Brilliant! When I saw "landscapes" in my notifications, I was really excited. Then, I saw it was from Myriam's Illustrations and in gouache...I've been waiting for this. :-) Thank you!!! I learned a lot about the medium as I watched you worked. I want to try it. Also, while you may have lacked some eloquence in your explanation of using tones to imply the texture of trees and foliage, I totally understood. lol I remember a pencil-landscape artist offer that you don't have to draw every detail; just imply it. Basically, a good landscape is an obvious impression more than an exacting detail of it. I've seen some where this is not true, but hyper-realism is another thing all together. Thanks again. Really nice work. I knew I wouldn't be disappointed. :-)
What you are talking about is called tonal value layering if I am correct. Putting in the basic highlights and shadows with greys and whites leaving them as a base for your painting, that way your actual colors precieve their shadows and highlights as is cause you already did the base :) I am fairly new at goauche and I am getting addicted to it fast. I only have to remember to dry inbetween, I tend to forget that and lose the effect as consequence of that,lol
+A .Vultink Haha, me too! I keep a hairdryer handy now 😊 and yes, an underpainting basically, like you woulf have for an oil painting. I need to get a better handle on it!
I just bought a gouache set and all my paint brush seem really old or just cheap and bad I was wonder if there is any tips u can give for buying decent watercolour/gouache paintbrushes
Do you ever experience the gouache cracking in your palette? I had some in a pallette similar to yours and I found it completely dried out and crumbly 😮 maybe I'm just using too cheap of paints? Brilliant work by the way!!! Seriously beautiful!
I do, yes! I don't know that it had anything to do with the quality of the gouache in all honesty, I feel like it's just the nature of the pigment but I might be wrong. I let my gouache dry out on purpose in my palette, and haven't found that the cracking came in the way. My only problem is that the paint doesn't stick to the palette properly :S Thanks for the very kind words!:):)
I don't believe you can, at least not as far as I know. Wet on wet in watercolour is usually done precisely because of that property of the paint to bloom and mix with the wet base colour. If you don't want that to happen, I'd recommend using a different type of paint, like acrylic or gouache (gouache is what I used in this video. It blooms A LOT less than watercolour does. The way I paint the landscapes in this video is dependent on the type of paint I use. If I was using watercolours, the final result would be very different, as I wouldn't be looking for such a stark brushtrokey layered look, but a more fluid and airy feel.). May I ask what kind of effect you are wanting to achieve that blooming is a problem to you?
Myriam's Illustrations I know this video isn't the best example, but in the one painting you did with the person holding the red thread, the way you built up the colors of the skin made the colors look really gradual. It seemed as if you were applying colors onto it when the bottom color was still wet. Those are usually the instances when I encounter blooming! Is it because you paint vertically? Is that how you avoid it?
Oh I see. Well, in that painting, I think it is due to a few different things. For one, I'm using smooth hot press watercolour paper, so that already limits the blooming (The rougher the paper, the more blooming there is, in my experience) and also, I don't apply my layers really wet on wet. It's kinda down to experience and feeling, but I wait a little and then apply my second layer when the base layer is half way, maybe a bit more than that, dry. Does that make sense?
I find landscapes difficult too, it's nice to know someone else has that problem. you're so good at it though! How are you going about teaching yourself to paint scenery?
Miriam ur art is so amazing but i think it would be better if you have a better camera. All I'm seeing is a bit of a blur. I'd like to see you do the little details. Thanks!!
I agree! Unfortunately I don't earn a lot of money, so I needed to wait until I was sure I was going to be doing youtube for a while and was serious about it before I invested in a good camera. But I finally was able to buy a much much better one, and hopefully my videos will have auch better quality from now on :)
Your paintings are really lovely! I hope this comes across constructively; you should stop undermining things you say by asking if it makes sense. You clearly know what you are talking about. But by questioning yourself you make other people question you. I think you can communicate that you are still on a journey and still learning without casting so much doubt over your statements.
Haha, I don't mean it in a self deprecating way, I just feel like I ramble a lot, and you never really know if how you explain what you do makes sense to people who aren't in your head. I want to be able to teach what I know as best I can, but I have never taught before, so I want to know if how I explain things makes sense or not, and improve accordingly. I also don't mind being put in question, if it means people can chime in, and feel like they can share their knowledge, correct me, or complete my explanations, then all the better. :)
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i really like how you paint landscapes actually!
You're good. Like the bright and friendly tone of your video. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you!! :)
These are beautiful, thx for sharing!
did you use a reference for any of these images or was it all from imagination?
I wish I could do that from imagination....*sigh*....one day....perhaps......
Beautiful pieces 💜
Thanks Sasha :)
I think you're doing great. Keep up the good work
Brilliant! When I saw "landscapes" in my notifications, I was really excited. Then, I saw it was from Myriam's Illustrations and in gouache...I've been waiting for this. :-) Thank you!!! I learned a lot about the medium as I watched you worked. I want to try it. Also, while you may have lacked some eloquence in your explanation of using tones to imply the texture of trees and foliage, I totally understood. lol I remember a pencil-landscape artist offer that you don't have to draw every detail; just imply it. Basically, a good landscape is an obvious impression more than an exacting detail of it. I've seen some where this is not true, but hyper-realism is another thing all together. Thanks again. Really nice work. I knew I wouldn't be disappointed. :-)
Pretty!
What you are talking about is called tonal value layering if I am correct. Putting in the basic highlights and shadows with greys and whites leaving them as a base for your painting, that way your actual colors precieve their shadows and highlights as is cause you already did the base :) I am fairly new at goauche and I am getting addicted to it fast. I only have to remember to dry inbetween, I tend to forget that and lose the effect as consequence of that,lol
+A .Vultink Haha, me too! I keep a hairdryer handy now 😊 and yes, an underpainting basically, like you woulf have for an oil painting. I need to get a better handle on it!
at least you have a handle,lol
I hope you see this, but what type of paper did you use to paint these? :)
I love standing in forest it feels like a. protective coating and safe. my name means wood nymph
That's really pretty :) and I agree!
I just bought a gouache set and all my paint brush seem really old or just cheap and bad I was wonder if there is any tips u can give for buying decent watercolour/gouache paintbrushes
I just did a full gouache tutorial, and I talk about brushes in it, check it out ^^
ua-cam.com/video/AElFyz2D0JI/v-deo.html
Do you ever experience the gouache cracking in your palette? I had some in a pallette similar to yours and I found it completely dried out and crumbly 😮 maybe I'm just using too cheap of paints? Brilliant work by the way!!! Seriously beautiful!
I do, yes! I don't know that it had anything to do with the quality of the gouache in all honesty, I feel like it's just the nature of the pigment but I might be wrong. I let my gouache dry out on purpose in my palette, and haven't found that the cracking came in the way. My only problem is that the paint doesn't stick to the palette properly :S
Thanks for the very kind words!:):)
love this!
^^
How do you prevent "blooming" of watercolors when you are applying wet paint onto wet paint? That's a problem that I have a lot.
I don't believe you can, at least not as far as I know. Wet on wet in watercolour is usually done precisely because of that property of the paint to bloom and mix with the wet base colour. If you don't want that to happen, I'd recommend using a different type of paint, like acrylic or gouache (gouache is what I used in this video. It blooms A LOT less than watercolour does. The way I paint the landscapes in this video is dependent on the type of paint I use. If I was using watercolours, the final result would be very different, as I wouldn't be looking for such a stark brushtrokey layered look, but a more fluid and airy feel.). May I ask what kind of effect you are wanting to achieve that blooming is a problem to you?
Myriam's Illustrations I know this video isn't the best example, but in the one painting you did with the person holding the red thread, the way you built up the colors of the skin made the colors look really gradual. It seemed as if you were applying colors onto it when the bottom color was still wet. Those are usually the instances when I encounter blooming! Is it because you paint vertically? Is that how you avoid it?
Myriam's Illustrations thanks for taking the time to reply to my question 😊
Oh I see. Well, in that painting, I think it is due to a few different things. For one, I'm using smooth hot press watercolour paper, so that already limits the blooming (The rougher the paper, the more blooming there is, in my experience) and also, I don't apply my layers really wet on wet. It's kinda down to experience and feeling, but I wait a little and then apply my second layer when the base layer is half way, maybe a bit more than that, dry. Does that make sense?
Yeah! Perfect sense. I'll need to look into smooth hot press watercolor paper...
Please...where do you look for good reference to paint???
Google and Pinterest mostly ^^ Instagram too, but I usually ask the person and credit them if I do.
Hey, great job!!
Can you provide us the reference photos?
I could, but I'm not sure how I would.
I find landscapes difficult too, it's nice to know someone else has that problem. you're so good at it though! How are you going about teaching yourself to paint scenery?
Practicepracticepracticepracticepracticepracticepratice....basically......;)
Can gouache be reactivated with water once it dries?
Yes, very easily :)
Myriam's Illustrations what do you recommend for a good starter gouache? I want to get into them but I don't know where to begin
are you using refference?
In this video? Yes, absolutely, these are studies.
Nice
Miriam ur art is so amazing but i think it would be better if you have a better camera. All I'm seeing is a bit of a blur. I'd like to see you do the little details. Thanks!!
I agree! Unfortunately I don't earn a lot of money, so I needed to wait until I was sure I was going to be doing youtube for a while and was serious about it before I invested in a good camera. But I finally was able to buy a much much better one, and hopefully my videos will have auch better quality from now on :)
Your paintings are really lovely! I hope this comes across constructively; you should stop undermining things you say by asking if it makes sense. You clearly know what you are talking about. But by questioning yourself you make other people question you. I think you can communicate that you are still on a journey and still learning without casting so much doubt over your statements.
Haha, I don't mean it in a self deprecating way, I just feel like I ramble a lot, and you never really know if how you explain what you do makes sense to people who aren't in your head. I want to be able to teach what I know as best I can, but I have never taught before, so I want to know if how I explain things makes sense or not, and improve accordingly. I also don't mind being put in question, if it means people can chime in, and feel like they can share their knowledge, correct me, or complete my explanations, then all the better. :)
@fleur_de_steph :) beautiful work! I love working with gouache as well!
Thank you :) Can I see your pictures anywhere? Your instagram is private !
cute boice!
never mind you answered my question 😉
;)
The first landscape makes me think of Bambi
Ha, I can see that ^^
watercolor