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Paint a monarch butterfly in watercolor
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 24 พ.ค. 2022
- You can follow along as I paint a small watercolor of a monarch butterfly. I explain all the materials, paint colors and tools I use and describe each step of the process. Some parts are real-time and some are time-lapse to keep the video length manageable. (The total time for me to complete this little painting was about 6 hours... I work very slowly, but you are welcome to finish it faster!)
Materials and supplies:
8x8-inch Arches 300-lb. hot-pressed paper (masked down to a 4x4-inch painting area)
Winsor & Newton watercolor tubes in the following colors:
Winsor Blue (green shade), equivalent to Phthalo Blue
Winsor Yellow, equivalent to sennelier yellow light or azo yellow light
Quinacridone Magenta
Payne's Gray
Daniel Smith watercolor tube: Lunar Black
IPG drafting tape (1/2-inch and 3/4-inch)
Enamel butcher tray (as palette)
Brushes:
Winsor & Newton Cotman watercolor round size 0
Winsor & Newton Cotman watercolor round size 1
Winsor & Newton Series 7 watercolor round size 00
Winsor & Newton Cotman watercolor 1-inch flat
Daniel Smith Series 2204 watercolor round size 14
Notes on brushes: The W&N Cotman brushes are student-grade, but I think they work fine in the smaller sizes (0 - 1). The Cotman 1-inch flat is not great -- splurge for a better flat if you can. And I don't think Daniel Smith makes brushes any more, but this one is a decent student-grade brush that mixes natural and synthetic hairs. It's helpful to have at least one large round brush -- a cheaper one like this is fine if you're on a budget.
If you want to use my original source image for your own painting, you are welcome to do so without worrying about copyright infringment. You can find it at paulpitsker.com...
Thanks for watching and please let me know if you have any questions, thanks!
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Thank you very much for such a beautiful lesson, and also the source photo!
Watercolor realism, vivid translucent colors, smooth paper, technical tips, and humor… inspiring. Thank you. Hope your drawing hand is back to normal soon. ☀️
Thank you!
Lovely. Great tips. Thank you so much.
You're welcome! And thanks for the very nice feedback 🙂
I don’t use Tik Tok ☹️ would love to see more on TH-cam! This was beautiful and very instructive. Thanks
Thank you! I have not been able to work or post content in months due to an injury, but I hope to be able to resume making art and sharing art tips soon.
@@watercolorish Hope you're feeling better. You've provided some tips that I've never seen anywhere else, and your work is gorgeous. Going to try using tape over a foreground and then do a background wash. BTW, have you tried using washi tape versus drafting tape? I've never had any bleeding with washi tape on my borders. One other note: I've found that a dampened q-tip lifts colors very well and it's less abrasive to paper than a scrubber brush. You do have to use new, dampened q-tips as the color transfers onto the cotton, and the motion is sort of push-drag-lift. For some hard core lifting, I use an electric eraser with an ink (versus graphite) eraser inserted in the end. Thanks again, and I hope you post another video again soon.
@@smz5302 thank you! I’ve found some brands of drafting tape work better than others, and this can change over time. I will try out washi tape, thanks! I have used a q-tip to lift off color, but for some of my staining pigments it doesn’t do much. 🙂 Electric eraser is an interesting idea - something else to try, thank you!
@@watercolorish I've never used the electric eraser (with pen eraser tip) with the area masked with tape of any sort. Not sure if the eraser would take up the tape? I just use the edge of the eraser for a sharp line. When the edge wears down, I take a razor blade and slice a tiny bit from the top, and you'll have another sharp 90 degree edge. One other note: I'm using 5/8" washi tape. The super thin 5 mm washi doesn't have the grip.
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I do hope you recover soon.
I am new to watercolor, though, I've been an artist all of my life.
For the last 20+ years I have not did anything except for a few wreaths and crafts due to a hand injury that robbed me of my fine motor skills. I'm over 60, so I've a lot to learn. I did fancy calligraphy and oils.
I am slowly learning to do watercolor. And I'm watching most everything I can to learn from the experts and from those with a lot of experience.
Thanks for your posts.
I don't do TikTok either, so I hope to see more of your work here in the future.
Get well soon. ✌️
Gorgeous! Your attention to detail is amazing! I loved the longer, more detailed video. Thank you for sharing this with us. ❤️
Thank you! 🙂
Thank you so much for sharing this teaching video! I really enjoyed seeing your process and finding out I'm not the only one who obsesses about the finest details. I don't have TicToc, but use TH-cam every day. I hope you'll be posting more videos in the future. I think the time limit is only in place until you have a certain amount of subscribers/view time. I look forward to more. Again, I appreciate your sharing. Your paintings are wonderful!!
Thank you Kathryn for your interest and enthusiasm!
Hi Paul. I've found that Pebeo mask fluid will lift staining pigments to some degree, and it's not as harsh as scrubbing
Very interesting, thanks... I will check that out!
Very cool. Gives me inspiration to keep my palette small. Hope you do TH-cam tutorials. 🙏 thanks
Beautiful...just subscribed , learning watercolor is so much easier when you have a sense of humor
So thanks!
Just found your channel and I love it! Thank you so much.
Thank you! 🙂
Wow
I like the longer format but enjoy the more frequent shorts, thanks.
So much skill and knowledge shared in a short time with added humor. I'll be watching all of your vidéos in the coming days.
Thank you! I have been unable to make content for months due to an injury, but I hope to be back soon… Thanks for your patience!
Beautiful! Lol, I am a beginner beginner working to upgrade my skills to beginner 🙂. I am housebound. I’m still figuring out the jargon and how color works. I so enjoyed watching you work and your commentary was so helpful. Video was good length. I got to see how the tools were used. Much appreciated!. Thank you.
Thank you for sharing your knowledge!
Great instructions. Thank you for these tutorials!
Thank you! And you're welcome! 🙂
Rank beginner and it’s amazing to watch you so effortlessly create such a lovely piece. Thankyou for sharing your knowledge
You are right. You would not be able to use masking tape or painter's tape on the painted surface. You have demonstrated well the superiority of drafting tape in watercolour painting. Any watercolour teachers I've had used masking tape not only for masking but for stretching soaked paper! I'm surprised they didn't know any better. Thanks for sharing your tips.
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Thanks Cynthia, so you so right! I have found that ordinary masking tape and white artist tape are both too sticky and will damage watercolor paper. But I also want to warn that not all drafting tapes are the same... Be sure to test any new roll on a scrap piece of your watercolor paper before trusting it on a painting. And lately, I've been applying liquid frisket over the joints where pieces of drafting tape overlap to prevent leakage when the area will be super wet to prevent leakage at the overlaps.
Gorgeous butterfly. Great instructions, thank you 💖
I see you are using an enamel pan for your paints. Do you clean it when you have a painting complete or do you just continue using it? Love your work.
Thank you! I clean small areas of the palette with a damp paper towel when I need more space, but I almost never clean it completely, since all the dried paint on it is reusable and I use the same colors for every painting. 🙂
You have had some trouble with drafting tape causing seepage underneath the tape. have you ever tried washi tape for masking?
Not to date, but I’ll try some, thanks. No tape is perfect, and I think some minor leakage is preferable to damaging the paper 🙂
Great video. Thanks for sharing. I too use a magnifier but have it clamped to my drafting table on a gooseneck so I don't feel like my hands are tied. Wouldn't the front legs have a shadow? I'm thinking that would even out the wing shadow.
Yes, for sure! Thanks for pointing that out! There's always something I've overlooked.
You're amazing. I love your work.
Thank you @@bobbiegraham7729 , you are very kind!