HOW on earth to paint on HOT PRESS watercolor paper? Try THIS tips to make it easier!

[@carolross4543]

Olga, this was very helpful. I have not seen any explanation as comprehensive as yours. Thank you!

[@olgakoelsch]

I am very glad it was helpful! 🤗🌸

[@muireannin09]

You are absolutely delightful Olga! Your flowers are one of a kind and I just received your gorgeous Transparent Flowers book. I will treasure it as a ‘work of art’ forever! 🙏🏻💯🧑‍🎨💐

[@olgakoelsch]

Thank you so much! for your support!

[@angiemaj5205]

I never painted on hot press paper but it makes more sense if you want a clean finish. Thank you for sharing this video.

[@olgakoelsch]

Glad it was helpful!🤗🌸

[@irenedeprov]

Olga, please make a video “everything I painted in 2023” or “everything I painted in winter” or a specific month. I looooved the intro to this video, looking at your amazing art. I need more ❤

[@olgakoelsch]

This is a very lovely idea! I will think about it 😉🌷

[@rozbridges9553]

This was so helpful Olga, thank you for taking the time to explain this! 😊

[@olgakoelsch]

Glad it was helpful! 🤗

[@pemssong]

Thanks for demystifying hot press paper and how to use it successfully. Great videob

[@olgakoelsch]

Glad it was helpful!🤗

[@debrawalters9746]

Thank you Olga! This is the best hot press usage video I have seen! You’re making a believer out of me. I learned botanicals on hot press years ago but haven’t used it since then. Have a beautiful day ❤

[@olgakoelsch]

You are so welcome!

[@Kandicookheller]

You are a wonderful teacher Olga. I hope to join your patreon soon. I love painting on Hot press paper and I recently tried the Baohong Satinado paper and it is amazing. It is right on par with Arches Hot press and I like it even better than Fabriano Hot press. I seem to be able to only find it on TEMU, but it is worth the hassle. I really enjoy following you and hope to learn a lot from you. I so enjoy your work and you are absolutely the best with transparency. You are so generous with sharing your amazing skills. Thank you.

[@olgakoelsch]

Thank you so much for your kindness and a tip about baohong paper, i might give it a try!

[@Kandicookheller]

@@olgakoelsch The price is very inexpensive, about half the price of Arches, but the coarse paper is VERY coarse and the rough is quite rough but great for landscapes. The satinado is so smooth I can't wait to get more of it in different sizes! I guarantee you will love it.

[@lenivigo68]

Thank you for sharing this video. I always have problems with hot pressed paper. Will try your techniques

[@olgakoelsch]

You are so welcome!🌸

[@nadinerohrick8515]

Your artwork is beautifully done, so amazing. This video has been such a help. Thank you. I have purchased your book and am anxious to begin a new journey in water color.

[@olgakoelsch]

Wonderful! I hope you will enjoy this journey! 🤗

[@olgakoelsch]

Wonderful! Enjoy your painting time! 🤗🌸

[@janiceaistrop4807]

You're such a good teacher. Thank you.

[@olgakoelsch]

You're very welcome! 🌸🌸🌸

[@rorlanzino]

Great information, thank you!

[@olgakoelsch]

Glad it was helpful! 🤗

[@gabrieleedwards1898]

Just what I needed before starting with your book! Only worked with cold press paper so far and your tutorial is so helpful. Thank you!

[@olgakoelsch]

Glad it was helpful!🤗

[@FlameDeluge]

Thank you so much for this video. I have always only been a “hobby” painter, but have found frustration with loose florals. I figured out about 6 months ago that I much prefer to paint in the detailed, botanical style. I got some hot-pressed paper, and I have still been frustrated using it (although still enjoying it more than loose florals on cold-pressed) because I have never, ever seen someone prepare/prime it with clean water ahead of time. I have always just gone straight in with a layer of paint, and I get that sorta “fuzzy” look, like the first pink you painted wet-on-dry in the top left or the purple you mixed on the bottom left. I keep thinking I have dust on my paper somehow, even though it lives in my art cabinet tucked away when not in use. It looks speckled, almost like tiny red splotches on very cold skin where the pores or hair follicles show a brighter red colour than the other areas. That probably makes no sense lol. Now that I see your video, I feel like the issues I have make total sense. I can’t wait to put these techniques to use. Thank you again for making this video! :)

[@olgakoelsch]

I am very glad it was helpful! I hope you will find an approach to your paper! The more you practice the easier it will be! 🤗🤗🤗

[@taw1117]

Thank you Olga, so glad I saw this before trying hot press!

[@olgakoelsch]

I am glad it was helpful!

[@cathybates4739]

Thank you! I love the look of hot press paper, but as a beginner, I do struggle with it. Thank you for these tips.

[@olgakoelsch]

Glad it was helpful! 🤗

[@janzeldenrust3747]

This was very helpful. I was frustrated trying hot press paper and now I understand why.

[@olgakoelsch]

I am glad it was helpful!

[@ilonavandertang-vos2198]

This is the lesson I was waiting for❤thank you so much! Your explenation is so helpful, love it❤

[@olgakoelsch]

I'm so glad it was helpful! 🤗🤗🤗

[@cathydecker4410]

I agree! Share more paintings with us. Beautiful

[@olgakoelsch]

I will! 🤗🤗🤗

[@yuliateplova2736]

So far, I've only heard how bad hot-press paper is. You have proved that it is not the paper or paint; the artist creates beautiful art. Thank you, the video is amazing... Learning from you how to paint an eagle or a falcon would be super.

[@olgakoelsch]

I am glad it was helpful! Nice idea with an eagle! 🤩

[@veroklassmann654]

all my uestions about hot pressed paper are answered by you. Thanks a lot. I have to practice!

[@olgakoelsch]

I am happy to hear that! 🤗

[@atull99]

Very well explained, thank you!!! It was a strange and uncomfortable experience using it for the first time as I'd only used cold press paper. I hated how it felt. I think knowing how to work with hot press will make painting more enjoyable. I love your style, it's so beautiful and ethereal. I'm looking forward to trying some of your tutorials!!!

[@olgakoelsch]

I am glad it was helpful! 🤗🤗🤗

[@debraciola8998]

Wow, that was a wonderful lesson!

[@olgakoelsch]

Glad you liked it! 🤗

[@shiahinata]

I love hot press cotton paper for colored pencil but i have not tried it with watercolors, im going to try and mixing with colored pencils.

[@olgakoelsch]

Sounds great!🤗

[@FLaMiChele7]

Olga, what kind of brush do you use for the edges of the flowers please? I bought your book and I love it!!

[@olgakoelsch]

Thank you for your support! 🤗🌸 I use round synthetic brushes by Søstrene Grene (4,6,12) Princetone brushes are also good

[@josephineherrera8508]

What type of brushes do you recommend to paint on hot press paper?

[@olgakoelsch]

Type of brushes don’t depend on the paper, you choose brushes according to your style and technique. I usually use round synthetic 🤗

[@longklongk2868]

Great info 👍. Is it possible to achieve a smooth wash using wet on dry technique on a hot pressed paper? I was trying to do a plain/flat wash on a hot pressed paper usimg wet on dry technique but the paper absorbs the color immediately leaving the wash dirty. Is there a proper way to do a plain wash or wet on wet is yhe only proper way on a hot pressed paper? Thank you!!!

[@olgakoelsch]

This is a bit challenging on hot press. Wet on dry works better on cold press. You have to have enough water on your brush and a drop at the bottom of your wash, but always come back to it (i hope I manage to explain it ) i might make s video about washes 😅

[@longklongk2868]

@@olgakoelsch sure please make tutorial 😇

[@kavitapaul3755]

Any tip on how to do mandala on watercolor hot pressed paper? I'm struggling 😢

[@olgakoelsch]

Never done that before! I guess you’ll need a good synthetic brush and nice proportion of water/paints 🤗

[@twinkle222toes]

Thank you very much for those concise explanations. I have struggled to paint florals on hotpress and now understand why. I just purchased your first book and placed a preorder for the new one. I’m a new subscriber and an eager student. Please keep your wonderful tutorials coming!

[@olgakoelsch]

Thank you so much for your kindness! Glad it was helpful!🤗🤗🤗

[@LoredanaMariotto]

Olga your work are stunnings! Thank-you for sharing your videos with us. * I just tryed to buy the paper but the link above brings me to the COLD pressed paper :( I'll check for the right one.

[@olgakoelsch]

Ups😅 I will fix it 💥

[@stefankoelsch1899]

Wow, that was a great lesson!

[@olgakoelsch]

Thank you!🤗