How to use a Fan Brush for Watercolor Painting

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The curious fan brush can do some interesting things in watercolor painting. Here are a few ideas and techniques you can try.
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@clintrohrer5635 8 лет назад

I don't know of another 6 minute video that gave me more ideas than this one! Thanks for sharing the techniques.

@mindofwatercolor 8 лет назад

Glad to hear it!

@LavishHim 2 года назад

Great techniques! Bob used his fan brush by pressing up on the handle and therefore the bristles bend down. That’s how he made such realistic pine trees!

@peterplantec7911 7 месяцев назад

This was actually very helpful. I loved the little scene you did with the grass and the water. I just got a set of hog bristle fan brushes and I love the way they work. Thanks.

@TheYarnMarm 6 лет назад

That was a fun "watch"! Thanks for exploring the many possibilities of a fan brush!

@tankgrlz 9 лет назад

I'm an absolute beginner with watercolour and am finding your videos incredibly helpful, Thank-you! Now subscribed :)

@ReviewsAndMore9 8 лет назад

Appreciate the tips on how to paint grass and get other textures. Awesome video.

@mindofwatercolor 8 лет назад

+Video Reviews 👍

@amelyamiao5271 4 года назад

Hello. I love how organic your brush strokes. the water looks so real.

@hucruslub 2 года назад

Great techniques for the fan brush that I didn't think could be used successfully in watercolour. That's given me a whole lot of inspiration. Thankyou so much.

@melissaoliver1955 6 лет назад

Thanks man, these tips helped me finish my art project, much appreciated

@franscescavint7356 3 года назад

Wow!!!! My heart was racing with delight!!

@BirdsOnPowerLines 7 лет назад

Totally gave me an idea I want to try with this brush. It came in a set and I had no idea what to do with it. Thanks!!!!

@melodief3848 9 лет назад

Great tutorial, I love the interesting and helpful tips you share. Thanks!

@mindofwatercolor 9 лет назад

Melodie Fairburn Thank you, glad you find them so!

@susanbradford4543 8 лет назад

A great book by Ray Hendershot called "Texture Techniques for Winning Watercolors" shows his use of fan brushes. He cuts into the edges to make them jagged and irregular. (He uses razor blades but I use hair cutting scissors.) He calls them "scary brushes." They work great for foliage, grasses and distant background shapes. I have made lots of scary brushes & would not be without them. He also uses them for dry brushed grain in old wood. Loved your video with other uses of fan brushes.

@mindofwatercolor 8 лет назад

Yes, good book. I have that book too. amzn.to/2eCDYSH

@EB-kv8jy Год назад

I’d love to see you cut a fan brush using the ideas in the Hendershot’s book for making a ‘scary brush’. You are a wonderful teacher. And I love your book recommendations. as well. That book, , was in one of your book recommendations from several years ago. Lovely. 🌹

@69YanksGmail Месяц назад

Thank you for both your recommendation on the fan brush and Ray Hendershot book in your other video. I just got the book.

@aligrotts6400 4 года назад

Very, VERY helpful to this beginner. Keep videos coming, please.

@JamesPliny 9 лет назад

I liked the video because it shows how easy it is to be creative and loose at the same time.

@mindofwatercolor 9 лет назад

Jim Morrison Thanks, glad you like it.

@sandykaye3215 5 лет назад

I'm just learning and this tutorial was very helpful! Thank You.

@svamberiv7999 11 месяцев назад

I'm getting all kinds of wonderful water and beach/ride ideas

@lizziedae91 5 лет назад

That tapping in yellow would make a great dandelion i think

@rainskitchenandgarden 4 года назад

Very interesting, thank you! I only use my fan brushes à la Bob Ross, but I really should experiment more. It's funny that what you learn you just keep doing...sometimes without the thought of experimentation.

@aylamonic 7 лет назад

hah - I laughed some hard at "it's a great brush for brush" ;)

@mindofwatercolor 9 лет назад

@ Nancy - Thanks! More WC pencil to come for sure.

@ElizabethKilbride 9 лет назад

Thank you so much for helping me fix my landscape mistakes. This fan brush tutorial is awesome and filled with great ideas on how to use the brush for varied textures.

@mindofwatercolor 9 лет назад

Elizabeth Kilbride Glad it was a help! Thanks for watching!

@baileysbootstraps8170 9 лет назад

"Beginner" never heard of a fan brush ! Bought one not really knowing how to use it. But NOW wow what a brush !!! Thanks great vid Thank you happy days

@mindofwatercolor 9 лет назад

richard culverhouse Glad it was a help, thanks for watching!

@bigbadmadbill4727 8 лет назад

I was creating a painting around a picture of a tower (folly) I had seen which was kinda gloomy and menacing. I decided to do it in monochrome and Paynes Grey would provide the right kind of menace I thought. So I had one tower in the foreground and two more going into the background on hills. The sky was done not too wet onto dry so you could see the brushstroke's which I liked. But I ended up stuck, the immediate foreground was too plain, it had no interest. So, after watching your vid on fan brushes I decided to experiment, if I nawsed it up then chalk it down to experience! I messed about with the hills a bit first and was pleased as it created some texture there. I then decided to use your "sideways" technique in the foreground and at first I thought I had nawsed up big time but after a while a watery, boggy immediate foreground emerged and it just suited the picture. Thanks for that

@mindofwatercolor 8 лет назад

+Bill McCormack great that you experimented and related those results. Thanks for the input!

@bigbadmadbill4727 8 лет назад

Really enjoying your series of vids, cheers.

@robinmacpherson3852 3 года назад

Very helpful and clever as are all your videos! Thanks 😊

@rainbowfox1934 4 года назад

Great effects and some I haven't seen. Thanks.

@anjalijoshi2010 4 года назад

Thanks for sharing the technique

@familywork8398 4 года назад

Good brush and good painter from new friend thanks

@bharatrohilla6438 4 года назад

Fantastic !😍

@zulmabontiffe487 4 года назад

The brush that you " BOUNCED " with , is that one the same as the first one you showed.... it looks different... like it's having a bad hair day. I love that you showed them in use and the tidbits you gave about them. Thanks so much.

@CupCaked 9 лет назад

I never quite knew what to do with this kind of brush, but now I do. Great tips I'll be trying tomorrow.

@mindofwatercolor 9 лет назад

Karen Segboer Its one of the most fun brushes to experiment with. Great uses for landscape in particular. Thanks!

@janmay6455 8 лет назад

Love your ideas of using the fan brush... having fun experimenting with all your techniques

@mindofwatercolor 8 лет назад

+Jan May 👍

@janmay6455 8 лет назад

+The Mind of Watercolor live in Tasmania and am limited for workshops, in fact none at all! Please get a book out... you have a fantastic way of explaining

@Misspatou51 6 лет назад

thanks for this tutorial, I have just purchased one fan brush but no many ideas how to use !!

@mavisrahwa 6 лет назад

final message: just mess around with it and see what comes out.

@marcoss6212 4 года назад

I'm a big fan of that idea :)

@Criscosta 8 лет назад

now i know a little how to use a little of this kind of brush. Thanks for the tips and greetings from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil!! :)

@mindofwatercolor 8 лет назад

+Cris Costa you bet!

@vwood2 9 лет назад

Fantastic. Thank you - i could never get the hang of using a fan. When using the brush on its side, did you deliberately clump the bristles together, (or cut them) or did they just stick together by accident? I've just discovered your videos, and though i've painted wc for some time, i'm learning lots and really enjoying your demos. Thanks for sharing them with us.

@mindofwatercolor 9 лет назад

***** You're quite welcome. Thanks for watching!

@JaeNiece55 5 лет назад

Thank you all for these great tips👍👍👍👍

@roden70 9 лет назад

This is really helpful. Thank you for te great tips! I'm glad I found your channel.

@Groovy_gamer-qv6jt 4 года назад

Thank you

@Jere4319 9 лет назад

Thanks for the input..I have tons of brushes but the fan brushes haven't had much use but will I'm sure not..I paint in watercolor and acrylic..first love is, of course wc

@mindofwatercolor 9 лет назад

Jere Condon Thanks Jere, definitely give em a try.

@Jere4319 9 лет назад

That's my plan😉

@tracylynnw 9 лет назад

Cool tutorial

@LilianeBelanger 7 лет назад

Very helpful! Thank you.

@OzzyCoop 5 лет назад

Thank you!

@andymandyandsheba4571 9 лет назад

i will try that thanks for the tips steve

@mindofwatercolor 9 лет назад

Andy Coakes You bet!

@andymandyandsheba4571 9 лет назад

fan brushes work great with acrylics as well

@susieland8515 8 лет назад

Now I know what to do with them, thank you. Practicing from your videos has taught me so much! But what is the trick to cleaning these brushes so they dry nice and even, like yours were at the start? Mine dry looking like yours did when you were stippling with them.

@mindofwatercolor 8 лет назад

Not sure I did anything special. After they're dry I just flick them on my fingers a few times. Once they get wet again it really doesn't matter anyway.

@susieland8515 8 лет назад

Duh me, you're right, of course, once they get wet it doesn't matter. I got hung up on having them look good sitting in my brush cup, between uses. Thank you again.

@keithpayne4143 9 лет назад

Thanks Steve, I enjoyed watching that 👍

@mindofwatercolor 9 лет назад

Keith Payne Thanks for watching!

@eileenschuller5309 7 лет назад

Very interesting thank you

@이정민마리엘라 6 лет назад

yes thank you

@carriemulvihill9687 9 лет назад

I paint a lot of animals so fans are a must for fur and texture especially!

@mindofwatercolor 9 лет назад

Carrie Mulvihill Good tip, thanks for the input!

@KuddlyKisses 7 лет назад

Bouncing it on edge made the results look like a tree bark pattern. Cool!

@mindofwatercolor 7 лет назад

👍

@athenatheshewolf 6 лет назад

The side crunch looks like ivy :)

@DB-zo5ng 8 лет назад

Now I know how to use it...going to try this with a rake too.

@mindofwatercolor 8 лет назад

👍

@anwaykumar9770 6 лет назад

cool tutorial

@ellietreweeke9507 7 лет назад

Can you do a tutorial for how to paint a landscape (easy)

@DontBeSaddrawing 8 лет назад

Useful tutorial. Thank u very much.

@mindofwatercolor 8 лет назад

+Don't Be Sad (drawing channel ) sketching and watercolor 👍

@prabhapanth6762 9 лет назад

Thank you for this great video. Is it possible to paint coconut leaves or palm tree leaves with a fan brush? Or even flower petals?

@syedmudasiraliahmedtaha4325 6 лет назад

Can you please help me out ? My brush always splits into 4 sections when i wet it or paint with it

@thedawhaw 9 лет назад

Short is good!

@mindofwatercolor 9 лет назад

:-)

@craigpotter4056 6 лет назад

lovely!

@0433elva 9 лет назад

Thank you for sharing Steve!!:)

@mindofwatercolor 9 лет назад

0433elva You're welcome. Thanks for watching!

@loreleibell6287 6 лет назад

Thank you!!!!

@trishfitzpatrick2066 9 лет назад

Merci, mon ami! Well done!

@mindofwatercolor 9 лет назад

Trish Fitzpatrick Thank you!

@mariaxose2884 7 лет назад

Muy bueno, gracias....

@sandsinmyboots1640 8 лет назад

If I want just one fanbrush , should I get one in natural or synthetic hair?

@mindofwatercolor 8 лет назад

It almost doesn't matter since they're usually used for technique and not for holding a lot of water and paint. All mine are synthetic.

@sandsinmyboots1640 8 лет назад

thx :)

@digiphot2 9 лет назад

Good job Dood! Hugs and Kisses!

@deborahsager3121 8 лет назад

Cool! Thanks!

@mindofwatercolor 8 лет назад

👍

@nanetteatienza4297 3 года назад

Good for fur, too?

@chp763 7 лет назад

I had 2 cheap palm brush and cut all the hair and made pens ..but yea it's good for drawing too hah

@GunterKaufmannCalligraphy 8 лет назад

sehr gut!

@mindofwatercolor 8 лет назад

+Gunter Kaufmann 👍

@brunildamarrero7035 8 лет назад

thank you it did help me.👍🏼😃

@mindofwatercolor 8 лет назад

+Brunilda Marrero Glad to hear it!

@imlistening1137 8 лет назад

Thank you for great ideas! I am a very green novice! Having some new things to practice makes for fun. But why do I always think of painting birds when I see this brush? I wonder what it could add? any ideas?

@mindofwatercolor 8 лет назад

+I'm listening Hmm, not sure about birds. I always think of it as a perfect landscape brush.

@imlistening1137 8 лет назад

The brush itself reminds me of birds, the little "crowns" some have that look like mohawks?! Lol! I recently purchased one of these brushes and had a lot of fun wit it, although I don't have a lick of control of the outcome! It makes an interesting pattern when twirled on paper, also.

@deborahanne9793 7 лет назад

I have a fan brush and never knew what to do with it? I thought that it could be used to make trees, is that possible? Thank you

@mindofwatercolor 7 лет назад

Sure. Just experiment with the strokes.

@Paula19482 7 лет назад

Hey Steve, quick question. Since I clean my Oil brushes really good, can I use them for Watercolor's too? thanks so much

@mindofwatercolor 7 лет назад

Most oil brushes aren't soft enough nor handle water finely enough to get good results. Its possible some might work. The stiff hog bristle brushes can be used for edge blending.

@julianaleo631 8 лет назад

Thank you :-) Juliana in NJ

@mindofwatercolor 8 лет назад

+Juliana Leo 👍

@eldonking3686 6 лет назад

Watercolour mist

@genibar3405 9 лет назад

thank you. e. k. swiss

@sylvia4425 9 лет назад

Good stuff. My only complaint: Your videos are too short. I wish your videos were 15-20 minutes long! :)

@mindofwatercolor 9 лет назад

Coffee Now :)

@yual2313 8 лет назад

😀

@mindofwatercolor 8 лет назад

👍

@pearldsouza1375 3 года назад

Won't very nice

@brokenwing2005 9 лет назад

the demonstration could be alot better. paint is too thin to demonstrate the effects well. try again.

@mindofwatercolor 9 лет назад

+brokenwing2005 Well, its my 3rd most watched video and number 4 in likes so I think I better stick with it as is. Thanks for watching though!

@alexandruepuran 3 года назад

I am not a big fan of these fan brushes... 🤪

@andresestuardogironcastejo4088 4 года назад

It can also be used to make a beautiful waterfall

@CraftyDawn Год назад

If you’re not happy with what your watercolour fan brush does, try using an acrylic one. It’s thicker and gives greater control and much better results. Most watercolour fan brushes are very thin and sometimes difficult to use. Great video . Thank you for some cool tips - Dawn 🌅

@mindofwatercolor Год назад

Good tip. I have a variety from WC to acrylic and multipurpose to oil hog bristle. Each has pros and cons.

@RebekahLeaPhelps 10 месяцев назад

Thanks

@candacekieper4354 5 лет назад

Love them for evergreens! Takes practice as all techniques

@mindofwatercolor 9 лет назад

@ Prabha - Palm trees probably. Not the best brush for flower petals though.

@mindofwatercolor 9 лет назад

@ Clare - Glad to hear it. Thanks for the sub and welcome!

@billdollar6155 5 лет назад

I guest it is all about trying which technique you like best. Just have fun and see what you like best.Thanks.

@vanessachishti1503 6 лет назад

I love all of your intros! Such genuinely clever watercolour humour :) Needless to say, I also love your videos. I've just started painting a few weeks ago, and I've learned so so much from your videos!

@katepanthera7265 Год назад

I like the area you did first. If you fill in the gaps with another color like light sienna, it would give the impression of a field with varying colors and types of vegetation.

@carrotplli 7 лет назад

Wow it has so many uses it makes me want to buy one 😄

@palmirafarkash1492 7 лет назад

I kinda feel they would be great for a little blending - you know, when you're painting wet on wet, and everything starts drying and the colors starts to settle and don't move and blend as nicely as you needed it to, but rather just sit one next to the other? A tiny little nudge (sweep ever so slightly with the tip toe of brush's hairs) with a damp fan brush, can move and blend it slightly, without lifting anything. But you would need a softer brush for that I think. It may also be great for delicate dry brushing :)

@michellespohrer4523 4 года назад

Very helpful, Steve. Thank you! I will buy one and use it for painting grasses, tops of trees, and adding some textures to landscapes.

@alyssac7371 9 лет назад

The side crunch technique is really cool, I will plan to use that to make fur trees.

@roxammon5858 3 года назад

useful video. thanks

@yes4yeshua 2 года назад

Those were pretty cool.

@justtruth467 3 года назад

Thanks for the lesson.

@juliebrocklehurst-woods5247 3 года назад

Great ideas, thanks!

@arlenemurphy804 9 лет назад

You are a great instructor. Longer videos would be wonderful. Thank you so much.

@mindofwatercolor 9 лет назад

A Murphy Thank you, and I so appreciate you watching. Some videos will go longer on occasion but in general this was designed as a quick tips and techniques show. Some day I hope to do this full time then maybe... :-)

@arlenemurphy804 9 лет назад

Thank you for getting back to me.

@gael606 7 лет назад

A great instuctor naturally gave us the two best ways to employ the fan-really awesome surf there dude!

@ximenaabarzua8062 11 месяцев назад

Thank u.

@sylviawingo9367 4 года назад

Very helpful.

@andrebeatz15 5 лет назад

I tried to dip the fan brush in water.... AND let's say it looked like a freaking tailed beast. (IF you watch Naruto you can understand :/) It looked like a 7 tailed raccoon for the simple pals.