Thank you. We have remedied that in other videos. Please have a look at our other demonstrations about the bokeh effect as well. I hope you will find it useful:)
Lovely painting. I have been practicing bokeh for a few months now. I seem to get a better result by laying down my background washes, then when the painting is dry, lift off pigment using a stencil brush or sponge and a stencil with differing size circles. The bokeh is not so stark white and you get a staining from the background wash. Some pigments are hard to remove especially if they are permanent, but still effective.
Thank you. I am glad that you found a way that works well for you. If you have a look at some of our other bokeh videos you will find that I have used a variety of methods to create the bokeh effect. Bokeh is a fun technique to create interest in a painting.🌹
Thank you for this demonstration. I just happened to come across it. I’m fascinated with the bokeh technique. Your narration is very helpful, and also very articulate.
Thank you so much for your kind comment. Welcome to our journey:) There are several process videos available on our channel that deal with this technique. This coming Sunday [DV] we will have a video up that deals specifically with different techniques to achieve the bokeh effect. We hope to see you there!
That is really beautiful! Just the right calm clear instruction with very pleasant background music. Very enjoyable. Thankyou from Victoria, Aiustralia. Have subscribed!🙂
The brush used to create the faded baked was not listed in the beginning when reviewing the tools,why? Thanks, I think it's very important . What is it?
Thank you for pointing it out. This should have been included in the initial description. The stencil brush used to create the bokeh is explained during the course of the video. You can have a look at the description it is noted there.
Hello, thank you for the lesson. The stem is more difficult than I thought it would be. I am practicing my brush control. Free and somewhat loose is difficult for me. I am happy with the outcome. Your tutorial was enjoyable.
Thank you so much. I have had many times where I thought: This doesn't seem too difficult... And then it took me hours. As long as you are happy with the outcome; mission accomplished!
Been enjoying your watercolor painting for a while, so satisfying to watch! Sometimes it’s the small things that can brighten up the day! I wish you good fortune, and bless you for every achievement you have done! Cheers 😇
You are very welcome! We hope that you will find the tips useful. If you can think of something else you would like to see in a video, you are welcome to let us know:)
Thank you. We are in the process with those. There will be a few where Heinrich only uses different combinations of primary colours as well, so keep an eye out:)
so before the paper is watered all over i understand there are some circles painted with some masking fluid, is that's right? as not been mentioned at the begining
Yes, that is right. Our apologies, that is an unfortunate omission. We will make sure to mention such things the next time. Thank you for bringing it to our attention:)
That was a pleasure to watch. What a beautiful painting, I loved seeing the layers come together to give the finished background. I can't wait to try this one. Thank you for the tutorial. Much love from Scotland. x 😊
@@SugarArtistry I think this is it: instagram.com/ourwatercolourjourney/ . If this doesn't work, please let me know. you can also click on the icon in our channel banner.
Excellent🌹. Heinrich says he saw the Instagram post. He says it looks great, so I will have a look just now. Thank you for trying them out:) I just saw your attempt. WOW! You did an amazing job. i love how crisp the branch came out. Would love to see the fern as well:)
Such a lovely painting. Is there a substitute for stencil brush that would give same effect of circles? Excellent demonstration and narration. End result is stunning.
Thank you for your kind comment. There is another video in our series that shows more techniques and different ways to achieve the same effect. In this video, Heinrich demonstrates the different techniques: th-cam.com/video/hGag1snM5wk/w-d-xo.html Here is the one about different stencil brushes: th-cam.com/video/mbx7nERJgS4/w-d-xo.html I hope you find it useful:) Thank you for joining our journey!
I think I didn't answer your question clearly😮. Aologies, YES, there are other methods. You can use a synthetic brush, or a magic sponge. Those work better if you have a plastic drawing stencil to help guide you to make the circles. You can also use a q-tip. With the q-tip, you have to change to a new one regularly, so as not to transfer paint onto the new circle you want to make.
Thank you so much. The stencil brush I used is only available in South Korea but I bought another set of Princeton stencil brushes from Amazon. You can definitely try Amazon. You may also ask your local art shop. Any stencil brush would do.
I used masking fluid to mask out some of the circles, and I used a stencil brush to lift off some of the paint. The masking fluid protected the circles, so the colour didn't flow into them. Once I have finished the background, I tookthe masking fluid off and then used the stencil brush. There are other ways to make the bokeh circles, but this was the method I used for this painting.
@@OurWatercolourJourney Your technique is way faster than other techniques. I love to paint also and I want to learrn. Thanks for the quick responce. 😀
I really enjoyed this tutorial, thank you. I do think, and this is just my opinion, that the foreground twig couldve done with being a fair bit thicker. I say this because the twigs in the background are in the most part alot thicker which made the foreground twig not ‘balanced’ right. Sorry, it was niggling for me to say something. Lol. But as i said, a really enjoyable tutorial and a lovely soothing narration too.
I recently learned about Bokeh a few days ago. I noticed there were white spots in the beginning of the painting. Was that Bokeh? This is so beautiful. I sub!
Thank you, that was a great demo with very clear narration. I have one question though. Why does the quin gold you use, look red? My quin gold is a yellow/gold and doesn't resemble red at all. Is it just because I use a different variety of watercolour paint?
Thank you very much! Heinrich used Quin Gold Deep from QOR [Golden], which is a much redder hue than Quinacridone Gold [W&N], which is yellower. Many of these colours have 3 shades: light, medium, and deep. As far as I know, Quin Gold only comes in plain Quin Gold like the one from W&N and then Quin Gold Deep like the one from QOR. It seems that the QOR colours can be very intense, and the QG Deep is almost like Burnt Sienna. I hope the explanation helps:)
OoooooMG Just stumbled into your video; I love love love this painting! Just awesome How can we give you channel a serious push 🤔 I subscribed and will spread it for sure; love your style of painting And a the really helpful voice over. Thank you 🙏
Heinrich uses stencil brushes. They are also called stippling brushes. You can find more information about these brushes in our tutorial about stencil brushes. you can click on this link to see the tutorial:) th-cam.com/video/mbx7nERJgS4/w-d-xo.html
Thank you.🌹 Heinrich used an Art Secret Silicone Pastel Blending brush for this. The silicone brushes are easy to clean, and more rigid than a normal paint brushes. You can find different kinds of pastel blending brushes on Amazon. Some are made from silicone, and others from plastic. Both kinds work rather well. if, however, you want to mask out fine, detailed work, we would recommend that you get a thin, synthetic brush. You can coat the brush with a thin layer of soap and then it will clean easily afterwards. I hope this is helpful:)
Hello. You need to make sure that you wet the paper thoroughly before you start. If you are in a hot environment, the paper will dry faster, so make sure that you wet it properly. You can also use a small spray bottle to re-wet the surface, but it might make marks that you don't want. Best thing, use a mop brush, or a hake brush to wet the paper and work as fast as possible. If the paper is getting too dry, LEAVE IT TO DRY COMPLETELY, then wet it gently with a mop or hake again. Work gently, so as not to disturb the existing colors.
I just love this painting but tell me, why the masking fluid? He appears to be an experienced painter. There must be other more organic ways to create this same painting, and cheaper too. Masking fluid is expensive! What did the master painters do before masking fluid???
Thank you. Masking fluid just made it more convenient to preserve the whiteness of the paper. Old masters probably just did some negative painting...Many beginners prefer using masking fluid, as it saves time and you don't have to be so precise. We try to teach beginners how to use different tools of the trade to help them in their creative process. That is the purpose of this channel. I am sure the old masters used various other tools to help. Even Da Vinci traced the drawings for his paintings onto a canvas with charcoal powder.
This is a lovely painting but I feel the process has been incompletely explained and that if I follow the demonstration I will be disappointed with the result. In the video the difference in the painting at 8:21 and 8:29 minutes is significant. At 8:29 there are numerous “blurred“ pale blue circles, particularly in the right lower quadrant of the painting, that were not there several seconds ago and are not accounted for in the demonstration. They add significantly to the bokeh quality of the final result. Could you at least add in the notes how theses were =accomplished.
Thank you so much for your feedback. The discrepancies came in with the editing, as the original video was quite long. We will have a look at the points you have indicated and get back to you as soon as possible:)
Hello again, Jane-O:) I had a look at the video and I will explain what happened: 1. If you look at the painting before the bokeh was made, the pale blue colour in the lower righthand corner was created with the mixing of the different background colours that he used. Some colours are harder to lift out than others, so the circles in that corner look a bit different and give a softer effect. 2. Because the real time lifting process took about 45 minutes, we didn't want to bore viewers with showing how he made every circle. We showed how they were made in the beginning, to demonstrate the process, and then what it looked like further on in the process. The idea was that viewers could make the circles wherever they wanted, as their paintings would naturally look a bit different from the demonstration painting. 3. At about the time markers you mentioned, [8:21] I explain that you can press harder or softer to create the different tones in the circles. The harder you press, the more of the background paint you will lift and the 'whiter' the circles will look. The softer you work, the less paint you will lift, and that's how you get the circles to show different colours, as it only lifts the top layer of the background paint. He also used some of the background paint to fill in some of the circles that he felt were too white [8:38]. We have several videos that explain the process in more detail, I hope that you will have a look at those and that you will find them helpful: 1. th-cam.com/video/hGag1snM5wk/w-d-xo.html 2. th-cam.com/video/QGKysMbCdnU/w-d-xo.html 3. th-cam.com/video/WdNZqHVDrh8/w-d-xo.html 4. th-cam.com/video/Yavd1-O3twg/w-d-xo.html Thank you again for your detailed questions. We appreciate your feedback:) Happy Painting!
This video is now available with subtitles [cc] in various languages:)
Very nice. I love the colors. This was so interesting and educational as I never saw bokeh demonsrated before.
We are glad that you enjoyed it. Welcome to our journey
❤sounds very soothing and tutorial is very helpful..😇
It is a very relaxing and satisfying way of painting. I am glad that you found it useful.
Excellent tutorial. I just stumbled upon it. Great narration. I would have liked to have seen the application of the masking fluid and the sketch.
Thank you. We have remedied that in other videos. Please have a look at our other demonstrations about the bokeh effect as well. I hope you will find it useful:)
Me too , was looking for it myself .
Nice verbal instruction . Thank you
Thank you for sharing our journey😊
By far my favorite!!!!!
We are so glad that you like it.
Lovely painting. I have been practicing bokeh for a few months now. I seem to get a better result by laying down my background washes, then when the painting is dry, lift off pigment using a stencil brush or sponge and a stencil with differing size circles.
The bokeh is not so stark white and you get a staining from the background wash. Some pigments are hard to remove especially if they are permanent, but still effective.
Thank you. I am glad that you found a way that works well for you. If you have a look at some of our other bokeh videos you will find that I have used a variety of methods to create the bokeh effect. Bokeh is a fun technique to create interest in a painting.🌹
@@OurWatercolourJourney Will take a look have just subscribed to your channel. Greetings from England! 😊🖐
Thank you for supporting us. We appreciate it.🌹
So beautiful! I have to make some home made Christmas cards and would love to try some of these techniques.
Thank you very much. These are fun to use for Christmas cards.
Thank you for this demonstration. I just happened to come across it. I’m fascinated with the bokeh technique. Your narration is very helpful, and also very articulate.
Thank you so much for your kind comment. Welcome to our journey:) There are several process videos available on our channel that deal with this technique. This coming Sunday [DV] we will have a video up that deals specifically with different techniques to achieve the bokeh effect. We hope to see you there!
Absolutely gorgeous! Can’t wait to try this method!
Thank you. We hope you enjoy the experience.
That is really beautiful! Just the right calm clear instruction with very pleasant background music. Very enjoyable. Thankyou from Victoria, Aiustralia. Have subscribed!🙂
Thank you very much!🌹
Thank you very much.
You are so very welcome 🌹
This is an amazing Tutorial. I love learning new techniques ❤️🎨
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I enjoyed this one
We are really glad that you enjoyed it🌹
Beautiful painting!! Thank you!
Thank you for watching:)
Awesome !
Thank you
Very beautiful. I can't wait to try this
Thank you, we hope you enjoy it🌹
Спасибо.Все понятно.Интересный метод.
Нам очень приятно ... Спасибо за просмотр :) Thank you:)
Beautiful! Very relaxing to watch.
Thank you very much! Glad you enjoyed it:)
Nice good 👌
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👏🏼👏🏼🧡🧡
Thank you:)
A beautiful painting, Thank you.
Thank you. You are very welcome:)
The brush used to create the faded baked was not listed in the beginning when reviewing the tools,why? Thanks, I think it's very important . What is it?
Thank you for pointing it out. This should have been included in the initial description. The stencil brush used to create the bokeh is explained during the course of the video. You can have a look at the description it is noted there.
What a delightful video! Just stumbled upon your channel & subscribed. I loved learning about this technique! Thank you.
Thank you🌹 You are very welcome:)
Hello, thank you for the lesson. The stem is more difficult than I thought it would be. I am practicing my brush control. Free and somewhat loose is difficult for me. I am happy with the outcome. Your tutorial was enjoyable.
Thank you so much. I have had many times where I thought: This doesn't seem too difficult... And then it took me hours. As long as you are happy with the outcome; mission accomplished!
Amazing .good painting
Thank you!🌹 Glad you enjoyed it!
Wonderful thank you.
Thank you. We are glad you enjoyed it:)
It was very pleasant to paint. Thank you so much !
You are very welcome 🌹 Thank you for joining Our Watercolour Journey.
I was wondering if it may be better to remove the smaller dots of light earlier, between each new layer leaving biggest to near end.
It can be done, but then you will need to protect them with masking fluid.
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Thank you:)
Been enjoying your watercolor painting for a while, so satisfying to watch! Sometimes it’s the small things that can brighten up the day! I wish you good fortune, and bless you for every achievement you have done! Cheers 😇
Such a lovely comment! Thank you very much. We are glad that you are enjoying the journey with us:)
Gorgeous painting and excellent narration as well!
Thank you very much for the compliments:) We are glad you enjoyed the journey with us.
This was very helpful! I learned quite a few tips. Thank you. I can't wait to see more.
You are very welcome! We hope that you will find the tips useful. If you can think of something else you would like to see in a video, you are welcome to let us know:)
@@OurWatercolourJourney I would love to see some demonstrations of your limited palette work. :)
Thank you. We are in the process with those. There will be a few where Heinrich only uses different combinations of primary colours as well, so keep an eye out:)
@@OurWatercolourJourney Excellent! I look forward to seeing them. Thank you
So pretty
Thank you very much!
Спасибо,волшебно красиво
Это наше удовольствие. Спасибо
Beautiful!❤️
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Beautiful 😍 thanks!❤️
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It’s gorgeous
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I love your painting❤️
Thank you, Min Ji. We really appreciate it:)
Great explanation! Your end result is amazing!
Thank you. We are glad you enjoyed the journey with us:)
This was fabulous! So beautiful!
Glad you enjoyed it! Welcome to our journey!
so before the paper is watered all over i understand there are some circles painted with some masking fluid, is that's right? as not been mentioned at the begining
Yes, that is right. Our apologies, that is an unfortunate omission. We will make sure to mention such things the next time. Thank you for bringing it to our attention:)
Super :-)
That was a pleasure to watch. What a beautiful painting, I loved seeing the layers come together to give the finished background. I can't wait to try this one. Thank you for the tutorial. Much love from Scotland. x 😊
We are glad you enjoyed it:). We would love to see your finished painting.
Wonderful
Thank you very much!
Thank you for sharing this new technique for me ,which I have just found and your tutorial was excellent. Have been trying to create your picture too!
I am glad that you found it useful, and that you enjoyed the tutorial. If you want you can share your picture on Instagram with us.
do you have the link for your instagram please
@@SugarArtistry I think this is it: instagram.com/ourwatercolourjourney/ . If this doesn't work, please let me know. you can also click on the icon in our channel banner.
I’ve sent you on your Instagram my picture I tried . Lots of things still to learn but pleased with my first attempt . Just painted the fern too !
Excellent🌹. Heinrich says he saw the Instagram post. He says it looks great, so I will have a look just now. Thank you for trying them out:)
I just saw your attempt. WOW! You did an amazing job. i love how crisp the branch came out. Would love to see the fern as well:)
Very beautiful
Thank you so much!
Such a lovely painting. Is there a substitute for stencil brush that would give same effect of circles? Excellent demonstration and narration. End result is stunning.
Thank you for your kind comment. There is another video in our series that shows more techniques and different ways to achieve the same effect.
In this video, Heinrich demonstrates the different techniques: th-cam.com/video/hGag1snM5wk/w-d-xo.html
Here is the one about different stencil brushes: th-cam.com/video/mbx7nERJgS4/w-d-xo.html
I hope you find it useful:) Thank you for joining our journey!
I think I didn't answer your question clearly😮. Aologies, YES, there are other methods. You can use a synthetic brush, or a magic sponge. Those work better if you have a plastic drawing stencil to help guide you to make the circles. You can also use a q-tip. With the q-tip, you have to change to a new one regularly, so as not to transfer paint onto the new circle you want to make.
Hello, I think your technique with the stencil brush is great, could you tell me where I can buy the brush? I would be very happy if you answered Lg
Thank you so much. The stencil brush I used is only available in South Korea but I bought another set of Princeton stencil brushes from Amazon. You can definitely try Amazon. You may also ask your local art shop. Any stencil brush would do.
Did you put someting on the circles? The colors didn't go to circles
I used masking fluid to mask out some of the circles, and I used a stencil brush to lift off some of the paint. The masking fluid protected the circles, so the colour didn't flow into them. Once I have finished the background, I tookthe masking fluid off and then used the stencil brush. There are other ways to make the bokeh circles, but this was the method I used for this painting.
@@OurWatercolourJourney Your technique is way faster than other techniques. I love to paint also and I want to learrn. Thanks for the quick responce. 😀
I really enjoyed this tutorial, thank you. I do think, and this is just my opinion, that the foreground twig couldve done with being a fair bit thicker. I say this because the twigs in the background are in the most part alot thicker which made the foreground twig not ‘balanced’ right. Sorry, it was niggling for me to say something. Lol. But as i said, a really enjoyable tutorial and a lovely soothing narration too.
Thank you for the compliment🌹 Thank you also for your observation. It is always helpful to get insight from other artists:)
I recently learned about Bokeh a few days ago. I noticed there were white spots in the beginning of the painting. Was that Bokeh? This is so beautiful. I sub!
Hi. Yes those are bokeh. Welcome to the journey🌹
Thank you, that was a great demo with very clear narration. I have one question though. Why does the quin gold you use, look red? My quin gold is a yellow/gold and doesn't resemble red at all. Is it just because I use a different variety of watercolour paint?
Thank you very much! Heinrich used Quin Gold Deep from QOR [Golden], which is a much redder hue than Quinacridone Gold [W&N], which is yellower. Many of these colours have 3 shades: light, medium, and deep. As far as I know, Quin Gold only comes in plain Quin Gold like the one from W&N and then Quin Gold Deep like the one from QOR. It seems that the QOR colours can be very intense, and the QG Deep is almost like Burnt Sienna. I hope the explanation helps:)
OoooooMG
Just stumbled into your video; I love love love this painting!
Just awesome
How can we give you channel a serious push 🤔
I subscribed and will spread it for sure; love your style of painting And a the really helpful voice over.
Thank you 🙏
Thank you very much for your wonderful comment. We would really appreciate it if you could spread the word about our channel. 🙂
What is the name of the bokeh round tool/brush that he used?
Heinrich uses stencil brushes. They are also called stippling brushes. You can find more information about these brushes in our tutorial about stencil brushes. you can click on this link to see the tutorial:) th-cam.com/video/mbx7nERJgS4/w-d-xo.html
Love this. Can you tell me what brush is used to apply the masking fluid?
Thank you.🌹 Heinrich used an Art Secret Silicone Pastel Blending brush for this. The silicone brushes are easy to clean, and more rigid than a normal paint brushes. You can find different kinds of pastel blending brushes on Amazon. Some are made from silicone, and others from plastic. Both kinds work rather well. if, however, you want to mask out fine, detailed work, we would recommend that you get a thin, synthetic brush. You can coat the brush with a thin layer of soap and then it will clean easily afterwards. I hope this is helpful:)
How do you keep the painting wet all the time?
Hello. You need to make sure that you wet the paper thoroughly before you start. If you are in a hot environment, the paper will dry faster, so make sure that you wet it properly. You can also use a small spray bottle to re-wet the surface, but it might make marks that you don't want. Best thing, use a mop brush, or a hake brush to wet the paper and work as fast as possible. If the paper is getting too dry, LEAVE IT TO DRY COMPLETELY, then wet it gently with a mop or hake again. Work gently, so as not to disturb the existing colors.
@@OurWatercolourJourney Thank you!❤️
Fantastic. Are you South African?
Thank you:) We are from South Africa, but we don't live there.
I just love this painting but tell me, why the masking fluid? He appears to be an experienced painter. There must be other more organic ways to create this same painting, and cheaper too. Masking fluid is expensive! What did the master painters do before masking fluid???
Thank you. Masking fluid just made it more convenient to preserve the whiteness of the paper. Old masters probably just did some negative painting...Many beginners prefer using masking fluid, as it saves time and you don't have to be so precise. We try to teach beginners how to use different tools of the trade to help them in their creative process. That is the purpose of this channel. I am sure the old masters used various other tools to help. Even Da Vinci traced the drawings for his paintings onto a canvas with charcoal powder.
What are the dots
It is called bokeh. It is created with lifting of paint and using masking fluid.
This is a lovely painting but I feel the process has been incompletely explained and that if I follow the demonstration I will be disappointed with the result. In the video the difference in the painting at 8:21 and 8:29 minutes is significant. At 8:29 there are numerous “blurred“ pale blue circles, particularly in the right lower quadrant of the painting, that were not there several seconds ago and are not accounted for in the demonstration. They add significantly to the bokeh quality of the final result. Could you at least add in the notes how theses were =accomplished.
Thank you so much for your feedback. The discrepancies came in with the editing, as the original video was quite long. We will have a look at the points you have indicated and get back to you as soon as possible:)
Hello again, Jane-O:) I had a look at the video and I will explain what happened:
1. If you look at the painting before the bokeh was made, the pale blue colour in the lower righthand corner was created with the mixing of the different background colours that he used. Some colours are harder to lift out than others, so the circles in that corner look a bit different and give a softer effect.
2. Because the real time lifting process took about 45 minutes, we didn't want to bore viewers with showing how he made every circle. We showed how they were made in the beginning, to demonstrate the process, and then what it looked like further on in the process. The idea was that viewers could make the circles wherever they wanted, as their paintings would naturally look a bit different from the demonstration painting.
3. At about the time markers you mentioned, [8:21] I explain that you can press harder or softer to create the different tones in the circles. The harder you press, the more of the background paint you will lift and the 'whiter' the circles will look. The softer you work, the less paint you will lift, and that's how you get the circles to show different colours, as it only lifts the top layer of the background paint. He also used some of the background paint to fill in some of the circles that he felt were too white [8:38].
We have several videos that explain the process in more detail, I hope that you will have a look at those and that you will find them helpful:
1. th-cam.com/video/hGag1snM5wk/w-d-xo.html
2. th-cam.com/video/QGKysMbCdnU/w-d-xo.html
3. th-cam.com/video/WdNZqHVDrh8/w-d-xo.html
4. th-cam.com/video/Yavd1-O3twg/w-d-xo.html
Thank you again for your detailed questions. We appreciate your feedback:) Happy Painting!