I HAD to stop when you said “let me know in comments whether this is helpful” because, well, you know, it is REALLY helpful! I only wish I had found your channel earlier in my art journey. You have helped me so much that I found the courage to enter a juried art crawl in my new home town! More importantly, I make art that I like and I don’t worry how many other people will like it. Because of that MORE people have liked it - isn’t that weird? I DID find my joy. And I’m finding my own style, slowly. Thank you for all this.
You give such brilliant instruction and your enthusiasm just makes us all feel like WE CAN DO IT TOO! I love that about you and all you have created. It's always a joy interacting with your passion for teaching. You do it well! I am happy to be in your circle of learning and growing. Thanks for all you share with the community of watercolor, it is appreciated!🧡✨🧡
I just tried your suggestion with the apple & different line qualities. Now I see what you mean! This IS helpful. I've seen other artists do this but not necessarily talk about using the side of the pencil It is definitely more dynamic. Thank you for this little jewel today!
I love your FB Reels and RUclips videos. You are so enjoyable and make painting exciting. Thanks for all you so to help and encourage, especially newbies like me
I used this technique as an exercise to gain control with my calligraphy pen to get even thick and thin strokes which is especially important in a copperplate style scrip. I love how you expanded this beyond one tool. Great tips. Thank you!
🤯 love this! I’ve been painting watercolor 6+ years, before that it was drawing. I kind of abandoned any consideration of thinking about lines because I was doing focused on shapes and values. But this is making me reconsider how game changing it is to make interesting marks ! Thankyou 🫶🏻
Thanks for reminding me about mop brushes - I was going through my old pieces thinking “how did I do that?” and when I read your comment just now it dawned on me that I used a really big juicy mop brush! Thanks! 😊
This is (for a change 😂) the first time line quality has made enough sense to actually use in a real piece of art (as opposed to a piece of art because I have no idea the goal I am trying achieve, in this case line quality exercises 😂😂😂). Thank you for finally levelling up my artwork once again by ACTUALLY being successful at explaining something others failed to explain to me (just for reference the rose video was another such example of someone, i.e. you, being able to breakdown and explain so I could ACTUALLY use the information and come out with art as opposed to art because all of it is art 😂😂😂). ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Just ordered your brush set to send to my bestie in FL and hopefully get her hooked. ;) One of the big reasons besides quality was that it gets her a tutorial BY you! And you are who inspired me to start. So thank you. ❤
I’ve gotten back into watercolor from being absent since 2000 I took weekly lessons from 1992/1999. And it wasn’t fun. I was in my 40’s all this time and though I had lovely paintings nothing was fun. Your channel has brought the fun back into watercolor. I’m so looking forward to changing to find my style instead of coping pictures for beauty. I was quirky , fun subjects and styles of painting. Thank you so so much at my senior age I’m feeling giddy about watercolor. 🙏😺💕🫶🌟
Oh yeah - the tip about keeping your old art - that’s a winner! How do you organize your old work? By color? Warm vs cool? By medium? By degree of completion? Simple Washes vs pieces you don’t really love yet but you don’t exactly know what you’re going to do with it? Thinking out loud here. Because I keep the practice sheets from when I was learning how to use a new brush or learning how to make different leaves - and now I have been using them for the beginning of my new abstract mixed media series!
@@lindsayb2629 OMG! YESSS - I pulled out my Sailor Fude pens (2 different degrees!) and cleaned them up and I’m putting fresh waterproof ink in them - eel black and either navy or Lexington gray both by Noodler’s Ink. Those line variations are ah-mazing with these pens!
You are the first person I have ever seen break down how to achieve this style. Wow! I have a particular painting (muscadines and muscadine vines) that I’ve done twice now, but it always turns out too realistic. This style would suit it perfectly. Gestural drawings? I’ve never even heard that term. 😮 I’ve got exploring to do now! Thanks for the video!
I literally just got feedback from my art teacher that my line work was great! I was actually going to ask her to clarify because I didn’t know what that meant!🤣🙏🏽 Also I just got a fude 55’ nib pen but couldn’t find a video that explained why the line variation it produces was important!😂 so thank you again! Seriously! What a valuable tutorial!!!!❤️ Also… there is an artist who produces AMAZING urban sketches using twigs!🤣 his name is Ch’ng Kiah Kiearn
I struggle with line quality as I tend to have too heavy a hand with my sketches and my inking a piece I have painted. I have saved this video to try again and again to remind myself what I need to remember!
@@sallykirkstephens8415 Reverse coloring is when the colors are already there and you draw the lines of what you see. There’s actually a coloring book series called The Reverse Coloring Book by Kendra Norton. They are on Amazon. She’s on instagram too. 💜
@@sallykirkstephens8415 If I may... it's when lines are put down after or on top of color. Like painting a paper with watercolors in a random fashion or maybe specific images, then go back in and draw lines/images/doodles or whatever you feel moved to do, based on what you see in the painting.
Thanks for these type of tips and suggestions! Please give other artists suggestions if you think about it in the future for other techniques. I will be looking at artist studies now! 🖋🖊🖌🖍📝🎨
Oh nice! I love my kakimori dip pen (which isn’t a fountain pen). I have the same brass nib and sakura holder that you have. If you rotate the pen as you use it, you’ll be able to use the full amount of the ink on the nib.
I HAD to stop when you said “let me know in comments whether this is helpful” because, well, you know, it is REALLY helpful! I only wish I had found your channel earlier in my art journey. You have helped me so much that I found the courage to enter a juried art crawl in my new home town! More importantly, I make art that I like and I don’t worry how many other people will like it. Because of that MORE people have liked it - isn’t that weird? I DID find my joy. And I’m finding my own style, slowly. Thank you for all this.
Ahh wonderful!
You give such brilliant instruction and your enthusiasm just makes us all feel like WE CAN DO IT TOO! I love that about you and all you have created. It's always a joy interacting with your passion for teaching. You do it well! I am happy to be in your circle of learning and growing. Thanks for all you share with the community of watercolor, it is appreciated!🧡✨🧡
Thank you so much! Such kind words!
I just tried your suggestion with the apple & different line qualities. Now I see what you mean! This IS helpful. I've seen other artists do this but not necessarily talk about using the side of the pencil It is definitely more dynamic. Thank you for this little jewel today!
Glad it was helpful!
I love your FB Reels and RUclips videos. You are so enjoyable and make painting exciting. Thanks for all you so to help and encourage, especially newbies like me
Thank you - this adds to my awareness when I am sketching, painting or even writing!
Wonderful! And yes definitely!!
This is a fabulous and helpful tutorial. So impressed and excited about this! Thank you!
You are so welcome!
I used this technique as an exercise to gain control with my calligraphy pen to get even thick and thin strokes which is especially important in a copperplate style scrip. I love how you expanded this beyond one tool. Great tips. Thank you!
Excellent! Love hearing how this applies to other skills!
🤯 love this! I’ve been painting watercolor 6+ years, before that it was drawing. I kind of abandoned any consideration of thinking about lines because I was doing focused on shapes and values. But this is making me reconsider how game changing it is to make interesting marks ! Thankyou 🫶🏻
One thing at a time but it sounds like you’re ready!!!
Thank you! Once again you show the fine points that make alllll the difference!
Glad it was helpful!
I love using mop brushes because it's easy to change the pressure and there's lots of variety to it too 🥰
Thanks for reminding me about mop brushes - I was going through my old pieces thinking “how did I do that?” and when I read your comment just now it dawned on me that I used a really big juicy mop brush! Thanks! 😊
And I just subscribed to your channel 🤗
Oh that’s a good point!!
Thank you!!
Why are mop brushes called what my non native speaker brain associates with it is, it is used to mop up too much water with it.
This is (for a change 😂) the first time line quality has made enough sense to actually use in a real piece of art (as opposed to a piece of art because I have no idea the goal I am trying achieve, in this case line quality exercises 😂😂😂).
Thank you for finally levelling up my artwork once again by ACTUALLY being successful at explaining something others failed to explain to me (just for reference the rose video was another such example of someone, i.e. you, being able to breakdown and explain so I could ACTUALLY use the information and come out with art as opposed to art because all of it is art 😂😂😂).
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Awww this is awesome to hear!! I’m so glad this clicked for you!
Enjoy watching the master at work! Thanks for the lessons.
My pleasure!
Just ordered your brush set to send to my bestie in FL and hopefully get her hooked. ;) One of the big reasons besides quality was that it gets her a tutorial BY you! And you are who inspired me to start. So thank you. ❤
Yay! Thank you!
Thank you! I found this very helpful and enjoyed your challenge to update old pieces. ❤
I'm so glad!
I’ve gotten back into watercolor from being absent since 2000 I took weekly lessons from 1992/1999. And it wasn’t fun. I was in my 40’s all this time and though I had lovely paintings nothing was fun. Your channel has brought the fun back into watercolor. I’m so looking forward to changing to find my style instead of coping pictures for beauty. I was quirky , fun subjects and styles of painting. Thank you so so much at my senior age I’m feeling giddy about watercolor. 🙏😺💕🫶🌟
"It's not what you use but how you use it". 😻 Time to find some joy with line flow and point variety. I learn so much from the kinds of videos💜💜
Yes! Thank you!
Love the example with the apple. Very interesting.
Thank you!
I only recently bought a proper liner brush and OMG! I can get the best line variations with it depending on how much paint and pressure!
Yessss!
Kristy has some great ideas foor searching for examples of line quality: fashion sketches, Toulouse Lautrec, Matisse and Kandinsky sketches.
Thanks for sharing!!
You always give such amazing tips… You blow my mind girl. Thanks for helping me improve my art.
You are so welcome!
Oh yeah - the tip about keeping your old art - that’s a winner! How do you organize your old work? By color? Warm vs cool? By medium? By degree of completion? Simple Washes vs pieces you don’t really love yet but you don’t exactly know what you’re going to do with it? Thinking out loud here. Because I keep the practice sheets from when I was learning how to use a new brush or learning how to make different leaves - and now I have been using them for the beginning of my new abstract mixed media series!
I organize by subject matter :)
I've been using my Sailor Fude fountain pen lately. Talk about thin and thick lines ❤❤❤ and broken lines... oh, the love!!!
Oh I need!!
@@lindsayb2629 OMG! YESSS - I pulled out my Sailor Fude pens (2 different degrees!) and cleaned them up and I’m putting fresh waterproof ink in them - eel black and either navy or Lexington gray both by Noodler’s Ink. Those line variations are ah-mazing with these pens!
You are the first person I have ever seen break down how to achieve this style. Wow! I have a particular painting (muscadines and muscadine vines) that I’ve done twice now, but it always turns out too realistic. This style would suit it perfectly. Gestural drawings? I’ve never even heard that term. 😮 I’ve got exploring to do now! Thanks for the video!
This was extremely helpful thank you.
So glad!
I just found this so insightful! A demystifying thank you 😮🎉
You're so welcome!
You are absolutely an AMAZING teacher. Thank you for sharing your beautiful gift of art ❤
Wow, thank you!
I got my first ever watercolour brush pens today… I’m so inspired !
Oh awesome!!!
I literally just got feedback from my art teacher that my line work was great! I was actually going to ask her to clarify because I didn’t know what that meant!🤣🙏🏽
Also I just got a fude 55’ nib pen but couldn’t find a video that explained why the line variation it produces was important!😂 so thank you again! Seriously! What a valuable tutorial!!!!❤️
Also… there is an artist who produces AMAZING urban sketches using twigs!🤣 his name is Ch’ng Kiah Kiearn
That is awesome!
I love Matisse so much. Your suggestions are great, thanks!!
Glad you like them!
Of course it’s helpful,as are all your videos as well as being really entertaining 🎉❤
I'm so glad!
Wonderful exercise!
Thanks!
I struggle with line quality as I tend to have too heavy a hand with my sketches and my inking a piece I have painted. I have saved this video to try again and again to remind myself what I need to remember!
Hope it will help! Thanks for watching :)
Great video, I need that pen!
Yes you do… it’s so awesome!
@@KristyRice and, I ordered one! I’ve not seen it before and I was going to buy a new dip pen…great timing. And inspirational video, thank you.
This is very cool. I do a lot of line art as well as reverse coloring so this video was perfect for me. Thank you so much for the tips!!! 💜💜
You are so welcome!
Nice ! What do you mean by reverse colouring?
@@sallykirkstephens8415 Reverse coloring is when the colors are already there and you draw the lines of what you see. There’s actually a coloring book series called The Reverse Coloring Book by Kendra Norton. They are on Amazon. She’s on instagram too. 💜
@@sallykirkstephens8415 If I may... it's when lines are put down after or on top of color. Like painting a paper with watercolors in a random fashion or maybe specific images, then go back in and draw lines/images/doodles or whatever you feel moved to do, based on what you see in the painting.
Thank you, I’ve never considered line quality.
Happy to help!
Love you!!!
😘😘😘
Great video!❤
You are so kind
Thank you so much!!! This really helps :)
Glad it helped!
Helpful!!
Glad you think so!
Thanks for these type of tips and suggestions! Please give other artists suggestions if you think about it in the future for other techniques. I will be looking at artist studies now! 🖋🖊🖌🖍📝🎨
Sure thing!
Really interesting.
What pencil sharpener do you use? Love your high spirited videos!
Girl. I see your WildRide ring ❤ I have the same and 🥰
Yessss I love it sooo much!!
I am having trouble doing the thick and thin lines. Any help?
Contact me on insta DM’s and let me know specifically what your lines look like when you’re getting frustrated with the exercise :)
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Boop! ❤👍🏾
Thank you!!!
Oh nice! I love my kakimori dip pen (which isn’t a fountain pen). I have the same brass nib and sakura holder that you have.
If you rotate the pen as you use it, you’ll be able to use the full amount of the ink on the nib.
I knew I was calling it the wrong thing but I had no idea what the right thing was so thank you!!!
🎉 #Boop 🎉🎉🎉😘
Name of ink pen, please!
Kakimori Sakura wood and brass nib from St Louis Art Supply!!!
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This was hard to watch, all the waffling on
I love waffles. With fresh berries. You?
@@KristyRice ain't nothing fresh about that video
First like!!!! ❤
Yay! Thank you!
Awesome video. ❤❤❤