Hello. My name is Peter Trúchly. Visual art, whether it was simple sketching, photography, digital graphics or even amateur moviemaking, was part of my life as long as i can remember. But it was the discovery of ethereal watercolor that set me on path of day to day learning and discovery. The loose washes, soft edges, luminosity and unpredictability of watercolor rekindled my love for visual arts.
My philoshophy is to constantly experiment, try new tools, techniques, even other media like graphite, charcoal, gouache and digital art and try to learn as much as i can.
If you wish to contact me, buy my painting, hire me, use the provided links or visit my portfolio www.wearefamilyart.com/
Thank you! I do not stretch paper with the gummed tape method anymore because it takes too much time and it’s easy to mess it up. I either just simply tape it down, or, soak it completely in bath tube and place it on non absorbent board. When soaked, it dries really slow and even when it’s almost dry on top, the bottom stays wet and keep it almost flat throughout the painting process.
I always enjoy watching you paint these magical atmospheres! The bleedings here are simply amazing and I love the white center! The little hills or mountains are simply perfect and so are the highlights in the rocks. I think this is my favourite painting of yours! Your skills really shine in this painting! Were you able to lift the colors on other papers that easily, too? Or is it easier on Fabriano Artistico?
Thank you, very happy you like my work! I haven’t had much success lifting on other brands. You certainly can lift on any paper, but you usually have lot shorter time window and often you cant lift the color completely. Honestly I haven’t tried that many brands, as far as i can tell, Arches and Baohong don’t work for this very well. Years ago i had block of Canson Heritage and i think that one works as well but it was long time ago so don’t take my word for it.
@@wearefamilyart Thank you very much for your reply! I recently tried lifting Indanthrone Blue from Saunders Waterford but it didn't work well. This paper gives really beautiful colors and is good for layering but lifting can be harder. Good to know, I will give Fabriano a try.
You are welcome. Yes getting a sheet and testing it out is definitely best thing you can do here. Obviously there are other aspects to watercolor paper to consider, try it out and see for yourself. There is no “best” paper, they all give different results when doing different techniques, so it’s all about personal preferences.
@@wearefamilyart You are absolutely right! I use two different papers depending whether I want to paint a landscape or more detailed work where I lift out highlights or hair. I tried lifting Indanthrone Blue on Centenaire which is very similar to Hahnemühle Collection and I could lift it very well whereas it stayed dark on Saunders. Thank you very much for your kind help ⭐!
Hello from Ontario Orillia just wanted to say that I really enjoy your videos on seeing your passion. Just lovely all of them . I am a beginner in watercolour so thankyou again for sharing your passion
Oh it’s the mighty stick! Pretty much a matchstick glued to old brush handle. I use it as a dip pen. It gives an uneven, broken, more natural looking line. One of my favorite tools for inking. I made a video where i talk about it bit more ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Jl411jmUZvU.htmlsi=CWRJL1sA5uClskX_
Could you share what ink that is? I've been doing ink with Speedball Superblack for a while. I used mixed media paper for a long time. I've been learning watercolor (and found your channel!) and the Speedball is not waterproof on watercolor paper, presumably because of the sizing.
Right. I recommend using Platinum Carbon Black Ink. There are other waterproof inks, but i keep recommending this one because it’s suitable for the use with fountain pens as well. Or you can use waterproof pens such as Pigma Micron, but they are naturally not great for covering large areas and the tip will eventually wear off if used on paper with teeth on it like cold pressed or rough. I feel like bottled ink and couple of brushes is the best option for this kind of work. Hope this helps!
This one was really breathtaking to watch unfold. Simple and effective composition, dramatic values and also the unusual and atmospheric music choice - all top notch, Peter 👍
Thank you 🙏 The names of the colors are listed at the beginning of the video. As for the brand, I can’t recall what i used here because i use multiple. Rosa, Holbein, Rembrandt, Vang Gogh, Shin Han. I can say though, for me it’s more important the specific combination of colors than individual pigments or brands,so to say.
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Those greenish - turquoise colors, that emerge after Marine blue mixes with ochre are tasty😋 And btw, that observation about previous (already dry) layers not lifting, is also priceless 👍
Thank you! You could technically lift both layers on Fabriano paper if you really wanted, like going trough one place multiple times etc, but indeed it is interesting technique that can be used creatively i think. What a bummer i didn’t found out earlier.
I thought a rule was to not re-wet specific areas when the surrounding areas are less wet, to avoid run-backs. How do you avoid that when using the spritzer?
@@wearefamilyart at 1:43 you use a mister to add water while painting since it's starting to dry. I don't have as beautiful results as you when I try to maintain wetness in specific areas of my paintings. Thank you for these videos though. They are great for someone new to watercolor, like me!
Right. Rules and principles. This is how it is. If you study the process of different artist, you will see them doing and saying many different, even contradicting things. Watercolor is devious medium, and depending on the process (especially when we talk about wet in wet) and the tools you use, you will end up with drastically different results. Not better or worse, simply different. Only way how to be successful is to know what you want to do (and what the final artwork should look) and try to get there by trial and error. Every artist, unless following some specific process, has unique way how to deal with certain situations and techniques, resulting in different outcomes. Rules and principles are good to learn basics, but to move on you have to step outside of box and experiment. As for the technique in the painting, I recommend watching my step by step tutorial about how i do the backgrounds , i think that may answer the question. If you still have questions after watching it, leave a comment, will be happy to share more. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-HmBiKR4EPlw.htmlsi=Q6smkGb2a8VoLHUs
Thank you for the answer ...but I haven' t seen the beginning ! I will probably try to paint it ..also the sailboat in the storm...thanks for sharing .
This was a wonderful demonstration. You have given me some new things to try, and some new things to consider when I do my paintings. Thank you for sharing.
