This is some of the most insightful talk about the struggle to make art work. It's addressing the gap between ambition and accomplishment. Thank you, Steve, for being so genuine about your experience through the process.
I love the nice Loomis style look of your pencils, Steve, and your drawing and painting technique captures Sargent's original work very well. I've been drawing for 50 years now, and I know that I'm still a student of art, and always will be. I strive to do better with each drawing that I do, but when you set out to do better than the last drawing, you set the bar high, and you're going to struggle sometimes. It's just how it is. Sometimes you seem to slam into a wall, and it feels like you just can't do anything right. For me at least, this is just the process of my brain having a bit of an information jam-up. It takes my brain a little while to process everything that I've learned. After a few frustrating illustrations or pages, suddenly I do a piece that feels like a break-through piece! It feels like my best work to date! It feels like leveling up, to use a video game term. lol. So when I start having artistic frustrations, I often take a break and go do something else. It can be something else creative, or just relaxing, like watching a movie. I refer to it as recharging my battery. I find this helps, and usually allows me to have a fresh set of eyes to tackle my artistic problems. Anyway, I've always found your work to be superb, and you're a true inspiration to me! I've learned a lot from your work, and from you. I still have overlays that you sent me via the mail from 25 years ago, when you gave me some stellar advice. You're the best!
Thanks so much for this! I’ve been to live artist demos with recognized artists and it NEVER goes as smoothly as the YT artists would have you believe. Many of them have painted their demo subject several times (the good ones will tell you this) and then edited the video. I have never tried this process before, but you had me at Sargent, one of my favorite artists. I am going to try this, although my drawing skills are not as good as yours.
Great comments, but in all actuality when you use other mediums, it is not called a “watercolor painting” anymore. It is a mixed media painting,and if you’re simply layering colors and adding lights onto darks, then use acrylic, or oil paints,then you can call it an acrylic painting, or an oil painting. Sincerely,Ohn
Hey, Ohn! Yes, it would be a mixed-media piece. For me, adding colored pencil to watercolor allows for a level of detail and control that’s tough to achieve with watercolor alone. It’s a technique I enjoy to bring out certain textures and highlights while still capturing the fluidity of watercolor. Appreciate your thoughts on the video
@ My comments was not a criticism. I hope you didn’t take it that way. -Watercolor artist spend years to master the skills. And yes, they can be achieved with just using simply watercolor with no added other mediums. What I always found hard with watercolors was achieving the same highlights and textures. But I found a little secret that I would like to share with you. Windsor and Newton has made watercolor sticks. I use those to add texture and highlights to my pieces and it can still be called it watercolor, it takes some scale to master the sticks and how to use them to get the effects that you were looking for so that’s my suggestion to you thank you sincerely, Ohn
This is some of the most insightful talk about the struggle to make art work. It's addressing the gap between ambition and accomplishment. Thank you, Steve, for being so genuine about your experience through the process.
I’m glad you found it helpful. It’s a struggle we all face as artists.
This is great stuff, Steve, thank you so much for posting it here!
You're most welcome! Glad to hear you enjoyed it
Best art teacher on the planet earth everything you teach about the process has been so helpful thankyou rude the dude you the man
You're very kind! Glad you're finding it helpful!
I love the nice Loomis style look of your pencils, Steve, and your drawing and painting technique captures Sargent's original work very well. I've been drawing for 50 years now, and I know that I'm still a student of art, and always will be. I strive to do better with each drawing that I do, but when you set out to do better than the last drawing, you set the bar high, and you're going to struggle sometimes. It's just how it is. Sometimes you seem to slam into a wall, and it feels like you just can't do anything right. For me at least, this is just the process of my brain having a bit of an information jam-up. It takes my brain a little while to process everything that I've learned. After a few frustrating illustrations or pages, suddenly I do a piece that feels like a break-through piece! It feels like my best work to date! It feels like leveling up, to use a video game term. lol. So when I start having artistic frustrations, I often take a break and go do something else. It can be something else creative, or just relaxing, like watching a movie. I refer to it as recharging my battery. I find this helps, and usually allows me to have a fresh set of eyes to tackle my artistic problems.
Anyway, I've always found your work to be superb, and you're a true inspiration to me! I've learned a lot from your work, and from you. I still have overlays that you sent me via the mail from 25 years ago, when you gave me some stellar advice. You're the best!
That's great to hear! Keep on going!
Brilliant work Steve!
Thank you!
I've water colored for years, and I've never seen this approach. I love the result and I can't wait to give it a go myself. Very inspirational!
It’s a fun twist, right? Let me know how it goes!
Thanks so much for this! I’ve been to live artist demos with recognized artists and it NEVER goes as smoothly as the YT artists would have you believe. Many of them have painted their demo subject several times (the good ones will tell you this) and then edited the video. I have never tried this process before, but you had me at Sargent, one of my favorite artists. I am going to try this, although my drawing skills are not as good as yours.
That was simply masterful! Thank you so much, all the way from Australia ❤
Thank you Steve for this inspirational and informative demonstration. I really appreciate your wisdom and insight.
You're very welcome. Thank YOU for watching!
Fantastic demo work sir 👌❤❤❤❤
Beautifully done, Steve. Inspiring!
Appreciate the kind words! It's a joy to share these techniques.
I will have to try this! So cool!
This was amazing and totally inspired me to buy colored pencils
Great demo.
Beautiful
Love your work,do you sell any?
www.steverude.com
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Great comments, but in all actuality when you use other mediums, it is not called a “watercolor painting”
anymore. It is a mixed media painting,and if you’re simply layering colors and adding lights onto darks, then use acrylic, or oil paints,then you can call it an acrylic painting, or an oil painting. Sincerely,Ohn
Hey, Ohn! Yes, it would be a mixed-media piece. For me, adding colored pencil to watercolor allows for a level of detail and control that’s tough to achieve with watercolor alone. It’s a technique I enjoy to bring out certain textures and highlights while still capturing the fluidity of watercolor. Appreciate your thoughts on the video
@
My comments was not a criticism. I hope you didn’t take it that way.
-Watercolor artist spend years to master the skills. And yes, they can be achieved with just using simply watercolor with no added other mediums. What I always found hard with watercolors was achieving the same highlights and textures.
But I found a little secret that I would like to share with you. Windsor and Newton has made watercolor sticks. I use those to add texture and highlights to my pieces and it can still be called it watercolor, it takes some scale to master the sticks and how to use them to get the effects that you were looking for so that’s my suggestion to you thank you sincerely,
Ohn
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