Hello and welcome to my snowy Northwoods Art Studio! It snowed! The first snow is always so exciting! Today we have a gift from Paul Rubens Art Supplies to open, we'll be doing some cozy watercolor painting, doing a new art technique where we combine graphite and colored pencil, and we will be testing three different watercolor sketchbooks as well! We also have two new art books to flip through! So get yourself something cozy to drink, and come on in, and let's chat for a bit!
Things I talked about today:
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Art supplies I used:
Paul Rubens watercolors (these are the right ones!): https://amzn.to/3ABYY8F
Paul Rubens sparkly watercolor paper: https://amzn.to/3Yuont0
Stillman and Birn Alpha Series sketchbook: https://amzn.to/3CaPeTs
Strathmore mixed media sketchbook: https://amzn.to/3AoTcXY
Arrtx sketchbook: https://amzn.to/48zVdNv
Faber Castell graphite pencils: https://amzn.to/48zqz78
Faber Castel Polychromos: https://amzn.to/3ClECRx
Prismacolor Verithins (although these may not be lightfast): https://amzn.to/3CbA407
Strathmore 400 series smooth Bristol: https://amzn.to/3YLUfdZ
Reverie by Sibylline Meynet: https://amzn.to/40wx0pw
Birds of the World by Oliver L. Austin: https://amzn.to/4ebIXnM
Timestamps
O:00 Recap of the last week
1:53 The start of the video- all the fun stuff we will be doing!
04:10 I have a new newsletter and blog!
06:46 Opening a gift from Paul Rubens!
9;27 Swatching my new watercolors!
12:01 Testing three sketchbooks for watercolor wash and line
22:18 Looking through some of my sketches and transferring them to good paper to make a finished illustration with graphite and colored pencils.
25:13 The first layer of graphite
26:21 What brand of colored pencil is best to use over graphite
29:28 quick flip through of two art books
To buy me a tube of paint (or provide support)!: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/winterwoods
My every day supplies:
Invisible Glove Barrier Cream (protect your hands from your supplies!): https://amzn.to/3Tl9JRC
Oil Painting:
Michael Harding oil paints (my favorite oil paints- the best of the best):
Six tube set: https://amzn.to/40vYN6Z
Ten tube set: https://amzn.to/3lcjVz2
Gamblin oil paints (my runner up paint and a little cheaper):
Nine tube set: https://amzn.to/3wY67e8
Winsor and Newton Winton oil paint (Best inexpensive but good quality paint for beginners)
Ten tube set: https://amzn.to/3JKEXPq
Liquin (thinning medium and speeds drying):
https://amzn.to/3Rzgr5S
Liquin for fine details:
https://amzn.to/3YLjryz
Liquin Impasto medium (for thicker texture):
https://amzn.to/3wYCSaW
Gamsol (oderless paint thinner and cleaner):
https://amzn.to/3DHpgVC
Watercolor:
Daniel Smith Watercolors:
https://amzn.to/3JQm91v
Arches Hot Press Paper:
https://amzn.to/3JLKW6H
Pastel:
My favorite pastel surface is ClaireFontaine PastelMat:
Amazon: https://amzn.to/3iWcRWx
Blick Art Materials: https://shrsl.com/3w5on
Stabilo CarbOthello Pastel Pencils:
Amazon(set of 60): https://amzn.to/3wooZmq
Blick Art Materials (sets and individual pencils): https://shrsl.com/3w5ph
All music by Epidemic Sound
Affiliate links with Amazon and Blick art materials help me buy more supplies!