What are they called in the USA?

@AtelierSandrineMaugy , hi. If Americans know the word conkers at all, it might just register as the peculiarly British game of conkers. Most Americans would call what you painted a horse chestnut, after the type of tree or, in a few states, "buckeyes." en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conkers

They're called Horse Chestnuts here too... as well as conkers. I had never heard Buckeyes, it's funny 😋

Hello, nice to see you!! Sleeping Beauty Turquoise Genuine is semi-transparent, I can cope with semi-transparent :)). And I indeed use it as a replacement for Cerulean, a toxic coulor that is opaque. I do love the sort of cloudy quality to it. Very useful for some subjects. 💜💚

Thank you! 😊

Hi Sandie, ooops I did make that video listing my favourite books, but it's on my Patreon channel, not here... My favourite reference book is The Cambridge Illustrated Glossary of Botanical Terms 📚

@@AtelierSandrineMaugy Thank you so much. I have a few books with that type of information. But it is not thorough.

Nice to see you, my favourite Texas Cowgirl! Your thumbnail thingie picture looks just like my painting 🌊

@@AtelierSandrineMaugy. It does. And live nowhere near the sea.😂😂😂

You should try it, it is very pleasant and easier than watercolours when used in the way I did in the second painting :)

Is it used on watercolor paper or mixed media?

The paper in this sketchbook is watercolour paper, 300 gsm, and it worked well. Your choice of paper will depend on which technique you go for: more water requires heavier paper. For the first painting I would normally go for my usual 640 gsm, as I really drenched it.

Thank you

I took your advice and bought a set of gouache HIMI brand. I actually like the way it goes on the paper and the brighter colour I can achieve. Thank you

Me too, I use the Neptune brushes all the time...

Wonderful! I'm glad you're enjoying it :)

Thanks David :)

I like your owl :))

Thanks Jim :)

Yipppeee! 🎨🥳 Paint party!!

Thank you 🤭

Thanks for the info! Personally I no longer use the Schmincke Horadam range because it contains animal ingredients but a long time ago I used to like their Sap Green :)

Thank you, I'll have to check it out. Their watercolours are not vegan-friendly so I'll have to find out if their gouache range is :)

@@AtelierSandrineMaugy I see, then I'm crossing my fingers that it is! ☺️

I checked: 17 of the W&N gouache colours are not vegan-friendly but Perylene Violet is ok :)

@@AtelierSandrineMaugy That's great news! 😄

I was surprised too... The gouache paints I had used before were much duller. These are opaque and bright at the same time... I expect they're much more pigment-loaded :)

Thank you Ingrid :) My second book has been translated into French but alas not in German...

Hi David, it's a monthly session with a maximum of 8 people in the group. When you sign up you also get access to a lot of other videos and posts on Mastrius. You can join as long as there's a space left in the group and you can leave any time, there's no obligation to sign up for a specific period of time. I hope this helps, Best wishes, Sandrine

I'm glad it helped :)

You're welcome David, glad it helped. Lovely to see you on Patreon too :))

😄 Your comment made me laugh, that's the kind of thing I do!! 🤣

Hello, here is a direct link to my mentoring group: www.mastrius.com/sandrine-maugy-mentorship/ Please let me know if it doesn't work and we'll try another way :)

Grazie :)

Merci :)

Bonjour, c'est tout coton, Fabriano Artistico 🎨

Hee hee, I do have quite a stash... But how did you get some PO49 so long after it was discontinued?

@@AtelierSandrineMaugy Guerra Paint & Pigment based in NYC sell dispersions (liquid form) of quinacridone gold. I thought of buying a bottle and making it myself but then decided not to. I purchased my pans from handmade paint maker Prodigal Son (based in the USA) who sells on E*T*S*Y. My pans are still tacky and a little soft. My guess is (though I could be wrong) he bought the Guerra dispersion to make his handmade PO49. There are two European handmade paint makers that I know that sell PO49: Dirty Blue (he also has a YT channel) and Della Magna. ❤️

I'm glad you enjoyed the daffodil :) I sometimes demonstrate pansies when I visit art groups because they can be quite good for beginners, as long as we choose the right ones. 🌸 Have you seen the pansy video tutorial I did for Fabriano? It's on their YT channel and it's a full tutorial xx

@@AtelierSandrineMaugy I don’t recall watching the pansy video on the Fabriano channel. I will have a look, thank you!