hi I'm Brandon and welcome to nature meets paper the place where we go on an
adventure to discover the world of marine biology today we're going to go
on a new adventure to go with my regular videos if you noticed my regular videos
have a green thumb nail that's for the science portion this is gonna be our new
video series that's gonna have blue thumb nails it's gonna be focused more
on the art behind how I do all of my art because I know a few of you requested to
see how I do it I just want to let you know that I'm not professionally trained
at all this is going to be a video series that's gonna be a little more
relaxed it's not going to get scripted and I just wanted to let you know that I
practice a lot I do a new painting every single week so that practice helps me
with my skills and I experiment a lot with to see how like what works best for
me are you ready let's dive in I don't show how I get my initial drawing on my
canvas or watercolor paper I do my initial drawing on tracing paper then
use carbon transfer paper to transfer a line drawing to my canvas
I do this for a few reasons first is that I don't like to erase on the canvas
or watercolor paper second is that by the time I'm painting I've gone over the
shapes and lines and the directions of the flow three times this repetition
allows me to naturally flow with the paint in the direction of the details
I'd also like to say make sure your drawing is correct
before adding paint paint can fix many things but it can't fix proportions and
proportions are a big deal when you're trying to draw realistic nature or
realistic things
this Koi painting had tons of detail in it causing me to paint in a little bit
different style than I normally do I'm left-handed and I always start with my
paintings with the background first that way I can work on the background and
then work on my subject I start in the top right corner and then work my way
down to the bottom left this makes it so I'm not running it my hand over wet
paint I work with a small brush when I'm using close details leaving a ring or
a margin around the subject then I fill the rest in with a large brush it is
like decorating cookies you start with an outline then you flood with icing but
in this case we are using paint and not sugar the thing to remember when painting is to
get the values correct make sure your darks are dark enough and
your lights are light enough if you get this right you don't need to worry about
getting the exact color from your reference photo it'll still look really
good for these koi I started with my brightest colors like reds and oranges
then I work to my light yellows to the of the body the the reason for doing
this is so that I can get a value of reds I want to make sure I don't fill in
space with the wrong color for bright oranges and reds it is best to have them
on a base of white because they can bleed into other colors and if you have
them on a dark background there'll be a darker color this just ensures that
they're the brightest colors possible I also try to stick with similar colors I
find it easier to work in similar colors so I don't have to mix those same colors
again I will find all the colors that are similar and place them on the koi
even if the color isn't the final color I want I will place it
I can always go back over it with a glaze to lighten or darken the color my
glaze using a little bit of water with my acrylic paints or glazing medium just
be careful when using glazing medium it is more translucent than using water but
it also has a high gloss and that might not be what the effect you are going
for I usually try to work from mid-tones to my darks this helps push
the subject back into the background it is easier for me to work from lights to
darks and then add my final highlights at the end how do I know if my colors
are dark enough I check my values with my reference photo I often try to
isolate colors and values with my hands so you can do this at home you can close
one I make a small hole with your hand make and then you can look through this
hole until you can see only a color swatch and then that gives you the color
so this gives you the general tone of the color and the general like feeling
so you can mix different aspects onto it I recommend if you're new to painting
grab a color wheel and see where that color kind of falls on the color wheel
and you can mix your colors to make that one color that you just saw then I can
mix my paints to watch what I saw you can also hold your paintbrush in the air
to align it with the color of your reference photo the paint on the brushes
or the paint on the bristles should match what is on the screen or reference
make sure it make sure it's lit well from behind if you are working from a
computer monitor the backlight will make it appear darker and to get the fine
details I use a long thin brush I used to think those tiny little bristle
brushes would be best for final detail it does make sense but the paint
separates the bristles causing it to be less
detailed so use a long thin bristle brush for fine details you can see me use this
brushes for several spots on this piece as I work I refer to my reference photo
more than I look at the painting in the beginning I want to make sure that I'm
familiar with the space the shape in the value of the piece before it goes on to
the canvas by the time the I am working with my highlights which is typically at
the end I don't use my reference photo as much at that point my mid-tones and
darks are set I need to decide as an artist what my painting needs I do refer
to the photo a bit but not as much as the beginning I had highlights then
finish the eyes last many people like doing the eyes first which is fine
remember I'm not a trained in art at all but I do like the reveal of the
character the in the animal's eyes this is the moment where everything comes
together and you give that painting life I really enjoy that moment also remember
to let your layers dry it is not like Photoshop where you can click a button
to add a layer or to undo if they're layer you are working on it becomes
tacky or doesn't glide nicely it is time to stop the next thing with acrylic
paint is that it dries fast this gives me time to look at my painting from
several feet away just take it in and see what it needs
and make decisions that way I can work I can also work on other aspects of my
business during these rest periods and then finish up my paintings when I come
back to I will call this painting finished thanks for watching this video
it was fun trying something new it feels less scripted and it feels a little more
personal which is kind of fun so you can kind of get to know me how I think a
little bit better I will do my best to put out these videos on Tuesdays my
regularly scheduled videos come out on Saturday mornings so I try and get these
videos out by Tuesday but these videos are a little harder for me because it's
less scripted and I have to wait till my painting is
actually done to get it done for you which means some of my weekends are a
little bit busy but I will do my best to get it out by Tuesday I hope you enjoyed
this series called how to art I have two limited edition t-shirts that I created
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will see you in our next adventure
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