A "Maestro" told me once that to get the metallic colors, the first thing is to look with "artist's eyes" that only see stains and lights, and so get any color. Because art is basically dominate the stain and the light. This makes sense. Your work is precious. Congratulations and thank you.
LOVE this!!! Looks gorgeous Hajra! I can't wait to see more of your original works :) I need to do more metallic/reflective studies. I get easily overwhelmed by them, but I just find them so luscious. Need to conquer that intimidation ;)
How cute Pika shoe! Love that. I’d seen a video about pastel painting non -metallic metals and it’s really good to see the similarities and differences between that and watercolour. It’s a long time since I last painted non metallic metals (last time was when I was painting tabletop miniatures with acrylics and that’s a good few years back. There are still some examples on my UA-cam channel, not that I’ve added anything in a few years now). So good to see this and it’s giving me the urge to have a try with the watercolour. I know the principles working on small scale 3D, but 2d larger size will be a new challenge! Hope you are keeping well and thank you. Looking forward to see the Pika and his nosegay!
Such a cool idea for a video, pika shoe haha 😂 it's really cute. Also the colour scheme is perfect if you think of pikachu and his yellow brown fur, and even more, the metallic golden is reminiscent of lightning! So its clever and hella cute. (I also like that you are encouraging people to learn to paint the metal effects, which can be quite hard sometimes. I mean we all love gold leaf I'm sure, but too much is too much sometimes; and I feel it can be abused as a cop out to a skill or more work, whether in rendering or an overall replacement for good composition.... hope that wasn't harsh I'm not trying to call anyone out, if anything I'm speaking from experience ;)
Thanks so much, Dani! Yeah, I did like that the yellows related to pikachu, and you also pointed out the lightning connection. That's fun! I also wrote a little poem for my "Pika-shoe" painting that's a riff off of the "Little old lady who lived in a shoe" nursery rhyme, and I almost shared in this video, but then decided upon sharing it in a future video when I paint the pika. XD And I totally get what you mean about the gold leaf or metallic paints--I enjoy them as their own easy, fun effects but they don't look like painted metal, so though they can be lovely accents, they can also really stand out in a jarring way in a watercolor painting. Glad you enjoyed seeing my way of creating the illusion of metal in transparent watercolors only!
I enjoyed that. Rendering a reflective surface is a challenge. I’m going to get a run for my money figuring out how to do such a thing with wood. (As a courtesy to others who will read this comment: I don’t paint. I work with wood marquetry.)
Yeah, I like to think you just "paint with wood" because that is what it looks like to me--it's amazing. :) With wood, have you used metal leaf in accent areas where you want shine?
Hajra Meeks you have seen my Instagram posts of David Roentgen. His marquetry, done in a “Grisaille-like” manner, is a good beginning. That type of work can be a guide.
Hajra Meeks I just saw this question for the first time. I skipped too much the first time. I haven’t used leaf in that way. I can’t think of any examples off the top of my head. Maybe later one will occur to me. I’m reminded of rehause. I hope I can get that spelling properly. Spellcheck tries to “get” me. Anyway, I’m thinking that for metal, I’ll try radical jumps on the value scale to mimic the reflective properties of metals.
Subtractive = painting from light to dark, preserving white of the paper for highlights. Additive = painting both light to dark and dark to light, using white paint for highlights and tints as needed.
I like using color pencils for textural hatching and cross-hatching and then adding water over the top--depending on the paper, some of that texture stays behind and can be love effects for certain subjects. And, of course, when I don't want any texture I just use the pencils like paint from a palette.
@@haleyfinn1 Oh, wonderful! So glad to hear that--yeah, it's fascinating that Wild Carrot and Queen Anne's Lace are the same thing and it can be poisonous!
Public post with info and techniques here: www.patreon.com/posts/paint-metallic-25244017
BEST WATERCOLOR VID ON UA-cam. What a joy to get lost in this mesmerizing and hypnotic watercolor adventure. Thank you. Most amazing video ever.
wow, thanks! You really made my day, really kind of you to appreciate my work.
Thanks for the tips,I like to paint old cars and trucks.😀
Wow, that sounds just amazing--I wish I painted cars. :D
A "Maestro" told me once that to get the metallic colors, the first thing is to look with "artist's eyes" that only see stains and lights, and so get any color. Because art is basically dominate the stain and the light. This makes sense.
Your work is precious. Congratulations and thank you.
You're very welcome, and thanks so much for your kind words about my work. And thanks also for sharing the maestro's solid advice--I totally agree! :D
It always amazes me I find metal and crystal objects like a jigsaw puzzle when all comes together it's magic,tfs
You're welcome! yes, such an amazing thing how little pieces come together to create any subject. :D
Wonderful result Hajra. I would never have thought of browns for gold but there it is making perfect sense. True super powers :^)
awww, thanks Kat.
Best painting name ever
XD XD thanks!
It's amazing to see the metallic surface emerge from shapes painted in different colors and values. Many thanks for showing this process!
Thanks so much, Sharon. :D
LOVE this!!! Looks gorgeous Hajra! I can't wait to see more of your original works :) I need to do more metallic/reflective studies. I get easily overwhelmed by them, but I just find them so luscious. Need to conquer that intimidation ;)
Thanks so much, Amaya! Hope you're well.
How cute Pika shoe! Love that. I’d seen a video about pastel painting non -metallic metals and it’s really good to see the similarities and differences between that and watercolour. It’s a long time since I last painted non metallic metals (last time was when I was painting tabletop miniatures with acrylics and that’s a good few years back. There are still some examples on my UA-cam channel, not that I’ve added anything in a few years now). So good to see this and it’s giving me the urge to have a try with the watercolour. I know the principles working on small scale 3D, but 2d larger size will be a new challenge! Hope you are keeping well and thank you. Looking forward to see the Pika and his nosegay!
Thanks so much, and hope you are well, too.
Oh I see what you did there😂😂😂 Beautiful work!
Thanks a lot, Tasha! XD
This is just what I was looking for. I enjoy your art style and information loaded videos!
How lovely, thanks so much!
Great composition.
thanks a lot--took a lot of planning in the sketch stage. :)
Such a cool idea for a video, pika shoe haha 😂 it's really cute. Also the colour scheme is perfect if you think of pikachu and his yellow brown fur, and even more, the metallic golden is reminiscent of lightning! So its clever and hella cute. (I also like that you are encouraging people to learn to paint the metal effects, which can be quite hard sometimes. I mean we all love gold leaf I'm sure, but too much is too much sometimes; and I feel it can be abused as a cop out to a skill or more work, whether in rendering or an overall replacement for good composition.... hope that wasn't harsh I'm not trying to call anyone out, if anything I'm speaking from experience ;)
Thanks so much, Dani! Yeah, I did like that the yellows related to pikachu, and you also pointed out the lightning connection. That's fun! I also wrote a little poem for my "Pika-shoe" painting that's a riff off of the "Little old lady who lived in a shoe" nursery rhyme, and I almost shared in this video, but then decided upon sharing it in a future video when I paint the pika. XD And I totally get what you mean about the gold leaf or metallic paints--I enjoy them as their own easy, fun effects but they don't look like painted metal, so though they can be lovely accents, they can also really stand out in a jarring way in a watercolor painting. Glad you enjoyed seeing my way of creating the illusion of metal in transparent watercolors only!
I enjoyed that. Rendering a reflective surface is a challenge. I’m going to get a run for my money figuring out how to do such a thing with wood. (As a courtesy to others who will read this comment: I don’t paint. I work with wood marquetry.)
Yeah, I like to think you just "paint with wood" because that is what it looks like to me--it's amazing. :) With wood, have you used metal leaf in accent areas where you want shine?
Hajra Meeks you have seen my Instagram posts of David Roentgen. His marquetry, done in a “Grisaille-like” manner, is a good beginning. That type of work can be a guide.
@@paulmurphy612 yes, definitely!
Hajra Meeks I just saw this question for the first time. I skipped too much the first time. I haven’t used leaf in that way. I can’t think of any examples off the top of my head. Maybe later one will occur to me. I’m reminded of rehause. I hope I can get that spelling properly. Spellcheck tries to “get” me. Anyway, I’m thinking that for metal, I’ll try radical jumps on the value scale to mimic the reflective properties of metals.
Hi Hajra, remarkable video, Would like i know what brush you are using, which has such a pointed tip?
Thanks! It was a triangle/wedge brush, but any fine tipped round brush will do.
Mesmerized by this painting. Loved the music. Can you tell me the artist and song title?❤️❤️❤️
Thanks so much, so flattered you found it mesmerizing.
Hajra Meeks thanks
Hajra Meeks I use Spotify but need the name of his song. Thanks
Great informative demo. What do you mean exactly by painting subtractively?
Subtractive = painting from light to dark, preserving white of the paper for highlights. Additive = painting both light to dark and dark to light, using white paint for highlights and tints as needed.
Clever! Great way of doing it. Is it getting contrast and value right that make it work? Thanks
Yup, sharp value contrast is the key here!
Pika Shooooooe!⚡
XD XD XD exactly.
Looks cool !! r u planning on more metallics - silver, copper, tin.. Would love to c them all :) :)
Thanks! :D Yeah, probably in future pieces since I love reflective subjects.
I like using color pencils for textural hatching and cross-hatching and then adding water over the top--depending on the paper, some of that texture stays behind and can be love effects for certain subjects. And, of course, when I don't want any texture I just use the pencils like paint from a palette.
@@HajraMeeks Well, how about a demo with that technique :):)
@@moonram2569 sure thing! will slate that in for the next time I use wc pencils--remind me if I forget. ;)
@@HajraMeeks Cool !! Of course, I will :):)
Came for the tutorial, stayed for the Pika-shoe
Yay! hope you watched part 2--that's where the pika part is painted! :D
Hajra Meeks I did watch the second part!! I also really liked the part about the Queen Anne’s Lace, I learned something new ☺️
@@haleyfinn1 Oh, wonderful! So glad to hear that--yeah, it's fascinating that Wild Carrot and Queen Anne's Lace are the same thing and it can be poisonous!
Hajra, check out this Magcon tool ua-cam.com/video/FbZApT6mR4g/v-deo.html