Each of these members entered Brush Movement Collective at a different stage and found the next step without the overwhelm.
They didn’t “get better overnight.” They saw their next step and it changed everything.
If you keep “falling off” after YouTube tutorials…
Kristine stayed because Brush Movement gave her the thing tutorials can’t: community + feedback + a path, so she didn’t have to do it alone.
“You can only follow so many YouTube tutorials for so long and you just fall off… it’s been huge to have that [community].”
“Honestly, I think it’s the Discord community and then having your input and feedback… that’s the big part really.”
“Not expecting a masterpiece every time… letting that go has really helped.”
If you’re exhausted from tutorial-hopping…
Beverly joined Brush Movement because she didn’t want to keep “look[ing] for… a million… sources.” She wanted an organized way to progress… something that actually builds confidence instead of adding more noise. What shifted for her wasn’t just learning more… it was finally feeling guided, supported, and able to see her own progress.
“Instead of having to look for your own path… this was like an organized way to progress.”
“You could stop all the surfing. it was a kind of structured way.”
“I didn’t feel lost, I felt found, I felt held.”
If you’ve ever thought, “I’m beyond beginner… now what?”
Evelyn had been searching everywhere. YouTube, Skillshare, Domestika, trying to fill in the gaps, but she said she “haven’t found [a good tutorial] until I saw yours.” What kept her here was finally getting the missing micro-clarity (and the community to process it with), until the “light bulb” moments started happening in real time.
“I search for good tutorials but haven’t found one until I saw yours.”
“The key thing is the community… to nerd out about color.”
“That was like the first time I actually had a light bulb moment in my brain.”
If YouTube tutorials make you guess the parts that matter…
Isabelle names what so many artists feel but don’t know how to explain: the missing “in-between” steps. The fast-forwarding, the invisible water, the uncertainty. Her growth has come from rebuilding the foundation—learning to see first, then paint with intention.
“They do a fast forward… and you don’t see if they add water… so you don’t see that and you have to guess.”
“You need really to use your eyes and train your brain…”
If you keep rushing… and then regretting it…
Sarah’s shift has been simple but huge: slowing down until her painting brain can actually catch up with her hands.
She’s the kind of artist who doesn’t need more pressure. She needs a rhythm that keeps her steady. The proof is in what she literally leaves herself while she paints.
“Slowing down and patience… I have written reminders that say ‘slow down’ and ‘Patience’.”
If you’ve learned from tutorials but still feel “what do I focus on?”
Rachelle’s been doing the thing so many artists do…learning from multiple teachers and piecing it together through “practice, experimentation.”
Now she’s narrowing in on the next-level decisions that actually change a painting: what gets detail, what stays soft, and how the first layer sets the whole mood.
“I learned to watercolor from tutorials… plus experimentation.”
“placing shadows wet in wet in first layer and choosing detail to use”
If you just want to paint without the Instagram hustle…
Suzanne is here for learning and joy. No pressure to sell, no pressure to “keep up,” no pressure to participate in everything. What she values most is direction plus the stuff tutorials skip over (the tiny decisions you can’t always “see” on camera).
“Really what’s driving me is… learning and having fun… I don’t aspire to be an Instagram watercolor person.”
“YouTube is kind of tough… it doesn’t give you direction necessarily.”
“The deeper thing… you can’t see on camera… paint and water ratio… nobody talked about that.”
If you want real progress—not another “perfect outcome”…
Judy’s feature video will share the heart of her jump from Stage 2 to Stage 4. (Her case story file contains her written answers as screenshots, which aren’t extractable as searchable text in the document I can reference directly—so I’m not going to “fill in” her words.) What I can confirm from the file is that her story includes her Q&A question and her progression materials captured across the pages.
If your “loose florals” keep turning stiff the moment you start painting… Sowmya gets it.
She joined because she didn’t want to “copy… blindly” anymore—she wanted a steadier path toward her style, with more intention (especially with color).
“I love loose florals, but… I always end up making them too detailed and stiff.”
“I want to build a consistent painting habit and find my unique style.”
“Module 1 opened doors to a whole new way of getting to know my colors.”
She came in as Stage 2, and after building the missing micro-steps (the ones tutorials skip), she’s now stepping into Stage 4, more intentional, more confident, more her.