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Brian Ashmore Studio
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Brian Ashmore is an artist that has worked in watercolor for nearly 30 years. While pursuing fine art recently, Brian has had a career as an illustrator producing work for such companies as National Geographic Magazine, Dc Comics, and Marvel Comics. This channel will be about watercolor materials and some of the ways Brian produces work.
Painting the Family Dog in Watercolor
Painting the family dog, Diego, in watercolor in a small sketchbook.
Brian's website:
www.brianashmore.com
The Perfect Sketchbook from Etchr:
etchrlab.com/collections/sketchbooks/products/tps-a5
Brian's website:
www.brianashmore.com
The Perfect Sketchbook from Etchr:
etchrlab.com/collections/sketchbooks/products/tps-a5
zhlédnutí: 5 798
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Painting Childhood Toys: Mego Batman and Robin
zhlédnutí 3,4KPřed 5 lety
In this one, I paint two of my favorite childhood toys... Mego Batman and Robin. This is also a companion demo with Jared Cullum from Jared Loves to Draw. The link to his childhood toy painting demo is: czcams.com/video/6ERcrbGXWdg/video.html
REVIEW: Winsor and Newton Cotman Watercolor Sketchers' Pocket Box
zhlédnutí 82KPřed 5 lety
A review of Winsor and Newton's Cotman Watercolor Sketchers' Pocket Box. Includes testing lightfastness and a short portrait demo. Amazon link: www.amazon.com/Winsor-Newton-Cotman-Sketchers-14-Pieces/dp/B00004THXI/ref=sr_1_5?keywords=cotman box&qid=1557182209&s=gateway&sr=8-5
[CLOSED] 5K Subscribers Give-Away (Thank you!!)
zhlédnutí 2,8KPřed 5 lety
Thank you for supporting my channel!! To commemorate 5000 subscribers, I'm giving away two small travel watercolor kits to two lucky winners (one kit per winner). The winners will be chosen and contacted on April 26, 2019. The winners for this contest are: Andrea G and Pekingduck15. Congratulations!!!
A Quick Watercolor Portrait of John Lennon
zhlédnutí 4,1KPřed 5 lety
A quick demo video of painting a portrait of John Lennon.
Ultra Portable Watercolor Palettes
zhlédnutí 182KPřed 5 lety
A review of some ultra-portable watercolor palette options. Links to palettes in the video Bijou Box (price JUMPED since making this video): www.amazon.com/Whiskey-Painter-4336975198-Painters-Standard/dp/B00EJRJEYI/ref=sr_1_4?keywords=whisky painters&qid=1553803454&s=gateway&sr=8-4 Bijou Box with built-in flask: www.amazon.com/Whiskey-Painters-Friendly-Palette-Reservoir/dp/B00EJRJGBY/ref=sr_1_3...
Escoda Reserva - Watercolor Travel Brush Review and Comparison
zhlédnutí 32KPřed 5 lety
Experience pure delight as my winter-chapped, sausage-fingered hands guide you through an exhilarating comparison and review of Escoda’s Watercolor Kolinsky travel brush, the Reserva.
Drawing and Painting a Portrait in Watercolor
zhlédnutí 8KPřed 5 lety
A short demonstration of drawing and painting a portrait in watercolor.
Painting Frankenstein's Monster in Watercolor
zhlédnutí 5KPřed 5 lety
I had a frightfully good time painting this classic monster. I also show my new brass palette from Brass Palette India.
Escoda Watercolor Travel Brush Comparison
zhlédnutí 81KPřed 5 lety
A review and comparison of 4 of Escoda's synthetic travel brushes... the Perla, Prado, Ultimo, and Versatil.
A Look at my Childhood Sketchbook
zhlédnutí 3,3KPřed 6 lety
A look at my childhood sketchbook from the late 1970's.
Brass Watercolor Palette Review - Brass Palette India
zhlédnutí 50KPřed 6 lety
A review of Brass Palette India's Roberson style brass palette (Aqua Pool model) and Roberson Style palettes, in general. Check out Brass Palette India on Facebook for models, pricing, and contact info. brasspaletteindia/
PART 2 - 30x30 Direct Watercolor Challenge Wrap-up
zhlédnutí 4,3KPřed 6 lety
A look at the second half of my paintings for the 30x30 Direct Watercolor Challenge 2018. Steve Atkinson's wonderful channel, Draw Paint Repeat: czcams.com/video/RT8f5FC_1l4/video.html
Painting a Portrait of a Young Woman in Watercolor
zhlédnutí 5KPřed 6 lety
Another painting for the 30x30 Direct Watercolor Challenge. This one is a portrait of a young woman. The app I mentioned with reference of many different people is called Sktchy. Like “sketchy” but with no “e.’ get.sktchy.com/
30x30 Direct Watercolor Challenge - First 15 days
zhlédnutí 4KPřed 6 lety
A look at the first 15 of my small paintings for the 30x30 Direct Watercolor Challenge 2018. Instagram: brianashmore_studio Facebook: Brian Ashmore Studio
Painting a Grizzly Bear - 30x30 Direct Watercolor Challenge
zhlédnutí 13KPřed 6 lety
Painting a Grizzly Bear - 30x30 Direct Watercolor Challenge
Portable Painter Watercolor Palette Modification
zhlédnutí 17KPřed 6 lety
Portable Painter Watercolor Palette Modification
Painting a Bison - 30x30 Direct Watercolor Challenge
zhlédnutí 13KPřed 6 lety
Painting a Bison - 30x30 Direct Watercolor Challenge
A Look at Roger Coleman's watercolor book, Downland: A Farm and a Village
zhlédnutí 3,9KPřed 6 lety
A Look at Roger Coleman's watercolor book, Downland: A Farm and a Village
Holbein Watercolor Palette 1000 and 250 Review
zhlédnutí 47KPřed 6 lety
Holbein Watercolor Palette 1000 and 250 Review
Watercolor Portrait of Andrew Wyeth (Watch Me Crash and Burn)
zhlédnutí 2,4KPřed 6 lety
Watercolor Portrait of Andrew Wyeth (Watch Me Crash and Burn)
Quick Look: 2018 American Watercolor Society Exhibition Catalog
zhlédnutí 6KPřed 6 lety
Quick Look: 2018 American Watercolor Society Exhibition Catalog
Watercolor Portrait of Winslow Homer in Monochrome
zhlédnutí 11KPřed 6 lety
Watercolor Portrait of Winslow Homer in Monochrome
Watercolor: My Colors and Glazing Technique Basics
zhlédnutí 48KPřed 6 lety
Watercolor: My Colors and Glazing Technique Basics
Watercolor Plein Air or Urban Sketching Easel
zhlédnutí 125KPřed 6 lety
Watercolor Plein Air or Urban Sketching Easel
What's in My Watercolor Travel Sketch Bag?
zhlédnutí 70KPřed 6 lety
What's in My Watercolor Travel Sketch Bag?
Portable Painter Watercolor Travel Palette Review
zhlédnutí 7KPřed 6 lety
Portable Painter Watercolor Travel Palette Review
I literally was wondering only yesterday if those fridge magnet clips could be used upside down with a clip board set-up for this _exact_ purpose, or if they wouldn't be strong enough to hold my travel palette tin. Using two is a great idea. As is making a handle to suspend the water cup. Great tips, thanks!
Does anyone know what a watercolour designers brush is? I recently got one bit nothing is out there online about them
Great explanations about glazing. Love the Batman’s originals. What a job!
This is the most comprehensive travel kit I've come across in a while
*Q: Does anyone know if the current stuff Holbein sells now has a better "snap-shut" closing??? :) thanks!!*
💡I once had the WN “all-in-one kit” which went missing whilst travelling. When I replaced it, I chose to purchase the less costly WN Cotman version ($74 vs $21 USD). As I have my own palettte of DS artist paints, I gave away the included Cotman half-pans. The boxes are identical except for the colours. If you don’t care about appearances (dark blue vs. all white), the Cotman version is a nice money-saving alternative.
Nice video. What is the size of your bag? Looked it up on Amazon and they had two sizes, a 14" and a 17". I was curious about what the size your bag was. Thanks for the video.
I must try using staining colours in order to layer better. I often put some granulating colour down and the second layer just lifts it off. Though I tend to agree with Bruce MacEvoy on Handprint ‘luminosity myth’ that light doesn’t pass back through the paint matter and make it glow more.
Is that a 3.5 x 5.5 sketchbook? Something smaller? Just trying to get an idea of what will fit in that bag.
To solve the problem with non magnetic paletts, just glue a flat magnetic at the bottom of the palette and voilà you can stick the magnetic water reservoire to it.
Where I can find this little case, it's a good case, very organized and convenient size! I love it!
Thank you so much for sharing your setup. I'll be taking a few ideas from it. 😊
I would say the Perla for details and the Ultimo for washes. A size 6 Perla and a size 10/12 Ultimo would be a nice versatile travel brush loadout. I have the Jackson Artica size 6, which is the Escoda Perla made for Jackson's by Escoda for lower price. I wonder if Jackson's has an Ultimo clone 🤔
The Jackson Artica travel brush is a clone of the Escoda Perla. It is made by Escoda, so you can get a "Perla" travel brush for a really good price that way. Same thing for their regular Articas. I have a bunch of them, and they are exactly the same. If only they held more water, they would be my "go-to" brushes...
Very useful video, saved me so much time! THANK YOU
Love this and lyric references!!
Sure would be nice if you shared links to some items.
I saw the #6 reserva at a good price (€36) and was tempted to buy but then I saw the animal abuse that goes into kolinsky now I'm leaning much more towards the versatil.
How heavy is it? Looks like just shy of 5 kg
I know this video is 4 years old at this point, but the reason the paint "tins" are magnetic is because they are made of steel, not tin. That's why they rust if the enamel gets scratched. Tin is one of the group of metals that are not magnetic. At one time, cans of food and little boxes of mints or candy were often made of tin, so people called them "tins," and the name just stuck. These items haven't been made of steel for quite awhile (mid-20th century, I think). Some steel cans are alloyed or plated with tin to prevent rust, though - or galvanized with zinc. It kind of boggles my mind that tin is more expensive than steel, because the word "tin" metaphorically conveys cheapness and low quality, while "steel" conveys strength and solidity.
P.S. I poked around a bit - it looks like many of these little mint boxes are indeed plated with tin. I'm guessing it's a really thin layer of plating, though, because these tins almost always rust eventually. I guess they only need to resist rust for the average length of time it takes a person to eat all the mints. 😀
I love every one of your paintings. Yoda looks IDENTICAL ‼️ You don’t seem to be very happy about some of your works… BUT THEY’RE GREAT. I love the bear in the water, the Japanese toy, your dog…, I like them ALL A-LOT! - You’re very talented. It was fun seeing your work. Thanks
Really lovely artwork.
I bought a batman and Robin without clothes and made them outfits one day I will send for their outfits
Muchas gracias, aunque no se inglés me sirvió igual la comparativa. Entonces el perla aguanta más agua de lo esperado y tiene buenísima pinta para delineados. El prado y versatil aguantan parecido en agua pero el prado hace mas fáciles los trazos y el último contiene muchísima agua y es bueno para espacios amplios pero no para delinear o terminaciones. Gracias total para asi elegir mi pincel ❤
LOL you got me in that intro till the brush part lol. New subscriber here. Love your channel. Edit: I've just watched the last part of this video. I am even more a fan of your channel now. I love comics art.
Apparently, not just portable watercolor palettes -. ULTRA portable watercolor palettes. Worst sales pitch ever.
Thank you for this. Useful.
what I learnt back in my days at art school was that when comparing synthetic to natural brushes your synthetic should be larger than your natural brush. Like that you'd find out how to make use of their specific properties. … there are various different kinds of apples out there, I guess ;-)
I still have a No. 250 that I bought in Tokyo in the mid-90s for 2200 yen, which then was around $18 - $20 USD. I kept the box to keep the palette closed due to it not snapping shut, and the pice sticker is still on the box. The corners of the wells have started to rust over the years, probably one reason why Holbein switched to aluminum. I ground off the rust using a Dremel tool and used some white Tester's enamel paint to cover the spots. I'm going to Japan in June and hope to pick up one of Holbein's new plastic palettes that has customizable half and full pans.
You can see the size of the box compared to your hands. They're so tiny and cute, perfect for travel. In other videos the box looks deceivingly bigger.
Lovely
Joe Miller, from Cheap Joe's...fun fact: I was ordering from him when he was sending out a catalog that was copied on a Xerox machine and hand-stapled. They used to include all kinds of freebies back then. I even may have had a hand in helping him start his "Brushes for Vincent" project WAAAAAAAY back when. This was fun. Gotta love watercolors on the go 😎
thank you for the comparison. fyi anna bucciarelli did a detailed comparison of the reserva vs versatil. in trying to find the video, i searched sable vs synthetic watercolor brushes & saw several other YT comparisons of various brands which i intend to watch. i enjoy watching the demos to help inform me of what i may like to try. i know that in the end, the choice is personal.
enjoyed the comparison. i noticed Blick carries an Escoda Signature Set #1 for Joseph Zbukvic. 3 Perla brushes - round 8 & 12, and a travel round 10. msrp $85.03, the usual sale price of $62.12 which sounds reasonable to me.
Hi Brian. It's been a long time since we heard from you. I hope you are OK. There is nothing wrong buying something you love. Cheers.
Solve all your magnetic issues with some of these with a cheap 3M stick on metal plate generally used for cellphones.
30x30 what? Eagles or Freedom? Jokes aside your channel deserves more attention, you have really lovely work! Also your B(eagle) is adorable, I have a scen hound breed myself so I fancy it a lot
Many metals rust so fast in the tropics.
Thanks for make this video it's very helpfull. I never try this brand before because it quite expensive but exchange with good quality and there are a lot to choose from..
friendly heads up: ur info at the front of the book is still visible. lovely travel pack otherwise!
Buenas...me regalé para navidad el set de Charles Reid que son 3 pinceles reserva números 6, 8 y 10. Lo conseguí a un súper precio de 152€. Su precio en Arte Miranda es de 267€ con rebaja, sin rebaja más de 300€. Por consiguiente un chollo de precio, supongo que la tienda en la que compré no subió el precio en años. Estos pinceles al ser naturales, se inflan de agua al igual que sucede con los petit gris de ardilla. Por eso, aparentemente pierden la forma puntiaguda. Hay que escurrirlos un poco para que no se empapen tanto, y de nuevo toman su forma puntiaguda. Tienen una enorme capacidad de retención de agua, únicamente comparable con los petit gris. El punto o nervio es muy bueno. En fin, un buen pincel pero carísimo. Si no tienes otros vicios como beber o fumar, viajar y etc. te puedes dar un capricho de vez en cuando. Muchas gracias por el vídeo. Saludos.
I tried so hard to find Holbein 1000 but now they are not available for steel. 😞. Could you review their Holbein Aluminum new palette?
I have the 250. Still boxed, unused. Too pretty to get it dirty... 😊
On the plastic travel kits, you could super glue a metal washer onto a flat spot to use your magnetic cup adaptation.
Incredible artist, love your style.
Where did you get the bag and where did you get it’s contents?
Squirrel!!!! Woof woof woof😂
Thank you for showing all of these! And for the hack how to hold water on 10:40
34:02 wow, that was unexpected really 😅😅😅