Beginner watercolor with the Hake Water control

[@paddyredmond3039]

Thanks Joe, a lot of videos don't show/edit out how to use water and as a beginner I get frustrated that I have a messy painting and cannot understand why. You have enlightened me on water control - but I do understand that this will take considerable practice before I get to understand how wet (or dry) my brush is.

[@joemenzaart]

Definitely requires hands on practice but at least this gives an idea of a starting point. Thanks for comment.

[@AnitaHadley]

Very informative Joe, I have had trouble with water control in the past!

[@riesalipschitz3035]

Thanks for that lesson. A hake is one of my lesser used brushes…quite frankly, it scared me…but you have given me the know how and courage to use it.

[@joemenzaart]

Thanks for the comment. It can be a bit intimidating using a large brush at first but if you let go it does all the heavy lifting for you.

[@daylightSWW]

This is the kind of information you never get from most videos! Thank you so much!!

[@margaretporzenheim961]

This is so informative thank you. Love the mountains!!!

[@deborahodom-i8y]

I’m relatively a beginner, decided to try larger paper and this was very helpful to me because I’m going to purchase my first Hake brush. Very helpful.

[@joemenzaart]

Hello, I found 9x12 is a good minimal starting point for the hake for a beginner because you do want the freedom to move the big brush around. Happy painting!

[@delphinewood7519]

Love your instructions about the Hake. Love your loose style. I’ll use this information and try again! Thanks. 🌵

[@lindajohns7332]

I love the way you explain in detail. A beginner but will give it a go. Thank you for your time and showing us the right way to use a hake.

[@suel4269]

Excellent! Thankyou for explaining the hake so well.

[@suel4269]

Where can I find very basics of filling the palette , painting trees etc?

[@VictorSeremet]

Very well explained. I have learned a lot from your tutorial. Thanks for sharing.

[@ruthryser7777]

Thank you for this video. I found it informative and practical as a beginner.

[@annegray4860]

Thank you! I know this video has been out for a while, but I just started painting, and have been made a litle crazy by water control, and honestly not even realizing WHEN people in other tutorials were rinsing and/or drying their brushes before dipping back to the water. Its the little details! This is great!

[@joemenzaart]

Glad it helped! Be sure to join us in the Ron Ranson group over on Facebook if you can.

[@margaretmartin6620]

Thank you, Joe. The most important part of painting with the hake, and the hardest for so many people to grasp, is 1. Water control, 2, Water control, and 3. Water control! They think it's because it's so big. No. It's because it holds soooooo much water. Once I figured that out, the hake became my favourite brush. It has really taught me how to paint more loosely and freely, and to stop overworking and fiddling! A very helpful video that I hope will encourage people to give it another chance.Mind you, it's not for small paintings, obviously, but it can still work in some instances.

[@joemenzaart]

Agree with everything you have said. But I will say if one wants to do 8x10 or 9x12 the small hake works. I have even used the small hake in my little 7x10 sketchbook! Thank you for the comments and for watching!

[@lawrence3188]

Excellent demo of the amount of water to use on paper and in the Hake. Also great demo of the various effects you can get from the Hake.

[@thomasdecker9749]

Thanks for the intro to the hake brush...and water control...basic stuff but so necessary and it's good to see a practiced hand at work!

[@gene9418]

Good one my friend. Most teachers say they can't tell you how much water to use, you must discover that for yourself through trial and error. 😬 You just proved them wrong. Very helpful. Thanks

[@joemenzaart]

Gene O there is some trial and error but enough here to give some idea.

[@jenniferjeruzal4279]

I always learn a lot from you! Gorgeous.

[@joemenzaart]

Thank you for all of your nice comments.

[@fernandacorreia302]

Thanks to the inspiration. After almost 30 years, it helped me to get back to painting.

[@ncadjan]

Joe, thanks for everything you do for the community. This was quite helpful. I especially liked how you showed the water, paint and towel in relation to the brush and paper.

[@annettelankshear7532]

Thank you. Just taken delivery of a hake and ready to try it

[@donnaschafer2565]

This really filled in a lot of the gaps that other tutorials missed. What many artists do is what many experience cook do when they leaves out the most important ingredient . Thanks sooooo much!

[@johngriffiths4874]

Wonderful!

[@durgasarvepalli2355]

Thank you so much for explaining this so beautifully...I love loose and fast watercolor paintings , but I have been struggling with the amount of water on the hake brush.....This video helped me immensely...

[@joemenzaart]

That’s great, it’s so good to hear when my videos help. Thank you.

[@annarovira]

Thanks for your detail explanations. After watching a couple of your videos, I am ready to try the hake brush.

[@joemenzaart]

Great!

[@lindaehemann9677]

Awesome lesson. I’m new so really good info. Thank you.

[@NancyMilligan]

These explanations are incredibly helpful!

[@myers830]

best video on water control of the hake that I've seen!

[@joemenzaart]

Thank you!

[@TTomJohn]

Ditto JM.

[@karolfrench5816]

THANKYOU perfect demo

[@bonnieshapiro3511]

I have been struggling again with too much water and not enough paint. I never saw this video before. This is going to help me so much. Seeing this process in more detail. It really shows how you work with the hake in each stage as you apply paint especially after the beginning layer. I’m so happy I found this older video. This should make a big difference for me in my painting process.

[@mxh9790]

Thank you for this much needed tutorial! Much appreciated! This is the best tutorial in water control that I come across. I am finding your videos very inspiring and giving me courage to let loose with a brush!! Thank you for your generous help! 😃

[@joemenzaart]

Im really glad it helped thank you.

[@TwistedTattoo.WarShorts]

Another fantastic tutorial Joe😁👍👍👍

[@joemenzaart]

Thanks jonny!!

[@biggersound]

Very helpful video.

[@elainenicholas5421]

Brilliant, thank you😀

[@Gemiangel47]

Thank you so much. I learned a lot of how to manage the hake 😀

[@AlpayBeler]

Thank you, Joe, very encouraging tutorial. Much appreciated!

[@FH-hu5vn]

This is a great tutorial, water control is the most crucial skill with the hake, I learned that the hard way.

[@Ineedyoubambii]

This was everything I needed. Thank you so much for this video. It helped me in so many ways! Beautiful art!!

[@rebeccahood8885]

Thank you Joe. Now I know where I've gone wrong. Loved this tutorial, very informative. Keep them coming!

[@cherylheard1969]

Thank you for sharing! I hadn’t seen anyone use this kind of brush before so it was amazing to me. Your voice is so soothing and you are real and encouraging- a great combination for beginners! Keep sharing and know it makes a difference

[@dharmaofdog7676]

This is FANTASTIC! I have struggled so much with water proportions & after the very first Sky Stroke, I'm frustrated. Thank you for this Tutorial. DIP THE TIP !

[@joemenzaart]

So glad it helped thanks for letting me know.

[@sheilacym]

This is such an Excellent informative video , thank you ! Just found your channel today and have subscribed 😊😊

[@joemenzaart]

Thank you very much!

[@susanhepburn6040]

Thank you so much for this, Joe. Incredibly helpful and greatly appreciated.

[@tracyespinosa7634]

Thank you for such great advice!

[@flychk1229]

Great instruction!

[@mikefisher9992]

This video is exactly what I have been needing. You have guys make it look so easy and now hopefully I will have more success with the hake. Thanks for sharing.

[@carmengoffetomlinson5423]

love the hake brush,you make it look so easy ,

[@joemenzaart]

Thanks Carmen!

[@annettefournier9655]

BTW don't be discouraged about the disproportionate views to likes numbers. I've noticed if you like the video then scroll before leaving the video, the like you hit disappears. You have to like just before you leave the video for it to count and stay posted as a like. Really tricky KZbin.

[@steveokon5431]

Liked the info on this topic!

[@williamking4135]

Thanks very much, Joe. I learnt a lot from this.

[@darlenemacdougall7561]

Lovely, ty

[@joemenzaart]

Thank you for watching and commenting!

[@Darkfredor]

Bravo mon ami,super vidéo

[@edwardlominack6990]

Thanks, Joe. Great video. I am a beginner so have been painting watercolor for about 1.5 years. Just getting interested in using the Hake brush. It is a challenge to use.Your instruction on this brush is excellent. Thanks so much. Edward

[@joemenzaart]

Great to hear!

[@readergrlll6]

Thank you so much for sharing....no more fussy pine trees!!

[@joemenzaart]

I still struggle with pine trees! Thanks for watching

[@andrewbarber8389]

Very, very helpful Joe, the mist is beginning to clear......!

[@ayala430]

Amazingly beautiful.i just love it. We are very lucky, G-D , gave us this talent, and in this days when we can't go out , we can put aware imagination, on the canvas and be there. Hope G-D is bringing an end to the virus very soon.

[@joemenzaart]

Amen

[@Suzuki-dp7gw]

I’m a complete newbie/beginner to watercolour painting, I’m rubbish at drawing, so your freelance painting I’m finding very interesting! I’ve watched a number of your videos and already learnt a lot. The more info that you can give on what brush to use or what colours is most helpful. Keep up the good work, and best wishes from the U.K.

[@joemenzaart]

Suzuki 2015 thanks for the comment. I’ll try to be more detailed in future videos.

[@jaquelinedeponce5251]

Thank you, need all the help I can learning how to use these brushes I have ordered before they arrive. My past experience over the years with a lot of other well known brands of hake brushes has been terrible. They have shed profusely, often times ruining everything.

[@joemenzaart]

Yes, even the RR hakes will shed a hair here and there but the cheaper brushes will lose several at a time.

[@jaquelinedeponce5251]

@@joemenzaart Thank you Joe! Brushes arrived directly from the UK. So far are working very well, with no shedding. Quite unlike to the other much more expensive brands I had purchased before.

[@loisallen3078]

Thank you so much. That explained what i was doing wrong with my Hake. To much water..

[@TTomJohn]

🖒Thanks, Joe. Great one. Very informative. You definitely have teaching skills. Continue your journey.

[@joemenzaart]

Thanks Thom!

[@TTomJohn]

@@joemenzaart Get snow over the weekend?

[@joemenzaart]

@@TTomJohn Yes we did, latest april snow here that I have ever seen.

[@TTomJohn]

@@joemenzaart Crazy. Stay in and paint. 😁

[@joemenzaart]

@@TTomJohn It is mostly all melted at this point. supposed to be 70 tomorrow!

[@marcello.mutti75]

Great Joe! Very interesting video. Can you write the link of the video of your friends Davidson (write ok?) that you speak on video? Thanks

[@joemenzaart]

Marcello Mutti kzbin.info

[@donaldnorlie3773]

Good job Joe! You will not get any were with watercolors without water control.. especially with a hake, not my first choice in watercolors I like louis was a patron of Alan Owen who also will add a hake painting to our lessons. I haven't used a hake much because i don't like using straight paint. it cost too much..maybe I should give it another chance with artist quality paints and cotton paper. thank's

[@donaldnorlie3773]

Good job Joe! You will not get any were with watercolors without water control.. especially with a hake, not my first choice in watercolors I like louis was a patron of Alan Owen who also will add a hake painting to our lessons. I haven't used a hake much because i don't like using straight paint. it cost too much..maybe I should give it another chance with artist quality paints and cotton paper. thank's

[@annettefournier9655]

Awesome Joe. Excellent demo on water content and what the heck to do with it because that part can be very frustrating and cause people to throw the Hake right out the nearest window. And that's a shame because it is a great brush. Very excellent demo!

[@lynnetmcdermott7054]

I've seen artists use wide brushes for watercolor and now I understand how and why.

[@joemenzaart]

I can’t use a round brush at all anymore.

[@eugeniabotezatu2423]

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[@vharrald]

Thank you Joe. This tutorial helps a lot. My older paintings seemed to dry a lot better than now, maybe I just need a better hairdryer. Can hake brushes become bad If not used for a few years?

[@joemenzaart]

SantaSkip Knows I would imagine since they are goat hair they could become brittle but it’s not anything I have seen personally.

[@vharrald]

@@joemenzaart if you look at my channel, the first video montage was some photos of paintings that I had done back about 4 years ago. They were much better with the hake, but now, I don't know, it don't feel the same way

[@joemenzaart]

SantaSkip Knows I see progress. Keep up the good work!

[@vharrald]

@@joemenzaart thank you Joe, I will.

[@hot1sg]

this is so good Joe! Nobody wants to explain water control and you have done a mighty good job at that too!....my only issue is that i use those winsor & newton pan colors and my hake brush will always pick up the other colors on the small pans, so safe to say that the hake brushes work only with tube colors?

[@joemenzaart]

I let mine dry anyway and I’ve used the pans. You’ll have to scrub the bristles against the paint to loosen

[@hot1sg]

@@joemenzaart thank you for the swift reply! i'll give it a try again and try to be careful not the touch the other pans whilst scrubbing it's bristles in the loosening process :) ...keep up the amazing work Joe, we're all learning so much from you. Greetings from Singapore!

[@janibucke5539]

🙏🏼🍃

[@joecool8005]

Excellent stuff I'm thinking of buying a hake brush, is there a size you would recommend for a first timer?

[@joemenzaart]

Personally I say go with the large hake since once you get used to it and you go down in size it will be easy. If you plan to paint 8x10 or 9x12 then the medium is ideal. I still have some large in my shop available. Thanks for watching.

[@maggimarmion3836]

👍😊

[@michaelpatterson7183]

Tells about the of your paint it looks always moist not just squeezed out of a tube

[@joemenzaart]

Sometimes it is out of the tube or I’m using a sealed palette that stays wet.

[@amykeane6611]

Which size and bristle of Ron Ranson hake are you using? I see they come in various sizes and even soft, medium and stiff

[@joemenzaart]

I use a large and a medium Pro Arte Ron Ranson hake. To my knowledge the pro arte brand doesn’t have a bristle option -soft, medium, or stiff. Possibly another brand? I have a few different brands of hake that do feel a bit softer but I’ve not seen the pro arte RR hake sold that way. Typically a hake is goat hair. Thanks for the question.

[@joemenzaart]

Just a quick note, I went on the pro arte site and I see they have a gauge which says soft, medium, and firm but it looks like that is just an indicator of firmness for the brush, I don’t think it is actually sold in 3 firmness options.

[@peggyqbkg9705]

Thanks for this. When you used your dryer at 11.55 did you get it 'bone dry' or was the paper still damp? Thanks!

[@joemenzaart]

P G not bone dry. Rarely do I ever dry it that much with the hair dryer. It’s enough that the new layer isn’t going to diffuse into the background.

[@lauracunneen7275]

ilike it

[@kevinmonceaux2101]

You might need a wider glass. Some of your dips are causing your brush to have a bad hair day. :-)

[@joemenzaart]

😂

[@michaelfeldman9698]

Just started with hake. The brush is new. I can't seem to keep a relatively flat edge. Seems like after I mix paint in the palate it's messed up and irregular.

[@joemenzaart]

Michael feldman which brand Hake do you have?

[@michaelfeldman9698]

Joe Menza Windsor newton 2 inch. $12. It gets a nice edge when wet. Maybe it's how I'm getting paint from palate? I spray each blob with water to activate, since I don't paint daily

[@joemenzaart]

Michael feldman I’m not familiar with that hake but it looks very similar. Try the back and forth method I show in the video and dip the very tips in water just to bring the hairs together.

[@michaelfeldman9698]

Joe Menza appreciate the fast response. Most likely I'm shmushing the brush into the paint which is causing havoc with the bristles

[@joemenzaart]

Michael feldman smooshing is ok I’m pretty heavy handed but then I practice the methods I’ve described here in the video. That should do the trick. Try to paint more often if you can. 😀