Delighted to find this, thank you Marty. Now beginning again after nearly 30 years, I'm drawing with damaged hands, paints waiting for me to break the spell. I had forgotten doing transfers; that's a real gift! Thank you again.
Hi Wendy, a lot of my students hadn’t painted for years but when they came back to it they found it much easier and were able to process it better. Sorry to hear about your hands and I can appreciate how difficult it must be with the drawing aspect of art and having worked with folk with varying conditions I’m trying to think of ways to make the art process more enjoyable by eliminating any obstacles - I think that’s why the fast & loose big brush style of painting really appeals to me and many others - keep it fun :)
@@StormLampStudios Tanks Marty: a smashed wrist in 2012, a permanent mal-join, * nerves and tendons painfully mangled, meant no piano, embroidery, drawing/writing. I'm 84; Derwent pencils were gifts from my husband, who died that year. Many were shared to clever granddaughters now with art degrees' now I'm filling gaps, urged by son and daughter. Now begun flower drawing in pencil - slowly!
Hi Anne, lovely to hear from you, I know what you mean about hearing the ole Belfast accent - when I lived in the US for a while and came back home it was so good to hear the locals again :)
Can't tell you how much I appreciate this video, as the sketch is always the most difficult part of the painting for me. Subscribing, and looking forward to more watercolor tutorials. Your watercolors are wonderful!
Ohhhh my God, too good, it's such a precious painting, and you are teaching like, it's for kids!!! So simple it looks, but beautiful. You are a great teacher. 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉😂
Thank you for your lovely comments - it’s funny you should mention that it seems for kids - I actually teach kids from 7 years of age right up to adults near 90 and I have come to realise that if a kid can understand it, so will an adult - we are all children at heart :)
Marty, this was absolutely amazing! From the tracing to the painting, I have learned so much. Thank you for this excellent video. I look forward to catching up on other techniques and just enjoying your wonderful art. Warmest regards from a new subscriber 👏❤️🇨🇦
Thanks Patsy - someone told me the other night they enjoyed listening to the sound of my voice, especially when they couldn’t sleep at night - listening to me put them right out 😂
I loved this video, particularly how clearly you describe your approach. What kind of paper are you using? It looks like it stay well wet enough for good wet on wet.
Hi Marty. Many thanks for a really good instructional video. I might have mentioned that I can't draw, so I trace, but your video has taught me some new techniques. Much appreciated, pal. I am enjoying your RU-vid art classes. Kind regards. 73 de Pete.
"If you are not a great drawer, or you have difficulty with drawing, it is not the end of the world. There is lots of ways around it." You are a true stoïc. It's true, many times adversity hits our life path. It is is not a time to give up, to give in. It is not the end of the world; there are many ways around it. The Obstacle Is the Way.
Hi Marty was this painting based on a photograph? I loved how you interpreted it. Keep up the good work and I hope to see more quality tutorials like this in the New Year. Thank you.
Hi there, yes this was from an old photograph I had taken a long time ago and have lost over the years - I had boxes and boxes of photos at one stage before everything went digital. and now it’s hard to find anything lol - and yes I’ll be adding more tutorials up in the new year
I finally got around to trying the tracing technique and it really takes the hassle out of sketching, especially when wanting to do a quick painting. It would be good to see one of your sketching tutorials please.
Hi there, it’s a brush from a small Winsor & Newton travel kit without the handle - I try to build up a collection of different brushes for different jobs - I also modify a lot of my brushes to suit what I’m doing - hope that helps
you’re very welcome! - the idea came about after much frustration and practice, but it’s a great way when teaching a class, without them wasting too much time on drawing when they just want to learn to paint
Thanks Julie - just break it down into different parts - and if it all turns out not to your liking, just have another go - it normally takes me a few goes until I hit on a painting I like :)
I like to paint the back of the painting with water before approaching the painting. I guess using this system, I need to use masking tape. Btw I enjoy your style. Thanks
I normally use a limited palette of primary colours along with a few dark browns and a Black: Yellow ochre Cad red Alizarin Crimson Cobalt Blue French Ultramarine blue Burnt Sienna Burnt umber Paynes grey or neutral tint
hi as an BA Hon degree artist, first would love to say loving your approach, its close to mine as a super realist, so loving seeing your style which is close to mine would love to chat with you as i feel you could give me a few pointers, but i know so much more i can give you loads of information to help you in your artist quest, at 70 years of age i am running out of time to pass on my research and skills and as a fellow paddy i think we should talk thats if your up for it
I normally use a limited palette of primary colours along with a few dark browns and a Black: Yellow ochre Cad red Alizarin Crimson Cobalt Blue French Ultramarine blue Burnt Sienna Burnt umber Paynes grey or neutral tint
@@StormLampStudios Man, that spoon idea is GREAT! i know how do you feel about those transfer trench marks, even for not wet media. Thats an old problem for me too. Thx for the video and the subtitles.
Question..why would you lay the tracing paper/drawing on top of the watercolor paper to apply the graphite to the tracing paper? As you saw yourself you can ruin the watercolor paper with ink and also have backwards indentation of the image if you press too hard . Why wouldn’t you do it on the table then transfer it to the paper. This totally makes no sense to me.
Hi Sandra thanks for your comment - yes the picture that I’m taking the impression of is an original watercolour, but it’s only a demo so I’m not that concerned - normally it would be a photograph that you would be doing this with on a table - the pencil I’m using is a very soft lead so doesn’t cause any damage to the paper underneath and when I use the spoon to transfer the final image, this doesn’t cause any issues either as it’s smooth - I hope that helps :)
I was thinking the same thing! The side with the ink doesn’t need to come into contact with the clean sheet of watercolor paper while putting down the graphite on the flip side (A). If needed, just use a piece of copy/cartridge paper underneath.
Hi Terri, thanks for your comment, yes I guess it’s a matter of personal taste and what’s handy to you at the time - if I’m in the studio working I try to improvise with whatever’s at hand and i’ve been using this method a long time and it works for me :)
That most probably happens because of the cooking paper that is waterproof, it has a silicon layer or something like it, the ink doesn't dry as fast as on ordinary paper. Cool idea!
Just use plain tracing paper. Use graphite but only about 2B, cover with scribbles and then drop lighter fluid on it. Smear fluid to give a uniform coating. Put it loose under flapped tracing so you can check your progress. Use colored pens so you know where you have traced.@@StormLampStudios
