Fran, you could draw with your feet and your eyes closed and we'd be proud of you. Everything you do looks so beautiful! The illustration is amazing!

I'm in love with your version of Victorian ladies. The soft colors blended so dreamy. And the little fairy buns cracked me up.

How can Fran get any better? Oh I know, give her coloured pencils and send her to New York! I adore the look you are getting from those colour pencils. I think it really adds something to your work, which I didn't think was possible :) I also love seeing New York in your video. Exciting times ahead!

@FranMeneses

6 жыл бұрын

thank you Taniaaaaaa :)

Fran, your translation from old to new drawing was brilliant! It looks like something out of your children’s/sci-fi illustration world. Good job staying true to who you are now and not giving into the fairies. I would totally watch an animated series with those little forest spirits. 💕

You, Kendyll and Holly are my TOP 3 favorite KZread artists to watch, and the fact that you know both of them makes it 10000x betterrrrrr

Those fairies killed me, ahaha, you're genius, Fran! And thank you so much for making my daily routine better - I can't imagine my like without your videos and illustrations that inspired me so many times. HAVE THE NICEST DAY EVER!☕️☕️☕️

As always, a massive inspiration. Your videos always get my creative juices flowing xx

I love it how you laugh each time you see your older artwork.

Ese mini painting set, qué lindoooooo :_D Me gusta mucho la paleta de colores que estás usando! Muchos saludos y qué bacán que apareció Ed!

This reminds me the sketchbooks I used when I was in high school and spent my time drawing, doodling, doing collages and experimenting. I think it's awsome you take time to try new art supplies, test them, do some personal research and challenges: that's how you grow and that's super professional! Also those fairies turned out so cute!

I love your videos. I feel like I'm chatting with a girl friend who encourages my art while she makes her own. Thank you for being vulnerable and doing things that scare you-- all artists should be that brave!!

The fairy’s are lovely!! I love seeing your experiments with texture/different mediums and how it translates to your style. Thank you for sharing with us💕

Tiny paints in the tiny sketchbook! 😍 So good to see another video, Fran! Welcome back!

Missed you so much Fren :). Hope you enjoyed your Holiday. I hope ed is good too. Miss you all a lot. Now my happy again seeing u :)))

You were my inspiration to become an illustrator and eventhough our style is completely different, despite you've never replied any of my comments/messages (😅), I think you're great. Please never lose the floor under your feet and keep being an inspiration to young artist 😊 greetings from Mexico

Fran, you look so happy in this video! New York looks good on you, I hope you're enjoying your travels!

@FranMeneses

6 жыл бұрын

:D THANKS MICHELLEEEEE

You and Ed should totally make a video about how you guys met and your love story

👉 *You know you're an artist when...* *Seeing those brand new Prismacolor pencils bump and slide onto the wood floor has your face like 😬 LOL* 😝 😊

It was really fun watching you redraw an old drawing! I would love to see more of that :)

The challenge with the mini paint set is a great idea.

Oh Fran i think you are the only KZreadr in this planet who make my day love you so mush girl ! Kisses from Algeria

The mini paint set is usually really bad. Just remove the cheap color and pour some of your own paint. Then you have a very portable watercolor set to use with a waterbrush. :) This is like a urban sketcher's hack. :) hope it helps

@fluximagery6500

6 жыл бұрын

Fernanda Vaz de Campos 😳😳😳😳 mind blown! I want to get one from Party City now and do this. ☺️☺️☺️

I loved the heck out of this. A great start to my day!

Flower fairies are so cute! Good you enjoyed your break, hope you got new ideas!

such a wonderful video! i look up to you so much as a person and a creator. my relationship to art is so much more fun and exploratory now a days, and i totally have your videos to thank for that. you’re the coolest, fran!

I love getting to see you experiment with different techniques and ideas! Thank you for sharing, Fran!

We are always proud of you Fran 💕

Wonderful Vlog Fran🤩🕊 Love listening to your videos while I work on my Illustrations, you bring so much joy !! 🌿 Keep on creating!!!

Fran, I am so glad to see you back!

Wow. Loved how you showed the difference between the two illustrations. One having more personality and everything! Love this video. ❤️

I love these illustrations with color pencils! Live your videos so so so much Fran 💕

I love watching your drawing/illustration videos! It’s so relaxing :)

hi Fran, like you sooooo much! Every time when I watch your video , I always learn a lot. And your video makes me feel relaxed and happy.

Oh Fran. Even though I’m older than you, I feel like you’re the cool older sister that I wish I had, or, that awesome babysitter who came over and introduced me to the coolest singers and makeup. Hahah!

Soooo pretty. The video, the ilustration, you, the tiny painting set

Good to see you again 😊 you've just made my day. 🌸

I love the colours you've choiced, it brings more intensity to your draw!^^

So cute with your space buns!! 💕

Love love looove the pencils and texture!! Thanks for putting yourself in an uncomfortable situation! 😃👌🏻👌🏻

Ay Fran, que rico verte de nuevooooo. Extrañaba tus videos y me encantaron las nuevas técnicas que estás experimentando 😻❤️ Saludos preciosa ✨✨✨✨

Yey do the mini paint challenge 🙌🏼 Yess. Much love from Puerto Rico. Keep being awesome 😎

Really nice draw!!! Glad your back 😘

Baby, some of the pencils you bought (the Caran d'Ache Supracolor) are watercolour pencils, which means you can go over them with water to create gradations or any other watercolour effect. Also, they are probably a bit too expensive to just use as regular colour pencils; and I am sure they feel sad to not be used the way they were intended. Fran, don't make the pencils cry!! (What I'm trying to say is, you should try to use some water on them.)

@shannonk8846

6 жыл бұрын

I'm glad someone else noticed! Extra note, the Faber Castell Polychromos pencils are oil-based, as opposed to the wax-based Prismacolor Premier pencils. They're soooo smooth.

So glad you're back! I missed you. 🙌

I would tell you the thruth Fran..... I was waiting the whole week to see this video, i just entered to KZread and i always watched if i had one notification of your channel!!! At the night i just saw your notification and i just wrapped as a burrito on a blanket and i was ready to watch your video! THANKS, for sharing your great and detailed videos and your pretty art work, Thanks for being always there for showing us that we can do it. THANKS Fraaaaaan love you babe, have a nice and relaxing weekend!!!!!💖✏️💖✨

Honestly love your videos so much!! Such an inspiration! :D

OH MY GOD I live in Brooklyn I’m so excited that you’re here!!!

Best video EVER! Love your hauls!!!!

I’m busy in uni and I never draw. I’m not good, but what I do sketch makes me and my bf laugh. Watching this video makes me want to draw again. But for right now I’ll just live through you and be impressed by your work. The coloured pencil work looks great. I really like it. Hi Fran!

Every time you post a video I get SO happy. 💕💕💕

I love the crescent rendr sketchbook for markers, 💜 completely bleed proof!!!

The recreation of that illustration is just adorable!!! Also, those color pencils really blends nicely together

Love your drawing style! Love your art! Thanks for share Fran! Saludos desde Nicaragua!

Oh my goood yes, it turn out so much better ♡🌟💛

Mini paint set ExPeRiMenT DEFINTLY 😻🙆🙅🙏

LOVE the editing and the concept of those post-its!

Don't be nervous Fran! Your work is amazing! :)

Yesss, the bullet sharpener is the best! I bought it for less than 2€ in the Netherlands once. I’ve had one since forever and it is still super sharp!

This was so much fun to watch! I'd love seeing you re-draw other old sketches sometime in the future :)

i LOVE your little space buns ✨💕✨

Thank goodness you're back!!!!! I was losing my shit!

You did great with the colored pencils. I love using the prismacolor colorless blender for colored pencils; it lightens the overall hugh, but gives a smooth look and blends the colors nicely.

I always find your videos so interesting! I'm glad you make them!

I love watching all your videos but specially your draw with me videos!!! I know you are nervous to film yourself drawing but oh my I am always impressed and very entertained ! Loved your end result ! You inspire me to try coloured pencils as well :)

You're the best ever, love u, you motivate me to follow my dreams and believe that anything is possible 💗💗

watching this made me want to start coloring again, thank you !

Fran, me encantan tus videos, recuerdo cuando encontré tu canal hace AÑOS jaja, incluso descargué uno de tus videos en mi teléfono suuuper antiguo y espero pasar esas cosas bellas a la actualidad, ¡el dibujo me ha encantado! me dieron ganas de dibujar de nuevo y ahora probando lápices de colores.

Finally, I have waited for sooo long. Love your style

Full of inspirations. Thanks a lot.

You are so talented, it's mesmerizing!

YAY new video!!! You always make my day 😊💖

Hahaha, I love the mini paint set!

Loooove that last drawing you did! Please do more

Beautiful work 😍

I'm really into colour pencils at the moment. I started using colour pencils when I saw some of your videos and you were using the prismacol erase pencil to sketch. I love it :) Keep up with the good work Fran :)

Love your video as always! :) I enjoy seeing you drawing.

Ah I missed you! The illustration with the pencils came out super cute, love those flower fairies!

I loved the flower fairy guys! And I really liked the editing style you used for the drawing process! I feel like it really suits your personality c:

I love the new designs of the fairies

That mini paint set is so lovely! You should definitely make a video using them ❤

Hey Fran! Something you might want to try while experimenting with coloured pencils is using a colourless marker blender on them - it really makes for a neat effect that retains some of the "graininess" of the pencils, and a light washy-watercolour effect at the same time. Copic, Chartpak, Tombow and probably others make them - give it a shot! (Plus, it gives you another excuse to visit Blick's again!!!)

It's awesome Fran! i really like all of ur video :)

I'm study in film & I wanna say you video - editing, colour grading & music just perfect. Also your art is amazing!

Fran I loved your redrawing of that 2005 sketch. I love my iPad Pro though, it saves me so much on art supplies. Pretty much like going from film to digital. When I saw what David Hockney did on the iPad I was sold. Traditional media has its place, but now if I can create it on a tablet that's my first choice. I work with a Huion GT 221 inch tablet in the studio and my 12.9 iPad Pro every where else, they are great tools to have.

I just came back from NY! (I didn't go many places though besides the Met museum, I had stuff to do) I love your videos btw they're really nice and motivating to watch.

You give me inspiration, and i miss your videos a lot

welcome back Fran ❤️❤️lovvve to watch ur videos with cup of coffee 😎☕ on Fridays 😍😍😘👍

Art materials hauls are amazing. Envious of your Moleskine purchases. Must get some more and looking forward to the new paper! Intrigued... will watch now :) lunch break of another illustrator lol

Oh god I really like the way you color with color pencils It is amaaazing

Muchas gracias por hacerme una madrugada feliz!! Te admiro demasiado gracias por todo 💕😭 Te envió un gran abrazo desde Guatemala💕

Fran, your videos are always so inspirational, fun, and chill! So glad you’re here to share with us. I’d be interested to know what art apps you’ve tried on the iPad, specifically which one you showed with the colored pencil effect. Could you talk a bit about how you use the iPad in your illustration process, and do you feel like it could be used in place of a cintiq, or would you always want both? Thanks so much, hope you enjoy the rest of your trip!

amazing video as always ! Can't wait to see the mini palette challenge :)

I feel like I was jonesing for some Fran time! Really enjoyed today!

Oh, New York and drawing at the Met, swoon! Also, I just watched Princess Mononoke earlier this week, and your forest spirits made me think of those ones in the film :)

Fran! Muchas gracias, no sabes la motivación que es para mi verte y escucharte! Me encantan tus ilustraciones y tu trabajo, es genial! Me parece increíble que hagas el "review" jaja del ipad y la cintiq, yo quiero invertir en una y no sé cuál sea la mejor, incluso he visto a algunos ilustradores que trabajan en la surface pro de windows y estaría genial poder saber cuál funciona mejor para ilustrar. Muchísimas gracias Fran, por ser tú y por ser tan auténtica! Un abrazo desde México!!!

Looooove your pencil drawing! It’s beautiful! The forest creatures’ booties are the cutest :D and now I’m off to sketch - you inspired me so much, thanks Fran!

@FranMeneses

6 жыл бұрын

oh this is so coool, good luck Dashaaa!

LOVE YOU FRAN :) Missed these updates and hope you're having the most beautiful holiday. xxx

@natasharedmane

6 жыл бұрын

oh look! some awesome people here in the comments! :>

Perfect video! Adorable 😍

i miiiiisssed youuuuuu! I'm into colored pencils, but mixing them is something, I always forget about. Thank you!

I didn't read all of the comments, and someone may have suggested this already....Have you tried using colored pencil on top of your dry watercolor washes? It gets rid of the white paper specks and allows you to build depth of color without getting too much "wax bloom",. I love seeing you work and listening to you. You are such an inspiration, my Go to" when I need motivation. Your style is awesome!