Testing my new Princeton Neptune Brushes for Landscapes and Florals PLUS Homestead Animal Magic!
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- Опубликовано: 13 авг 2024
- I was given some Princeton Aqua Elite and Neptune watercolor brushes for Christmas, and today I'm road testing the Aqua Elite Number 4 and 8 rounds as I practise two watercolor techniques for landscape and floral painting.
00:00 Introduction
00:34 Preparing and explaining my materials
05:09 Landscape stage 1 with Princeton Neptune number 8 Round
14:45 An impromptu sketchbook flip-through
15:45 Leaf shapes and stems with Princeton Neptune number 8 Round
20:49 Leaf veins with Princeton Neptune number 4 Round
23:55 A Zentangle tangent and another sketchbook flip-through
25:40 Back to the leaf veins
28:09 Adding some background detail to the leaves
31:03 Landscape second layer with Princeton Neptune number 8 Round
38:05 Finishing the leaves with pen details
44:33 Two minutes of animal magic from our homestead in France
The animals featured at the end of this video are (chickens and sheep named from left to right):
- Arthur the Studio Cat
- Mrs White, Mrs Grey, Gabriel, Cagney, Lacey, Mrs Black & Sable the chickens
- Cuddles, Molly, Larry, Milly, Corona, Covid, Dora and Karmen the Jacob sheep
- Zen (formerly known as Russell) the Studio Dog
- Countless tiny spiders who had spun miles of gossamer silk overnight
And finally...
- Liam (the Best Golden Retriever in the World)
And patiently waiting to be featured in an upcoming video are Frankie the Other Studio Cat, Oriel, Louis and Mao Mao the House Cats, Ruby the Keeshond, and Lottie (the Other Best Golden Retriever in the World).
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💚💜💚💜 You always brighten my day no matter what you paint. It’s always a joy to watch, listen, and learn from you.
Thanks so much BeeJae!!! Really appreciate your support ❤️
Lovely work
Your channel is like a tonic. I come here to feel better about the world ,and, as a perk, learn to paint. Thank you for that.
Thank you so much Lynne, that‘s a lovely thing to hear! 😀
Watching you as I wash my dishes and getting ready for bed. Your voice and being is soothing. Good night.
That‘s very sweet, I‘m so honoured to be part of your life xxx
Love this easy going video and the peaceful ending.
Glad you enjoyed it!
I very much like your “light and ethereal” sky - just beautiful.
Hi Diane. Thank you so much for sharing your gifts and your lovely, educational yet relaxing videos. I could listen to you talk for hours. Cheers from Southern Ontario, Canada. ox👩🎨
Oh thank you! That‘s so kind of you to say Leslie, and honestly, it‘s my pleasure!
Love this video, all the different parts of it, the wonderful animals on your farm, and your brushes review. Love the names of all your chickens, sheep, and Arthur! Many thanks again.
Thank you so much! So glad you enjoyed it!
Thank you for showing water-coloring for easy level, especially for beginner. Please add more
Will do!
Thank you Diane loved your landscape, always enjoy watching you create. Hello to lovely ginger puss cat hugs from me !! I like going around your farm and what a lovely day it was.
Hi Christie, thanks so much for your kind comments, I‘ll give Arthur a hug from you!
What a wonderful video- very calming and peaceful, and I love all the leaves. The background one is also cool! Warm regards from 🇨🇦Calgary, Alberta🇨🇦
Thank you very much! So glad you enjoyed it!
This looks like an impressionist painting...so pretty. Really interesting to always see a painting take on a richer look when layers are added.
Thank you so much Donna !😀
Love the animals and scenery. So peaceful ❤
Love the painting, of course…but love, love, love the “B” roll at the end the animals and the lovely scenery….so wonderful!! Thanks ever so much!
Glad you enjoyed it, they were all on their best behaviour for you!
@@DianeAntoneStudio 😂🤣
So mesmerizing! Thank you Diane for always bringing us new ideas and techniques. I love doing leaves, so relaxing.
Thanks so much Denise!! 😊 ❤️
Me again…..what a glorious -lace you have! Love to see the animals….especially Arthur! Lol. ❤️
It sure is lovely especially in the summer!
Love seeing the spider web across the pasture 🥰
I really enjoy your videos! Your voice is so soothing and I enjoy your musings😊 Tell your daughter she has mastered the Zentangle! Wowza! And I like yours…they capture your style and are equally beautiful!
I agree, she is very good at anything with a pen. A real scribe! Thanks so much for your kind words xxx
Thank you Diane! Looks like you live in paradise💜💜💜
Seriously 💜. You can even hear it. 🙏🏽
Two in one day? Fascinating!! Beautiful scenery; really loved how the sky looks. And I love the color tones on the leafs.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Thank you for sharing the homestead with us! LOVE all the critters and quiet beauty...
Thanks for watching!
Thank you! You can never go wrong with Princeton brushes. They hit the sweet spot between high quality and affordable price (in the US). I only have Princeton, and Rosemary & Co. brushes. I LOVE YOUR VIDEOS.
Thanks so much for your comment! I agree about the Princeton brushes. Rosemary & Company are in the UK aren’t they and I remember when they first started their business up.
Super video and both paintings are gorgeous.. absolutely Love them:)
Loved it all, from beginning to end. Thanks to you and Tamsin.
Our pleasure and so glad you enjoyed this one!
You have such a lovely touch! You take the sim-lest item and paint something so pleasing! Such a gift.❤️xxx
Thank you! Cheers!
Lovely watching you paint and chat. Makes me laugh too, and tomorrow or the next day I’ll give it a try 😊
Tansin!! Stunning! Incredibly amazing!❤️❤️❤️
Thank you so much 😀
Here in Boston I am fairly new to watercolor…absolutely love your tutorials! Your techniques and way of teaching makes it so enjoyable and easy to follow! Thank you. BTW, I find Zentangles to be very soothing…haha
Thanks so much Chelle for your lovely comments! Yes, Zentangle is soothing, definitely!
Enjoy your art so very much. Thank you for sharing your talent!
My pleasure 😊
I had to see your pets first. Especially Arthur; he's beautiful! I look forward to meeting Lottie.
That's my name and I know a Golden Retriever named Lottie in Louisville Kentucky. She was named after Lottie Moon, I after my grandmother.
Thank you for always showing me how to just relax and put paint on the paper. You're the best. ❤
Hi Lottie! Thanks so much for your lovely comments, and I’m so happy that you enjoyed the animals as well as the video! Lottie will be pleased that she has a namesake following the channel!
Best part of my day is watching one of your videos. I really liked Tamsin's Zentangle - just beautiful. She has a real talent and could definitely have a great following as a RUclipsr. I really like your review of the Princeton Brushes....I do like the Drawell brushes - but maybe if I am feeling like a change I will try them. I really liked the clip at the end. Made me a happy - beautiful scenery. Reminds me of when I lived in Germany. And you have a Jack Russell - I had two in my life - they were amazing dogs. I have Dachshunds now - but Jacks always have a place in my heart. Thanks and hope you guys have a wonderful day.
Hi Anne and thanks for your great message! So kind of you! I think I will always prefer my Drawells but you know what they say, a change is as good as a rest! Yes, we have Zen, who is a JR crossed with a Brittany Spaniel. Great little dogs, aren‘t they! He is so loyal and spends as much time as he can curled up at my feet! We only got him a year ago although he is now 9 years old but you‘d think he‘d been with us for his whole life! You too have a wonderful day!
Thankyou for the simple, beautiful tutorials! I can't draw for the life of me, but with your help, I manage to make pretty paintings.
Wonderful!
C S Lewis is one of my favourite authors and I love the chronicles of Narnia. Your colour choice was very appropriate for the endless winter.
He‘s one of my favourites too, endlessly interesting!
STUNNING BACKGROUND!!! Thank you!
Glad you like it!
Love all of the animals, so wonderful. The paintings were beautiful. You are right, Tamsen definitely should consider a channel, she is brilliant. Thank you so much for sharing all that you do. Take good care.
Thank you so much Sundie!
Love each and every video. Birds are the best 😊
You are so kind! So glad you enjoy the birds! They are my favourites too!
I love the landscape. The soft colors bring me so much joy
Thanks so much Amanda, glad you enjoyed it!
I have those same brushes! They are usually my go to brushes. I also love the landscape view that you had at the end of this video. Beautiful! Happy painting! 🖌🥰
Hi Linda, thanks so much for commenting, and for enjoying the end of the video!
Wow, Tasmin's Zentangles are wonderful! Your second try was good as well. Always like hearing and seeing all the animals that you live with, even listening to the birds outside in the spring. The countryside is beautiful where you live.
Thank you! 😊 Really appreciate your comments Marcia, we are lucky to be here, it‘s true!
Lovely farm & animals!! Thanks for sharing.
Our pleasure!
Thank I really enjoyed your paintings today..
My pleasure 😊 thanks so much for commenting!
Great video. Thank you for sharing. Love the ending... outside... a lot!
Thanks for watching to the end! Our animals were very well behaved for the camera!
I am a newer follower of yours. I love your approach, your art, your warmth, and your calm ways. I am somewhat new to watercolors and have really learned a lot from you. Thank you!
Hi Tracie, and welcome to the channel! So glad that you’re enjoying the videos and are learning a lot! Happy painting!
I love seeing your critters and your lovely surroundings. I’ve learned so much watching your videos. I love your relaxed and welcoming style.
Thank you so much! I really appreciate you taking the time to comment, thanks Linda.
🐦 Diane I will be adding this to my frog painting, what a wonderful idea and for me...timely as usual. You are my mentor from day one. I haven't commented in some time as my husband had a stroke and that took my full attention. He has had a full recovery and sched for additional surgery. Anyway.. Just to catch up, you, my dear girl inadvertently sent me on such an unexpected journey!! I now have an Instagram containing just my art and am receiving many wonderful responses including requests for art! I can't believe what's happening to me just because you dropped in my RUclips one day! God love you , I can't thank you enough. Have a healthy, rewarding new year full of love and joy❤🎨
So sorry to hear that your husband has been unwell. Such a worry but thank God he has made a good recovery. How exciting for you to be doing so well on Instagram - what name do you use on there, so I can take a look? I‘m so glad you are enjoying the videos and wish you also a wonderful new year xxx
Beautiful country land you have. Wow…look at all those animals😮
Thanks Lily!
I have to agree with the comment you shared about you “not teaching.” I’ve learned a great deal from you “not teaching.” I am hoping to do the same as I homeschool my grandson in art. I so appreciate your videos, and I love your animals. Life is so rewarding with animals in our midst, don’t you think?
Hi Diane, So glad you are going to be working with your grandson in art. That‘s such a blessing for him. Many years ago I read - or someone said - that a person can‘t teach, they can only enable learning to take place. I think that‘s true. I personally always find it nigh on impossible to absorb what people try to „teach“ me, but I‘m capable of learning if the mood is right! And I wouldn‘t know what to do without nature around me in its many forms xxx
Diane I love both of these! The colors are so good. The landscape is just beautiful. I think it looks like the valley between two waves. After the addition of some birds I think it's ready to frame. I would be very proud having it anywhere in my house. I guess I'll have to give it a go won't I? I'll also keep those Princeton brushes in mind. I couldn't believe how much paint they held! Thanks as always and have a sweet, blessed day.
Thanks Lavonda, yes, the paint holding capacity is what sets those brushes apart. I think I will use them for lines and points mostly as I don‘t like the very soft hairs all that much. Thanks for your kind words about the landscape. It was interesting to do!
I love your comments. They’re always so fun or interesting or all of the above. Mice are always around in a farm 😊
Yes they are! Thanks so much MariaEstela!
Love those leaf colors!
Thank you! Cheers!
Thank you for your video. You really give me many ideas. I love your farm. I can imagine that the animals can inspire you. I live in the desert, and I can't wait to move somewhere where it is green. Thanks
Thanks very much Angela for your comments! I’m so glad you like the videos and our surroundings. I’ve lived in the desert too - I spent quite a lot of time in Egypt. After a while it becomes quite difficult not to see green stuff around you - on the other hand, sometimes we have a little bit too much rain here!
Oh wow I love this video, Tamsin's zentagle was really really good, yours too Diane 😊
But I especially love the footage of all the animals and your homestead, even the spider webs are gorgeous blowing in the wind!
And do you really have sheep named Covid and Corona? That's hilarious.
All the chickens are so beautiful 😍
And the best Goldie in the world ❤️
I also love seeing all the animals being featured in your videos, thanks Diane.
Thank you Maria, too kind! Yes, the lambs born in 2021 just had to be named for the virus and the vaccines which had just been released so we had Astra, Zeneca (Zen) Corona, Covid, Pfizer (Pfiz) and Nova!!!!
That was an interesting comment on teaching. I know when it came to writing, I did everything backwards to the way I was taught. I would write my story and figure out the outline afterwards. Always got a good mark and teachers were none the wiser, lol. It’s a bit like painting leaves and drawing them later! That always works for me too! I find I learn best by doing, especially when it comes to artistic things. I don’t think the Lord ever used blueprints or outlines, and look at all this beauty around us!
Hi Shari and thanks for your interesting comments. You sound as if you are like me, I am an inveterate rule breaker and have never followed a tutorial properly in my life! Let alone done my homework the right way round! But we guys are bright and always get good marks, right? Doing what the angels tell us to?
@@DianeAntoneStudio exactly! not hard for us to think outside the box, either!
When I watch your tutorials, I want a set of the same Kuratacki (spelling) paints you have! You make them look so beautiful
Hi Cindy and thanks so much for your comments! Those paints are very good for learning watercolor as well as more advanced work. I think they are great value for money too, and you can start with a smaller set if you like. Here’s a link: amzn.to/3XKIMZ3
Hi Diane, I almost suggested Dean Robert, (the retired Dean of Canterbury Cathedral) reading The Wind in the Willows or almost anything else that he reads or talks about, as something/someone restful to listen to. Glad that you're familiar with him. It's a good reminder to myself to replay his RUclips videos so filled with lovely animals and the beauty of nature!!
I really appreciate you for also sharing so much of nature's gifts and magic in your videos and paintings!!
Sometimes I listen while I'm doing something else.
Enjoyable and relaxing, a good place for my busy mind to rest. Thank you!!💜
Eckhart Tolle and Ajan Brahm (a Buddhist Abbott in Western Australia, both are pleasant, and gently amusing and IMHO relaxing, if you haven't already heard of them.
Hugs🎨🖌☮️🐾🕯
I just got a 12 color set to try.
Beautiful sky!
Thank you Laurie!
It amazes me to see you so what looks like simple “swipes” on the page and it turns out to be be a beautiful sky! I Mine turns out like mud Thank you for sharing a view of your beautiful country and animals. I would be interesting to see you paint the green field with the glistening “webs”. And I vote for adding a subsection to your channel for Zentangles. My attempts look like yours!
Thanks Sally, don‘t worry, you‘ll get there. Your paintings are lovely xxx
I love my Princeton brushes.
You may not think of yourself as a teacher, but you are an excellent instructor through your process of documenting your practice painting and the final product. Perhaps there is a difference between teaching and instructing? Who knows?
It was so lovely to see your animals and your surroundings. The landscape is a lot different from Australia, especially where I am in the subtropics.
Hi Tracey! Thanks so much for your kind comments! Yes, perhaps that‘s the thing, instruction rather than teaching, although if I had to choose a word I might go for „guide“ as what I try to do is offer an idea for you to develop in your own way. Glad you enjoyed the views of the „farm“ - I imagine it is about as far from Australia as it could be! Are you up near Darwin?
@@DianeAntoneStudio Guide is a great word. I live in Queensland, a little west of Brisbane. Our winters are glorious, but our summers can be as hot and humid as Hades, and last for 8-9 months. The Tasmanian weather is more in line with yours. It even snows there. Australia is so vast we have temps and weather similar to many different countries. LOL
Thanks Diane!
Any time!
Look forward to all your creations, thank you, it’s inspiring ❤️
You are so welcome!
Thank you so much for all your videos! I enjoy them SO MUCH! 💖
You are so welcome Martha and thanks for commenting!
Love it.
Reminds me of looking at the window of a plane.
Yessss.. Tamzyn.. Plzzzz!!! I promise you, that if you start your own channel of zentangles we will help support and grow it!!! We know how much you help your Momma.. You're amazing 😍 We'll help you no matter what you choose to build for yourself ❤️❤️❤️ with love from Buffalo NY USA 🎨🖌️✒️
Thanks so much Tammy for your kind words! We both really appreciate all your help in growing this channel and are so glad you are here on board with us!
Thank you Tammy, that really means a lot!!! ❤
@@tamsinholiday I'm so sorry, I Googled how to spell your name and there were several variations so I just picked one.. now I know❤️❤️❤️ I'm so happy that you seen my message.. I love how your Momma always talks about you and your family.. It's amazing how the internet can bring so many people together from all over the world.. Thankful for you both!!!
@@DianeAntoneStudio Always!!! ❤️❤️❤️ So thankful for you and the joy you bring to the world.. I appreciate all you do for us!!!
Oh Diane, I just typed a long lovely comment and forgot that if I go to something else (I wanted to look closer at the chickadee mug and poof, my entire 6" comment went down the drain. Ugh. Suffice it to say the I love your paintings, chitchat, and slower, quiet manner while you paint. And your funny too. I know we could be fast friends. aaahhhh. Thank you for all of your tutorials. XOXOJANE
Got your message and have replied! Thanks so much Jane, and I hope you liked the mug!
Diane, I love the landscape just the way it is….. I appreciate your feedback on the brushes. I am currently looking for some new ones. The ones I have are getting worn out. Your whimsical approach to watercolor is inspiring me to move away from realism to loose strokes. An old art teacher once told me my work looked more like “paint by number”. Another thing, I do ‘zen doodles’, challenging myself to do one a day for a year. I got bored following the “rules” so I section each into 5 spaces and draw in each, usually trying to follow a theme. I admit my drawing skills are improving. Thank you for sharing your passion for painting.
Amazing how cutting some art teachers can be! I‘m sure your work is nothing like painting by numbers! Here‘s the information for the Drawell brushes in case you want to order them from Japan. You can get them for a fraction of the price of the Princeton ones and they are better made and last a long time. They are very inexpensive, and if you order several the postage isn't too bad, they still work out at a good price. The ones I use are Golden Nylon Series 11-2, and I use mostly sizes 5, 7, 9, 11 and 13. I also use the Drawell Maestro ones, and I have sizes 3, 5 and 7 for more detailed work as they have a better point. Here's the website. The owner is a very friendly and polite Japanese gentleman. If you email him at maeyama@drawell.co.jp he will send you a pricelist in dollars. This is his website. www.drawell.co.jp/english/product.html
lovely
Your landscape is beautiful. I do like all your paintings and the loose way of painting.❤
Thank you so much 😀
I always enjoy your videos. Thank you for sharing the ending with Liam and what sounds like Tamsin?? Makes me feel like I'm walking right alongside. Reminds me of my petsitting days walking dogs 😍🦮
Thanks so much Susan, that‘s lovely to hear, and yes, that was Tamsin!
Reminds me of a church hymn...the firmament on high with all it's blue ethereal sky..
That’s beautiful! Thanks for such a lovely comment!
Lovely to hear you talk of 'veiled ' painting. It reminded me of joyful painting at the Waldorf school my children attended near Belfast. Magical times.
Oh wow, not often I find someone whose children went to a Waldorf school! My two attended Perry Court in Canterbury, and I trained as a Waldorf teacher, although I never taught as such. That school was a magical place. Later, I did quite a lot of art training in the anthroposophical school of art. Happy days!
I looked up Anthroposophical Art School after you mentioned it. Was that the Tobias school?
I used to think it would be the most wonderful thing to be a Waldorf teacher.
Yes, that’s right! And also a school in Germany x
So nice to watch en hear you work in your studio. I'm also going to try out a Zentangle to with special thanks to you and your daughter.
What a lovely place to live with al those animals. Loved everything 💗🙏
Hi Rina and thanks so much for your comments. If you’re new to the channel, welcome on board and we’re so glad you found us! Have fun with the Zentangle but don’t get addicted!
@@DianeAntoneStudio Thank you Diane, I will 😄
I love the Princeton Aqua Elite brushes. They come in two bristle lengths, regular and long. Looks like you may have the long bristles. I really like the Neptune brushes too! ❤️
Thanks for the tips!
Lovely soft landscape!! Also enjoyed your and Tamsin's zentangle. Since I can't seem to master watercolor i tend to zentangle over my attempts at a watercolor landscape background so I don't waste them!
Thank you so much! And that’s a good idea!
I love my Princeton brushes!! The Aqua Elite has a very fine point and holds water nicely. My Princeton Neptune #10 brush's point is not as sharp as the Elite line but it has a fatter belly which would help hold more paint. Synthetic brushes don't hold as much paint as a sable brush but as we all know, synthetics are more affordable for many of us. A Princeton Heritage will be my next brush from this company to try. The Heritage line was developed by master brush maker Naohide Takamoto from Japan many years ago. I enjoyed today's demo!
Yes, they are very nice to paint with. Do you find they last and keep their point for a long time? I’ll keep my eyes open for a Heritage to try out x
Hi Diane, I found my message and here it is:I Wanted so much to see the rest of your work in your paper pad. What kind go paper did you use in that pad. The small glimpses were not enough! I did see the last video too and began my comments but was rudely LOL, kidding, interrupted by my hubby telling me dinner was done. Wow, it was anything but rude. I forget what my comments were in the beginning and RUclips erased it when I checked back in. I thought the leaves exercise was great and I plan to do something like that when I get a minute. I bought 2 sets of the Ganzi Tambi paint sets (and I already had one I bought 6 years ago. The new ones came in one day!! Wow, they look beautiful. I also got Kuretake's Starry Colors (5 shades of gold and 1 pearl. I will be busy swatching them all. I have the Coliro set of golds, but thought maybe Kuretake had paint that is better so I'll find out. I have seen Ceecee's work extensively and she loves this one brand of gold paint. Can't remember.the name, but I attempted to order a full pan of it, but my order wouldn't go through. I hope I'm happy with my Finetec and Kuretake golds. I was thinking of a flock of bird in silhouette in the sky and perhaps a lone sailboat in the water.
What if it had no sailor on it, mmmmmm, a real mystery. The painting did have an ethereal feel, almost eerie too and lonely. Great overall subject of the sky and water--with that there are many things that could be added like one of those big buoys that ring out in what sounds like a very sad note, kind of like loneliness. Now my ideas seem too somber..Oh well, perhaps I'll do it on a sad day
Oh also, I adore your sense of humor. The things you say under your breath are so funny--you keep me laughing a lot. And, Diane, please don't worry if you're not always talking about art during your painting sessions, we love to hear little tidbits about you. I'm enthralled about the many countries you've lived in. What a life you've had! Are you still in France cuz the scenes you showed at the end of this video reminded me of England except England fields are nearly always groomed beautifully. I truly truly want to live in England, I've been in love with it since I was a young girl reading Georgette Heyer (did I spell that correctly? P.S. I particularly loved when you talked about your Mom and the angel ornament. I'm glad it holds a special spot on your tree each Christmas. And also enjoyed how girls loved to go to London to buy Christmas goodies. Fun.. I know we could be good friends too cuz I'm also an older watercolor person. I don't know if I'm allowed to call myself an artist as I only sold my artworks at a shop in Jerome, AZ. It sits on a mountain in front of my house and at night you can see it twinkling with lights all thru town. I've seen it miles away which is especially sweet. It has about 400 residents and is an artist community with cute shops and restaurants everywhere and it's small enough to see the whole town if you come in the morning. It had the best pizza up there, but then the foolish owner moved to Sedona about 10 miles away and he didn't even make the pizza anymore--huge disappointment--and the "new" pizza stunk. It used to be so much fun going up there and watching the owner guy throw his pizzas up just like in NYC and maybe Italy too (of course he was Italian). I've gotten so off track here. I'm a watcher and subscriber of your channel and love it. XOXOJANE
Hi Jane and welcome to the channel! I don’t think I’ve seen a comment from you before but I really enjoyed reading your big one! I think you’ll be happy with the Finetek and Kuretake golds, they are the ones I use and they are fine. I’m glad you enjoy my rambling, I just do it as naturally as I can, so it does vary from video to video depending on my mood, what has happened in the day and probably my hormones! Even post menopausal girls get hormones! England has changed a lot over the years and isn’t the country I was born in. I live in France now, and yes, it is very similar where I am, in Brittany, the landscape is a lot like the south of England. In England there are too many people and not enough space and the country is suffering from economic problems that are going to drag people down into depression even further. I won’t go back. Your little town in Arizona sounds lovely. I’m sure we would be friends if I lived near you, my one regret is that I don’t have friends in France, but I do have my wonderful RUclips pals and that’s such a bonus! Sending you love and encouragement for your painting and have a lovely day Jane xxxxx
Love your videos they always make me smile and happy. I have an 8 neptune and cats tongue aqua elite. I really enjoy them both but I found the Neptune to be really difficult for me when I first started using watercolor but only because it was so soft and doesn't have the greatest point but now I love it! Thanks for another video and have a great day
Yes, the Neptune (and the Aqua Elite) are softer than I prefer. I don‘[t think I‘ll use them as much as I use my Drawell brushes!
WOW! What a great job Tamsin did on the black and white work!!! You have to have a precise hand to do such a job. Also, I'm wondering who Denise is. I've heard you mention that name several times. Maybe another RUclips painter? (I like the blue leaves)
Yes, Tamsin has a very precise hand, lucky girl! And Denise is a friend who lives in California, she’s one of our subscribers too x
Well that was fun, my leaves kinda worked well, but the landscape was a washy mess😂. Don’t think I was using the right paper, it had a very blotchy texture, and my salt didn’t work either😉hey ho. I’m sure I can doodle it into something another day. Love listing to you, makes me chuckle.🤭currently pouring down and blowing a gale off the sea here in NZ. Thanks for time.😊
Oh no! Sorry to hear about your lousy weather. They always say New Zealand has a lot in common with Britain! Glad you enjoyed the painting of leaves and yes it sounds like your paper let you down for the seascape. Have another go?
I find the Neptune a little too soft, but maybe I need to practice more with it. I prefer the Princeton Aqua Elite and (especially) Velvetouch, which are a little stiffer. If you think *you* as an Englishwoman from the south have trouble with the northern accents, imagine the trouble my husband and I (from the U.S.) had with the Geordies! 🙂
I certainly CAN imagine! Here’s a story from my childhood. My mum had a friend we called Auntie Joan and whenever we visited her we would sit and they would chat. One time after we’d left I said “Mum, what country does Auntie Joan come from? I can’t understand what she says!” And my Mum said “Auntie Joan is from Newcastle, she’s as English as you or me!” Well, she really didn’t sound as English as we did, in my ears!!!! The Geordies have held on to their dialect and their accent a lot longer than the rest of the country!!!
This was lonely , the painting and the closing shots of the animals. Made my day! What is the gossamer on the field? Did you find the 4th brush? I use Princeton occasionally but find the natural hair more pleasing to paint with. Thank you for sharing. I never thought about having all my palettes out, thanks for showing me that I can!
Thanks so much Bobbie! The gossamer on the field is spun by a particular kind of spider! I didn’t find the brush, I had to ask Tamsin to look for it, and the minute I asked her, I found it! I don’t know why that happens!
I’m from the North and sometimes I can’t understand them either 😂😂
LMAO😂😂😂
Take a look at Kuratake new paint set of 24. It’s called art nouveau. They are lovely muted colors. I hear they. Are sold out in Europe but Amazon USA has them. They are 36 US dollars plus shipping I suppose.
Hi Carole, yes, I have been looking into them. Amazon.com have them but they won’t send them to France. Not available at all over here in Europe or in England. I am trying to figure out how to get hold of some, they do look very lovely.
Hi Diane, I watched your watercolor pencil video yesterday and enjoyed it very much! Will you please tell me the name of the black pencil you did the sketch with? I’d like to get one. Thanks so much!
Hi Kathryne, thanks for your question. The pencil is a Staedtler Karat Aquarell pencils amzn.to/3Vfeygc Hope this helps!
I’m loving the colors you used for the leaves.
I’m not sure why but toward the last third of the video it became hard to hear you. Not criticizing just informing in case there’s an issue going on. 😊
Thanks Frieda, I’ll check that out- maybe I moved away from the microphone. Sorry about that! Hopefully it didn’t ruin it for you! ❤️
UGGHH! I can’t get to the community page, even in my browser, from my iPad anymore.. 😖. Oh well..I’ll try my phone later. I wanted to ask your advice on something, I couldn’t find if you’d reviewed these before. I’ve been offered a 1/2 price deal on 2 sets…or rather 1 of 2 sets. They both have their pros and cons, but I was really curious if you’ve used/tried either one. Since I’m doing both Western and traditional painting-both of these fit that in different ways. The first is a 6-set of cool and warm primaries from QOR, in tubes. Basically, the pro is that unique binder in QOR enables it to be used on Xuan with no other medium needed. They are the ONLY western paints I’ve experimented with that do this AND hold up to wet-mounting. The con? You can’t mix them with any other brands without getting major separation, problems with mounting, or unintended muddy mixes. I think the reason, specifically in this “primary” set is that 4 of them are multi-pigments, including a cerulean blue with PW6, making it VERY opaque..NOT what I’m looking for and I’d need to use something like my DS…leading to mixing 2 brands and likely issues with mounting. While I LOVE the way QOR travels in wet on wet…we don’t have wet on wet in Chinese painting..I have found that I have to be extremely careful when attempting Gongbi painting with QOR…I had to throw out a detailed painting I started last week..I wasn’t that far along, but between Dr Kitty Leela’s “assistance”..a funky ultramarine paw print above my bunny…or my own goof, just a tad too much ultramarine on the tigers socks= blue Rorschach blot. You can’t erase or lift off cicada wing sized Xuan. So..I practiced some calligraphy on it, let it dry..and crumpled it up so Leela can go get stoned on whatever TCM herb in my ink that drives her nuts. (She doesn’t ink or drink it, it’s something in the floral smell 🤷🏼♀️. Fiona and my other Chinese tutor in China insist one of her past lives were as an Emperor or Painting/calligraphy master’s cat.)
Next brand: Rosa’s gallery, 12 pans (although they’re wider than usual western pans) of single pigment color. I have NO experience with this brand..HOWEVER, they promise and list that the paint contains ONLY Pigment and gum Arabic…which means they SHOULD be easy to mix with Ming Jiao (a kind of glue in Chinese paints similar to ox gall, but made from fish bones..no, it has no smell, but if you get Chinese paints that DO, This is why) and/or peach sap gum, (I have used both in brush water when using single pigment or mineral western paints to get the paint to behave on my cicada wing paper..it’s the most used in Gongbi painting, but also the most delicate). I’ve got some single pigment pans of handmade paint that also contain only pigment & GA and it works great! In reviews I’ve seen, they seem to be great paints that mix well and being single pigment with no “unique” binders; I would assume they would play well with other paints. The cons? It’s half as much of each paint (the QOR tubes are the tiny 5mls; the pans are half pans) for the same price…but there’s 12 half pans. 2nd and the most important..I can’t find anyone I follow who has tried them. (With one exception and my consideration for this set is based on her review). I know some Chinese artists who now solely paint western style-none have tried Rosa’s. In fact Eric told me to ask some watercolor artists in the UK..since they’re made in Ukraine. 🤷🏼♀️. I have no idea about how they they’ll do on mounting and I can’t find any samples to try. Any ideas for or against?
Your hand: I am currently covered in bruises from falling. The main reason I’m TRYING to move is that my “new” doctors (3 of my doctors retired last Oct and Nov) have switched up my medications..I went from being fairly active, never in pain, pretty stable and functioning normally and sleeping most nights for 6-8 hours..now? My pain wakes me up every 1 1/2-2 hours, my hours themselves are completely messed up, my legs are giving out every few days and I’ve become so afraid of falling, I live in bed most of the day. I was born with 2 rare genetic disorders and between degenerative connective tissue disease and the spinal injury that ended my medical career..and never healed correctly; in my mid-60’s I’m having major issues. They say I need spinal, knee and hip surgery ASAP, me and my girls don’t trust the local surgeons..believe me, we have reasons. I’m TRYING every alternative treatment I can to get through until we can find me affordable housing. My bestie suggested both the Vit C, arnica (which I already had plenty), a CBD Balm (NOT some off-brand from Am), Vit B6. This is not just my bruising, which..I have severe osteoporosis and get VERY frequent fractures..I don’t even feel the bruises anymore; it’s mainly for my RA AND OA. (I apparently unconsciously raise my hand and say “wait cosmos, only 1 form of arthritis? No! I need 2 to go with my 2 rare genetic disorders!” 🙄😂). She’s bringing me the B6 she uses tomorrow along with some kind of ancient Russian remedy, (her hubby is Russian). As long as she doesn’t force me to drink more pine needle tea. Sorry..yes, it helped my coughing, BUT..THE TASTE…🤢) She’s taking me up to the hospital for tests, x-rays and an MRI. I’m REALLY hoping I don’t get admitted again…we’d hoped I would have moved by now…but Buffalo’s weather has also been an issue. I also have a stomach issue and need to be “roto-rooted” out every year-my pancreatic and hepatic ducts clog up). Last year was a nightmare. We’re not sure though if we can wait much longer…I’m packing a bag with art stuff tonight, just in case. Last time..after a fall and fracture last week; I convinced my wonderful Hospitalist/ER Doc Buddy here to let me come home the next day. I can take better care of myself here at home…even under these conditions. For my stomach, I have to go to a hospital 45 miles (almost an hours drive away) and…well…I got both a Hospitalist and a nurse fired last year for what happened. I REALLY don’t want to go back to that place. If I have to though..I want to be prepared…
Let me know if you have any opinion on Rosa Gallery..😊😸
Hi Elaine, first let me say you have my deepest sympathy for your health problems. I will pray for you and send you my love and best encouragement. About the paint, I don‘t have any experience of painting in the Chinese style or on Chinese traditional paper. But I have used both Qor and Rosa watercolors. Rosa I used in tube format. It seems somewhat stickier than the average watercolor paint to me. And the Quinacridone Gold I had bought as an experiment seemed duller than the Winsor and Newton I was used to. Qor I have the starter primary set. I found it a tad unmanageable, with the phthalocyanine blue going bonkers when it touched water. I haven‘t experimented much with it, but at the moment I have to say that my Japanese Kuretake paints are my main workhorse, as they are punchy and obedient. I don‘t know if this is of any help to you at all, but I‘m always happy to share the little I know! Good luck and happy painting and give Kitty Leela a hug from me and a miaow from our five!!! Xxx
Hi Diane. I so enjoy your videos. I’m looking to purchase a good set of brushes. Any recommendations?
Well, I think the Princeton ones I talked about here are good, and then my other workhorses are my Japanese Drawell brushes, which I buy direct from Japan. Here are the details in case you‘re interested. The Maestro ones are better quality than the Princeton ones. You can get them for a fraction of the price of the Princeton ones and they are better made and last a long time. They are very inexpensive, and if you order several the postage isn't too bad, they still work out at a good price. The ones I use are Drawell Golden Nylon Series 11-2, and I use mostly sizes 5, 7, 9, 11 and 13. I also use the Drawell Maestro ones, and I have sizes 3, 5 and 7 for more detailed work as they have a better point. Here's the website. The owner is a very friendly and polite Japanese gentleman. If you email him mailto:maeyama@drawell.co.jp he will send you a pricelist in dollars. www.drawell.co.jp/english/product.html
St Louis Art Supples in the USA ship worldwide but the cost might be prohibitive
Thanks for the tip, I‘ll look at their website!
Thank you for sharing. I did love what I think you said your daughter drew. I'd really love to see more and what are the rules? 🙂
Hi Cheryl, six months ago I didn’t know what Zentangle was either! You can read about it on their website here: zentangle.com/ and there are lots of books on Amazon to get people started. It’s a relaxing form of drawing that people get seriously hooked on!
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Which Princeton brush are you using to make the thin vine lines? I’d love to get one…where can I get one and what is the cost? I love your ‘freedom’ of design’….it shows how you are so very at ease and
enjoying your painting while learning…and teaching! Thanx so much!
FYI, exert caution, Zentangle is aggressive in protecting their empire!
Very good point, I’d forgotten that, well that’s one thing I won’t have to do then!
Hi Lynda, here is a link to the brush I was using amzn.to/3HkDQmT. Thanks very much for your kind comments!
Try posca pens
Did you know karetaki has a fairly. Ew pallete called are nouvo
Yes, the Art Nouveau set is one I‘d like to get hold of but it‘s not available in Europe at the moment! Thanks for sharing Patricia!