Thank you , wonderful information.

Great, what Papier du you use ? Thanks !

Love this tutorial!

I. Am. New. To. Oil. Pastels. Thank. You

Hullo Francis, I can easily see how much work you put into this video and I do appreciate your efforts! Well done. I have recently been awash in gouache requests! I have worked with watercolors for most of my life, but only gouache after college at a design firm that holds no good memories for me! I have been looking for a gouache brand other than Turners, where I have to most experience and know the impermanence of those paints! ::::sigh::::: well so I was always told!!! Thanks for this excellent overview of this Schmincke paint!

I love the dog interludes 😊😊

I really loved the analysis of what you would do different with the water colour painting - that was very insightful and I learned more than I would have from a "perfect at the first try" painting!

We are the biggest critical to ourselves. I understand you didn't like your painting. I enjoyed it. Not that you asked. And good lord. Your flat is lovely and is clutter less! Not sure how you did that, wow

Cool vlog! I liked hearing about how you are putting routines in place. I took early retirement about a year ago, and I have been up and down with being too over-scheduled and being too under-scheduled, so it is a goal of mine to put some strong routines in place to help find the balance I most like and that is most healthy.

Hello Francis. I am so very sorry for disappearing on you. I will simply leave it at health issues ramping up to new heights. Today being a good day, I finally came back to KZbin and specifically to your channel. My memory and many other cognitive abilities have been affected, but I was still somewhat horrified to note just how many videos I appear to have skipped before my complete disappearance. I thoroughly enjoyed this vlog. Despite your qualms regarding The Artists Way, you look happy and relaxed, but perhaps Dino has been working his magic upon your mood? I am extremely envious of the Van Gogh books you managed to snag for that ridiculous price. Then I watched as you recreated one of his earlier paintings and was astonished at just how well you captured not only the style, but his very essence. Your skills shouldn’t ever surprise me, but they continue to do so as you hide so much of your artistic skill from the wider KZbin world, but perhaps that is no bad thing? Having parts of your life lived online, must absolutely necessitate a need to keep as much of what you love to paint, and who you are, very close to your chest. Thank you for allowing me such a wonderful glimpse. Sending my love to you and Dino. I also send an extra ☕️ your way, from one coffee connoisseur to another. Now that I feel much more human, please know I will contact you on Instagram before Saturday to tell you when to expect your box of mysterious goodies at your new home. It is late here (coming up for 11pm), and as I have promised all not to overdo things, I will continue my attempt to find all the videos I somehow missed, before then getting to those I have been unable to watch for the past too many months until another day (or several). 🥰👩🏻‍🎨🖌️💜🥰

The real life of a delightful artist. Thanks for sharing! :)

Love this tutorial, I have never used oil pastels before! I am researching the pros and cons of using these. I am truly happy I came across your channel…easy to understand and you have a soothing voice. I find some videos are way too fast and not clear. I thank you for sharing the uses of this product.

Thank you so much Francis, I really really enjoyed watching you demonstrate the oil pastels, and I found it very helpful and informative too. ❤❤

Very informative and exactly what I needed.. thank you so much 🥰👍

This was an amazing intro to this style. Thank you.

Thank you for this! I learnt a lot! I will use this for my school art project! Once again, many thanks! By the way, you’re really pretty :)

i’ve been self-studying art nouveau for a while as i work on a current project inspired by the movement. this video is really comprehensive and practical. i really love the tip on creating depth by overlapping the subject with the frames and using different line weights. thank you!!

I'm inspired to try this myself! Thank you thank you for the tips!

I got a 120 color set of oil pastels from Monte Mart for $40. They are incredibly vibrant, very soft, and have no smell.

This is by far the most comprehensive video I've watched on Art Nouveau. Thank you!

💡: what about an artist's apron? You practice your stamping and protect your clothes. I feel like a proper artist when I wear mine. The splotches of paint are like "art tatoos" reminding me of the work I did. I would probably stamp it with a lino print and lino textile ink. Loved your designs here, @FrancisArtStudio

Thanks! I love the postcard book. I also collect postcards from museums or places I visit. They live in a box. A book like this is a much nicer home for them. I would add some extra paper at the front and back, so the postcards are protected. I like yhe idea of not glueing the front cover. It looks cool.

Nice!

Thanks so much! Brilliant tips!

Hello. Thank you for all the info. Very helpful. Am also an Artist. A Pastel artist. Very opposite common denominators between oil, pastels and regular pastels. The drying part especially. So from stopping my pastels from smearing, fading and preserving. The is a sealer spray. Matt finish or clear or a final sealer. Is there a spray that will dry n preserve the oil pastel painting?

pretty

Just watched four videos about art noveau. Yours definitely the best. Thank you. You just won a new follower here.

Great video. Thank you!

I love that you put the "Artist Type" in the video. I'm definitely impatient and spontaneous when it comes to art mediums so I'm excited to give this a try

What an amazing and detailed review! ❤ Thank you so much! You are the best! 😊😊😊

Welcome back! I missed watching your videos, they're always so soothing. Are we gonna get a new studio tour? Also, very pretty pear :)

Absolutely learned new things about the resources and indeed the individual design elements. Many thanks 😊

Thats very cool, watching yours made me buy one for me 😁

Congrats on the flat!!! The oil pastels look interesting and I think the still life turned out really well!

always love seeing your creations! enjoyed till the end 🥰

Thank you 😊

Best fixative?

You’re very pretty and I appreciate the information. Thank you.

You are super underrated, i cant tell how much i appreaciate this video it was absolutely great. I learned a lot, thanks for the tips and resources 💕

I want to make a desert theme😼

After applying linseed oil or thinner for blanding with oil pastels, could I apply fixative or varnish directly? How long should I wait for the linseed oil to dry before varnishing it? Does acrylic varnish work on linseed oil or thinner?

Do you need/use an easel with oil pastels?

Very informative and analytical video - much thanks for encapsulating so much valuable information in a crisply edited video!

Merci beaucoup pour tous ces precieux conseils. Belle vidéo 😊

I wish the myth that oil painting requires “chemicals” would go away. It’s simply not true. I paint in oils completely non toxic. And no I don’t use the terrible “water mixablel. You can paint n oils using absolutely nothing toxic in a non ventilated area and never know the difference

Another great video with helpful information.

Thank you for your honesty. I use Sennelier primarily and wondered about Haiya. I think I’ll pass. Your information is extremely helpful.

Thank you for your videos! Did you make the circle template you used?

This was awesome! I'm on a constant search for good information on Art Nouveau techniques. I think this is the best video I've found so far. Thanks!!

I love art nouveau! This was a great video. Practical art tips and resources.