Everything you want to know about Watercolour Paint.
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- Опубліковано 5 жов 2024
- Everything you want to know about Watercolour Paint by Professional Artist Paul Clark
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You are a wonderful teacher with a mellifluous voice and wicked sense of humor.
You are my favourite person doing videos on utube
Thanks so much!!!
Very kind of you to say - Thanks so much!!!
So true, look forward to watching every video.. More than once.. 😁
1 positive for watercolour pencils are the convenience for doing art absolitly anywhere. I took my kids set into hospital with me and they kept me amuzed for hours without the needs for lots of other equipment. I didnt wven have a brush instead was getting the nurses to bring me cotton sticks to wet from my water jug and move tue pigment around the paper. I did a vase of sunflowers and its one of my favourite personal pieces ive done. ❤
Great comment - thanks for sharing.
This was a very informative video to watch and, as always, entertaining, too! Might I suggest a similar video in future with a rundown and rating of the various beverages consumed while the paint dries? I thank you in advance and eagerly anticipate such a video at your earliest convenience.
What a fantastic idea!!! - I'm off to work on it but clearly need to do a lot more research first!!!!
@@ArtbyPaulClark 😂😄🤣🤣🤣👍🥂🥂🥂
I think your tutorials should be on prescription for the poor people who suffer from anxiety or depression.
They are so relaxing and absorbing !
Another beautiful painting Paul, you are so talented and many thanks once again.
Merry 🥂 Christmas 🎄 to you and Margot 🤗🍒
@@cherrysimmonds5836 they certainly should be I for one am instantly calmed and laughing when I watch Paul and his lovely wife but I may have to turn to drink especially Paul's cocktails 🍸 😀
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Fabulous video - it's for EVERYONE! Thanks so much!!!!
Glad you enjoyed it!
You really need to get your own tv show Paul, you’re hilarious. Both of you 😂 thank you 😊 🙏
My pleasure - thanks for watching! 😊
Couple of watercolor pencil tips: They are very handy for travel, you can sketch in pencil and use a waterbrush to wet.. everything in one little bag except for a sketchbook. You can do your sketch then bring it home and wet later. You can also use a spare piece of paper to make a palette (just scribble some spots of pencil on it) and use them exactly like regular watercolor (my favorite way). You can also use them as regular pencils on top of your wetted work, but be sure to allow the page to try completely first so they don't tear the wet surface. Be aware they may or may not be as lightfast as their paint versions so do some testing if you wish to display your work.
Thanks as ever for all your very informative and knowable comments - all very interesting and useful to everyone who reads the comments - it's very much appreciated from me.
As 79 year old professional illustrator, artist and art educator I must say that was an excellent outline of the watercolour mediums. Excellent. 👍👍👍
Wow, thank you Bob!
Hello Paul, I just started watching your video's, perhaps one month ago. I am an artist and art therapist and work in many media. I always found watercolors to be one of the most demanding mediums and my work with it has never pleased me. Working, so far on one of your tutorials; your techniques for grasses, I have learned so much. Thank you for your wonderful videos. I look forward to practicing your techniques for painting water soon!
Thanks for sharing! ... and happy to help!
Thank you for the detailed tutorial about watercolours. And the award goes to Cecil and Mildred😁😁🥂
My pleasure - thanks for watching! 😊 - more to come from C&M!
@@ArtbyPaulClark Thank you. 😄😄
As a watercolor artist and teacher for 38 years, you have inspired me to begin teaching again, thank you Paul! 😊
My pleasure 😊
I know this video is from months ago, but I just "discovered" your channel recently! I am so impressed with your videos - the information, the style - and you're just plain fun to watch! I'm new to watercolor painting as of a few months ago.......this video has really been helpful to me. And I am creating a library of your tutorials and will be trying many of them! Thank you so much!
I liked the award ceremony. Good fun.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Personally, I love watercolour pencils and pastels because they're handy and it's easy to make little paintings and details with them. I mostly use Faber-Castell Dürer, but I also have Kohinoor, Caran D'Ache and Lyra.
Caran D'Ache was my first pro pencil set.
I find normal watercolours to be too messy for painting on the go, so I either sketch and finish it at home, or I bring pencils with me. Draw and paint, and then turn it into watercolours at home.
Another use I like about them is that is easy to do very fine details, and to keep colour in one place or line. I hate it when it spreads out in a direction I don't want it to go.
I don't use them "instead of" but with the rest of my watercolours, depending on what I want and where I am.
As for brands, I don't know 70% of the brands you mention. I'm in Europe with occasional trips to UK, so I'm better acquainted with European or British brands. I love White Nights though they don't have many colours, and I'm still considering buying Sennelier but they're very expensive and I'm sure it's worth it. I do have Sennelier pastels and they're some of the best in my collection. Specially old pastels.
Thanks for the useful info - good to hear you like watercolour pencils!
I bought the van Gogh pocket box with the intention of removing the pans and using the box for a travel palette for my own paints. The van Gogh paint was so good that I used it as it was.
Yup - good stuff!
I figured out my Paints... they need a new owner!!! Still playing with my colors and just learned why I end up with brown flowers. Warm vs. Cool colors mixing... oh boy... this is way more complicated than I expected. I just need to follow a tutorial exactly. Thank you again for brightening up our day - fun day with sir Paul & Margot. Quite a beginner, a grateful California gramma! Stay well! Love to all.😄🌺🌴
Lovely comment Ann - many thanks!
Excellent Paul - you get what you pay for!!
No doubt about that Richard!
Thank for the informative video. I use Holbeins watercolour and their're vibrant and transparent, good quality. You are a great artist, but you could be a great actor too. Cheers🥂.
Lol!!! Cheers Isabel! 🥂
Good to know about Van Gogh and Renesans. I have Daniel Smith, Schminke, and Maimeri Blu. And one I have and love using is A Gallo from Italy. Luscious, delicious paints.
Thanks for sharing!
It sure makes Wednesday worth getting up for! A cup of coffee and Paul's insight into the watercolour world. Thanks as always for teaching me and making me smile! I have upped my game and am using the Winsor and Newton Professional. I love them but my inquiring mind always wants to know if there is something better!!
Great to hear Sam - many thanks!
You always leave us with a little chuckle. I do want to say that I did get the Van Gogh travel box and have used it alot, but I have to say that I have developed this compulsion of purchasing different brands of paint. Most recently the Daniel Smith pan set and I love it. I currently have seven different sets and love them all. Give me time, I have only been learning watercolors for about one year. I love your show and come back frequently.
Lol! - yes I agree ... it's all very addictive ... I probably have enough paint to last 3 lifetimes.. but there is always room for one more!
I ordered your book from Amazon and received it yesterday. It's excellent. I've been painting for over 5 years but sometimes I find myself stuck. I'm going to work through your book and I'm sure I'll love every minute of it! Thank you for all your online teachings. I really enjoy watching these.
Great to hear Kim - hope you enjoy it!
Thank you so much Paul. I didn't realize that my Ecoline watercolors were dye based. No wonder they are so bright. I'm so happy to learn from you.
Glad I could help!
Great video. I'll probably watch this again and take notes , thank you for your input 😊
My pleasure - thanks for watching! 😊
Thank you! I am new to watercolor and your tutorial has helped me learn more so I can upgrade from student paints!
You are so welcome!
Schmincke Horadam Aquarell is my go-to watercolour paint also. I love the Daniel Smith brand too and they excel with their PrimaTek range. I've recently bought the Mission Gold paints and they have amazing vibrancy, so I'm looking forward to your review of those if you do one.
Thanks for sharing Valerie!!!
I love the way you speak and the way you paint!
I also started with Winsor and Newton Cotman. Then I upgraded to Professionals and I have the same feeling about it! Today I'm in love with Schmincke and Maimeri Blu.
Thanks for the nice talk you gave me :)
Thanks for sharing this Enriko!
Thanks for the run-down of what you like and why. I'm a newer painter but M. Graham is just wonderful in my book.
My question is about what the different chemicals in paint do. Why quinacridones? Or cadmiums, cobalts, etc. Maybe silly, but this enquiring mind would love to know from an artist's perspective. Thanks!
GREAT QUESTION! I have wondered about that.
You may want to check Winsor & Newton UA-cam channel. They have many videos about chemicals, pigments and paint in general.
Pigments are extremely important to understand in watercolor. They ARE the paint, everything else is just binder. Every aspect of that paint.. hue, transparency, granulation, mixing properties.. it's all down to the pigment. Good resources are Jane Blundell and a website called Handprint. Handprint is a bit out of date but the sheer amount of information there is amazing and the vast majority of pigments are quite old so the info is still accurate.
I think the replies below say it all!
I thought I would go ahead and give the qualities of the pigments you mentioned. Quins are transparent, staining, and vibrant... they are typically pink, red, violet, and orange. Cadmiums and cobalts are toxic (don't put them in your mouth and don't pour rinse water in public drainage), semi/opaque. Cobalts are granulating. Cadmiums are yellow, orange, red... cobalts are blue and green.
Wonderful video. Thank you for recommending it. I'm completely amateur. In the 1990's I took a class at a local art gallery and the set I bought was Holbein set of maybe 18. Recently I started messing with WC again and bought various single tubes from Dick Blick and still love holbein. Again I'm just a hobbyist.
Sounds great - Holbein paints are meant to to very good!
Great video as usual, thank you Paul!. I've only worked with Cotman, Van Gogh and this year started with White Nights. I find White Nights vivid, vibrant and nice to work with, so they are my choice right now. I want to clarify that I'm not an artist, just a crafty person who loves painting with watercolours :)
Hi Imma - thanks for sharing!
Thanks again for a genuine unbiased review, every time I watch your videos I get reenergised to carry on trying to paint😊
Many thanks Peter!
Loved this run down of different paint brands, I haven't tried them all yet but slowly building up my collection :)
Same here! lol!!!
Great video thanks very much. My favorite part was the end, you guys really make me laugh, so much fun.
Glad you enjoyed it
Hey Paul I know this video was posted a good while ago but thank you for such great advice. I had a tube of van gogh cobalt blue delivered today and the difference is remarkable. I didn't realise how little I needed on my pallet and got blue everywhere due to being used to scrubbing away at cotman pans for the last couple of years. I bought your book a few days ago too and am steadily working through it. I have to say it was well worth the investment! There was I trying to paint at speed along with your videos and making a mess. I have such a poor memory due to a brain injury that watching first and then painting can't work for me, making your book a brilliant way for me to learn at a snails pace 😀 of course it didn't cross my mind to slow the video down and put the subtitles on (your voice is hilarious slowed down - no offence intended) I think I will be investing in your brushes soon (I've used cheap brushes for years) unless of course I win the big one and could afford kolinsky sable. I did however buy a budget set of princeton brushes and some 100% cotton paper. Again all thanks to your advice. You are so right about getting the best quality one can afford. So after all of my waffling I guess I'm trying to say that thanks to your valuable advice my painting is improving by the day and my drawing too. I cannot thank you enough for all that you give us with your channel it is fantastic 👏
Thanks Deborah for your great comment and delighted to hear you are enjoying my book too!
I was gifted a large set of Holbein tubes, and i have to say that i love them. Beautiful colours, and they seem to flow better than some of my other paints.
Thanks for sharing!
Loved the skit! I'm using Holbein at the present time. Great results!
Thanks and must try them out 👍
I love your little comedy acts!
Great to hear - many thanks!
Renesans are my beloved watercolors!!! Yay!!! :)
Great to hear Julia - agree they are fab!!!
it is a very good and very frank video , very educative.......i am from India....and 78 years.....i chased after every brand that my favorite artists use in you tube tutorials.......your video enlightened me much...thank you.......
I love the video.. You really should start a tv series 😀😀 fun and informative as usual 😀😀
Lol! - thanks ... Maybe one day!
This was an extremely informative video. The comedic relief at the end was the perfect touch. Thank you for the time and information!
Glad you enjoyed it!
The one watercolor brand I could use for the rest of my life is Holbein. It’s made in Japan and the quality and colour range are fantastic.
Yes, I need to try them out!
As a subscriber from Asia, I really look forward to your review on the Japanese and Korean brands!
I just got my first Kuretake set and am in love with the colours.
Thanks for the tip!
Awesome! Thank you!
Very helpful video! Thank you very much. And as always super fun and funny
Glad you enjoyed it!
ROFL🤣 @Cecil & Mildred! Brilliant! Everything about your channel is brilliant, really. Thank you!
Thank you kindly
I have watched many other such videos, but by far, yours is the most thorough in both information and the number of brands. Not only that, you explain why you feel this way or that. Thank you for making me laugh, too!😂
Thanks for watching!
I was lucky enough to have had wonderful art instructors. My favorite once told me, "Use the very best tools/equipment (paints/paper) that you can afford at the time." As my buying power increased, so did the quality of my supplies and I am always amazed at my paintings with QOR, Davinci, Daniel Smith, etc. I, too, would not be able to pick just one brand. Now I will have to look up some new toys. Thank you for your amazing videos.
You are the best…. Really enjoy all your tutorials so much information.
Lovely to hear - thanks!
Started watercolour a few months ago now. I bought the cheapest of the cheapest paint because I first wanted to know for myself if I would enjoy it. I do enjoy it but I never got it as beautiful as the people on your facebook page so I went to look for something better and it was a struggle to find something of which I hoped would be a good one so I ordered the Van Gogh pocket box today (will be delivered tomorrow) Tonight I see this clip of yours and I see that I have made the best choice for my paint for now. I haven't see all clips of you yet but I think they're all fantastic.
Thanks Kirsten - I'm sure you are going to like the VG paints!
Great video 😊 I'm from Poland and I'm so glad you like Renesans watercolors! Thanks for sharing ❤
Watercolor sticks: no waste! No tubes to fight with. I cut a piece off and put it in my palette. Love them!!
Good to know! Thanks for sharing 👍
Thanks for providing me with New hobbies
İngilizce bilmediğim halde anlattiklarinizi anliyor olmam sizin başarınız ☀️çok teşekkürederim💕
Excellent video. Again!!! You are so funny , playful and fun. A born teacher ! Thank you from Connecticut
Wow, thank you!
I’d love to see the 12h documentary on the subject !!
Lol!!! - thanks for that!
I discovered this video, the conclusion of which is humorous, I am a little like you, the same path (without being an artist, but an eternal beginner) having started with Daler Rowney, I remained faithful to it in "Artist" quality now, I arrive (almost) to do with what I want in the mixtures. But very little distributed in france alas
On the other hand recently I discovered the same small set Van Gogh at low price, it is amazing for watercolor "beginner", the power of colors.
Thank you for your sincerity
I wish i had seen something like this 7 years ago when i started to buy paint like i was going to live forever...thank you.
Happy to help!
I feel inspired and excited after watching your excellent videos to begin a painting. Now off to watch the next one with a mug of Yorkshire Gold!
Wonderful! - have fun!
Paul, you're the best!
Ah, cheers - thanks!
White Night, my favorite, St Petersburg or like I bought those aquarelles year 1984 in Leningrad ... and Russian kolinsky brushes of course. Greetings from Finland.
Hi Anne - good choice 👍
Very informative. Finish the rest of the documentary 🙂. I learned so much.
Thank you! Will do!
I need more Mildred and her man (can't remember his name), both slightly "sauced". This video is so helpful; I watch it over and over. PAINTS!!! This subject drives me crazy (er)! Even now I can't see or feel much difference between WN Professional, Schminke, Holbein, D Smith, M Graham and SAA. I have a few tubes of each; also have sets of Arteza and White Nights. However, only now am I beginning to paint EVERY day. What a revelation! I did buy a few tubes of Master's Touch!! SUCK!!!! Oh, my, I could see and feel a huge difference-horrible paint. Thanks again for this tutorial, and I hope y'all are having fun as well as enjoying being able to resume your classes. J
Brilliant! Oh, that life would have a "dot try-first" card!
Good point Jean!
Thank you... This was so thorough and so meticulously well-organised... I recently discovered your channel and have been a fan of your videos (and your sense of humour) ever since! Thank you!
Awesome, thank you!
Thank you so much Paul! Great video. 😎😊
Glad you liked it!
hi...bom dias.. good moning my "British teacher"...heheh. Very enlightening your post about the different types of paint... and ways of using the materials. I used a little bit of ecoline talens when I was in architecture school, early 1980's...including the tubes I bought when they were made in Japan, I recovered them, adding wiindsor newton gum arabic...it's working.. some tubes were dry, others sticky, some creamy. I didn't throw them away for sentimental reasons... I like watercolor pencils when I paint birds, because they allow me details and a slower work, with less water. But with each video, we learn a little more, adapting to our personal conditions...
Thanks for sharing this!
Paul, literally you are a great teacher. I gather much experience and learn so many things about watercolor from your every Wednesday tutorial
A heartfelt thanks
Wow, thank you!
Thank you so much. As a beginner I thank you so much. I have started with cheaper paint . I now will take your advice and use up what I have and replace them with more quality watercolour. The paint available in Australia are more limited. Perhaps Amazon could prove a worthwhile option. Regards from Australia and thanks heaps.
Glad I could help!
Brilliant teacher and love watching your videos, this watercolor one is great and now I understand whats happening with them.
Thanks so much 😊
I was kind of anxious at 11:41 when you showed your 'verdict' on those paints that the box would smash the glass of the cabinet on your behind!!
It was close but missed! - although one tube did split on the floor!!!!
Very nice, sincere but difficult video to make .
I am a hobby painter in India and I have been using w&n last 50 years and have their series 16 sable hair brushes just like they were new!
Thanks for sharing - many thanks!
Loved what I saw today, thanks very much !! ( from Australia )
Glad you enjoyed it Diane!
Hehehe, thanks 😂
Here in SA, our lovely Rand is in a rather pickle! Currently a Pound is R22.
Using Cotmans, going to try van Gogh for value 🙌🏻
Thanks for this wonderful informative video….you are such an amazing person….
So nice of you, thanks 😁
Wow! Great info for a freshman like me!
Glad it was helpful!
You are a great teacher. l am always learning different and interesting, thank you
Happy to hear that!
The sticks are good as you can have a lot of color in one palette and can make spontaneous choices
Van Gogh travel set is terrific- great paint. Thanks Paul!
It really is!
Welcome from Poland. I love Renesans watercolor, another Polish brand is Roman Szmal.
... must check them out! - thanks!
Thanks Sharing Paul, I'm taking note, cheer 🧃🧃
Have fun!
I just happened upon your videos and I’m beyond thrilled that I did. I just started painting at 75 and although I’ve always admired others art, I had no idea I could even draw or paint. What a gift to discover! The video, Everything about watercolor paints was SO informative, answering so very many questions I had. Thank you, thank you and thank you again for producing these excellent videos. Looking forward to watching and learning.
Wonderful and a BIG welcome to your watercolour journey ... but be warned ... it's very addictive!
I like the watercolor pencil for very fine details...at the end of the painting (Im a beginner btw). Just a dash on a distant person's headphones, or a ground-shadow of a car...and a TINY Amount of water. It's good for adding focus to points of a painting that's going to remain blurred.
Beginner (and loving it) here! This is so useful, learned so much. thank you!
You're so welcome!
Thanks Paul. Brilliant!
Glad you enjoyed it
Hi Paul ✨
I just want to say thank you for your amazing guidance.
I am acrylic and oil color professional artist but I am learning to play with watercolors. I always find your videos best among every other channels.
Bdw I was wondering from where do you mind matching theme T-shirts?😅 I always notice that you were a T-shirt that matches the subject of your painting.😄
You are so welcome thanks .... and I buy some t-shirts (Amazon) but also make quite a few!
Very informal and interesting. Thanks for sharing Paul 👍
Glad you enjoyed it
Thanks for giving detail knowledge about water colour theory.
My pleasure 😊
This is so useful when I visit my local artist shop!
Great to hear!
This is a wonderful video intro to watercolor painting tools. You earned a subscribed viewer today! I will check out your other videos.
Awesome, thank you!
Thank you very informative for a newbie - so hard to trust anything adverts say these days so much appreciated! PS love your mug COYI
You are hilarious and informative. Love Mildred and Cecil. New Zealand 🇳🇿
Great to hear .... more to come from them!!!
Thanks for yor experience based ideas.
Thank you most in formative as I’ve been working in watercolor awhile and ready to purchase better quality. I been a bit overwhelmed in debating cost vs quality and justifying if I’m making the correct choice .. thank you for your effort. I’ve watched you. Brush video also..
This was a lovely video. Hope you get to try the ones mentioned at the end of the video, including Da Vinci from the US. Thank you!
Enjoyed the video and great T-shirt 👕
Very helpful video indeed! Thank you for sharing your great knowledge.
Have a nice day
My pleasure - thanks for watching! 😊
Thank you Paul! That was awesome. Schmincke is mine:)
Very welcome Lori!
This was an amazing video, and gave me much to keep for future reference. I am very excited to try some of your recommendations. Thank you so very much!.
I was introduced to Windsor & Newton in my initial foray into watercolours and have used them as my main set since. I have to say that the down side of your paint video makes me want to dash out and buy these amazing new paints as I do like to try out different things (which is probably not a good idea for the bank balance). Thanks for another informative and humorous video.
My pleasure - thanks for sharing!
This was wonderfully informative! Thankyou!
You are so welcome!
LOL Oh, Paul, I love you! Thanks for bringing Cecil and Mildred on with you. LOL Thank you for this information. I'm a rank newbie and you answered all my paint quality questions.
Great to hear Patricia .... more to come from C&M!