other's although very good I would have given up. Thanks so much.
This means the world to me
I loved the glazing at the very end! Turned out beautiful!
Thank you! 😊
Beautiful painting Kristy! I love the colors❤
Looking at my 8, yes 8 mason jars of water…for white for yellow for black for cool, for warm, for purple.🤦🏽♀️ and then a separate one for gouache? Another one for metallics. Stop the madness now! Thank you once again KR !❤️
Bahahaha!!! I would totally mess up that lovely system of yours! I couldn’t keep it straight! Respect!
Thinking I could never create a painting like the one you did…..I played a bit with my muddy water and dirty pallet and a few different brushes and I created a pretty cool picture! Hahah. Thanks for the inspiration❤
Breakthroughs are a happening with this video!!! Wahoo!!
literally girl - you have the most expressive soul & talent that is so beautiful and speaks to me!! I cannot even believe how you prove the beauty, color surprises, and depth that can come from this approach (BTW, I love the painting.) I am just beginning and you make me feel so empowered and so much more free to put the brush to paper and that is how I will learn/discover and grow. And not to mention have joy while doing so [isn't that the whole point of any pursuit?] BOOP, BOOP, BOOP! and TY!
You're the best!
Free flow sloppy, a weight has been lifted, bless you
Ahhh wonderful to hear!!
OMG I love this!!! I hadn't thought that muddy water can be a "supply" (I tend to get clean water very frequently), but I'll have to give that a try! I adore this color palette, I love the moody muted tones so much! 🥰
Thanks!
Would loved to have received this message 20 years ago when I was afraid to start! ❤ the message.
You are so talented! You could paint on a tomato with applesauce and muddy earth and it would be beautiful! I really love these colors my absolute favorite. Gorgeous!
Hahaha!!
Heck to the yes, Kristy!! ❤
I'm in for it! I never have a messy pallet. It gives me anxiety. 😄 But, I'm going to try it. I love this painting!!
Okay please let me know how it goes!
Those flower colors are everything!!! So pretty!! I’m in!!!
Wahooo!!!!
Heck yes! I’m here for it❣❣❣
wow looks like it's finally my year!! I do all these things. Dirty water, messy palette, I'm loving it. My new thing this year is to just PAINT. I take out 3 to 4 sheets of copy paper, yup white copier paper. I just go for it on these pages and usually they are terrible but I just get my brush going and let it flow. Then I get into another painting and I'm finding that it is more joyful. Keep up all you do Kristy, I'm painting today for the past 2 years because of you and your encouragement. Happy PAINTING everyone.
Cheeeers to all this!!
Heck yes!!!!! I just love listening to you Kristy!!!!!
Wow, thank you!
Oh my. I feel like you're speaking directly to me! I have been trying to do a lot of research before painting much. Such a good reminder!
Okay. Just paint tomorrow, see what happens
Heck yeah!!! I love your creations and your attitude!!!
Thanks :)
Thank you Kristy, needed this right now, love your work and videos!!
So glad!
I love this. I’m excited about learning the process.
Wonderful!
The sassy wig chick thing 😂 This is why we love you, Kristy Rice. Great video. ❤❤
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This is so beautiful! You have shared some really great advice and inspiration
Thank you so much!
I love 💕 your videos…..I think you are fun and I learn so much from you like press, drag and lift! What else I have learned from you is to have fun and don’t be so critical of my work.Thank you!
I'm so glad!
Love the come back ❤❤❤ PAINTING FREEDOM 😂💐💐🌈🧚🎨🎨🎨
So happy I found you! We all need your enthusiasm in our lives!
Not only in the art side of life 🎉🎉
So true!
Kristy, your videos are soo informative and fun!
Thanks!!
Love watching you creating. Love all your paintings
Thank you! Cheers!
❤❤❤ Loving it!!! Just what I needed to hear today.
So glad!
Now this is the Kristy I know and love! Refreshing!! ❤
I’m here!!!!
Great demo & advice Kristy!
Glad it was helpful!
Amen! Sooo refreshing to hear this sermon😅 As a beginner I'm feeling overwhelmed, but this frees me to explore and it's ok to let go and be messy❤
Wonderful!
Oh wow! Love this and am going to try it, your flowers are beautiful Kristy 😊
Have fun!
Yes. To all the things. It’s stunning, and I loved your process. If you can do that with those tools, I can learn, let go and live large. Well done🎉
Yaaaas!
This video was the best! It got me to loosen up and just paint! Thank you!!!❤
You are so welcome!
Yes. Just EXACTLY what I needed. Thank you.
Glad it helped!
Love it! Just found you & you cheered me up. Sloppy forever to help our confidence! Thank you! ❤
You are so welcome!
Love this idea! I have been so stressed over what to do lately! I’m also excited because I bought the brush set you are using and can’t wait to try them, especially the 3/4 dagger!
Oh goodness my 3/4 dagger is soo flipping fun! Let me know what you think!
OMG!!! You have no idea how encouraging this is right now!!! I was in such a rut with my paintbrush!!!
Thank you SO VERY MUCH for this!!! Love this!!! Sooooo needed this today!!! So much!!! 😊😊😊
I'm so glad!
It's definitely more fun when done sloppily and mixing on paper. Feels good to let go..... I'm 3 years into my journey. Love your videos. Love your palettes and brushes
It really is!
So im very type A in life and very detail oriented, but with watercolor im choosing on purpose to be opposite!! We all need a place to be free of what holds us back or drives our need to be perfect. Thats why I love loose florals!! Although, I am finding, as I have become more proficient at watercolor, my natural tendencies do make an appearance and I allow them as long as it without over thinking as soon as it becomes a stress or a strict perfectionism quest; I put on the breaks. I love everything about what you teach and do Kristy! Do let any self doubt or naysayers get you down!! And I won't either even though I'm my only bad critic! ❤❤❤
Choosing on purpose. I adore the deep power this phrase holds for us all in any creative journey!
Totally beautiful piece!
Thank you very much!
Oh my gosh I just lost it Over there you know where...Shame on me but I couldn't hold back but she stole my joy with pin pricks but this video put that smile back in my heart and I got my paints right back out. I think your paints are amazing and fun no matter what kinda case they in. I like the style and color pallet it unique and your videos are always so full of joy. You're a hardworking small business owner and that deserves a lot of respect. I'm not a hardcore follower of anyone specific and pretty new to your channel and its love at first stroke of the paint brush right here on your channel. I'm 60 years old this coming month and I have thrown all those canvasses stacked to the garage and you got me back into the love of watercolor a month or so back and gouache and ink and sketchbooks for practice and I feel for me it's all about the joy you actually bring to painting and it shines on to others thankyou for the happy encouragement for everyone to pick up that brush and feel the joy painting and having fun as we learn can be.
I hear and appreciate you!!
Really needed this... can't wait to do this. I wanted to loosen up. I'm going to replay this when I go to my studio
Glad it was helpful!
Never thought of these tips and I will definitely try them this year.
Please do!
Wow so lovely! Will have to try to overcome some sensory issues that give me the icks so I can try this! You are not the first one I’ve heard say that being sloppy w watercolor supplies is good, but you are the first one to convince me! Thank you!💖
I hope it brings you some joy!
This was great! I have a mixed media I wasn't sure where to go with and you've inspired me to do something like this. Thank-you! 🙏
Oooh perfect!!
When i started painting (during the pandemic) I was ignorant enough to just, well, start. I bought supplies off Amazon and just played
I didn't realize there were so many rules. I would only watch videos that addressed what I was trying to to do, let's say trees. Or palm trees. But I just kept going. Not the best paint, paper or brushes. Now I know there are rules I am supposed to follow and structured layers of learning. So I just didn't share that I use the dirty glass to mix a color, I use maybe the "wrong" brush to get what I want. In the back of my mind I keep thinking all the greats did what comes natural.
You reenforced my desire to paint how I want. Talent...not so much. Joy and happiness.... Bingo. Thank you so much. And yes, my pallettes are all a mess. You never know what color I might need. ❤
From not so good at following rules. P.S. I bake the same way. Kind of measure, go by feel. I bake breads every week.
😂 Love this!!!
Some ignorance is good!!
This is GORGEOUS. Def wouldn't classify as muddy or messy. It has a more muted color story, yes, due to thenpalette/water mess but you HAVE PROVEN (as you always have) that bold is beautiful, free is beautiful. Now I've got to get myself to loosen up! Thats the very 1st reason i started following you back whenever-- your spirit comes thru & is infectious. YT let's me "rub elbows" with ya in hopes i catch some of it through your examples & constant encouragement. Glad to see your spirit is resilient & your talent & love for art hasnt been silenced. Off to go paint a but before another day of #WaterColorLive! #milesonthebrush
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Yes! Love this. Thank you.
You are so welcome!
SENDING 100 BOOPS !
Awww thanks!
I never clean my palettes 😅 The only time I do give them a wipe is if there's no room to mix / water down the colour I want, and then it's only the bit I need that I wipe. Also, ALWAYS have two pots of dirty water on my desk...I'm looking at them right now 😂
Go get that dirty paint water!!!
Thank you SO much for this!!
You're so welcome!