How to: Dry Brush

[@bobdev7100]

Never Ever Say you aren't a good tutor.. The Best tutorial I have got.. kudos..

[@diazblue8]

if your willing to learn your willing to do anything, and to me personally this video explained very thoroughly what to do and got rid of almost all questions! then again everybody learns differently. good video!

[@megan5018]

Really good tutorial. Finally i have found a humble artist who doesn’t use super expensive art supplies. Please make more of these kind of videos and tutorials, i love your art. Thanks xx

[@clairewatson2592]

Thanks! I haven't made a video in years, haven't had the time unfortunately. I am glad that the ones I have made are still useful for people :-) Thanks for your comment :-D

[@BlueKittyCreations]

Yes, you can use coloured paint the same way. Be careful when using black and a colour though. If you try to put a colour ontop of black shading it will turn out a bit murky. So best to start with your light colours first.

[@mycondiments]

Your facial expressions are lovely! So is your voice modulation. A pleasure to watch and listen to!

[@silverandmold]

Superb tutorial. I just bought my first dry brush oil painting from an artist who learned this technique from KZbin (no doubt from you), and I wanted to learn more about the technique. Love your wit.

[@BlueKittyCreations]

I was actually just browsing KZbin art vids, and came across a few people doing these amazing photo-realistic portraits. They were speed videos but I watched a few and looked at one guys website and found out it was oil paint on paper. Think I managed to find one tutorial about the technique but it wasn't for portraits nor much to it.

[@BlueKittyCreations]

The big soft brushes I use are a natural fibre, (Kolinksy Sable), they are very soft. Tursn out it's actually a water-colour brush. There are probably synthetic brushes out there that will work fine too just as long as they are soft. I use a synthetic brush for my darker lines (Marabu-Universal) If you keep getting streaks make sure the paint is evenly coated and any excess is taken off of the brush.

[@BlueKittyCreations]

Yes, any oil paint should do. Keep in mind that if you use different colours though, some oil colours are thinner and don't spread as far.

[@BlueKittyCreations]

Third brush is a Round Brush with Sable fibres. The important part of that one is that its smooth and soft so I get a nice soft coverage when I do the skin.

[@christelsneltekenaar573]

I'm so glad with your video girl!! Thank you! There are only "speed painting torials" on youtube as far as I know, but you' re explaining it so well. You really helped me..X

[@Rainiedaycuppatea]

I've just found you on KZbin.. This tutorial has been incredibly helpful! I love how crafty you and your channel are! Please keep uploading these helpful tutorials! Thanks so much

[@LilRedRachel]

Great video! I am self taught as well and when I watched your video I experimented with dry brushing and love it! Thank you so much for posting the video I cant wait for the next one :)

[@imogenlilly9923]

best tutorial on this technique i've seen for beginners. great work.

[@carla11p]

Thank you so much for this! I usually don't like watching long videos because I get so bored xD but I loved watching this one!! I like making portraits and have been wanting to learn how to do this technique for a while :) yay!

[@BlueKittyCreations]

Yes, you can use acrylic as well. I have a video comparing the two. However, oil seems to work best.

[@cocobean7940]

thank you very much. i am very extra grateful. and i will try this technique as soon as i can, i didn't find any related topics about it in my language, and i guess nobody know it at all where i live

[@BlueKittyCreations]

@TheSoulsify eek! Well, the white handled ones.... I got while I was in the states a while ago :-s Couldn't tell you where, but the brand is'Simply Simmons' and the blue handled ones I've had for years and years, they are Winsor&Newton - Cirrus, with Kolinsky Sable fibres.

[@BlueKittyCreations]

Yes you should spray it with a sealer of some sort once you've finished. You can buy a spray in art stores, but hairspray works just as well and is cheaper. Are these water colours that come in the tubes? I'd say give it a try but I have no experience with water colour paint myself.

[@Rascaduanok]

Agreed. Whenever drybrushing is brought up there are no detailed explanations. Many thanks for this (and your other) terrific video(s)!

[@BlueKittyCreations]

I find that the synthetic ones work well for the dark outlines, and natural soft fibres are good for the skin, where I want everything to be soft and smooth. I dont have any camel hair though, just kolinksy sable.

[@lookslikecake]

Aaaand for brush number one, we have this brush :D I love your relaxed way to talk about this :)

[@brod515]

thank you ill get my art teacher's spray, yes they come in a tube same company as the oil color (winsor and newton), ill give them a try and see wether its as good as oil color

[@foreropa]

Great video, thank you very much. I always worked with charcoal, but know you have open a new world for me, I will try this new technique!!

[@KonHiwatariKyouyama]

This is great, the basics it's what I needed to get general idea. I'll try the technic sometime this year, this is very helpful. Thanks!

[@mycondiments]

Great video, thank you so much! How do you clean your brushes after use?

[@BlueKittyCreations]

@Geoff The spotter brush I have is a 3/0 or go for a size 0. Honestly, I don't know a whole lot about the sizing of brushes, I'm self-taught and just go for what looks right. :-)

[@BlueKittyCreations]

@GoldAirSummer What sort of paint are you using? I use a medium grain paper, which is what you would likely use for water colour. You dont want anything as smooth as normal paper, or printer paper.

[@2shadowgamer2]

Thank you so much I was wondering how artists get that realistic photo-finished look on their drawings.

[@GoldAirSummer]

@BlueKittyCreations I was using 95gr/65lbs sketching paper. I've just bought some 230gr, so hopefully that will help me. Regarding the paint, I used Winton oil colour paints the other day and they didn't quite work, so I've just bought some water mixable oil colour today, the same stuff you use. Hopefully I'll get better results! :)

[@Timbo2516]

so you recommend natural bristle for general brushing and synthetic for detail-specific parts? best dry brush tutorial on youtube by the way, great job.

[@Cccc123c33]

YAYYYYYYYYYY! finally somebody explained it in detail instead of doing speed painting ^^ thank youuu!

[@pauls2hj]

wow i was wondering what medium was this for lifee. it kinda looked like charcoal but it was way too smoothloooking. thanks for the video, i want to try it now!

[@MrJoegalbraith]

Would you ever use 300g/m2 medium watercolour paper in your portraits? I have attempted a few portraits after learning from your tutorials and looking at ur vids. I have taken ur advice and practiced to see what I am comfortable in my approach to dry brushing - so far I like to go pretty dark. I have even got a few commissions and I am currently working on another one at present. Trying this new grain above but not sure about it? Ur tutorial is def best on KZbin it's helped alot... Thanks.

[@M3rcl3s5]

Really cool. greetings from germany ;). i would love to see more videos from you explaining the dry brush technique. pictures with other colors and step by step explanations ;)

[@AceAylward]

Power to the self taught! I've actually never heard of dry brushing, nor of viking knitting, until about twenty minutes ago and I got to say this looks really fun. Where did you find material to learn this stuff?

[@ElizethV]

great tutorial!(: i had one question though, could i dry brush with acrylic paints also or will it only work with oil paints?

[@thefirstborncappy]

my media are normally ink and technical pens even ball pen. i haven't used pencil for a long time as well as chalk. i appreciate you for sharing this. unfortunately these supplies doesn't come cheap where i come from. thanks!

[@BlueKittyCreations]

I would try Amazon, or go directly to the company website like Winsor&Newton. I honestly havent bought much recently, most things I got awhile back when I was visiting the US.

[@justynanowak9892]

i found this very useful compared to other tutorials on dry brushing. Thank you!

[@shinigameMania]

thnx a lot !!! i was searching for some tutorials and this is really usefull x))) !!! Q. : For making dark shades or something do you put another layer of paint or what ...?

[@kevinkc9531]

YEAH~~ TIM MINCHIN ROCKS!!!! anyway, love ur tutorial, but i m wondering if acrylic will work as well

[@JayUnderscoreDraws]

Thanks, this gave me a lot of ideas. The dude who taught me used to custom trim his brushes before he started but this should drop the number of brushes I need by like...a lot

[@facedust07]

@BlueKittyCreations thanks, i think i know now, i guess i need to add 2-3 drops of lubricant oil to the black oil paint, what kinda paper u use?

[@cocobean7940]

hey. good job. if you don't mind to tell me if you wet the watercolor paper like with poster colors, or you just use dry sketches.??????????

[@Geoff]

Im buying the spotter brushe online and wanted to know what size? don't have experience with them and can't test them out either. Thanks! very helpful :D happy new year!

[@mahse100]

i do portrait too but i only use pencil lead or a HB pencil and a piece of cotton and a stick.....i have no idea bout brushes can you give me an idea bout it..thank you..you're great and well talented..:)

[@TheMeganwells]

Do you have a finished picture so we can see what the end result looks like, enjoyed the tutorial but would love to see the end result. Thanks

[@neehaglee7249]

Awesome! Thanks for teaching and sharing with us.

[@Nathaniellgonzalez]

What size paper do you typically use? I have a booklet of 16"x24" paper..and was just curious. Great work BTW!

[@naruto009ful]

thanks very helpful video, had seem amazing videos of portrait painting using dry brushes and always wondered how or what process they do, well ty nice vid and also wanted said you really pretty :)

[@thefirstborncappy]

i think camel hair brushes are more efficient than synthetic ones, but i don't know how these types of brush work on this technique. what are your thoughts on this?

[@BlueKittyCreations]

@quickcope :-) I'm glad you liked it

[@foreropa]

One question, if you make a mistake, could you use white paint to correct it i the same way you use black paint? I would think so (I do it with charcoal, I use pastel to correct sometimes) but I would like to hear your opinion. Thanks again!!!

[@Slagger77]

i would on water paint paper if its not eraseble use a scalpel and carefully scrape the top lair of

[@ravirajart]

Thanx.......its very useful for beginners , just like me !! Can you tell me what kind of paste that you r using in this video ?

[@BlueKittyCreations]

I mostly use a filbert or flat brush for the strands of hair, and then a soft round brush to fill in.

[@GotterVibez]

Heyya...Good technique there :D Could this technique work with normal watercolors? You are preety :)

[@KYJee-mb5bw]

Thanks so much for your detail lecture. I was wondering medium, paper and so on. Now i came to know all about dry painting. LOL

[@BlueKittyCreations]

@zogirl99 I imagine the only problem with acrylics might be that the paint you put out to work with may dry too fast. But its worth a shot using what you have available to you before getting anything new :-)

[@BlueKittyCreations]

@sangreespanola15 Try Lamp Black? I would imagine the yellowish bit is the oil having seperated out from the paint :s

[@MrMusickey]

Hi great tutorial but my 'shading' looks grainy and liney. Also do you do the dark things first then light? :)

[@BlueKittyCreations]

@MrMarcbenedict I have nooo idea whats available in the philippines. You could probably find it online and buy from there if its not in any stores. But you dont need to use this brand. Any decent oil paint should do the trick :-)

[@playboyice84]

awesome Video, you gave me exactly what i needed to get started on this. have you ever mixed sewing oil in the paint? i read something about that. i guessing since you didnt use it, there should be no need for it, Thank you very much for taking your time to make this video. Im excited to see more i the future.

[@brod515]

Few Questions Please, After i finish the painting do i need to spray anything on it- my art teacher always sprays something ontop of his paintings. i have medium 220 gsm paper i think thats okay. this is the most important question, can i use water colors instead of oil color and get the same effect.

[@MrRemorseless]

Thank you for that. You have a wonderful voice :)

[@MamaJacqueroo]

Thank you Blue Kitty! That was a great tutorial! And you are very cute (from a grandma).

[@GoldAirSummer]

I'm trying the technique out now on sketching paper, but the paint seems to be drying out quite quickly and I can't seem to blend the colour very well; it seems more patchy. Do you use watercolour paper, and does that make a huge difference?

[@BlueKittyCreations]

It does for me. Thought I should probably use more and get better contrast...

[@BlueKittyCreations]

@facedust07 All the materials are explained in the tutorial :-s Just use a medium grain white 200gr paper. I couldnt tell you if its cold or hot pressed though :-s

[@BlueKittyCreations]

@raneanubis You are very welcome :-) I'm glad to help out

[@OneBananaa]

hey can i use just dry brushing for the end of my painting? just to add highlights and stuff?

[@lookslikecake]

Can I also use acrylic colour for the dry brush technique?

[@raneanubis]

Hey thanks a lot for this tutorial Miss, you were very thorough :)

[@brod515]

ohhhh btw i didnt see you using some kind of solution to dip your brush in, i dont have any solution for my oil color, should i do this technique without a solutiion

[@hellavadeal]

this works with acrylics too, for those that are allergic to oil paints. Thanks Good tutorial.

[@eyespelegode]

Thank y,u so much, I couldn't find a video for this and this helped more than you could ever know! I was doing this completely wrong.

[@BlueKittyCreations]

@facedust07 My guess would be that you're putting too much paint on. If thats not it though, try a few different erasers. I actually use the hard eraser more than the kneading one.

[@BlueKittyCreations]

any arts and crafts store should carry a variety of natural and synthetic brushes. Check your local stores - they should have something suitable. Winsor&Newton is a popular brand, and I got my Simply Simmons brushes in the States, but I can't remember the name of the store.

[@kingkong2044]

I really enjoyed your tutorial BlueKitty. I have seen a few vids of oil dry brushing at full speed without any explanation on how or what is used and I finally found your vid. You're a cutey might I also add :) Subscribing now..

[@BlueKittyCreations]

@GotterVibez I dont have much experience with watercolours.If you're using the kind out of the tubes without watering them down, it might work. But I think oil colour may provide better smudging abilities :-p

[@BlueKittyCreations]

yes, you can build up the layers and/or put more paint on the brush.

[@fanvanoranje]

I saw your video, acrylic works too :) thanks a lot!

[@cheterry17]

How long does this technique usually take you on a single portrait?

[@bbgossip2000]

Can you use watercolors for this style ?

[@t.wood01]

Does one little drop really do an entire portrait?

[@fanvanoranje]

One question more :D does it need to be oil paint, or can it also be acrylic paint? :D

[@argentiagrace2809]

I like your voice =) you remind me of piper from charmed. and i like your video i was looking for someone to show me how to start out and i like that you name everything! thank you =)

[@fanvanoranje]

I've got one question: where do you buy your brushes?

[@facedust07]

hi, i want to ask a question, why is that i can't erase the oil paint like yours using my kneaded eraser?thank u

[@BlueKittyCreations]

I'll start planning my next dry brush painting then ;-p

[@BlueKittyCreations]

I've never used ink, and I don't have any to test the method out, but I can't see it working very well with it...Since you want to keep the brushes dry and ink is essentially coloured water. Best way to find out for sure is to just try it out on a small peice of paper to see how dry you can keep it and if you can get a smooth layer of ink on the paper :-)

[@BlueKittyCreations]

@angelfallls Haven't tried it on canvas, so dont know how it will work. But if you try it let me know how it goes :-p

[@guyinsuit1]

Can you use acrylic instead of oil or do you need ail

[@Makocat]

I'm pretty much new to oil painting and I know the process to clean the brush after painting, but does Dry brush require any special treatment? Maybe just water? Or Should I use the same process as for regular oil painting?

[@Slagger77]

oil for thining the paint and big area brush like for hair and so might be cool and scalp for whitening and a shadow stick, but love the vid plz keep it up

[@BlueKittyCreations]

@StepfordPunx you are very welcome :-)

[@Ninjamohawk]

great video tutorial! also points for the Tim Minchin shirt

[@jsuf16]

how long does it usually take to finish a portrait?

[@Kinali98]

Please help im so confused and i can't find the info i need, To i get bristle brushes? cause im finding they suck and they are blotchy and elave strikes with the slightest pressure like bwrely any or do i get soft synthetic brushes for this im so confused what exactly do i need?

[@Beepbupbap]

the 3rd brush is? Sable? or what? please tell me i didnt understood what you called that brush please, im a beginner