You are welcome! I just wondered, could you tell me is it okay to mix watercolor brands together? I'm thinking of getting some Sennelier tubes and also some Windsor and Newton tubes. Different formulations so I wasn't sure?
I just bought a small block of hot press paper like you show here. I've never used hot press before, but wanted to experiment with fine line markers and watercolors. I've been hesitant to start, but your videos are very helpful! Thanks so much for sharing them.
Hi Anne, I'm very happy to hear my videos are helping you to explore more🤗hot pressed is the smoothest watercolor paper, it's a nice paper when you like working on details x Thank you
I'm really glad you're using icons etc to make it harder for people to steal your work! It makes me sad to think people can just take credit for all your hard work! Such a beautiful painting as always!! 🌸🌿🌸
You are very kind, thank you so much 🌸💕for your comment and appreciating my art🌺I never thought I'd have to worry about these things but now I'm just used to adding these logos etc.. and wearing a bracelet with my name on it lol Thank you darling😘
Absolutely stunning. I love the way you paint. It totally inspires me. If you are painting from a photograph, would it be possible to put a small inset of that picture in the corner so we can see how you use it as a reference for colors and shading etc. Thank you for sharing your talent.
Hi :) I definitely understand and I will start adding this to my videos :) A lot of times I paint from 2-3 different photos. Thank you so much! Happy to read your comment and have a lovely weekend!
Once again, a gorgeous piece. I am so excited to try this painting! Will you let me know a good substitute for Antwerp Blue? Maybe French ultramarine, or Prussian blue? I don't have Antwerp, so please help me find a suitable substitute. Thank you for all your help. You are such a beautiful person. I love everything you share with us. Love, Jess xox
Thank you so much Jessica 😘Your very welcome. You could use French Ultramarine but if you have Phthalo Blue that would be good too 😋You don't have to have the same colors as long as they go well together 😃🎨you can always do a test mix on a piece of watercolor paper you don't need, just to see how the colors mix, often what I do.. one of my most fav mixes is Turquoise and Viridian Hue 😍or Purple lake and Antwerp blue 💕
Оххх, какая красота. Мария, не увидела в описаниях и видео красками каких фирм вы пользуетесь. У вас очень насыщенные цвета, первый раз в акварели вижу такой эффект. Буду очень признательна за подсказку.
Ты очень дорогой мой, я использую акварели Гольбейна и акварельную бумагу из арков, можешь ли ты увидеть аннотации в видео? Я также перечислю все цвета в начале видео и в разделе описания ниже моих видео :) Надеюсь, что это поможет!
Hydrangeas are my favorite flowers! Have you seen strawberry hydrangeas ever? They look like dessert to me lol. I also love the white-green ones... Where do you buy your hot press paper？ Do you use arches? What brand? I'm waiting to get better before I try hot press but from what I hear and see the two different papers are completely different to work with. Also I've been hoping this for a while but could you please teach us color theory and how to mix? So much of my stuff comes out cartoony....
Hi Sophia :) I do have a video on color blending :) th-cam.com/users/mariamorjane also I love Arches Papers the most and even this in this video I have painted on Fabriano, I got stuck on Arches for good ;) I was testing then Fabriano Hot Pressed Paper and I'm definitely not a fan of it, it dries super fast and the surface feels quite different... not what I like, not like a cotton paper. For beginners I recommend Cold Pressed, cold pressed is easier to paint on. It has a slight texture so it's a more forgiving paper, Hot Pressed is smooth so it pushes you more towards details.. either way I highly recommend Arches Cold Pressed 140lb or HP 140lb.. any Arches papers are good. thank you :)
This is beautiful, I love your work! I noticed that in the other hydrangeas video you wet the paper first before applying the first layer of paint , but in this video you uses the wet on dry technique for the first layer. How do you decide which technique ( wet on wet or wet on dry) to use and does it make any difference in the results? Thanks
Hi Lisa, thank you so much and good observation 🤗In my other video I was painting on cold pressed watercolor paper, because it has a texture I feel like it's more suitable for wet on wet, the colors bleed easily and it's a different way of spreading the paint because of that. This one is on hot pressed by Fabriano Artistico and, most of my paintings are on hot pressed. Hot pressed is great for details. I like my paintings to be more vibrant so that's one thing about painting wet on dry, you get the color more intense this way, but also on hot pressed, depending on what brand you are using and what weight - I mostly paint on 140lb by Arches, so the paint doesn't bleed as much as I am working a little bit harder to get that blending but in my opinion paintings come out more vibrant on hot pressed and that's why I love hot pressed. There's a difference in Arches Hot Pressed 140lb and 300lb. Even 300lb is hot pressed, the smooothest in watercolor papers, this one feels a bit rougher maybe like a sand paper which is excellent for painting flowers, because that tiny sandy paper like texture helps paint to bleed, I have a painting video it's th-cam.com/video/3MDSJjmpBBk/w-d-xo.html or "Watercolor Desert Fox and Hawaiian Flowers" I also have a video on wet on dry vs wet on wet :) th-cam.com/video/uQbl8C9kNRk/w-d-xo.html
Hello :) thank you!!! And yes, I wax my watercolor paintings to preserve the colors here's a link on what I do th-cam.com/video/oDy7Nzg2rQo/w-d-xo.html&app=desktop thank you!
Hi Ashish, when I do it in a landscape I paint in layers so with next layers I go over the paper very lightly, barely touching with my brush, just adding more color. Here's it's more about timing, but the surface has to be wet so the colors blend in easier. thanks!
Hi, if you go to my new website I have a blog section "Watercolor Papers" everything you need to know... www.mariamorjane.com hot pressed is the smoothest of all watercolor papers, cold pressed has a texture, feels a bit bumpy
Hi Linda, yes you are correct. Hot pressed is the smoothest of watercolor papers. Cold pressed has a texture and rough is the roughest of all watercolor papers, it has a tooth to it.
Hi Raffaella, 80lb, 90lb, 140lb, 156lb or 300lb, 400lb papers, what this tells you is the thickness of the paper, so 80lb or 90lb paper is very thin, 140lb and around that are thicker, most common watercolor papers. 300lb or even 400lb tells you that the paper is really thick. It's nice but also more pricey. When I say 300lb is easier to paint flowers on is because when you compare Arches papers Hot Pressed starting 90lb then going to middle section 140b and the thickest 300lb, considering the fact that hot pressed is the smoothest of all watercolor papers. The hot pressed 300lb as smooth as it is, it has a sand paper feel to it. What it does is it helps the paint bleed. You can control the bleeding and it benefits you when painting flowers vs when I paint flowers on hot pressed 140lb it doesn't bleed the same way, 140lb hot pressed is better for detailed work and requires a little bit more effort to get the same effect, which I normally achieve by adding layers. I hope this makes sense. I feel like every paper has its purpose :)
Thank you for taking the time to reply me !!!! :D :D I am not quite sure about the bleeding but I guess I will have to test it out myself then I will understand what you are saying! So far haven't used anything other than 140lb cold press... time to try something new!! :D :D thank you again
oh yea.. the bleeding part haha yes, you do need to see it by yourself to understand. It's the most fun part I think haha, it's when you pre-wet a section and then apply paint with your brush (with water) to the paper - just leave a drop.. just watch the paint spread.... that's bleeding haha
Hi Linda, I'm sorry if this was confusing to you. Have you ever had or touched Arches 300lb Hot Pressed Watercolor Paper? Hot pressed is the smoothes of all watercolor papers, that's very correct. But the way Arches Hot Pressed 300lb is made it feels rougher from regular 140lb hot pressed, it feels almost like a sand paper a bit, I don't know how else to explain it other than it is different from regular hot pressed 140lb or 90lb (90lb is even smoother from 140lb). When you touch each of these papers you will be able to see the difference. Because Hot Pressed 300lb feels a bit rougher/sand paper like it helps the watercolors to bleed easier which is why I made a point over there. When painting on 300lb it was very easy to paint flower petals. It not a common paper to buy because of its price but I absolutely adore it. Hope this makes sense to you. Thank you
Maria Raczynska thank you. I get it now. I have never felt the 300lb hot press, but now I'd like to. I so enjoy watching your videos, and your flowers are beautiful. I'll be watching many more. I think watching your techniques will help improve my painting. Thank you.
Hi Linda, your very welcome and thank you. Please let me know when you get a chance to try 300lb hot pressed, I would love to know what you think :) Thank you so much! xx
Absolutely beautiful! What a talent you have Maria! Thank you for sharing this beautiful tutorial. Helene❤
mind blowing ....
Thank you Abeer :)
Superb!
Thank you Christine☺️🌸
soooo coool i really looove your channel it is so cool
Thank you so much Julia 😘🌹I appreciate that!
Amazing painting.🌼😊🌼 like it thank you for showing and sharing😍
Thank you my dear 😘🌺😊🤗😊🌸appreciating your kind words 😘🌹🌺
Beautiful!!!
These roses so beautiful 😍😍😍
Thank you Aliaa 🤗😍🌹💕🌺
I just love your work. Love love love love.
Thank you so much Kandice🌸☺️
This is absolutely gorgeous. I love hydrangeas. Your painting is better than the real flower!
Awww thank you!!!! 😍😍😍that's so sweet of you!!
You are welcome! I just wondered, could you tell me is it okay to mix watercolor brands together? I'm thinking of getting some Sennelier tubes and also some Windsor and Newton tubes. Different formulations so I wasn't sure?
Yes darling you can definitely mix, some brands have more transparent watercolors than other so you will see when you mix :)
Maria Raczynska thank you so much for your reply!
Your welcome :)
Absolutely awesome you have magic
Thank you so much Brigette☺️🦋
This is bautiful!!! I love it!
Thank you Melike :)
this was soothing and informative to watch. thanks for sharing. I like how you created your values.
Thank you Liza🌹🤗
Love it. Wish I could paint like that :)
Thank you so much Vitor :)) I bet you can!!
I just bought a small block of hot press paper like you show here. I've never used hot press before, but wanted to experiment with fine line markers and watercolors. I've been hesitant to start, but your videos are very helpful! Thanks so much for sharing them.
Hi Anne, I'm very happy to hear my videos are helping you to explore more🤗hot pressed is the smoothest watercolor paper, it's a nice paper when you like working on details x Thank you
Que bien que pinta!!!! Gracias por compartir. Desde Argentina.-
Muchas Gracias Palmira😊🤗🌹
Amazing and lovely!!
Thank you so much 🤗🌹
Lovely painting and demo, as always 😊 Thank you for sharing!
Thank you so much Liron 😀
A wonderfull painting as always! I love to watch your videos,they are so relaxing♡
Thank you dear Kim :)
I'm really glad you're using icons etc to make it harder for people to steal your work! It makes me sad to think people can just take credit for all your hard work!
Such a beautiful painting as always!! 🌸🌿🌸
You are very kind, thank you so much 🌸💕for your comment and appreciating my art🌺I never thought I'd have to worry about these things but now I'm just used to adding these logos etc.. and wearing a bracelet with my name on it lol Thank you darling😘
Absolutely lovely! Thank you! Just subscribed and I'm looking forward to watching more of your videos.
Hi :) thank you and welcome !! Happy you joined our little community!
Мария! Красота!!
Спасибо, дорогая!
Absolutely stunning. I love the way you paint. It totally inspires me. If you are painting from a photograph, would it be possible to put a small inset of that picture in the corner so we can see how you use it as a reference for colors and shading etc. Thank you for sharing your talent.
Hi :) I definitely understand and I will start adding this to my videos :) A lot of times I paint from 2-3 different photos.
Thank you so much! Happy to read your comment and have a lovely weekend!
Absolutely lovely to watch and learn from. Well done Maria . Thank you for sharing your wonderful skills
☺️🤗thank you so much for watching!!!🌸
gorgeous :)
Thank you Bridget :)
wow. 💝😘👌👏
Thank you Ellie😘💕
Maria Raczynska 💝😘💝
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this is super amazing. waooo. lots of prayers for you. jizakAllah.
:-) thank you Maryam :) happy you like it!!
Hi! Maria I painted this painting today only. It's looking very nice and have a nice day 🙋🙋🙋🙋🙋🙋🙋🙋🙋🙋
☺️🌸thank you so much and yay! so happy to inspire you :)🌹
omg... THIS IS SO AMAZING !
Thank you Shania 🌺😍
thanks so much for taking my request and actually doing it!
Your very welcome :) my pleasure 🤗
You have magic in your hands. "Mashallah."😶
thank you so much🌺
Daym! Amazing!
Thank you!
It soooooo AMAZING your video always make me exited ❤❤❤❤
Thank you so much Angela :)) you are so sweet!
Once again, a gorgeous piece. I am so excited to try this painting! Will you let me know a good substitute for Antwerp Blue? Maybe French ultramarine, or Prussian blue? I don't have Antwerp, so please help me find a suitable substitute. Thank you for all your help. You are such a beautiful person. I love everything you share with us. Love, Jess xox
Thank you so much Jessica 😘Your very welcome. You could use French Ultramarine but if you have Phthalo Blue that would be good too 😋You don't have to have the same colors as long as they go well together 😃🎨you can always do a test mix on a piece of watercolor paper you don't need, just to see how the colors mix, often what I do.. one of my most fav mixes is Turquoise and Viridian Hue 😍or Purple lake and Antwerp blue 💕
Très beau. pourriez vous peindre un cyclamen?
Je vous remercie! Et oui avec plaisir :)
Оххх, какая красота. Мария, не увидела в описаниях и видео красками каких фирм вы пользуетесь. У вас очень насыщенные цвета, первый раз в акварели вижу такой эффект. Буду очень признательна за подсказку.
Ты очень дорогой мой, я использую акварели Гольбейна и акварельную бумагу из арков, можешь ли ты увидеть аннотации в видео? Я также перечислю все цвета в начале видео и в разделе описания ниже моих видео :) Надеюсь, что это поможет!
Hydrangeas are my favorite flowers! Have you seen strawberry hydrangeas ever? They look like dessert to me lol. I also love the white-green ones...
Where do you buy your hot press paper？ Do you use arches? What brand? I'm waiting to get better before I try hot press but from what I hear and see the two different papers are completely different to work with. Also I've been hoping this for a while but could you please teach us color theory and how to mix? So much of my stuff comes out cartoony....
Hi Sophia :) I do have a video on color blending :) th-cam.com/users/mariamorjane also I love Arches Papers the most and even this in this video I have painted on Fabriano, I got stuck on Arches for good ;) I was testing then Fabriano Hot Pressed Paper and I'm definitely not a fan of it, it dries super fast and the surface feels quite different... not what I like, not like a cotton paper. For beginners I recommend Cold Pressed, cold pressed is easier to paint on. It has a slight texture so it's a more forgiving paper, Hot Pressed is smooth so it pushes you more towards details.. either way I highly recommend Arches Cold Pressed 140lb or HP 140lb.. any Arches papers are good. thank you :)
This is beautiful, I love your work! I noticed that in the other hydrangeas video you wet the paper first before applying the first layer of paint , but in this video you uses the wet on dry technique for the first layer. How do you decide which technique ( wet on wet or wet on dry) to use and does it make any difference in the results? Thanks
Hi Lisa, thank you so much and good observation 🤗In my other video I was painting on cold pressed watercolor paper, because it has a texture I feel like it's more suitable for wet on wet, the colors bleed easily and it's a different way of spreading the paint because of that. This one is on hot pressed by Fabriano Artistico and, most of my paintings are on hot pressed. Hot pressed is great for details. I like my paintings to be more vibrant so that's one thing about painting wet on dry, you get the color more intense this way, but also on hot pressed, depending on what brand you are using and what weight - I mostly paint on 140lb by Arches, so the paint doesn't bleed as much as I am working a little bit harder to get that blending but in my opinion paintings come out more vibrant on hot pressed and that's why I love hot pressed. There's a difference in Arches Hot Pressed 140lb and 300lb. Even 300lb is hot pressed, the smooothest in watercolor papers, this one feels a bit rougher maybe like a sand paper which is excellent for painting flowers, because that tiny sandy paper like texture helps paint to bleed, I have a painting video it's th-cam.com/video/3MDSJjmpBBk/w-d-xo.html or "Watercolor Desert Fox and Hawaiian Flowers" I also have a video on wet on dry vs wet on wet :) th-cam.com/video/uQbl8C9kNRk/w-d-xo.html
Thanks Maria for the detailed explanation, I will definitely check out your other videos 😃
Your very welcome Lisa😀😀🌸
Great video Maria, I love your flower paintings, Wish I could paint like you. any chance that you could include the size of your paintings?
Hi :) thank you! Yes of course I will start doing that. This one is 5X7.
Thank You Maria, That's very kind of you, .... Happy Painting
Thank you :) xx
So beautiful! Do you fix the painting with anything if you send it as a postcard? So that its protected from the rain etc?
Hello :) thank you!!! And yes, I wax my watercolor paintings to preserve the colors here's a link on what I do th-cam.com/video/oDy7Nzg2rQo/w-d-xo.html&app=desktop thank you!
Please do Lilacs too!
I will add Lilacs to my request list :)
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its really awesome maria but I want to ask one more thing , do u use synthetic brush or pony hair.....
Thank you so much Brijmohan, I mostly use sable brushes. Thank you!
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Another beautiful and inspiring painting from you Maria !!!❣💐🤗 I just send you looooong email...😂Thank you for inspiration !!!💞
Your so very welcome Tatiana 😍😃💕my pleasure and thank you!! And thank you again for giving the info to someone on my watercolor papers video 😘🌹💕🌺🌸🤗😍
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mam, tell me a simple trick to blend watercolours smoothly
Hi Ashish, when I do it in a landscape I paint in layers so with next layers I go over the paper very lightly, barely touching with my brush, just adding more color. Here's it's more about timing, but the surface has to be wet so the colors blend in easier. thanks!
Or maybe cobalt blue as a sub for Antwerp blue? Thank, again. 💙😘💙
Thank you darling 🌺💕😍will answer in your other comment
what is the difference between cold and hot pressed?? i do not know cause its seem odd
Hi, if you go to my new website I have a blog section "Watercolor Papers" everything you need to know... www.mariamorjane.com hot pressed is the smoothest of all watercolor papers, cold pressed has a texture, feels a bit bumpy
Ashlynnella 01 Hi Ashlynnella please find Maria's video on painting DOLPHINS 🐬 she shows the difference between three different types of paper...🤗
Tatiana yo are the greatest 😃😘🌺🌹I totally forgot I have this video lol 😄🐬🌸🌹🎨💕💕💕💕thank you!!!
ThatGirlTatianaH ohhh ok thanks tatiana
ohh i think hot pressed is cool
All hot pressed paper I have seen has a smooth finish.. cold is rougher..
Hi Linda, yes you are correct. Hot pressed is the smoothest of watercolor papers. Cold pressed has a texture and rough is the roughest of all watercolor papers, it has a tooth to it.
Can i use your drawings for my profile pics, please ? :)
Hi :) what kind of profile pic? like on facebook or instagram?
On twitter
Yes that's fine :)
could you explain a bit more the difference between 300 LB paper and 140 LB paper? why is 300 LB better for flowers? Thank you!
Hi Raffaella, 80lb, 90lb, 140lb, 156lb or 300lb, 400lb papers, what this tells you is the thickness of the paper, so 80lb or 90lb paper is very thin, 140lb and around that are thicker, most common watercolor papers. 300lb or even 400lb tells you that the paper is really thick. It's nice but also more pricey. When I say 300lb is easier to paint flowers on is because when you compare Arches papers Hot Pressed starting 90lb then going to middle section 140b and the thickest 300lb, considering the fact that hot pressed is the smoothest of all watercolor papers. The hot pressed 300lb as smooth as it is, it has a sand paper feel to it. What it does is it helps the paint bleed. You can control the bleeding and it benefits you when painting flowers vs when I paint flowers on hot pressed 140lb it doesn't bleed the same way, 140lb hot pressed is better for detailed work and requires a little bit more effort to get the same effect, which I normally achieve by adding layers. I hope this makes sense. I feel like every paper has its purpose :)
Thank you for taking the time to reply me !!!! :D :D I am not quite sure about the bleeding but I guess I will have to test it out myself then I will understand what you are saying! So far haven't used anything other than 140lb cold press... time to try something new!! :D :D thank you again
oh yea.. the bleeding part haha yes, you do need to see it by yourself to understand. It's the most fun part I think haha, it's when you pre-wet a section and then apply paint with your brush (with water) to the paper - just leave a drop.. just watch the paint spread.... that's bleeding haha
Your statement about using hot press paper it is rougher, is confusing. I thought hot press was smoother than cold press or rough.
Hi Linda, I'm sorry if this was confusing to you. Have you ever had or touched Arches 300lb Hot Pressed Watercolor Paper? Hot pressed is the smoothes of all watercolor papers, that's very correct. But the way Arches Hot Pressed 300lb is made it feels rougher from regular 140lb hot pressed, it feels almost like a sand paper a bit, I don't know how else to explain it other than it is different from regular hot pressed 140lb or 90lb (90lb is even smoother from 140lb). When you touch each of these papers you will be able to see the difference. Because Hot Pressed 300lb feels a bit rougher/sand paper like it helps the watercolors to bleed easier which is why I made a point over there. When painting on 300lb it was very easy to paint flower petals. It not a common paper to buy because of its price but I absolutely adore it. Hope this makes sense to you. Thank you
Maria Raczynska thank you. I get it now. I have never felt the 300lb hot press, but now I'd like to. I so enjoy watching your videos, and your flowers are beautiful. I'll be watching many more. I think watching your techniques will help improve my painting. Thank you.
Hi Linda, your very welcome and thank you. Please let me know when you get a chance to try 300lb hot pressed, I would love to know what you think :) Thank you so much! xx