Thank you! I know this video has been out for a while, but I just started painting, and have been made a litle crazy by water control, and honestly not even realizing WHEN people in other tutorials were rinsing and/or drying their brushes before dipping back to the water. Its the little details! This is great!
I’m relatively a beginner, decided to try larger paper and this was very helpful to me because I’m going to purchase my first Hake brush. Very helpful.
Hello, I found 9x12 is a good minimal starting point for the hake for a beginner because you do want the freedom to move the big brush around. Happy painting!
Thanks Joe, a lot of videos don't show/edit out how to use water and as a beginner I get frustrated that I have a messy painting and cannot understand why. You have enlightened me on water control - but I do understand that this will take considerable practice before I get to understand how wet (or dry) my brush is.
Thank you, Joe. The most important part of painting with the hake, and the hardest for so many people to grasp, is 1. Water control, 2, Water control, and 3. Water control! They think it's because it's so big. No. It's because it holds soooooo much water. Once I figured that out, the hake became my favourite brush. It has really taught me how to paint more loosely and freely, and to stop overworking and fiddling! A very helpful video that I hope will encourage people to give it another chance.Mind you, it's not for small paintings, obviously, but it can still work in some instances.
Agree with everything you have said. But I will say if one wants to do 8x10 or 9x12 the small hake works. I have even used the small hake in my little 7x10 sketchbook! Thank you for the comments and for watching!
Good one my friend. Most teachers say they can't tell you how much water to use, you must discover that for yourself through trial and error. 😬 You just proved them wrong. Very helpful. Thanks
Thank you so much for explaining this so beautifully...I love loose and fast watercolor paintings , but I have been struggling with the amount of water on the hake brush.....This video helped me immensely...
This really filled in a lot of the gaps that other tutorials missed. What many artists do is what many experience cook do when they leaves out the most important ingredient . Thanks sooooo much!
I have been struggling again with too much water and not enough paint. I never saw this video before. This is going to help me so much. Seeing this process in more detail. It really shows how you work with the hake in each stage as you apply paint especially after the beginning layer. I’m so happy I found this older video. This should make a big difference for me in my painting process.
Joe, thanks for everything you do for the community. This was quite helpful. I especially liked how you showed the water, paint and towel in relation to the brush and paper.
Thank you for sharing! I hadn’t seen anyone use this kind of brush before so it was amazing to me. Your voice is so soothing and you are real and encouraging- a great combination for beginners! Keep sharing and know it makes a difference
Thank you for this much needed tutorial! Much appreciated! This is the best tutorial in water control that I come across. I am finding your videos very inspiring and giving me courage to let loose with a brush!! Thank you for your generous help! 😃
This is FANTASTIC! I have struggled so much with water proportions & after the very first Sky Stroke, I'm frustrated. Thank you for this Tutorial. DIP THE TIP !
This video is exactly what I have been needing. You have guys make it look so easy and now hopefully I will have more success with the hake. Thanks for sharing.
I’m a complete newbie/beginner to watercolour painting, I’m rubbish at drawing, so your freelance painting I’m finding very interesting! I’ve watched a number of your videos and already learnt a lot. The more info that you can give on what brush to use or what colours is most helpful. Keep up the good work, and best wishes from the U.K.
BTW don't be discouraged about the disproportionate views to likes numbers. I've noticed if you like the video then scroll before leaving the video, the like you hit disappears. You have to like just before you leave the video for it to count and stay posted as a like. Really tricky RU-vid.
Awesome Joe. Excellent demo on water content and what the heck to do with it because that part can be very frustrating and cause people to throw the Hake right out the nearest window. And that's a shame because it is a great brush. Very excellent demo!
Amazingly beautiful.i just love it. We are very lucky, G-D , gave us this talent, and in this days when we can't go out , we can put aware imagination, on the canvas and be there. Hope G-D is bringing an end to the virus very soon.
Thanks, Joe. Great video. I am a beginner so have been painting watercolor for about 1.5 years. Just getting interested in using the Hake brush. It is a challenge to use.Your instruction on this brush is excellent. Thanks so much. Edward
Thank you, need all the help I can learning how to use these brushes I have ordered before they arrive. My past experience over the years with a lot of other well known brands of hake brushes has been terrible. They have shed profusely, often times ruining everything.
@@joemenzaart Thank you Joe! Brushes arrived directly from the UK. So far are working very well, with no shedding. Quite unlike to the other much more expensive brands I had purchased before.
Good job Joe! You will not get any were with watercolors without water control.. especially with a hake, not my first choice in watercolors I like louis was a patron of Alan Owen who also will add a hake painting to our lessons. I haven't used a hake much because i don't like using straight paint. it cost too much..maybe I should give it another chance with artist quality paints and cotton paper. thank's
Good job Joe! You will not get any were with watercolors without water control.. especially with a hake, not my first choice in watercolors I like louis was a patron of Alan Owen who also will add a hake painting to our lessons. I haven't used a hake much because i don't like using straight paint. it cost too much..maybe I should give it another chance with artist quality paints and cotton paper. thank's
this is so good Joe! Nobody wants to explain water control and you have done a mighty good job at that too!....my only issue is that i use those winsor & newton pan colors and my hake brush will always pick up the other colors on the small pans, so safe to say that the hake brushes work only with tube colors?
@@joemenzaart thank you for the swift reply! i'll give it a try again and try to be careful not the touch the other pans whilst scrubbing it's bristles in the loosening process :) ...keep up the amazing work Joe, we're all learning so much from you. Greetings from Singapore!
Thank you Joe. This tutorial helps a lot. My older paintings seemed to dry a lot better than now, maybe I just need a better hairdryer. Can hake brushes become bad If not used for a few years?
@@joemenzaart if you look at my channel, the first video montage was some photos of paintings that I had done back about 4 years ago. They were much better with the hake, but now, I don't know, it don't feel the same way
Personally I say go with the large hake since once you get used to it and you go down in size it will be easy. If you plan to paint 8x10 or 9x12 then the medium is ideal. I still have some large in my shop available. Thanks for watching.
Just started with hake. The brush is new. I can't seem to keep a relatively flat edge. Seems like after I mix paint in the palate it's messed up and irregular.
Joe Menza Windsor newton 2 inch. $12. It gets a nice edge when wet. Maybe it's how I'm getting paint from palate? I spray each blob with water to activate, since I don't paint daily
Michael feldman I’m not familiar with that hake but it looks very similar. Try the back and forth method I show in the video and dip the very tips in water just to bring the hairs together.
Michael feldman smooshing is ok I’m pretty heavy handed but then I practice the methods I’ve described here in the video. That should do the trick. Try to paint more often if you can. 😀