Portrait painting with Himi/Miya gouache

[@alyanni156]

my gouache is about to come in a few days and im so excited because i am so inspired by your art

[@hambot]

Yesss tell me what you think of it!

[@Angelwrites]

I’ve had this set for two years and it’s still moist like the day I got it. One time I didn’t use it for months and some paints dried up so much (black and Indian red and others) so I poured water in them to fill up the cubes and closed it for four days. Then I opened it and mixed them each and they were full again and brand new. I’m guessing the water evaporated over time but nothing else did

[@ysabelleramirez9542]

Sameee!

[@ZenitsuKunn]

Ooh happy painting!! Mines coming in 2 weeks!

[@senanarchy4467]

I know I've said this before but I'm gonna say it again anyway. The way you block out colors and then slowly blend them into a soft but richly layered piece is just so wonderful to watch.

[@hambot]

Thank you! I've always liked watching painting process videosthe most

[@kamilladias8569]

I personally likes when the gouache don't blend too much, I love the texture it creates

[@peachywatercolor8987]

Your art style triggers a lot of emotion it’s so interesting!! I’d love to make art that can touch people. You’re such an amazing inspiration!!

[@hambot]

Oh wow thank you so much! 🤧🤧

[@hambot]

This one took me four whole days to finish so it's late 😭but I have a poll about what you guys want me to do for my next video if you guys wanna check it out ❤️❤️

[@isobelsanders3741]

It's so good it's worth being late. Seriously great piece!

[@hyper5]

Don’t be so hard on yourself. It looks absolutely beautiful

[@mczuh6140]

omg ur art looks like Krysten Ritter aka miss Jessica Jones, its so amazinghhh

[@margaretsilva6122]

Yo you need to stop being so hard on yourself. This was a great painting and you have an awesome sense of color and contrast. Trust in yourself and the process!

[@shereeglasson22]

Thank you for sharing your insights. I have just started using gouache. I used to use acrylics so I’ve come from the opposite end of the spectrum from you, give you’ve moved from watercolours. I would say gouache is MUCH harder to use than acrylics. Particularly struggling like you were with the paint lifting problems. When I used acrylic I used to just have the luxury of going over and over a painting and all my mistakes until I was happy. With gouache this is not really so easy to take this approach. Having said that, I think changing mediums pushes you outside your comfort zone which is a great way to explore new techniques and really stimulates creativity when all is said and done. Look forward to seeing more of your tutorials. This is a beautiful portrait you have completed!

[@SDW90808]

So many KZbin artists are so hard on themselves. This painting is lovely! I remember the first time I used gouache and thought I would cry myself to sleep. (jk!) So different than watercolor. Thank you for sharing.

[@Deedeedoodad]

Correct me if I’m wrong but is this Jane from breaking bad? :0

[@gnomehuntress]

YESS I RECOGNISED THAT😭

[@hambot]

I didn't know before but i think so! I saw the photo on pinterest but i haven't had the time to watch breaking bad yet so i don't know if that's where this exact scene is from

[@Anthumsnailbunny]

@@hambot its that or Jessica jones for sure

[@loveleenkaur3381]

Lol I was looking for this comment

[@leenaalam9319]

@@Anthumsnailbunny theyre played by the same actress so it could be either

[@livi_ngwildly55]

When I use gouache I start with a layer of watercolor underneath to block out the shapes. I think it gives a nice blended look and it’s easier to apply over watercolor than using just the gouache! I hope this helps! Your art is amazing!✨💖

[@ayo6739]

I know this is a year late but if youre here i just wanna ask , do you apply the guache when the watercolor is still wet or just when it dries? Thanks!

[@livi_ngwildly55]

@@ayo6739 hey! Yeah I wait for it to fully dry, and use a kind of layered technique starting with darks and then lights and then mid tones. Then at the end you add the highlights.

[@cengkirwaskita8511]

@@livi_ngwildly55 very helpful, thanks

[@jameslyons9229]

Ik this is a rlly old comment but your advice is really good and is actually a technique that a lot of classical painters used when they made gouache studies!

[@yani2473]

Looks like an oil painting! I really enjoyed watching you blend those colors. ❤️

[@linzertube]

The final outcome is lovely - very painterly. I like what you did with the hair (a kind-of comic-book style), and the background is interesting, too.

[@hambot]

Thank you so much!

[@SloppyAT]

I love your paintings! Thank you for inspiring me everytime i watch your videos.

[@_aryacore]

That shine on her skin just had me in love....and her hair is just perfect i MeAn hOW ??

[@sashasimone6095]

I couldn't imagine in my wildest dreams being this good at painting. You're really talented

[@marbledred2065]

Hello! Loved the painting, I have the same gouache palette. I found that once they have dried, you can spray the paints with water and let them soak for a day or 2. After some time, the paints get soft and you can mix them with a palette knife. It reconstitutes the paint and brings it back to that creamy texture it originally came in :-)

[@langemobile]

i also put a layer of cling wrap over the top of the paints, then add the cover. helps keep it airtight.

[@inannashu689]

Someone told me to let the layers dry completely before adding another. We are usually more critical of our art than others. I think you did a great job on it and appreciate that you shared it with us.

[@craftycrandall]

As a fellow watercolorist using gouache more often lately, I wholeheartedly agree about your comments and suggestions. This was a great video. ☺️

[@kashmirage]

Jessica Jones? Very nice work. Thanks for the video

[@zarae786]

beautiful artwork! please do more tutorials and talk about your learning journey

[@hambot]

Thank you! I will!

[@heyitsritu]

Omg stop being so hard on yourself. You did so so great I love it

[@abby4684]

The way you paint hair is so beautiful I love itttt.

[@ernestosmith2620]

Que hermosa pintura , recien vi esta marca aunque nunca he usado gouache ( solo acuarela y acrílica) al ver tu video ya me anime a comprar esta marca

[@Alex-ee1dq]

Yeah, I find that gouache works best opaque. Yes you can water it down and paint many layers but for that purpose I would use watercolour as it spreads well. Gouache could always be added on por a final opaque layer on top of watercolour.

[@jaitrikareddy8971]

ty for showing the sketching process too. ppl just skip it and show the painting process only which makes it harder for beginners like meh.

[@kiwimiwi5452]

I usually do an underpainting in watercolor, that usually helps me and that could maybe solve your problem with the streaky first washes

[@brightwitch]

Ooh that’s a really good idea, thanks!

[@NamikazeH]

FINALLY SOMEONE WHO... struggles for the same reason... The getting-the-flat-wash part always caught me off-guard, and was the source of so much frustration... Part of what I like about watercolors was also layering very light washes to build up colors. (narrator voice) It did not go well in gouache. Using your fingertips to blend made me chuckle-- mostly because that is a mood. In the end, trying to tackle it like I'm doing digital painting worked better for me. At the very least, I'm a lot less frustrated! Your art is gorgeous and I've loved everything you've drawn so far, but in this one I'm just in love with the sketch and can't stop staring at her eyes at the end-- so wonderfully expressive. The finished piece looks gorgeous, I'm fascinated by how you painted the area that's uh, connecting the bridge of the nose and the cheek, it's really beautiful. Thank you so much for sharing this video with us! Especially given the frustration you've had during parts of the painting process.

[@hambot]

Wait are you me?! Lmfaooooo at the light layering with gouache and also the part where you mentioned THE ONE PART of t her face where i spent the most time is either reassuring or embarrassing because it means my struggles on that part we’re way too apparent

[@NamikazeH]

@@hambot You spent much time on it for good reason and great results!! With this portrait at this angle it just has so much to say...? Like both in terms of form of the face and and the shape and the atmosphere. It's extremely lovely and I think the extra care and time you put into it really comes through. THANKS SO MUCH AGAIN FOR THIS VIDEO... it gives me strength

[@santiagocontreras2436]

im falling in love with your art

[@hannahsamson8792]

You did great and the skin tone is not bad as you think you may seem. I love this painting of Jane from The Breaking Bad sucha fan :)

[@lizmary8207]

that expression is really well done! so emotive i could literally animate it my head haha

[@aksel1581]

my himi miya set just came in, i'm going to binge watch your videos now. you're one of my inspirations.

[@brennacastillo1216]

I love watching a gouache piece come together 😍 so beautiful

[@Aintusamongus]

I love the layering. Absolutely phenomenal

[@hellen6656]

omg this looks absolutely great!!!! i love it so much you're incredibleee 💖💖💖💖💘💘💘💘

[@caramelcream5807]

You are really good at trusting the process

[@DomingoFreire]

Very good process demonstration. Thank you a lot.

[@spencergoth1cgutz205]

I don’t see a single thing wrong with it, I love it so much

[@ahhhndy]

I saw that using synthetic brushes helps a lot with gouache. Not sure if your brushes are synthetic or not, but yeah! Wow, it came out beautifully and now I’m really inspired to make a gouache piece. 😊

[@niccoliejunsayart3723]

When I was watching at first I had it on mute (because I was working hahah I dont want to get busted) then I noticed your materials and I was like "hmmm I think this a Filipino artist" because most of your materials are the ones available here in the Philippines so I watched it again with audio and I was right hahahah I am just glad to find a fellow Filipino artist here because the majority of artists I watched are from the other countries and their materials aren't that accessible. You're art is so beautiful! You just earned a sub 💖💖

[@mohimenarts1874]

your art is amazing, I love it, I hope I make as much progress as you!!

[@ginanicholson2490]

This is honestly mesmerising; hyper-realistic indeed. You remind me of one of my favourite watercolor artists- Mary Whyte

[@ARTYCOATY]

Fantastic artwork! Very beautiful. I thought you were wonderful. Stay connected and stay safe!! I respect you I have learned a lot from your work. My friend. 👍👍👍👍

[@artifexmom3824]

Wow! That’s gorgeous my friend and to be honest nahihirapan talaga ako sa gouache painting. I really love your artwork.☺️❤️ God bless you.🙏🏻

[@NoName-qy4nm]

Normally I don’t write comments, but this painting hits different 🎨❤️ it’s amazing and very beautiful. You inspire me to draw with Gouache too ❤️

[@artgeometrix6346]

This is a fantastic quality painting. Exceptional work here.

[@noorkhan215]

So gorgeously done and ever so inspiring! I'd love to try your style sometime in the future especially since I have little to no experience with gouache.

[@kinascribble]

Love the final piece and the overall pacing of the video

[@centtecc]

I will always support your artworks. Your art style is mesmerizing and inspiring. It also gives me frustrations because I cannot produce the same hehe but I do hope that you will be having a video of your digital paintings since my medium is digital. You're one of the best.

[@FelicityandInk]

Such a stunning painting, I really need to experiment with gouache some more! 😊

[@veyriuss.4792]

You got the paper na, horayyyyy!!!! Also ugh I absolutely LOVE how this piece turned out-I really love seeing the brush strokes even in the parts of the face and hair, something about seeing those strokes just does it for me XDDDD but also the expression on her face is 🥲🥲🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤 super idol talaga kita ate Haz!!! I still haven’t made any worthy piece with the gouache I got from you, but this vid makes me wanna try to do a portrait even if it looks difficult 🖤 super duper love you n your works heheh looking forward to all the things you’ll be making this year 💀🖤

[@hambot]

AGHHGH NGAYON KO LANG NAKITA TOOOO. Any artwork you made is worthy 🤧🤧 your comments always motivate me to do more videos 😭😭 thank you so much selinaaaa

[@brvbr_ru]

Great job on this piece, it looks wonderful 🤗❤

[@goilo888]

You should give casein a try. It is exactly like using gouache BUT it doesn’t reactivate when adding layers on top. Works great for base colours.

[@chelei9248]

Your drawing is so beautiful

[@liiley__]

Agree 100% with your opinions 😭 watercolor is my basic, when i use gouache and I uh its kinda hard. I learn that jelly gouache underneath (or all kind of gouache) will melt when we apply new layer. So 2-3 layers is maximum.. this is why in my opinion gouache is more hard to learn than watercolor cs i really used to layering my paint a lot 😂

[@hambot]

So many people have said this exact same thing, especially watercolor artists. Disturbing the layers underneath is so frustrating.

[@ArteSana3]

Beautiful… thanks For sharing 🤩 So much to learn about the gouache 🎨🖌

[@nimbus1059]

omg I saw your works in a Facebook group and then I just recently seen this channel AND THEN ITS RLLY FAMILIAR, btw nice art!

[@shuugodesu6816]

huy min😭😭😭😭 HAHAHAHSHSHHSHSHSHAHA 📸📸

[@marianawinchester9603]

I-LOVE-ITTTTT oh my god it's so beautiful I hope you're proud of yourself !

[@josayaa889]

Galing niyo po keep making vids and artworks😊 Godbless you po😇

[@amoiigatti]

Bro this deserves more views ngl

[@anadee3539]

i just love love love your works so much 😭 please consider opening a ko-fi so your other fans and i can support you even more! 💚

[@hambot]

Aghhh! Thank you for introducing me to ko-fi! 😭😭

[@anadee3539]

@@hambot AAAAHHH YOU'RE VERY MUCH WELCOME!! PLEASE LET US KNOW IF YOU'VE STARTED YOUR PAGE! 💚 MORE POWER!!

[@chabrolio]

This is very beautiful! I’m in love with all your work. You inspire me so much, since we’re both Filipino, and I want to be as skilled as you someday ☺️ Also you’re growing here on youtube really fast! Congrats!

[@calystacale7191]

So pretty!!! I also struggle with gouache because i started getting used to watercolor. It makes it more difficult when colors shift after they dry in gouache. The way darker colors dry lighter and lighter colors dry lighter is so frustrating -_-

[@hambot]

Yes! People always say that gouache is very similar to watercolor and it’s not at all

[@nekoneko4487]

your english is great!! and so is your artwork!! i subscribed!

[@lunadrea]

this looks amazing oh my gosh

[@JelliVlogs]

you mean oh my gouache 😜😆

[@Imawatches]

Your art is absolutely beautiful

[@liiley__]

I really love your arts. Thankyou for sharing!

[@cecicab4222]

So pretty! Is it Jessica Jones?! It looks a lot like her! -Kat’s little sister

[@hambot]

Omg hello! Yes! This is Krysten Ritter but i don't know which show this is from ❤️

[@Emildon]

She's also Jane from Breaking Bad!

[@花らやん]

I just wanted to comment that is she the gf of Jessie Pinkman?!😂

[@NavilleT]

@@花らやん yes 😜

[@lisawik7234]

I watched Jane die , said Walter White

[@ginelleroislim2414]

You give me inspiration to draw and I love your art style😍😘

[@charlotteluvscats]

i also find the beginning stages of my gouache paintings to be the hardest part of the painting, i do mainly animal portraits and they ALWAYS go through an ugly stage when i’m still blocking out the shapes and colors. i find gouache paintings to need a lot of thin layers of paint to build up the depth in the piece.

[@julie1440]

❤️❤️❤️❤️ Watching your process is just so enjoyable with the way you carve out shapes!

[@elainepalarca9476]

Yey my gouache is arriving soon! Ill definetily buy baohong watercolor paper if I have money in the future!

[@claireonlinex]

I really enjoyed listening to your thought process, I just brought some gouache yesterday so hopefully if I have the same experience as you I'll know what to do... thanks

[@ws5515]

i agree, having background with watercolour really impacts your work with gouache, it works like watercolour but does not behave like it at all!

[@xienmiexarts2354]

I do watch your tutorial video and I learned a lot.

[@Artchuckels]

love your painting style and the portait looks amazing 😍

[@chasechapman9302]

For you streaky start issue with the initial layer of gouache I suggest a very thin wash of yellow, red or pink watercolor. Its much thinner in consistency and once dried it can really make a painting look even more finished, it definitely helped me Great video!

[@messylinesart1587]

Wow your paper is so durable, if that was mine i could totally see holes due to my strokes

[@hambot]

It's 300gsm and 100% cotton so it's pretty sturdy! It's also in a block so it won't buckle

[@messylinesart1587]

@@hambot oh will buy that tomorrow, thank you for the info! Love your art as always 💕🤗

[@hambot]

Thank you Rina 🥺🥺

[@youtubesano_paintings]

Beautiful..😍 amazing artwork 👌👌

[@kingpen1179]

congrats for 10k subs in advance, paspasa jd mutubo hahaha😊

[@hambot]

Huhuhuhu hilak 5x , unexpected kaayo 🥲🥲

[@JaneBeata]

it’s a beautiful portrait and I enjoyed the video very much :)

[@alexisw3252]

Part of the difference you're describing between watercolor and gouache can actually be attributed to hot pressed v cold pressed paper.

[@V1mk215]

Thank you for the tutorial it is help me paint gouache

[@daegdesign]

how did you create black hair without using black? amazing

[@chrismillenario5795]

ohh so beautiful

[@sman7099]

This is a great painting!

[@FearfulFeck]

Looks awesome! Maybe try an underpainting with casein so the streaks don't hold white in them? I dunno just a suggestion? You are very talented!

[@hambot]

Woah! I never even heard about that! I'll look into it thanks!

[@yuhna3465]

its so beautiful! you did so great 😍

[@sophiasantos4778]

Just subscribed xxx and omg are you Filipino!! Thats a bonus I love that!! I'm a Filipina living in Sydney Australia xx

[@lefthandstory1280]

Nice 😉👍👍beautiful💕💕💕

[@hannahmariecortes8870]

Finally a youtube artist who doesn’t open all of her gouache 😂😂 i do this with my gouache to and let me tell you guys it still has the same texture as when a newly open one.

[@KitKatToeBeans]

Just found your channel & subbed. Wonderful tutorial. Beautiful painting. Tyfs!

[@frisk7755]

i learned a lot watching this video, thank you!

[@caseygracestudios]

Really lovely and thank you for all the detail about your struggles. Can you share if you were able to lean your hand on the painting as you went. It was hard to tell. I am usually an oil painting where you cannot obviously do that, so I am curious how fast gouache dries, both on the painting and when mixing on your palette.

[@HeyMykee]

Gouache dries pretty fast, but it's wet for a few minutes after you put it down, longer if you have a lot of water in it to make a wash. You really can't lay your hand on the paper unless you're sure all the paint is dry, and even then I'd worry I might have some on my hand. On general principle I just don't let my hand touch the surface when painting.

[@aptx-ew8gq]

Your artstyle is aesthetically pleasing :')))

[@slumbear]

Girl I really love your art. I know for sure your channel will gonna get big one day! Senpaiiii

[@zeenajama3542]

Actually it's pretty good 🌹🌹

[@pdawgillustrations87]

This was so helpful I’m getting my jelly gouache tomorrow so I’m trying to do some research!

[@chocolateicecreamlove8823]

Watercolors is my muse as well but I paint with acrylics sometimes as well and you described the exact problem I have; I WANT IT TO BLEND SMOOTHLY SO BAD. Ahahaha, the artist struggles. Amazing painting!! :D :D