Hi everyone, I’m Erin Green, an artist and instructor of illustration at Emily Carr University of Art + Design in Vancouver, BC.
I started teaching art in 2008, and in 2012 started my private teaching practice, *Children of the Craft, with lessons and workshops on drawing and painting. I strongly believe that making art is making magic and that everyone has the right to feel safe when being creative. I am dedicated to helping people tap into their inner artist through play and exploration.
*Yes, the name Children of the Craft is inspired by the cheeseball 80s horror classic, Children of the Corn... but I promise my videos won’t be scary. They will definitely be cheesy however. Enjoy!
Hi teacher! I so enjoy following along with these videos, I’m learning how to use a split screen on iPad to watch and make a quick digital version in real time. I’m finding it really enriching and stress free! I request some Ren and Stimpy! Thank you so much for sharing these and your vast knowledge about their creators, fascinating!
YESSSS! Ren and Stimpy! What a fun request! I'm on it. Thank you so much for the comment and suggestion. I'm stoked you enjoy following along and I think it's cool that your doing quick, digital versions ☺
This piece is AMAZING! woweee zoweee! Eyvind would be so proud ❤🧡💛💜💙 I think those dudes can be footmen, but "coachmen" works too. You clearly have a lot of experience with undercarriage... 😎
Great video! Loved the "Pink Elephants". You always share such wonderful information, both art and the background of the original image. Love it!!! 💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚
The movie is Half Baked. Kenny goes on a bodega run and finds Buttercup (a police horse), and falls in love. He feeds her pink popcorn and candy and chaos ensues. Love Mary Blair and Eyvend and your videos, too!
"Icing on the Mary cake" Love it! She really leaned into the surrealistic aspects of the story for this one. Love that you brought in a touch of your astronomy background into this ;) and it was cool to hear all that background story about the making of this film. I appreciate her even more now!
haha exactly! Did you ever watch the show 6 Feet Under? There's a great bit where the daughter, Claire, who is in art school, has to draw a circle over and over until she can do it perfectly.... which, of course, is impossible.
@@children_of_the_craft Oh god, I kinda want to rewatch that show. Do you know how early on in a relationship, you each want to show the other "the coolest show" and everything hinges on that? For me that was Twin Peaks and for my partner it was 6 Feet Under. I think we both passed with flying colors :D
Wow, that's fantastic - both the original and your recreation. I found a great Mary Blair from Peter Pan of Hook's flying ship. It's likewise very simple, limited color palette, great dry brushing. I'm eager to try it! Stupid question, but do you throw these plastic lids away when you're done with them, or do you clean them off and reuse them? I've been using a piece of parchment paper on a damp paper towel to make the paint stay wet longer.
Thank you! And I LOVE that Peter Pan image you mentioned. I think I'll do that one soon! If you do it, and you like how it turns out, maybe I could share it on here..? As for the plastic lids, that is not a stupid question... I usually wash them off and reuse them a few times. I like the idea of using parchment paper on damp paper towel. I might try that out. As always, thanks for watching and for your comments ☺
Wonderful!! You must do more of these characters! Also, the magenta nails... 🔥🔥 I think the character is the fairy godmother from Cinderella, in case you're still deciding who she is... The style matches her other character work for Cinderella and there are some similarities with the final costume... the cloak, wand, and pink inner lining. I can't find any evidence that she worked directly on Sleeping Beauty, can you? This is such a beautiful piece and I love the idea that you would do it again bigger to hang on your wall. Do it!
There we go! Gina comes through again! Thanks babe... and I'm totally going to do a big version of this. Also, I did find some character concepts she did for Sleeping Beauty as well, but yeah, they look different... sort of? I'll email you a link. xox
I'm going to give this one a try. Your Eyvind dragon one is the only "tutorial" I've followed where I got to the end and I thought _wow I actually did it._ Like it was a real sense of accomplishment from finishing something and it actually being right. Well I mean... it still looked like garbage in general lol but it was that finishing a race for the first time even though it took so long everyone else has gone home kinda scenario. But yeah just wanted to say I appreciate you for taking the time to post on RU-vid for us all.
🥲This comment seriously made my morning... thank you so much for letting me know about your experience painting the Eyvind dragon, I bet it looks great (even if you think it's garbage lol)! Making these videos is a labour of love and hearing that they inspired you to paint is super encouraging. Wow... yeah, I'm really stoked. Thank you!!! Maybe one day you can email me your replicants and I can share them on this channel?! It's something I've been thinking about. I teach Replicant Zoom classes (next session will start in November) and have been sharing the students' work. It's amazing what we're capable of when we go for it! I love your analogy about finishing a race after everyone's gone home... so true.
Wow, from the thumbnail I thought there was a mistake. This character looks so much more like Maleficent! Just the wrong color - although the hair is very similar to the Cinderella Godmother's outfit.... I got a basic mixing set of acrylic gouache and have been playing around with it for world watercolor month. I've really been enjoying it. And oh oh oh! As if you don't have enough ideas on your own, what about Tyrus Wong, the concept artist behind Bambi? As a kid I though Bambi was kind of a fluff movie, but when I watched it again as an adult (and having learned a bit about Tyrus Wong) I was absolutely stunned by the art. And the way they use music along with the art to depict all the scenes - the meadow and the rain shower. It really is amazing.
Omg! YES! That's what I thought too! In fact, I had to break my rule of redoing VO cause I said Maleficent the first time around.... SHOOT, maybe it IS Maleficent! lol... Uh oh. And I'm going to check out Tyrus Wong right now! Thank you :) I love a new artist to obsess over. Also, very cool that you are taking part in world watercolour month. I didn't know that was a thing!
I just looked into it a bit more and it IS Maleficent! Thank you so much for pointing this out! This is what happens when I'm rushing around trying to do too many things 😵💫
Love this character! Great video, don't know how you do it all freehand. I'm practicing but not there (yet)! By the way, I think the fabric of her veil might be tulle (it could also be organza or chiffon). Tulle is a fine net, quite flexible, often used in bridal veils. 😉😁🥰
Love these and am so excited every time you post a new video! 😊 I have become a fan of Mary Blair and Eyvind Earle through you. I use to wonder who did the art for Sleeping Beauty. 😊 Btw, I was a huge John Fluevog fan as well!!!!!!!!! His shoes were DOPE for sure 🤗
Awe, your comment made me smile so big! Thank you!!! The fact that I was able to inspire you to become a fan of Mary and Eyvind means a lot to me 🥰 John Fluevog shoes were the pinnacle of cool back in the day! SO DOPE lol
Great! What colour was the Butterfly! Really enjoyed the info on blending/mixing. You've taught me so much about colour (hue, saturation, etc.) Thank you for your time!
I went almost the WHOLE video without saying anything spicy! And of course I'd include your piece! It make me look like a good teacher ;) You are so talented G!
I so, so love this piece of work and your video! The addition of sound effects is fantastic, I hope you do more in future videos...On a slightly different subject, do you know, (or have you yourself) ever added more binder, (ie: gum arabic) to your acrylic gouache, to slow down the drying, for when you're doing blending or gradients?
Thanks Gil! You can add retarder to acrylic gouache to slow down the drying time. Thanks for asking! I have never even considered adding anything to slow down the dry time.
You are the blending queen!! Your music was a great touch for this piece and so fun to watch it come to life! 😍 The "shit" stage of painting is always extra hard for me. You need to do Jedi mind tricks to get yourself out of it and trust the process, but I'm still a young Padawan... 🤓🤓
NERD ALERT! lol I'm all up in the Jedi mind tricks... I wouldn't get anything done without them. And thanks for the title, "Blending Queen" I will do my best to live up to it 👑💋
@@children_of_the_craft I love painting portraits in gouache, which is why I came across your channel, but I know NOTHING about concept art or Disney artists. The only thing I do really love when I go there are the gouache paintings for the haunted mansion. They are so perfect and that weird turquoise green color is seriously amazing.
@@ivyclough8969 Oh yeah, the haunted mansion paintings!!! Good call! I have been there several times, and you are so right, the atmosphere is so strong.... that turquoise green. I need to go look up some pics. And I would love to learn more about doing portraits in gouache. It's the one area I've avoided out of fear.
Hi! First, thank you for the compliment! I'm happy to hear that you're enjoying my channel. As for the bright colours.... I was curious about that as well, so I did some research... fluorescent paints were invented in the 1930 by Joseph and Robert Switzer (known as the 'Switzer Brothers') -- it's a cool story! After a fall, Robert suffered a severe head injury that resulted in a severed optic nerve. His doctor confined him to a dark room while he waited for his sight to recover. And that inspired his brother, Joseph, who was a chemist, to find compounds that glowed in a black light. Whether or not Mary Blair used flourescent paint or not is a mystery to me, but it would have been available. In this piece the black background would have helped make any saturated colour extra bright, so she may have just been using regular pigments.
New video tiiiiiime. Wow, that must be soooooo far out of your comfort zone! Extremely cool work though, I love it! I love the pencil use, does that make it mixed-media? :D The little robots are super cute, I like the end result. Obligatory list of artists to look at: Moebius, Luiz Eduardo de Oliveira, Rebecca Hu (Osteathus on ArtStation)
Okay now I can watch it. I hope you don't hate me for suggesting this! But seeing you go through it - wow, that viridian, who would have thought it? It's so typical to use purple for desert shadows, but McQuarrie's choice of that dull green color contrasts so gorgeously with the orange sand and 3PO's color. It's beautiful! And then the orange highlights from the suns along the edge of the mountain. Wow! And when you just go in and start painting 3PO -- I was holding my breath. Some years ago, the Smithsonian did a tour of Star Wars artifacts, and I'm sure they must have had some of McQuarrie's concept art, but I can't remember if they included this painting. I think they did? They must have. Anyway, they had a huge Star Destroyer, and you could tell who were the real SW fans, because we were all getting down on the floor to look at it from the underside. I was 9 when the original Star Wars came out, and agreed - Empire is definitely the best one! A Hoth scene, or Luke on Dagobah.
I don't hate you! I thank you. I love a challenge... even when it gets deleted. And I love your observation about the unusual colour choice for the shadowed mountain range! Yes! Ralph had such a unique way of using colour. I'm really happy you enjoyed this :) THANK YOU!
@@children_of_the_craftThanks for sharing. Can you share hiw didnt get frustrated and fed up and want to give up when everything went to shit in this painting? Thanks very much.
@@leif1075 I did get frustrated! But I've been painting for a long time and have learned that when you have to redo something, it usually ends up being way better the second time. I also think it really helps to focus on the learning aspect of making art... every time I make art, whether it turns out crappy or not, I'm learning. It's never a waste of time. I think, sometimes, the shittiest art teaches me the most.
Your videos are amazing, and thank u for having the reference in the video, can u maybe look at the little mole by Zdeněk Miler if u like, I think his art work is very challenging
@@children_of_the_craftPLEASE HOW AND WHY did tou almoat die..and can you PLEASE SHARE tips on how to lelarn to paint more easily as a young adult struggling with depression..I don't want to struggle at all or feel like i apmost died painting as that would nust add to my depression and stress. Thanks for sharing and hope to hear from you.
@@leif1075 me saying I almost died was hyperbolic for sure, but I did find this process VERY challenging. I'm sorry to hear you're struggling with depression. If you can get to a place where you're painting for fun, not worrying about the end result, it can be therapeutic. But that's easier said than done. I've been through some dark times, and some major mental roadblocks as an artist, and what's helped me the most is being really, really kind to myself. I literally talk to myself like I'm a little kid who needs unconditional love. That, and meditation, conscious breathing, freezing cold showers, yoga, journalling... seriously, I try ALL the things! I get hyper focused on understand myself as a way of coping... which, for the most part, is a pretty decent way of surviving. Sending you good energy!
@@leif1075 A great thing that I did during a tough time in my life, was doodling/zentangle. I found it very creative and soothing, but very low stress. I had no expectations for myself and it was easy to do a little bit every day, which in turn, eventually led to more challenging things. Plus, I had a ton of home made cards to give away! Best of luck to you : )
As a diehard fan of "Samurai Jack" & Scott Wills, I was prepared to be disappointed, yet curious. But holy SHIRT BALLS!!! You nailed this with brilliance!!! #MasterClass
HOLY SHIRT BALLS I LOVE THIS COMMENT!!!! Thank you so much! I did another Scott Wills background a few weeks ago... I don't think the end result was as successful, but it was so fun to paint. Thanks again and let me know if there are any artists you'd like to see me try to replicate.
For anyone interested Scott Wills has a youtube with a few timelapses etc. Maybe if a bunch of people subscribe to it he'll put up more stuff. :) www.youtube.com/@renwaldo5/videos
