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4/100 tiny painting challenge for 2025 (Patreon)

Published:
2025-01-14 18:09:16
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2026-10

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Let's paint a cute bird on a snowy pine branch for painting 4! Don't let how detailed this one is intimidate you. Diane in the group chat said it so well the other day "I'm learning to go beyond what I think I can do" I love that! Let me know what I can help you with as you work through this one.

Paper: arches 140 lb cotton 9X12" paper that I've cut into 3X3" pieces, giving me 12 pieces per page.

Paint: The palette I'm using today is the split primary palette by letter sparrow: cad yellow, lemon yellow, cad red, magenta, ultramarine blue, cerulean, indigo and sap green. I don't use all of these colors in this painting but I mention each one as I use them

Gouache: snow splatter and texture, but it's so minimal, i feel like you could skip it if you want

Brushes: flat brush and a size 4 round long brush

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Erin Berlin

Oh I'm so excited (and a bit nervous) for this one!

Amy

I love this so much, I can't wait to paint it!

Leah

ahhh cute!! I love the snowy bird!

Susie Putnam

That was fun to watch. I will try to paint it later. I will send the picture.

Susan Morrison

For a 6-well palate, what would be the top paints for that?

Kristin Van Leuven

great question! I would say cad yellow, cerulean, magenta, indigo, sap green and cad red. Those are my must haves even though the brighter lemon yellow and the deep ultramarine blue are nice to have for certain things, I can't live without the other 6

Mary

This is so sweet 👍🩷

Len_ Morris

I went with the flow of my painting and my bird is looking the other way, happy my painting

katy

In November at the ripe old age of 79+, I saw you on TikTok and decided I was going to learn watercolor painting. I know nothing, so here is a question. On the paper, there is a rougher side and a smother side. Which side should I be painting on? So far, I am loving this.

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Kristin Van Leuven

I love that Len! I think that's the ultimate goal; finding ways to make it unique to you

Kristin Van Leuven

Welcome Katy! It's personal preference, and both sides are great. I prefer to use the more textured side

Ilana Maxwell

I’m enjoying this so much. It’s become part of my weekly meditation practice. Thank you!

Tricia Best

HI Kristin - I'm having so much fun painting these !! Love them !

Liz

I can’t seem to get the dark values of your green and brown branches. I’m wondering if you’re dipping your brush directly into the cake paint, or if you’re using the paint on your water palette.

Mark Jean

Really enjoying your instruction! Super helpful. How/where do I see what other students are doing?

Susan Jenkins

I love doing these minis. Can't wait for the next one!!

Kristin Van Leuven

Yes, sometimes I am dipping directly into the paint so that my consistency of paint to water ratio is higher in paint so the color value is darker. Try tapping out the water on your brush on a paper towel and that should help a lot too

Kate

The video freezes around the 6m 45s mark and will not resume...

Vicki Walton

Kate, try it again. I didn't have any problem.

Lynn Coleman

Thank you so much for showing the swatches of the colors you’re using I was able to either find the or mix them and now I can have the colors ready to go when I’m ready to paint and don’t have to think about too much at the same time. I appreciate the fact that you responded to feed back too and am enjoying the paintings! Have a wonderful Sunday 💗

H

I have the same problem and just resorted to hookers green and sepia/van dyke brown. But I am really new to mixing colors!

H

I love doing these - excited about my growing collection

Susan C Terris

I learned that I have trouble visualizing the snow before it is on the page! Thank you for the challenge.

Denise C

Thank you for these 3x3 lessons!

Karen

What shade of magenta is in your selection? I really enjoyed this one, it was challenging but I'm happy with it!

Donna Hale

Would it be possible for you to also show the finished work as we follow along? I find I forget what the end result is to look like when I'm only seeing and doing the early steps. Thanks.

Amy

This one has been such a fun one! I made two birds, but I have to admit that coming from acrylics and oil painting I tend to want to manipulate the watercolor to act like an acrylic paint. I think just trying to remember that open space is white, and bleeding of colors together is ok really helps me to get my mind in the right thought process that watercolors are meant to blend more easily than acrylics. I really had lots of fun with this one. I’m definitely behind, but I’m painting some of these mini paintings 2 or more times but with other colors, and/or variations in the layout once I’ve completed the original version and gotten comfortable with the idea of the painting. Thanks so much for doing this whole series, I absolutely look forward to this small part of my day the most!

Mari Maynard

Yes. It is very different from acrylics but I’m starting to enjoy the watercolors. 😀

Jayne

Hi I am loving painting these little pictures. Could someone point me in the direction of the community tab please?

Kristin Van Leuven

On the left hand side on the computer there is a community tab with a word bubble symbol and the chats are over there!

Gina

Is it possible to slow down a bit, I feel I get lost and can’t catch up

Kristin Van Leuven

I think I have done better at slowing down since this one, but I know there is an option to slow down the video on the bottom right. My voice might sound odd lol, but it definitely works if you need to slow any of the videos down just a bit

Cristina Nava

I painted this one over the weekend. I was surprised how nice it came out. Very well explained. Thank you!

Leanne Pattullo

I just started watching these beautiful little picture tutorials and I love them and your instruction but this was the second one that quit before the end. Why is that happening?

Rose M Turnbow

I'm struggling with knowing how much water to put on in the beginning. When you say that your background is still wet, mine is dry. I'm learning so much and thank you for these wonderful lessons.

Michelle

Finally started this challenge…hoping to learn more and more as I go!

Ellen

It's June and I'm just finally getting going with this challenge. I'm intimidated by this adorable little bird!

Michelle

Don’t be! Watch the videos all the way through, then go step by step with it & you will learn so much along the way! You will gain confidence with each little painting ❤️

K Richards

Hi, these are so much fun. I'm learning a lot and have already learned I really like painting on the smaller scale and that i don't understand snow (I'm Aussie? Lol) I love your little palette. Can you tell us how you put it together and what sort of tin it's in? I have a windsor and newton palette and I think it might be spoiling me with all the choices.