Comments on: The Watercolor Workshop – Watercolor Pencils Part 1

By: SueC Decamps

SueC Decamps — Wed, 22 Oct 2025 14:04:26 +0000

Are those water colored pencils?

By: Bearstarfire McQuinn

Bearstarfire McQuinn — Sat, 07 Sep 2024 19:36:01 +0000

In reply to matt. Yes, it does. Thank you.

By: matt

matt — Mon, 02 Sep 2024 13:51:38 +0000

In reply to Bearstarfire McQuinn. Vermilion is a red-orange. I hope this helps.

By: Bearstarfire McQuinn

Bearstarfire McQuinn — Sun, 01 Sep 2024 14:18:38 +0000

I hate to ask, but what color is vermillion. I have difficulty seeing yellow hues, so, to me it looks kinda grey. Some clarification of what it’s supposed to be would really help.

By: Erika Zarate

Erika Zarate — Sat, 06 Mar 2021 11:55:02 +0000

Hi Matt, I just took this module, as a beginner, I learnt a lot. Thanks so much. Your instructions are clear and very helpful. My result orchid is quite flat as compared to yours, will keep on practicing. Erika.

By: Cynthia Embree-Lavoie

Cynthia Embree-Lavoie — Tue, 01 Sep 2020 23:40:31 +0000

Also – I’m not so confident about my free-hand sketching. I’m used to working with regular colored pencils where I can draw the subject on sketch paper, erase and correct as needed, and then transfer it to final paper with transfer paper. However, I’m concerned that using this,process might create grooves in the WC paper that the water would run into. Is there another way to transfer an image to WC paper?

By: Cynthia Embree-Lavoie

Cynthia Embree-Lavoie — Tue, 01 Sep 2020 23:34:44 +0000

Is it possible to get a list of the Derwent WC pencil colors that will be used in this lesson? I have an old set that someone gave me and it’s missing some colors. I want to make sure I have all the colors I need before I start. Thanks.

By: Kristen Merrill

Kristen Merrill — Tue, 09 Jun 2020 01:35:04 +0000

In reply to matt.

Hi Matt,
I appreciate you including music in some of the videos. It is very relaxing, and reminds me of some courses at my college. It helps me get “in the zone” and enjoy the experience more. You are right, you can’t please everybody! Thought I’d let you know that this viewer appreciates it.
Thanks,
Kristen

By: matt

matt — Tue, 24 Sep 2019 20:42:39 +0000

In reply to Anna Maria Lassen.

Hi Anna Maria,

Thanks for your feedback. Some people like the background music and some people don’t. Some videos have music and some don’t. The truth is you can’t please everyone. In this case, I don’t think the background music isn’t very distracting at all and definitely not disturbing. But if I did, I wouldn’t have included it in the first place. The music is very low in this video, doesn’t include lyrics, and some may even find it soothing.

Actually including music can help some people retain information. If you would like, you can do a search and read the studies if you wish. It doesn’t work for everyone, but again – you can’t please everyone.

By: Anna Maria Lassen

Anna Maria Lassen — Tue, 24 Sep 2019 20:10:52 +0000

Hi Matt,
To me background music in a learning situation is very annoying, disturbing and counterproductive to acquiring and remembering new knowledge. I have never experienced background music during a lecture in elementery school, highschool or college / university – neither in Europe or USA. There is probably a very good reason why it is so. Yes, I could just turn down the volume, but then I miss out on the instructions. So may I suggest leaving out the background music from now on in new productions, and editing out the background music in current videos that have it?

Best regards,
Anna Maria