Wow. That is amazing! I am so inspired. I love little tiny details, but, as my entire artsy education comes from RUclips… it seems like most people discourage details. One person actually said if you want details, get a camera. I guess everybody has their own style, but it always surprises me when people discourage doing your own thing in art of all things! Lol! Not to sound like I invented doing details!!! I’m at the copying stage! Remains to be seen whether I progress beyond that stage!! Thank you so much for your instruction.
What a lovely comment Cathy, thank you very much. You know you mentioned copying, well, that's what I do from a reference photo instead though. You just need to get used to being able to interpret the photo into a painting. You can do it, Paul 🎨
How stunning I am starting a baby wild boar and these tips have helped me very much. I love your tutorials, I myself have multiple sclerosis and painting is freedom to me I do little pieces for charity. But because you are willing to do helpful tutorials and tips this can only make me a better artist.
Sharon, you are more than welcome. I hope the painting of the wild boar goes well, take your time and do plenty of testing before you start the painting, just to get some idea on the colour and techniques you will use. One last thing, have fun! Paul 🎨
Awesome tips. I usually use line and wash for animals and birds because it is easier. Now I am going to do a pure watercolour project. Though such fine lines will need so much more practice and patience. Thank you for sharing.
Line & wash is a really good technique as you very well know, in fact I've made a few tutorials for my members using this method, great fun! I'm mostly watercolour more than anything though, but it's nice to have a change occasionally. Have fun with the watercolour. Paul 🎨
Thanks for the good tips. I enjoy attempting animals and tend toward a realistic outcome. I agree, as in most things, focused practice is an investment of time that pays off.
Please, Which size round brush is better for details on landscapes (other than riggers). 1 or 2 to hold some color and be able to create leaves, finer from the 00 sizes or both? Thanks in advance
Hi, landscapes is not something I tend to paint to be honest with you. But if I did then I would choose probably a rigger for tree branches, but as you say without a rigger I would switch to a size 2 or 0. Maybe a size 0 or 00 for grass fine blades (or a rake brush), and obviously a much larger brush, say a size 8 or bigger for the washes for the sky and land. 😀
Hi Christine, what I would do is look at the reference photo on a screen, zoom into it and look for the background colours, sort of behind all of those lovely details. Use this in a very watery nature to add some pale colour to your paper. Paul 🎨
This is one of those questions Victoria that I get asked a lot about my paintings, and it's one that's quite difficult to answer. As a guess, I would say this Chipmunk would have taken maybe two days if i didn't need to film it as a video lesson for my website members. If I painted this without filming it will be around enjoyable eight hours. Paul 🎨
Which of these fur painting tips will you be using within your own watercolor paintings from now on? Remember if you missed the other 2 tutorials you can find them here: bit.ly/37qidR0
Wow. That is amazing! I am so inspired. I love little tiny details, but, as my entire artsy education comes from RUclips… it seems like most people discourage details. One person actually said if you want details, get a camera. I guess everybody has their own style, but it always surprises me when people discourage doing your own thing in art of all things! Lol! Not to sound like I invented doing details!!! I’m at the copying stage! Remains to be seen whether I progress beyond that stage!! Thank you so much for your instruction.
What a lovely comment Cathy, thank you very much. You know you mentioned copying, well, that's what I do from a reference photo instead though. You just need to get used to being able to interpret the photo into a painting. You can do it, Paul 🎨
Those lines of fur take a lot of absorbing time Patience brings Satisfying Results 🌹 Thanks for the video 👍
Yes they do, but I love every minute of it, thank you Barbie. 😀
Brilliant! I didn’t realise that the highlights were done by lifting off. That’s a game-changer! 😮
Glad it was helpful Edgar, there are a few techniques for creating highlights. :-)
What a cute Chippy 🥰
Thank you 😀
Incredible work. I love painting realistic and detail.
Thank you Candi, as you can see, I do as well. 😁😁
How stunning I am starting a baby wild boar and these tips have helped me very much.
I love your tutorials, I myself have multiple sclerosis and painting is freedom to me I do little pieces for charity.
But because you are willing to do helpful tutorials and tips this can only make me a better artist.
Sharon, you are more than welcome. I hope the painting of the wild boar goes well, take your time and do plenty of testing before you start the painting, just to get some idea on the colour and techniques you will use. One last thing, have fun! Paul 🎨
Thank you so much for sharing these tips! I just found your channel and I can't stop watching your videos 😁
I'm glad you like them, I've recorded quite a lot over the years, so there's plenty for you to watch. 😁
Awesome tips. I usually use line and wash for animals and birds because it is easier. Now I am going to do a pure watercolour project. Though such fine lines will need so much more practice and patience. Thank you for sharing.
Line & wash is a really good technique as you very well know, in fact I've made a few tutorials for my members using this method, great fun! I'm mostly watercolour more than anything though, but it's nice to have a change occasionally. Have fun with the watercolour. Paul 🎨
This chipmunk is so realistic. Great tutorial on the fur. This is awesome. Thank you for sharing!
You are so welcome! Thank you very much. Paul 🎨
Beautiful chipmunk and great tutorial! 😍 Thank you for sharing your expirience 👏👏👏👍😊
Have a nice day 😊 ❤️
Thank you too Mary, glad you enjoyed my little video. Paul 😃
Thanks for the good tips. I enjoy attempting animals and tend toward a realistic outcome. I agree, as in most things, focused practice is an investment of time that pays off.
Thank you Lee, you know I love detail and realism. Thank you for watching. :-)
Very useful...can’t wait to apply to my friends dog painting
Have fun Suz, take your time with it. Paul 🎨
Very useful, I love your work and teaching
So nice of you to say, thank you Tom. Paul 🎨
That's exactly what I was looking for!!! Great video, thanks for sharing!!!
You're welcome Mariane, I'm glad it is helpful to you. Paul 🎨
Wow ..awesome...you are the master of artist👍👍👍
Thank you so much Harmsah!😀
good work, very talented, thanks for sharing
Thank you very much! :-)
Superbly cute!!Great one!
Many thanks Donna :-)
Thanks a lot:)
You're welcome. :-)
Please, Which size round brush is better for details on landscapes (other than riggers). 1 or 2 to hold some color and be able to create leaves, finer from the 00 sizes or both? Thanks in advance
Hi, landscapes is not something I tend to paint to be honest with you. But if I did then I would choose probably a rigger for tree branches, but as you say without a rigger I would switch to a size 2 or 0. Maybe a size 0 or 00 for grass fine blades (or a rake brush), and obviously a much larger brush, say a size 8 or bigger for the washes for the sky and land. 😀
@@TheDevonArtist Thanks a lot, I really appreciate it!
Newbie here,
, how and what is the best way to select base coat..or first wash 🤔
Hi Christine, what I would do is look at the reference photo on a screen, zoom into it and look for the background colours, sort of behind all of those lovely details. Use this in a very watery nature to add some pale colour to your paper. Paul 🎨
@@TheDevonArtist thanks for the advice, much appreciated..
Just love watching you work, it's so beautiful and inspiring..thank you....
@@christineburrett7174 You're welcome Christine, I hope you are comfortable with a cup of tea, you have a lot to go through. LOL Paul 🎨
@@TheDevonArtist yip, I can see I have a lot to learn....patience is a great virtue 👌.....so they say 😀
Awesome! How many hours did it take you?
This is one of those questions Victoria that I get asked a lot about my paintings, and it's one that's quite difficult to answer. As a guess, I would say this Chipmunk would have taken maybe two days if i didn't need to film it as a video lesson for my website members. If I painted this without filming it will be around enjoyable eight hours. Paul 🎨
@@TheDevonArtist thank you!
Which of these fur painting tips will you be using within your own watercolor paintings from now on? Remember if you missed the other 2 tutorials you can find them here: bit.ly/37qidR0
Incredible Painting my dear
Thank you for sharing this video
Thank you too Koemsy :-)