I seldom, if ever (I can't remember) use a painting tutorial as a guide for a painting but I had to try out a video '10 minute short' that I saw on YouTube (link on my External Links page) called A Tiny Forest Scene. I suspect most people find those 'easy' tutorials harder than they look and mine was no exception. It didn't help that it was a high-speed short, not even when I slowed down the speed to one-quarter. Also, unfortunately, the artist did not say which colours and brand of paint was used so I was pretty much in the dark there. I would really have liked to see a full length tutorial with voice over but, still, I don't think my effort turned out too badly. 
Koi Carp and lily pads in a journal
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