I've been working with watercolors and mixed media for quite some time now. And yet, I still meet my fair share of creative challenges. I won't pretend to have a recipe for getting through these obstacles successfully every time. But, I know there are ways that will lead to more success than others. And over time, if you give yourself a chance, the challenges seem to become less and less daunting. Care to travel this journey with me? I'd love to share it with you! (For a link to Becky Hemsley's book, look below my supplies list.)
#intuitive_watercolor_painting #mixed_media #mixed_media_artwork #mixed_media_painting_tutorial
Here’s a list of the materials I used for this painting: (*** I now have the ability to monetize my site. This means I can include links to the products I use and when you make a purchase using some of these links I will get a small commission. ( This applies to the Amazon links in this description and YouTube Shopping Affiliate links included in my video. ) Any purchases made by using these links help me earn a little bit of money along the way, so I can continue doing this work. Please note that I will only ever add links to products that I actually like and use. Thanks in advance!***)
* Arches paper (cold pressed - https://amzn.to/4bGA2dR)
- For this painting, I cut my paper to 6 by 8 inches.
* Paper cutter - https://amzn.to/3SYf6rx
* Artist tape - https://amzn.to/3SWyvJu
* A solid surface to tape paper to
* Water
* Paper towel
* Fine grain table salt and coarse grain table salt
* Daniel Smith watercolor in Quinacridone Magenta (https://amzn.to/3UG6Cq7), Opera Pink (https://amzn.to/49BPplY), and Phtalo Turquoise (https://amzn.to/42DDO3w)
* Grumbacher Mauve watercolor - https://amzn.to/3w9u7Ob
* Kremer Pigmente watercolor in Ultra Rutile Blue Pearl and Tropical Sunrise Magic Green - https://shop.kremerpigments.com
If you can’t find Kremer Pigments in your area, CSY Art Gallery offers a Blue Pearl in this little set: https://amzn.to/3SDFJAE. And they also have an interference green in this little set: https://amzn.to/3wdULWh
* Watercolor brushes - https://amzn.to/49xHUfP
* Micro mini brush - https://amzn.to/49k2eSj
* Black fountain pen - https://amzn.to/3UJRQPh
* Cartridges of black ink for fountain pen - https://amzn.to/3SBC8TP
* Extra fine tip pen - https://amzn.to/49dOMiF
* Brush pen in black - https://amzn.to/4bEL5Va
* Dotting pen - https://amzn.to/48bURek
* Dotting pen ink refills - https://amzn.to/3SXOQxn
Video chapters:
00:00 Introduction - overcoming creative challenges
06:51 Starting my intuitive painting process
08:10 Adding salt to watercolors
10:13 Effects of the salt on watercolors
11:30 Adding coarse grain salt to watercolors
12:46 Removing salt from watercolors
13:57 Drawing stones
16:19 Mark making with pens
21:24 Stippling with Cuttlelola dotting pen
22:53 Adding interference blue
26:39 Adding interference green
30:47 final reveal
The poem I read at the beginning of my video is called Just a Phase, from the book Letters from Life by Becky Hemsley: https://amzn.to/4bCsBEu. You can connect with her here on YouTube @beckyhemsleypoetry5560. Her poems are uplifting and inspirational food for the soul. I absolutely love them!
The music for this video was provided by the You Tube Audio library:
Fluidscape by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
I recorded my video using my iPhone 12 and edited my video using iMovie.
My thumbnail was created using Canva.com. Many of its features are free and so easy to use!
*** You can also find me on Instagram under gabrielle_anna_cormier_art ***
Please don’t hesitate to ask questions or post comments. One of the things that brings me the most joy in being here on YouTube is connecting with you all every week. Thank you for that!
And most of all, thank you for watching! Have a great week and happy creating!
Gabrielle :)