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Inflation is nuts. I bought a silver black velvet n8 for 17€ a couple of years ago and now the same brush is 25€.

Nice craft , love it 😇

Thank you

Were did you get your sketchbook from

Were did you get your sketchbook from?

Why dont you just iron directly on the back side of the paper????

Ah this is so helpful! Perfect timing! I was just trying to figure out why my paintings fall so flat and it’s def. the literal paintings of the background. Thank you!

Wow the painting is gorgeous

I would say “he’s 71 and” rather than “he’s 71 but” 😊❤

Using mediums with water mixable oils defeats the purpose of using them. Only water should be used in my opinion.

I love the concept behind making thumbnails, because you’re absolutely right - it’s almost impossible to create a masterpiece with just throwing down paint and hoping for the better 😅 the problem I personally have is that when I keep painting the same thing over and over again I get so tired and bored of it, that I don’t even want to paint it anymore… so I’m thinking maybe doing some quick digital thumbnails would work for me? I think it would be quicker and probably would get me more excited to paint (once I like my composition). Do you do digital thumbnails?

Wonderful tutorial!

would love to give this a try. looks quite intimidating! Good content!

Thanks ever so much for sharing your process and thoughts as you work; it was very insightful. Despite reading and being taught to do value sketches, I rarely do. It is also suggested to use tracing paper to repeat the main subject, or print a drawing of the same (the gull in this instance) on drawing paper, using multiple small images. They can be used for pencil value studies. If one wants to use up a cheaper or black watercolor (anything with a dark value), that can be used for value studies. As you explained, we only see the finished products and many famous works have had a lot of planning involved. Likely you already know of "Great Art Explained", here on YT. It discusses great art in 15 minutes and is incredibly fascinating. Many non-artists enjoy it, also. Hopper's "Nighthawks" comes to mind as a painting that had quite a bit of planning and was really a captivating episode.

Excellent! Just what I wanted.

I tend to do the blurry wet on wet backgrounds because they're so easy and fun 🥰

Hi, Emily! Thanks for focussing on a much-neglected step in our art. I love playng the "What if..." game, with supplies and with sketches, paintings, etc (actually with anything!). The What if I do this?", or "What if I leave that out / change that colour / move this or that..". "The "What if'?" game opens up possibilities we might not see otherwise, and why thumbnails can be such a happy journey of exploration! I liked the composition you went with as soon as you'd done the second, 'misty background' thumbnail, but over all, I'd have chosen the reference photo with your gull looking out to sea at 9:45 . For me, it has more life. The gull's slighty turned towards us, but ready to take off over the sea to do some fishing. But then I guess it wouldn't have done for your project here, with its perfect balance - bird slightly off-centre and a beautiful background of rocks and sea. 😄 BTW, your "seagull" is a lesser black backed gull. The name _"sea"_ gull is a misnomer, as many gulls follow the plough, too, or live on inland waters. They are simply "Gulls". Self-proclaimed 'proper' ornithologists or very serious bird-watchers (of which I am not either!) - can get very annoyed and even aggressive when they hear them called seagulls! (True ornithologists and keen birdwatchers of any level will explain because they love to share their passion) I digress! <blushes> Thanks again for tackling this topic! 😊

this looks like so much fun! I never thought to try different aspects. So freeing!

Thank you very much i am having a very hard time with trees and bushes. I just dont kno what im doing wrong

Beautiful result and so helpful to see the layering/glazing and how you pick out the shadow shapes. Thank you!

That was great Dan. I learned a few diamonds!

I just love that sketch of the at minute 1.26. If you could do more like that in your school, that would be so great!! Thank you!

These are truly amazing. Thank you so much for sharing.

great demonstration thank you its given me confidence to play around with changing parts to suit me and hopefully achieve a successful result 👍

This was super helpful! I often have problems adding backgrounds that will support and not distract from my subject matter and this helps clarify that. Thank you!

So interesting! This was really helpful! Thank you!

Thank you so much!

Great Video Emi, backgrounds are always game changers, this helped me with my Airbrushed T shirt backgrounds as well Thank You..

Great tutorial! I have for so long be painting along with tutorials. Thanks for reminding and demonstrating that thumbnails matter!

Great - thumbnails and considerations of composition in action. Thank you.

I need to make myself do thumbnails in spite of my impatience to create a finished painting. I think it will pay off.

I’m going to be giving thumbnails a try before doing my paintings. I have never given them a thought before and I see exactly how they are very beneficial in making a great painting. Thank for your helpful advice & suggestions Emily 🥰!

I’m going to try this technique the time I paint from a photo. I always try to include as much as I can, but you’re right, I can use my imagination. Also, that looks like La Jolla, am I right?

I like the fuzzy palm tree!

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Hi, Thank you for this great video. I saw you placed your watercolor tin on the chair arm...did your metal tin fit in the binder? Thanks again!

Thank you! Ive wanted to paint thr northern lights for years and finally got into watercolor so i could. Mine turned out great!

Very beautiful! Had a bit of a hard time with It but I will get better! Going to try it again❤😅

I just got this set and I think they must have listened to your advice as they changed the colors. For my yellows, i got lemon yellow and cadmium yellow hue, and for my blues I got ultramarine and cerulean blue hue. They added the paynes grey but still kept the white. I would rather have pink instead of white. I love all of the other colors though, and I do have a tube of permanent rose so I think I will switch the white out for that one.

Thank you so much! I am going to paint this! 😊❤❤

Emily, what brand tape do you use. I have tried so many and they rip, even if only on a short time.

Can you not sure how to draw it?

So nice video ,thank you Emily , the Biaelk 873Round(squirrel) is fantastic

Northern California and Oregon haystacks are wonderful subjects. I find that I exaggerate the breaking surf on the rocks but who is going to tattle on me. Though I have a stand up easel and also a tripod I usually paint small enough to hand hold my sketchbook.

The only thing is the rounded edges which I hate and ruins this whole idea for me, removing the look of paper, creating an artificial feel, that will not look good for float framing at all. Raymar does have proper angled edges. Also, with it being backed to a panel, there is no way of double checking if the oil paint paper holds up and that not anything seeps through, although it says it will, it is leaving it completely on trust. These two things are the only things that holds me back from this, or I would go all out and buy 50 pieces of the biggest size.

such a fantastic review ☺

Daughter is a cutie

Thank you!

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I love my sbv brushes. ❤ Good quality brushes.