This is my watercolor painting channel where you learn not just the how but the why of watercolor so you move along your painting journey a lot faster. I'm Rachel Parker Varner and I hope you enjoy! Come visit www.rachelsstudio.com to see my work or visit me at... facebook.com/rachelsstudiodotcom (follow me!) www.patreon.com/rachelsstudio Instagram at rachelsstudiodotcom
wow! you do beautiful work! I have done some similar pieces, and am a self-taught Charles Reid fan. I didn't know he'd passed. he sure was a down-to-earth gentleman, and loved his family!
I was so close to buying an old tube of holbien on ebay but now I think I will try this one! I love collecting discontinued pigments and this one has been on my list!
Great video and extremely helpful! I just received the Ali Cavanaugh Portrait QoR set for my birthday and would love to see a mixing video involving this set-please, Please, PLEASE!!! 🙏🎨 TIA
This is so helpful to see that you redid a painting, and actually changed it quite a bit. And that you struggle with muddying too :) so often we , students, think that all the other artists are getting everything right immediately the first time. And that can be discouraging.
I agree. It's a very important part of any creative process to try a lot of different things, some of which will fail and some that will turn out amazing!
Rachel, check out Thomas W. Schaller re: on your point about local color and going to a color that works with the paintings instead of the local color itself, and for another amazing living watercolorist.
Love Schaller and just shared his RU-vid channel will my free and paid Patreon members. I'll check that other one out. At the end of the day, most art rules can be broken. There is a time to stay true to local color, a time to use a palette from the artist's own design and so on but I do like to learn artist's ideas of what works for them and play with those ideas in my own art
Thank you Rachel, This is perfect for what I was looking for. So much easier than using a color picker. You can enlarge the swatch for better viewing . I expect to be using this app every day as I am a portrait artist and always looking for the smallest color changes in the face. Get for palette layout. Thank you again for sharing,
I accidently grew 5 sunflowers after I fed squirrels black oil sunflower seeds. Lol. And YES I would have had 7 plants but the squirrels ate them. I have to feed the squirrels or they tear up everything. Best tip of your life..DO NOT FEED THE SQUIRRELS. Once you start they become dependant. If only the little babies weren't soooo cute.
Love that you credit everyone! Can you please write out the name of the artist you mention in Lamp Black? I couldn't see it in your notes but may have missed it.
Love getting your thoughts on this unique set. I was watching what you were using as comparison…and I was curious about Areolin (sp?) I’d seen Jane Blundell’s commentary on how it can turn grayish over time … have you found one that avoids that fate? It’s a pretty yellow and I can’t ever decide if I want it in the palette or not. Love your videos, thanks again!
Hi Rachel. Sorry to communicate here but I cannot find how else to do it. Months ago I signed to your patreon but I never actually used it. I want to stop the charges but don’t know how. Can you terminate it for me? Thank you so much for your help. I love your videos but have not been able to dedicate time to it.
I can't find you by searching your name Carolina Kight. I need a way to find you. What name did you sign up under? Also you can go to www.patreon.com/pledges to cancel
I think you miss swatched the greens. The yellow green was swatched in pthalo green spot and the chalky one is cobalt green which is naturally more opaque. Then i think the hookers green color was swached twice? Not sure. I also always mess up the first time and have to swatch multiple times! Paint wrappers type are just too small!
Just found this video. It was so helpful and inspiring! I could look at the portrait by Boyana Petkova forever! I really like your down to earth teaching approach.
I'm no painter, but your first attempt looked amazing to me 👍 Also love your kitty; looks just like our first cat Hannah, who was a real charmer too. 😻
