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“If I could say it in words there would be no reason to paint.”
~ EDWARD HOPPER |
Videos
Painting Scruffy Guy
I recently subscribed to a portrait painting online community called sktchyapp, which is an app for your phone and iPad. People from around the world post photos of people and occasionally animals that artists can use as reference. Great practice! And great artists! So much creativity in the interpretations of portrait photos people post. If you enjoy drawing people and want practice it's a great community. They offer courses at affordable prices too. But you don't have to buy them to participate. It does cost around 5 bucks a month, which I think is a deal considering the incredible number of photos one can use for reference. Really it's overwhelming.
I recorded the last portrait I created in watercolor of an artist who also posts to sktchyapp, Mr. de Vries. I call him scruffy guy. Maybe I went overboard!! He seems an interesting character. Enjoy!
Painted on Arches 300lb cold press paper. Pigments: QOR Quin gold, Daniel Smith Quin purple, M. Graham Ultramarine blue, Daniel Smith Indanthrone and a bit of Da Vinci Burnt sienna dark.
I recently subscribed to a portrait painting online community called sktchyapp, which is an app for your phone and iPad. People from around the world post photos of people and occasionally animals that artists can use as reference. Great practice! And great artists! So much creativity in the interpretations of portrait photos people post. If you enjoy drawing people and want practice it's a great community. They offer courses at affordable prices too. But you don't have to buy them to participate. It does cost around 5 bucks a month, which I think is a deal considering the incredible number of photos one can use for reference. Really it's overwhelming.
I recorded the last portrait I created in watercolor of an artist who also posts to sktchyapp, Mr. de Vries. I call him scruffy guy. Maybe I went overboard!! He seems an interesting character. Enjoy!
Painted on Arches 300lb cold press paper. Pigments: QOR Quin gold, Daniel Smith Quin purple, M. Graham Ultramarine blue, Daniel Smith Indanthrone and a bit of Da Vinci Burnt sienna dark.
Impromptu Monochrome Painting of Daffodils
Playing around with Winsor Newton paynes gray. It's very reactive to water and blossoms a lot. This is done on Winsor Newton HP WC paper. I enjoy the kinds of marks it makes.
Playing around with Winsor Newton paynes gray. It's very reactive to water and blossoms a lot. This is done on Winsor Newton HP WC paper. I enjoy the kinds of marks it makes.
The creation of "Spanish Olives Watercolor."
More often than not I start a watercolor using a wet on wet process. In this case I wet areas rather than the entire paper allowing for stark whites for reflections on the glass and cap. Then I look at my subject and assess general background color(s). I apply paint allowing it to bleed. After the first layer is dry I start delineating the forms and shapes. I sped up this video but in real time I was very deliberate, spending more time looking at my subject than the painting.
More often than not I start a watercolor using a wet on wet process. In this case I wet areas rather than the entire paper allowing for stark whites for reflections on the glass and cap. Then I look at my subject and assess general background color(s). I apply paint allowing it to bleed. After the first layer is dry I start delineating the forms and shapes. I sped up this video but in real time I was very deliberate, spending more time looking at my subject than the painting.
Watch the creation of "Kitchen Sink Bouquet."
Making a Palette Color Guide
In this video I swatch palette colors for my Mijello 18 well palette. This travel palette comes with a transparent, removable tray.
Colors: DS Hansa yellow, DS Nickel azo yellow, Qor transparent pyrrol orange, DS Quinacridone red, MG Permanent alizarin crimson, DS Cobalt violet deep, DS Carbazole violet, MG Ultramarine blue, DS Verditer blue, DS Prussian blue, DS Manganese blue, MG Turquoise, DS Hookers green,
DS Sap green, DS Perylene green, DS Transparent red oxide, MG Terra rosa and MG Raw umber.
Colors: DS Hansa yellow, DS Nickel azo yellow, Qor transparent pyrrol orange, DS Quinacridone red, MG Permanent alizarin crimson, DS Cobalt violet deep, DS Carbazole violet, MG Ultramarine blue, DS Verditer blue, DS Prussian blue, DS Manganese blue, MG Turquoise, DS Hookers green,
DS Sap green, DS Perylene green, DS Transparent red oxide, MG Terra rosa and MG Raw umber.
Palettes and Stuff
On Brush Care and Maintenance
Watercolor Meditation 1
Colors used: All Daniel Smith, Indanthrone blue, Pyrrole red, Nickel azo yellow. Brush: Rosemary & Co., Sable Blend, SER 402.
Colors used: All Daniel Smith, Indanthrone blue, Pyrrole red, Nickel azo yellow. Brush: Rosemary & Co., Sable Blend, SER 402.
A neat video about drawing!