Hi Alyona! Love all your videos. I just want to mention that I have all of Jean Haines' books and they are wonderful. I have tried some florals in her style and though it is different from mine and yours, it was a lot of fun to play with paint in new ways. What I like most about her books is there is so much narrative in them about the joy and process of painting. In fact two of her books focus on the process and what it can do to help us. Those books are "Paint Yourself Calm" and "Paint Yourself Positive." I think you would enjoy all of her books.
I have to disagree that Opera Pink is not found in nature, I have a beautiful plumeria that is that exact color, it truly glows, and I also have a fluorescent pink hibiscus with HUGE flowers that color...
Thanks for sharing these colors. I actually saw a cactus flower the same color as opera pink at a botanical garden, I was totally surprised. The imperial purple actually separates into more than just a flat purple, it’s very pretty.
I live in the southern US and therefore that is the foliage I enjoy painting the most and I can think of about 10 different plants off the top of my head that are native to my area that are opera pink or very close to it. I also couldn’t imagine not having the color imperial purple on my everyday palette. But as with any color I guess it depends on what you’re painting. You’d be surprised how much purple you need for swampy landscapes.
You might rethink Imperial Purple. It's made with the same 2 pigments that are in Rose of Ultramarine, and it's gorgeous. It separates the same way. Yeah--if you like Moonglow and Cascade Green I think you'd like Imperial Purple. One of the things I do dislike about DS is the way the pigment shoots out of the tube when you open them. SUCH a pain in the neck.
Rori Rants As you open the tube, place index finger and thumb just above the corners at the bottom of the tube and press gently. This helps with “sucking” the paint in. Hope that makes sense.
Opera Pink is not a single pigment. Although they only say PR122 there's a fluorescent pigment/dye as well like BV10/11 or PR81.1 and that's why it's fugitive...
Thank you for sharing Jean's palette and all the work you put into the video. Have you seen The Color of Art Pigment Database? It has a wealth of information on most, if not all, pigments. In the Undersea Green, PO48 is quinacridone gold which may give some glow also.
I've been watching all your video's and I think your art is so wonderful. It inspires me so much, thank you. I ordered the Jean Haines set using the affiliate link 👍💕
Enjoyed watching your swatches but really loved hearing your thoughts on the colors as well as ur thoughts noted overall here. It was so interesting and helpful with great visuals as well.
I was ordering some art supplies for my niece and impulsively bought this set. I don’t know why, I guess it’s just my art supply addiction. With the exception of opera pink, I could probably make any of these colors from a warm and a cool set of primaries. Still, the colors are beautiful, I especially love Lunar Blue, for doing one color painting.
I just purchased the book, 'Atmospheric Watercolours' by Jean Haines. In it she describes her three favourite brushes and includes a photo of them.... a small rigger for fine lines, a number 10 round, and a larger round brush for washes. BUT... the problem is, she isn't using those round brushes in almost all of the exercises included in the book. The ones she's using do not come to a point. They are very blunt, kind of round looking. I've done a couple of the exercises and the methods she describes just aren't possible with a regular round brush. I get annoyed when the artist doesn't include all the information necessary in achieving a successful painting, even when it's only a demonstration. The right brush matters. Anyway, sorry for whining... does anyone here know what type of brush she normally uses? Thanks so much for your help!
Hi Alyona! New subscriber here~ I love your channel! I'd be very interested to see a video where you suggest some paint alternatives to the JEAN HAINES Daniel Smith Master Paint Set. This set isn't available in my country in SE Asia but the colours seem interesting to work with. Holbein, Shinhan, Kusakabe, Sennelier, and W&N are more available around this area. The western countries in North America and Europe seem to have very cool sets that aren't imported in the east so I think paint alternatives would make for great content. Not only just for this set but other sets from other brands too :)
Well a colour can granulate with a separation or without. So granulation is not necessarily a colour separation. Sometimes two very different [colour-wise] pigments can be mixed to create a unique colour and it may or may not separate into two colours that is visible, whereas a granulation can happen within the same colour without separating into two or more colours. Hope this makes sense :)
Oh, I know, I know....it’s just that they have yet to make a synthetic that performs as perfectly as sables. I am trying, though, to find one. Escoda has a few different synthetics that are really good - the Versatil and the Prado are the two I’ve tried, and the Prado works the best. I only have one Prado, in a size 4, and it’s performed so nicely that I plan in trying some bigger sizes. What synthetic brushes can you recommend?
@@geslinam9703 I am not really an artist, so I can't recommend any synthetic brushes, unfortunately. I love watching art videos and I "collect" (hoard) :) art supplies. I long to have any talent to draw or paint. My grandmother was an artist. I do love fountain pens and use them all the time. I am an animal lover. So glad you are conscientious about caring for animals too. I hope they do learn to make some good synthetic brushes.
C. Catlover drawing is a technical skill...anyone can learn to do it. Maybe some people are born with better hand/eye coordination than others, but that doesn’t mean you can’t teach yourself to draw, and also paint. I have personally known a few people (before the time of TH-cam instructional videos) who didn’t have a large amount of natural born talent, but who still became decent artists. I think the most important quality for an artist is having the desire....and creativity. In my case, I was born with very good skills, but only a little creativity- and I lack the drive. I won’t paint for months at a time. Probably if I didn’t have to work 40hours a week in a very draining and stressful job, I’d paint more...but it is what it is. Gotta have health insurance, gotta pay the bills. Anyway, like all technical skills, you have to practice, and you should! Get some books, watch some videos, start with the basics and build on that. Work from life, not photos. Working from real life is the best way to learn. (I’ve been thinking of getting a fountain pen - maybe a Twsbi Eco...)
@@geslinam9703 How sweet! Thanks for the advice. I believe you are right. It does take a lot of practice and dedication. My grandma was in her later years when she took up drawing and painting. She worked with, of all things, oil paints. I never wanted to try oils because I remember how toxic-smelling they were when I visited my grandma. However, she was fairly good at it (painting) -- even though not a professional. I have some of her paintings today, that I treasure. It makes me feel closer to her, even though she has long passed. My preferred medium to use would be watercolor and/or pen and ink. A Twsbi Eco would be a good pen to start with. I have been collecting for a long time. If the bug bites you, you could explore a whole new world of fun. They are always coming up with new designs. I love the fact that the inks come in all forms of colors and all kinds of bottles. Sounds like we both like to "collect" art supplies (and perhaps sometime not use them) (ha ha). My favorite thing to draw or paint would be animals, especially cats. I have a few "live" models I could use =^..^= but it is hard to get them to sit still and pose. (ha ha).
Hi Alyona! Love all your videos. I just want to mention that I have all of Jean Haines' books and they are wonderful. I have tried some florals in her style and though it is different from mine and yours, it was a lot of fun to play with paint in new ways. What I like most about her books is there is so much narrative in them about the joy and process of painting. In fact two of her books focus on the process and what it can do to help us. Those books are "Paint Yourself Calm" and "Paint Yourself Positive." I think you would enjoy all of her books.
I have to disagree that Opera Pink is not found in nature, I have a beautiful plumeria that is that exact color, it truly glows, and I also have a fluorescent pink hibiscus with HUGE flowers that color...
Thanks for sharing these colors. I actually saw a cactus flower the same color as opera pink at a botanical garden, I was totally surprised. The imperial purple actually separates into more than just a flat purple, it’s very pretty.
I live in the southern US and therefore that is the foliage I enjoy painting the most and I can think of about 10 different plants off the top of my head that are native to my area that are opera pink or very close to it. I also couldn’t imagine not having the color imperial purple on my everyday palette. But as with any color I guess it depends on what you’re painting. You’d be surprised how much purple you need for swampy landscapes.
You might rethink Imperial Purple. It's made with the same 2 pigments that are in Rose of Ultramarine, and it's gorgeous. It separates the same way. Yeah--if you like Moonglow and Cascade Green I think you'd like Imperial Purple. One of the things I do dislike about DS is the way the pigment shoots out of the tube when you open them. SUCH a pain in the neck.
Rori Rants As you open the tube, place index finger and thumb just above the corners at the bottom of the tube and press gently. This helps with “sucking” the paint in. Hope that makes sense.
Helen Gillis if you’re interested in trying Daniel Smith paints by the half pan, there’s a great seller on Etsy by the name of “mysequineye”
@@marsbeads Thanks!
Rori Rants 👍🏻😊
Opera Pink is not a single pigment. Although they only say PR122 there's a fluorescent pigment/dye as well like BV10/11 or PR81.1 and that's why it's fugitive...
Only the florescent dye fades, but the pink pigment remains. Still beautiful, just not as bright or neon as when it's first applied.
I see roses growing on bushes that match the opera pink perfectly at my neighbors house.
Thank you for sharing Jean's palette and all the work you put into the video. Have you seen The Color of Art Pigment Database? It has a wealth of information on most, if not all, pigments. In the Undersea Green, PO48 is quinacridone gold which may give some glow also.
I've been watching all your video's and I think your art is so wonderful. It inspires me so much, thank you. I ordered the Jean Haines set using the affiliate link 👍💕
Enjoyed watching your swatches but really loved hearing your thoughts on the colors as well as ur thoughts noted overall here. It was so interesting and helpful with great visuals as well.
Another excellent in depth video Alyona 😊👍🏻💕
I was ordering some art supplies for my niece and impulsively bought this set. I don’t know why, I guess it’s just my art supply addiction. With the exception of opera pink, I could probably make any of these colors from a warm and a cool set of primaries. Still, the colors are beautiful, I especially love Lunar Blue, for doing one color painting.
I just purchased the book, 'Atmospheric Watercolours' by Jean Haines. In it she describes her three favourite brushes and includes a photo of them.... a small rigger for fine lines, a number 10 round, and a larger round brush for washes. BUT... the problem is, she isn't using those round brushes in almost all of the exercises included in the book. The ones she's using do not come to a point. They are very blunt, kind of round looking. I've done a couple of the exercises and the methods she describes just aren't possible with a regular round brush.
I get annoyed when the artist doesn't include all the information necessary in achieving a successful painting, even when it's only a demonstration. The right brush matters. Anyway, sorry for whining... does anyone here know what type of brush she normally uses? Thanks so much for your help!
Debra, Jean’s brushes can be found here. www.rosemaryandco.com/watercolour-brushes/jean-haines
How do you paint without violet?😰
Hi Alyona! New subscriber here~ I love your channel! I'd be very interested to see a video where you suggest some paint alternatives to the JEAN HAINES Daniel Smith Master Paint Set. This set isn't available in my country in SE Asia but the colours seem interesting to work with. Holbein, Shinhan, Kusakabe, Sennelier, and W&N are more available around this area. The western countries in North America and Europe seem to have very cool sets that aren't imported in the east so I think paint alternatives would make for great content. Not only just for this set but other sets from other brands too :)
Granulation is the Proper name instead of saying it’s “ Separation “ like a lot of people don’t understand what you trying to say but I did
Well a colour can granulate with a separation or without. So granulation is not necessarily a colour separation. Sometimes two very different [colour-wise] pigments can be mixed to create a unique colour and it may or may not separate into two colours that is visible, whereas a granulation can happen within the same colour without separating into two or more colours. Hope this makes sense :)
Thank you
Cascade green is the only one of this bunch that truly separates. The rest are more granulating.
Please only use synthetic brushes. Be kind to the animals.
Oh, I know, I know....it’s just that they have yet to make a synthetic that performs as perfectly as sables. I am trying, though, to find one. Escoda has a few different synthetics that are really good - the Versatil and the Prado are the two I’ve tried, and the Prado works the best. I only have one Prado, in a size 4, and it’s performed so nicely that I plan in trying some bigger sizes. What synthetic brushes can you recommend?
@@geslinam9703 I am not really an artist, so I can't recommend any synthetic brushes, unfortunately. I love watching art videos and I "collect" (hoard) :) art supplies. I long to have any talent to draw or paint. My grandmother was an artist. I do love fountain pens and use them all the time. I am an animal lover. So glad you are conscientious about caring for animals too. I hope they do learn to make some good synthetic brushes.
C. Catlover drawing is a technical skill...anyone can learn to do it. Maybe some people are born with better hand/eye coordination than others, but that doesn’t mean you can’t teach yourself to draw, and also paint. I have personally known a few people (before the time of TH-cam instructional videos) who didn’t have a large amount of natural born talent, but who still became decent artists. I think the most important quality for an artist is having the desire....and creativity. In my case, I was born with very good skills, but only a little creativity- and I lack the drive. I won’t paint for months at a time. Probably if I didn’t have to work 40hours a week in a very draining and stressful job, I’d paint more...but it is what it is. Gotta have health insurance, gotta pay the bills.
Anyway, like all technical skills, you have to practice, and you should! Get some books, watch some videos, start with the basics and build on that. Work from life, not photos. Working from real life is the best way to learn.
(I’ve been thinking of getting a fountain pen - maybe a Twsbi Eco...)
C. Catlover PS...I collect (hoard) art supplies too....even in mediums I rarely or never use!
@@geslinam9703 How sweet! Thanks for the advice. I believe you are right. It does take a lot of practice and dedication. My grandma was in her later years when she took up drawing and painting. She worked with, of all things, oil paints. I never wanted to try oils because I remember how toxic-smelling they were when I visited my grandma. However, she was fairly good at it (painting) -- even though not a professional. I have some of her paintings today, that I treasure. It makes me feel closer to her, even though she has long passed. My preferred medium to use would be watercolor and/or pen and ink. A Twsbi Eco would be a good pen to start with. I have been collecting for a long time. If the bug bites you, you could explore a whole new world of fun. They are always coming up with new designs. I love the fact that the inks come in all forms of colors and all kinds of bottles. Sounds like we both like to "collect" art supplies (and perhaps sometime not use them) (ha ha). My favorite thing to draw or paint would be animals, especially cats. I have a few "live" models I could use =^..^= but it is hard to get them to sit still and pose. (ha ha).