I love how the brilliant colors of the bird's coat compare/contrast with the subtle (but still varied) colors of the branch. And the three-dimensionality of the head is especially lovely!
Beautiful artwork! I learned a lot about the technique. You are very good and have given me a lot of inspiration. You are very talented! I will continue to support you.
It is like a Japanese -style painting painted with mineral pigments and glue . It reminds me of the works of Uemura Atsushi (上村 敦之) which you can enjoy on youtube or the website . Please log on if you like .
Lena is there a tip for opening a stuck lid on a tube of gouache? I bought some Arteza gouache to practice with, and most of them opened easily but a couple of them are stuck shut and I have never used them. I suppose I could cut open the tube and squeeze what I can get into some sort of container, but wondered if there is a trick for opening them? I looked for a video on this but can’t find one. Help!😄
Hi Kana! When this happens to my oil paint tubes I dip the stuck lids into very hot water for a minute. The plastic of the lid becomes slightly softer because of the high temperature of the water and the lid opens easily. I have never had problems with opening my gouache tubes, but I think this method should work for them too. Try it and I would appreciate if you let me know if it has worked or not :)
Hi Tom! That's true. When greyed down, gouache colors can change their value significantly as they dry. To avoid making too many corrections I often times test the color I have mixed by making one brushstroke on the paper. It usually takes only a few seconds for that brushstroke to start drying and it makes it possible for me to decide if the value of the color is correct and I need to make it lighter.
When I fill my storage palette with colors, I only fill the wells two-thirds of the way full. It prevents the colors from bleeding from one well to another, which can happen if all the wells are full of paint.
I love how the brilliant colors of the bird's coat compare/contrast with the subtle (but still varied) colors of the branch. And the three-dimensionality of the head is especially lovely!
Beautiful ❤❤
Beautiful painting, the colors are so vibrant. Thank you so much for this video.
Cutest little fellow ever! 😍
Beautiful artwork! I learned a lot about the technique. You are very good and have given me a lot of inspiration. You are very talented! I will continue to support you.
Beautiful!
Congratulations, it's wonderful !
Ooohhh lovely ❣️❣️❣️
I can see that I need some smaller brushes to achieve such detail. Beautiful painting, thankyou.
curious about your lighting/filming setup. Your videos always look so well-done!
How brilliant, Lena! Thank you for sharing this great lesson :)) - Beatrice
Wow! Beautiful colors! A tropical bird I suppose?
I guess :) Thank you, Rick!
I think it is a Painted Bunting from North America, so not exactly tropical.
Beautiful! 😍😍
This is super amazing super beautiful artwork. you are doing very well keep it up. now I am part of your channel
It is like a Japanese -style painting painted with mineral pigments and glue . It reminds me of the works of Uemura Atsushi (上村 敦之)
which you can enjoy on youtube or the website . Please log on if you like .
Awesome!♡ What brand of gouache do you like to use? Thanks for your videos!
Thank you! I use W&N and Holbein brands.
Lena is there a tip for opening a stuck lid on a tube of gouache? I bought some Arteza gouache to practice with, and most of them opened easily but a couple of them are stuck shut and I have never used them. I suppose I could cut open the tube and squeeze what I can get into some sort of container, but wondered if there is a trick for opening them? I looked for a video on this but can’t find one. Help!😄
Hi Kana! When this happens to my oil paint tubes I dip the stuck lids into very hot water for a minute. The plastic of the lid becomes slightly softer because of the high temperature of the water and the lid opens easily. I have never had problems with opening my gouache tubes, but I think this method should work for them too. Try it and I would appreciate if you let me know if it has worked or not :)
@@LenaRivo Thank you Lena. I will report back!
One really has to learn how to anticipate how that gouache paint is going to dry. How do you do it, Lena? Do you have a method of how to do that?
Hi Tom! That's true. When greyed down, gouache colors can change their value significantly as they dry. To avoid making too many corrections I often times test the color I have mixed by making one brushstroke on the paper. It usually takes only a few seconds for that brushstroke to start drying and it makes it possible for me to decide if the value of the color is correct and I need to make it lighter.
@@LenaRivo Good to know, thank you.
When you make your pallet how much of the tube are you putting in each slot
When I fill my storage palette with colors, I only fill the wells two-thirds of the way full. It prevents the colors from bleeding from one well to another, which can happen if all the wells are full of paint.
It’s about 1/3 to a half of the tube.
Would be better if we saw your reference.
But!!
Ooohhh lovely ❣️❣️❣️