I've never seen a tutorial 😳 done with the water brush. I have 5 of them but haven't really painted with them and I've had them for at least two years! Lololol. Now I'm going to start using them. Thank you for the inspiration! 😊🎉 JK FLORIDA 🇺🇸 USA
My 340th 😊 after a 54 km bicicleride in Zeeland (the Netherlands) where we circled the last 20 km in yes... rain. We took a shower drank some very 11,5 procent alcohol bear from the B and B owner who was also a bearbrewer, we were surprised by a sunny evening. So what would be the sherry of the cake, yes a video of my favorite and friend Diane!😊 sorry the alcohol caused a not so careful watching, but your voice was familiar and made my evening very happy. Just in time of the end of this video I saw some nice national Netherlands flowers😂. Thanks for accompanying my holidayevening 😊wim
This is lovely Diane. I love your enthusiasm. I’ve had a set of 3 water brushes for some years now but have rarely used them. They all have different shape brush heads. They were one of those ‘must haves’ that get relegated to the drawer and never see the light of day again. After your lovely tulip tutorial maybe I’ll give them another go. Thank you for sharing.
So simple yet beautiful! I have a bunch of water brushes all shapes and sizes. They are wonderful to use when sitting around the table with my young grandkids while we are painting together. No more spilled water cups! I also got them tiny spritzer bottles (mistake!)(turned into a free for all spray war - was actually fun - it is only water afterall). And we use drinking straws (skinny ones). They put a good puddle of paint down with the water brush then blow the paint around with the straw. With ink, they create funny birds or trees or burst balloons. It is great fun! Thank you for your inspiration!
I got some Viviva paints! Wonderful! I did follow your idea with the binder ring. Much easier to use! Also have a water brush set that I’d never used before. What fun! You are right!! Whole new world of possibilities!! Thank you again!❤️
Used it the way you used it. My brush is from Derwent, came along with colours I bought recently. I never used it before, but I immediately tried it the way you used it. It was fun and inspiration. Thank you for this lovely demonstration.
I have about 4 of these brushes in different brush thicknesses and l love them. Have had several years now and they too are my go to brush more than the normal brush. TY for the wonderful help on flowers !
I love this! My mum gave me some water colour things she wasn’t using and a water brush pen like yours was one of the things she gave me but I’ve never known how to use it. Great for using if you don’t have space or time to deal with pots of water or if you’re traveling or something. Can’t wait to put mine to use!
Seeing the tulips makes me yearn for spring even more! They turned out lovely, and they seem like they would be fun to paint! I don’t have a lot of experience with a water brush, but I am going to get them out and try again! They are very good for traveling and painting outside! Thank you Diane.
I haven't had much luck with water brushes except Caran D'Ache. They are easy to use on a greeting card such as you demonstrated with your sweet tulips here. Always fun to learn something new about watercolor! Thank you, Diane!
Thanks for sharing your thoughts, and that's helpful. I want to know which brushes to recommend. I haven't seen the Caran D'Ache ones. The Kuretake one seems ok but I don't know how long it will hold up.
I’m having surgery on my knees in about 3 weeks and after watching this tutorial I will take a water brush and paint pages along with a sketch book so I paint when I like without having to take whole pallets and a number of brushes. I’m excited. Thanks so much Diane
They are the best! I'm thinking about getting a set of the pens with colours already in them, like the ones from Poetique like this amzn.to/3k1btj6 because I like the water on tap so to speak so much!
Thank you very much for a lovely tutorial. Learnt lots and ended up being very happy with my efforts. Some of the tulips looked just like the old Dutch tulips in the old paintings with wonderful colours and edges blending.❤
Thanks so much, so glad you enjoyed it! Lots of better glimpses of our world in our newer videos too - and take a look at @fromthegarden (youtube.com/@fromthegarden) on TH-cam to see what goes on in our farm!
I ve just ordered a brush. I can’t wait to try this. Watching ypur pretty painting come about over a hot coffee on my soon to be busy morning. Such a lovely start to a day.
Very interesting. I have two of these water brushes, but never knew how to use them. Thank you for sharing. Your work is beautiful as you make it so simple. THANKS🙏
I need these color papers, never saw them before! And great tip on the old cloth towel, I've gone through way too much paper towel. These flowers are lovely!
You are so welcome! Here's a link to the Viviva website if you want to get yourself some Colorsheets - if you use the link we benefit from a small commission from Viviva but they don't cost you any more :) tinyurl.com/Color-sheets
I've had a water brush for over a year but didn't use it until I watched the painting of the colorful birds a few days ago. I really do like it, Thank you for giving me the confidence to try something new! I will try it with these flowers, as well.
Wonderful! That's good to hear. I was amazed at how differently the paint behaves when it is being pushed on to the paper from the water behind it, rather than being carried into the. paper by a wet brush you have to keep dipping. Quite a different (and I think, more controllable) method.
Beautiful, these are inspiring, and I’ve been practicing with my waterbrush. I’m making postcards to send an elderly aunt (I put them in envelopes to send, as I don’t know if they might get wet in the mail), and she loves them. I told her about your videos, and she was excited.
I really like this picture. I have two of these brushes and I really like them for sketching when i not near my studio. I have a small kit that has a sponge in it and I wipe my brush on that, when needed. A small book, water brush, small set of paints and away I go. They are great and you made it look very easy. You are very talented. Thanks so much for sharing your videos.
i love wet-on-wet, but am a long way from mastering it. I used a regular paintbrush to paint these tulips this afternoon and they're beautiful! Going to make some more for springtime cards. Thank you for sharing, it's inspiring!
I’ve started using the water pens since I first saw your video…I find it certainly is differ😂ent but you are so right, very relaxing! Thank you for all your videos…I’ve recently began a watercolor painting again & am encouraged by watching your video’s in particular…did my own Christmas cards this year & had such nice comments from friends.
Because i am a beginner i will not try this pencil for now, but i enjoy see you paint, i will maybe some day Thanks Diane for the class love to watch all your videos is very relaxing!!
Thanks so much 😊 One tip - just let the paint do the work on this one! Use plenty of paint, don't make it too weak, put it on the paper and leave it alone! Have fun and good luck!
I don't have a waterbrush (yet!), but I love tulips in general and the look of these in particular, so I tried them with regular brushes - and I had my first "success" with loose florals! I lightly sketched first, but I will try again totally freehand. I think what made the difference was putting the water down first! Thank you!
Yes, give it a go. I found the Meiliang one not as good as the Kuretake ones, so if you don’t get on with it don’t despair, you could try a different make.
I’m going to go play! I LOVE my Kuratake brush! In fact, this reminds me to put some more in my cart for next month. I primarily use my water brush for swatches and mixing. Just left a comment on the short for this…I am completely head over heels with my new paints! I think I’ll go do this in my sketchbook to warm up… I need to play with some purple mixes since my purple sock on my tiger swam into the shoe 😂. I’m thinking purple + one of my yellows for the shoe. These paints are separating a bit on sized Xuan, (when I use mixtures)..so, I guess my tiger will have some fashionable colored shoes! I used the magenta rose with a tiny bit of PBk11 for the jacket on the tiger…I swear, it looks just like what you would expect of a wool coat! 😂
I too have a water brush put away. All the water gushed out of it as well. So, out with the water brush. Love the tulips, but I especially liked the birds.
Oh no! Sounds like it's faulty. I didn't want to take the valve out to put water in mine because I felt sure that would make it leak. That's why I filled it by squeezing it under water. Maybe that's the problem? Or maybe it's a faulty one?
What a great idea with the colour cards. I googled it yesterday and read that each colour card has half a colour pot in it. Amazing 🤓 I bought a water brush like that years ago. When I tried to use it, the water ran out uncontrollably. Since then it's been lying in the drawer 🙄I probably acted stupidly. I love your idea, Diane, with the quick greeting card. So simple, so quick and so good looking, I can do THAT too 😁 Maybe i will try it once again with my water brush...
Hi Sylvia, thanks for your comments, very interesting. I am not sure that there is as much paint on one of the cards as Viviva say - a half pan is a heck of a lot of paint, and some of my cards are already looking a bit depleted. But the colors are really great, pure and bright and they dry the same as they look when they are wet, which is a really good thing! It seems that everyone has a waterbrush somewhere lying neglected in a drawer. Time to drag them out and make them do some work!
I have been watching you for about a month and decided it was time to join!!! Lady , you crack me up😂😂😂😂😂😂!!! I have the most fun learning this art with you!!! 😂😂😂❤❤
Your tuples are amazing Diane ! I love the idea of a watermen, can you tell me the size of it please ? Thanks so much for sharing your talent with all of us :)
Lovely floral. You don't need to take your waterbrush apart. Just put the brush in your clean water, squeezing out the air and release to allow the water to fill. They are wonderful. I don't leave the water in for extended periods of time because I had one get moldy. I soaked it in bleach and it was fine but just so you know.
I've been watching your videos, trying some things, and the stress relief is wonderful. I'm a an avid photographer and a cat and bird lover. Painting some whimsical portraits of both is a great way to get through the dark dreary Western PA winters.-). I just ordered the watercolor pen brushes because I have some arthritis in my hands which makes it harder to control brushes. We'll see - hope so! Either way, my only regret is that I didn't discover you during the pandemic - although it hasn't left us yet and I'm happiest in nature anyway..
Hi Camela and a warm welcome to the channel!! So glad you found us - better late than never!!! I hope the brushes help, I know what you mean. I have a tendon problem and some stiffness in my right hand which leads me towards painting loosely these days! We and our cats love birds too but in their case for all wrong reasons 🤪🤪 !!!
Thank you for the lovely tutorial! I have no tips for you on the water brush but instead picked one up from you- no need to rinse it out like regular brushes! I wondered 🤔... love your paintings! -Monica
Thank you so much for this tutorial - I watched, I tried it and it was so easy. I'm happy with results but still need some practice. I am a card maker and I'm going to try the birdaday!! Sandy Diller.
Delightful - and that you ended up with a Kuratake waterbrush is perfect. There are a lot of them out there and a lot of them put out way too much water! There are much more expensive types, with push buttons to add more water which sound wonderful, but I've not tried those. I have tried several and this one is my favorite. Mine came in a Koi watercolor set! I think the thing that can be frustrating when using more than one brand is that this one comes apart the opposite of the usual righty-tighty-lefty-loosie and I've seen reviews where people think it is useless because they cannot get it open! I so enjoy your videos!
I think the more complicated something is in general the less useful. I like these Kuretake pens because they are so simple. I don't know how long it will last, but they aren't too expensive to replace every year or so. Do you find it easier to paint with than a normal brush? I think they are surprisingly versatile, I can hardly believe it!
@@DianeAntoneStudio There are several brands out there that I've tried. For those of us who came upon our Kuretakes late in the process, we have been surprised and delighted! I so enjoy your videos, by the way....
I am going to have to try mine again. I can see I was using to much water. I was at the beginning of my watercolor lessons and I think I was a bad student. LOL Thanks Diane for another great watercolor tutorial. The flowers are beautiful!
I think the waterbrush is very liberating and we will all learn a lot about water control and pigment behaviour by using one from time to time. I found I made a big leap forward in my art when I switched my palette to more primary colors. All helps.
Hi, Diane...Water brushes differ from maker to maker I have found. I often carry one in my pocket or purse and a small pad if I need to add color to quick sketches. Your brush, I believe can be filled without submerging in water, remove the little black control ‘thing’ (so technical!) and fill from tap, reinsert black thing and you are good to go. Childrens book author illustrator Shoo Rayner has videos where he uses them...older, but good. Love the flowers going to try them on a card as suggested. Thank you as always.
Thanks Susan, have you seen the Beste Fountain Brushes? They look like a step up in quality from the one I have got. Hard to find these things over here in France. I did try to get the black stopper out but couldn’t shift it!!! So the submarine system had to work 😂😂😂
I've had a set of 3 Kuretake waterbrushes for a number of years, possibly when they first came out (I think about 2006). I agree with another comment, they are excellent! I have tried one Pentel waterbrush and don't care for the bulbous barrel, it felt awkward in my hand. I did try to remove the black stopper to fill the barrel, but ended up discovering that it was easier to hold the barrel (with black stopper intact) under a gently running water spigot, squeezing and filling, repeating until filled. It is a fast, easy method. I have never filled the barrel with water+paint, always have only used clean water. These brushes also work very well with watercolor pencils. Diane, I have so enjoyed your videos. I had a very long (8 years), dry spell when I had no desire to paint. I unpacked my supplies in June of 2020 and find your videos to be exactly what I need!! Thank YOU!!!
Wow You live in beautiful territory surrounded with beautiful animals! Wish I did! That would be heavenly! How do you find time to paint though with all those animals to care for? Goodness! 😃
I love my Pentel water brushes. Hmm Diane is really enabling me for those Viviva paint cards 😛. I am excited to use them and see how different these dyes are as opposed to my usual DS or M Graham’s wc. I also have the Boku Undo shadow palette ink set on my wishlist 🤦🏽♀️. Bye bye 💰
Hi Tina! So glad you’re enjoying the Colorsheets and water brush. It’s a liberating experience and I think it helps me develop my use of regular paints too. Don’t know what Boku is but will look it up!
@@DianeAntoneStudio You will love them I think. They are moody black (sumi inks) that thin out to underlying colours like moody reds, blues, purple , yellow-green. Delish!
Thanks for sharing! Yes, I can see how handy that would be. Did you try to pick up the pigment from the actual pencil 'lead' and paint with it? Or did you draw first with the pencil and then wet it on the paper?
I've never seen a tutorial 😳 done with the water brush. I have 5 of them but haven't really painted with them and I've had them for at least two years! Lololol. Now I'm going to start using them. Thank you for the inspiration! 😊🎉 JK FLORIDA 🇺🇸 USA
I love your painting style. As a beginner, I find your instructions easy to follow and emulate.
Thanks so much 😊 so glad you find them helpful !
My 340th 😊 after a 54 km bicicleride in Zeeland (the Netherlands) where we circled the last 20 km in yes... rain. We took a shower drank some very 11,5 procent alcohol bear from the B and B owner who was also a bearbrewer, we were surprised by a sunny evening. So what would be the sherry of the cake, yes a video of my favorite and friend Diane!😊 sorry the alcohol caused a not so careful watching, but your voice was familiar and made my evening very happy. Just in time of the end of this video I saw some nice national Netherlands flowers😂. Thanks for accompanying my holidayevening 😊wim
yes, Ido like that Diane. It’s easier on sore hands all round, Thankyou for showing. it.
I am like Susan below. Time to get out my water brush. I think your work is amazing. thanks for being so generous with your instructions,
I live the red flowers. My grandfather loved red flowers. Good memories. Thanks 😊
So nice of you to mention your grandfather Angela, I love red geraniums too!
This is lovely Diane. I love your enthusiasm. I’ve had a set of 3 water brushes for some years now but have rarely used them. They all have different shape brush heads. They were one of those ‘must haves’ that get relegated to the drawer and never see the light of day again. After your lovely tulip tutorial maybe I’ll give them another go. Thank you for sharing.
Yes! You'll love it! I would suggest you don't take the valve out to fill them though. That probably causes leakage of water!
This looks like it would be a great combo for travel, hiking or backpacking when you don't have a lot of space.
Yes, it's perfect for that!
Wow, that’s amazing. I’ve not seen one of those pens used before. And that paint pad, how cool is that. Absolutely gorgeous
So simple yet beautiful! I have a bunch of water brushes all shapes and sizes. They are wonderful to use when sitting around the table with my young grandkids while we are painting together. No more spilled water cups! I also got them tiny spritzer bottles (mistake!)(turned into a free for all spray war - was actually fun - it is only water afterall). And we use drinking straws (skinny ones). They put a good puddle of paint down with the water brush then blow the paint around with the straw. With ink, they create funny birds or trees or burst balloons. It is great fun! Thank you for your inspiration!
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Í love to what’s you paint. It looks so easy, until I try.
I’m so glad you demo’d this!! I’ve had one of these for years and have never used it. Now I can’t wait to try it!
Love your channel.
Glad you enjoy it!
I’ve had these water pens for weeks. Your demonstration actually showed great way to use them
Thanks Jacque, so glad it was helpful!
Thank you! I am ordering them! Such pretty flowers great fir a card!
Been practicing your technique...painted birds and a few cats. So relaxing and fun. Thanks Diane.
I have been using my water brushes for years, love them.x
I got some Viviva paints! Wonderful! I did follow your idea with the binder ring. Much easier to use! Also have a water brush set that I’d never used before. What fun! You are right!! Whole new world of possibilities!! Thank you again!❤️
Tulips are amazing,I do enjoy using the water brush.
Stunning
Thank you! 😊 so kind x
Used it the way you used it. My brush is from Derwent, came along with colours I bought recently. I never used it before, but I immediately tried it the way you used it. It was fun and inspiration. Thank you for this lovely demonstration.
I have about 4 of these brushes in different brush thicknesses and l love them. Have had several years now and they too are my go to brush more than the normal brush. TY for the wonderful help on flowers !
Wow! You make it doable!
My favorite water brush is the Pentel. Lovely florals!
That's good to know! I'm going to try to get a few different types to compare - thanks for your lovely comment!
They are lovely! Thank you! ❤
Love this! I've had a water brush for years but never know how to use it. This is very helpful. Thank you! ❤
Glad it was helpful! They are nifty little things!
Lovely Diane. Definitely going to try my water brush
I love this! My mum gave me some water colour things she wasn’t using and a water brush pen like yours was one of the things she gave me but I’ve never known how to use it. Great for using if you don’t have space or time to deal with pots of water or if you’re traveling or something. Can’t wait to put mine to use!
That's awesome! Perfect project for those pens!
Seeing the tulips makes me yearn for spring even more! They turned out lovely, and they seem like they would be fun to paint! I don’t have a lot of experience with a water brush, but I am going to get them out and try again! They are very good for traveling and painting outside! Thank you Diane.
Thanks so much for this thoughtful comment Linda. Spring has rolled around yet again!
I haven't had much luck with water brushes except Caran D'Ache. They are easy to use on a greeting card such as you demonstrated with your sweet tulips here. Always fun to learn something new about watercolor! Thank you, Diane!
Thanks for sharing your thoughts, and that's helpful. I want to know which brushes to recommend. I haven't seen the Caran D'Ache ones. The Kuretake one seems ok but I don't know how long it will hold up.
I’ve had the water brush for a long time, it came with some paints, buuntil your tutorial, I had no idea how creative it could be
Hi Mona, so glad to be of help with the waterbrush!
I’m having surgery on my knees in about 3 weeks and after watching this tutorial I will take a water brush and paint pages along with a sketch book so I paint when I like without having to take whole pallets and a number of brushes. I’m excited. Thanks so much Diane
Good luck with your surgery and wishing you a fast recovery and lots of painting time!
I have one of these water brushes never used it but now I will thanks to you. Bonnie
You are a terrific teacher,thank you
Oh my goodness - I really, really like this. What fun and so lovely in the end! Thank you....
You are so welcome! So glad you enjoyed it!
C’est tellement beau 🥰 !
Beautiful effects. I love my brush pens. I use them with my watercolour pencils and inks.
They are the best! I'm thinking about getting a set of the pens with colours already in them, like the ones from Poetique like this amzn.to/3k1btj6 because I like the water on tap so to speak so much!
Love the tulips and the water brushes! A happy new year to you.
Thank you! You too!
I loooove this! Can't wait to try. Thanks much for sharing.
Have fun!
I love this channel. The voice and calming music and creative ideas
So nice of you, thanks so much, and I'm glad you enjoy it!
I saw some of these brushes and had no idea what they were!
I will try and let you know ! 🧑🏻🎨
Love this. I think I'll try my water brush too. I've never really givin it a try. its been in the drawer.thanks, Diane!
Poor waterbrush! I bet it's dying to have a go with your paints!
Thank you very much for a lovely tutorial. Learnt lots and ended up being very happy with my efforts. Some of the tulips looked just like the old Dutch tulips in the old paintings with wonderful colours and edges blending.❤
Thanks so much Mary, isn’t it amazing what water does with paint!
Thank you for the glimpse of your world, ….and great instructions.
Thanks so much, so glad you enjoyed it! Lots of better glimpses of our world in our newer videos too - and take a look at @fromthegarden (youtube.com/@fromthegarden) on TH-cam to see what goes on in our farm!
I ve just ordered a brush. I can’t wait to try this. Watching ypur pretty painting come about over a hot coffee on my soon to be busy morning. Such a lovely start to a day.
Thanks so much!
Very interesting. I have two of these water brushes, but never knew how to use them. Thank you for sharing. Your work is beautiful as you make it so simple. THANKS🙏
Beautiful! Thank you!
Our pleasure!
I need these color papers, never saw them before! And great tip on the old cloth towel, I've gone through way too much paper towel. These flowers are lovely!
You are so welcome! Here's a link to the Viviva website if you want to get yourself some Colorsheets - if you use the link we benefit from a small commission from Viviva but they don't cost you any more :) tinyurl.com/Color-sheets
Wow!Thank you…I have a water brush and never knew how to use it…fantastic 😊
You’re welcome 😊 so glad you are enjoying the channel!
Tulips are my favorite flower and yours are beautiful! Thank you!
Thanks Linda!
I have used these in a few sizes with water color pencils great fun ...Blessings Jo
Great idea! They are so liberating! Thanks for commenting x
So elegant and beautiful for cards. Thank you Diane.❤
You are so welcome xxx
So pretty.
Thank you! 😊
I've had a water brush for over a year but didn't use it until I watched the painting of the colorful birds a few days ago. I really do like it, Thank you for giving me the confidence to try something new! I will try it with these flowers, as well.
Wonderful! That's good to hear. I was amazed at how differently the paint behaves when it is being pushed on to the paper from the water behind it, rather than being carried into the. paper by a wet brush you have to keep dipping. Quite a different (and I think, more controllable) method.
Beautiful!
Thanks!
Beautiful, these are inspiring, and I’ve been practicing with my waterbrush. I’m making postcards to send an elderly aunt (I put them in envelopes to send, as I don’t know if they might get wet in the mail), and she loves them. I told her about your videos, and she was excited.
Wonderful! What a lovely idea, so glad that your aunt is enjoying your art, very sweet idea x
So simple and elegant ☺️💕💕
Thank you! 😊
Great work.I wanted to try those pen brushes 👍
This is beautiful!
Thank you!
Excellent!
Many thanks!
So glad I found you. The flowers are beautiful I really like your voice.
I can now say Kuretake water brushes are much better than what I have. I got mine yesterday and am really enjoying them. Water control is excellent.
Yippee! ❤️🤞😊
I really like this picture. I have two of these brushes and I really like them for sketching when i not near my studio. I have a small kit that has a sponge in it and I wipe my brush on that, when needed. A small book, water brush, small set of paints and away I go. They are great and you made it look very easy. You are very talented. Thanks so much for sharing your videos.
Thanks Ronda for your kind thoughts and input. Much appreciated!
I made a birthday card for my daughter using this tutorial. Loved the way it turned out. Thank you so very much.
You are so welcome!
i love wet-on-wet, but am a long way from mastering it. I used a regular paintbrush to paint these tulips this afternoon and they're beautiful! Going to make some more for springtime cards. Thank you for sharing, it's inspiring!
So glad you're enjoying them!
Beautiful yet so simple❤
Thank you! 😊
I’ve started using the water pens since I first saw your video…I find it certainly is differ😂ent but you are so right, very relaxing! Thank you for all your videos…I’ve recently began a watercolor painting again & am encouraged by watching your video’s in particular…did my own Christmas cards this year & had such nice comments from friends.
That’s brilliant Nancy!! So glad you enjoyed making the cards, it’s lovely to do that for people ❤️
Because i am a beginner i will not try this pencil for now, but i enjoy see you paint, i will maybe some day Thanks Diane for the class love to watch all your videos is very relaxing!!
Don't be put off trying the waterbrush just because you are a beginner Adela! They are easier to use than a regular brush. Nothing to lose!
Just tried this! I really need to relax! I will try again. Your painting is beautiful 💕
Thanks so much 😊 One tip - just let the paint do the work on this one! Use plenty of paint, don't make it too weak, put it on the paper and leave it alone! Have fun and good luck!
Beautiful
Thank you so much! Thanks for commenting xxx
I don't have a waterbrush (yet!), but I love tulips in general and the look of these in particular, so I tried them with regular brushes - and I had my first "success" with loose florals! I lightly sketched first, but I will try again totally freehand. I think what made the difference was putting the water down first! Thank you!
That's very interesting Tracy. Glad that tip worked for you!
Thanks for this. I got a brush like that in my MeiLiang watercolor set. Now I'm going to try it!
Yes, give it a go. I found the Meiliang one not as good as the Kuretake ones, so if you don’t get on with it don’t despair, you could try a different make.
@Diane Antone Studio oh, thanks for letting me know they are different. 🙂
Water brushes are a great tool to add to the tool box. And no spilt jars of water!
I’m going to go play! I LOVE my Kuratake brush! In fact, this reminds me to put some more in my cart for next month. I primarily use my water brush for swatches and mixing. Just left a comment on the short for this…I am completely head over heels with my new paints! I think I’ll go do this in my sketchbook to warm up…
I need to play with some purple mixes since my purple sock on my tiger swam into the shoe 😂. I’m thinking purple + one of my yellows for the shoe. These paints are separating a bit on sized Xuan, (when I use mixtures)..so, I guess my tiger will have some fashionable colored shoes! I used the magenta rose with a tiny bit of PBk11 for the jacket on the tiger…I swear, it looks just like what you would expect of a wool coat! 😂
Definitely sounds like you are having fun Elaine! So glad you are enjoying the channel!
I too have a water brush put away. All the water gushed out of it as well. So, out with the water brush. Love the tulips, but I especially liked the birds.
Oh no! Sounds like it's faulty. I didn't want to take the valve out to put water in mine because I felt sure that would make it leak. That's why I filled it by squeezing it under water. Maybe that's the problem? Or maybe it's a faulty one?
I use it with water color pencils too
What a great idea with the colour cards. I googled it yesterday and read that each colour card has half a colour pot in it. Amazing 🤓 I bought a water brush like that years ago. When I tried to use it, the water ran out uncontrollably. Since then it's been lying in the drawer 🙄I probably acted stupidly. I love your idea, Diane, with the quick greeting card. So simple, so quick and so good looking, I can do THAT too 😁
Maybe i will try it once again with my water brush...
Hi Sylvia, thanks for your comments, very interesting. I am not sure that there is as much paint on one of the cards as Viviva say - a half pan is a heck of a lot of paint, and some of my cards are already looking a bit depleted. But the colors are really great, pure and bright and they dry the same as they look when they are wet, which is a really good thing! It seems that everyone has a waterbrush somewhere lying neglected in a drawer. Time to drag them out and make them do some work!
Lovely
Thank you Jennifer!
I have been watching you for about a month and decided it was time to join!!! Lady , you crack me up😂😂😂😂😂😂!!! I have the most fun learning this art with you!!! 😂😂😂❤❤
Welcome!! So glad you’ve been enjoying the videos!
Your tuples are amazing Diane ! I love the idea of a watermen, can you tell me the size of it please ?
Thanks so much for sharing your talent with all of us :)
Lovely floral. You don't need to take your waterbrush apart. Just put the brush in your clean water, squeezing out the air and release to allow the water to fill. They are wonderful. I don't leave the water in for extended periods of time because I had one get moldy. I soaked it in bleach and it was fine but just so you know.
Thanks so much! I will bear that in mind, we do live in a mouldy area!
@@DianeAntoneStudio well that explains why one of mine is all moldy! Thanks.
I've been watching your videos, trying some things, and the stress relief is wonderful. I'm a an avid photographer and a cat and bird lover. Painting some whimsical portraits of both is a great way to get through the dark dreary Western PA winters.-). I just ordered the watercolor pen brushes because I have some arthritis in my hands which makes it harder to control brushes. We'll see - hope so! Either way, my only regret is that I didn't discover you during the pandemic - although it hasn't left us yet and I'm happiest in nature anyway..
Hi Camela and a warm welcome to the channel!! So glad you found us - better late than never!!! I hope the brushes help, I know what you mean. I have a tendon problem and some stiffness in my right hand which leads me towards painting loosely these days! We and our cats love birds too but in their case for all wrong reasons 🤪🤪 !!!
Thank you for the lovely tutorial! I have no tips for you on the water brush but instead picked one up from you- no need to rinse it out like regular brushes! I wondered 🤔... love your paintings! -Monica
Oh thank you!
Enjoyed your video. I have tried a few different water brushes and found the Kuretake to work the best for me. Looking forward to more of your videos.
Good to know! I'm going to see if I can find out where to buy the Kuretake brushes. Thanks for commenting!
Thank you so much for this tutorial - I watched, I tried it and it was so easy. I'm happy with results but still need some practice. I am a card maker and I'm going to try the birdaday!! Sandy Diller.
Oh that's great Sandy, you'll enjoy them!
Delightful - and that you ended up with a Kuratake waterbrush is perfect. There are a lot of them out there and a lot of them put out way too much water! There are much more expensive types, with push buttons to add more water which sound wonderful, but I've not tried those. I have tried several and this one is my favorite. Mine came in a Koi watercolor set! I think the thing that can be frustrating when using more than one brand is that this one comes apart the opposite of the usual righty-tighty-lefty-loosie and I've seen reviews where people think it is useless because they cannot get it open! I so enjoy your videos!
I think the more complicated something is in general the less useful. I like these Kuretake pens because they are so simple. I don't know how long it will last, but they aren't too expensive to replace every year or so. Do you find it easier to paint with than a normal brush? I think they are surprisingly versatile, I can hardly believe it!
@@DianeAntoneStudio There are several brands out there that I've tried. For those of us who came upon our Kuretakes late in the process, we have been surprised and delighted! I so enjoy your videos, by the way....
I am going to have to try mine again. I can see I was using to much water. I was at the beginning of my watercolor lessons and I think I was a bad student. LOL Thanks Diane for another great watercolor tutorial. The flowers are beautiful!
I think the waterbrush is very liberating and we will all learn a lot about water control and pigment behaviour by using one from time to time. I found I made a big leap forward in my art when I switched my palette to more primary colors. All helps.
Hi, Diane...Water brushes differ from maker to maker I have found. I often carry one in my pocket or purse and a small pad if I need to add color to quick sketches. Your brush, I believe can be filled without submerging in water, remove the little black control ‘thing’ (so technical!) and fill from tap, reinsert black thing and you are good to go. Childrens book author illustrator Shoo Rayner has videos where he uses them...older, but good. Love the flowers going to try them on a card as suggested. Thank you as always.
Thanks Susan, have you seen the Beste Fountain Brushes? They look like a step up in quality from the one I have got. Hard to find these things over here in France. I did try to get the black stopper out but couldn’t shift it!!! So the submarine system had to work 😂😂😂
What brand/type of tapes do you use to frame your paper? I want to start doing this with my work but haven't found proper tape. Thank you!
Hi Mary Anne, do you mean the washi tape I have used to stick down the paper? Here is a link to some of it on amazon amzn.to/3C9MmBz Hope that helps!
I've had a set of 3 Kuretake waterbrushes for a number of years, possibly when they first came out (I think about 2006). I agree with another comment, they are excellent! I have tried one Pentel waterbrush and don't care for the bulbous barrel, it felt awkward in my hand. I did try to remove the black stopper to fill the barrel, but ended up discovering that it was easier to hold the barrel (with black stopper intact) under a gently running water spigot, squeezing and filling, repeating until filled. It is a fast, easy method. I have never filled the barrel with water+paint, always have only used clean water. These brushes also work very well with watercolor pencils.
Diane, I have so enjoyed your videos. I had a very long (8 years), dry spell when I had no desire to paint. I unpacked my supplies in June of 2020 and find your videos to be exactly what I need!! Thank YOU!!!
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Wow You live in beautiful territory surrounded with beautiful animals! Wish I did! That would be heavenly! How do you find time to paint though with all those animals to care for? Goodness! 😃
I'm not sure. I think I have some guardian angels!
I love my Pentel water brushes. Hmm Diane is really enabling me for those Viviva paint cards 😛. I am excited to use them and see how different these dyes are as opposed to my usual DS or M Graham’s wc.
I also have the Boku Undo shadow palette ink set on my wishlist 🤦🏽♀️. Bye bye 💰
Hi Tina! So glad you’re enjoying the Colorsheets and water brush. It’s a liberating experience and I think it helps me develop my use of regular paints too. Don’t know what Boku is but will look it up!
@@DianeAntoneStudio You will love them I think. They are moody black (sumi inks) that thin out to underlying colours like moody reds, blues, purple , yellow-green. Delish!
Yummy!!!
I believe they are very good for En Plein Air
Certainly would be! And in the car, on a plane, in the waiting room, anywhere! Great for urban sketching too.
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When I first started painting with watercolor, I began only using watercolor pencils with a water brush. :)
Thanks for sharing! Yes, I can see how handy that would be. Did you try to pick up the pigment from the actual pencil 'lead' and paint with it? Or did you draw first with the pencil and then wet it on the paper?
Doesnt that black part come off to allow you to fill it?
You listed so many sites for things but one thing you forgot, I think, was the tape that you put around the paper to start with.
That was just ordinary painters tape, the type you use when you are painting a wall! We call it masking tape! Hope this helps!
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Hi Diane, I bought them from amazon and find them difficult to open .
You might possibly be turning them in the wrong direction. I did that for ages!
@@DianeAntoneStudio will try that thank u x
Yes, thank u that has done it .
Really enjoy watching your you tubes .