Detailing a Bird's Nest in Watercolor Pencil - Complete Process
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 4 ต.ค. 2024
- I decided to show the whole process for the bird's nest I worked on in my live show last week. This will take you from the beginning to the end showing key step excerpts of this detailed process. Plus, I include a brief demo half way through the video that summarizes my primary watercolor pencil techniques.
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Wow 😯 Perfect timing for me finding this in 2023! Just what I needed to help with a composition of bird w nest that I am working on😊
another useful video Steve. I will try that trick of using pen around dark negative areas, very interesting.
Right up my alley! Love the detail and the sweet subject.
Steve, you were meant to be a teacher. I think you've found your calling! I could watch/listen to you for hours. I'm an experienced professional artist, but you teach me so much every video. Thank you.
Thanks, means a lot!
What peaceful image. 🥰🥰
I thought I enjoyed the leaves process, but I absolutely LOVED getting into the twigs! What great therapy. Thank you for this video!!!
The coffee maker is for the mom 😂 This piece is so impressively detailed. It's so intriguing to me that the spontaneous landscapes you do and something as intricate as this come from the same artist. You do it all! 😁
Yours are outstanding too.
So kind and encouraging Denise. Thanks for that! I really wish I could do it all but alas 😆. Always great to hear from you!
I always leave a comment for my favorite content creators. Beautifully done. I'm inspired!
I am new to painting, and have been sticking to watercolor.After watching this video, just have to try those pencils! Thanks for sharing!
Thank you for this! I got watercolor pencils on a whim and I thought that they were impossible to use! It looks like fun after watching this video
Thank you. I was able to understand so much more than watching the live video.
Thank God you're multifaceted! I've learned such a variety of techniques from you already & I've watched only a few videos. Looking forward to watching more! So grateful for you!!!
This has to be one of my favourites from you. Now, where did I leave my wc pencils ✏️?
You are such a brilliant teacher!
Thank you so much for taking the time to share your work and techniques. You truly have a knack for teaching and identifying the concepts of watercolor that tend to be the most difficult. Following...
Thanks for adding this more detailed excerpt of the bird's nest watercolor pencil painting. It's nice and instructive to see the rest of the completed process. The included short demo of watercolor pencil properties was superb. I think a question, and you answer it!
I love my Birds and you made my day with this bird nest so real to life I wanted to touch it. Your the best!!
This is my heart of doing art, just watching inspired me to get back to this type of work!
Steve. I was thrilled to see this video pop up. I enjoy and learn from watching you paint. I appreciate all the time and effort you put interested your videos. Thank you.
Beautiful! Thank you for such in depth training! God bless you 😊
Just loved watching this and seeing the process. Thanks for your time and talent.
This absolutely one of the finest paintings you have shown. Art and teaching the way you do it makes it all seem possible. Thank you for all of the time and effort you put into these productions.
I am loving this great tutorial series! Yes, 8 hours! I love my WC pencils and graphite. I am working a piece today where I will use them. a very tiny 4x6. Small painting is my jam, and details are very small indeed. Thank you for this effort! Gorgeous!
Hi, Steve....loved this process. I like to do some detailed work periodically..like this as well as trying to get better with loose watercolor as well. I find the detail work like this very relaxing. I was glad to see how you finished up the live broadcast . Thank you for your post - enjoyed it very much. See you next time.
This is my favorite piece that you have done. Really showcases your eye for detail! I enjoy watching you!
I watched your live video and enjoyed this comprehensive Tutorial much more. Thank you Steve. You really help me a lot to try and better my skills.
Apologies Steve, I only brought up the lighting as a help (I thought) I really enjoyed the video and seeing the final product on Instagram. We appreciate all you do. PS wake up Reese. It is amazing all the details and layers in a birds nest. Around here many people put out old yarns, strings, etc for them to find and they use them.
Oh no worries. You were right on the money. And it wasn't really your comment. As a rule live videos don't do the process justice. Plus I didn't accomplish much during the live so I really wanted to show the whole process from beginning to end. Yes. We have a bird shop that sells birds nest kits with the type thing you mentioned (cheaper to collect yourself though). I also know a lady that cuts her families hair, then sweeps it out into the front yard for birds to use. LOL!
@@mindofwatercolor My elderly neighbor told me an interesting story. When she had a baby girl in the mid-40s the baby wore a bonnet outside, a ruffly thing that tied under the chin. Somehow the bonnet went missing. Later that year my neighbor saw it in a tree where a pair of swallows were raising their own babies in it.
@@yoopermary That is a precious story! Thanks for sharing it!!!
@@yoopermary I love your story!
Oops, I meant orioles, not swallows.
I Love this Channel.. Steve Thank You For all the work that you do..!! 👊😷
I appreciate that!
Fascinating to watch your process. I always seem to take away something from your videos to help me TFS
Very nice method, I have seen several different ways to do birds nest, this is nice and soft!
Really love this!
The details you add make it pop Steve! Thank you for sharing! 😍😍😍👏👏👏
Beautifully done! I have a problem handling water colour, but the pencils seems to be the way to go!! Thankyou
Happy new year! I hope your wife is feeling better! Thank you for the video, absolutely beautiful!
Just perfect! I love this extreme detail.
Oh, Steve, thanks so much for this very valuable lesson. I have been wanting to use my watercolor pencils, but I have not really had any lessons on how to activate the paint, so I have had to experiment with some mixed results. I can't wait to get them out and try my hand with them, now. You are such a grand teacher. You really are the best!!
Absolutely amazing!
Stunning. Thx for sharing
I really enjoy your watercolor videos. So inspirational. :)
I really admire your patience, that you've shown in this piece. Especially the little details with the lighter color, that you've added in the end. Thank you so much for sharing your art and knowledge.
Hooooly gee-whilikers! That is so beautifully rendered. So beautiful. All the subtle transitions. I love the vignette look. Thanks! Great advice too. Enjoyed this one a lot- as usual!
Thanks Jared. I appreciate it. It was fun to do. Some days you just gotta noodle in some detail you know?
The Mind of Watercolor well said ;)
Great subject and video! I use my watercolor pencils as a follow up for detail and intensity on my watercolor paintings. Due to various reviews I wasn't sure what brand to get so I got small sets of Caran D'Ache Museum Aquarelle and Faber Castell Albrecht Durer. I found the A/D's activate easier and smoother. When I go to buy a full set, that will be my choice.
I really like your videos.. Not only are they educational and well made, but also incredibly soothing to lay back and watch. I'm starting to get into the pencils as well as the watercolour, but one think I am having a problem with is knowing which pencil sharpener to use. Could you address this subject when you have time? Thanks once again. A student from Prague. 🎨
Watch my most recent video. I mention the two that I'm using. One of them I also did a video review on. Both sharpeners are listed in my Amazon store. www.amazon.com/shop/mindofwatercolor?listId=ZYNDVS5IZ79J
I found this very helpful. Thank you!
The hat falling over Reese's face -I can only assume he was having a premonition of 2020, but didn't have the heart to tell you.
So beautiful!!
Thank tou for sharing, i'm learning a lot
Could you please tell me where the video of the drawing of this bird nest is? I am actually working on a bird nest that I am drawing to paint with watercolors later. May try watercolor pencils too. I would love to watch you draw one. I think it would help me so much. I have been a huge fan of yours for a long while. You are one of the best teachers in watercolor I have found. You are always so calm in your teaching and in painting. This makes it super easy to absorb what you are saying. Thanks! Will look for the information I need. 😚😚😚
Thanks Steve. Very generous.
P.S. I'm following you on SkillShare! 🖒
I really enjoy the way you explain things and your process for creating this work.
I have two questions?
1) Would it be possible to increase the contrast by deepening the darks? While it looks very realistic, IMHO it just doesn't "pop" because the darks (at least on the video) look to be in the "mid-tone" range. I find this to be common in water color paintings. I would love to see how this looked if you went over the darks a couple more times and really got some "blacks" in there for contrast.
2) How would this look with a lot more hues added? Again, it is realistic, but I find "natural" colors to be sometimes very limited in hue and quite monotonous (unless we are looking at flowers or sunsets, etc.) I really enjoy paintings where the artist takes the suggested hues "hidden" in nature and exaggerates them.
Thank you so much for your great tutorials and practical tips and demos!
Beautiful and impressive. I was mesmerized seeing this come together. Thanks for showing us how to use those watercolor pencils for best effects!
Beautiful peices! 😎😍
Top Notch, as per usual!
Espectacular¡¡ demasiado bello¡¡¡
Beautiful work as usual ... I've owned a set of watercolor pencils for a year and have not actually USED them for anything but a few scribbles. I NOW will be trying them on a bird nest because my Granddaughters are FASCINATED with a robin that nests under our deck each year. :D One question I have regarding your PATRONS ... are new patrons given access to PAST items - or only new items after they join your group? (I seem to have some EXTRA TIME on my hands now for SOME reason. :) Thank you Steve ... you are quite an inspiration!
I know what you are talking about. I love to create but am almost one of those who want it finish almost before I get it started!
Amazing.
gracias SUPER
Thanks nice review.
Loved this ❤️❤️❤️
Hi Steve
I’m back viewing your videos! Can’t tell you how much your lessens have inspired my paintings. Would love to become a patron on your channel also . I have to set up an account ! I have only one question can you lift out highlights like regular WC with the WC pencils? I just say the Colored Pencil used as highlighting areas.
Thank you for sharing your knowledge.
Yes, but how much you can varies with the color just as with regular watercolor.
Totally great! Beautiful. Hope the mom is having her coffee break :-)
I'm sure you have addressed this question in other videos but I'm new to your channel so here goes... How do you keep the initial graphite drawing from bleeding when water is added? A fixative?
Graphite doesn't bleed. It stays put.
Use HB or harder. H is usually good. Anything softer will travel with the wash.
I'm curious, would a painting of watercolor pencil and watercolor paints be defined as a watercolor or as a mixed media?
Watercolor, because it will completely turn into a wash if you use enough water. If show or contest guidelines prohibit mixed media they might not believe its all watercolor if they see any pencil strokes though. If this is a concern, best to ask if this is a show violation.
@@mindofwatercolor Thanks! Appreciate the quick response. Your work is lovely BTW.
Question. Which part of the process do you like most? I've talked to fellow artists who said they like the drawing part, others like inking, me, i loooove to render. That "tedious" bit, where you build up shadows and highlights and add details to make it POP, that's what I love. That's when it really goes from "oh that's nice", to "wow!"
So what part do you like? (Other artists on here, welcome to answer as well :D)
Steve, Love the video! Thanks for sharing the water colour pencil techniques. I bought watercolour pencils last year and haven't used them much, guess I'm a bit wary. Your tips have motivated me to get into it!
Like you, I like to render detail and build up.
Another question if you will......recently you did a video with Etcher products. You were demonstrating intuitive water coloring and you made a beautiful woodsy scene out of it. What were the black handled, black brush hairs paint brushes? You used a cats tongue too, but that one was not etcher. Trying to locate them for purchase. Thanks. I hope you see this question.
Etchrlabs.com the other was a Princeton Neptune oval wash.
hello..very nice share..
I was going to let you onow that the hasgtag for this video only shows "#s"
Mistake?
Reese is working undercover. Ha!
👌👌👌👌…etc,etc,etc😍
Hey MOWC im going to be doing a timelapse drawing of you on my channel. Where can i send you the video when im done ?
cool! steve@mindofwatercolor.com
Have you tried Bee WC Paper? It's all cotton. I bought 50 6x9 sheets at Amazon.
Yes, use it frequently for swatching and sketching.
I don"t like your tutorials, I adore them, especially when you use two mediums. thank you.
Thank you Steve for this video! I would like to know what sharpener do you use for your watercolor pencils.
Check out my Amazon store link in the video description you’ll find two there. I use both. One for standard size pencils and the other for fatter or unusual size pencils
Thanks!
Unrelated possibly stupid question: Did you ever put a layer of Gesso on the back of a watercolor paper to see if it reduces buckling? I'm using Fabriano (Hot Press for Ink and Wash) and not having any problems but I am curious.
I haven't, but if you try it, you might need to press it after it dries. The gesso will probably make it curl backwards.
OK I did a 14x16 piece. just to see what happens
I should draw small, I have a tendency to draw it all and then wet. Would you recommend the Prismacolor water soluble pencils or the albrecht durer watercolor pencils? I like to blend the colors, and not create washes...
If you can afford them the Albrecht Durers by far.
@@mindofwatercolor thank you! Is there a sketchbook you recommend that can hold up to watercolor pencils and layering? Stillman and Birn and Strathmore 500 mixed media journal pill way too easily
Is that a counterfeit cream Prismacolor pencil?
Nope.
@@mindofwatercolor Sorry I wasn't trying to imply that it was or anything. I just have seen so many fake prismascolors lately I just stopped buying them. Got quite a few from Amazon! Thanks for your videos, I love them so much. Im painting now replying to this vid. I look up to you and aspire to be as good as you someday!!
when you list colors or leave a link where do I find it?
In the video description. Which can be in different places depending on device you’re using.
Is there a leave nest
Is it possible to get a sketch of the nest to help us get started?
I don't have a sketch. There is photo reference available if you're a Patron.
@@mindofwatercolor , I’m a Patron. Where could I find the photo reference?
@@lindaknox9908 cool, I’ll send you a link on Patreon.
Oh, that's what I was doing wrong, wetting the paper then drawing.
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