Do let me know which of these tips you liked the best. If you enjoyed this video you are sure to enjoy this wet on wet technique video: th-cam.com/video/1LiXfP1PUUw/w-d-xo.html
So useful to learn of using gum Arabic to glue paints back into your palette, and also reshape your older brushes! Any tips, Michele, for cleaning the threads of your metal tubes, other than wiping or trying to get the paint off with a sponge, before putting the cap back on? It often seems when I have the need is exactly when I’m busy with a crucial step in my painting, so I feel I can’t take the time right then, and later, it’s too late to do a good job so the cap gets stuck and is difficult to remove once again. Thank you.
So Informative, Thanks for sharing!!! You had me laughing when you mentioned that the eyeshadow didn’t make you look like a supermodel😂!!! Subscribed!!!
A fine tutorial - and created while moving house! That is really appreciated by your subscribers and fans. Thank you! My favorite trick is using gum arabic as a painting resist, and an accessory for creating sheen. Imagine one is painting an eye, and then covers the orb of the eye with the gum, giving it the moist look the eye has naturally! Going to try that out tonight! Again, thank you!!!
Mine is the painting resist tip as well. I've always had a love/ hate relationship with masking fluid and this seems like it leaves your preferred masked areas much easier to work in naturally. Awesome tip!
Hello from California USA. My name is William and I am a oil landscape guy. I picked up water color because I thought it would be easy ( ya, right ). I was humbled by the complexities of the art form. Your videos have me at what I would consider a novice and have cut the learning curve dramatically. Thank you so much for the time and effort in making these tutorials for us. I will become a patron and am looking forward to some lessons.
THANK YOU! There was so much info that i didnt know. And i have painted in waatercolor for years. How i missed so many tips, i dont know. I love your videos and share them with newbies frquently. Cant wait to check this out!
I just put in an order for a few watercolor supplies and find now that I need to add another thing to my list. I will want to get this soon because I plan to paint a fabulous sunset I saw this week and want to capture the water reflections at their and expect this will help greatly.
Not one single element I liked best as I LOVED them all. I am for the first time in my life where I can study art. I’m 65 and have used my artistic abilities in my life but unable to study or practice art. So any and all information adds to my education. So ta muchly.
Hi Michele, For anyone who has "paint in the brush" issues, using The Masters Brush Cleaner and Preserver is the best product. (No endorsements here, it just save my brushes from a gluey mess, as I posted in your FB group.). Most people don't realize that even with watercolors paint can get up into the bristles and cause trouble later on. Anyway, thanks again for the very helpful ideas. I'll be putting that on my next supply run and trying these out soon. :)
I am in awe of how versatile Gum Arabic is given that it's a binder. I would've never thought it would have most of these results knowing how it's usually used. Tutorials like these are such precious gold for artists to learn from, teaching viewers what they didn't know they didn't know. I would've never thought to experiment in these ways, let alone to use it as a medium in general. Thank you! I learned so much from this!! I initially found this video while looking for some kind of anti-lifting or workable sealer medium. Obviously this video demonstrates how Gum Arabic is the opposite of what I'm looking for but this was incredibly valuable information and knowledge anyway, thank you!
Thanks so much. I have seen tutorials where people use it as a sealer, but in my own experiments it did not work well, being water soluble! I am using Gum Arabic in this Friday's video as a background tutorial so keep an eye out for that one :-)
Great video! Occasionally, a glob of paint will fall out of the palette, so I will be using Gum Arabic to glue it back in. I have been using only water..... All the tips were good!
Somewhere along the line I did pick up the information that gum Arabic was useful with watercolors. However, I had no idea how or why it should be used so I never got any. Well, now I do have a lot of reasons to pick up a jar. Thank you for providing this great information which, by the way, I have never seen anywhere else!
I had no idea what gum Arabic was until recently. I was going to make some watercolors with it. You’ve given me a better understanding how to use it in my paintings and on my brushes!
I’ve looked a watercolor varnish that looks natural my whole life but nobody has ever mentioned Gum Arabic to me until I coincidentally click on this video. I don’t understand gatekeeper artist. Thank you so much for this video!! I had no clue 💜
Thank you so much for the tips, all of these are great and I can't wait to try them. I was initially looking for info on how much to use when panning gouache and I got lost in your awesome tips. Thank you again!!
This video profoundly changed my work with watercolors a good year ago. Thank you sooo much!!! ❤ I only started watercolor almost three years ago as a more therapeutic thing as I am suffering from cPTSD and I needed something "hard" to occupy my brain to prevent thoughts. Watercolor has meanwhile become my passion and I even sell some of my original art now. I thought I must let you know how you sort of impacted my life in a rather positive way. 🙏🏻 Regards and my best wishes from Germany. 😊
Thank you my most fabulous artist! I really enjoyed watching this video as it's given me plenty of ideas for my next paintings. I love the soft lifting technique which gives a lovely edge rather than the harsh masking fluid edge which can be too harsh at times. Also enjoyed learning about the water sheen and I will absolutely be trying that technique. Great to see you in your new home, hope it's not been too stressful for you, look forward to seeing your art displayed on the walls behind you. Also, pfft, any eyeshadow would look great on you!
Thank you! I had no idea that gum arabic was so versatile. I just bought some in the hope of "rewet" my dried paints in tube! A video for that would be good!
Thank you, I searched for what is gum Arabic used for and here you were! My favorite inspiration in watercolor. See you on Facebook In the Studio! Light & Love to you!
Will need to try! Back when I worked for Pillsbury R&D, I couldn't help but notice that they used xanthan gum in almost all their products. Thanks once again, Helen. I'm improving nicely, I think!
Thank you for sharing this info. I bought some gum Arabic a while ago but haven’t used it & im pleased to know it has more uses than improving flow as I first thought. I will try your techniques & hopefully broaden my options. ❤
I used gum arabic to make metalic water colour paints. I found make up that had Mica as the main ingrediant then mixed it with a drop of gum arabic into a paste. It dries and you can easily rewet it. The mica gives it sparkle and the pigment in the eye shadow gives it the colour... opacity varies a bit based on the eye shadow or how much you mixed originally. If there is Talc in the eye shadow it will be more milky and opaque. It is lovely to paint with and much cheaper than getting a metalic paint set.
Thank you, this was very informative! I never knew gum arabic was so handy with so many uses. I will try your tips. I 've used it with dip pens and inks when the ink is too watery too adhere to the pen.
Excellent video, no one properly give a good summary for using Gum Arabica, Hope you will also do one on Ox-Gall. And also on different OILs for oil painting.
Your videos are so chock full of information and this one was no exception. This is a new technique for me and your video gave me the confidence to try one or more of the techniques.
I left a very fine layer of gum Arabic out in a glass bowl. The next day, when I picked up the bowl, the fine layer shattered into pieces and fell on the table like tiny pieces of cellophane. I can imagine a layer on some paint medium could flake off like that and start your urban legend. 😮 I’ve used gum Arabic for restoring brushes. It might also help protect brushes when traveling.
Thank you for this tutorial, I’ve never used it before so this is so valuable 💐 I’ve just returned after 17 years and need the confidence. Thank you ☺️
Thank you Michele. I learnt a lot from this. I am embarrassed to admit that I've been painting for about a month now and I've only just realised that dry paint means just that -dry paint, absolutely dry paint (except when it needs to be wet of course). 🤔Above all things I'm learning to be patient - not something that comes easily to me, so it's kind of therapeutic as well.
Do let me know which of these tips you liked the best. If you enjoyed this video you are sure to enjoy this wet on wet technique video: th-cam.com/video/1LiXfP1PUUw/w-d-xo.html
I think I found the one where you use it as an aid for lifting paint the most interesting , I will most certainly experiment with that idea!
Hi Michelle, can you tell me the difference between ultramarine and French ultramarine?
@@artatjules it's basically the same pigment but the ones labelled French tend to be more violet and more granulating.
Thats great Michelle I thought maybe they were completely different
So useful to learn of using gum Arabic to glue paints back into your palette, and also reshape your older brushes! Any tips, Michele, for cleaning the threads of your metal tubes, other than wiping or trying to get the paint off with a sponge, before putting the cap back on? It often seems when I have the need is exactly when I’m busy with a crucial step in my painting, so I feel I can’t take the time right then, and later, it’s too late to do a good job so the cap gets stuck and is difficult to remove once again. Thank you.
So Informative, Thanks for sharing!!! You had me laughing when you mentioned that the eyeshadow didn’t make you look like a supermodel😂!!! Subscribed!!!
A fine tutorial - and created while moving house! That is really appreciated by your subscribers and fans. Thank you! My favorite trick is using gum arabic as a painting resist, and an accessory for creating sheen. Imagine one is painting an eye, and then covers the orb of the eye with the gum, giving it the moist look the eye has naturally! Going to try that out tonight! Again, thank you!!!
You are very welcome! Oh, I hadn't thought of eyes!
Mine is the painting resist tip as well. I've always had a love/ hate relationship with masking fluid and this seems like it leaves your preferred masked areas much easier to work in naturally. Awesome tip!
Thanks! That was very helpful. I had no idea how useful it could be. This was fantastic!
Glad it was helpful, thanks so much I appreciate it!
Hello from California USA. My name is William and I am a oil landscape guy. I picked up water color because I thought it would be easy ( ya, right ). I was humbled by the complexities of the art form. Your videos have me at what I would consider a novice and have cut the learning curve dramatically. Thank you so much for the time and effort in making these tutorials for us. I will become a patron and am looking forward to some lessons.
Hi William, watercolour is very 'techniquey' but all your colour mixing and composition experience will still help you :-) It's a beautiful medium!
Thank you Michele. Great information.
You are very welcome!
This video was terrific. I didn’t realize all the things you can do with gum arabic.
Thanks Jared!
Thank you so much for these tips! xxoo
Thank you, as always you are clear and so very very helpful
THANK YOU! There was so much info that i didnt know. And i have painted in waatercolor for years. How i missed so many tips, i dont know. I love your videos and share them with newbies frquently. Cant wait to check this out!
Thank you for sharing, I appreciate it!
I just put in an order for a few watercolor supplies and find now that I need to add another thing to my list. I will want to get this soon because I plan to paint a fabulous sunset I saw this week and want to capture the water reflections at their and expect this will help greatly.
Not one single element I liked best as I LOVED them all. I am for the first time in my life where I can study art. I’m 65 and have used my artistic abilities in my life but unable to study or practice art. So any and all information adds to my education. So ta muchly.
Thanks Michelle!
Thank you - this is a wonderful instructional video! I definitely will try trick #5 first. 🙂
Have fun!
just got some gum arabic and didn't have a clue how to use it until I watched this. Very timely. Thanks, Michele!
Wonderful!
Hi Michele, For anyone who has "paint in the brush" issues, using The Masters Brush Cleaner and Preserver is the best product. (No endorsements here, it just save my brushes from a gluey mess, as I posted in your FB group.). Most people don't realize that even with watercolors paint can get up into the bristles and cause trouble later on. Anyway, thanks again for the very helpful ideas. I'll be putting that on my next supply run and trying these out soon. :)
I am in awe of how versatile Gum Arabic is given that it's a binder. I would've never thought it would have most of these results knowing how it's usually used. Tutorials like these are such precious gold for artists to learn from, teaching viewers what they didn't know they didn't know. I would've never thought to experiment in these ways, let alone to use it as a medium in general. Thank you! I learned so much from this!!
I initially found this video while looking for some kind of anti-lifting or workable sealer medium. Obviously this video demonstrates how Gum Arabic is the opposite of what I'm looking for but this was incredibly valuable information and knowledge anyway, thank you!
Thanks so much. I have seen tutorials where people use it as a sealer, but in my own experiments it did not work well, being water soluble! I am using Gum Arabic in this Friday's video as a background tutorial so keep an eye out for that one :-)
Thank you. Watching from Namibia. SO helpful
Glad it was helpful!
Great video! Occasionally, a glob of paint will fall out of the palette, so I will be using Gum Arabic to glue it back in. I have been using only water..... All the tips were good!
This video was so interesting, i loved it.
Somewhere along the line I did pick up the information that gum Arabic was useful with watercolors. However, I had no idea how or why it should be used so I never got any. Well, now I do have a lot of reasons to pick up a jar. Thank you for providing this great information which, by the way, I have never seen anywhere else!
Glad it was helpful!
I had no idea what gum Arabic was until recently. I was going to make some watercolors with it. You’ve given me a better understanding how to use it in my paintings and on my brushes!
I’ve looked a watercolor varnish that looks natural my whole life but nobody has ever mentioned Gum Arabic to me until I coincidentally click on this video. I don’t understand gatekeeper artist. Thank you so much for this video!! I had no clue 💜
If you are looking for something that finishes watercolors once dry do take a look at my Dorlands Wax review too. Glad it helped!
Wonderful video. I had no idea about gum Arabic. Thanks so much for all these tips.
Any time!
The part where u painted the gum arabic spots look like crystals.😍😍😍😍
Thank you so much for the tips, all of these are great and I can't wait to try them. I was initially looking for info on how much to use when panning gouache and I got lost in your awesome tips. Thank you again!!
Glad it was helpful!
Brilliant video and great ideas. I will be using, for sure. Thanks!
Awesome! Thank you!
I have never heard about using gum Arabic with watercolor paint. Thank you for introducing this new technique!
This video profoundly changed my work with watercolors a good year ago. Thank you sooo much!!! ❤
I only started watercolor almost three years ago as a more therapeutic thing as I am suffering from cPTSD and I needed something "hard" to occupy my brain to prevent thoughts. Watercolor has meanwhile become my passion and I even sell some of my original art now.
I thought I must let you know how you sort of impacted my life in a rather positive way. 🙏🏻
Regards and my best wishes from Germany. 😊
Thanks for lessons
No worries!
Thanks Michele for sharing your talent in using gum Arabic, greatly appreciated stay safe
Thank you! You too!
You don’t need the. Sparkly eye shadow to be a super model😊
The one that you use personally for the reflections is fantastic I never thought about using it this way :D thanks again
Happy to help!
These are great tips ,I also use it to straighten brushes ,just a drop on a wet brush reshape let dry,wash out before use.
Thanks for sharing!
Very helpful. I just found some gum Arabic in my stash and couldn't remember why I had even purchased it. Lol This definitely helped. Thank you.
Glad it was helpful!
I really enjoyed all the tips. I own gum arabic and never use it. Now, I will. Especially for reshaping brushes, water reflections and wet into wet.
Glad it was helpful!
Gum Arabic would be good for a yellow slicker a child wore to show plastic. I painted it back in 80’s and never finished!
Very helpful tutorial. Thanks!
No worries!
Amazing! I had no idea how helpful a little jar of gum arabic could be. Thank you!
Happy to help!
Great tips and appreciated, I do hope you paint a butterfly for us , thanks Michele 🤗
I will! Adding it to my list. Thanks for watching Patricia, I make mosaics sometimes too!
@@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber Wow thats great to know, its been a while since i posted, i am getting back my urge and confidence to post again.
@@PatriciaPageMosaicArtsCrafts you should ☺️
Thank you my most fabulous artist! I really enjoyed watching this video as it's given me plenty of ideas for my next paintings. I love the soft lifting technique which gives a lovely edge rather than the harsh masking fluid edge which can be too harsh at times. Also enjoyed learning about the water sheen and I will absolutely be trying that technique. Great to see you in your new home, hope it's not been too stressful for you, look forward to seeing your art displayed on the walls behind you. Also, pfft, any eyeshadow would look great on you!
Thanks Natasha, it's been pretty stressful, but better now I finally got the internet connected!
I have 2 favorites: the glazing and using it for water reflections. Great video!
Awesome! Thank you :-)
Thank you! I had no idea that gum arabic was so versatile. I just bought some in the hope of "rewet" my dried paints in tube! A video for that would be good!
Yes, I understand you can repair cracked paints, although I don't know how it would work with a tube...
I bought some gum Arabic to use for glazing techniques. I’m a huge Samuel Palmer fan. I found your lesson very helpful. Thank you!
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you! I've wondered what all these little extra bottles are for
This technique is new to me, so thank you. I will be trying it. Have a wonderful day.
Have fun!
Love that last tip. Excellent news, I have a size 14 brush that looks a bit “shaggy” now. So now I know I don’t have to throw it away - yay!😊
That's funny-no supermodel eyeshadow for you!! Timely,informative and love the Jackmans packaging.
Oh thank you!
I gotta get some gum arabic now!
Reshaping a couple brushes now. Thanks for the tips!🙂
You’re welcome 😊
Thank you, I searched for what is gum Arabic used for and here you were! My favorite inspiration in watercolor. See you on Facebook In the Studio! Light & Love to you!
My pleasure Beth! 😊
I just got some gum arabic today. I am loving it! As a newbie, this is going to help me a lot. Thank you Michele.
Wonderful!
Thank you for these demonstrations of how to use gum arabic. I had no idea about this product! I have learned so much from you Michele.
You are so welcome!
Helpful! Thank you!
Very helpful, Michele. Thank you.
You are very welcome!
I have some very sad brushes that I will try with gum arabic, and am intrigued to try it with watercolor effects. Going to get some right away.
This is the best video I have seen about Gum Arabic. You explain it so well and explain it in detail and clearly
Thanks Judith 🙏🙂
Thank you. I've learned so much in just these few minutes.
I really enjoy your tutorials and your environment/ vegetarian philosophy
very helpful video series
Wow! A lot of great information. Thanks
Glad it was helpful!
very useful and less expensive tips to use that are utilitarian and not gimmicky.
Down to earth. Thanks
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you for sharing these tips Michelle, very useful to know. Butterflies would be lovely 😊
Glad it was helpful, adding butterflies to the list!
Thank you so much. I have an old bottle which I had forgotten how or why to use it. Now I have a new respect for the stuff!
Wonderful!
I absolutely love Payne's grey. It's such a favorite of mine... I find myself drawn to cooler tones, and it's just so satisfying!
It really is!
these were very helpful, thanks!
No problem!
Your videos are extremely helpful. Thank you. Love the tips regarding Gum Arabic. I'm a newbie to watercolor and this was all new to me.
Wonderful!
I can't thank you enough for this video Michelle! Such useful ideas! I just can't choose which one I liked most. 🌺🌸🌺
You are so welcome!
Thank you so much for your wonderful video! It helped me a lot to understand and learn about Gum Arabic. Love it!
Glad it was helpful!
Will need to try! Back when I worked for Pillsbury R&D, I couldn't help but notice that they used xanthan gum in almost all their products. Thanks once again, Helen. I'm improving nicely, I think!
Very helpful tips - did not realise gum Arabic could be so useful. Thanks
No problem!
Very grateful to learn new uses for Gum Arabic!
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you. Great information.
Wow I have never heard of or thought of this before. You're such an informed and interesting teacher.
Thank you!
Enjoyed all tips..will try gum Arabic I have but not opened..I didn't know what uses where. Thanks. 😊 From Canada 🇨🇦.
Thank you Michelle, I enjoyed this informative tutorial and done while moving to your new home..
Glad it was helpful!
perfect.
Thanks for the info!
Any time!
Wow, I had no idea how to use gum arabic, now I do. Thank you Michele 😀😀
Happy to help!
Just found your channel and am very happy I did. Tons of info and I’m enjoying your lessons. Thanks so much.
Awesome, thank you!
Thanks! I just made my very first batch of gum Arabic and your video has given me ideas on how to use it.
Wonderful!
The best trick was about reshaping the brushes. Thank you.
Most welcome Linda, thanks for watching!
Great tips! Thanks!
You're welcome!
Thank you so much, Michele. My favorite is the water reflections.
OH YES, I learned tons. Thank you so much. I learn something from all your videos. Thank yuo. Thank you.
Thanks Michele. I am a beginner watercolour painter, and these tips were super helpful !
Gum Arabic? Who knew? Not me, very intrigued. Thank you!
Thank you for sharing this info. I bought some gum Arabic a while ago but haven’t used it & im pleased to know it has more uses than improving flow as I first thought. I will try your techniques & hopefully broaden my options. ❤
Glad it was helpful!
I used gum arabic to make metalic water colour paints. I found make up that had Mica as the main ingrediant then mixed it with a drop of gum arabic into a paste. It dries and you can easily rewet it. The mica gives it sparkle and the pigment in the eye shadow gives it the colour... opacity varies a bit based on the eye shadow or how much you mixed originally. If there is Talc in the eye shadow it will be more milky and opaque. It is lovely to paint with and much cheaper than getting a metalic paint set.
Yes some people in my facebook group said they had done the same!
Thank you, this was very informative! I never knew gum arabic was so handy with so many uses. I will try your tips. I 've used it with dip pens and inks when the ink is too watery too adhere to the pen.
Well that's something I haven't tried yet!
@@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber Cool. I hope you find it works well for you.
Excellent video, no one properly give a good summary for using Gum Arabica, Hope you will also do one on Ox-Gall.
And also on different OILs for oil painting.
Noted
Your videos are so chock full of information and this one was no exception. This is a new technique for me and your video gave me the confidence to try one or more of the techniques.
I'm so glad!
Informative. Thanks
You're welcome!
I left a very fine layer of gum Arabic out in a glass bowl. The next day, when I picked up the bowl, the fine layer shattered into pieces and fell on the table like tiny pieces of cellophane. I can imagine a layer on some paint medium could flake off like that and start your urban legend. 😮
I’ve used gum Arabic for restoring brushes. It might also help protect brushes when traveling.
Thank you for this tutorial, I’ve never used it before so this is so valuable 💐 I’ve just returned after 17 years and need the confidence. Thank you ☺️
Good luck Carol!
@@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber thank you Michele, I’ve found your Facebook site too. Xxx
Thanks Michele. All new to me. Another thing for my wish list! 💜
Wonderful!
Hello Michelle. Your tutorial was amazing. Thank you so very much for sharing your 8 tips on gum arabic. I had no idea!
Thank you Michele. I learnt a lot from this. I am embarrassed to admit that I've been painting for about a month now and I've only just realised that dry paint means just that -dry paint, absolutely dry paint (except when it needs to be wet of course). 🤔Above all things I'm learning to be patient - not something that comes easily to me, so it's kind of therapeutic as well.
Thank you for information Michele. I liked all the tips. I already use gum arabic shine. I will use getting brush tip back to point.
Glad it was helpful!
Cool! Never heard of any of these things. Thanks for sharing!
Thank you!
Welcome!