I wish you were here in my house when my husband and I were watching you paint and the *gasp* of joy we had as you finished each study! Truly amazing!! I too am learning to art and mix color. It’s not easy, but when you hit it right- it’s magic! Thank you for sharing!
Here is a tip from someone who took some paint classes and color comp classes. Black is never something you find in nature. nor do you find pure white. they are always tinted. like snow is often a light blue during day and might even be purple or orange at night(depending of if you are in a city or not). If you feel unsure about the color of a specific object, you can pick your pipette tool and check what are the real colors you can see in a photo to help you figure out.
My favourite is defnitely the lemons! Perfect background colour for me. I too enjoy painting with a limited palette and fruit, flowers, trees and gardens are some favourite subjects. I normally paint in oils, but you inspire me to take out my gouache again.
The True power of the primary colors! CYM and RYB have so much utility as the primarily colors, it’s great! I’ve been taking a color theory corse, and it’s fun playing with the primaries and color specifically!
i love color mixing. my travel pallete is actually a tiny altoid tin with six quarter pans. black gouache, white gouache, lemon ochre/yellow ochre gouache [depending on which i have on hand] and then a bright napthol red, a blue green, or ultramarine, and a hansa yellow watercolor. my paints, because of the water color colors, are generally less opaque, but fantastic for field studies.
This was such a fun watch! I've always preferred mixing colors myself but until this video I'd never really asked myself why. I think after some thought I've come to the conclusion that using a color without knowing how it was mixed (ironically) feels like too much work. I'm always going to want to tweak and customize a color, with the exception of some super specialty colors I guess, and I don't really want to go through the process of experimenting with how a random premade color will mix with others. Building something myself is almost always going to be a straight shot to what I want, whereas using a fancy color is going to take me off-track I guess? I've always found building colors from the ground up to be intuitive, and it seems like that's you as well! You're process was lovely to watch.
Very inspiring. I've always been intimidated and overwhelmed by colour, love your approach. I think you have a natural gift with it :) Keep going with the videos, you're doing great 💓
Woah 🥺😱 the way you start with those primary building blocks and the final product that you yield at the end 😱 wildly talented and amazing 🥹 absolutely amazing 🥹
These are beautiful! The lemons look fine, maybe try fading the detail into the loose background the same as the shadows. If that makes sense. It looks like that is what you did mostly though. ?
I'm so excited to have found ur channel! your art is so vibrant and beautiful, i also paint pretty much everyday but this really inspired me in a way that made me more giddy about painting! especially abuot colour mixing, i'm rlly excited to mix some vibrant colours with the primaries now... I love your video style too! keep going I can see ur channel growing tons in the near future
I love your process! I feel we think so alike in our painting process and I’m grateful to have found your channel ❤❤ thank you for explaining my thoughts for me lol.
wow, you're very good! way to go for being self taught and challenging yourself. these "sketches" are beautiful and seem more like finished works to me :) Thank you for your videos.
Love your work. Just a thought: would it help to paint the fruit with white gouache before the other colours? or would that mess with the top colours? Thanks for sharing.
I agree about the color mixing tutorial! I have been mainly self-taught as well (with books and videos). I can draw pretty well, but adding color has always been my sticking point. I do think that drawing WITH the colors is much better for me than trying to add colors to a sketch. But still...
Precioso, qué talento!! Adoro estos estudios de fruta, los colores son absolutamente divinos 😍😍😍 Increíble los colores y tonos que se pueden conseguir mezclando colores primarios 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
I can definitely talk more about supplies in another video. But essentially the best brushes I've found for gouache and watercolor are the Princeton Velvetouch brushes. Out of preference I tend to go for the round brushes verses the angled ones (but that's just a stylistic choice) lmk if you have more qs!
I like limited palettes because it forces me to learn how to make color mixes and get a color that works. I feel that a painting done with a limited palette has a much more cohesive feeling than those done with lots of colors. To me it was a huge revelation that I can mute vibrant colors with the opposite on the color wheel. Still learning.
I really like what you're making! Can you also make a tutorial step by step. I find it difficult where and how to start and how to layer the different colors?
Hi, I'm currently learning about colours and mixing when I hear you on how you were struggling with the red I understand why the artistic palette is red, blue, yellow (brown for the black) and not CMYK. Nethertheless CMY helps to have vibrant and saturated colors ^^
Hi Silvana, gouache is more opaque, dries more matte, and can be easily reactivated with water. Watercolor is more translucent, and people tend to use it with a more watery consistency, whereas with gouache you can use it more thickly. This is just a broad comparison, but I hope it helps!
I was forced to learn color theory. I took an art class but I was too poor to buy all the recommended supplies. So for paints I got white, black, red, green, yellow, magenta, and cyan paints, then mixed all colors by hand. I saved money not needing to buy 30 different colors, but it takes a lot more time and reproducing the same brown or purple really took effort.
Magenta and cyan aren't colors. They're mixers. You can make an infinite amount of colors with them by adding them to pigment. Magenta and yellow makes orange and red. That's nuts.
I liked all of the fruit studies, but I did not quite like the light color you outlined the peaches with. It looked sort of odd, like you wouldn't have natural highlights encircling a peach, and I also thought it took away from the colors of the peaches making them look less vibrant. Though I thought you did an amazing job painting the peach leaves using so many different shades of green made them look so natural and beautiful. I find it funny that my least favorite study was the peaches, and it was your favorite. And your least favorite study was the apples, and 'wow' I thought you did an amazingly stunning job of replicating the various shades of colors you find in an apple, and capturing the variations and stippling effect you see in the skin of an apple. The apple study was definitely your best in my opinion, and it was my favorite.
I'm terrible at mixing color... It's not that I can't mix the things I need, it's that I'm so impatient that it feels like it takes forever, and I end up giving up on my piece.
It’s impressive to see what you make with these colors and how you change your approach from one to the other. I keep learning with you 👍🏼
ahhh 😍 you're the best thank you 🥰 ily
I wish you were here in my house when my husband and I were watching you paint and the *gasp* of joy we had as you finished each study! Truly amazing!! I too am learning to art and mix color. It’s not easy, but when you hit it right- it’s magic! Thank you for sharing!
This is so lovely 🥰 thank you for making my day with your comment ❤️
Here is a tip from someone who took some paint classes and color comp classes. Black is never something you find in nature. nor do you find pure white. they are always tinted. like snow is often a light blue during day and might even be purple or orange at night(depending of if you are in a city or not). If you feel unsure about the color of a specific object, you can pick your pipette tool and check what are the real colors you can see in a photo to help you figure out.
So beautiful, Sofia! The colors just pop so incredibly on that toned paper, too.
Thank you Erika! I love toned paper for gouache😍
My favourite is defnitely the lemons! Perfect background colour for me. I too enjoy painting with a limited palette and fruit, flowers, trees and gardens are some favourite subjects. I normally paint in oils, but you inspire me to take out my gouache again.
Yay! Love this 🥰
立体感があって、とても素敵です🥰
オレンジ、美味しそうですね！！
You’ve inspired me to paint fruit ❤
So beautiful 😍, the sun shines on the lemons, it's incredible!
Yay! Now I’m inspired to paint!
And YES to the tutorial on how you mix colours 😙
on it!!!
I love the way your art looks on that paper!
The colors were so bright and attractive, it made the fruits look so tasty. Awesome work~
I was having a horrible morning but watching this video made me calm down and relax. Thanks
The shading you created to intimate the cupped leaves in the oranges piece impresses me.
thank you!!! 💛
The True power of the primary colors! CYM and RYB have so much utility as the primarily colors, it’s great!
I’ve been taking a color theory corse, and it’s fun playing with the primaries and color specifically!
I absolutely love your art and watching u paint. Your art is beautiful! 🤩
Ugh never mind u put it in the description. You really make the colors pop I love it
Thank you Sara! ☺️
i love color mixing. my travel pallete is actually a tiny altoid tin with six quarter pans. black gouache, white gouache, lemon ochre/yellow ochre gouache [depending on which i have on hand] and then a bright napthol red, a blue green, or ultramarine, and a hansa yellow watercolor. my paints, because of the water color colors, are generally less opaque, but fantastic for field studies.
Love it! Thanks for sharing 😊
these are absolutely stunning
i need to do this, it looks so fun!
These are all beautiful, thank you for sharing your art!
Hello… totally amazing .. really love how you painted these and made them your own.. lovely work and lovely video .. really inspiring 😊👍
thank you so much! this really means a lot ☺
I love that you choose to work on that paper with gouache because the colors look so good on it
Thank you! I really love this paper for gouache :)
You choice of colors and combinations is terrific 🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩. New subscriber!!!
Thank you so much for subscribing! 🥰❤️
This was such a fun watch! I've always preferred mixing colors myself but until this video I'd never really asked myself why. I think after some thought I've come to the conclusion that using a color without knowing how it was mixed (ironically) feels like too much work. I'm always going to want to tweak and customize a color, with the exception of some super specialty colors I guess, and I don't really want to go through the process of experimenting with how a random premade color will mix with others. Building something myself is almost always going to be a straight shot to what I want, whereas using a fancy color is going to take me off-track I guess? I've always found building colors from the ground up to be intuitive, and it seems like that's you as well! You're process was lovely to watch.
WOW, STUNNING! So happy your channel came across my feed, thank you for sharing!
Very inspiring. I've always been intimidated and overwhelmed by colour, love your approach. I think you have a natural gift with it :) Keep going with the videos, you're doing great 💓
I loved watching you make this.
Woah 🥺😱 the way you start with those primary building blocks and the final product that you yield at the end 😱 wildly talented and amazing 🥹 absolutely amazing 🥹
ily!! thank you!! ❤
they look so gorgeous
Thank you so much ❤️ when I finish this sketchbook I will definitely do a tour 🥰
I just discovered you today and I’ve been watching all your videos. I really love your video style and your artwork! You have inspired me. ❤
this is so lovely, thank you so much 😊
I would really like to see your color mixing process 🤗🤗
I love how your paintings, though they're made with a limited palette, really pop on the toned paper. Very inspiring.
Thank you so much ❤️
Astounding work-so so talented and skilled!
What is that book ur using? It holds paint really well
So gorgeous! Especially the peaches i say! Made me want to go back to painting again! Cheers!
Thank you so much 🥰
These are beautiful! The lemons look fine, maybe try fading the detail into the loose background the same as the shadows. If that makes sense. It looks like that is what you did mostly though. ?
wow amazing!
I'm so excited to have found ur channel! your art is so vibrant and beautiful, i also paint pretty much everyday but this really inspired me in a way that made me more giddy about painting! especially abuot colour mixing, i'm rlly excited to mix some vibrant colours with the primaries now... I love your video style too! keep going I can see ur channel growing tons in the near future
This is so lovely 🥺 thank you so much! I love when people get excited about painting!
This is sooo good please keep going I'm getting improved by these videos ❤️
This is great to hear! Thank you 🥰 def making more videos 😊
Just discovered your channel today, and I really enjoy your videos. It's Sunday midnight and I really want to sketch now^^
I love your process! I feel we think so alike in our painting process and I’m grateful to have found your channel ❤❤ thank you for explaining my thoughts for me lol.
Thank you for your lovely words- so glad you are here! 🥰
wow, you're very good! way to go for being self taught and challenging yourself. these "sketches" are beautiful and seem more like finished works to me :) Thank you for your videos.
Seeing this inspired me to paint today!!! This is beautiful✨🌟🍎🍑🍋
Beautiful work. How did you get so smart so young? Anyway, what sort of paper does your (sketch)book have? Thanks for posting.
Thank you! Very kind! This is strathmore’s 400 series paper for mixed media which is quite thick and takes water very well 😊
I like your voice and the way you explain everything. It feels real and not like you limit your thoughts. Also very cozy vibes ^.^ subscribed
Thank you for watching and for your lovely comment 🥰
This is so beautiful and inspiring! Fantastic!
I love your work.
Thank you very much! that means a lot :)
Wonderful ❤️ thank you for your energy, truly inspiring 🙏
thank you for this lovely comment 🥰
Lovely fruits
Thank you!! 💕
Your videos are so inspiring. You are very talented ❤
Thank you so much 🥰
Beautiful
These are beautiful!
Love these - thank you x
Thank you for watching! ❤️
they're beautiful =)
Just beautiful 😍
thank you!! 💛
I love color mixing, though it can be frustrating sometimes, but I think it's a fun challenge with interesting results
Love your work. Just a thought: would it help to paint the fruit with white gouache before the other colours? or would that mess with the top colours? Thanks for sharing.
Amazing
Beautiful!
You’re accent is gorgeous.
🥰🥹 thank you
Yes butt in chair...thanks for your talented paintings..you inspire me xxx
🌈🦋🕊
This is so lovely 🥰 thank you
I agree about the color mixing tutorial! I have been mainly self-taught as well (with books and videos). I can draw pretty well, but adding color has always been my sticking point. I do think that drawing WITH the colors is much better for me than trying to add colors to a sketch. But still...
i love your videos, they’re so well made🥰
this means so much to me- thank you!!!
Wonderful art work and beautiful video!😍
Precioso, qué talento!! Adoro estos estudios de fruta, los colores son absolutamente divinos 😍😍😍 Increíble los colores y tonos que se pueden conseguir mezclando colores primarios 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
gracias bonita 🥰 verdad que es impresionante como tres colores pueden hacer tantos tonos 😍
Love it, Sofia 💕💕💕 you’re so talented!
thank you so so much!!! 🥰
好漂亮，太厲害了
Can you go through the brushes that you have and what you recommend.
I can definitely talk more about supplies in another video. But essentially the best brushes I've found for gouache and watercolor are the Princeton Velvetouch brushes. Out of preference I tend to go for the round brushes verses the angled ones (but that's just a stylistic choice) lmk if you have more qs!
This work is stunning! I just placed an order for your postcards and bookmarks! 🥰
Ahh thank you so so much for the support! ❤️🥰
Besides the gorgeous artwork, that's such an interesting choice of paper. I assume you don't use a lot of water?
thank you!! I tend to use quite a bit of water and I do a lot of layering too and it holds up really well ☺️
I like limited palettes because it forces me to learn how to make color mixes and get a color that works. I feel that a painting done with a limited palette has a much more cohesive feeling than those done with lots of colors.
To me it was a huge revelation that I can mute vibrant colors with the opposite on the color wheel. Still learning.
Lovely😍😍
I really like what you're making! Can you also make a tutorial step by step. I find it difficult where and how to start and how to layer the different colors?
I'm working on a video right now about my process for painting vibrant fruit 🥰
Hi, I'm currently learning about colours and mixing when I hear you on how you were struggling with the red I understand why the artistic palette is red, blue, yellow (brown for the black) and not CMYK. Nethertheless CMY helps to have vibrant and saturated colors ^^
id love a more in depth vid on mixing colours!!
great to know! will def be making that ☺
I love the brown sketchbook what brand is it/type of paper
It’s a strathmore mixed media toned tan sketchbook, i linked the exact one in the description box ☺️
Fantastic.... Tks....
I saw it on Instagram few weeks back... And somehow this video pops up in my TH-cam page... Good work algorithm 😂
would love to see tutorials from you
perfect 😍, where is this sketchbook from?
this is the strathmore mixed media journal :)
I'd love to get back into art in general but I'm unsure of how to proceed. I know I need to learn a lot as a beginner. Any recommendations?
Hello @Sofía do you know what is the difference between watercolor and gouche ? Thanks
Hi Silvana, gouache is more opaque, dries more matte, and can be easily reactivated with water. Watercolor is more translucent, and people tend to use it with a more watery consistency, whereas with gouache you can use it more thickly. This is just a broad comparison, but I hope it helps!
@@sofiapavanmacias thank you for your advice 🤗
Lux Idea
where did you get that sketch book??
Nice
What paper did you use?
I was forced to learn color theory. I took an art class but I was too poor to buy all the recommended supplies. So for paints I got white, black, red, green, yellow, magenta, and cyan paints, then mixed all colors by hand. I saved money not needing to buy 30 different colors, but it takes a lot more time and reproducing the same brown or purple really took effort.
Yes! It can be more satisfying and cost effective but harder to then get the exact same tones
One should not confuse mastery of materials with creativity. Where is the Art in your art?
Great
I AM ALSO SELF-TAUGHT ARTIST I USED ALL MEDIUMS
Magenta and cyan aren't colors. They're mixers. You can make an infinite amount of colors with them by adding them to pigment. Magenta and yellow makes orange and red. That's nuts.
I liked all of the fruit studies, but I did not quite like the light color you outlined the peaches with. It looked sort of odd, like you wouldn't have natural highlights encircling a peach, and I also thought it took away from the colors of the peaches making them look less vibrant. Though I thought you did an amazing job painting the peach leaves using so many different shades of green made them look so natural and beautiful. I find it funny that my least favorite study was the peaches, and it was your favorite. And your least favorite study was the apples, and 'wow' I thought you did an amazingly stunning job of replicating the various shades of colors you find in an apple, and capturing the variations and stippling effect you see in the skin of an apple. The apple study was definitely your best in my opinion, and it was my favorite.
Im curious to know if you used any references for these nice paintings, and if its true, can you please share them 🥺
Hi! I got these from adobe stock on their free trial ☺️ but free websites like Pexels and Unsplash have great reference photos of fruit too!
I thought the third was the best shrug 😅❤
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I'm terrible at mixing color... It's not that I can't mix the things I need, it's that I'm so impatient that it feels like it takes forever, and I end up giving up on my piece.
The blue ones looks like a foot
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try not using black, instead use the complementary color... you will find that the colors will be more vibrant and realistic...