Did you like this lesson? I love experimenting with different mediums in combination with soft pastel. Give me some suggestions of what type of lessons you'd like to see! ;) 🤩

@bmac5242

Ай бұрын

This turned out great! I would love to see you do huge white peonies with dark background. Sounds random but I know you're going to use some great colorful undertones to bring out the white. I just love the folds and shadows in these flowers. Another I would love to see you try is the Florida ghost orchids. My son challenged me and I had such fun painting them in watercolor. My family has them hanging on walls now. Can't wait to try in pastels.

@spookyfirst9514

Ай бұрын

Did you seal this once it was finished? Do you use a fixative for finished pieces? If so, what would work best?

@user-bd5uk3cp9x

Ай бұрын

I'd like to see how linseed oil would do with pastels, and I think many others would to

@annenglish2935

Ай бұрын

I love your watercolors!!! 😊❤🎉

@landreeall

Ай бұрын

I use gouache with colored pencils but pastel if i touch them the color smudge and disappears

I don't have a fine art channel, but I do paint and sometimes sell my work. Please Be cautious with using Gouache on original works you are going to sell. Traditional Gouache is not light fast. Arteza is notorious for fading when your artwork is displayed. I have test swatches of their Gouache and watercolors that severely faded within 6 months of light exposure. I would never use Gouache on an original piece of my work that I am selling or what I would display. If you want to do a Gouache like underpainting I recommend you use a professional brand of watercolor like Windsor & Newton professional watercolor or Daniel Smith Watercolors and mix it with a Holbein or similar professional brand gouache titanium or zinc white to get your color. they will stand up to the light this way. This is what I do if I want to work in Gouache and not keep it in a sketchbook. Hope this is of some help. I'm not trying to rain on your parade,

@monetcafe

Ай бұрын

Thanks for that.... I actually recommended using Winsor Newton gouache in the description of my video. I didn't even give the arteza link. I appreciate your experience with this. :)

@baldwinleatherworks

Ай бұрын

i love your channel have watched since the beginning. I'm awe of your work.@@monetcafe

@b.comeau2597

Ай бұрын

Oh my goodness, thanks for the suggestions regarding Arteza Gouache as I began using that brand and fell in love with it and now have Holbein and DanielSmith. Are these Gouache brands lightfast?

@rantonerik

Ай бұрын

@@b.comeau2597yes, depending on the specific pigment(s) used. Daniel Smith and Holbein gouaches have lightfastness ratings on each tube.

@karinchristensen220

Ай бұрын

On a similar note, I know an artist who thinned acrylic paint with water and painted on unprimed canvas. I tried to tell her that she needed some kind of binder but she didn't listen. She sold the big abstract paintings for a good price. Not very long after the paint started to flake and literally fall off the canvas.

The brush is called a Hake brush (pronounched ha-keh). Japanese brush, or Hake, has a long history with first records from the “Wamyō Ruijushō,” a document written in 923 AD during the Heian Period, and was made of millet plants to paint lacquer on bow and arrows and bowls.

@monetcafe

Ай бұрын

Awesome @sterlingsiam, I appreciate that so much!

Hi..I use a small bottle that has a point so I can distribute a couple of drops of clean water to my gouache palette before painting to reconstitute the paint.. and also to make it more creamy when I push it out in the half pan. After applying a couple of drops of water to the gouache paint.. sometimes I use more than a couple of drops..... I let it sit for a few minutes and it is ready to go. Gouache is opaque watercolor. The opacity comes from the pigment or an opaquing agent like chalk. If using professional paints it will be the pigment that makes it opaque. I don't dilute further than a milk consistency because of "white-ing out" meaning you will have a white spot and it won't accept color because the tooth is lost.

That test piece, the what? poppies? Lovely. Wow, that was so cool. Really shakes up my way of thinking about colour.

@monetcafe

Ай бұрын

Awesome @TheTimeshadows, I appreciate that so much!

Very impressionistic! I think you are becoming Monet himself. Thank you. Love what happens on an intensely colored surface. ❤️

@monetcafe

Ай бұрын

Wow, thank you! That's a super awesome comment Rosalie! You're so sweet! I also love the intensity of colors when applied to a colored surface. I love the Colourfix pastel paper.

If I'm working on white papers I use transparent watercolors as my under painting. Gouache is watercolor, just an opaque form of it. I used to use pastels for under paintings but decided it filled the tooth up too much. My favorite paper that allows for endless layers is toned Pastelmat. It's expensive but worth every cent. Happy painting!

I have been wanting to mention I use marble dust mixed into any acrylic for color background or clear gesso for a sandy surface. It works very well to make your own sanded papers.

@monetcafe

Ай бұрын

Oh wow! How sweet of you, @vickygrant3912! I appreciate your tip so much! God bless you.

I had a soul-gasm when you said the pallet could be rehydrated 😂🎉

Hello! I just recently started using gouache paint a lot for a painting class that I’m taking… I have to transport it on the bus and I don’t like a lot of set up time when I get to my class… I use those little paint pot strips that sometimes kids use, to hold the paint and keep it fresh :-) makes it easy to dip into it and put it out on the pallet! I love pastel, and I love gouache so I had to click on your video! I’m really trying to get into landscapes and your work is inspirational :-)

@monetcafe

Ай бұрын

YAY!! Thank you! @creativesolutions902 Comments like this are part of why I do this. I love inspiring others, especially in their art journey! Thank you for your sweet comment!

Fellow Floridian here, native actually :) I always learn something from your tutorials, and this time it was turning the board sideways to make the reflections easier to translate. Many thanks :)

@monetcafe

Ай бұрын

Great to hear! I love sharing these things because I often remember how excited I was to learn a simple art hack. :) We are always learning!

I just found you last nite and I am fascinated with your process.

@monetcafe

28 күн бұрын

YAY!! Thank you! @herbalannie7707 Comments like this are part of why I do this. I love inspiring others, especially in their art journey! Thank you for your sweet comment!

Love watching your art come to life. I have gouache and some pastels but the pastel paper over 60$ in Canada, everything is more expensive here. So I stick with watercolor but love your work

@monetcafe

Ай бұрын

Oh wow! That is expensive! You know you can actually make your own pastel surface with watercolor paper. I like to do an underpainting with watercolor (keeping it loose much like in this tutorial) then I apply "Clear" Gesso (which has bits of sand in it for texture), let it dry and then add pastels. Works great.

What a grea idea! Imhave small sets of gouache, as I am trying to lean. Ixing rather than have tons of colours. I got the Holbein starter set of 6 andam delighted! They are super opaque and travel fast. I havent used them with pastels so far...so thanks for the inspiration.

@monetcafe

Ай бұрын

Wonderful! And thanks for that info about the Holbein set! Now I've gotta get some!!

@berolinastrassmann

Ай бұрын

You will love the set. I went for the smallest one of 6 soni could motivate myself to mix. It is easy to get overwhelmed by an abundance of colours. They are creamy and opaque. I use them from the tubes, rather than from dry pans. Hope you like them. I loved this video and am ready to experiment with gouache now@@monetcafe

I love the final painting! I started in gouache with the Holbein mixing set, which is CYM primaries and black and white, and is about $26 on Amazon. I'm glad you mentioned using dried vs. out of the tube, because a lot of the joy of gouache is the opacity and having a medium that's easy cleanup but can be used like oil or acrylic! However, there are airtight palettes -- which keep it wet, but you do have to be careful to keep it from molding. Sarah Burns also has a method of using a watercolor palette like you're using, but reconstituting it much more fully by spraying it with water several times in the 1/2 hr or so before you use it. Using it frequently also helps. She has great info on both these methods on her channel. One thing that will help with opacity is actually NOT making the puddles like you did - works great for watercolor, but not so well for gouache. Another thing I do sometimes is pour gouache out of the tube, and cover the leftovers with plastic wrap after painting, so that I can use it over the next several days for more paintings. And then of course you could try a sta-wet palette.

@monetcafe

Ай бұрын

Thanks for that input, @jennw6809! I'll have to keep that in mind!

Beautiful! God Bless and Have a Happy Easter!

Gouash guide. Love your work!

@monetcafe

Ай бұрын

🙂 🙂 🙂 ❤, @daniellegibson7299 color-mastery.com/guide-to-gouache?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR0ee-nEHrBiYVWxDnweOOUUaD51c56hviVhESfL0PINO8uWd9jOS7__fMM_aem_AU7_gcOaDFtNNVfrLJziP16uRQBFVihccKDfrOye-NzieLqjE6M-h80bYN-hmdcLSSEwZuJPkh1IMYGlbxHfLTKU

GOUACHE GUIDE I love working with gouache and now I’m excited to try it with pastels.

@monetcafe

Ай бұрын

🙂 🙂 🙂 ❤, @ladonnabaroni7986 color-mastery.com/guide-to-gouache?fbclid=IwAR39wMFiXHGwBoKcqdSNA1ow3rFpD_cluVxzwGox_Dr4f4W1PXt3ZDXFoEo_aem_AfCvfRK7k59TxrbCxVfxlE_PEjjcZCxCjHfEHthZoi6AVrk32ew7y4mGx_-AaQZc5upS3UJ7S4Uwc6R9nkl9IkCt

I think that you have given an absolutely brilliant exhibition of how to create superb mixed media arts with these media. I was inspired enough to buy some pastels and pastel card. At the least it gives me a fighting chance of breaking my addiction to watercolours :)

@monetcafe

Ай бұрын

Hi, @cobaltbluearts. Here is a list in my Amazon Shop of some pastel painting products I recommend for beginner pastel artists. Happy Painting! www.amazon.com/shop/monetcafewithartistsusanjenkins/list/2NY2AMTL7D050?ref_=aip_sf_list_spv_ons_list_d

@cobaltbluearts

Ай бұрын

@@monetcafe thanks but I've already bought some.

I love the lesson. Thank you for all the great teaching.

@monetcafe

Ай бұрын

You're very welcome! It's so great getting to share my ideas and new painting techniques!

I love how you experiment, very inspirational

@monetcafe

Ай бұрын

Thank you so much, @DDartlover8888! I'm so glad you liked it! Happy Painting!

Beautiful !!

Wieder super gemacht! Danke - und ich freu mich schon auf den nächsten Teil.

@monetcafe

Ай бұрын

🙂 🙂 🙂 ❤, @claowue Vielen Dank fürs Zuschauen! Bleiben Sie dran......

My friend gave me that 60 color set. I love playing with it and making mixed media. Thx for sharing your art with us.

@monetcafe

Ай бұрын

You are so welcome! Have fun!

Thank you Susan. I actually have this set of gouache, so I am excited to try it as an under painting with my pastels. Thank you for introducing another fun under painting technique.

@monetcafe

Ай бұрын

You are so welcome! It's so fun to experiment!

I’ve never used gouache but I would like to

@monetcafe

Ай бұрын

🙂 🙂 🙂 ❤, @marthaharringtonn1382 This might help you get started! Happy painting! color-mastery.com/guide-to-gouache?fbclid=IwAR39wMFiXHGwBoKcqdSNA1ow3rFpD_cluVxzwGox_Dr4f4W1PXt3ZDXFoEo_aem_AfCvfRK7k59TxrbCxVfxlE_PEjjcZCxCjHfEHthZoi6AVrk32ew7y4mGx_-AaQZc5upS3UJ7S4Uwc6R9nkl9IkCt

Very cool! Thanks for sharing!

@monetcafe

Ай бұрын

My pleasure!!

Gorgeous ❤

@monetcafe

Ай бұрын

Thank you! 😊

Gorgeous

@monetcafe

Ай бұрын

Thank you so much!

Absolutely beautiful.

@monetcafe

Ай бұрын

Thank you so much!!

Stunningly Beautiful! Happy Easter Susan

@monetcafe

Ай бұрын

Praise Jesus! Thanks @karenlavigne1108! I can't help but shout praises to my Savior! I hope you had a blessed day!

Very beautiful.

@monetcafe

Ай бұрын

Thank you so much, @helenhabel1773! I'm so glad you liked it!

Lovely work

@monetcafe

Ай бұрын

Thank you so much, @lindayoung6845! I'm so glad you liked it!

Very fun!

@monetcafe

Ай бұрын

Yes!! that’s what I thought too!

Hi Susan it's a hake brush! 😊 I'm pretty sure 😮😅it is anyway?! I love this free video ❤ One of these days I'll rejoin. Take care 😊❤

@monetcafe

Ай бұрын

🙂 🙂 🙂 ❤, @MissDeeDickson Thanks so much!! Bless you!

Thank you. I find pastels very tricky so will definitely try underlining with gouache.

@monetcafe

Ай бұрын

YAY!! Thank you! @paulawilliams9645 Comments like this are part of why I do this. I love inspiring others, especially in their art journey! Thank you for your sweet comment!

Beautiful 💞👌

@monetcafe

Ай бұрын

Thank you so much, @vanniekerkjohannes5568! I'm so glad you liked it!

Thanks once again I have a all green photo gonna try this method

@monetcafe

Ай бұрын

Have fun! Yippee!!

I'm a watercolor and gouche artist. And you're right you don't need 60 colors. I bought this set and pulled 6 colors for my main pallete (red Scarlet, burnt sienna, Prussian Blue, sap green, violet, bubble bee yellow, white) Basically the primaries and a green and purple thrown in. I've actually been selecting colors at random in sets of three just to use up the paints and fun experimentation. I probably will never buy this large of a set again.

@monetcafe

Ай бұрын

Exactly! Plus, I find the mixed colors are more exciting. I like to let the colors mix on the surface rather than premixing them to death. The colors are more lively when they blend together on the painting surface.

@RaquelliBee

Ай бұрын

Definitely ❤ and it can be a nice surprise when you mix on the surface. I have have found some of my favorite hues on accident. That I make them on purpose now lol

Interesting ❤

@monetcafe

Ай бұрын

Glad you think so!

You are a talented artist, we appreciate your pastel tutorial. I hope you don't get upset hearing the criticism, you talk too much and it makes us less able to tolerate your voice and turn off the sound and just watch.

@monetcafe

Ай бұрын

Thanks for that input, @occaloccal4314! I'll have to keep that in mind!

It very well done. I love it and gonna need to buy some guashe!😂

@momnnita

Ай бұрын

Have a blessed Holy week Susan✝️🕊

@monetcafe

Ай бұрын

Awww.... bless you!!@@momnnita The resurrection of Christ is EVERYTHING!!

@petrajimenez7323

Ай бұрын

Wonderful painting ! I would try it . Thank you and God bless you .

@momnnita

Ай бұрын

@@monetcafe Allelujah!Resurrection Glory ! Amen Thank you Susan!

i quite often use gouache as an underpainting for my pastel wildlife pictures , especially if its a spotty animal

It’s a Hake brush I believe!

@monetcafe

Ай бұрын

🙂 🙂 🙂 ❤, @b.comeau2597 Thank you!

🙏🙏🙏🙏

@monetcafe

Ай бұрын

Thank you so much, @WorldOfEli1984! I'm so glad you liked it! Happy Painting!

Joe Brann here from Farmville N.C. enjoyed this very much

@monetcafe

Ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it! I was born in NC and my entire family tree is from Sylva, NC.... not too far from Cherokee. :)

@user-bd5uk3cp9x

Ай бұрын

@@monetcafe oh my, we used to go up to Cherokee and Ghost Mountain when I was young, oh such good times

You asked your viewers for the name of the wide white- haired brush in your video. It’s called a HAKE brush and it is often mispronounced as “Hayk” (similar to RAKE. However, it is a Japanese brush pronounced “Ha-Key” (similar to HOCKEY).

@monetcafe

Ай бұрын

YES!! That's it! I don't use it much, but it was perfect for painting in the larger areas. And thanks for that pronunciation. I would have butchered it for sure :)

Is this being done on watercolor paper?

@monetcafe

Ай бұрын

No, this was actually done on a paper that is called Colourfix. It’s a sanded paper for pastel painting that is water friendly.

When you say that you are using soft pastels, are these oil or chalk? Those are the only ones I know about!

@monetcafe

19 күн бұрын

Hi,@KazTricks, I only use soft pastels, not oil pastels. I love their vibrancy and ability to layer. They have a chalky texture... sort of... hope that helps! Happy Painting!

Gouache Guide

@monetcafe

Ай бұрын

color-mastery.com/guide-to-gouache

Lol: Don’t get “bogged down” in the marsh.

Hake brush.

Hake brush

@monetcafe

Ай бұрын

🙂 🙂 🙂 ❤, @Engelhafen thanks so much!

Gouache Guide…

@monetcafe

Ай бұрын

🙂 🙂 🙂 ❤, @b.comeau2597 color-mastery.com/guide-to-gouache?fbclid=IwAR1MC-IT-J1-2Dr7KDKbw1e0A7HI7ar_mkaBxzx0HZ19ClZe4KpZGmWKhyg_aem_ASON2N6b_flEtL6sXmDIO-2fWHTat4RIOnNNY9jrjZr2Bjgdm7suEMYeJGSLhATQrF7Q4l4CYZQF_Zirly1IXMTG

Typed a whole paragraph for it only to disappear. Can you see this one?

@monetcafe

Ай бұрын

🙂 🙂 🙂 ❤, @bmac5242 I see it :)

Hake beush

@monetcafe

Ай бұрын

🙂 🙂 🙂 ❤, @Engelhafen ty!!

It’s not new, we were doing this thirty years ago.

@monetcafe

Ай бұрын

Well, I guess I missed that memo. Lots of things are new to me even though I’ve been painting over 15 years.