Painting Peaceful Watercolor Leaves Made Easy | Lower Pressure to Calm Your Brain

Paint yourself calm with this loose watercolor olive tree tutorial. In today’s video, we are exploring a relaxing, layered approach to painting Mediterranean olive leaves and deep purple olives. Whether you are a "beginner plus" or a seasoned artist looking for a serene practice, this step-by-step narrated guide is designed to help you slow down and enjoy the process of watercolor layering. In this lesson, we cover: • The "Loose" Technique: How to keep your leaves fluid and airy. • Layering for Depth: Building those beautiful, dusty Mediterranean greens. • Color Contrast: Adding rich purple olives for a sophisticated finish. • Mindful Painting: Using watercolor as a tool for instant relaxation. I used Olive Green, Black, Rose Madder, Old Mauve and Imperial Purple So let’s get on with our human life and paint forgiving leaf and olive shapes Materials: • Paper: Meeden 300gsm Cold Pressed Watercolor Paper 9 x 12 inches Meeden 12 x 9 inches Cold Press 100% Cotton Watercolor Paper *Use code DIANE15 for 15% off all Meeden products* **Meeden Paper** 🇺🇸 https://supplies.dianeantone.com/meeden-paper-usa 🇬🇧 https://supplies.dianeantone.com/meeden-paper-uk 🇪🇺 https://supplies.dianeantone.com/meeden-paper-eu 🇦🇺 https://supplies.dianeantone.com/meeden-paper-au Meeden Quill Brush size 6 — https://amzn.to/3MjsAxi Round Synthetic Brush size 6 — https://amzn.to/4a0Emq1 Meeden Ceramic Palette https://amzn.to/4j7CWMZ Kuretake full range of products https://supplies.dianeantone.com/blick-kuretake Kuretake 48 set https://supplies.dianeantone.com/blick-kuretake48 Meeden Airtight palette https://supplies.dianeantone.com/blick-meeden-airtightpalette Meeden 3 well ceramic palette https://supplies.dianeantone.com/blick-meeden-3wellceramicpalette Jacksons US links Kuretake 48 set https://supplies.dianeantone.com/jacksons-us-kuretake48 Kuretake Gansai Tambi 48 Color Set: 🇺🇸 https://amzn.to/3zZX8Kn 🇬🇧 https://amzn.to/467WnAK 🇨🇦 https://amzn.to/3ZFuf4a 🇩🇪 https://amzn.to/43Wb1cU MAB watercolors - use code DIANE10 https://www.etsy.com/shop/MABWatercolours #WatercolorTutorial #LooseWatercolor #OliveTreePainting #RelaxingArt #WatercolorBeginner #MindfulArt #complementarycolors #muted palette Chapters: 00:00 Introduction 00:35 Step 1 - a background layer of leaves 04:54 Step 2 - adding circles in the background 11:38 Options for what to do next 14:09 Step 3 - drawing olives in pencil 16:03 Step 4 - painting the olives 26:18 Step 5 - joining them with branches and leaves 33:00 Two pieces of good watercolor advice 33:35 More options for how to 35:09 Finishing touches —— ➡️ DON’T LOVE DRAWING? USE OUR LIBRARY OF 300+ SKETCH DOWNLOADS! https://dianeantone.com/youtube-tutorial-sketches *ALL Sketches have a full-length tutorial here on YouTube!* Get 10 FREE one-click sketch downloads per month: https://dianeantone.com/product/studio-insiders-pass/ **Mid and Top Tier Patrons and Channel Members get this pass FREE - look for the coupon code when you join!** ➡️ *Join Us and Support Us* linktr.ee/dianeantonestudio Join my YouTube Membership: https://youtube.com/dianeantonestudio/join Join my Patreon: https://patreon.com/dianeantonestudio Tip Jar: https://tinyurl.com/dastipjar (PayPal) Join our Newsletter for coupons, freebies, inspiration, news and more: https://dianeantone.com/join-our-newsletter —— ➡️ *Save on Supplies with these PERMANENT Coupon Codes* MEEDEN ART High Quality Affordable Art Supplies and Furniture *Use code DIANE15 for 15% off* US: https://meedenart.com/dianeantonestudio UK: https://uk.meedenart.com?sca_ref=8833740.pkqmzOJ7cSUTK EU: https://eu.meedenart.com?sca_ref=8833093.KEKQBZgUjrla AU: https://au.meedenart.com?sca_ref=8831601.HrWQDzR7Ew8F JACKMAN’S ART MATERIALS Professional Watercolours Handmade in England *Use code DIANE10 for 10% off* https://www.jackmansartmaterials.co.uk/discount/diane10 ➡️ *Amazon Storefronts* USA - https://amazon.com/shop/dianeantonestudio Canada - https://amazon.ca/shop/dianeantonestudio UK - https://amazon.co.uk/shop/dianeantonestudio —— ➡️ *Where You’ll Find Us* *Our Online Homes* Website: https://dianeantone.com YouTube: https://youtube.com/@DianeAntoneStudio Patreon: https://patreon.com/dianeantonestudio Facebook: https://facebook.com/dianeantonestudio Instagram: https://instagram.com/dianeantonestudio Pinterest: https://patreon.com/dianeantonestudio *Our Facebook Communities* Facebook Members Only Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/dianeantonestudiomembers Facebook Learn to Paint Watercolor Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/learnwatercolourpainting Facebook Learn to Paint Mixed Media Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/learnhowtopaint *Our baby sister channel* Subscribe to https://youtube.com/@fromthegarden for behind the scenes videos of life on and around our little farm in Brittany, France Diane Antone Studio makes a commission from sales made through the above links.* #dianeantonestudio #watercolor #art