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Lioness Tutorial - granulating paints - Advanced (Patreon)

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2023-09-20 22:57:49
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Hi everyone,

Jackson's Art Supplies sent me a set of Schmincke super granulating paints to try and asked me if I would do a review of the paints on my YouTube channel. 

I said I would, so I painted this lioness using three of the colours they sent me and made a short video for my channel. Some of you asked me if I would make a full length tutorial of the painting for Patreon so here she is.

Because I never intended for this painting to be a full tutorial, I didn't film every step, but most of the important parts are covered. The background wash and some palette details are missing, but if you have some experience, you should be able to follow along.

All of the files are attached below my message here.

I hope you enjoy it.

Louise

PS: The cow in the water tutorial is almost finished. Not too much longer to wait.

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If you are looking for tutorials you will find all of them on the indexes below.

Tutorial Index Links to bookmark:

Website index with linked images: https://www.louisedemasi.com/patreon

Clickable Word index: https://www.patreon.com/posts/34865676

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Lioness for Patreon

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Comments

Marika Roth

Look forward to trying this. This lioness looks very much like the one we took a photo of while on safari. As for Schminke paints, can you suggest substitutes. Thank you.

Louise De Masi

Oh really. Lucky you to have been on an African safari! That's on my bucket list. I've put the pigment codes on the supplies list I've also mentioned at the start of the video the colours that the super granulating paints are made up of. Thanks Marika.

Julie Hopkins

Yippee! I have been looking forward to this one. Thank you Louise 👍❤️

Sherry Be

Love painting animals especially wildlife. Look forward to give it a go for this one, and cannot wait to try the cow in the water. Thank you Louise. You are the best art teacher.

Rachael Angus

Beautiful lioness painting Louise.

Linda

I painted this one(most of it) from your short video, Louise, love the paints, have a few small details to do and the background which I am sure I can figure out🤔😊. Maybe I can finish now. Thanks, Louise🥰.

Ariane

Oh my, beyond exciting! I saw this lioness painting on YouTube and fell in love with it. I was really hoping you would do a tutorial. Thank you so much. What I particularly like about this one is that it includes a background. I feel myself increasingly drawn to wanting to include a background to provide more of a context and to ground the painting. Thank you for sharing your wonderful painting with us

Linda Jackson

Thank you Louise. I love this and I’m looking forward to the time when I have built up my skills enough to give it a go.

Louise De Masi

You are welcome Ariane. I hope you enjoy painting it.

LaDena Ballard

I sent a message and asked you about doing this as a tutorial. I was so excited yesterday when it popped up. I'm starting on it today. I bought the Schmincke paints after watching the youtube video and they are beautiful. My painting is simpler than yours but turned out really pretty with the watercolors. I will use these for many backgrounds, leaves, ect. Thank you kindly for doing this!

LaDena Ballard

I will follow your tutorial and my painting will improve

Yvonne Walton

Louise I was hoping to get the same paints you used but I didn’t get to our art shop which is 2 hours drive away. I really want to do this painting but what colours would you use instead if you were using Windsor and Newton please. Can you tell us so it has the corresponding colours you used

Louise De Masi

I would use Potters pink instead of Tundra pink, Raw Sienna instead of Tundra Orange and either use the Burnt Sienna and French Ultramarine to mix a dark grey for the Tundra Violet or use Paynes Grey instead. It will vary slightly from mine but that's what I would use if I didn't have the Tundra set.

Audrey Reed

This is one of my favorite tutorials, ever! I hope you do more with the Schmincke Super Granulating paint. They are a lot of fun!

Kate

That was a lot of fun! I am very happy with how my paws turned out - the face needs some improvement. Thanks a lot, Louise!

Louise De Masi

I'm glad you had fun with it Kate. Your lioness painting is beautiful! I saw it on Insta. 🥰

Kate

Thanks so much ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

Yolanda Calvi

Thank you Louse, this is one of my favorites! I love the granulating paints. I am also proud of myself for successfully completing an Advance Tutorial.

Louise De Masi

Well done Yolanda - that's wonderful! Thank you. ❤️

Romana Danesse

Good evening! I have bought Arches 300 gr/rough paper and Schminke granulation set. But I didn't arrive to do it propely on Rough paper. Any suggestion how to use Arches Rough paper? It seems to me that this paper doesn't like wet on wet technique and layers on in after. Thank you for your advice.

Louise De Masi

Hi Romana, Arches Rough paper can definitely behave a bit differently than other surfaces, but it’s actually quite suitable for wet-on-wet techniques. Pre-wet the paper more thoroughly: Rough paper can handle a lot of water, so make sure it’s evenly saturated if you’re doing wet-on-wet. This will give you a longer working time and help the pigments spread more evenly. Adjust your pigment load: If you feel like the paint isn't behaving, you may need to mix your colours with more pigment and less water. Try to embrace the texture: The rough surface will naturally give you more texture in your painting. Instead of trying to control every detail, sometimes it’s best to let the paper’s unique qualities work for you, especially in looser styles of watercolour. It does take a bit of practice, but once you get the hang of it, Arches Rough can be a beautiful surface to work on, especially for subjects with texture like landscapes or rustic details. I hope this helps.

Romana Danesse

Good evening Louise! Thank you very much for your answer and all your suggestions. Im wondering if in Patreon you have any Tutorials available to demonstrate how to use rough paper. And I would like to find the Tutorials with hot pressed paper as well. Thank you to let me know if I could find it in Graded Washes level. Have a nice evening. Best regards from night South of France.

Louise De Masi

Hi Romana, I don't think I have made any tutorials using rough paper. Artists who paint landscapes tend to use rough paper so I don't really have the need for it. I have a video that might help you with hot press paper (link below). I don't notice a great deal of difference between hot press and cold press when I paint - other than the paint tends to sit on top of the hot press paper for longer. Overall - I find cold press paper the easiest paper to paint on. Here is the video https://youtu.be/m5Oph3CFp70

MartyJ

I'm looking forward to doing this one. I intend, if the preliminary painting goes OK, to do an A1 size painting for the family room.

Shelley

Where is the reference photo?

Louise De Masi

Hi Shelley, it's with all the files under the message - under the video. It's the second last one listed.

Jeanette

Excellent tutorial Louise. Thanks so much. I wonder if you have any tips on using gouache? I avoid it whenever possible, because I just can’t get the consistency right. Sometimes it’s impossible to avoid it though and I know I’m going to need it for the whiskers with this tutorial.

Louise De Masi

Thank you Jeanette. I don’t use it much myself either. I mainly just use white gouache at the very end for small highlights, like whiskers. The biggest thing I’ve found is not to thin it too much with water because if it’s too watery, it becomes transparent and loses that opaque look. I usually aim for a creamy consistency and apply it right at the end of the painting. Once it’s down, I try not to go back over it because it can lift or get muddy if reworked.

Jeanette

Thanks so much, that’s really helpful.