Trying to Improve My Painting in a Week
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- Опубликовано: 5 июл 2024
- A week of art including plein air painting, environment stills from Ghost of Tsushima, gesture drawing, and everything in between! With a story environment concept done without reference at the beginning and end of the week~
The week lesson plan (with some additional topics/ideas) if anyone wants to give it a shot! shorturl.at/ruLST
I used all sorts of mediums in this video including charcoal, sketch and wash pencil, watercolor, acrylic, ink, highlighter, colored pencil, etc.
The gesture drawing video that I used in this @NewMastersAcademyorgNMA • (Non Nude) Daily Life ...
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Black and White Portrait shorturl.at/iuETX
Door shorturl.at/ivKRU
Colorful Buildings shorturl.at/bsR05
Blue and Pink Portrait shorturl.at/hpyGT
Orange and Purple Portrait shorturl.at/uyO17
Blue and Yellow Portrait shorturl.at/kmqNU
Fishing Village House shorturl.at/fxDGX
Pakistan Alleyway imgur.com/BaWvSyg
00:00 Intro
00:26 Preliminary Environment Painting
02:24 Day 1: Black & White
04:58 Day 2: Color
07:24 Day 3: Nature
10:50 Day 4: Manmade
13:30 Day 5: Cinematic
17:22 Environment Repaint
20:32 Outro
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"warm." by fredruary / warm licensed under creativecommons.org/licenses/...
Music by Lewis Edwards - Tested - thmatc.co/?l=73DDD263
Music by Mr. Chase - Love of my Life - thmatc.co/?l=79F55AF2
"Bird Song" by Dr. Cornelius "Thumbs" Pianeer / bird-song licensed under creativecommons.org/licenses/...
"City" by KUWAGO / city licensed under creativecommons.org/licenses/...
"Shakuhachi Dream" by Capellimusic / shakuhachi-dream licensed under creativecommons.org/licenses/...
"mountain chimes" by sevenism / mountain-chimes-naviar... licensed under creativecommons.org/licenses/...
Music by Singto Conley - Return To The Water - thmatc.co/?l=CE464A71 
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Oh wow. This is incredibly inspiring to me! I'd love to give myself the chance to improve instead of accepting how bad I am lol... I adored the cinematic scenes...And that window was insane!
Oh my goodness you have no idea how happy it makes me to hear that! I think one of the things this project really showed me is that drawing/painting a big variety of things out of your comfort zone is super helpful. Once I started pinpointing weaknesses that I wanted to work on (especially from the first painting without reference), it gave me a lot of things to study and try to improve on like the reflections with the windows and water. Still a long way to go as well! I hope you do give it a try if you want to, learning can honestly be super fun~
The window was my favourite to! So awesome!
I miss the days of this kind of artwork… it all looks lovely
Yup. But not more lovely then her
Ahhh well thank you so much! I do think sometimes it's really hard to warrant spending time on art like this nowadays, which is really unfortunate. Tbh that's a big part of why I made the video- I usually just don't have the time if it's not for work or a video. Want to change that though, spend some more time drawing/painting when I can~
You were right; this was different from the videos that you’ve made before. I like that you showed us something creative, thoughtful, inspiring, and personal. I really enjoyed it. Thanks for sharing this with us.
Definitely different haha, there are some times where I just feel like I need to switch it up a little. Both in projects and in the way I put the video together. Thank you so much as always, really happy to know that you could enjoy it regardless, the crafting will be back as well!
You can draw much better than I anticipated. Until now I thought you can doodle with paint fairly well, but those quick human posture drawings were really good!
Drawing and painting in general is definitely something I'm still working on improving haha, lots of work to do. Thank you so much! While I don't have too much time to dedicate to it, aside from the project sketches I probably do the most gesture drawing just because it's quick so I can sneak it in once in a while!
@@MechanicalFiend Keep on working, you are getting really good :) I'm really floored by your talents in drawing.
I like both. Nice job.
The old one looks more sketchy which is also interesting.
The new one looks more refined.
Thanks for sharing 👍
Totally agree, I think that has a lot to do with the fact that the original was really working off nothing, while the last one was working off the first one. Sort of like another iteration, so I'm not surprised it was more refined. Thank you so much for giving it a watch~
That was very inspiring. It's amazing the difference between the day one and day seven paintings.
I especially liked the vignette you did for the window reflection study. It had so much in it - value contrast, natural forms, constructed forms, - even an amazing sense of depth! All in one study. - whew!
Thank you so much for this. I think you've convinced me to try using colours again.
Doing the two versions of the same painting actually was actually a lot more interesting and informative than I expected! That window study probably surprised me the most, it's something that I never thought to paint before and I felt like I learned so much from it. Want to do more in that vein in the future for sure. Thank you so much for all the kind words! So happy to hear that, wish you all the best with your future art endeavors~
This was so fun!! And the video was amazing too obviously.
It was a blast to make as well! Thank you so much~
I need to learn that obsession of living in the page. I have the problem of hating a drawing and just wanting to switch to another page ignoring the drawing all together
I don't think that's necessarily wrong, sometimes a piece just doesn't work out and that's ok. That being said, sometimes when you work a piece that you don't like, after a while it will unexpectedly become something you like. There's no wrong way to do your art though, draw the way that serves you as an artist!
Woah, I was trying to follow your hints along the way for this one but wasn’t expecting this, wow! Seeing the side-by-side comparison at the end showed a lot of advancement in refining many of the finer details, and that water came out incredible. If this was the progress from one week, I could only imagine the milestones at one month or even one year. It was also enjoyable to see a project in a different medium than the usual so hopefully we’ll see more of them.
I think I'm actually kinda terrible at giving hints because I always think it's obvious when it's actually not at all lol. Totally, unfortunately I don't have the kind of time to dedicate to it like this regularly, but I'm definitely going to keep working on it when I can. Really glad to hear that you don't mind seeing a different medium once in a while, switching it up every so often is good for my brain haha~
@@MechanicalFiend Haha, it’s all good, maybe I’m just awful at deciphering hints. Awesome, I’ll continue to look forward to seeing your sketches/drawings/paintings pop up in your future videos.
This is a great video, maybe I should try something like this myself.
Please do give it a try if you're interested! This was such a fun project, I would be so happy if other people gave it a shot themselves~
@@MechanicalFiend I’ve actually already started! Instead of painting I decided to do human anatomy, foreshortening, perspective, and stuff like that. Thanks for the inspiration to start.
Wonderful... Thank you..
Oh my goodness no, thank you! So happy you could enjoy~
This was a success! Your second attempt a week later is a definite improvement. I love it.
Ahh so glad to hear you thought so, thank you! Doing the first one without reference really made me realize a lot of things that I needed to work on that I didn't even think of. I was sitting there like "I've seen water my whole life, how do I not know what it looks like" hahaha
You should know how inspiring you are, I haven't painted in anything in 20 years, and I think it's time I should give it another go. You teach without intentionally teaching, at least that's how I feel. Your videos are so well done (photography, lighting, editing), and I'm always glad when you release a new one.
You have no idea how happy it makes me to hear that- if anything that I make can encourage someone else to keep being creative, that means the absolute most to me. I really hope you do give it a go if you want to! And of course, thank you so much for the kind words as always, so glad you could enjoy~
Your day 1 painting is so much better than anything I could ever do. Your talent is off the scale
Not only the content of this video is amazing but the camera work and editing is just perfect!! Soo Inspirational!!!
Ahhh you are too kind, so happy to hear you could enjoy it! I had the best time being able to experiment a little while putting this one together and trying to create a different mood for each day. Thank you so much~
This is the kind of video that fulfills the promise of RUclips as a platform for the sharing of filmed personal experiences and self-expression with unique presentations - in this case, a beautifully shot and edited chronicle of a week of an art experiment, which in my book is peak RUclips.
There's a quality in your videos that I find really compelling, with this amazing cinematography, the use of music, it's all a great package, and this one was a bliss to watch.
Your channel and Craftastrophe were both great discoveries of libraries of videos that have been something of comfort viewing for some sucky days and right now I'm glad there are still a good amount to go through in each!
I might skip the Mango tribute for now, since me and my fiancée are both still healing from something along those lines. I've began watching it and it was a little overwhelming for the moment, so I had to click away and I hope it didn't put a dent on your viewer retention stats, I felt a little guilty hahahah
I watched some of your videos with my fiancée and we've been getting some ideas for our small ongoing/future crafting projects in here, so thanks for that!
Take care, all the best!
I honestly don't know how to even begin to say how much it means to hear that. There's still a long way for me to go in improving a lot of things about the videos, but I really try to make sure they at least capture the feeling that I'm trying to get across. It makes me the happiest to hear that both of you can enjoy them and you're able to take something into making your own projects! And of course, really glad if they can offer any kind of comfort- I am so sorry to hear that you are having some not so great days and hope the good days are more plentiful in the future. (And very happy to be included among T-Nu's channel haha, his stuff is fantastic)
Don't even worry about any stats lol, I certainly don't! I make videos for people to experience in the way that benefits them, not an algorithm. It's almost a year later and I still feel that pain quite keenly, so I totally understand and hope that both of your hearts can rest a little easier sometime soon.
Thank you so much for all the kind words, they are really so appreciated and it means the most to know that the videos can have an impact like this. All the best to you and your fiancée as well~
and here's another reason why i love your channel so much! You always inspire me a lot. And what about all those studio ghibli's references? I love all this so much. Don't mind me, I'm just here waiting for your next creation so that i can express all my admiration and my gladness 'cause im getting more and more into all these creative things thanks to you!
Ahhh that's the best thing to hear, I wish you the best with all of your future creative endeavors! In that case, I apologize for keeping you waiting for quite a while between videos... I really always wish I could speed things up more. Either way, I appreciate all of that so much, thank you~
@@MechanicalFiend Don't worry! Take your time!!
Loved seeing all the different styles and techniques throughout the week! And the ocean/fishing vibes were just so lovely 🥰
Thank you so much, this was a really fun project to work on! I enjoyed laying in all the ocean sounds so much haha, very relaxing to listen to~
Your videos are so beautiful! Instantly made me wanna paint something (I have never painted anything in my life - apart from 10 years ago in school)
Ahh that makes me so happy to hear! Give it a shot if you are inspired! Painting is honestly a lot of fun regardless of how the piece turns out~
You should try out a wet pallet when using acrylics. That way colors you mix don't dry on the pallet. Tupperware, sponge and parchment paper is all you need
I kid you not, I was thinking that the whole time I was doing this! I wanted to make one, but didn't have any sponge material around. Definitely going to try it soon!
Oh, fantastic subject matter for a vid and your art skills are amazing. As usual I find myself drawn in by your love of the subject and narration of your process. Great work!
Ahhh thank you so much as always, appreciate you saying that more than I can put into words! I've still got a lot to learn for sure, but this one was such a fun video to work on, super happy you could enjoy it~
You are so naturally skilled at what you make im surprised you cant see how good you really are. Id buy that painting if i saw it in a show. You have an instinctive talent for detail. Thank you for sharing
You gotta stop, I am actually sitting here with watery eyes! You're too kind, I have a lot to work on especially with drawing/painting, but I really appreciate that so much. Thank you for giving it a watch~
I really like this one! Your plan for the week was so comprehensive - all those mediums, subjects, techniques! May I say that, before you even practiced, I love how you add fog, mist and atmosphere to your paintings. My favorite paintings in the video are everything on Nature Day, the reflective window, and the CINEMATICS - wow! Those are just beautiful. What a great source. Looking forward to the extra Patreon episode of those.
There's definitely a lot I didn't get to, but tried to experiment with things that I don't usually as much as possible! Thank you so much! I had a blast doing all the nature pieces outside, plein air painting is super fun. I go to locations with my brother to paint a couple times a year if we can and always have the best time. Had so much fun with this project and video in general, so super happy you could enjoy it~
I think you made huge strides! Especially with the water, and the cleanness of your lines. Well done!
Thank you so much! I definitely still have a ton to work on, but it was really nice to see that spending some time studying things I haven't had a chance to actually does make a difference!
This is all amazing, great work!!
Ahhh you're too kind! Really glad you could enjoy, thank you so much~
The day 2 painting is so realistic
Ahhh well thank you so much! Still have a lot of parts that need improvement, but so happy you thought so~
Wow you can really see the difference between the first and last painting. One is a bit more expressive and the other one a bit more detailed and cleaner, but both are beautiful in their own way. I really enjoyed watching you’re painting process, and the black and white sketches. The high liter gesture drawings were fascinating, the way you blocked in the shadows combined with the thin line art, I could stare at it for hours. This whole video is so inspiring, I injured my hand by drawing and painting too much, but watching this makes me feel as though my hand suddenly healed and I take on five projects at once. I’m so tempted to try that lesson plan you created even though landscape painting intimidates me. Great video as always, looking forward to the next one.
Doing the same painting twice actually surprised me in a lot of ways, I thought they would be more similar than they ended up being in the end. Thank you so much! I love doing gesture drawings with charcoal, I'm pretty slow drawing/painting usually so those sessions really help me loosen up and speed things up. I'm so sorry to hear about your hand! Super happy to hear this could maybe offer some inspiration, but please heal your hand first, that's much more important! You can also change the lesson plan based on what you want to do as well, doesn't have to be landscape painting and definitely can be altered to what you want to focus on~
This was really cool to watch! I love all the pieces you did but I do think your last one was my personal favorite.
So happy you could enjoy it, thank you so much! I'm really glad to hear you liked the final piece the most, I was sitting there wishing that I could combine elements from the first one and that one haha. Maybe if I did a third iteration it would be the closest to what I wanted!
imho, they're both pretty cool. Really enjoyed seeing your week of sketches, too.
Always enjoy watching your vids and the stuff you create.
At the end, I think I wanted to take certain elements from both paintings and combine it into one haha! Thank you so much as always, I really appreciate all of your support and feedback so much~
Your work is amazing, honestly just stunning. I have no art education due to a horrible art teacher at school but I love to draw and paint, I'm just not good at it. I stopped many years ago due to confidence issues but have started to art/junk journal. Its nice to have that creative freedom back with no rules. This video has inspired me to pick up a paint brush or other medium again.
I am so sorry to hear you had a bad art teacher, having great mentors and people to help you along the way is so important and changes your development so much. I'm so glad to hear that you're journaling though! Art shouldn't have rules, especially when you're doing it for yourself. The idea that every piece you make should turn out good, especially when you're learning, just isn't constructive in any way. As long as you're enjoying yourself doing it, it can't be anything other than a success! Really hope you get the chance to try some mediums you have been wanting to and wish you always the best with all your creative projects~
@@MechanicalFiend thank you so much
This is so cool, it makes me want to do my own week of this! The improvement between the starting and end pieces were super interesting to see, too :)
I would be so happy if you did want to give it a try! I was actually surprised at how much doing a piece without reference helped me to understand weaknesses and things I should work on. Would totally recommend it if you are interested!
Absolutely LOVE this type of video! I knew you could paint, but these fishing villages turned out amazing! Honestly I like them both, but the colors on the last one make it my favourite for sure.
Ahhhh so happy to hear you liked this one! It was so nice to work on something different in between projects, definitely helps keep things interesting~
I kinda forgot about this channel over the 3 or so months since your last video.
But wow as always, worth the wait.
It's so funny for me to hear that because I spend months working every day on the videos, so I never feel like I'm gone lol. So glad you could enjoy as always though, thank you~
I wish we lived in the same town and I was your best friend, you are such a lovely(and talented) person
Hahaha honestly I'm pretty sure that I appear a lot more interesting in the videos than I am in real life, but thank you so much for saying that! I would love to hang out and paint together~
So inspiring! love your work 💗. I don't know alot about painting and art. But you can really see your confidence in your skills come through by the end of the week. 🥰. Love watching your stuff as always.
Oh my goodness you are too kind! There is a ton that I still have to work on and learn haha, but being able to actually practice for once was great. Thank you so much, always glad you could enjoy~
Great video and the water in the second version is much better, but I sort of like the roofer buildings in the front on the first version better. The composition of the background building I think is better in the second painting.
A lot improved in just a few days and even the old masters painted the same motive many times. :-)
Definitely, there were pieces that I liked of each more- if parts of both could be combined it would probably be much closer to what I wanted in the end! Turns out if you actually put time into something, you do start to improve, funny how that works isn't it? Hahaha I gotta try to devote more time to getting better!
Really inspiring Devon. Lovely video.
Ahh thanks so much Bill, I always love seeing all of your little robot drawings and concept sketches! Seeing your sketchbook has been super inspiring to me as well~
Oh, this was so nice to see!! I'm an amateur painter myself (really really amateur lol), but I do still enjoy it every once and awhile, and more time spent working on it truly does make a difference I think. Seeing you practice with different mediums was especially inspiring, since venturing out of an artistic comfort zone is always intimidating, but once again you conquered!! Thanks for this and best of luck with your future projects
Totally, the more time you actually spend working on things out of your comfort zone, the more opportunity for improvement! Hope you get the chance to do that once in a while as well, it can be really fun! Thank you so much and wish you the best with all of your painting as well~
Your observational painting skills are so strong. Your understanding of value and framing is genuinely better than some of the professors I’ve had. Wonderful stuff!
Ahhh you're too kind, I don't know about all that! I will say that a lot of the principles that go into painting are ones that apply to cinematography as well, so having studied that has helped me a ton in those aspects. Thank you so much~
water color is so hard. I was okay with oil paints but water colors eluded me. The artist for Breaking Cat News does her comics in water colors. They are beautiful.
You said it, watercolor is soooo difficult- I see so many super talented watercolor artists out there and it blows my mind what that are able to do with it! How?
Wow..!!! Devon is there anything you can’t do..!! Lovedddd it😍😍
Hahaha Hani there is so much though, some of the things I can't do are even displayed in this! You're always too kind, so happy you could enjoy~
Wonderful, I'm going to try it out and if I succeed I will tag you lol. The video really made me want to get out my sketch book and paints! The Patreon content was awesome as always!!! Keep on keeping on my crafty friend.
So excited you want to try it! No matter how it goes, the most important thing is that you have fun with it! Wishing you the best with your painting and thank you for the super nice words as always~
This video makes me want to buy a sketchbook and learn how to paint stuff. Thanks for sharing
That makes me the absolute happiest to hear, oh my goodness! Give it a try if you want to, it's a ton of fun!
gosh i love your painting style so much, it reminds me of Monet (one of my fav painters)! your pieces are so colorful, texturized and truly beautiful! ☺️💖
Oh my goodness please don't even put me in the same sentence as Monet, he was a master! I'm nowhere near that lol, you're too kind! Have a lot to learn, but appreciate you saying that so so much~
@@MechanicalFiend you are so talented love and your art really is so inspiring, i hope you know that :’)
Your paintings are all Beautiful, see you next time. :D
Ahhh thank you so much, still have a long ways to go, but it's fun! Will be back to crafting next time~
You are such a fascinating person. I find your creativity inspiring and absolutely love the uniqueness and editing of your videos. Thanks for creating such quality content and being your original self! :)
Ahhh you're too kind, I honestly think the videos make most of what I do seem a lot more interesting than it is in reality haha. Thank you so much, so happy you could enjoy~
Amazing video, saw it a little late but the concept and execution was phenomenal and were better paintings than what I could ever do.
A wizard arrives precisely when he means to! There is no late lol, thanks for giving it a watch! Appreciate that so much, super happy you could enjoy, had a ton of fun working on this~
What a cool project! There's so much to be said to have regular practice
Totally and especially practicing things you don't usually! Wish I had time to devote to it more regularly!
Your whole process is amazing!! You are very talented. Thanks for sharing!!! 😃
Hahaha I feel like the process is very much a mess, but I appreciate you saying that so much! Thank you for giving it a watch~
Oh joy! Glad to see you. I always wonder how all my YT peps are doing; hope you are ok. Your paintings are amazing😍
Glad to see you too haha! Doing well, just working on projects as always, hope you have been well too my friend! And thank you for the kind words of course~
@@MechanicalFiend Of course! Going thru life, I end up thinking of things that you or someone else taught me, then I just wonder how you guys are. Sort of like long distance friends out in the world☺️ I appreciate you & hope you stay safe and happy!✌️🖖
Your hairstyle looks cutely cool idk what I'm trying to state but you look beautiful totally my style and how I would want my hair to be. Short and your art ufff
Ahhh well thank you so much! Short hair is kinda the best tbh, so easy to deal with, I love it!
Really great job on the edit here. Tons of B-roll, you really put a lot of work into this. I also love the mixture of black and white and color footage. 🖤
Thank you so much! This one was so fun to shoot and edit, definitely a little different than usual so lots of chances to experiment! You're absolutely right about the b-roll lol, I think this is the most footage I've had for a project thus far!
@@MechanicalFiend Your hard work and passion shows through your work, really inspiring:)
Wow, this was really good! I hope you'll continue doing these, and maybe one day another painting/ art study type of video? I was especially interested in the water and window reflection segments because I'm definitely not experienced in those areas. Actually, I also don't feel confident in my own ability to draw landscapes and buildings and man made things either.
I think you're really good at these! Better than you give yourself credit for. I thought the first fishing village sketch and painting was impressive, and then to be able to compare them, wow. I really noticed how much the 2nd one stands out more, demands attention (in a good way!), and the really beautiful water was just *chef's kiss*
I thought the window reflection study was so so impressive. You did a gorgeous job with it.
Anyway, hope to see more like this in the future, if you ever want to do something like this again.
Absolutely loved this video; hugely inspiring. Definitely saw an improvement in the second painting. I am just getting into watercolours; really like the idea of some home tutorials. xx
Ahhhh so happy you could enjoy it, I was super nervous about putting this one out because it was so different, so that's really nice to hear. Thank you so much! Wish you all the luck with watercolor, as you could see they are the bane of my existence lol... so can't offer much help there, but I hope you have a ton of fun with them!
I gotta say just found your Chanel and I love it!!! reminds me of my crafty days and makes me want to go and get inspired
Ahhhh so happy to hear that, hope you do get to do some crafting if you're inspired to!
So talented!
Ahh you're too kind! Drawing/painting is definitely something I'm still working on, appreciate you saying that so much~
I think your painting is lovely and beautifully detailed
Ahhh you are so very kind! Painting is obviously something I'm still working to improve, but really happy to hear you thought so! Thank you~
You are very talented and also excellent in the video making.
Your videos are always inspiring! Thank you!
Ahhh that's really the best thing to hear, so happy you can enjoy them!
Dang now I really want to paint!
I hope you do if you have the time! So much fun~
So glad to see a post from you.
And glad to receive a comment from you my friend, hope you are well!
Love it
Ahh so happy you could enjoy!
It is so beautiful 😀😀😀
Ahhh thank you so much! So glad you thought so~
Nice work! Keep it up!
Thank you thank you!
Can't paint for sh... therefore I'm instantly envious. Nicely done as always. :-)
Well if it's watercolor, honestly I'm right there with you haha! It's too hard! Thank you so much as always, really happy you could enjoy~
Wow.. amazing paintings.. so beautifull... I love them
Ahhh you're too kind as always, thank you so much! Had a ton of fun working on them~
This was awesome! Waaaay better artist than me! Lol
When you started doing the cinematic drawings, it reminded me of something I did basically 10 years ago too with taking an in game reference of world of warcraft of an outdoor scenery area with a moonlight environment.
I tried to do it with oil pastels. It did not come out well... Lol
The whole process of everything you did was awesome to see. Did you spend about the same amount of time between the first, and last days?
Ok but oil pastels are incredibly difficult to work with, especially with detail work haha. Still sounds like that would have been a really fun project though! Glad you could enjoy it, thank you so much! I didn't time the paintings, but I think it's likely that I did spend a bit longer on the last one, which probably had a lot to do with some of the improvements as well. I really should have mentioned that in the video lol, thanks for asking!
Your new haircut really suits you, really really well.
Hahaha well I've had the same haircut for about 5 years now (I just wear it in different ways sometimes), but hey thank you so much!
Cool
Thank you thank you!
This was a really nice & relaxing video, I really enjoy watching time lapse painting and building videos so this was perfect. The transitions from styles and formats was nice and provided some great variate. I have to say my favorite was the window reflection, it looked beautiful. But honestly a really enjoyable video overall.
Now I just have one question (and I swear to god its not an inuendo) but for your brushes how to you clean the tips after painting? I notice for me (especially on brushes with smaller/thinner brussels) they tend to get messy/tangled after painting so I'd love to know how you care for them?
Thank you so much, the window was so fun to paint, I really hadn't ever done anything like that before- such a great challenge!
As far as the brushes, I actually really struggle with this too sometimes haha. Some of the ones I was using in this are pretty new so those ones are in pretty good condition. Recently I tried cleaning them with a solution of water, alcohol, and dish soap and brushing them through with an old toothbrush, which actually worked pretty well. For a lot of dried paint in a brush I saw a video about dipping them in boiling white vinegar (just be careful of dipping only the bristles and not any further or it could melt the glue holding the bristles in), but I haven't tried that. As far as keeping the shape of the brushes, I have done dipping them in hot water and then forming them back into shape by brushing them on a bar of soap- let it dry and they should be a bit better the next time you use them. There's a bunch of methods that you can try and I'm really not an expert, but hope that helps just a little!
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Im late again XD
Always in awh watching these.
I hope you are well youtube friend !
A wizard is never late! They arrive precisely when they mean to! Thank you so much for always giving the projects a watch, it is so appreciated. I am very well, hope you are too my friend~
You are ,in my opinion, quite hard on yourself , l do understand that is the operation by which we grow in reach and capacity. This was a very good exercis..., top marks. I enjoyed seeing your development over this week. May l give you a lesson my art teacher from highschool gave me , and it still works. I was part of a DnD group and l built a LOT of terrain. She said l should find a place with good light. Place a few pieces on a table about waist high . Spend the day watching how the shadows move across the pieces, how they shade each other and the landscape, ( the table). That helped , and l also placed the terrain on a mirror, both dry , and with a light coat of water and a slightly deeper amount of water. I ruined a few pieces but remember the lesson well. Just an aside , did your nail color tie into your daily work ? Or is my ocd outpacing my thoughts process ? Sorry for the long comment, great work....respect.
Honestly people tell me all the time haha, but being aware of my own weaknesses is the biggest thing that has helped me improve thus far. It's very possible to be able to like your work while also pointing out things you could do better. That's super interesting! It's funny because I feel like I know a decent amount about light and the properties of it from studying cinematography, but when it comes to painting it... it's a whole other story. Definitely something I want to work on! And yes! I was sitting there at 2am every night taking off the previous day's nail polish and repainting them in the dark lol. Gotta commit to the theme!
@@MechanicalFiend Resectfully...
they are not weaknesses ... they are opportunities. Love your work , enjoy your summer.
God bless and loves you Amen 🙏🏽✝️🙏🏽❤️🌸😊
How do you film your process? Do you get help from someone else to film you while you work?
Nope, I set everything up myself just with a tripod!
If u into it i really wanna see u making the chamber of secret from harry potter
Posting here cause it's the most recent, just curious if you're okay?
Hope you're well youtube friend !.
Yes! I am very well, don't worry! In fact a new video is even coming today haha, it's funny that you asked now. I really appreciate that you care to ask, that means so much! Hope you are doing well too my friend~
Ever consider doing any Bob Ross tutorials like Jazza or a few other RUclips content creators have done?
To be honest, I feel like there are definitely enough of those videos out there already haha, don't need another one from me!
Noice
I am fan of the serie how to train your dragon
Mayby You can create your own dragon i did his name is hunter
I actually still haven't seen How to Train Your Dragon, but I do love dragons! I actually was planning to do something sort of along those lines relatively soon! Super cool that you made your own dragon~
Have you ever tried AI generated art as your inspo/reference? Since you are putting the prompts in for the AI to create, then make it your own 😄
I have not and personally I'm not all that interested in AI, I prefer using/studying from real references and creating things that way! Don't really feel like I would learn as much using AI.
Youve got to have balls for acrylic to be your nest meduim
time test.....saturday june 1 2o24
the only thing i cringed at was the unintentional whitewashing of that model on day 2.... oh no (i definitely did the same before i did a ton of studies on how black skin reflects light)
Ahhh totally, as I mentioned I had previously decided I wasn't going to use any black or white at all that day, so I couldn't actually mix any values. That brown was the darkest value that I had to work with because of that. You can see it with all of the other pieces I did that day as well- none of the colors are actually accurate. It's unfortunate that I picked that reference for that day because it's super beautiful!
You are beatiful
Ahhh well that's very nice of you to say, thank you~
The paint is beautiful! This video inspired me a lot to improve my painting and I really want to do and post on Instagram, it's ok to tag you?
I found your channel through your nightmare before Christmas house video, and geeezz you're not only a amazing crafter but also artist! Subbed :)
Ahh well thank you so much for checking out the videos! Still learning a lot as far as painting/drawing goes... I'm really lacking in a lot of areas lol, but glad you could enjoy regardless!