Thank you so much for the shout-out Steve, very much appreciated, I'm really enjoying your journey with the hake brush :-) Stay safe and happy painting! PS there's a vid on my channel about controlling the water in the hake
Well I love these and your style of teaching. It is very calming. Also love that you put all he things you used below the painting. You are one of the few I have seen doing watercolor on a pretty angled easel. Very interesting. I have a brush like his and ohh hairs all over.
Really learned a lot from this. Have used hake brushes for laying down a lot of paint in acrylic and casein. Never occurred to me to try it with watercolor and looking forward to trying it. Thank you. I also liked the really limited palette of blues and darks.
beautiful!~ Thank you for sharing, again, It's so helpful to me as a "tight" painter to see what can happen when you just let the watercolor and brushes work for you.
Hi Steve ,glad you enjoy using the Hake Brush. I recommend watching Steve Cronin and of course the great late Ron Ranson . They taught me a lot about loose painting . I am sure that you have seen some of their videos. It is great watching the effects they get with just a few strokes. Being confined to home , it gives me more time to watch and learn these methods . I greatly enjoy your skill and encouragement at this time . Keep safe .
We couldn't do without you, Steve, during these long stay at home hours. Thanks so much for keeping me interested, happy with my art and inspired every time I see you on screen!
Thanks for doing all this. I love watching your Videos and given my poor talent I always take a bit every time. So thanks again. PS: Today I watched an older episode of yours in which you welcomed your Audience as "Sisters & Brothers" . I found it to be such a nice gesture... certainly very un-youtuby. Your are a fine gentleman Sir. I wish you and yours Health!
Awesome tip about using sandpaper to create ripples in the water. I've watched it done with a razor blade and a ruler, but always feared I'd screw it up and damage the paper too much. Thanks, Steve!
Beautiful. I thought I had all the “tricks” in my paintbox, but now I need to raid the garage for a fresh sheet of sandpaper! Those little sparkles add so much.
Wow! I really didn't think I was going to be very fond of thre 2nd landscape when you first started laying down the sky color. Wrong! It is simply scrumptious! I'm a huge fan of and frequent painter of nearly non-chromatic scenes, and you really got me with this one. Thank you again for making your videos a bit longer during these self-isolating days. It's very much appreciated.
Your paintings with the Hake brushes definitely have a moodier atmosphere. Whatever the reason for that, I am enjoying it and these paintings are a great escape to other worlds! I love the monochromatic nature of the first with the moonlight streaming across the water. The second painting looks like Mars, only with trees, and I remember why I fell in love with that color, Red Iron Oxide.
Absolutely beautiful!!! Now, who would have ever guessed that you were struggling to paint in a looser fashion? You truly made magic happen! I am taking out my hokee (sp) brushes this very moment and challenging my imagination!
Haha, thanks. It's not so much landscape where I struggle with looser approaches, it's technical subjects like buildings. And that is mostly just habit from my 35 years as a technical illustrator where it absolutely couldn't be loose.
The second painting sky reminded me very much of some of Turner's works. As we are 'locked down' here in the UK, I'm gonna bite the bullet and have a go, again, at watercolour. All the best.
Wow - I love the style and feel of the paintings using the Hake. Thanks for mentioning the color paints. You are much appreciated for not only your expertise in painting but fantastic teaching style too.
I was going to wait until my little order arrived from Dick Blick which includes a hake b u t I didn’t make it. That’s the beauty of You Tube, you can watch over and over. Okay now on to the video, these are much better than a movie. Boy did you hit the nail on the head when you said it was a watercolor/Bob Ross approach to painting... And I am using the sandpaper for sure.
Thanks for doing these on hake brushes ! I had bought several and had not worked through mastering them yet ... you are saving me lots of time and materials!!!
Really enjoyed the Hake brush videos you’ve recently done. I am a Japanese painting style fan,think I need to try these again. You said you were going to branch out this year and this certainly qualifies. Thank you for interesting content as always. Be safe down there in SC!
Hi Steve :) Your paintings look so wonderful and I LOVE the effect of the sandpaper on the first one! Those land forms and trees are fantastic in both paintings, you are such a natural, I'm learning a lot from you. I really love both of them but the second one really calls to me! Also, thanks for the channel recommendations!
OMG. I really enjoyed that! The second one was my favorite. It lifted my spirit! Thank you. I'm just learning, but I'm going to add a hake to my brushes. God bless you and your family. Stay healthy and safe!
I marvel at your ability to hold those hake floods when it happens ... I think we shall call you Steve Moses Mitchell in future! lol Thank you Steve - this video is awesome!
Just wanted to say. I know you have videos on spontaneous painting and i know you like staw wars. Well as i "look for elephants in the clouds" at time mark 2:42 i see two imperial walkers. Just saying. I enjoy watching you paint. Remeber even though it rains on the just and unjust alike all things work for good to those who love him. Stay healthy and God bless.
I'd sort of forgotten about hakes. I bought some on impulse years ago, and loved them for washes, but never did much actual painting of shapes with them. After seeing your demos, I'm dying to try a whole painting with them...as soon as I find them :=) Thanks again for expanding my possibilities, Steve!
My mother was an artist. When she passed away in 2003 I brought home many of her paintings and also her coffee can that was filled with brushes and palette knives. After I saw your first video on the hake brush, I looked in that can and lo and behold! Mom had a hake brush. It's a large one so I'll have to buy a smaller one but I can't wait to try it out!
I love these paintings, really gives me inspiration and energy to get to my workdesk and paint some landscapes myself. Would love to use a bigger brush myself to get a similiar style to the brushstrokes that makes up the foundation of the landscape and sky. I have one, not hake though, that I think I will tr.y. Wish me luck!
Beautiful! Every time I watch one of your videos I am always adding more to my "Watercolor" Wish List on Amazon. Hake brushes are definitely on there now! Wondering which ones shed the least? I have enough problems with my boyfriend's dogs hairs...lol Thanks for your vids!
Ooh, they're both beautiful! I just got my first set of watercolors + materials (well, sets, because I have a problem when jumping into new hobbies 😂), so I'm sticking to more basic stuff for now that doesn't feel as intimidating, but I look forward to having the confidence to try something like this. Seeing the beautiful landscapes take shape like that feels like I'm watching actual magic, it's so cool!!
Steve, what synthetic brush do you think comes closest to a natural hair hake? Maybe a flat Neptune? Maybe a flat Creative Mark? / PS oops. Just saw your previous video (March 13, 2020) where you suggest that Neptune (expensive, yes!).
I never use my Hake brushes - looks like I need to bust them out! I just did a video about a landscape I just attempted. It was a total disaster. I'll stick to animal painting lol. I love your work though and always learn something from you!
Hey Steve, trust you and your family are well, social distancing, hand washing and being cautious. Have you ever tried chalk pastel or pastel pencils what do you think of them? Can pastels and watercolor be in a painting together? Of course I will do the watercolour part first. Stay safe,
colors ... for me ... is the biggist problem using any wet on wet...including the hake ...the colors can quickly become mud....which is why .. i suspect ... most hake paintings are 1 color value studies.... with a bit of detail thrown in... either in tree work... pops of color in those wonderful gray street scenes..... or in Iulia Carchelan's work (on youtube) ... incredible technical skill ....(her prints are quite reasonable & I own one.). but for all that...hake is fun fun fun...
As usual, inspiring. I have to stop watching as I’m getting too many inspirational ideas backing up…not a bad thing mind you. I really do enjoy your approach and style. Thank you.
I can’t use M. Graham paints with my hake brush and I have to opt for a paint that dries more completely in the pan like D. Smith or W&N. Even Mission Gold is a bit too runny...
Thanks for another great video Steve! I have a question about the Arches blocks. I use a palette knife to slit the black 'glue' around the edge, but it leaves some black stuff on the edges, which eventually flakes off. I tried scraping it but it takes forever and risks damaging the paper edges. I finally resorted to cutting off a very thin strip along the edges. Have you had this problem and if so what did you do?
@@mindofwatercolor Thanks, but I meant the edges of the actual watercolor sheets. When I separate them from the block after painting, some of the black stuff remains stuck to the sheet edges. How to remove that?
@@mindofwatercolor Sorry if I offended you ... its one of those things like tomato or tomato .. potato or potato .. guess it depends on which side of the ocean one is from lol
hockey or hah kay is considered correct if you google it, as its Japanese, but many do pronounce hake like rake that's for sure. I personally don't care. I'll stick with hockey.
I have never seen the sand paper used! I like it!
That second painting is really special
I really love this. I am starting over in Water Color after my set up was washed away in a flood. Hake is where its at for me . TY for sharing.
I always come back to our videos. Love your work!
Thank you so much for the shout-out Steve, very much appreciated, I'm really enjoying your journey with the hake brush :-) Stay safe and happy painting! PS there's a vid on my channel about controlling the water in the hake
Oh thanks Lois! Your work is lovely and I'll definitely check out the water control video.
Well I love these and your style of teaching. It is very calming. Also love that you put all he things you used below the painting. You are one of the few I have seen doing watercolor on a pretty angled easel. Very interesting.
I have a brush like his and ohh hairs all over.
Really learned a lot from this. Have used hake brushes for laying down a lot of paint in acrylic and casein. Never occurred to me to try it with watercolor and looking forward to trying it. Thank you. I also liked the really limited palette of blues and darks.
beautiful!~ Thank you for sharing, again, It's so helpful to me as a "tight" painter to see what can happen when you just let the watercolor and brushes work for you.
I’ll be getting some 80 grit sandpaper then. Thanks so much. Beautiful clouds.
Hi Steve ,glad you enjoy using the Hake Brush. I recommend watching Steve Cronin and of course the great late Ron Ranson . They taught me a lot about loose painting . I am sure that you have seen some of their videos. It is great watching the effects they get with just a few strokes. Being confined to home , it gives me more time to watch and learn these methods . I greatly enjoy your skill and encouragement at this time . Keep safe .
We couldn't do without you, Steve, during these long stay at home hours. Thanks so much for keeping me interested, happy with my art and inspired every time I see you on screen!
Thanks Steve.👍👍👍💙💙
Have you seen Andrew Broussard's Hake painting ? Love the moonglow 😍🍒
Wow!!! Both gorgeous
Oh my your one butcher pan palette had a real Cronin look to it. Enjoying this
Beautiful painting. Scott Swinson also uses Hake brushes . Check out his channel.
Thanks for doing all this. I love watching your Videos and given my poor talent I always take a bit every time. So thanks again.
PS: Today I watched an older episode of yours in which you welcomed your Audience as "Sisters & Brothers" .
I found it to be such a nice gesture... certainly very un-youtuby. Your are a fine gentleman Sir. I wish you and yours Health!
Both paintings are beautiful but that Gold landscape... there are now words.
Awesome tip about using sandpaper to create ripples in the water. I've watched it done with a razor blade and a ruler, but always feared I'd screw it up and damage the paper too much. Thanks, Steve!
I love the unpretentious marks the Hake gives.
The beauty you create with some lovely pigment and a brush.......simply amazing!
❤️ outstanding!
Wow! Gorgeous. I particularly loved the second painting. Thank you for sharing your techniques so clearly.
Beautiful. I thought I had all the “tricks” in my paintbox, but now I need to raid the garage for a fresh sheet of sandpaper! Those little sparkles add so much.
Wow! I really didn't think I was going to be very fond of thre 2nd landscape when you first started laying down the sky color. Wrong! It is simply scrumptious! I'm a huge fan of and frequent painter of nearly non-chromatic scenes, and you really got me with this one.
Thank you again for making your videos a bit longer during these self-isolating days. It's very much appreciated.
Wow every video I've watched from you has had at least one unique technique tip that will be very useful in my future. You got me, subscribing now! 💙
Never would have thought to use such large brushes on small size paper. Wow!
Your paintings with the Hake brushes definitely have a moodier atmosphere. Whatever the reason for that, I am enjoying it and these paintings are a great escape to other worlds! I love the monochromatic nature of the first with the moonlight streaming across the water. The second painting looks like Mars, only with trees, and I remember why I fell in love with that color, Red Iron Oxide.
Two lovely landscapes, totally different, but both amazing. Made my day. Thank you.
Absolutely beautiful!!! Now, who would have ever guessed that you were struggling to paint in a looser fashion? You truly made magic happen! I am taking out my hokee (sp) brushes this very moment and challenging my imagination!
Haha, thanks. It's not so much landscape where I struggle with looser approaches, it's technical subjects like buildings. And that is mostly just habit from my 35 years as a technical illustrator where it absolutely couldn't be loose.
The second painting sky reminded me very much of some of Turner's works. As we are 'locked down' here in the UK, I'm gonna bite the bullet and have a go, again, at watercolour. All the best.
Both are great, but the second painting is amazing! The atmosphere in the second painting is phenomenal!
incredible
Always love watching you. Thank you for all your wonderful videos. I learn something new every time
Wow - I love the style and feel of the paintings using the Hake. Thanks for mentioning the color paints. You are much appreciated for not only your expertise in painting but fantastic teaching style too.
I watch Steve Cronin use those brushes. I use his colours too. Thanks for your tutorials/Ireland here. Stay well All.
What a great technique with the sandpaper. Beautifully painted. Stay safe and healthy. ❤️❤️❤️
Thank you!
You continue to amaze me! Some day I hope to paint like this... wow. You’re inspiring me to keep trying though! Thank you!
I was going to wait until my little order arrived from Dick Blick which includes a hake b u t I didn’t make it. That’s the beauty of You Tube, you can watch over and over. Okay now on to the video, these are much better than a movie. Boy did you hit the nail on the head when you said it was a watercolor/Bob Ross approach to painting... And I am using the sandpaper for sure.
Thanks for doing these on hake brushes ! I had bought several and had not worked through mastering them yet ... you are saving me lots of time and materials!!!
Absolutely beautiful. ❤️
Really enjoyed the Hake brush videos you’ve recently done. I am a Japanese painting style fan,think I need to try these again. You said you were going to branch out this year and this certainly qualifies. Thank you for interesting content as always. Be safe down there in SC!
You make it look so easy.
Hi Steve :) Your paintings look so wonderful and I LOVE the effect of the sandpaper on the first one! Those land forms and trees are fantastic in both paintings, you are such a natural, I'm learning a lot from you. I really love both of them but the second one really calls to me! Also, thanks for the channel recommendations!
I wish I could like it twice.
WOW, they look amazing. Your paintings sure brightened up my day.
OMG. I really enjoyed that! The second one was my favorite. It lifted my spirit! Thank you. I'm just learning, but I'm going to add a hake to my brushes.
God bless you and your family. Stay healthy and safe!
I marvel at your ability to hold those hake floods when it happens ... I think we shall call you Steve Moses Mitchell in future! lol Thank you Steve - this video is awesome!
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LOL thats a good one =)
Awesome paintings! The sandpaper is a neat trick. I need to try that out some times :) Thank you :)
beautiful water color painting...
Just wanted to say. I know you have videos on spontaneous painting and i know you like staw wars. Well as i "look for elephants in the clouds" at time mark 2:42 i see two imperial walkers. Just saying. I enjoy watching you paint. Remeber even though it rains on the just and unjust alike all things work for good to those who love him. Stay healthy and God bless.
65-80 grit Sandpaper! Who would have "thunk" to use that! Thank you for sharing!
Really enjoyed your demo am going to have ago. thank you
You also could paint "flat". I found that I had more control with the hake brushes when I kept the surface flat instead of tilted.
BRAVO!
Amazing watercolor look lovely smooth relax like it keep going brilliant work 😍😄👍
Stunning
Many things to learn.. Thank you sir..
Stunning!
Fantastic!
I'd sort of forgotten about hakes. I bought some on impulse years ago, and loved them for washes, but never did much actual painting of shapes with them. After seeing your demos, I'm dying to try a whole painting with them...as soon as I find them :=) Thanks again for expanding my possibilities, Steve!
Thanks for the shoutout Steve!
My pleasure!
My mother was an artist. When she passed away in 2003 I brought home many of her paintings and also her coffee can that was filled with brushes and palette knives. After I saw your first video on the hake brush, I looked in that can and lo and behold! Mom had a hake brush. It's a large one so I'll have to buy a smaller one but I can't wait to try it out!
What a nice memory.😌
Love it!
I love these paintings, really gives me inspiration and energy to get to my workdesk and paint some landscapes myself. Would love to use a bigger brush myself to get a similiar style to the brushstrokes that makes up the foundation of the landscape and sky. I have one, not hake though, that I think I will tr.y. Wish me luck!
Beautiful! Every time I watch one of your videos I am always adding more to my "Watercolor" Wish List on Amazon. Hake brushes are definitely on there now! Wondering which ones shed the least? I have enough problems with my boyfriend's dogs hairs...lol Thanks for your vids!
Ooh, they're both beautiful! I just got my first set of watercolors + materials (well, sets, because I have a problem when jumping into new hobbies 😂), so I'm sticking to more basic stuff for now that doesn't feel as intimidating, but I look forward to having the confidence to try something like this. Seeing the beautiful landscapes take shape like that feels like I'm watching actual magic, it's so cool!!
Steve, what synthetic brush do you think comes closest to a natural hair hake? Maybe a flat Neptune? Maybe a flat Creative Mark? / PS oops. Just saw your previous video (March 13, 2020) where you suggest that Neptune (expensive, yes!).
Alan Owen and Dave Usher both use the “hake” brush also😄
Hot watercolor TODAY!
I never use my Hake brushes - looks like I need to bust them out! I just did a video about a landscape I just attempted. It was a total disaster. I'll stick to animal painting lol. I love your work though and always learn something from you!
I can't do landscapes either. I really admire these Mind of Watercolor landscapes!
Thanks for this. I am curious...do you have any recommendations for painting a rainbow in a cloudy sky?
Not really. Just lots of observation.
I have had some Hake brushes for years and they still shed. Bummed. TFS.
What paper do you prefer so far for the hake brush experiments? Hot-or cold press?
Cold.
Hey Steve, trust you and your family are well, social distancing, hand washing and being cautious. Have you ever tried chalk pastel or pastel pencils what do you think of them? Can pastels and watercolor be in a painting together? Of course I will do the watercolour part first. Stay safe,
I don't do pastel much anymore but used to. However, I have some pastel pencils that I want to do some mixed media with. Yes, they mix.
colors ... for me ... is the biggist problem using any wet on wet...including the hake ...the colors can quickly become mud....which is why .. i suspect ... most hake paintings are 1 color value studies.... with a bit of detail thrown in... either in tree work... pops of color in those wonderful gray street scenes..... or in Iulia Carchelan's work (on youtube) ... incredible technical skill ....(her prints are quite reasonable & I own one.). but for all that...hake is fun fun fun...
As usual, inspiring. I have to stop watching as I’m getting too many inspirational ideas backing up…not a bad thing mind you. I really do enjoy your approach and style. Thank you.
I can’t use M. Graham paints with my hake brush and I have to opt for a paint that dries more completely in the pan like D. Smith or W&N. Even Mission Gold is a bit too runny...
Hmm, didn't find it to be a problem. In fact the way they rewet so easily was a plus for Hake painting for me.
Is brusto brand an good one
Do you have a source for ready made mats and frames for the 6x12 block size? I LOVE both of these paintings....Thank you so much for sharing!
No source off hand, no.
What size brush is Steve using here? Looks like 2 inch to me.
Thanks for another great video Steve! I have a question about the Arches blocks. I use a palette knife to slit the black 'glue' around the edge, but it leaves some black stuff on the edges, which eventually flakes off. I tried scraping it but it takes forever and risks damaging the paper edges. I finally resorted to cutting off a very thin strip along the edges. Have you had this problem and if so what did you do?
I usually don't bother with it at all. I only use that sheet for scrap, test marks and the like.
@@mindofwatercolor Thanks, but I meant the edges of the actual watercolor sheets. When I separate them from the block after painting, some of the black stuff remains stuck to the sheet edges. How to remove that?
I’m on a quest....what is the tape you are using? Is it what you prefer in general?
I use a variety, sometimes painters tape. This is what I'm using here only wider. In the video it was 1/4" amzn.to/3dzCWDr
Thanks Steve! Looks like the hake brush forces a looser technique. Are you aware of Steven Cronin? He is a hake master.
Yes, recommended his channel in my previous video.
Is my screen broken or does that prussian blue in the beginning looks like phthalo green?
How do You deal with the paint that leaks under the tape?
If it will show once its matted I scrub it off.
Thanks
Why did choose to work on hot pressed paper if I may ask?
No specific reason on this one.
how do you say rake.
Like cake, but different from how I say hake. Like the Japanese alcohol sake. Its a Japanese brush. Hah-Kay also works.
Just experiments, I hope, maestro.
Too steep of an angle on the paper, especially with Hake brushes. Hey, it's all good - experimenting!
Hake: "Hah-kay", not "hockey."
Either is correct.
@@mindofwatercolor heh. Not in Japan. I suppose it's closer than the British who all seem to pronounce it to rhyme with 'steak'.
Lovely hmmm but I think you are pronouncing Hake incorrectly 🤪🤪🤪😍
Very funny! 😡
@@mindofwatercolor Sorry if I offended you ... its one of those things like tomato or tomato .. potato or potato .. guess it depends on which side of the ocean one is from lol
I believe that brush is pronounced hake, rhymes with rake and spelled the same except for the first letter.
hockey or hah kay is considered correct if you google it, as its Japanese, but many do pronounce hake like rake that's for sure. I personally don't care. I'll stick with hockey.
More like sake, it is Japanese, not like the fish.;-♡