Working in colored pencils, for three years all I used were the three primaries. For successful blending purposes, I allowed myself a warm version and a cool version of each primary. It was a fantastic exercise for honing my sense of color and loosening myself up.
I am not a professional artist but for some reason I really like how this art piece turned out. What a cool demonstration of what you can create with just a few colors. Thank you for sharing this process. It was interesting.
Thank you Sandi for more inspiration! I can get so bogged down with more supplies, more colors, more expensive supplies. Thinking I have to have one of everything from Dick Blicks. 😁 But breaking it down to basic color theory with my inktense pencils is what I need to practice. I already have an idea for some florals after watching your video. Sometimes the best thing we can do is go back to basics, even if we are in our studio surrounded by tons of supplies. ❤
I love the way your brain thinks Sandi. I wouldn't have thought to do this in the same way that you demonstrated. Am excited to give this a go out in the landscape on my walks and experiment. I loved the way your painting turned out, it really showed the range of use for those pencils.
I am so thrilled with this video! 1) I was just "window-shopping" online and thinking of trying out the Derwent Inktense pencils, and 2) I have been trying to think about limited palettes and what appeals to me. This was really helpful! Thanks Sandi!
I'm more than shocked and amazed of the many different swatches you made using only. Good tip to always use a pinky red and your fingers to blend and "feel the paper". I learned SO MUCH. Hilda or Biddy turned out great.
I love how you teach about color and products. You are so knowledgeable. Hilda turned out amazing!! I was shocked how well those pencils worked with only three colors. Your artwork is beautiful. So realistic. As always, thank you for the fun informative videos. 💜
I'm sure I've said this before, but just in case I want you to know that I love you! Not in that creepy, stalker kinda way; well maybe a little. Seriously though, I love your videos, your refreshing bubbly personality, positive attitude, and sweet spirit. The Lord has blessed you immensely and you share those blessings with every painting and every video. Honestly, if you put out a video five times a day I would make time to watch them that same day! Thanks, Sandi, for being one of the bright spots in my week! 😊🙏🏻
I would give it a try with limited supplies!! I'm know to go out with just my sketchbook & a fine liner....this would be a great way to take colour with me without having waaay too much!! I too don't usually pack light unless I'm nipping to the shops, lol!! Another fab video!!xx
I love the painting and I love the concept of three colors. I’m so inspired to try this with my inktense pencils. The layering and texture is really beautiful, and there’s a mood you’ve captured with the light and shadow. ❤
@@sandihester I was able to finish watching the video today. I bought a Daniel Smith Watercolor Stick case which I put parts of the Inktense blocks into. This allowed me to buy the colors I want and create the palette I was looking for. I still have problems with using limited palettes, as I love all the colors. But I enjoyed your suggestions and your painting looked great. I like the tips on mixing and will try it out. Thanks again!
I just love your energy! Definitely need to mix more, when I first started I got a lot of mud, so veered more towards mixed media. Now I am ready to really learn how to mix to get a color I want. Thanks
Thank you Sandi. How interesting. I bought a whole set of Inktense and didn’t use them so I gifted them away! gurrrr. What were the names of the colors you decided. Sunflower yellow, brilliant blue and Carmine? Beautiful painting as well. Thanks again.
I've never created swatches, not since college art courses. But, I just picture in my mind the colors I want to achieve the effect I picture, then collect them. It is interesting though, the artist will then know how the color reacts and behaves on paper.
It's amazing what can be done with just three colors! I love these videos and wish they were longer! (Is this phrase from Oliver Twist? 'Can I have some more please?!') x
Yes! I always come away learning something from you I mean I have always wanted to use 3 colours but I didn't do it you've reminded me I do use a limited pallette though loved the artwork too Sandi thanks for sharing 😘
@@sandihester I know how that can be. lol She did look great! all those colors gave her such a richness and warmth. I paused the video and she just pulled me in. If that was hung in a gallery, I would have stood there for at least a good 10 minutes just letting my eyes be pulled here and there. You are such a talented artist and I'm thankful you have chosen to share your art journey (also thankful we live kinda close which means I have the chance to meet you one day! lol) Keep sharing the good and the bad, girl!
very cool, I will definitely try this - I've also seen artists draw on their palette first with pencils, then mix it on the palette with water and then paint - gives a slightly different result and less "bumpity bumps" on the paper
That was fun! I've always been cheap, but learned that being the right kind of cheap makes a big difference! When I started watercolors, I bought Arches. It made all the difference! When these Inktense pencils came out I bought some, the reds, yellows, blues, black and white - keeping an eye on lightfastness because I realized that in the middle of the great awakening to that in the 90s, about half of their colors are not lightfast. Sigh. I really appreciate watching you put the painting together! Their permanency when wet made it easier to layer than watercolor pencils are! The real reason I'm fussy about permanency is that I like to have my favorites out and, sadly, I've watched things disappear.
@@sandihester and I probably have enough to last for the rest of my life. However, it is difficult to think I can't play with new things... so I indulge a bit.
Wow Hilda looks like she could be your ancestor Sandi! She looks so kind and sweet and kind of resembles you. And your version is amazing! You are so talented. If only I understood colour tone and mixing. I find it all so baffling. I might be arty but haven’t a clue which colours have more red or whatever in them, or what to neutralise them with.
Loved the video and the Hilda cameo. My mom gifted me some inktense pencils a while ago and I love them. I even well just grab some, and wet the tips with a water brush and use them like watercolor. They're a lot of fun.
Sandi! I don't think that I was allowed to purchase those Derwent pencils; I did it anyway !! you get me every week !!! I can't help it, I'm an art supplies hoarder /collector !! Lol
I have been so into pencils lately. Sandi this is very inspiring, I will have to switch over to water soluble pencils and give this a try. I am loving your videos Thanks so much!!
Great video and I like the way the painting turned out . It’s a good exercise to learn mixing colors. I confess, I’ve always been lazy. Some people can draw really well , but if they don’t understand color….the painting won’t turn out well. This was a fun lesson.
I too have a difficult time being loose with pencils. I really love what you did. Can you please say again which three colors made the final cut? Thank you.
WoW that’s an amazing result with the 3 colors! Lately I only buy just a limited amount of colors instead of the whole set. It helps me to get more creative and make things I normally wouldn’t ! Just love your happy vibe and your enthusiasm for art! Oh Grady is right, that women in the painting looks a bit scary. Your is more soft and looks more friendly. Have a nice weekend
Great info! I have a small set of the inktense but have not used them much ....this has inspired me to experiment more with them as well as the other mediums I have. 👍❤
Thank you for this! The topic seemed a little out of left field and yet it was so informative. The limited palette experiment is really interesting (and I’m someone who buys way too many color and gets overwhelmed) but the number one thing I’ve been taking away from your recent videos showing water-soluble media is the use of fingers for activating (and also using the broad side of things like the Neocolor II.) It’s like a revelation! It just never even crossed my mind to do this. I don’t have the Inktense pencils but I do have a couple brands of other water-soluble colored pencils, and I have quite a large number of open stock Inktense blocks, which I have largely abandoned in favor of the Neocolor II wax pastels. Maybe the blocks would work well for even looser/larger works than you might make with the pencils. I have all these water-soluble materials and never really knew where they fit in because I also have a variety of watercolor, gouache, etc.. Using my fingers instead of a brush was somehow a huge game changer. The marks and washes that result are so different. So now I have to go look at my Inktense blocks…. (The blocks, by the way, are supposedly better than the Neocolor II for use on fabric and that is why I originally bought them.)
@@sandihester I pulled out the Inktense blocks tonight (though was dismayed to see that despite having about 35 of them I am missing almost all of the colors you used.) I was reminded of why I gave them up - I just don’t like how they feel when dry… quite a lot like a conte crayon, and they create a bit of dust. But man are they fun to use with wet fingers! It’s a totally different experience and there’s less risk of using too much water or accidentally pulling off too much pigment (as some brushes do.) I can now see their potential for vivid and even opaque painterly results, and not just the watercolor effects they’re also so good at producing. Thanks for putting Inktense back in my mind.
@@Anonymoi I bet you still have a great red yellow and blue - you’ll just have to try them and see what works best - but YES to getting the fingers involved!!
Snap! I was just shopping for pencils haha! A really great demo Sandi thanks so much. I also have a query.. I just realised that gouache comes in both water soluble and acrylic! which I wasnt aware. I was wondering why I couldnt re constitute my gouache! Could you maybe talk a little about gouache and the differences, and is it better than basic flat acrylic, because the price is much higher than flat acrylics. Sorry, long comment. thanks again!
Treating that watercolour brush a little more gently this week haha! Hilda looked great...I do tend to use a fairly limited palette most of the time...makes me wonder why I have so many paints that I don't use 😂
Great video, Sandi! I really love the original painting of Hilda (the one in your dining room gallery) and your new tri-chromatic painting is equally beautiful. It has different techniques/qualities/emotions etc'. Fascinating & super-inspiring at the same time! Btw, I'd really like your professional help. Is it possible to turn the most basic gouache paints into acrylic ones? (I think I've heard something about adding PVA glue, however I really don't know if it's true and what are the right quantities / ratios for each of the materials (gouache vs. glue). I'd really appreciate your input & wide knowledge! Thanks a L-O-T!
I've heard that from a few people and as I checked with my other YT friends they've said it has to do with your web browser blocking it. You could try copy and pasting the links. I'm so sorry they're not working for you!
@@sandihester It was odd - it wasn't my browser since I could get other links - it was just yours! I checked with other videos of yours and couldn't get them either. It may have been a glitch....
