Thank you, Paul! I discovered your videos recently and I find them to be very helpful. I’m new to painting. I worked along with you and love my painting!
Hi Cheryl - so nice to connect with you. Delighted to hear your getting started and enjoying your paintings. Keep up the good work and drop by and say 'hi' when ever - Paul 😃😃😎😎
Hi - thank you for the lovely comment. We'll I hope it does look easy because I want you to try painting it as well. Once you get the basic layout down in acrylics you have a map to follow. Happy Painting - Paul 😃😍😎
This has got to be my most favourite one so far! Maybe it’s the addition of wildlife and toadstools that compliment the autumnal colours! Such lovely touches! ❤
Hi Annie - thanks for stopping by and watching. I must go and have a watch of your latest video too @annietroe That crane looks amazing. Loved the Cardinals too... heck wat am I saying. I love it all 😍😎
like this painting...just love autumnal browns and shades and some great advice on correcting mistakes,,,,,and the cat crashing your video again,,class
Thank you so much 😀 Yes, the kitties are always ready to play 'the cat flap game' They sit and wait for me to talk then bam. I edit out almost all of them but I leave one in so thay can hear it when they watch the video. 😎
@@PaulRansonArt - Hi Paul - and thank you so much for the heads-up. I'm super excited and looking forward to seeing what's on the easel. Meanwhile, take good care and have a great day! 🥂Cheers,
I am in love with this one! Love the blend of different mediums. It certainly makes those colors pop! Thank you for this. I would like to teach this in one of my classes. May I do so as long as I give you credit for it?
Can't wait to try it out! Just did your nighttime seascape one, and it may be my favorite to date I have tried. Thanks again for putting out this great instruction and guidance!
Glad you enjoy it Greg. Thanks also for the Coffee cup donation. I'll put the money to good use with some more materials for the next tutorial. All the best - Paul 😎
Dear Paul, I've got a request. My favourite trees are birches. I expecially love the contrast between their light trunks and the golden leaves in autumn. Over the last years I took long walks with my dog to a little birch forest and it never missed to amaze me. But I moved lately so I am very far away from all my beloved birches now. (The city authorities by the way cut all the birches down the month I moved to a new city, it was kind of a sign ^^). Maybe you'll find the time someday to paint some autumn birches, so I can try to follow your tutorial and bring some woods into my apartment 😊😊 Best wishes from the very grey and autumn-like germany
Sounds like a plan. I have a few nice birch forests in my inspirations folder. Such a shame for your beloved forest. We cut down far too many anchent woodlands in the UK . Sometimes for new roads and rails like out HS2 high speed rail line. Now the costs are too high so its being scaled down. We'll grow a new one on canvas. 😎
Fantastic tutorial and beautiful result...i have been following your lead with acrylic underpaintings...also i am happy you discussed how all paintings go through the ugly phase...early on i used to get black gesso to the canvas when i would hit this phase..then i learned to trust the process and push through it....another exceptional tutorial...thank you 😊
Hi LG - yes, the ugly phase can often derail a beginners enjoyment of painting. Of course some paintings are unicorns farting rainbows from start to finish... but not too often. Well done for pushing through. Look forward to more videos soon 😍😍😎😎
Great job and always encouraging to see you fight your way through the inevitable pickle or two. Gives us amateurs 🙋🏻♂️some much needed hope 🙏🏻. Beautiful painting!!
I appreciate that! Its my way of saying - don't wait to be perfect especially with your art. I make mistakes all the time but learn to live with them. The try not to make them again. Sadly, I like pickle so I always have a pot open when I'm painting 🤗🤩😎
Ohhh! I love the little mushrooms!! So cool! It’s a great touch.. love your painting today! It’s beautiful. This tutorial answered some of my questions and helped my dilemmas with leaves. I’ll be honest.. I can’t help being heavy handed and after four paintings every one ended up being muddy. My trees looked like someone squirted ketchup and mustard over them. A hard lesson, yet each time I kept trying to “fix it” with disappointment s. This painting is exactly what I needed to see today. I’m back to being encouraged and hopeful that a heavy hand will be tempered. I’m also trying to keep from hurrying through. Stepping back is so difficult though.. but it’s so important. Learning new things take practice. I’m going to practice more and use a timer. I’ll step back then and go back after a time. Thank you Paul, this is so helpful. Have a great week and enjoy the beauty of fall!! ✨🤗🍁🍄✨
Hi Stephanie - here's a thing I used to do just for practice. I'd use an old canvas and what ever dark colours I had ( usually left overs from another painting and I'd do a few dark under paintings. Just tree linmbs, bush shapes what ever. Then leave them for a day to stiffen . Then practice highlighting with as soft a touch as possible. Pay attention to the shape of the loaded brush. This way you won't contaminate your highlight paint and develop a lighter touch. There's no painting to spoil so you'll relax into the practice more. Try covering a few 16 x 20 inch canvases with a ton of these and you'll soon get better. Maybe I should make a video all about practicing ... a future project maybe - best wishes Paul 😍😎
@@PaulRansonArt thank you so much! I’m also going to use canvas paper taped to canvases too. Your ideas are so much appreciated. And Yes! A practice video is a great idea! I have a side question I thought of today. How would you paint a scene that is mostly distant soft mountains in autumn? Where the foreground is the top and cliff perhaps of a mountain looking out towards the big sky at all the mountains? (Similar to your southwest mountain painting)
The secret of distance is all about the colour or rather lack of it. Check out Kevin Hill. He's a master at painting soft pastel distant mountains that make the foreground pop. So the trick is to mix a few colours and use a little more white to make them almost the same colour as a background sky. The feinter they are the more distant they look 😍😍😎😎@@SRTW67
Today's picture was beautiful. I had fun watching and enjoyed the video. Thanks for the replies Paul and I look forward to the next video. Along the way, I saw an interesting technique used by Feliks from the Color by Feliks channel. Enjoy the week of painting. And just keep believing in yourself. As always, have a nice week and happy painting.
Hi Angel - thanks for watching and commenting on the video. Feliks is an awsome artist and someone I would recommend to anyone wanting to learn acrylics. I'm having a quiet day today ( Monday ) but will be back painting tomorrow. I feel a still life coming on 😍😎
Thanks Tori - I have a quitea few spring time paintings scattered through my back catalogue. Have a peek and see if you can find some to watch. I release ( some say inflict ) a new video most Sundays so hope to see you soon 😃😎
Hi Paul, I love your tips. Letting my oils sit a day or two too tacky up a bit, really helps me with adding highlights and detail. I want to try this painting, it's gorgeous. I did notice that the acrylic paints that you hold up and the ones you have listed are not the same colors. Would you mind letting me know which are the correct colors you use? I have done any acrylic painting and therefore don't own any.
Hi Steve - yes, sorry I did a bit of a typo I think. The dark acrylics were Raw Umber and Burnt Sienna - Ididn't use the Burnt Umber in the end. The others listed are the ones I actually ended up using so I again mixed my own orange colour. Look out for student quality paints for this. There are some very cheap poster paints too but they're just not good enough. - Hope this helps😍😎
@PaulRansonArt haha 😄 Animals are so funny and seem to know exactly when to cause trouble , however Paul you must keep the cat flap its HYSTERICAL 🐈🐈⬛🐶
Great question - its all about speed and convenience. Because acrylics dry quickly we can create an underpainting of a scene. A sort of map we can paint over and leave peeking through where needed. Traditionally this underpainting would have been in oils. Usually paint thinned with linseed oils would be applied and left to dry for a few days or maybe longer. So a much slower process. Hope this helps. I'll be touching on this in my next video 😍😎
Thanks for drawing my attention to this - I used Raw Umber and Burnt Sienna. I did'nt use the Burnt Umber in the end. I'll double check my list on the video as I think I made a typo. But use what ever colours you have to hand 😎
Actually, Dark Sienna is a general catch all for Sienna. I've seen other brands use it but its best known for Bob Ross - Thanks for your comment @@t0raneko
Great painting tips and Beautiful painting.
I'm glad you found the tips helpful! Painting can be such a rewarding experience. Hope to see you soon fo more painting fun😃
Good evening Paul, sitting back with my dog on my lap watching this fantastic painting, I will be painting it tomorrow, I'm happy 😊🐈🐈⬛🐶
Fantastic Paul thanks for sharing
Glad you enjoyed it Raymond. Thanks for taking the time to join in 😎
Looking forward to getting to this one. I will be doing many of your projects as I can follow you well. And I like your results.
Thanks Dan. I try and make the videos at a pace where folks can stop and start and paint along. Have fun and happy painting - Paul
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Thank you, Paul! I discovered your videos recently and I find them to be very helpful. I’m new to painting. I worked along with you and love my painting!
Hi Cheryl - so nice to connect with you. Delighted to hear your getting started and enjoying your paintings. Keep up the good work and drop by and say 'hi' when ever - Paul 😃😃😎😎
You make it look easy :). Beautiful colours.
Hi - thank you for the lovely comment. We'll I hope it does look easy because I want you to try painting it as well. Once you get the basic layout down in acrylics you have a map to follow. Happy Painting - Paul 😃😍😎
@@PaulRansonArt Thank you to be so optimist about my skills :D I'm not :) but I will try for sure. Thank you
My dear friend!!!Thank you so much for this nice sharing!! Have a beautiful week and happy we stopped by!
Hey there friend - Hope your well . Thank you for stopping by 😍😎
This has got to be my most favourite one so far! Maybe it’s the addition of wildlife and toadstools that compliment the autumnal colours! Such lovely touches! ❤
Wow, thank you Pippa. I tucked about 6 or 7 little charicters into my painting. Not are all as obvious as the toadstools 🤔🤩🤗
Great and wonderful
Thank you so much 😀- Paul 😃😍😎
I just love all the tips you share AND Painting is a “bravery” test at times! Well said. The out takes are the best at the end 👋❤️👋❤️
Hi Annie - thanks for stopping by and watching. I must go and have a watch of your latest video too @annietroe That crane looks amazing. Loved the Cardinals too... heck wat am I saying. I love it all 😍😎
@@PaulRansonArt so wonderful to have an art friend like you! ❤👍
i so love your style
Thank you Daniel 😎
like this painting...just love autumnal browns and shades and some great advice on correcting mistakes,,,,,and the cat crashing your video again,,class
Thank you so much 😀 Yes, the kitties are always ready to play 'the cat flap game' They sit and wait for me to talk then bam. I edit out almost all of them but I leave one in so thay can hear it when they watch the video. 😎
Beautiful painting with many great tips. Thanks, Paul!
Hi Steve - hope your week is going well. My next tutorial is underway and I'll drop an in progress shot later today 😃😎
@@PaulRansonArt - Hi Paul - and thank you so much for the heads-up. I'm super excited and looking forward to seeing what's on the easel. Meanwhile, take good care and have a great day! 🥂Cheers,
I am in love with this one! Love the blend of different mediums. It certainly makes those colors pop! Thank you for this. I would like to teach this in one of my classes. May I do so as long as I give you credit for it?
No problem Lisa. Have fun with it at your class. 🤓🎨😍
Can't wait to try it out! Just did your nighttime seascape one, and it may be my favorite to date I have tried. Thanks again for putting out this great instruction and guidance!
Glad you enjoy it Greg. Thanks also for the Coffee cup donation. I'll put the money to good use with some more materials for the next tutorial. All the best - Paul 😎
Dear Paul,
I've got a request. My favourite trees are birches. I expecially love the contrast between their light trunks and the golden leaves in autumn. Over the last years I took long walks with my dog to a little birch forest and it never missed to amaze me. But I moved lately so I am very far away from all my beloved birches now. (The city authorities by the way cut all the birches down the month I moved to a new city, it was kind of a sign ^^). Maybe you'll find the time someday to paint some autumn birches, so I can try to follow your tutorial and bring some woods into my apartment 😊😊
Best wishes from the very grey and autumn-like germany
Sounds like a plan. I have a few nice birch forests in my inspirations folder. Such a shame for your beloved forest. We cut down far too many anchent woodlands in the UK . Sometimes for new roads and rails like out HS2 high speed rail line. Now the costs are too high so its being scaled down. We'll grow a new one on canvas. 😎
@@PaulRansonArt Thank you, that would be amazing!!! 😍
Yes, all this cutting down is such a shame 😪
Fantastic tutorial and beautiful result...i have been following your lead with acrylic underpaintings...also i am happy you discussed how all paintings go through the ugly phase...early on i used to get black gesso to the canvas when i would hit this phase..then i learned to trust the process and push through it....another exceptional tutorial...thank you 😊
Hi LG - yes, the ugly phase can often derail a beginners enjoyment of painting. Of course some paintings are unicorns farting rainbows from start to finish... but not too often. Well done for pushing through. Look forward to more videos soon 😍😍😎😎
Your videos really are helping me, thank you
Happy to hear that Michael. Hope to see you for some more painting fun soon 😎
Great job and always encouraging to see you fight your way through the inevitable pickle or two. Gives us amateurs 🙋🏻♂️some much needed hope 🙏🏻. Beautiful painting!!
I appreciate that! Its my way of saying - don't wait to be perfect especially with your art. I make mistakes all the time but learn to live with them. The try not to make them again. Sadly, I like pickle so I always have a pot open when I'm painting 🤗🤩😎
Ohhh! I love the little mushrooms!! So cool! It’s a great touch.. love your painting today! It’s beautiful. This tutorial answered some of my questions and helped my dilemmas with leaves. I’ll be honest.. I can’t help being heavy handed and after four paintings every one ended up being muddy. My trees looked like someone squirted ketchup and mustard over them. A hard lesson, yet each time I kept trying to “fix it” with disappointment s. This painting is exactly what I needed to see today. I’m back to being encouraged and hopeful that a heavy hand will be tempered. I’m also trying to keep from hurrying through. Stepping back is so difficult though.. but it’s so important. Learning new things take practice. I’m going to practice more and use a timer. I’ll step back then and go back after a time. Thank you Paul, this is so helpful. Have a great week and enjoy the beauty of fall!!
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Thank you Paul, this is a beautiful fall painting, like acrylics background with oils on top. So pretty and learned a lot. Thank you 😊
Hi Stephanie - here's a thing I used to do just for practice. I'd use an old canvas and what ever dark colours I had ( usually left overs from another painting and I'd do a few dark under paintings. Just tree linmbs, bush shapes what ever. Then leave them for a day to stiffen . Then practice highlighting with as soft a touch as possible. Pay attention to the shape of the loaded brush. This way you won't contaminate your highlight paint and develop a lighter touch. There's no painting to spoil so you'll relax into the practice more. Try covering a few 16 x 20 inch canvases with a ton of these and you'll soon get better. Maybe I should make a video all about practicing ... a future project maybe - best wishes Paul 😍😎
@@PaulRansonArt thank you so much! I’m also going to use canvas paper taped to canvases too. Your ideas are so much appreciated. And Yes! A practice video is a great idea! I have a side question I thought of today. How would you paint a scene that is mostly distant soft mountains in autumn? Where the foreground is the top and cliff perhaps of a mountain looking out towards the big sky at all the mountains? (Similar to your southwest mountain painting)
The secret of distance is all about the colour or rather lack of it. Check out Kevin Hill. He's a master at painting soft pastel distant mountains that make the foreground pop. So the trick is to mix a few colours and use a little more white to make them almost the same colour as a background sky. The feinter they are the more distant they look 😍😍😎😎@@SRTW67
Today's picture was beautiful. I had fun watching and enjoyed the video. Thanks for the replies Paul and I look forward to the next video. Along the way, I saw an interesting technique used by Feliks from the Color by Feliks channel. Enjoy the week of painting. And just keep believing in yourself. As always, have a nice week and happy painting.
Hi Angel - thanks for watching and commenting on the video. Feliks is an awsome artist and someone I would recommend to anyone wanting to learn acrylics. I'm having a quiet day today ( Monday ) but will be back painting tomorrow. I feel a still life coming on 😍😎
Would love to see spring paintings
Thanks Tori - I have a quitea few spring time paintings scattered through my back catalogue. Have a peek and see if you can find some to watch. I release ( some say inflict ) a new video most Sundays so hope to see you soon 😃😎
Hi Paul, I love your tips. Letting my oils sit a day or two too tacky up a bit, really helps me with adding highlights and detail. I want to try this painting, it's gorgeous. I did notice that the acrylic paints that you hold up and the ones you have listed are not the same colors. Would you mind letting me know which are the correct colors you use? I have done any acrylic painting and therefore don't own any.
Hi Steve - yes, sorry I did a bit of a typo I think. The dark acrylics were Raw Umber and Burnt Sienna - Ididn't use the Burnt Umber in the end. The others listed are the ones I actually ended up using so I again mixed my own orange colour. Look out for student quality paints for this. There are some very cheap poster paints too but they're just not good enough. - Hope this helps😍😎
Haha cat flap brilliant 🐱
Don't you know it. AS soon as the microphone clicks on the games begin. I edit out the worse bits ... 😎
@PaulRansonArt haha 😄 Animals are so funny and seem to know exactly when to cause trouble , however Paul you must keep the cat flap its HYSTERICAL 🐈🐈⬛🐶
Whats the purpose to the acrylic underpainting vs using oil? Sorry im new lol
Great question - its all about speed and convenience. Because acrylics dry quickly we can create an underpainting of a scene. A sort of map we can paint over and leave peeking through where needed. Traditionally this underpainting would have been in oils. Usually paint thinned with linseed oils would be applied and left to dry for a few days or maybe longer. So a much slower process. Hope this helps. I'll be touching on this in my next video 😍😎
Can this be done with acrylics only
I think almost any painting can be adapted. This on in particular would lend itself to being done entirely in acrylics. Give it a go - Paul 😃
what in the world is Dark Sienna and Dark Umber
I think you mean burnt umber. and probably raw sienna
Thanks for drawing my attention to this - I used Raw Umber and Burnt Sienna. I did'nt use the Burnt Umber in the end. I'll double check my list on the video as I think I made a typo. But use what ever colours you have to hand 😎
"dark sienna" is a Bob Ross color
Actually, Dark Sienna is a general catch all for Sienna. I've seen other brands use it but its best known for Bob Ross - Thanks for your comment @@t0raneko