1. Don't outline everything 2. Use a range of Values 3. Get your proportions right, 4.Pay attention to perspective, 5.Mix your own colours 6. Pretend you are an alion, 7.Fake confidence 8.Draw and paint the world around you, 9. Don't forget the shadows, 10. Plan your composition. These are so precious lessons to help anyone to understand art,we all do art ,but knowing some important things can improve our perspective and the way of looking things, You know we all have eyes,we all have mind,we all have hands, But a teacher tells how to use them for better results, Thank you so much Leslie for your teaching, Have a great day 🍀😊🍀
I really appreciate your advices, but still struggle to start. I don’t know where to. I have a lot of great Artbooks and art supplies but I am not consistent. Can you give an advice how to start, maybe with drawing lines or colourtheory or shades or a special book? I think I will try to follow your tips here, just to start, at first ☺️
Thank you Leslie fot this Magic List 😉👍 As a beginner I use to struggle with a lot of things,and because of you I have the best advices 🙏💪 Merci et bises 👍🙏😘
Number 5 is not even used by professional artists!!!!! Jane Blundell even made a blog post (or several) about how a limited palette is not for her. Sure, it helps if beginners learn colour theory and how to mix colours from primaries, but when you start to get a little better, you realise there is a LOT MORE to colours and pigments than just primaries. Some pigments granulate beautifully, some pigments (and colours) mix the most exciting greys, and really, having just 2 sets of primaries and 2 earth tones is a crime, as far as I'm concerned. You'll tear burnt sienna, mars brown, phthalo green, red ochre, aquarius grey and even mars black out of my dead, cold hands. Also, having a bright pink and/or purple is a MUST for floral artists. (Possibly a single-pigment orange, too.) Sure, as a beginner working with a limited palette is a must, but as a little more advanced painter... I am very much against it.
Alternatively you can make several limited palettes filled with relevant colours, for example one set for floral painting, one set for urban paintings, one set for landscapes - and that way you can have a semi-limited palette with a single triad, and a few extra colours. My urban palette for example has an earthier triad: French Ultramarine, Mars Bordeaux and Transparent Yellow (PY 150) And it also has Burnt Sienna, Aquarius Grey (a single white pigment colour amazing for concrete), but I also have a green (phthalo green) and a black, because I often use black to darken colours without taking away from the vividness. I also have a pink in it, because I live in a country with colourful buildings, so mixing nice purples is a must. So altogether 8, but I do leave space for a few extras, because you don't really want to spend all of your time colour mixing when you are out in the middle of the street, painting.
1. Don't outline everything
2. Use a range of Values
3. Get your proportions right,
4.Pay attention to perspective,
5.Mix your own colours
6. Pretend you are an alion,
7.Fake confidence
8.Draw and paint the world around you,
9. Don't forget the shadows,
10. Plan your composition.
These are so precious lessons to help anyone to understand art,we all do art ,but knowing some important things can improve our perspective and the way of looking things,
You know we all have eyes,we all have mind,we all have hands,
But a teacher tells how to use them for better results,
Thank you so much Leslie for your teaching,
Have a great day 🍀😊🍀
Your paintings are beautiful. I love your videos because they help me and cheer me up if i don't feel good.
That makes me really happy. 🥰❤️
Please dont stop making videos 👍
Thanks so much. I have no plans to stop. 😊
Your videos are a gem, you have a longtime fan still watching and getting inspired❤ love your art
Thank you so much!! 😊❤
Thank you so much Leslie! Happy new year
Love this video. Thank you for sharing all your knowledge. Very much appreciated 😊
I really appreciate your advices, but still struggle to start. I don’t know where to. I have a lot of great Artbooks and art supplies but I am not consistent. Can you give an advice how to start, maybe with drawing lines or colourtheory or shades or a special book?
I think I will try to follow your tips here, just to start, at first ☺️
Thank you. I’m enjoying catching up.
Very useful tips. Where did you get that really nice adjustable circle drawing device? I’ve not seen one like it!
wow! thank you! can you do like a mini tutorial for each tip? like a follow along?
2:05 Hey! I can do that! I just need to take off my glasses and take a step back!
I'm currently at Leeds art University I would hight recommend you paint or draw local landmark
Thank you Leslie fot this Magic List 😉👍 As a beginner I use to struggle with a lot of things,and because of you I have the best advices 🙏💪
Merci et bises 👍🙏😘
You’re so welcome! It’s always nice to have your thoughtful feedback. 😊
Number 5 is not even used by professional artists!!!!!
Jane Blundell even made a blog post (or several) about how a limited palette is not for her.
Sure, it helps if beginners learn colour theory and how to mix colours from primaries, but when you start to get a little better, you realise there is a LOT MORE to colours and pigments than just primaries. Some pigments granulate beautifully, some pigments (and colours) mix the most exciting greys, and really, having just 2 sets of primaries and 2 earth tones is a crime, as far as I'm concerned.
You'll tear burnt sienna, mars brown, phthalo green, red ochre, aquarius grey and even mars black out of my dead, cold hands. Also, having a bright pink and/or purple is a MUST for floral artists. (Possibly a single-pigment orange, too.)
Sure, as a beginner working with a limited palette is a must, but as a little more advanced painter... I am very much against it.
Alternatively you can make several limited palettes filled with relevant colours, for example one set for floral painting, one set for urban paintings, one set for landscapes - and that way you can have a semi-limited palette with a single triad, and a few extra colours.
My urban palette for example has an earthier triad:
French Ultramarine,
Mars Bordeaux and
Transparent Yellow (PY 150)
And it also has Burnt Sienna, Aquarius Grey (a single white pigment colour amazing for concrete), but I also have a green (phthalo green) and a black, because I often use black to darken colours without taking away from the vividness. I also have a pink in it, because I live in a country with colourful buildings, so mixing nice purples is a must.
So altogether 8, but I do leave space for a few extras, because you don't really want to spend all of your time colour mixing when you are out in the middle of the street, painting.
Bestt advice.....❤❤
I love your video, such a great talent and you help us a lot to paint ourself. Thank you very much, I am a French women from Quebec. Canada.
I love being able for force my eyes to blur whenever I want. Helps me figure out shapes while sketching outside haha.
AND it's free! :)
Very helpful and calming video thank you :)
I thought color charts had to be big and all of them on piece of paper. Thank. Two color charts are easier for me to understand
OMG I learned #1 just the other day! Looked not bad for a new painter. And then I outlined everything 🤦🏽♀️ Oops.
It’s always a learning process. 😊
Thank you for the tips! 🙏💚
Thanks for these great tips. ❤
Loafteabun draw more than 600+ piece
Daily practice is so helpful! 😊
Thank you. ❤
Thanks 👍