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Christmas Card Designs - Watercolour Tutorial - Part 1- Christmas Baubles (Patreon)

Published:
2019-11-27 07:15:14
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2024-12-08 21:20:24
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Hi everyone,

Christmas is approaching fast and I've had a few of you ask for some Christmas designs so I made this tutorial. It's suitable for beginner/intermediate painters.

In this video I paint the baubles and in Part 2 I paint the little Santa.

Part 2 is here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/31887011

All the files you need are attached below. There is no reference photo for the santa because I drew it without one.

If you are able to get your paintings scanned you can upload a file of them to various websites to get some Christmas cards made. 

Techniques in this tutorial include:

# painting wet on wet

# blending

# removing highlights 

# softening edges

Enjoy!

🎄

Copyright Information:

My tutorials are designed to help you on your creative journey. Any painting you create from a tutorial where I use my own reference photo is for personal use only. They can't be sold or entered into an art competition. I write on the Supplies Lists where the photos come from. Permission is not given to paint any of my earlier paintings that are not tutorials because some of them are licensed. Also, a few of my earlier paintings were painted from photographs where I sought the permission of the photographer. The photographer gave me permission to use it, not others.

If I do a tutorial where I use another photographer's photo (eg from Pixabay or Unsplash) that is available for anyone throughout the world to download (copyright free) and use I’m happy for you to sell the paintings you create from the tutorial.

If I do a tutorial and I use a photo that I have paid for and downloaded from the website Wildlife Reference Photos in order for you to sell the painting you create from the tutorial you need to purchase and download the photograph yourself. This is in accordance with the Terms and Services of the Wildlife Reference Photo website.

If you share a finished painting on social media I would really appreciate it if you could link back to my account (be it on Facebook, YouTube or Instagram) and mention that you painted it in one of my tutorials. @louisedemasi

Thank you!

Files

Christmas Decorations Watercolour Tutorial Part 1 - The Baubles

This is Part 1 of the Watercolour Christmas Decorations tutorial for Patreon. In this video I paint the baubles.

Comments

Joanne P.

On my end it is still showing Lighthouse supply lists for Santa.

Chantal

Hi Louise, I am using cold press Arches paper. When I am rewetting the bauble, I am lifting the first layer of paint. What I am I doing wrong? Thank you for the video.

Louise De Masi

Hi Chantal - a small amount of lifting is normal. To minimise it - make sure it's completely dry. I wait until it's almost dry and then I dry it with a hair dryer. Use a soft brush and a light touch. A big brush is better than a small brush - you will disturb the paint less because you will touch the paper less with it.

Nancy Elizabeth McRae

Louise. Is there any way I can get a full screen to watch the videos. Thanks

Louise De Masi

Hi Nancy. There's an icon on the far lower right of the video that looks like a broken square. Click on that to change to full screen.

Kris Briedé

Wonderful! Thank you Louise.

Lydia Shemain

Louise, so simple but so pretty — thank you.

Jacinthe Boudreau

Thanks Louise......beautiful Christmas ball.....here I come🎄

Becky

Gosh, I was hoping someone would do a Christmas project! Thanks!!

Margaret B Smith

Simple but so effective - can't wait to try this one - Many many thanks.

Honegger Gabriela

Thank you very much Louise..., Gabriela from Switzerland

Becky

Thank you! Love the Robax palette too!

Janet Moulton

You have lighthouse supply list added to Christmas tutorial

Louise De Masi

Hi Janet, I had a look and I can't see the lighthouse tutorial supplies list added here. Are you seeing something different?

Lila Matessino

Louise, I was wondering, for this Christmas can you do a ball with blank space in the middle so a picture can be added, perhaps a banner where we can paint a name. Or a string of Christmas bulbs with blank middles so pictures, and perhaps names, can be placed?

Louise De Masi

Hi Lila, I can try. I'll probably need reminding closer to Christmas.

Lindy Hawthorne

Hi Louise, Im giving this a try....my W & N Cotman Sap Green doesnt seem anywhere as dark as yours. Is there a difference between your professional variety maybe ?.

Louise De Masi

Hi Lindy, Yes there is a difference. The student Cotman grade isn't as bright or concentrated as the professional grade.

Beverly Amato

I am having difficulty with multiple layers on 140 lb, 300 g paper. These are watercolor cards. After painting 2 layers, the paint doesn’t hold when I dry it and put water down. The paint gathers back onto the brush. Then the paint already layered spreads unevenly. My paper starts to pill up, ruining the project. Am I doing something wrong or is it the paper? I tried it with the Christmas baubles and the large leaf tutorials. Thank you for your help. Should I stay with fewer layers on this particular paper? I haven’t tried these tutorials with my Arches 300 cold press.

Louise De Masi

Hi Beverly, it sounds like it's the paper that is giving you trouble. Yes, I think I'd try to reduce the amount of layers if I could. It may not be cotton paper that you are using.

Beverly Amato

Thank you for your timely reply. will hold layers to 2. It may not give me the nice value blends, but I love giving these cards to family and friends. They are very much appreciated. You are a wonderful instructor.

Louise De Masi

Thank you Beverly 💕. I found the Etchr greeting cards to be good quality. I was able to layer on them. See the greeting card tutorial of the flowers that I posted last month.

Beverly Amato

Oh, I enjoyed painting every one of the greeting card flowers. Thank you for the posting. They did well on the watercolor cards that I purchased. The paper takes one or 2 layers, so I worked carefully on them.

Sharon Buchanan

Where are the greeting card flowers? I loved the baubles video! It was so much fun watching you paint them. I am going to be painting them for Christmas!!! Thank you so much!!!