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New tutorial coming soon. (Patreon)

Published:
2019-10-22 00:44:00
Edited:
2019-10-22 02:17:39
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2026-10
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Hi everyone,

I'm just popping in to let you know what I'm up to. I've completed the Cardinal painting and I'm currently working on the tutorial for you. I'm about half way through the editing now. The third photo here is my desk upstairs where I sit and edit the videos and add voice over and transitions. I look forward to the day that I can pay someone to do the editing for me so I can get on with more painting 🤞🏻.

In this tutorial we'll be using lots of different techniques. For example:

# glazing wet over dry

# working wet on wet

# blending colours on the paper to create smooth transitions (rather than on the palette)

# lifting highlights while damp

# scrubbing highlights when dry

# creating deliberate watercolour blooms

# painting fine lines with the liner brush

 I've put a splashy backround on the painting that you can include or you can leave it white if that's your preference. I've also been playing around in Photoshop and I made a Christmas card 'mock up' to see what it would look like.

Ok back to work now! I hope you're having a good week.

💜❤️

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Noemi

Already have my Cardinal ready...just waiting for your class to post. Looking forward to it!

Jacinthe Boudreau

I am really looking forward for this new tutorial 😊💞

Hotflash Vickie

Looks like lots of fun! (And aren't you multi-talented - Photoshop, too! I'm so in awe of your many accomplishments! My, my, I don't even DO Photoshop; gives me the shivers thinking about that; I'm still collecting kudos from family and friends for putting together a PowerPoint when my sons went through their Eagle Scout ceremony! That 10-minute "slide show" took me about a month and an entire bottle of ibuprofen to put together!!)

byStine

Looking forward to this one! Love these vibrant colors, and also that it's a quite limited color palette, at least that is what it looks like 😊

Palmira Farkash

There's something about this one that really draws my eye in... Love that you went more purply on the branch instead of the traditional brownish color - I would have never considered that idea, especially on a red bird (brown feel so much more natural and complementary color wheel wise), but the purple vibe looks so appealing to the eye! How did you think of and decide on going the purple route here? The black feathers also draws the eye in. To tell you a secret - since you use the pure colors and mostly only mix on the paper, I kinda like to see if can estimate which colors were used in your paintings just by looking at the finished painting and before opening a tutorial or supply list (I'm usually bang on haha!). I'm assuming you used Lamp Black for those black feathers but remembered that on some occasions you mixed your own transparent black, and I was wondering what makes you go for one over the other? 😊

Louise De Masi

Thanks Palmira, you're spot on again. I did use Lamp Black on the black feathers. It's such a small area I didn't want to bother with mixing up a black. I like to repeat the colours I use on the bird when I paint a branch (for colour unity) plus I'm mindful of trying to keep the amount of colours I'm using to a minimum. I don't want my students to think that they have to go and buy different colours all the time. 🧡

JUNARA ROCHA

Bom dia Louise, esse pássaro ficou incrível. Amei demais. Estou ansiosa para pintá-lo

Margaret

Hi Louise! My 5 y/o son loves cardinals so I’m so happy to paint one for him - thank you for the tutorial! When I was lifting color off of the left side of the bird my (Arches 140 lb) paper started falling apart a bit. This was before any scrubbing. Just lifting with a damp brush. Is this from not letting the paper dry in between washes? Or from being heavy handed? I had only done as many washes as you had done at that point - maybe three. What habits do I need to have to protect my paper? Thank you!

Louise De Masi

Hi Margaret. Arches is usually a fairly tough paper. I have never noticed it doing that. If you don't wait for washes to dry completely before painting another over the top you lift the paint from the previous wash not the paper so I don't think it's that. When I use a scrubber brush I use it very gently. My paper is completely dry but the brush is wet. If the paper is wet when you use a scrubber you might damage it. So maybe that's what you did? They are called scrubber brushes but don't scrub with them - gently rub on dry paper with a wet brush - not on wet paper with a dry brush.