Really lovely, Helen, and I'm eager to try the Khadi paper. Like so many others, I also use Silver Black Velvet, Escoda and Princeton brushes, among others. Lately I've been loving Rosemary &Co's handmade brushes, especially their "Red Dot" synthetic quill/mops, as well as some specialty shapes with mixed hair+synthetic bristles. If you don't have any, you might want to give them a try sometime.
Thank you! I haven't tried the Rosemary & Co Red Dots, thanks for the recommendation! I have quite a few of their other synthetic ones - Shiraz, Ivory, Evergreen and some random other series, but I don't love them for watercolour - don't hold enough water.
Although, most of my brushes are Princeton as that’s why my local store carries and tends to be a cheaper option around for me (but an option I like, as I love their brushes).
I bought a few different Escodas to try, and I quite like them - the Ultimos are very soft, like squirrel. I've been really enjoying the Princeton Aqua Elites I have, as a bit firmer brush. Though I still love my soft-but-with-a-decent-point Black Velvets! I got my first Princeton Neptune brush today, though it's a square wash - seems gorgeous!
@@helencryer I still need to try the Black Velvet! When I used acrylics, they were always the brand people raved about and that carried over to watercolour, but I haven’t tried them for any medium (yet). Fortunately, still sticking with that low-buy so my wallet is safe for the moment lol. I did a bit of a reorganization of my paint supply cabinet and am re-energized to stay on track!! (However, I was close to breaking when Jackson’s had their travel brushes on sale recently.)
Oh well done! It took me a little bit to get used to them, but I do love them now, though - I hadn't twigged that they were part squirrel, so I am trying out various synthetic to see if I can find something else I like as much.
This is à beautiful painting. Why try to paint loosely when you get results such as this when you paint in what must feel like a very natural way for you? My jaw dropped when you showed the thinnest parts of the rigging - how did you manage that on such a rough, lumpy, bumpy paper. If I were not tucked up in bed, and was wearing one of my trademark hats, I would raise it at you! I thoroughly enjoy your channel. Your quietly spoken, no nonsense voice and opinions are a welcome relief to my Scottish ears. 👍🏻🖌🎨👩🏻🎨
Haha - thank you very much for your kind words! Any good qualities I have, must be because I was born in Scotland 😉 I like the idea of doing faster painting, mainly because I get bored easily, and I'd like to be able to create something pleasing to me, but in less time. I sometimes get sucked into a project which is turning out OK, but I get bored of the process and don't like finishing.
@@helencryer that makes sense. I can see it must feel frustrating at times. I still love your natural style of painting though. Maybe I feel like that because I love detail and am rubbish at anything remotely loose. Or because of that pesky Scottishness 🤔😂🎨🖌👩🏻🎨👋🏻
Thanks for the great video; I would like to try Khadi. QUESTION: Based on glowing reviews, I purchased the Intense and started my first piece. The few reviewers that felt they re-wet when dry were told they did not dissolve all of the pigment to begin with. Last night, I put on one layer and thought I dissolved it all, and the colors were very vivid. Today, when I went to apply another layer, I noticed it was lifting. Upon spraying and dabbing the bird, a lot lifted off on a paper towel, and the color looks subdued. I wanted to try them first on cheaper paper, a Strathmore Visual Journal, 140CP. I cannot layer with that with traditional watercolor, as it lifts so readily. Could this be the problem? The swatches I did of the pencils on a better scrap of paper (unsure of brand) are lifting a wee bit. Not being known for my patience, I am frustrated and unsure whether to proceed on this paper or start over. You experience would be helpful. How much pencil do you use, and do you use a lot of layers? That seems time intensive.
Hi, I've just had my Inktense a couple of months now, and haven't used them a whole lot yet, so I'm probably not the best person to ask! In this painting I used them mainly dry as the top layer, just because the colours are deep and great. I did this video on them though, th-cam.com/video/aTei5v88bVo/w-d-xo.html where you can see how I layered them up, and in the comments on that video, there's some discussion on their permanence, with the conclusion seeming to be that the permanence varies depending on the paper used.
@@helencryer I gathered that something with more tooth may not be appropriate. Thanks you for the speedy response and your dedication to the art community.
Hiya, it's softer than the Perla, but I don't totally love it because the bristles don't seem to lie together nicely. I need to play with it some more.
@@helencryer Thanks! Sometimes I do want the bristles to stay apart so that I can get more expressive strokes. I’m not sure, though, that I would want that on a rigger; that would sort of defeat the purpose of having them.
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Love the sky!
Lovely painting love the paper you are so talented hope to see another plein air painting with your lovely dog
Thank you! Just uploaded a new video today - it's not plein air I'm afraid, but the dog does make an appearance!
The clouds turned out nice but espacially the water you painted it ao beautifully 😍
Thanks! ❤️
Excellent painting. The paper held up quite nicely.
Thank you!
Big fan of Khadi sketchbooks. ❤ Love the 13x32cm format.
I've not tried the long ones yet, but I'm enjoying the two I have!
Love the water!
Thanks so much! (Glad you could tell what it was 😉)
@@helencryer Thank you for sharing your gift with us.
Love the brush strokes of the foreground rocks/shore.
Thanks!
It is water, no rocks.
@@lili721 Really?! Ooops 😳
😂
This is so beautiful Helen ~ I love this! I saw this on Instagram earlier! ❤✝️🙏🏻
Thank you ever so much! I appreciate your encouragement!
Really lovely, Helen, and I'm eager to try the Khadi paper. Like so many others, I also use Silver Black Velvet, Escoda and Princeton brushes, among others. Lately I've been loving Rosemary &Co's handmade brushes, especially their "Red Dot" synthetic quill/mops, as well as some specialty shapes with mixed hair+synthetic bristles. If you don't have any, you might want to give them a try sometime.
Thank you! I haven't tried the Rosemary & Co Red Dots, thanks for the recommendation! I have quite a few of their other synthetic ones - Shiraz, Ivory, Evergreen and some random other series, but I don't love them for watercolour - don't hold enough water.
Love it! I am a huge fan of beach/ocean/boat/shoreline scenes… throw in a lighthouse and I’m over the moon 😂.
I haven’t tried those Escoda lines before. Scratch that, I might have one Ultimo. I tend to like a firm brush so always head for the Prado.
Although, most of my brushes are Princeton as that’s why my local store carries and tends to be a cheaper option around for me (but an option I like, as I love their brushes).
I bought a few different Escodas to try, and I quite like them - the Ultimos are very soft, like squirrel. I've been really enjoying the Princeton Aqua Elites I have, as a bit firmer brush. Though I still love my soft-but-with-a-decent-point Black Velvets! I got my first Princeton Neptune brush today, though it's a square wash - seems gorgeous!
@@helencryer I still need to try the Black Velvet! When I used acrylics, they were always the brand people raved about and that carried over to watercolour, but I haven’t tried them for any medium (yet). Fortunately, still sticking with that low-buy so my wallet is safe for the moment lol. I did a bit of a reorganization of my paint supply cabinet and am re-energized to stay on track!! (However, I was close to breaking when Jackson’s had their travel brushes on sale recently.)
Oh well done! It took me a little bit to get used to them, but I do love them now, though - I hadn't twigged that they were part squirrel, so I am trying out various synthetic to see if I can find something else I like as much.
Very Nice, may be using less black and more tertiair color to reach a warm or a cold grey for the sky and the land can give another result ?
Thank you! I didn't actually use any black in this though, the sliver of land is forest green, and the sea is made up of greens, blues and brown.
Lovely painting Helen, was the sailing a success?
Thanks! It was a wonderful week, plus my team won our category, and highest points in our fleet!
@@helencryer Yay!
This is à beautiful painting. Why try to paint loosely when you get results such as this when you paint in what must feel like a very natural way for you? My jaw dropped when you showed the thinnest parts of the rigging - how did you manage that on such a rough, lumpy, bumpy paper. If I were not tucked up in bed, and was wearing one of my trademark hats, I would raise it at you! I thoroughly enjoy your channel. Your quietly spoken, no nonsense voice and opinions are a welcome relief to my Scottish ears. 👍🏻🖌🎨👩🏻🎨
Haha - thank you very much for your kind words! Any good qualities I have, must be because I was born in Scotland 😉
I like the idea of doing faster painting, mainly because I get bored easily, and I'd like to be able to create something pleasing to me, but in less time. I sometimes get sucked into a project which is turning out OK, but I get bored of the process and don't like finishing.
@@helencryer that makes sense. I can see it must feel frustrating at times. I still love your natural style of painting though. Maybe I feel like that because I love detail and am rubbish at anything remotely loose. Or because of that pesky Scottishness 🤔😂🎨🖌👩🏻🎨👋🏻
Thanks for the great video; I would like to try Khadi.
QUESTION: Based on glowing reviews, I purchased the Intense and started my first piece. The few reviewers that felt they re-wet when dry were told they did not dissolve all of the pigment to begin with. Last night, I put on one layer and thought I dissolved it all, and the colors were very vivid. Today, when I went to apply another layer, I noticed it was lifting. Upon spraying and dabbing the bird, a lot lifted off on a paper towel, and the color looks subdued. I wanted to try them first on cheaper paper, a Strathmore Visual Journal, 140CP. I cannot layer with that with traditional watercolor, as it lifts so readily. Could this be the problem? The swatches I did of the pencils on a better scrap of paper (unsure of brand) are lifting a wee bit.
Not being known for my patience, I am frustrated and unsure whether to proceed on this paper or start over. You experience would be helpful. How much pencil do you use, and do you use a lot of layers? That seems time intensive.
Hi, I've just had my Inktense a couple of months now, and haven't used them a whole lot yet, so I'm probably not the best person to ask! In this painting I used them mainly dry as the top layer, just because the colours are deep and great.
I did this video on them though, th-cam.com/video/aTei5v88bVo/w-d-xo.html
where you can see how I layered them up, and in the comments on that video, there's some discussion on their permanence, with the conclusion seeming to be that the permanence varies depending on the paper used.
Someone commented that they stay put better on hot press and mixed media papers.
@@helencryer I gathered that something with more tooth may not be appropriate. Thanks you for the speedy response and your dedication to the art community.
Thank you - I hope you get on better with them in future!
How soft/stiff was the rigger? Is it softer than the Perla?
Hiya, it's softer than the Perla, but I don't totally love it because the bristles don't seem to lie together nicely. I need to play with it some more.
@@helencryer Thanks! Sometimes I do want the bristles to stay apart so that I can get more expressive strokes. I’m not sure, though, that I would want that on a rigger; that would sort of defeat the purpose of having them.
Yep, not on a rigger!
First!