Bird in Colored Pencil tutorial + paper review - Lachri

[@ChristinaTodd1970]

It always amazes me what you can do with colored pencil. Simply amazing.

[@Lachri]

Thank you :)

[@christophertudor4727]

I remember when I was a child, my dad would watch the American painter Bob Ross on the television here in the UK. My old man is in his own right a very good artist and would amaze me with his portraits and sketches of my brother and I. These tutorials are as captivating as the likes of Bob Ross. You are the female Bob Ross in my opinion; Easy to watch, relaxing, educational and for a short time an opportunity to get lost in a world of magic and wonderment! You are a fabulous artist and a great inspiration as to 'what I may be capable of' with enough practise. Many thanks from here in the UK, Chris.

[@pitagoras833]

I am very glad that you are addressing the Fabriano paper issue. I just wanted to comment that the Fabriano Artistico HP 140 lb in blocks 12" X 18" is very different from the Fabriano Artistico HP 140 lb extra white that is sold in sheets. The one in the blocks absorbs the pigments of the polychromes, drying out the drawing. It is almost impossible to maintain bright colors as one has to go back an re-touch... just to see the pigments be absorbed again and again. Also, it does not produce the desired effect with OMS. That is, it does not move the pigment as well. Anyhow, I just thought I would point this out because it might help others. I enjoy your work very much.

[@theartistschannel]

Its been years and no matter how good ive gotten i find myself watching it get me motivated your always awesome

[@6400az]

You can also blend using just a hard bristle brush and no mineral spirits. Works great especially on a hot press surface,

[@jtpaar1732]

This is one of my favorite videos that you've done....perhaps because I'd just purchased some Fabriano paper to work on and was also working on birds (Chickadees), so it couldn't have come at a better time. You make it all look so easy, Lisa, but I've got a looong way to go before I master the pencils! But sincerely, thank you for such an informative video.

[@Tran809]

Chicken in the intro was so feeaking adorable!!

[@Lachri]

=D

[@anthonyb5625]

I live in an area where we have Eastern and Crimson Rosellas but I think the Eastern is the prettiest. The pale headed Rosella is up north.

[@davydrds]

I really liked this technique, I've been watching your videos for some time and your patience and talent are fantastic, your style conveys serenity. And when I see his works, only the following phrase comes to mind: "Contemplation is the rest of thought."

[@sarahs9205]

Absolutely amazing! You are so talented. Thank you for another fantastic tutorial.

[@Lachri]

Thank you :D

[@sherrygoeben3915]

Hi Lisa, I just wanted to let you know this is one of my favorite pieces that you have done! I just love it!

[@artistryspectrum512]

Just found your channel. Forever grateful for your knowledge sharing. I am so amazed. I recently got into coloring vibrant animals and this is like finding gold. It's very exciting to work with new supplies and add to the pile. Thank you so much! Subscribed. ☺

[@papiyanag7731]

Wow.... Lovely realistic drawing...

[@lainehadlow7751]

Loved this tutorial and loved the cockatiel at the beginning, sooooo cute x

[@Lachri]

Thanks :D

[@yoginidee]

Lots of great tips! Always enjoy learning with your videos. Thanks!

[@lauraruschmeyer4391]

Lol, you are so fun to watch as well as informative! I did observe the live stream tonight as well, it was relaxing, entertaining and informative, thank you for taking the time to share.

[@dxyeart7318]

You made this video just in time! I was just about to get some of this paper to make a new watercolour sketchbook, I'm glad I hadn't bought it yet!

[@DrawingWithFire]

Great video Lisa! 😁 I'm glad you really like the paper for colored pencils. I wonder how it would burn. 🤔 From what I understand the pigment is sitting more on top of the paper because there is more "sizing" on it. I wonder if that has anything to do with them using the mill to make things other than watercolor paper. That would explain why some watercolorists aren't liking it as much. This makes it harder for glazing... the under layer of wc lifts more.

[@catesiracusa]

Who’s favorite part was when chicken walked over the colored pencils? Just me... ok.

[@Lachri]

+Green Gables Art lol it's my favorite part for sure 🤣

[@dianeo]

Haha. Pretty cute.

[@watercoloursquirrel2232]

Love the shoulder chicken's walk on!

[@stephw1363]

I dont know what secret sauce you put in these videos....but i am so addicted and cant get enough of absorbing your knowledge! Plus you have awesome pets. Im afraid i have no choice but to join patreon.

[@katywuste9054]

The bird looked ready to fly, he’s so realistic.... amazing

[@Lachri]

Thanks :D

[@paulakissel1352]

Hi, i am just getting to this, and its absolutlely beautiful! So colorful and realistic! I watched your tulip Patreon livestream, and I am so encouraged to work more in colored pencil. I don't want to sound like an idiot, but I didn't know that you could blend them using OMS to get that smooth look. I have learned so much from you, thank you!

[@amdza]

Would you have an archival problem if you use white oil paint and alkyl medium for highlights? Obviously, the drying time would be much longer, but I'm curious about mixing the products i already have.

[@noemiforizs814]

You are an amazing artist with those colored pencils. I love your art. Thanks for sharing your talent with us :)

[@clearwater7000]

Soooo beautiful work, incredible!💓

[@Enderflow219]

Your videos have really improved In terms of quality! Great job

[@tulip2many235]

As the Brush and Pencil Touch Up Texture mixed with Titanium White has to be mixed in such small quantities because it dries up so quickly, it’s a pity it can’t be produced in marker pen type form with a brush nib. Perhaps this is impossible because of the very fact it dries quickly! Maybe you could ask Alyona? Great tutorial, glad you liked the paper, loved Chicken!

[@jsart3929]

What do you think about putting pastel ground onto watercolor paper?? curious to see what you think

[@Louimeche]

Hey! Super beautiful illustration. 🥰 Are you blending it in with water or with something else? And if not, can you blend these color pencils with water?

[@MapleArtworks]

Love the intro! Chicken is so adorable!!!

[@jessondesign]

Definitely an inspiration for me to keep learning about realism and trying to learn more. Thank you (:

[@paulapeterson-warnock3030]

Gorgeous!!!! Great drawing pointers!!!

[@AViWorldArtsandCrafts]

You are one of the best, thank for sharing your art with us.

[@paintingandsketch6485]

great work amazing I really like your this painting 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👍👍👍

[@lyndamcculloch8943]

Have you ever treid Arches hot press watercolor paper?? Thank you for all your information.

[@infectedartairbrushing9058]

Beautiful Lisa

[@9bstar]

Made me think of my Yellow Rosella. She was a cutie. Very hard to get handtame. She would always go on walks with me. R.i.p. Sky

[@CptJaneway50]

What is it you put on the paper to protect your picture before air brushing please ? Your work is outstanding 👏👏

[@DavidANeely]

I use a titanium white paint marker with a very tiny brush tip

[@Lachri]

+David A. Neely that's not archival =(

[@Lachri]

+David A. Neely... Not over wax or oil based colored pencils anyway.

[@DavidANeely]

Lachri Fine Art what

[@dianeo]

Wow, so gorgeous! Love how the bird pops from the subdued background. By the way, new drinking game: A shot for every time Lisa says grainy/gritty (or vice versa). Shots of tea, of course... wink, wink.

[@Lachri]

LOL or "kinda". I caught myself using that word WAY too much as I was recording this intro and had to make a point to stop haha.

[@shamimartacademy9757]

Looks wonderful.

[@dawnjames8888]

Silly question from a beginner but if you buy a pre cut sheet how do you work out which is the right side of the paper to use ?

[@brandytaylor1986.]

Beautiful bird it’s soo cute

[@enriquemejia4802]

Cutting ,too image block birds white shadow,,back ground,to canvas board?

[@elainezhou2001]

Is it still good to use the paint thinner on normal Paper instead of watercolor paper??

[@adildraws]

Looks wonderful. You did a great job.

[@Lachri]

Thank you :D

[@jennifergodwin5503]

Beautiful work, thank you for the tutorial!

[@bellyache3322]

Hi Lisa.. do have planned doing a tutorial of glass?? Im doing a cup on color pencil and i think i need some help. Xo's from argentina

[@cinnamonflan1412]

What is the kind of titanium white paint you used?

[@izzydomcates]

This was informative, thank you so much for sharing your knowledge!! :-)

[@NatalyMarinska]

Hi, Lisa! So i am wondering can i use white oil paint for highlights? I can’t purchase this stuff you use in my country, so i am looking for an alternative? Thank you:)

[@gittevandevelde2208]

Do you know anything else good for highlights but what you use? Brush&pencil doesn't ship to my country. It says it's available on another website but I can't fidn it there.

[@tobeseve4020]

In an older one of your videos (I believe it was the one about varnishes but I'm not sure) you mentioned that after you varnish your paintings/drawings you can no longer tell which was done with what medium besides just memory. But colored pencils take so much longer than say, acrylic. I know in the past you've said that you enjoy using multiple mediums so as to not get bored, but is there ever a time where you would want to use colored pencils but decide against it for time? Just curious because of your comment about taking "shortcuts" to achieve the same end result.

[@Lachri]

If I want something really large, I'm most likely going to choose a different medium. Not that you can't complete large work's with colored pencil, just that I don't have interest in spending that much time on one piece. I get bored too easily to spend months on one project :)

[@semicloudy]

Would oil paint work fine over colored pencil?

[@stinky430]

Have you thought about trying the arteza or holbein colored pencils?

[@MariaRevArt]

Dingus She doesn't plan on trying the Holbein's.

[@Lachri]

I personally won't purchase pencils that I can not get open stock in the US. They actually aren't even legal to sell here because they've not done toxicity tests (which is why we can't buy them open stock here). What are we going to do when one runs out? Go buy another full set? That is not acceptable to me. The next issue I have is that the Holbein's do not have actual lightfast ratings that I can find. All they say is "Excellent light resistance". That means very pretty much nothing. If these were available open stock like most colored pencils I would suggest trying a few (assuming you were able to find any lightfast ratings at all), but that isn't really possible with those pencils. This brand has three strikes against it to me 1) Not available open stock. 2) No real lightfast ratings. 3) Grossly overpriced considering points 1 and 2.?

[@stinky430]

Lachri Fine Art What about the arteza expert colored pencils?

[@ooXChrissieXoo]

The thing with Fabriano is crazy. I heard they switched mill or something like that, and I did just ordered lots of paper. I did not know about the "new paper" till I saw a botanical watercolorist complaining about the paper. I freaked out, and thought I just wasted money on the new papers, but thanks for the review.

[@JDvorak2009]

Isnt this also called a shell parakeet or something like that?

[@Lachri]

It's a Rosella :) There may be other common names I'm not aware of too though.

[@rockstarkate78]

It's pretty crazy that a watercolor paper isn't good for watercolor :O! I liked your review, very fair and tells colored pencil artists what they need to know about this paper. I wonder if you've ever tried Arches? I've always used that paper for watercolor, wondering if it would be good for colored pencil.

[@dalehargreaves966]

Love this! We have wild pairs that often visit. I also have a resident mouse..yes it is cute..it would be cuter if it moved back outside! Lol

[@Juxtaposer855]

Silly question -- for both your watercolor art, and these colored pencil works, what do you use to lay the initial sketch/lines down? A colored pencil? Graphite? Thank you so much! Love, love, LOVE your tutorials.

[@enriquemejia4802]

Or aryctic color paint,,too painting background ?

[@chrys9256]

Hey Lisa, I first heard about the issues with paper several months ago so I assumed my most recent purchases were the newer type, but I didn't notice any difference between that and the paper I bought previously. Is it more likely that my older purchase from over a year ago is the newer type or my newest purchase from about three months ago is the still the older version? Is there a good way to tell without having used both? I don't have any masking fluid to see what that does to the paper. Also I was wondering if you tried other HP papers like Moulin du Roy and Arches.

[@Lachri]

No, without testing them side by side I can't tell the difference. Not just by looking anyway.

[@Lachri]

Oh, and for the other papers, I've not tried them yet but I will :D

[@ursulakruppert-hayes1083]

Thank you for your thorough critique of the paper and since I work in coloured pencil and not watercolour this is good news for me.

[@DavidANeely]

I use a soft graphit colored pencil

[@SaraMakesArt]

I'm glad you're enjoying the new version of this paper, Lisa, but I feel bad for watercolor artists who used it, since you said it doesn't handle water very well, or masking fluid, which is something a lot of watercolor artists use. Most watercolor artists seem to prefer cold press to hot press, but still, I think for a company that claims to be making a watercolor paper to make a paper that can barely handle water, and that you can't use masking fluid on, is a major failure on their part.

[@Joe_Maysky]

Sara Makes Art I have to agree, I’m a watercolorist and I’m not planning on investing in this anytime soon, and being I already have other papers I use for colored pencil it doesn’t make sense for me to get this for colored pencil.

[@Lachri]

Oh I totally agree. I'm glad they still work for colored pencil but it's irritating I now have to find an alternative for actual watercolor or inktense.

[@SaraMakesArt]

Lachri Fine Art Maybe they should remarket it as a Colored Pencil paper, based on what you've said.

[@rudrakshsrivastava3014]

Sara Makes Art that sounds like a good idea

[@chainsawkitten3766]

I just started using the Artistico paper, I use masking fluid now and then...I haven’t had any issues. I don’t know what it was like before, and I agree that even on the blocks, the paper does warp a teeny bit, but not enough of a problem that I would stop using it.

[@jessejamesramirez3165]

Go chicken go!! cool intro

[@Lachri]

LOL :P

[@peggyhenderson3695]

Love Chickens cameo!

[@BrimstoneBimbo]

New here, VERY helpful tutorial. Thanks so much for all the info, I'll be checking out your patreon tutorials soon!

[@BruceCarbonLakeriver]

I had a Cockatiel as well - they are soo adorable. Mine got old and .. RIP I loved him *sniff

[@typical_artist1560]

Can't wait for the next live stream 🙃

[@Lachri]

:D

[@mcfa0251]

I've always used colored pencils as is, this is good to know

[@Vengurl09]

do you use a fixative for color pencil work?

[@Lachri]

Not when I use polychromos or luminance with OMS. They don't need it. If I'm working with powder blender for blending I use the Brush and Pencil final fixative. :)

[@Vengurl09]

oh ok thanks!

[@MariaRevArt]

Shoulder chicken is so adorable.

[@DavidANeely]

It works great for me

[@DavidANeely]

Yes I always put pencil color down first

[@blendermind]

a lot of artists use white posca pens or other pens to make highlights, It may not be as problematic as you say.

[@Lachri]

A lot of artists using something doesn't make them archival, unfortunately. It's a matter of science and not putting water-based products on top of oil/wax-based. A lot of artists use non-lightfast materials too, but they are still not lightfast and therefor not archival. :(

[@blendermind]

​@@Lachri It is necessary to do a lightfast test to know if it peels or discolors, I do not find anything on the internet about putting pens on top of the pencil, one day maybe I will do that test, because I think that with white titanium (brush and pencil) the lines may not be enough Fine or easy for me, thank you for your reply, I love your work and your tutorials.

[@cchemmes2096]

@@Lachri I am new to colored pencil. Loved your video! I am wondering if you can just save the whites, as they do with watercolor... & maybe if needed spray with workable fixative that I hear can isolate lower layers? and then do whites last?

[@cristycreates2887]

Have u heard of Woodless colored pencils.. I think mine are Progresso..?

[@Lachri]

Yeah, I've seen some but I don't use any myself :)

[@cristycreates2887]

Lachri Fine Art they break really easy.. I didn't know if it's me or them but they are hard with detail.. It may be me.. =0/

[@the_big_bang_artist256]

ok im just saying here i love your work and i can see that if a more expensive paper or pencils u buy will do better but im just saying alot of people are beginners and i dont think they have the pencils and paper you have

[@Lachri]

I'm a professional artist. I use professional supplies.

[@the_big_bang_artist256]

Lachri Fine Art ok didnt mean any harm in the reply was just wonder still love your videos really do help me out tand thanks for the reply👍

[@Lachri]

No worries :D

[@enriquemejia4802]

Ma'am back ground is air stray color paint,,too canvas board,,,

[@KelliPaints]

Love it!

[@Yorkie285]

Do you know how good you really are?

[@enriquemejia4802]

Or sticker paper ,?

[@nickmontero6238]

I'm a new subscriber

[@Lachri]

/wave

[@amydejong2051]

Just found you.... wow!!!!

[@thatfineartguy1991]

Chicken is so precious! ;v;

[@DavidANeely]

I can use any paper but you have to know the tooth of the paper so you know how to lay ur color

[@Michael-tz9sm]

New Intro + Chicken!!!!!!!!

[@blueredcross]

Lisa, the last northern white male rhino died and now the species are extinct. I was hoping that you could maybe do a painting of a white rhino to show the world that we need to be careful I can't ask you to paint something that I personally believe in, I know you love animals so I want you to put in on your channel, please think about it.

[@davidv.3856]

Duane Potgieter it’s not extinct but very close they now have to try and impregnate the two females which is basically rape :/

[@blueredcross]

David V. Well there isn't actually a male left so I don't know if they have extra you know what

[@altheamcnabb2829]

COCKATIEL, NOT CHICKEN...lol Lady your work is Amazing. I know you have heard this forever, but Damn Girl.

[@Lachri]

I call him my "shoulder chicken" and his name is Chicken :)

[@Fineartguy]

THE CHICKEN YESS!

[@gungunonlinefiesta2792]

Thank You Beauty............!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@enriquemejia4802]

Ah masking tape paper of line block shodaw,, line body bird. Ok?

[@SilverFoxForestsDesigns]

Chicken Intro!!!!

[@enriquemejia4802]

Very beautiful picture artlife POSTRAIT titorial ma'am,, thanks you like and share the videos,,,,I icon posrait artist. Tiktok Philippines country,artist of the future

[@Mameha4]

I used the touch-up texture on its own and mixed in with titanium white on the Fabriano hot press watercolour paper using Faber Castell Polychromos. My experience is not at all what you describe. If I go on top of the touch-up texture (whether pure or mixed with titanium white) with my Polychromos it comes right off. I cannot draw on top of the touch-up texture. If I go super lightly, it creates a weird, super grainy, uneven texture, almost like what salt does to watercolours. Achieving detail on top of touch-up texture is impossible. If I press slightly harder than super light, the touch-up texture scrapes right off. So does the titanium white. The only thing I could do was use the titanium white mixture as a very last highlight, but only in absolutely tiny amounts. Adding more colour on top of it was impossible. I do not understand how you use it and seem to love it. I consider my purchase of touch-up texture and titanium white a waste of good money.

[@Lachri]

Sorry you're having trouble. It's one of my favorite colored pencil supplies 🤷‍♀️ Without seeing what you're doing I can't pinpoint what you're doing differently than me. Maybe post a photo and description in one of our art groups on fb or mewe. When a product works great for others you know it's an issue of technique in its use. Now you just have to figure out exactly what that difference is.

[@mrwoofy2822]

Chicken!!!!!!!!!!!

[@enriquemejia4802]

Ah acrylic paint light water way body bird after way colored pencils,,tenknik,,,oky

[@enriquemejia4802]

In now way dry brush,too body bird? Oky

[@enriquemejia4802]

Ah. Watercolor painting,too body bird,,,after way body bird colored pencils,,dry way brushing,,oky? Ma'am,,

[@danielmagana3081]

Wait they started printing money? Lol