First original painting ive ever done after learning from tutorials.. based on a photo of my kitten and only about 2 months into my watercolour journey.
Would love constructive feedback!
I know I should've gone abit darker and bolder on the shadows in the white fur, but, white fur is scary 😂
Just gotta post coz im so excited. Returned to art after a decade away and decided to try watercolours for the first time. Painting again feels incredible but obviously theres ALOT to learn with watercolours.
Ive been following a few artists whos style and teaching style I love on patreon and focusing on tutorials to build up the technical skills.
Finally starting to plan for some original paintings, BUT im so proud of how this tutorial painting turned out 😍 everytime I see it i cant believe i painted it.
Its sunbird and lemons by Anna Bucciarelli (on her patreon so no link sorry) and im in awe that im at this point, 7 weeks into my watercolour painting journey thanks to all the amazing info online!
Heya! Potentially silly question, but I was following a tutorial where the artists was doing a very very light wash. I mixed my puddle of paint (same color and same brand) to look the same as her did on her palette. However when dried mine looked dull, muted and somehow also darker than hers 😂 I didnt go over and over it, just a single layer sweep of the brush. I seem to really struggle with keeping any vibrancy on initial thin washes of colour's like violets and orange etc. But can do thin glazes at the end just fine?
I feel like im going abit nuts 🤣
Bonus question... has anyone else struggled with the "damp" paper window seeming too short? Working on a block (same as the person making the tutorial) and my paper seems to go from wet enough everything spreads too far, to bone dry very quickly. But stays wet quite a long time.
I tried use a thicker consistency paint to counteract that but it was too thick and dark for the layer I was on.
Doing all of this on Baohong masters 100% cold pressed cotton, ive tried oxgall to help with dry time but it just stays wet longer not in the "damp" phase. I truly think its to do with my paint consistency.
Having tons of fun and loving everything im learning but havent managed to find the right video or bit of advice to help make these 2 issues kinda click and my experimentation hasnt worked so far 😂
Trying to do the xray technique on some flowers right now which really uses both of these as i desperately want to figure this out. So would welcome any potential tips I could try.
Pictures of some of the work ive done so far! All are based on tutorials from well known artists so not claiming any as original. Mostly from anna bucciarelli 🥰
Hey all!
Gonna place a baerry order soon and want to finally try a kbeauty spf.
The only face sof thats worked for me is the cetaphil sun ultra light lotion, I work a really physical job and need something that doesnt stingy like crazy if sweat gets near my eyes and doesnt make me feel drenched in oil 😅
The cetaphil one is like 90% what i want but id like something that I can feel on my face just a little bit less but dont know where to start!
Also any suggested pimple batches? Every now and again I get the worst pimples that are just big red lumps, normally dont even develop to a full white head but they hurt and I pick so I want to cover them to avoid me doing damage.
Thank you all!
Hey guys,
So I tried using a free teleprompter app on my phone "promptsmart" but I had to subscribe to use it for longer than 3 minutes at a time and if a video is only 3 minutes long I dont need a script 🤣 and sometimes its wouldnt track my voice properly to scroll. So just wondering what you guys use that is affordable for a very small channel im not wanting to out alot of money into at this point.
Also wondering about editing software, I dont at this point have an amazing laptop (will upgrade if i start making money on YT, and dont want to pay alot for Adobe subscriptions. Im currently using capcut but im wanting to try something abit more advanced, was looking at davinci and wondering how people here have found it if theyve tried it?
And just wondering the best option for making thumbnails that people have found that ISNT over exaggerated AI thumbnails.
Im happy with the progress ive made and how things are going so far but want to keep working to improve 🥰
Wanted to share my final room layout until even more of these guys mature 🤣 added a second set of shelves, each shelf has grow light on the underside, lowest shelves used for prop boxes! Best room for ambient temp and humidity for them. Love being able to see them all so easily every day too, have 100 different types now 🫣
Hey guys, thanks so much for the responses on my last post, I probably couldve been clearer.
I dont want to buy pre orders at all 😅 I dislike the concept, I made a youtube video where I talk about things I avoid as a buyer, one was pre orders.
I live in New Zealand and because of biosecurity we do have a unique market, but all shops have access to the same labs that will export here, so when one shop pre orders it at a high price, it will release from the other shops at a pretty similar time for less money. One shop turned to pre orders after they released a plant at 450 and other shops released it for 100.
They were straight in my emails talking about how im ruining innovation and new ideas and that this is a normal trusted practice overseas that allows shops to better plan inventory, lock in "low" prices and plan their growing space.
They dont allow cancelations for "impatience, change of mind or growing delays" some people 8 weeks past release are still waiting for plants. It is also full price upfront.
I dont think this is a scam shop or anything, theyre decently well known and trusted with their normal plant sales but it personally feels that theyre struggling to adjust to the changing market and this is a way to catch people that are super excited at seeing this plant for sale for the first time. Lock them in at a higher price and then theyre stuck when the other shops release it cheaper, its based on them not understanding how TC labs work and that all the shops can access the same few labs that will ship here.
We also have a local shop who imports, then does TC in the country so they can then release in bulk at a lower price in the country.
So in asking for info im just curious how its actually done and viewed in general overseas so i can be more informed.
It doesnt change my view on not liking the model in our market. I dont want my local viewers buying pre order not understanding the potential risk, but also dont want to speak so broadly on it if it is more standard but runs differently overseas.
Hey guys, I have a local shop thats doing tc pre-orders, they import the TC, harden it off and acclimate it, pot it up and then ship it. Up to a 2 month wait, they ask for full price upfront. They repeatedly say this is a common practice overseas and any concern around it is just people being scared of new things, so I thought id ask, is this a common practice in north America and europe to see from shops?
Thanks all!
Pic of one of my fav emergents right now so this doesnt get lost.