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Helen Cryer
Добавлен 25 апр 2011
I have a lovely collection of art materials, and the intention is to share swatches, comparisons, reviews and some of my art journey here, as a self-taught, hobby artist.
I can also be found at Helen Cryer Art on Instagram.
I can also be found at Helen Cryer Art on Instagram.
Making More Mini Art Work Greeting Cards: The Fun Process Of Using Up Scraps Of Paintings & Swatches
I thoroughly enjoyed making these cards when I first tried them out, and luckily I sold most of them on my last craft market, so I have a reason to make some more!
This time I also added in some video on how I put details onto the watercolour backgrounds.
Square Aperture Cards, 10 pack:
amzn.to/3xhqMha
Framer's Tape:
amzn.to/4cauKag
Winsor & Newton Watercolour Paints:
www.awin1.com/cread.php?awinmid=79140&awinaffid=1662469&ued=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.jacksonsart.com%2Fwinsor-newton-professional-watercolour-paint
Roman Szmal Watercolour Paints:
www.awin1.com/cread.php?awinmid=79140&awinaffid=1662469&ued=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.jacksonsart.com%2Froman-szmal-aquarius-watercolour-paint
Shuttle Art Tempera Paint St...
This time I also added in some video on how I put details onto the watercolour backgrounds.
Square Aperture Cards, 10 pack:
amzn.to/3xhqMha
Framer's Tape:
amzn.to/4cauKag
Winsor & Newton Watercolour Paints:
www.awin1.com/cread.php?awinmid=79140&awinaffid=1662469&ued=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.jacksonsart.com%2Fwinsor-newton-professional-watercolour-paint
Roman Szmal Watercolour Paints:
www.awin1.com/cread.php?awinmid=79140&awinaffid=1662469&ued=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.jacksonsart.com%2Froman-szmal-aquarius-watercolour-paint
Shuttle Art Tempera Paint St...
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What Did I Use?! A Big Art Haul Reviewed One Year Later: Derwent Drawing/Lightfast Pencils, Inktense
Просмотров 3,8 тыс.4 часа назад
Taking a look at all the art materials I bought last summer, and how much I like them, and have used them one year later. Derwent Lightfast Pencils 100: amzn.to/443HQll Derwent Drawing 24 Set: amzn.to/3MW3cLT 120 (Actually 124) Black Pencil Case: amzn.to/3WHf6wS Daniel Smith Watercolours: www.awin1.com/cread.php?awinmid=79140&awinaffid=1662469&ued=https://www.jacksonsart.com/daniel-smith-waterc...
A Splodge & Scribble Watercolour Painting With Derwent Drawing Pencils Plus Loose Mixed Media Sketch
Просмотров 1,8 тыс.14 часов назад
Sharing a couple of paintings I've done this week! Artway Indigo Landscape Sketchbook: amzn.to/3PDnE59 Talens Art Creations Sketchbook, Pink 12cm: amzn.to/4dlJHGO Paul Rubens Professional Watercolour Brushes: amzn.to/3Wg4O6G Roman Szmal Aquarius Watercolours: www.awin1.com/cread.php?awinmid=79140&awinaffid=1662469&ued=https://www.jacksonsart.com/roman-szmal-aquarius-watercolour-paint Schmincke ...
A Visit to Cadgwith Cove in Cornwall & Two Mixed Media Sketches With My Travel Art Kit
Просмотров 1,8 тыс.День назад
Join me on a little trip to beautiful Cadgwith Cove in the south coast of Cornwall! Art Case: amzn.to/3JEK1Vl Collapsible Travel Cups: amzn.to/3nJwT8V Silver Black Velvet 6 Travel Brush: amzn.to/42dgh92 Escoda Ultimo 10 Travel Brush: amzn.to/3Flg0Hk Princeton Neptune ½" Brush: amzn.to/44MQaHM Caran D'Ache Luminance pencils: amzn.to/3JIazoo Shuttle Art Tempera Paint Sticks 32: amzn.to/49S5fJ0 Ta...
My Tiniest Watercolour Palette! Mini 3D Printed Vaseline Tin Palette & Small Art Supplies Travel Kit
Просмотров 2,9 тыс.14 дней назад
I had fun filling this lovely little palette from Rose Wildsmith! 3D Printed Tiny Art Palette: www.rosewildsmith.net/blog/introducing-my-3d-printed-tiny-art-palette Rose Wildsmith on Instagram: rosewildsmith?igsh=MXN6NWkzYXV6eTZ2OQ Watercolour Paints: Mijello Mission Gold 24 Pure Pigments Set: amzn.to/3MLQ1g6 A. Gallo Watercolours: www.awin1.com/cread.php?awinmid=79140&awinaffid=1...
Visiting Kriksis' Art Exhibition, Kurt Jackson 'Sketchbooks' Book Flip-Through & Random Art From Me
Просмотров 2,5 тыс.14 дней назад
I had a lovely day yesterday, visiting fellow RUclipsr Kriksis at her Art Exhibition in Porthleven, getting a new book, and doing some art of my own. Take a look at Kriksis' RUclips Channel - it's so lovely! youtube.com/@kriksis?si=SJqgeTJIvsKgPst3 Kriksis on Instagram: kriksisart Visit the Kriksis shop for lots of beautiful products! kriksis.art/ 'Sketchbooks' by Kurt Jackson: a...
Playing With Himi Jelly Gouache From My Art Haul + Book Flip-Through 'How To Be A Wildflower'
Просмотров 2,8 тыс.14 дней назад
Just a play around with my new Himi gouache! Himi Gouache Twin Cups 48 Set: amzn.to/3WdyW2p 'How to be a Wildflower' by Katie Daisy: amzn.eu/d/07bTuVD5 My turquoise Pith Oroblanco Sketchbook: www.awin1.com/cread.php?awinmid=79140&awinaffid=1662469&ued=https://www.jacksonsart.com/pith-oroblanco-sketchbook-200gsm-310x222mm-azur Talens Art Creations A4 Sketchbook: amzn.to/46IGLSe Open Stock Caran ...
Unboxing A Gift From Paul Rubens, Plus Book Flick Through & A Painting From 'Rooms Of Their Own'
Просмотров 4,1 тыс.21 день назад
I was in hospital yesterday having a hip steroid injection, and have been in a lot of pain with it today, but this gift arriving in the post was the most wonderful distraction!! Thank you Paul Rubens! The watercolours I received are all new products that Paul Rubens plan to list later in the year. I've also found out that Paul Rubens are having a 14th Anniversary celebration event (from August ...
Kuretake's New Gansai Tambi GRANULATING COLORS Paint Set Review, From My Recent Amazon Art Haul
Просмотров 3,2 тыс.21 день назад
I try out my new Gansai Tambi paint set! Kuretake Gansai Tambi Granulating Colors Paint Set: amzn.to/3Yfuzq9 The World Encyclopedia of Fish & Shellfish amzn.to/3LCB6UA Silver Black Velvet Size 4 Brush: amzn.to/4dcolLZ Princeton Aqua Elite Size 2 Brush from this set: amzn.to/3LAM0Kd Prolene Pro Arte Size 1 Brush: www.awin1.com/cread.php?awinmid=79140&awinaffid=1662469&ued=https://www.jacksonsart...
Amazon Prime Day & Jackson's Sale Art Haul: Gansai Tambi Granulating, Himi Gouache, Daniel Smith etc
Просмотров 11 тыс.21 день назад
A lovely assortment of products was waiting for me when I returned home from my trip! Kuretake Gansai Tambi Granulating Colours Set: amzn.to/3YcuTpU Stabilo Boss Highlighters Nature Colours: amzn.to/4d3WRYM Stabilo Carbothello Pastel Pencils 24 Set: amzn.to/46fgcnC Himi Gouache Twin Cups 48 Set: amzn.to/3WdyW2p Daniel Smith Watercolours: www.awin1.com/cread.php?awinmid=79140&awinaffid=1662469&u...
Mixed-Media Sketches in Glastonbury Plus My Latest Watercolour Travel Palette & More Colour Mixing
Просмотров 1,8 тыс.21 день назад
I had a further day in Glastonbury to do some sketches, plus I experimented with a couple more watercolour wonky pie chart colour wheels, and swatch the watercolour palette which I took to Glastonbury. By the way, Jackson's Art are currently holding a big watercolour sale! www.awin1.com/cread.php?awinmid=79140&awinaffid=1662469&ued=https://www.jacksonsart.com/colour/watercolour/watercolour-pain...
Using Pre-Painted Watercolour Backgrounds For Mixed Media Sketches, At Chalice Well, Glastonbury
Просмотров 1,4 тыс.21 день назад
I spent a gorgeous morning at Chalice Well, Glastonbury, Somerset, and used pre-painted sketchbook pages for doing some mixed-media sketches there. Art Case: amzn.to/3JEK1Vl Collapsible Travel Cups: amzn.to/3nJwT8V Silver Black Velvet 6 Travel Brush: amzn.to/42dgh92 Escoda Ultimo 10 Travel Brush: amzn.to/3Flg0Hk Princeton Neptune ½" Brush: amzn.to/44MQaHM Caran D'Ache Luminance pencils: amzn.to...
A Lovely Relaxing Watercolour Mixing Exercise: How To Make "Wonky Pie-Chart Colour Wheels"
Просмотров 3,2 тыс.Месяц назад
Silver Black Velvet Size 8 Brush: amzn.to/3zHNpvU Open Stock Roman Szmal Watercolour Paints: www.awin1.com/cread.php?awinmid=79140&awinaffid=1662469&ued=https://www.jacksonsart.com/roman-szmal-aquarius-watercolour-paint Mijello Mission Gold 24 Pure Pigments Set: amzn.to/3MLQ1g6 Porcelain Mixing Palette: amzn.to/3xNlJ8u Upcrate Subscription Box Video: ruclips.net/video/7onjJwvHuIU/видео.html My ...
Paul Rubens New Floral Watercolour Paint Palette: Review and Fun Flower Swatch
Просмотров 2 тыс.Месяц назад
Paul Rubens kindly sent me this watercolour set to review. Paul Rubens Artist Watercolour Paint Set (Floral Theme): Amazon US: bit.ly/4cxSSU3 Amazon CA: bit.ly/3RRL8ob Aliexpress: bit.ly/3zawGB6 Paul Rubens have said that during the Amazon Prime event on 16th & 17th July, the watercolour set will have a 20% discount, for the US and Canada. Other materials: 'Wildflower Watercolor' Book by Sushma...
Trying Out An 'Upcrate' Art Subscription Box, Plus A Mini Art Haul: Watercolour Palette & Brushes
Просмотров 3,6 тыс.Месяц назад
I had some lovely art supplies waiting for me when I got home from my recent travels, including a subscription art box from Upcrate. Upcrate subscription boxes ship from Germany worldwide. They cost €24 or $25 a month, and you can cancel at any time. Upcrate are offering a special discount code - use the code "Helen30" for 30% off your first subscription box! www.upcrate.art/ upcr...
Watercolour Sketching in a Group at Chatsworth House, Derbyshire & Review of my Travel Art Kit Bag
Просмотров 1,5 тыс.Месяц назад
Watercolour Sketching in a Group at Chatsworth House, Derbyshire & Review of my Travel Art Kit Bag
New In My Sketchbooks: A Plein Air Watercolour Painting & Non-Realistic Colours Mixed Media Painting
Просмотров 1,6 тыс.Месяц назад
New In My Sketchbooks: A Plein Air Watercolour Painting & Non-Realistic Colours Mixed Media Painting
Mixing Greens With My Travel Watercolour Palette, Plus A Mixed-Media Sketchbook Painting
Просмотров 1,7 тыс.Месяц назад
Mixing Greens With My Travel Watercolour Palette, Plus A Mixed-Media Sketchbook Painting
A 'Splodge & Scribble' Painting + Others, Plus Mixing White Gouache With Watercolour Paint
Просмотров 1,4 тыс.Месяц назад
A 'Splodge & Scribble' Painting Others, Plus Mixing White Gouache With Watercolour Paint
Two of My 'Splodge & Scribble' Method Paintings, Plus A New Travel Art Kit Bag & Watercolour Palette
Просмотров 3,1 тыс.Месяц назад
Two of My 'Splodge & Scribble' Method Paintings, Plus A New Travel Art Kit Bag & Watercolour Palette
Trying Out Mont Marte Premium Extra Soft Oil Pastels 120 Set
Просмотров 2,1 тыс.Месяц назад
Trying Out Mont Marte Premium Extra Soft Oil Pastels 120 Set
A Beginner's Level Gel Press/Gelli Plate Printing Session! With Stamps, Stencils, Magazines & Plants
Просмотров 1,4 тыс.Месяц назад
A Beginner's Level Gel Press/Gelli Plate Printing Session! With Stamps, Stencils, Magazines & Plants
A Beautiful Big Art Haul: Sketchbooks, Golden Acrylic, R&F Sticks, Luminance, Oil Pastels, Books
Просмотров 11 тыс.Месяц назад
A Beautiful Big Art Haul: Sketchbooks, Golden Acrylic, R&F Sticks, Luminance, Oil Pastels, Books
My Gouache Painting Process: Holbein + Winsor & Newton Designer's Gouache + Polychromos Pencils
Просмотров 3 тыс.Месяц назад
My Gouache Painting Process: Holbein Winsor & Newton Designer's Gouache Polychromos Pencils
Art From A Course In St.Ives: Loose Acrylic Landscapes (Plus More Abstract Mixed Media Window Cards)
Просмотров 2 тыс.Месяц назад
Art From A Course In St.Ives: Loose Acrylic Landscapes (Plus More Abstract Mixed Media Window Cards)
How To Make Mini Art Work Greeting Cards: The Fun Process Of Using Up Scraps Of Paintings & Swatches
Просмотров 20 тыс.2 месяца назад
How To Make Mini Art Work Greeting Cards: The Fun Process Of Using Up Scraps Of Paintings & Swatches
Playing With Derwent Inktense Pencils, Blocks & Paint Pans: Do I Like Them? Sharing Some Thoughts
Просмотров 6 тыс.2 месяца назад
Playing With Derwent Inktense Pencils, Blocks & Paint Pans: Do I Like Them? Sharing Some Thoughts
Choosing Paints For a Watercolour Palette For Father's Day! (Daniel Smith, Mission Gold, Sennelier)
Просмотров 2 тыс.2 месяца назад
Choosing Paints For a Watercolour Palette For Father's Day! (Daniel Smith, Mission Gold, Sennelier)
Starting A Course At The St. Ives School Of Painting, Plus a Splodge & Scribble Sketch In My Car
Просмотров 1,4 тыс.2 месяца назад
Starting A Course At The St. Ives School Of Painting, Plus a Splodge & Scribble Sketch In My Car
A Mixed-Media Painting Process (Flashe Paints & Tempera Sticks) + What I Framed For A Craft Market
Просмотров 1,7 тыс.2 месяца назад
A Mixed-Media Painting Process (Flashe Paints & Tempera Sticks) What I Framed For A Craft Market
I just love this concept and especially where you used your swatches of watercolor. Genius!
beautiful drawing 😍❤
Thanks!
Brilliant idea. Very nice cards. Thanks for sharing this.
Thank you!
explosion of color !!
They look so fun to make! Love that nifty glue thing you used!x
They definitely are! That tape runner became an extension of my arm in my big card making days!
Great video, I just have a question... How long will the colors from the tubes on the palette last... If I put them on the palette with a lid... how long can I use them... Thank you and greetings from the Czech Republic 🌞☀️🎨 🖌️
I used watercolours, so the idea is that you let them completely dry out, and they will just allow a good amount of pigment to be lifted when you re-wet them as needed. They will last like this for years. You can do this with watercolour and gouache paints, but not acrylic or oil paints because they will dry and not be able to re-wet.
Thanks for sharing your organic and honest process of your abstract art book. I'm thinking pale watercolors would allow for notes to be taken, or quotes written. I especially am thankful that your voice is low and warm. Although I find music distracting, I manage to mute it then unfortunately miss some of what you say.
Thank you!! Sorry you don't like the music!
Great review - thank you. Just wondering if you are happy with the black pencil case? I'm looking for a new one. THANKS, Duncan
I absolutely LOVE it. In fact I bought a load more and put all my pencils into them now.
@@helencryer Thank you Helen. I'll be ordering one shortly. And thank you again for your wonderful and informative site. Duncan
Thanks ever so much! A good tip is to attach all the zips to the wrist strap fastener. That way you can open all the zips in one go, with the strap.
Your painting was sooooo much prettier than the reference photo! Love the muted colors! The bluebell woods are so pretty. I love it! You should have a playlist of your Splodge and Scribble videos. They're my favorite to watch, inspires me so much on a day I'm completely not inspired to paint ❤❤
Thank you!! I'm not yet technologically advanced enough to do stuff like that, but maybe I should look into it! I was actually thinking I'd quite like to group my videos somehow.
Lovely! I got some of these after watching your previous video and they are very versatile! Love the carefree mixed media approach, I feel like trying it myself 😊
I hope you do!!
These are lovely! I hadn't thought about using up those small pieces as cards. ❤
Fun isn't it?!
Your creativity in using your abstract paintings is wonderful. I really like this concept. The final result is stunningly beautiful. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks so much!
I really enjoy these one year on videos - so useful to see what's been good and what hasn't. Thanks 🙂
Thank you!
I really like the concept of looking for tiny artworks in a bigger piece. I see you use tempera sticks , do they dry completely ? I have some faber castell gelatos and I find they just do not dry on me when I use them on paper even when I thin them out with water they just stay smudgy on the paper.
Yes, the Tempera sticks dry completely, unlike Gelatos. I wish there were more Tempera sticks colours, because I think they're brilliant!
@@helencryer oh thats great to hear, I will see If I can find some to try out 'cause I love the concept but I need them to dry to be used in my sketchbooks .
Love these. 🤩
Hi Helen, thankyou for showing how you finished these cards off, it was very helpful. Yes, as soon as you started showing the parts that you’d picked to cut out I was already thinking about turning them into miniature landscapes as most of my work is based on wildlife and countryside! Definitely going to make some of these. Thankyou for sharing your work and ideas. Take care ❤❤
It will be a challenge for me, because I'm not very good with non-realistic colours for them!
Beautiful, I just love these,and such a great way to use up scraps,great to see the whole process,once again you’ve inspired me to give this a go. They looked great all laid out together at the end.
Thank you!!
Lovely video, thanks for sharing
Thank you!
They are wonderful, well done!
Thank you!
I love these cards! How do you package them up to sell at craft fairs or markets?
Just with an envelope in a cello bag.
W o w, Helen... these are lovely... gave me a new view on what to do with bits & bobs ii've made, ty so much for sharing.
Great! Thank you!
Hi Helen -- I just got one of these myself, and I'm about to modify it. I'm curious if you've made much use of yours. I love the idea of having at least a little water at the ready for when the opportunity to paint arises (thinking of leaving it in my car).
I haven't used it much yet - I keep just grabbing my old metal one!
Beautiful!! Thank you for showing the whole process ❤
Thanks!
Helen, I loved watching you make your beautiful little cards. They look so happy and make me smile. Thanks so much for sharing. I can’t seem to find the aperture cards that are affordable in the states unfortunately. I use small regular cards for mine but I love the small squares of yours so much better. The hunt continues.
That's such a shame - good luck!
Love these thank you for showing your process,also what is the music? I would like to add to my Spotify library thanks.
They're completely fabulous! Last time you did them I ordered the cards and am currently building up some "bad art" to turn into gorgeous little pieces like this. Always inspiring. Cheers Helen 😊
That's great!! Thanks!
What kind of a price point do you use for these? I think they are fun.
I charge the same for all my cards: £2.50 each or 5 for £10.
@@helencryer thank you. Later I was worried I asked such a personal business question. Sorry about that.
Oh, that's fine!
Your cards are beautiful and inspired me to try some. I am wondering if you spray them with sealer? Thank you
Thanks! I don't seal them, no.
Love these! Thank you for sharing!❤❤
Thanks!
I love so many of these!! Middle row…all three on the right…they might be my favourites. However, there are a couple of other cute contenders… just love all the colours!! ❤❤
Thank you!!
They look great Helen and fun to do. Thanks for sharing (-: Marion 🎉
Thanks!
I could watch you create these tiny masterpieces all day. They are stunningly beautiful. Thank you for sharing.
Thanks so much!
I love how these turn out each time I watch you make them 😄
Thanks!
Loved your previous video too, thanks for showing more xx
Thank you!!
I have terrible writing. I need suggestions for how to sign my work without making it ugly
On these cards I just did my shorthand signature - my initials. Could you perhaps work out a simple version of your initials?
Pretty fun!
Very fun cards, little jewels of artwork. Has a mini gallery feel to them. Just wonderful, keep up the fun art!
Thanks ever so much!
Here's the UK link for the aperture card blanks: amzn.to/4fLLS8w
Hi Helen, thanks so much for your useful advice, I was seriously thinking of getting the inktense blocks, but probably won’t now as I don’t think I’d have a great use for them. Did you keep your inktense pencils, I find they come in handy and was considering buying the full set as at the moment I only have the small set of about 10, what do you think? Thanks again for sharing, take care ❤
Glad you think it helpful! I have sold my blocks and paints (though I did prefer the paints to the blocks), but kept my pencils. I don't use them loads either, but they still do come in handy from time to time, and I can make a wash from them by scribbling on a textured board, if ever needed.
@@helencryer Yes, that’s what I thought ❤
Helen, I love these type of time tested reviews! I love my Gallery and Sennelier oil pastels. And the inktense pencils are great. I’m on the fence about liking the inktense paint pans so resisted purchasing the blocks. I’m never going to reach for them with all the other watercolor options I own. Your organization is impressive and top notch! Thanks for keeping us up to date.
Thank you! I had the paints and blocks (luckily both bought with big price reductions) and found my paints to be much smoother than the blocks. In the end though, I've sold both and just kept my pencils.
It's nice to see how things have changed over time, what products you keep using, which you did not find appealing, etc. Gives perspective that even though some products look really fun, the reality can at times, be different. Keep up the wonderful work!
The problem is, I will still always want to try out new products!
@@helencryer that's not a problem, that's just more fun to be had! :D
Love your art haul reviews ❤ I've been searching also for a good opaque White marker to Set Highlights and so on. my absolut favorite one is also the uni posca. I tried the one from aber castell too, but as you mentioned in the video, it's way too less opaque. ❤your lightfast comparison chart is amazing❤ I just have ten of these, but I love them. they have a great color range.
Thank you!!
I love these videos - it's so helpful to get an in depth review of an art haul 👍🏻 thank you so much for doing these haul reviews. ❤ I also admire how perfectly clean and organised your art supplies are. I also have a lot of sennelier oil pastels and I love them. But I keep them in a box with drawers (usually used for softpastels) and only sort them in color groups...when I am unsure about a color whole drawing, I just do a quick swatch on some paper. But your system looks so neat and perfect...guess I am just a bit of a messy artist. 😅 If you find them to be a bit too transparent you might want to use a different paper. I didn't like the sennelier oil pastel paper because the colors turned out quite inconsistent. Try using them on pastelmat - it works perfectly!
Thanks! The main reason I want them to be so organised is because I'm too impatient!! I want to get right to the EXACT colour I want as fast as possible without having to swatch a couple of the wrong ones first - that takes away some of my enjoyment of art when I have to do that.
@helencryer I really admire this! And yes - looking for the right color can become a bit annoying with my system (if one can even call it that 😂).
I combined all my major coloured pencil brands in one big pouch and i actually use all of them and discover new colour and layering combos this way. I also have seperate tins with a smaller colour combo and try to regularly exchange them with those in the pouch 'cause I genuinely forgot colours I had. 😂 The first ever schmincke horadam granulating colour I bought was forest brown and it is still my absolout favourite. When it comes to the white pencils, i think the poscas are acrylic paint and the faber castell pitt one is an ink ( unsure) so the posca definitely ought to be more opaque , my white posca feels quite scratchy and unfortunately always randomly discharges a huge blob of white paint while using it so I usually don't gravitate towards it although it is the most opaque white paintpen I have . I love my mungyo oil pastel set and I enjoy them more than the sennelier oil pastels simply because especially in a more humid environment the senneliers just are too soft and are harder to work with for me .
That sounds like what I do with my paints too - with the switching them out into little travel palettes, so I can experiment with new combos! Which Posca do you have? When I used the PC-1M it would do that a bit, but I've never had that problem with the PC-1MR.
@@helencryer yeah it is the PC-1M series. I will look into the other series than because i really like the opacity posca ist giving with the white markers.
Great long term perspective. The opposite of "unboxing and first impressions". Good to see how materials stand the test of time and personal preference.
Thanks!
I heard it a lot but in your video it is clearly to see! Many people told me, that roman szmals watercolor paints have drying issues! And in your video I really saw, that every other watercolor paint dried nicely, but the two Roman Szmals- perelyn green deep and perelyn violet- dried not evenly but with really Hard edges. And both roman szmals paints behaved exactly the same!! Is this something you've already noticed before?
I don't actually think that's the case. I've noticed no drying issues at all. I think what may be happening is that it's easy to use more water with the Roman Szmal's because they're full and not the usual half pans, so it's tempting to grab loads of water and really slosh the brush around. Also most of the Roman Szmal's re-wet really beautifully, so overall it's easy to pick up a lot more pigment. I think they're wonderful paints.
I keep thinking that combining all Watercolor in one may make a difference! Else i never understand which brand to pick up. I have Winsor newton and Sennelier combined, which is general go to. Daniel Smith for landscapes and Holbein for anime/ character design
I prefer different colours from different brands, and I like having access to all of them! Your system sounds good though!
Great recap,very interesting to see what you really enjoyed using and what you didn’t so much. I loved the bunting drawing and that eye was amazing.
Thanks a lot!
Thank you for the video. So interesting! For the Schmincke Gold Powder, I mix it with water in a little dish and let it dry. I find this way, when I rewet it, it sticks really thickly to the paper and I do not have waste. I also have the same impression from the Sennelier oil pastels. I bought a few to try them out, but I just found him too soft and messy and then decided for the Van Gogh ones, because they have the pigment information, are a bit harder and a lot cheaper. (and later I also bought the Neocolor2.) But I found the Sennelier ones not so different from the oil sticks and am wondering, if one could use them more like oil color and with things like a brush and also what medium could maybe be used. 😊
Thanks! Does the Aqua Bronze still wipe off easily using it this way though? I'm pretty sure I experimented with solvent and oil pastels once, and they worked (thinned down) nicely.
I will have to give that Colored Pencil medium a try. I have used liquid mediums meant for makeup because that was what I had around but they dried very quickly.
I haven't tried it for its intended purpose yet I'm afraid, so couldn't comment on how good it is!