Girl. Your nails. Your nails and your voice.

@studioxjess

7 жыл бұрын

Lyndsey Coyle haha thank you 🙌 I can't have my long nails anymore bc I started rock climbing and I miss them sooooo much 🤓

I loved seeing you get you colors all organized. Also I got a tube wringer on Amazon for about $7 and I was shocked at how much more paint you can get out of a tube that looks empty.

@studioxjess

7 жыл бұрын

Dionne C that's a great idea I will definitely go that route when I need more paints, love it :)

@ApatheticBlogger

5 жыл бұрын

These are the frugal tips I live for, I owe you my life now

@LilCraftyNook

3 жыл бұрын

Great idea!!

Not sure if this would work for you but I number all my half pans and then keep a log of what is in each numbered pan. I actually keep the log in a spreadsheet in Dropbox and add the colours I want next. That way, if I find myself in an art store, I get what I want and don't buy anything I already have.

@ceebee1461

5 жыл бұрын

Wendy Norman that genius

@skyelorspacex

5 жыл бұрын

That’s something I should do. I have some cheep tubes atm but they are surprisingly fairly good but I wanna get more water colours and make a palette one day. I like the way you log everything you have it sounds like it would be helpful

@MsCooljoshi

4 жыл бұрын

Can you show us how you did it.... It's not clear here

@pamelaknott6707

2 жыл бұрын

Genius!! What a great idea - I am going to do this today.

@wendynorman6965

2 жыл бұрын

@@MsCooljoshi haha I just saw this. Sorry for the delay! When I buy a tube, I put some in an empty numbered pan and paint it onto a little postage stamp sized piece of watercolour paper. I cut batches of them from a sheet of paper. I write the pan number on the back of the paper sample. Then I enter into a spreadsheet, the date, pigment info, pan number, colour name, brand name, etc. I store the spreadsheet in the cloud so that when I’m shopping, I can see what I already have. I can sort the spreadsheet by brand, pan number, date or whatever I want. When I put a palette together for something specific, I dump all my little painted samples out of their ziplock bag, arrange them roughly into a colour wheel and choose the ones I want to use. Then I grab those pans from out of their “home” palette and pop them into a temporary one.

The tip about cutting open the dried out tubes is great, I don't know why it never occured to me to do that, thanks a bunch!

Hi Jess! New to the channel so I apologize if someone else has already addressed this, but just an FYI on inserting the pans. If you start on the other shorter, fixed side of the metal holder and then click it down into the long flexible piece of metal, the pans will be much more secure and not move around as much :) Happy painting!

@studioxjess

7 жыл бұрын

In Liquid Color hello, welcome! Thanks for the tip (and no, no one's mentioned that yet :) very good to know, they do move around quite a bit 🤓

@InLiquidColor

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I have a couple of Schmincke videos with a visual if that would be more helpful. Love your videos - especially the penguins :)

@studioxjess

7 жыл бұрын

In Liquid Color I just followed! Cannot wait to dig into your videos this weekend, yum 🍬 Thanks for saying hello by the way, I love meeting fellow watercolorists and illustrators on KZread!

@InLiquidColor

7 жыл бұрын

Studio Jess thanks so much Jess! I'm subbed to you as well and look forward to seeing more of yours too :) have a great weekend!

Oh my gosh, you MUST label the pans before you fill them!!!! I recently had a DISASTER while setting up a new palette with some paints I'd never used before.... The container I had them resting in while drying got knocked over and EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM landed on the ground, face-down.... Despite having magnets on them and being in a metal box. =;_;= I was so distraught. Thank goodness they were all labelled! Happy to see I'm not the only one who's absolutely completely stingy with watercolors and digs out every last drop from a dried tube. =>.

@sofachan2322

5 жыл бұрын

Meow Meow Kapow this hurts to read..... qwq

@calandr4

5 жыл бұрын

I mean they are expensive 😅 so I too do the same..

@buggycris6499

5 жыл бұрын

Meow Meow Kapow I cringed reading this, I remember when I dropped my watercolors I screamed

@alenaargonza1487

5 жыл бұрын

Thank goodness i have tight grip!

@thesarahdilemma9752

5 жыл бұрын

Meow Meow Kapow :)

I realize I'm a bit late to the party, but thought I'd chime in anyway. Those empty, metal palettes are designed to fit full pans, as well. Sure you'll have fewer pans, but the 1/2 pans are murder on your brushes. I use a mix of both full and 1/2 pans. in my metal palette according to which colors I use most often. Thanks, you vid was most helpful.

Not sure if anyone else has said this yet, if you pinch the little metal flap down just a little before you put the pan in, it helps keep the pans from jiggling around so much. Lindsey (the frugal crafter) talked about it in one of her videos and it has saved a lot of my pans from falling out of place! :)

@Shadowangel691

7 жыл бұрын

Taylor Young oooh great tip. do you remember which video?

You see, that's what I like about watercolours. No matter how old and dried up it gets, water could always revive it.

What I find that works for me is to label the swatches. Because I’m kinda messy with paints, I also laminated my swatches. Also, to make your swatches look prettier and more convenient, make a grid that mimics the size and shape of the pans and do a gradient with one little stripe of the paint layered so you can see how it lays down better.

As I was setting up my palette I first made this colour chart and put the colour names and brands on there, because I don`t want to write on my pans in case the colour gets empty and I`m going to replace it with another one. But that`s just my way. I`ve seen a lot writing on the pans. Your colours look really nice. As I was watching you I had the feeling you really like the colour red.

@studioxjess

7 жыл бұрын

firecloud yes, I wrote on the pans because I have extras and also because I take them out a lot for photography and they get re-ordered. Ps. Maybe it seems like I like red bc of my nails ☺️

@madisonxyz9887

6 жыл бұрын

firecloud If you write it with sharpie, you can get rid of it with rubbing alcohol.

@louginy.b6662

6 жыл бұрын

you can write it on masking tape so if you want to change the color then you can peel off the tape and write the new color name on it. Happy Painting!

I "accidentally" bought an empty palette for watercolor pans, and just bought a "cheap" watercolour tubes from LIDL!!! So, that I have an excuse to be able to do this!!! Thanks, friend, for the idea!!!

@reaberilla7134

6 жыл бұрын

Apropos, you must've enjoyed it!

@studioxjess

6 жыл бұрын

RE ABERILLA fabulous, have fun with it 🙌

@Yan-ri2jg

5 жыл бұрын

Are the paints from the Crelando brand? Did it work because i just setted up a palette with em'

@waldhexe7484

4 жыл бұрын

I love the Crelando ones. I mean, they are by no means great watercolors, but they have a special place in my hard, cource i have started out with them and still take them everywhere, despite there beat up tin.

Your Nan had a great selection of colors, swatch sheet is beautiful!

I write down the color names on a card chocolate box style next to swatches corresponding to their position in the palette, then laminate or, well, in my case, wrap the card in clear packing tape. I can never read my own sharpie writing - plus any excuse to swatch is a good one in my book. Admittedly, it means I have to make a new card every time I adjust my palette.

This is so awesome!! I started watercolor painting again (I took a class 14 years ago and still have the tubes-they look a lot like your Nana’s!!) with my inefficient round big well palettes and I just ordered an empty palette! Thank you so much for those great tips that we shouldn’t skip over!!❤️

I just bought a half pan palette after seeing this and gonna fill it with my gouache paints! Can't wait. Also this was so therapeutic to watch!

This was extremely satisfying to watch!

Love the dried paint tip!

Very useful! The tip of cutting the tubes is great! 🙌 I would never had realised!

This was so relaxing to watch.

This video is so soft and satisfying. I recently ordered watercolour supplies, so this video is a good tutorial on what to do.

watching this (and hearing your narration!) destressed me, relaxed and inspired😇

Aww , I call my grandma “nana” too ❤️

@LilCraftyNook

3 жыл бұрын

My moms mom also. Yes, all of us cousins called her that!!

That's a great idea! I also have some old dry tubes from my grand mother, I might also use them, now that I know that I can!! Thanks!

this is so soothing ,paradise

I’ve seen this video before. But I saw the thumbnail again today and had to rewatch. Jess I love your whole vibe this was such a pleasure to rewatch. It’s so relaxing and satisfying.

the turquoise and cyan look so pretty

So aesthetic I love it

Sooo satisfying

I'm still new to watercolors so this is really helpful. Thank you!

Hi Jess! I love your videos and your editing style. Can you please make a video about watercolor for beginners? The materials you use etc. This one was super helpful!

@studioxjess

7 жыл бұрын

Cute Treats hey there and thank you! So happy to know it was helpful. I definitely have a video of favorite supplies on my list and I will add one on watercolor for beginners as well! Great suggestions, and so wonderful to have you watching 🤓👍

Such a serene video :)

i love your videos, this one was super calming :) and your nails are (were) indeed fabulous!

Your videos are so beautifully presented. Very relaxing, yet interesting

this is so therapeutic to watch

Thank you for the great information. So helpful to those of us just starting out.

This was such a helpful video. I’m new to watercolor and didn’t have any idea of how to begin.... where better than with an amazing custom pallet. Thanks.

Thank you for the tutorial. So helpful.

This was so helpful to see you do this. Thank you!!

this is satisfying❤️

This entire vid was so zen

Need that light blue!!!

Wow! Watercolor is the best 😉

Great tips thanks!

I cant believe shes doing all this with those nails omg

@anabonn3044

5 жыл бұрын

nails are amazing tools, and if you know how to use them, even better

so relaxing and fantastic information . thank you .and a side note I LOVE those nails

Hi Jess, great video as usual, I just put up my first KZread video and listed you as one of my inspirations in the video. Your tips are always helpful and like the calmness in your voice it's very soothing. Thank you for being you.

@studioxjess

7 жыл бұрын

Antony Michael Pugh that's awesome thank you so much! I just popped over to your channel but I don't see the video, so link me up, I'd love to watch it! 😎

Not only is your video informative, it's also very calming to watch. I love organizing things! Btw, your voice sort of reminds me of Winona Ryder's voice. Love it. 😁

Lol My eyes went straight to the Lukas Cobalt blue! Thanks for linking it!

Wonderful vid!

I don't know why it is SOOOOO satisfying other than doing it myself to just look at someone else do this too :D

Hey Jess! I really like seeing other Illustrators doing such basic stuff, like organizing your color palette. I just finished art college in Germany and want to be an Illustrator as well :) Hope to see more of your "basic" tipps and work stuff! Greetings from Germany ~

@studioxjess

7 жыл бұрын

Claudia M. Hey Claudia! I love watching these types of videos as well, I am going to try to make some more of them. Let me know how things are going on your journey, I lived in Munich when I was young and I adore the German vibe! Much love from Austin 😘

your videos are so so positive! really inspiring (': 💙

@studioxjess

7 жыл бұрын

Megan Arts oh thank you so much Megan that's such a lovely thing to hear... 😊

Your video made me extremely happy!! :^) I have just learned that I don't really need to worry about my dried-up watercolour tubes.. Cut the tube, peel dry paint, stuff it in a pan.. done!!

This was very helpful.

Awesome idea for saving dried up tubes of paint - it never occurred to me to cut them out!

excellent video. Thanks

Thank you!💕🖼

Thanks for making this. I learned a lot :)

Just came across your videos trying to decide between watercolour pans or tubes! I paint with mostly acrylic but wanna try new paints!

ahhh so therapeutic ^_^

@studioxjess

7 жыл бұрын

Emma Thrussell ta Emma! 🤗

I loved this video! Rainbows are so beautiful :)

@studioxjess

7 жыл бұрын

A MacK's Life aren't they though :) I must admit my apps on my phone are color coordinated as well

@charliewiseri

7 жыл бұрын

Studio Jess I appreciate that 😅😅😅 That's amazing

OMG this helped me so much. Thank u

for smaller palletes, u can use icecube trays, n hot glue it into a cute box 💗

I love this video! thanks for the tips! will defiantly watch this again once I need to update/refill my palette

@studioxjess

7 жыл бұрын

Fatma Sahem fabulous! I watched so many of these myself when I was figuring out my set-up, art supplies are the best 🤓

this is super inspiring me to make my own palette haha i'm actually going to buy one and put my paints in it!

Super helpful, thaaaank you!

Hi jess, I love the oder of the rainbow u used guess who is the best art you tuber ever read second word : )

thanks for showing this, I haven't work with watercolors yet, but definitely is in my list for the future :), Is so good to now this things now :)

@studioxjess

7 жыл бұрын

ByBeckCR oh I adore watercolors, they take a bit of time to get used to, but they're so dreamy to work with. Let me know how it goes!

I'm going to do it! :D

I wanna learn to use watercolors, they’re so pretty lol 😊

Cool! And inspiring. That's a great palette. ( :

I love your channel! :)

Oh noooo i'm really loving how you edit all your videos.

one of my favorite things about watercolor is if your paint dries out it’s no big deal and it’s not wasted

*warning* if you don't you use your tubed watercolors for awhile after putting them in the pans they do start crack and look like a dry desert. It doesn't affect the color or use that I know of though.

Always squeeze from the bottom to prevent paint getting stuck in the bottom and to prevent that weird gap.

Hi Jess ^_^ Your nails look rad.

@studioxjess

7 жыл бұрын

pigknit thanks 🙏 I just had to cut them for bouldering (my drug of choice lately) and I miss them! 🙃

Hey that was really helpful❤..need more like these..going to subscribe!!

This video is so ASMR

Thanks for sharing your experience. Is there any effect in the quality of artwork, if I will put my paint in my pallete and then use it late?

Wow your nails are gorg

Great video! It makes me want to paint too. But first I better reorganize my palette.

First off your nails are super mesmerizing LOL so beautiful! Secondly I really loved all the colors in your palette! Do you have a list/roundup of all the colors in it with the swatches next to them? I'm about to hit up the store soon for some fun new watercolor paint additions to my collection haha

Great video! Very helpful. Would it be the same process for gouache? I've also heard that you should do two layers of filling the pan, letting the first layer dry before adding the second. Is that completely necessary?

I love your nails

Hi I'm a newbie... but I was wondering if the water color paint stays wet or if it dries out in the palette. If it dries out... how do you use it? Do you add water and it goes back to normal???

@studioxjess

7 жыл бұрын

Jade Clanton hey there, welcome! Yes that is exactly how watercolors work. They're "activated" by water, so they dry in the half pans and then you wet your brush and they become paintable again 👍 if you have any other q's about them don't hesitate to ask!

@CinnamonCari

7 жыл бұрын

Baby Girlie You could mix them with a TINY amount of glycerine or honey to make them more wet and easier to reactivate. There are several vídeos here on youtube on the subject.

@annamaria4223

5 жыл бұрын

I heard that watercolor that comes in a tube loose some of its qualities if you let it dry out. Is it that true? And if it is, why some people just squeeze them like that? I whatched a lot of videos that sayed that is "dangerous" to the paint and others that didn't say these sort of things. As you can see, i'm VERY confused. It seems, according to Weedus, that it depends from paint to paint. Is it that correct?

@thuryas5300

5 жыл бұрын

Same, i just got the meeden 24 watercolor paint and i'm looking for tips on how to use it better.. I wasn't sure about the same thing

@isabel10ruiz29

4 жыл бұрын

Hello yes you just add a couple of drops of water and they work like normal if dried

Amazing video but hav you mixed artist quality tubes and and studet tubes in the same set? I couldnt realy see the brands. i taught my neice years ago to cut open her dried out tubes (she was just throwing them out😳) its so satisfying to make your own pans i think

@studioxjess

7 жыл бұрын

christian taylor oh I just mixed em all ~ but I'm not really a purist when it comes to these things 🤓 truly sooooo satisfying to make your own pans, totally agree!

All my watercolour tubes are the same brand, and my pans are inset in my palette so I can’t label anything, but if i get an actual palette specific for watercolour (and decent watercolour) then I will. Either way I really enjoyed the video 😊

Identify The Color On The OUTSIDE Of The Pan & Create A Color Swatch Guide. Excellent Tips.

I had no idea I could set it up like this, I always just applied my tubes directly to a paint pan.

Loved the video I just bought my first ever tube paint and I was wondering how long dose it normally take to dry in the palette?

@zeta7347

6 жыл бұрын

Cam's world 2days in the sun

And I thought I was the ONLY ONE who forgets the watercolor in tubes' covers (??)

So relaxing, I love putting things into a spectrum. Your videos are always great, thanks! The Lukas watercolour pan at the top - it's caught my eye a few times, is that a cyan or cobalt turquoise or something? I don't have anything that exciting in my set but I'd love to!! :-)

@studioxjess

7 жыл бұрын

Kate Every hi Kate! Apols for the super delayed response here, but yes. The Lukas half pan is indeed fabulous and it's become one of my palette staples :) it's Cobalt Turquoise #1168! 🙌

When you put your watercolours in the little half box do you let them dry (maybe freeze them) and then put them into the palette box? Because I really want to do this myself.

Your nails may be unpractical, but oh my, they are just faboulus! Love them :D And thank you so much for this! I have actually been wanting to do this for the longest of time, I too have tubed colours, and it is such a hustle starting painting! I will tanke your advice and buy some pans, It looks so much fun :D

@studioxjess

7 жыл бұрын

Julia H.B this has truly been a game changer ~ it really is a hustle! I had a ceramic plate I was using but it would get muddy/dusty so fast. 😘

@Jatlu1337

7 жыл бұрын

Studio Jess I know! I waste so much paint because of it, so I actually bought a set of half pans and a tin a few minutes after writing that coment! I am looking forward to getting them in the mail :D keep doing your amazing job!

What is this really great shining lukas turquoise paint? Can you give me the exact name? I think I neeeeeeeeeeed it ^^

@studioxjess

7 жыл бұрын

FarbCafé sure! It's fabulous - Lukas Cobalt Turquoise 1168 🙌

@EmmaMorgan09

7 жыл бұрын

FarbCafé I was going to ask the same!!

@kentibestboi9944

7 жыл бұрын

FarbCafé hey guys!! im a starting yt acc and i would appreciate it A LOT if yall could check it❤️ thx!

@Alucard-qg6tg

6 жыл бұрын

Where can I buy this color ? I don't find it...

@user-ud8yv3th1

4 жыл бұрын

It's super strange how they don't show what pigments are in the paints, even on their own color charts, I though they might have been interesting but now I won't buy them.

Watching you to that is oddly satisfying

That music was amazing!♥️ what is it called? Nice video!

Did the same only labeled the names and numbers under the paint swatch, finished by sealing it in plastic to stay dry.