How To Draw Stonework on Buildings, Enhance Watercolour Landscapes

[@angelicag2042]

Thank you for posting how-to techniques, Smoothie. This one looks very easy to do but is very effective in making the stonework look quite realistic. I'm off to view the time lapse. Cheers!

[@smoothie77drawingpainting]

+Angelica G You're very welcome Angelica! it is very easy to do, give it a try next time you paint or draw buildings, it works well with graphite too, thanks for viewing and commenting :)

[@sonnybeach1953]

Thanks for showing that tin of Koh-I-Noor gray pencils! I've got one Koh-I-Noor black pencil that I found in the business writing instruments section of the department store. I bought it and I love it! It makes the blackest blacks of any pencil I've got. But I didn't know there were others. I suppose I'll be doing an internet search for Koh-I-Noor sets now. Thanks.

[@smoothie77drawingpainting]

Well, Jerry you've got a pleasant surprise coming to you when you google Koh-I-Noor...they have a massive selection of pencils and art supplies and I mean massive!!! the company have been around since the 1800's , they know a thing or two about making good pencils, I have quite a few art materials from them, and I have to say they are great quality, I highly recommend them.

[@mariakellner2221]

Great technique,the water is so well done,love the scene.

[@smoothie77drawingpainting]

+Maria Kellner Thanks Maria, I re-uploaded the timelapse video, I decided to remove the figure after several attempts at trying to improve it, at least I have a picture I can look at without cringing too much,:) thanks for the advice, it much appreciated, I just need more practice with figures .

[@mariakellner2221]

+smoothie77 ooh smoothie i hope my comments lead you astray,I'd you didn't mention it was a young boy no one would have noticed,its still a beautiful painting.

[@smoothie77drawingpainting]

+Maria Kellner No Maria your comments didn't lead me astray, I needed to here that from you, and I'm very grateful for your expert advice, I knew the figure looked wrong, I tried to correct it, I have always struggled with figure drawing/painting, I certainly need more practice, I feel the painting looks ok now, and I'm glad I removed the figure, lets face it...who would want a picture of an old man having a wee hanging on their wall LOL :)take a look at Maria's superb paintings at www.marylkaart.com

[@uniquemad]

Excellent video Smoothie! I am glad you've decided to make more videos showing different stages of your drawing :)

[@smoothie77drawingpainting]

+Madi Thomson Thanks Madi, the timelapse I have done of it might make you laugh if you read the description :))

[@michellerobertson5235]

Very nice! Thank you for explaining this!! It's really helpful to me!

[@smoothie77drawingpainting]

You're welcome Michelle, glad it was helpful to you.

[@amysamin]

Very helpful, and a lovely painting.

[@smoothie77drawingpainting]

Thank you Amy, glad it was helpful to you.

[@galinalevkovich1368]

Thank you very much! 👍😘

[@mpmansell]

They are very common here in Slovakia, most likely because they are Czech and people here are used to them. I like them although their tendency to being a little dusty can be annoying.

[@vincegrey8718]

I like the idea. it does seem so much like a hand colored photograph though. I need to try this a few more times to get a more painterly feel with the result. what I see on my phone looks that you do is very nice but on paper no so great. A bit grey washy and weak. .

[@TheWindGinProject]

Excellent demo. Thanks

[@smoothie77drawingpainting]

+TheWindGinProject You're welcome, thanks for the comment.

[@glynstimpson]

I have a set they are very good I olso have the brown set they. are. Very good olso Blick the USA company l believe have there pencils made by them

[@lauracunneen7275]

very easy you make it for me

[@robertgwinn1137]

This may be the wrong video to inquire about, but does anyone have any helpful insights to using woodless graphite pencils? I bought a set from Derwent as my favorite standard sets are Derwent. They feel like drawing with steel rods. Is it the binder, a bad lot, etc? I'm a professional artist but I am truly at a loss here. Thanks to anyone in advance who may she'd some light on this.

[@vincegrey8718]

to clarify my previous statement... Your work looks very good on video... my attempt so far is not so great. I will keep trying to get a pleasing result.

[@smoothie77drawingpainting]

All paintings look better/different on a PC screen due to the back lighting effect of the monitor, thanks for the comment Vince.

[@sharonh988]

Very helpful. Thank you.

[@smoothie77drawingpainting]

you're welcome, thank you

[@ccsitaround]

Well done, very helpful demo. Thanks.

[@smoothie77drawingpainting]

+Larry Nelson Thanks very much Larry, glad you found it helpful.

[@siljakp1020]

sir please do an videos about charcoal painting and materials to be used

[@smoothie77drawingpainting]

I don't often use charcoal, but if I do draw a picture with charcoal I will make a video for you,

[@seansmith8002]

Is the painting based on a particular place? Love the technique, and have brought a set of the pencils to try it 😀

[@smoothie77drawingpainting]

+Sean Smith The picture is based around a place in Norfolk, thanks for commenting, hope you enjoy your new pencils.

[@denismoran670]

I'm disappointed, because I really want to see how the wall is painted BEFORE the pencil work. I have a limestone church to paint, and am tearing my hair out trying to get a good method of getting those small stones (as your brilliant artwork shows) to look authentic! Limestone here is light grey, and so is the mortar! Also,it's a middle distance setting, so the stones are clearly visible. Help!

[@arnoldosura]

where i can get ur works o Links?

[@smoothie77drawingpainting]

+Odías Sura Hi Odias, my work is currently only available to see here on youtube, I am planning to build a website soon to show all my art work, thanks

[@arnoldosura]

really i like ur style i am artist but really like should have a account on Facebook or website

[@smoothie77drawingpainting]

+Odías Sura Thanks Odias, I had a look at your channel...amazing!

[@arnoldosura]

smoothie77 thank you my art too watercolours but right now im drawing in ballpoint pen but i like ur style

[@TheCS1x]

Excellent as always Smoothie and thanks for making me aware of these pencils, are they the greyline aquarell? also out of interested i just got a 36 set of staedtler karat aquarell and i am delighted with them so far. Looking on amazon for these greyline i came across a 72 set of koh i noor aquarell and i am very tempted!

[@smoothie77drawingpainting]

+david thornber Thanks David, the kon I noor pencils I use aren't the aquarelle version they are the standard greyline polycolor version, it can be confusing as koh I noor make both water-soluble and non water-soluble pencils in all their ranges, and they all look the same, I chose non water-soluble so I could wash over them without the pigment dissolving (line and wash style) I got mine on ebay a while ago, I'm also tempted by the 24 landscape set by koh I noor, the colours look good, but you get a better deal if you buy the 72 set, which I'm also tempted with lol, I haven't use Staedtler coloured pencils before, but I have heard good reports about them, I will see if I can find the link for the greyline pencils on ebay and send it to you.

[@smoothie77drawingpainting]

+smoothie77 Here's link for koh I noor greyline pencils www.ebay.co.uk/itm/KOH-I-NOOR-POLYCOLOR-ARTISTS-COLOURED-PENCILS-DRY-12-24-TIN-SET-3822-3824-/331684279576?var=&hash=item4d39ec7518:m:mNIsZWRyoAMXQibMSHUmpBg

[@smoothie77drawingpainting]

+smoothie77 The link is the cheapest I could find, I remember I bought mine from a UK seller for under £10 a while ago, looks like the prices have gone up since then.

[@TheCS1x]

Yes 15 now but i can get the 72 set which includes these shades for £35 delivered and reviews compare them to caran d'ache supracolour and they are mega mega bucks!!

[@smoothie77drawingpainting]

+david thornber Go for it! its a great deal, and please let me know how you get on with them, I might have to buy the landscape set now, its like I said in the demo," I don't understand why more artists aren't using these"

[@siljakp1020]

thank you sir

[@robertgwinn1137]

Be very careful with Graphitint pencils. They do make for beautiful artwork but watch out for light-fastness. They are not very archival. They fade somewhat rapidly

[@robertgwinn1137]

Forgive my manners, your tutorials are amazing and extremely helpful. They have helped push my own artwork to new levels. I am a loyal fan and appreciate your talent and knowledge.

[@smoothie77drawingpainting]

Thanks Robert, yes I have heard there are issues with light-fastness, fortunately i haven't hung any graphitint drawings on the wall, they are kept out of sunlight, stored in a draw.

[@siljakp1020]

sir ur video tutorials are really helpful. but sir the your voice in video is very low...sometimes it is barely audioble

[@smoothie77drawingpainting]

Thanks for letting me know, these older tutorials were very low volume, I have a new set up now that should of solved that problem, you should be able to hear my voice better on the newer videos?