How to make color notes - FULL process & tips ✶ Gouache plein air sand dunes
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- Опубліковано 2 чер 2024
- Today I want to share my full process for going outside to make color notes. Training my eye to see color and mix what I see is an extremely important part of my learning process. I'll be using gouache in my small sketchbook to show you what I do to learn how to mix color on location. This method can be used for any subject and with any type of paint.
00:00 Intro
01:25 Becoming observant
03:01 Supplies
04:57 First swatches
11:38 Second swatches
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I hope Scotland tourism is paying you for the videos. Videos like this really make me want to travel there.
When you said “it’s not about getting it right the first time.. that’s really rare “boy isn’t that the truth ha ha. I wanted to make this one of my first paintings with gouache. I finally bought some ShinHan Gouache, and it’s so much better to work with the other stuff that I’ve had …so I’m pleased …and I had fun …and that’s the main thing. Plus…I certainly learned a lot, I can tell you that…so thank you for doing these videos. They’re so very helpful.
I’m very new to painting and trying to understand colour is a huge challenge. This video is an amazing help! I was having trouble seeing the blue in the shadows until you staring painting with a blue and then it just jumped out at me. So cool. Thank you 😊
There’s the added challenge of painting the effects of light/atmosphere - which throughout history was often represented by blue. Until the early impressionists started doing that, it wasn’t really common, and then suddenly, paintings look so atmospheric! Look at John Singer Sargent’s work…incredible understanding of light in the landscape
Once when I was in a field to paint a sunset (so very warm yellow light), I put my open white paper sketchbook on the ground next to me while I was getting my flask of tea, and noticed the cast shadows from taller blades of grass looked bright bluey-purple on the white paper. The colour was such a surprise I reached for a matching coloured pencil and just traced and coloured in the image. It’s one of my favourite pages and a really memorable colour lesson learned.
I actually love how yellow the sand is in the first painting. You’ve most likely already realized this but beyond the context of being right there on the beach, it really is an appealing palette because of the relationship of the complimentary colors yellow and purple at a wide contrast in value. I celebrate your accomplish and appreciate your content!
Even though we paint different subjects, i find your information on water control and colours super informative and helpful. I still suck at gouache, im a much better watercolourist, but every time i watch these video's it inspires to pick up the palette and try again. I've even dabbled in some landscapes now, just to try something new!
Point being, yes, this video was super helpful and i would love more on your colour noting process, including all the blunders.
That’s great to hear! I think this method works great for any subject and any paint medium. I hope you stay inspired 😄
A terrific vlog on colour study and I love the parrot cam footage 📸!!! Yes to more colour studies please. Thank you Sarah. 🌊✨ 😃😃😃
Parrot cam works great…when it works! 😂
Very interesting! You are right! Painting directly on the sun, can be disturbing the colors! OMG! That's why you love to paint on toned paper....
I’ve just began watching your videos and I’m here to tell you that you have given me most useful and valuable information and insight into understanding how important it is to REALLY understand the colors and all that they do with the other colors on my palette!!! So many times it’s just been about lots and lots of beautiful paints….
I’ve been so confused and with quite a bit less money in my wallet 😂😂
I’m sick UA-cam doesn’t put everyone videos on a feed immediately and let US decide?!?
Just extremely grateful for your help ❤
Dear Sarah,
Quick little fact;
We have yellow sunlight and purply blue shadows. If we had a red light source, we would have greenish shadows. It always is the complimentary!
In kindred spirit,
Eliza
Australia
Sat 4th of June 2022
10:55am
Fascinating! Where did you hear that?
@@SarahBurnsStudio I was told it years ago, in colour classes by a lecturer.
It is useful to know if you go to Mars, (my novel lol is set there,) orfor reflections and shadows of red light/green light intersections.....during a wet or dark evening perhaps?
Thank you for this vid! Mixing color is so challenging for beginners like myself and this vid was very informative. Eventhough they were studies they look beautiful and the colors are so harmonious with each other!
I love these color studies!! I tend to get too dull with my colors when I'm trying to "match" something. I love the way paintings look when I exaggerate the colors that I see! I love to see the varieties of colors you end up using!! Beautiful!
One of the greatest pleasure of gouache or wc is to paint outside. Tku to realize a plein air vid.
This is a great lesson. I am a watercolor painter but can see that these tips will definitely help. Painting outside is a real challenge!
Yes please! I have been inspired by you to not only paint with gouache, but to plein air as well. I am slowly gathering supplies to be able to accomplish this. You are a wonderful and talented teacher, in addition to being a very talented and skilled artist. I just happened to stumble upon your channel while I was looking for tips on painting with gouache, and there you were. Slowly getting caught up with your videos, primarily focusing on gouache but will watch your watercolor videos as well just because that is something too that I have just tried to get over the scary feeling and paint.
Hello and welcome! I kind of go through phases of working with different mediums 😄 I love pretty much all of them. But gouache seems the most versatile and I just cant get enough of it right now!
@@SarahBurnsStudio I forgot to ask you, but is this the palate you use when you plein air paint? Or does it depend on what subjects you are going to be painting? Thank you so much, you have been my inspiration to go outside once it stops raining and start painting.
@@MeanColleen Yes, this little gouache palette is what I use for 90% of my gouache plein air. The rest of the time I use my slightly larger Guerilla Painter 6x8 Thumbox.
@@SarahBurnsStudio Thank you
Your one of my fave art youtubers, love these art, plain air vlogs you due. Thank you for all the hard work you put into these videos.
I’m glad you enjoy them! I love making them
Sarah Burns, thank you for sharing your process of learning. My teacher said gouache is difficult, and I see why. She also keeps telling me to do color studies like you did in this video. However, what resonates the most for me from this video is your advice to just try stuff out and see what works because that is the best advice to learn. :-)
That’s exactly how I learned (and still do!)
I live by the Washington coast and I agree on the dunes! They are fascinating! And they change all day long!
I learn more watching you paint than listening to how it's done. It gives me hope that one day my landscape studies will actually make me happy.
Keep at it! Every artist started at the same point and had to work hard to learn
Colour study in watercolour would also be wonderful, loved this video, thanks ❤
Helpful tips, beautiful mini paintings Sarah! I am about to venture into the world of gouache… Thanks for sharing the issues of beach/dunes painting!! 🙏🏾😃👍🏾
You can find the dune tutorial in the description if you want to start there 😃
Sarah, This video is extremely informative. I appreciate your real time honesty regarding your process. This makes me feel like gathering up my paints and sunscreen and venturing out! Thank you very much.
If nothing else its a wonderfully relaxing way to spend an afternoon 😎🏖️
I love listening to you.... you have a lovely calming voice 💜
Consider getting a white umbrella to sit under for better color control? The masters used them outdoors, a lot.
Yes I have one, but there was nothing to attach it to there, I didn't want to bring my entire setup this time
Ahhh! You're on it! Thanks for the explanation!
Really helpful! I've used watercolor for years and am just starting to learn Gouache. Your videos are very helpful with that.
Nothing better than being out and painting what’s around you. Especially so if by the sea! 👨🏼🦰👌🎨🖌
I loved this so much!! You are so talented with your art that it is nice to see your "practice" notes. When you see your art without these notes, etc., it seems as if you just painted it and it was perfect.
You mentioned in the beginning of the video that you would do another one of these video's if we would like that. PLEASE do, I loved it. I'm having such a hard time of just getting started. I don't know what to draw, I want to make it perfect, in the end I don't do anything cause I'm so overwhelmed. By you just doing this little patch of grass helped me. Thank you
Yes I am working on it :) Glad it's helpful!
This was very helpful and so soothing with the waves sound in the background! 🌞🌊
Sarah Yellow ochre mixed with any purple makes sand I use French ultramarine and aliz crimson and yellow ochre.....this tip was from Roos Scherring awsom artist 🥰🥰🥰 thanks for sharing yes I found this helpful Sarah
Yes, I have lots of strategies to mix sand colors, but it is all relative to the lighting of the day and surrounding objects
@@SarahBurnsStudio exactly Sarah 💜
This is SUCH a helpful video! Thank you so much for sharing this. It's invaluable to get to hear the thought process and reasoning behind artistic decisions. I also so appreciate how you put it together and layered images to illustrate what you were saying. 10/10! Chef's Koss!
Can't wait to put these into practice :)
You're so welcome!
I am so glad I found you! Great lessons. I’m going to have to learn to be more patient and take more time to observe and practice.
I loved this video. I learned so much. Thanks for being authentic and honest. So reassuring to see your strategies. More of these please.
Wow. Thanks so much - just a refreshing, calming video in itself, but also a wonderful art lesson and inspiration.
I love this. I'm a new learner and I finally know what those little swatches are for. Thank you so much
Yes more! Thank you so much 💓
Love this ❤️
That was great! Thank you!
Thank you for your blog…I enjoy what you share. My other favorite thing about your channel is how you show your creative process…like how you take color notes. I need to use that strategy…your mellow and calm voice is a joy to listen to😊. Have a wonderful pleine air event.
Thank you so much!
Thank you for sharing the reality! I admit I paint mostly in my van with the doors open so my environment is quite controlled because of that. I struggle with wind it is my frenemy keeping me cool yet getting sand and dirt and leaves in my paint. I cringed in pain when I saw that sand on the top of your palate. All I could think after that was how is she going to clean that!? You inspire me ❤️💝
Sounds like you have a great setup being able to paint from the van! I would love to do that someday. With my palette, I ended up spraying it with water, then wiping as much off as possible with my paper towel, and it worked pretty well (admittedly there are still some grains in there and probably always will be!)
Helpful stuff thanks!
Looks great!
That was awesome!!!!! Thks for sharing 🎨
learned loads thank you!!
Looooove your videos! I'm learning so much
Love yours videos!
Great video!! ❤️✨
Extremely helpful!! Love your thought process. Thank you!!!!
This was great
Super helpful!! Thank you 🙏🏻 💖
Super helpful! Loved this one. 💓
Very helpful!
Thank you for sharing 🙏
This was really helpful and inspiring. Thank you!
This was so good.
This is brilliant!! Thank you!😎👍
great vlog!! uber-useful!
Thanks Sarah! This was so helpful!
I love seeing this process .
That is such a generous process share! Thank you so much!
Yes i liked this type video. Thank you!
Very useful. Thank you
Thank you, this was very inspiring.
Super video. I always learn from you!
Great help Sarah, thanks.
So helpful-love it when you share your decision making process!
Very Interesting!! Thanks for sharing!!
Thank you Sarah.Very enjoyable and helpful content
You’re the best!
Thank you very much for the great video and chat.
delightful.
This is such a wonderful process to watch and learn from.
So satisfying to watch 👍
Thanks for sharing your process, I really learn from these types of videos Sarah.
Yes I love process videos
Well done! I subscribed!!
What a beautiful place to paint! Love your process and color study!
Thank you!
Very helpful
that was really interesting
I love to see your process. Very useful. I can't wait to go back on the beach ! ;)
another learning experience i love it! it helps me a lot 😊😊😊😊
that was a great instructional video.
Lovely exercise ~ thank you!
Your video was very inspiring and so help. Thank you!
Really nice video Sarah!
This sort of thing is extreemly helpful. Thank you so much.
Your videos are such high quality- your instruction is very helpful! Thank you 😻
this video is AWESOME - process videos like this that show the experimentation that goes into making art is so helpful and important for other artists to see! thank you for sharing!
The ending is how I feel when I try to match foundation, it's either too yellow or too pink! gimme that gray zombie undertone pls lol. But in this case, I think both versions look like a stylized interpretation of the colors that you saw, and work really well in their own right. One of my favorite things is making something that looks cool on accident while experimenting and playing with paints, and then using that knowledge in future pieces.
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I loved seeing and hearing the thought process in action. Great video! Hope you make more like it. ☺️
Magnifique merci beaucoup 😊
Yes I did enjoy this video . please provide more of them😍 thank you so much
Hi Sarah thank you for this Vlog, I learned so much.
Very much find this helpful and looking forward to learning the greens with you
Love it
Thanks Sarah, such a beautiful setting and dune grasses and plants are great to paint, the colours are so beautiful.
wonderful. thanks for sharing this inspiring video ^_^
Excellent advice and so fun to watch and see the beach too,
so very helpful, please do more
You're painting the beach. Sand wants to play along :P call it texture :P
Thank you for these videos. I really love your advice with gouache! It’s helped considerably.
Wow, I learned so much about mixing, adjusting, experimenting, and how to hold the brush to fan out the bristles - thanks so much!