You can totally put the words on blank pages! I love the idea of a book with mini paintings kept in their original form with words on the opposite page to accompany them.
I'm not laughing at the fact that you're crying and upset in your video. However, I did laugh because this is me every day. "WHY DID I DO THIS? ITS SO HARD"... Love your channel and so impressed by your illustrations. So inspiring!
I so want this book when it's done. I'm preying it's printed in a large scale format so i can admire the beautiful artwork. I remember my preschool teacher used to have giant scale versions of children's books that the whole class could see the illustrations, they were so cool.
Idea: there is not wasting time to do your big illustrations. You can sell your originals watercolours illustrations when you will be launch the children book (at the same time) And recuperate the time (labour) that you expended painting the watercolours. 😊
I found the perfect (for me) fine line brush in an eyeliner I bought at the Dollar Store! I had bought some for a face painting gig and I am totally hooked on them. I add a longer handle, after I wash them thoroughly. Lovely, lovely brushes! lol
I’ve been waiting for this! I was about to go to bed cause it’s almost 12 am for me, but now I get to watch this! I hope you’re having a wonderful day and I love your art! ❤
This book is going to be so stunning! I can’t wait until the release. Your paintings are amazing! I am in the process of illustrating my own book too. It’s so much work! I have all of my thumb nails sketched , a layout with text & sketches , character development done for 7 characters and I’m now finalizing some facial expressions for each character. Then I will begin the actual illustrations. I love this idea of milanote- I can see how this would be such an amazing help!
I have been following along since page one and I’m so happy with your progress especially because some of the jobs are a little bit tedious. Don’t worry yourself as you are doing an amazing job can’t wait to see the next video :) ❤
I've also been struggling with illustration taking so long. And after two years I found a way to get way faster. You paint first two or three layers of all painting at the same time. Then, while you wait for one layer to dry, you paint another part of a page. So you don't wait at all, you paint all the time, but different parts. So you paint the girl and the star, one layer of a girl, while it's drying, you paint one layer of a star. While both of them are drying, you paint the background. Hope it helps🙏
Omg I like this!! Although my layers dry pretty fast and I’m painting the next thing while the dry, I think the biggest time consumer is all the details but I wouldn’t have it without them 😅❤
I love doing lighwashes first too! Or underpainting with the lightest washes but leaving negative spaces where I know I want highlights - or if I mess that up just go back in with white gouache later 😬😅
Your work is insanely beautiful. re: waves you could cut out a section on another sheet the exact same shape as the sea then paint that section with waves and when dry place it over the original section and compare the “with” waves and “without” waves (without destroying the original)
i've been having the worst day, but watching this video has really really helped. youre a very kind and talented person i love ur videos with all my heart!
Aahhh im so in love with this series, your videos are so inspiring for me to keep painting regardless of the procrastination lol, Thank you for being so real with your process and struggles with us
I looooove following this project🥺 can you maybe do a video on all the colours & paper you use? I always struggle with finding the right paper for watercolour... thank youuuu❤
WOW! I love this piece so much!! Watercolour is such a hard medium, and you do such a beautiful job of showing the richness and colour within the images. I have never seen the technique you use before, for laying detail first, almost like your drawing with the brush, and then doing a more transparent layer of it!! I'm amazed that doesn't smudge the detailed layer before, that is so cool. I really love your videos, and I am excited to follow along your journey for your beautiful children's book. I hope I can read this to my own children one day! Now I am intrigued to see Kanagroo Island, the rock formations there and the cliffs look striking!! As a film and documentary editor, I have a small tiny suggestion...it sounds like your audio clips quite a lot through the film, and I don't know if that is because you are talking too close to the mic perhaps, but you may be able to put an audio leveller onto your film and batch level the whole audio, in each clip...at least you can do that with Davinci. I hope that helps!!
Thank you soo much ❤ Kangaroo Island is truely a special place, lots of variation in landscapes which you’ll see coming up in the following pages 🫶 Yes someone else said too about the clips! Personally I don’t notice it that much, I think it’s because I talk to close to my small mic, but all my voiceovers over my painting are with a big professional mic plugged into my computer so they sound much better! I’ve started holding my little mic further away, so hoping that makes a difference 🙏
@@chantalleonhardt I would love to go there! I’m very intrigued by these beautiful paintings and the story! Can’t wait to see more of your great work! Love from Alaska ☀️
You have to put Writing and Illustrating in the video title to match the other two videos. It will help with the metadata and help you tube suggest it to previous viewers as a series. I'm rooting for you. Love watching your journey. It's really inspiring.
How long did this page three take you to complete? I can see why it’s your favorite! So beautiful and your tips about the mood board were great! I use Unsplash myself for other projects-but using for painting inspiration is such a good idea. Thanks for sharing. 🙂
Hi Chantal. I love the unfolding book creation, I know you have said a few times that this is a 2 year project, but Im wondering if people can pre-order your creation ? I am interested if yes 😊
Hey!! I have a mailing list on my website www.chantalleonhardt.com/mailinglist. That you can sign up to and I’ll let you know when preoders go live and being part of my mailing list also allows you to be the first to buy it when it does 🥰
I feel like that you're making it hard on yourself with these illustrations, do them in small papers all the details will be gone once you resize them to their original a4/a5 size plus faster children book illustrations = more clients no-one is willing to wait a full year for their book to be illustrated you're so talented and your style is really nice, it's just adjusting it to be more commercial
ive done a test photograph and print and all the details show up!! one of the main reasons I'm painting so large is so when the print is resized to A4 the details are magnefied (more intense). I also very picky with my clients, so I'd rather focus all my attention in my book.. i know it will be worth it in the end!
i was going to say it was most likely you coming on your period, with you being so suddenly emotional for no reason lol. Unless the sheer size of your project is overwhelming you
The painting is very cut off there is a cluster of details in one place and straight up flat wash in one color in another, no flows. Broken perspective. I highly recommend to not work on big formats.
That’s the whole point of art, to expand what we currently know and get outside our comfort zone, to see what we are capable of! If I don’t start painting big now what could I missing out on painting in the future because I didn’t take the risk now!! Also this is an illustration, when resized the A4 the details appear very different and the perspective makes more sense with the words 😊
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You can totally put the words on blank pages! I love the idea of a book with mini paintings kept in their original form with words on the opposite page to accompany them.
hehe I think its going to be something like that, I just dont think I can cover up the pages with words 🥲🥰
I'm not laughing at the fact that you're crying and upset in your video. However, I did laugh because this is me every day. "WHY DID I DO THIS? ITS SO HARD"... Love your channel and so impressed by your illustrations. So inspiring!
Haha we keep real here 😅!! Thank you 💓
I so want this book when it's done. I'm preying it's printed in a large scale format so i can admire the beautiful artwork. I remember my preschool teacher used to have giant scale versions of children's books that the whole class could see the illustrations, they were so cool.
Idea: there is not wasting time to do your big illustrations. You can sell your originals watercolours illustrations when you will be launch the children book (at the same time) And recuperate the time (labour) that you expended painting the watercolours. 😊
I know, everything will come with time 😌 but knowing what I’m creating makes me so excited 😅❤
It looks soooo wonderful so far! you are unbelievably talented
Thank youuu!! I’m so excited to see it has a whole book next year 🥹💗
These look so pretty! I’m sure the book will turn out wonderful. I enjoy seeing your journey creating a self published picture book
watching this on my lunch break! what a treat
Omg yay!! Hope you had a great day at work 🫶
This is my favorite page! It came out so beautiful!!!
I found the perfect (for me) fine line brush in an eyeliner I bought at the Dollar Store! I had bought some for a face painting gig and I am totally hooked on them. I add a longer handle, after I wash them thoroughly. Lovely, lovely brushes! lol
I’ve been waiting for this! I was about to go to bed cause it’s almost 12 am for me, but now I get to watch this! I hope you’re having a wonderful day and I love your art! ❤
Omg thank you ❤ I hope you have the best sleep ever after watching 🧚♀️
@@chantalleonhardtI will thank you ☺️
This book is going to be so stunning! I can’t wait until the release. Your paintings are amazing!
I am in the process of illustrating my own book too. It’s so much work! I have all of my thumb nails sketched , a layout with text & sketches , character development done for 7 characters and I’m now finalizing some facial expressions for each character. Then I will begin the actual illustrations. I love this idea of milanote- I can see how this would be such an amazing help!
Thank you! The process is so intense is it not!! Please let me know your social media if you have one, I’d love to check out your work 💓🙏
I have been following along since page one and I’m so happy with your progress especially because some of the jobs are a little bit tedious. Don’t worry yourself as you are doing an amazing job can’t wait to see the next video :) ❤
Thank you so much! I'll see you in page four 🥰
It’s going to get better as time goes on! Keep doing what your doing!
Thank you ❤
I've also been struggling with illustration taking so long. And after two years I found a way to get way faster. You paint first two or three layers of all painting at the same time. Then, while you wait for one layer to dry, you paint another part of a page. So you don't wait at all, you paint all the time, but different parts. So you paint the girl and the star, one layer of a girl, while it's drying, you paint one layer of a star. While both of them are drying, you paint the background. Hope it helps🙏
Omg I like this!! Although my layers dry pretty fast and I’m painting the next thing while the dry, I think the biggest time consumer is all the details but I wouldn’t have it without them 😅❤
I love doing lighwashes first too! Or underpainting with the lightest washes but leaving negative spaces where I know I want highlights - or if I mess that up just go back in with white gouache later 😬😅
It's looking wonderful, I love all the ocean details. ❤
It's 2:22 AM in NYC so excited to watch!
The world is rewarding me for my insomnia 😂
Omg that’s so late!!! Noted I will start posting earlier in the day (for me it’s 4pm) for my US fam ❤
This is so inspiring. Keep going!🫶🏻🫶🏻
Your work is insanely beautiful.
re: waves you could cut out a section on another sheet the exact same shape as the sea then paint that section with waves and when dry place it over the original section and compare the “with” waves and “without” waves (without destroying the original)
love seeing passionate people! and i'm glad to be joining your journey here! just subscribed!
Thank you! See you next episode ❤
I love your art, and I love the choice of music, so cool and energizing
Ahhh thank you ❤ much appreciated 🫶
i've been having the worst day, but watching this video has really really helped. youre a very kind and talented person i love ur videos with all my heart!
@@azul1073 thank you 🫶💫 wishing the best week coming!!
Just stunning Chantal❣️
You have captured the mood beautifully. 💫
Thank you ❤❤
Aahhh im so in love with this series, your videos are so inspiring for me to keep painting regardless of the procrastination lol, Thank you for being so real with your process and struggles with us
Thank you for following the journey 🫶
Absolutely beautiful!! Keep going! 🐞✨🌸
So exciting! Thank you for sharing this experience!!
Who else saw the bug on her paper 😂
Btw love your art its so beautiful and you inspire me so much❤
Love it ❤️
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Its just so, so stunning! Thanks for your fantastic art work!❤Greets from Germany!
Dankeschön ❤
I get so excited when you upload, I’m a buy 12 copies when the book is finally out
you definitely get special discounts then xx
@@chantalleonhardt will be paying full price! as artists deserve
You have just earned a new sub 😊
I love your videos! they inspire me to do more illustrations :)
🙌yay! Thank you
I looooove following this project🥺 can you maybe do a video on all the colours & paper you use? I always struggle with finding the right paper for watercolour... thank youuuu❤
Thank you!! I already have a video up going through my materials- it’s the watercolour tutorial one 😊🙏
This video is so valuable. Great information, thank you for sharing
WOW! I love this piece so much!! Watercolour is such a hard medium, and you do such a beautiful job of showing the richness and colour within the images. I have never seen the technique you use before, for laying detail first, almost like your drawing with the brush, and then doing a more transparent layer of it!! I'm amazed that doesn't smudge the detailed layer before, that is so cool. I really love your videos, and I am excited to follow along your journey for your beautiful children's book. I hope I can read this to my own children one day! Now I am intrigued to see Kanagroo Island, the rock formations there and the cliffs look striking!!
As a film and documentary editor, I have a small tiny suggestion...it sounds like your audio clips quite a lot through the film, and I don't know if that is because you are talking too close to the mic perhaps, but you may be able to put an audio leveller onto your film and batch level the whole audio, in each clip...at least you can do that with Davinci. I hope that helps!!
Thank you soo much ❤ Kangaroo Island is truely a special place, lots of variation in landscapes which you’ll see coming up in the following pages 🫶
Yes someone else said too about the clips! Personally I don’t notice it that much, I think it’s because I talk to close to my small mic, but all my voiceovers over my painting are with a big professional mic plugged into my computer so they sound much better!
I’ve started holding my little mic further away, so hoping that makes a difference 🙏
@@chantalleonhardt I would love to go there! I’m very intrigued by these beautiful paintings and the story! Can’t wait to see more of your great work! Love from Alaska ☀️
Love your art you are one of my favorite artist, i wated a lot for this video
Saludos desde Colombia💓
Ahhh thank you ❤❤
You have to put Writing and Illustrating in the video title to match the other two videos. It will help with the metadata and help you tube suggest it to previous viewers as a series. I'm rooting for you. Love watching your journey. It's really inspiring.
OMG you’re a legend, I can’t believe I forgot that! Thank you for letting me know 🙏
I love your videoooos
You’r art really inspire me💖🌸🌷💓💕☀️
🫶🙏💓this makes me so happy
My favorite page so far too! Sorry your period has you feeling bad
How long did this page three take you to complete? I can see why it’s your favorite! So beautiful and your tips about the mood board were great! I use Unsplash myself for other projects-but using for painting inspiration is such a good idea. Thanks for sharing. 🙂
Thank you so much! Moodboarding is a huge thing for me, i think this one was around 75hrs if I add all the hours up xx
you are soooo talented 🤩😍🤩😍🤩😍
Thank you 🫶💗
If it helps, it's only Tuesday here in South Africa 🇿🇦 so you have an extra day with me!
wow ❤❤❤❤❤❤
😮 did anyone else notice the tick crawling across the paper 😅 the top right time 6:07
Haha it’s a little spider perks of living in Australia 😂❤
Hi Chantal. I love the unfolding book creation, I know you have said a few times that this is a 2 year project, but Im wondering if people can pre-order your creation ? I am interested if yes 😊
Hey!! I have a mailing list on my website www.chantalleonhardt.com/mailinglist. That you can sign up to and I’ll let you know when preoders go live and being part of my mailing list also allows you to be the first to buy it when it does 🥰
That link might not work but my mailing list should pop up on the screen anyhow ❤
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6:09 is that a spider??? 🕷️
Hehe keeping is Aussie here😅
I feel like that you're making it hard on yourself with these illustrations, do them in small papers all the details will be gone once you resize them to their original a4/a5 size
plus faster children book illustrations = more clients no-one is willing to wait a full year for their book to be illustrated
you're so talented and your style is really nice, it's just adjusting it to be more commercial
ive done a test photograph and print and all the details show up!! one of the main reasons I'm painting so large is so when the print is resized to A4 the details are magnefied (more intense). I also very picky with my clients, so I'd rather focus all my attention in my book.. i know it will be worth it in the end!
Hiiiiiiiii
Heyyyyy!!!
Great painting. I am glad you're not going to put the words in the painting . It makes the reader appreciate the art work better
i was going to say it was most likely you coming on your period, with you being so suddenly emotional for no reason lol. Unless the sheer size of your project is overwhelming you
The painting is very cut off there is a cluster of details in one place and straight up flat wash in one color in another, no flows. Broken perspective. I highly recommend to not work on big formats.
That’s the whole point of art, to expand what we currently know and get outside our comfort zone, to see what we are capable of! If I don’t start painting big now what could I missing out on painting in the future because I didn’t take the risk now!! Also this is an illustration, when resized the A4 the details appear very different and the perspective makes more sense with the words 😊