Watercolor - Mixing Grays

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  • Опубліковано 4 сер 2020
  • A sampling of some of the most popular grays and a painting demonstration using them.
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    PAINTS USED
    Winsor & Newton Indigo, French ultramarine, burnt sienna, neutral tint, burnt umber - bit.ly/2X56WNQ
    Daniel Smith bloodstone genuine - www.amazon.com/dp/B001PTCXKA/
    Sr. P.H.Martin's bleedproof white - amzn.to/3ecx8ys
    BRUSHES
    Silver black velvet flat 1" brush - amzn.to/2xIlA3b
    PAPER
    Arches 140lb hot pressed paper - amzn.to/2GA5D4f
    OTHER MATERIALS
    Round palette - www.amazon.com/dp/B01D55HSHY/
    Granulation medium - amzn.to/2xzJUV8
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  • @pupawupagus
    @pupawupagus 11 днів тому

    holy wow, gorgeous! stealing that palette 😘

  • @krudler406
    @krudler406 4 роки тому

    amazing as always!

  • @mskhartwatercolourwithmisu8598
    @mskhartwatercolourwithmisu8598 3 роки тому

    This is so beautiful. Thank you for sharing.

  • @morvenskinner845
    @morvenskinner845 3 роки тому +1

    Loving your art, thank you.

  • @viviancattaneo1474
    @viviancattaneo1474 4 роки тому

    I love it. I will try it. Thank you Jean

  • @favorablyimpressed
    @favorablyimpressed 4 роки тому

    Another outstanding piece. Such a joy to watch it come alive. Thank you.

  • @debkolbjornsen1402
    @debkolbjornsen1402 4 роки тому

    Thanks Jean. Beautiful colors and demo.

  • @sherizapara2992
    @sherizapara2992 4 роки тому

    I love grays!!! Beautifully done!!

  • @annettefournier9655
    @annettefournier9655 4 роки тому

    Thanks Jean. Wonderful.

  • @artifexmom3824
    @artifexmom3824 3 роки тому

    Thanks for sharing your tips about mixing gray to the other colors. ☺️💕

  • @karenhoward303
    @karenhoward303 4 роки тому +1

    Loved this! Annndddd...ordered that palette this morning!

  • @Shilo2020
    @Shilo2020 10 місяців тому

    I really love these abstract paintings

  • @janawatercolor
    @janawatercolor 3 роки тому

    lovely demo as always. The splash of Burnt Sienna towards the end was amazing

  • @aayeff
    @aayeff 4 роки тому

    Thanks. A terrific demonstration.

  • @tesshughes
    @tesshughes 4 роки тому

    fabulous finish and demo so helpful. Thank you Jean.

  • @richardkeeton9926
    @richardkeeton9926 4 роки тому +2

    Such beautiful colourful greys. Thank you

  • @countryfolkheart
    @countryfolkheart 3 роки тому

    what a great demo Jean..so glad I found you..just love this piece

  • @margretmartin7572
    @margretmartin7572 4 роки тому

    Excellent tutorial. Thank you!

  • @lynnhuddleston3199
    @lynnhuddleston3199 Рік тому

    Wow, this is absolutely stunning! ❤

  • @cecileegeorgeson_artist
    @cecileegeorgeson_artist 4 роки тому

    I love your tutorials....no matter the subject or how many watches ...I always learn something new🙏

  • @imrobie5758
    @imrobie5758 2 роки тому

    Great subject! Love watercolor so much!

  • @LuliLulu
    @LuliLulu 4 роки тому +2

    I love love love your videos 😌

  • @victoriagadd6831
    @victoriagadd6831 Рік тому

    Gorgeous

  • @kookaburra24
    @kookaburra24 3 роки тому

    So enjoyable to watch - thank you

  • @estelathomann7575
    @estelathomann7575 2 роки тому

    Great video! You make it look so easy that I want to try it right now. Thank you.

  • @HeiderosesPhotograph
    @HeiderosesPhotograph 2 роки тому

    This is a fantastic painting with your grey mixes, thanks so much for this outstanding lesson.

  • @karolfrench5816
    @karolfrench5816 2 роки тому

    Wow. Brilliant THANKYOU

  • @pstutor1
    @pstutor1 4 роки тому

    What a great tutorial. It is very timely for me because I am painting a craggy rock mountain. Tx!

  • @siddharthpanchal718
    @siddharthpanchal718 4 роки тому +2

    You were absolutely spot on when you added burnt sienna at the end. That dash of color transformed that painting. Appreciate your little tutorial on greys. Thank you.

  • @lisafroment856
    @lisafroment856 3 роки тому

    Amazing to watch you and learn! Your so wonderful to teach your techniques

  • @teresajordao6634
    @teresajordao6634 Рік тому

    So many beautiful shades of gray for an amazing painting! Thanks

  • @adriannabcustomfurniture
    @adriannabcustomfurniture Рік тому +1

    😍 love this and thank you for sharing your amazing talent with us 🖤

  • @ritawilbur7343
    @ritawilbur7343 3 роки тому

    I just discovered your channel. Your paintings are gorgeous! I love how you just let the watercolor do its magical thing. And the colors - such beautiful grays, and then that slash of burnt sienna. Lovely!

  • @yiaung5030
    @yiaung5030 4 роки тому

    Lovely !!!

  • @peaches5712
    @peaches5712 3 роки тому +5

    Oh my gosh Jean........every time I watch you I am in awe of your creative talent! I know you have been painting for a long time, but your ability to just drop in color, and ink, and make such a beautiful painting just amazes me! I wish I would not have waited so long to realize how much I love to draw and paint. You inspire me to keep going, trying and improving, thank you!

  • @marinagambarelli7649
    @marinagambarelli7649 4 роки тому

    Thanks a lot! I did all your courses but landscapes are wonderful! A great inspiration for me that i’m learning watercolor👏👏👏

  • @sensiblecat
    @sensiblecat 3 роки тому +1

    Really useful and surprising how much variety is possible with a simple colour often overlooked.

  • @theresedebeaulieu44
    @theresedebeaulieu44 3 роки тому

    Thanks for this video! I love it very much!! You are the best...

  • @suelaw4260
    @suelaw4260 Рік тому

    I’m very new to watercolour and I find your work so inspiring.. thank you so much for sharing

  • @manjudhawan6072
    @manjudhawan6072 4 роки тому

    Stunning to see this amazing work. Beautiful n natural. Give some more videos of same type expressions

  • @kobusvandenbergh3289
    @kobusvandenbergh3289 4 роки тому +1

    I love your confidence! I'm still learning, and love to watch your videos.... Amanda from South Africa

  • @appleknocker56
    @appleknocker56 Рік тому

    This is helping me so much! Just learning about grey’s & never knew could use blue, red & yellow to make grey’s! Love the pallet & as long as carefully w plastic lid much better than tiny ones!
    Just amazing how you painted such a beautiful painting using the grey’s!

  • @freeway_22
    @freeway_22 Рік тому

    Amazing! Thank you for sharing!

  • @NYtalk60
    @NYtalk60 4 роки тому +12

    I love this! The way you mixed the grays were beautiful. I hate when rocks are all grey or all brown. You added texture, light, contrast and dimension. Thanks for sharing!

  • @CLOUDSINTHEKITCHEN
    @CLOUDSINTHEKITCHEN 3 роки тому

    Love this!!!!!

  • @joycesnodgrass7068
    @joycesnodgrass7068 4 роки тому +1

    Jean, thank you💛

  • @jenfleming9412
    @jenfleming9412 4 роки тому +6

    That is absolutely beautiful! I love love love it. That would make a gorgeous framed picture. Thanks so much.

  • @ceciliajohansson8923
    @ceciliajohansson8923 3 роки тому

    I love it 🥰

  • @rexwater1
    @rexwater1 4 роки тому

    Thanks for teaching! Love your style!! Subbed 🤗

  • @ranias76
    @ranias76 4 роки тому +1

    beautiful,thank you so much.

  • @hlk01
    @hlk01 4 роки тому

    Wonderful. Thank you.

  • @colinhazell6259
    @colinhazell6259 3 роки тому

    Very good!

  • @rachelconnor2327
    @rachelconnor2327 3 роки тому

    Fascinating. Thank you so much :).

  • @michaelwilton4545
    @michaelwilton4545 3 роки тому +2

    This is truly magnificent. I love what you did with this piece. Thank you for sharing your process and thoughts.

  • @thokchomjayshree8089
    @thokchomjayshree8089 4 роки тому

    Lovely rocks

  • @gardener5857
    @gardener5857 4 роки тому

    Just found you. Thank you so much for providing this video.

  • @jennifer_mertens
    @jennifer_mertens 4 роки тому +2

    I am absolutely thrilled that you've been posting regularly over the past month. I purchased your landscape course and your floral course---LOVE THEM! I also watch on Skillshare. Please keep up the posts, they really make the days a bit more fun during these gloomy times. Thank you♥️!

    • @JeanLurssen
      @JeanLurssen  4 роки тому

      AWWW! Thank you Jennifer. So glad you love the courses and are using this time to be creative. It's very satisfying.

  • @janetkyle9932
    @janetkyle9932 3 роки тому

    Thanks, very helpful. 👍🏻😊🎨

  • @deannamunro8148
    @deannamunro8148 4 роки тому +3

    oh this is amazing! that solitary tree seems to be filled with such dignity. thank you...

  • @lmrharper3586
    @lmrharper3586 3 роки тому

    I love hemitate genuine Daniel Smith too.

  • @NanaBeth1
    @NanaBeth1 4 роки тому

    I love you! I am a neophyte watercolorist. I love the muted earthy colors. Your paintings are the kind I someday I hope to do. Craggy rocks are one of my big favorites.This is fantastic.

    • @JeanLurssen
      @JeanLurssen  4 роки тому

      Give it a try. I have simplified the process for beginners.

  • @moochymooo
    @moochymooo 2 роки тому

    The rock face you paint in this video is my absolute favourite of your all videos, Jean❤️ The rock face itself is so like the Quarry on my daughter & her hubbies property. You can see the blue among the grey in certain light and has just the one gnarly looking tree at the top. I've had a few attempts to copy your piece but have discovered I'm very heavy handed when it comes to landscapes!
    I note how few strokes you make and the various directions you place them to built up perspective and depth but my brush takes on a life of its own and spoils my work - very frustrating!
    I've done a huge amount of painting homes inside & out throughout my life & have figured my hand & brain need retraining😫 😂 Anyways, I'll keep at it until I'm happy with what I create.

  • @lindaehemann9677
    @lindaehemann9677 3 роки тому

    Awesome

  • @lynnallen7110
    @lynnallen7110 4 роки тому +2

    Thank you for this demonstration. Black always seems too harsh to me, so knowing how to mix these grays saves the day. I'm enjoying your abstract landscape class and learning so much from you. Thank you.

  • @karenjames5063
    @karenjames5063 4 роки тому

    I love neutrals as well after taking a Stephen Quiller watercolor class. He challenges his students to do a painting using only neutrals. It was fun and so interesting to do. Your rock face painting is perfect and using the India ink sparingly is so effective that I am going to use my pens and ink more often. Love your round pallet as well and your wonderful tutorial. I am so happy I found your site this morning. Have a beautiful and blessed day from your new admirer in Colorado.

    • @JeanLurssen
      @JeanLurssen  4 роки тому +1

      Thanks for stopping by Karen. Glad you enjoyed the video. Don't forget to subscribe.

  • @fbales
    @fbales 4 роки тому +15

    I tried watercolors for many years, but I was never satisfied. I switched to acrylics, and I’m much more comfortable. But I love the look of watercolor. It is so unique. I’ve been watching a few watercolor videos lately. Makes me want to give it a try again. Thanks for the videos. 😊

    • @imrobie5758
      @imrobie5758 2 роки тому

      I hope you've been trying watercolor again!

  • @charlotte-yh4hs
    @charlotte-yh4hs 9 місяців тому

    thank you so much!

  • @kathsoulsby873
    @kathsoulsby873 4 роки тому

    Wonderful as usual....I could watch you paint all day! Thanks for these inspiring videos...

  • @Roslyngal
    @Roslyngal 4 роки тому

    I have a similar palette for bigger paintings, lets me mix big washes easily. I keep a teeny bit of damp sponge in it, that keeps tube paints juicy for longer. They say this can encourage mould growing in some humid climates, but not a problem for me. I used to glue the sponge to the inside lid and just spray it with water occasionally, but then found it easier to leave it loose in whichever well was empty after a session. It was a sea sponge my daughter found on a beach near us, so it’s practical and sentimental in equal measure! Thanks for a great painting lesson.

    • @karenjames5063
      @karenjames5063 4 роки тому

      Roslyngal I had a watercolor teacher who recommended this as well and she had her students get a real elephant ear sea sponge and used the sponge to clean the leftover wet paint off the palette but leave it damp just in the middle of the palette and put the lid on until the next time of use. It did keep my paints ready to use. They were not rock hard but softened. I still do this.

  • @Angayasse
    @Angayasse 4 роки тому

    That was incredibly helpful, thank you!

  • @marymary5494
    @marymary5494 4 роки тому +1

    👌 Thank you. 💕

  • @sparkofinterest81
    @sparkofinterest81 4 роки тому

    Amazing Jean!, I love it! Thanks for the recommendation on the new palette too.

    • @JeanLurssen
      @JeanLurssen  4 роки тому

      There's a link to it below the video.

  • @francislahaye397
    @francislahaye397 3 роки тому

    Bonjour, merci pour cette vidéo sur les gris, ça va me permettre d'étendre ma palette de grisailles👍🖌️🎨

  • @junkabella6324
    @junkabella6324 3 роки тому

    So lovely and useful! I would have wanted to see the ruined one too - what was so bad it destroyed the whole piece...?

  • @possiblepaintings5059
    @possiblepaintings5059 4 роки тому +1

    Thank you so much for this demo Jean, very very inspiring. I'm holidaying in the highlands of Scotland at the minute and I'm seeing landscapes that are crying out for this type of treatment

    • @JeanLurssen
      @JeanLurssen  4 роки тому

      Lucky you. I absolutely love the Scottish countryside.

  • @birdlipbandit
    @birdlipbandit 3 роки тому

    Well that’s me off to the art shop for another load of new supplies...

  • @juliehopkins5784
    @juliehopkins5784 4 роки тому +1

    Another great demonstration, inspired me to paint a rock face here in Victoria, Australia. The rock face is called The Elephants Hide and it is in the Grampians. I love your paintings. Thank you Jean.

  • @mariamaragonesjust2150
    @mariamaragonesjust2150 3 роки тому

    Thank so much for sharin Jean!!I love the colors gray,and how you use them!!😍

  • @robfielding100
    @robfielding100 3 роки тому

    Yet another cracking piece of magical art! Is there a recipe / menu of these mixing combinations please?
    It's taken me 66 years to learn the colours of the rainbow ... AND ... my wife has always said I've no colour sense (and dress sense!)

  • @chetanimckinney
    @chetanimckinney 3 роки тому +1

    Is it possible to create a homemade granulating medium?

  • @Hadria7777
    @Hadria7777 3 роки тому

    Love this, I'm a beginner but recently discovered watercolor and I'm obsessed. I don't have all the pro paints but I'm going to try with the cheap stuff I have. If mine is half this good I'll be happy. Thank you

  • @chelabustamante8407
    @chelabustamante8407 2 роки тому

    Is it same with oil colors

  • @lynnnorton2537
    @lynnnorton2537 4 роки тому

    Great video - and some lovely greys! Not come across Dr Martin's Bleedproof White - going to check that out, as I have always struggled to find a decent white to cover stuff! Anyway, thanks for posting - enjoyed.

    • @JeanLurssen
      @JeanLurssen  4 роки тому +1

      This white is better than using gouache. Only needs one coat. I have a link under the video for it.

    • @lynnnorton2537
      @lynnnorton2537 4 роки тому

      @@JeanLurssen Sounds brilliant - and Amazon UK sell it too, so definitely buying some!

  • @NYtalk60
    @NYtalk60 3 роки тому

    Jerry's Artarama. If you're in U.S. for a similiar palette.

  • @madhursrivastav
    @madhursrivastav 3 роки тому +1

    Sorry, I love my dried up paints in palette. I activate them with water spray

  • @suel4269
    @suel4269 4 роки тому +1

    Thank you! I got that same palette from Hobby Lobby online.

  • @theartisticactuary
    @theartisticactuary 4 роки тому +1

    You do need to scrub that central well with a bit of toothpaste, Jean, if you want the paint to spread out and not shrink into blobs.

  • @peggyqbkg9705
    @peggyqbkg9705 4 роки тому

    Thanks so much for more inspiration! If a person doesn't have India Ink and nib on hand, can i achieve the lines with a rigger and dark pigment? Or is it entirely different with the ink? Thanks!

    • @JeanLurssen
      @JeanLurssen  4 роки тому

      It would be a little different with watercolor pigment. It's the fact that acrylic ink and watercolor are not compatible and that's why you get the interesting textures.

  • @johncowburn4444
    @johncowburn4444 4 роки тому

    I really like this painting Jean, it has a bit of John Blockley about it!

    • @JeanLurssen
      @JeanLurssen  4 роки тому

      Such a great compliment. You made my day! I love John Blockley's work and have a number of his books.

    • @johncowburn4444
      @johncowburn4444 4 роки тому

      @@JeanLurssen Me too! I would like to buy more but they have become very expensive. I am watching videos by a number of accomplished loose/abstract artists at the moment but there seems something just a bit different about yours!

  • @lizdouglas1952
    @lizdouglas1952 3 роки тому

    Jean, you are wonderful. I love the Daniel Smith grey granulated watercolors. I need to ask you...I have spent a lot of $$$ on watercolors in their pans as opposed to tubes. I will be experimenting. However, Daniel Smith and Mijello Golden paints look wonderful as well. Please give me your opinion. I love painting landscapes.
    I'm going to order the first two grey's you have mentioned by Daniel Smith. I had to order paynes gray the other day. You are marvelous, and incredibly helpful.
    🥰👍🎨

    • @JeanLurssen
      @JeanLurssen  3 роки тому +1

      I have not tried Mijello paints so cannot make the comparison. I can say that Daniel Smith paints are now my favorite and I only use fresh paint in my paintings.

  • @philippeseverac7930
    @philippeseverac7930 3 роки тому

    geting into pigments name is not confusing, pigment name dwell in time as fabrication component varies. It's the only reference one can be sure of.

  • @peaches5712
    @peaches5712 3 роки тому

    It amazes me how people can tap down color and make it look so beautiful! I try this and it turns out to a crazy mess! LOL First time viewer and I’m hooked! 😉

  • @yaoluo2724
    @yaoluo2724 3 роки тому

    哇,挺新奇的画法

  • @FannaTurano
    @FannaTurano 3 роки тому

    LOVE grays! I find them beautiful also. Btw, Amazon no longer sells your palette. "Unavailable, don't know when or if we'll get this item back." You certainly sold a lot of these! LOL Thank you for the video. So helpful.

    • @NYtalk60
      @NYtalk60 3 роки тому

      Jerry's Artarama sells the palettes. That's if you live in the US.

    • @FannaTurano
      @FannaTurano 3 роки тому

      @@NYtalk60 Thank you so very much!!! I'll absolutely go there, purchase one. I appreciate your giving me the info. Btw, I'm from RI, looks like you're NY???

    • @NYtalk60
      @NYtalk60 3 роки тому +1

      @@FannaTurano NY born and raised. Good luck finding your palette!

    • @FannaTurano
      @FannaTurano 3 роки тому

      @@NYtalk60 Jerry's was ALSO out! I did mange to find them on eBay for $14? Bought 2. She (my goods) has 8 more. Told her to stock up!!!

    • @NYtalk60
      @NYtalk60 3 роки тому +1

      @@FannaTurano I'm glad you were persistent!🤣

  • @abebeaku8369
    @abebeaku8369 8 місяців тому

    look at 11:19. There's a face of a young man lower-mid section of the canvass. Could have turned it into a portrait :)

  • @robertbutler2339
    @robertbutler2339 3 роки тому

    Hi Jean
    I luv textures in watercolour, and want to know if u prefer india ink or acrylic inks
    Bob

    • @JeanLurssen
      @JeanLurssen  3 роки тому

      I use both robert. I used India ink for the fine line in this video.

  • @aidasoto2936
    @aidasoto2936 Рік тому

    Superliked

  • @LavishHim
    @LavishHim 4 роки тому

    👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🌸

  • @annlaw194
    @annlaw194 4 роки тому

    Please can you say what granulating medium you use?

    • @JeanLurssen
      @JeanLurssen  4 роки тому

      It's Winsor & Newton granulation medium.

  • @judydoyle7293
    @judydoyle7293 4 роки тому

    Would you use these grays as shadows?

    • @JeanLurssen
      @JeanLurssen  4 роки тому

      Hi Judy. I sometimes use french ultramarine and burnt sienna for shadows but I also like using compliments in the painting I am doing to create shadows.