How to Paint a Koi Carp Goldfish in Watercolor - Natural World Painting Tutorial with Diane Antone

Diane Antone - Watercolour Artist - Making watercolour work for you!
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If you are looking for suggestions as to what to purchase as a beginner, here are my recommendations. If you use these links I will receive a small commission from Amazon which will help to support my channel.
PAINT
Here is a link to a Winsor and Newton starters' paint box which would be ideal for a beginner.
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This is a link to a Winsor and Newton Artists' quality box, which is ideal for a serious student.
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TUBE PAINTS
I always have a tube of White Designers Gouache on hand for lights and corrections
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These colours are very useful and don't usually appear in the sets the manufacturers make:
Naples Yellow
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Quinacridone Gold
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Permanent Rose
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Indigo
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Sepia
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PAPER
Winsor and Newton Watercolour paper pad 140lb 9 x 12 inches ideal for all watercolour techniques.
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Canson MONTVAL watercolour paper block 140lb 9 x 12 inches ideal for all watercolour techniques. Exceptional resiliance and easy to work with.
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BRUSHES
Princeton do a good range of synthetic squirrel brushes. This is a size 10 round.
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And Winsor and Newton Cotman brushes are also good. This is a size 10 round.
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I often use a rigger brush (called script liner in the US) and this is a link to the Cotman range of riggers, this is size 1.
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A size 3 would also be useful.
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Staedtler Noris Karat Aquarell black watercolour pencils
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[@judiemjacobson4613]

I have been a watercolor artist for many years at81 with a number of health issues that have impaired my memory I found it so frustrating I gave it up. But I have been watching your videos and finally subscribed because your videos are so inspiring and I feel that I can do some things again. I can't thank you enough for what you're doing. I am making a couple of journals I would like koi fish in them so I decided to try to paint some small pictures of them using your video. Holy moly that was a whole lot of words to say what I wanted to say😂

[@wimjanssen2181]

My 161 th. Beautiful combination of swirly strokes, 😊nice background music and a fluidly flowing vibe. Thanks😊wim

[@DianeAntoneStudio]

Thanks Wim, so glad you’re sticking with it!

[@jacquelinedouglas6509]

Thank you. You are so easy to listen to. I loved painting along with you.

[@DianeAntoneStudio]

You are so welcome and I’m so glad you are on on board!

[@yuleham]

Having lots of fun painting koi

[@phyllisrichardson6992]

Love painting along with you😀

[@cathygraetz7229]

Just painted this today and it turned out so well, thanks to your lovely fluid drawing, Meeden's vibrant paints and your ongoing tutelage! On another note, also thanks for the giveaway initiative with Meeden last month - I stocked up for myself and my grandkids - and won a third prize discount to boot!! I'm smiling😀

[@DianeAntoneStudio]

Wonderful! That’s an all-round success Cathy, thanks so much for sharing xxx

[@shawnas464]

Love this one!

[@DianeAntoneStudio]

Thanks Shawna!

[@tarrieduke6365]

Absolutely delightful

[@lisathomas1622]

I’m glad you share your work. I’m having a wonderful time learning to paint!

[@DianeAntoneStudio]

Glad you enjoy it!

[@dianakessler6298]

So glad to have found you!!

[@carolyndaughton3373]

Diane, I started following you a few months back and wished I'd known of your channel earlier, but still I'm happy I found you. One treat in starting late to the game in following your channel is that I get to binge watch all of your past videos, like this one. I'm a huge fan of Koi and I've never seen a video tutorial as easy to follow as yours is, and as pretty! You are such an excellent teacher and so talented. I love starting the day with you, sipping my coffee while I listen to your calming voice and watching you peacefully sketch and paint. Tamsin, great job, as always on the photography and sound/music.

[@DianeAntoneStudio]

Thanks Carolyn, and I'm very glad you did find me (not always easy when you consider how many others there are out there ...) and I really appreciate your supportive comments for the two of us. We are having a blast to be honest, doing these videos, and hope to continue indefinitely and not burn out like some YT artists are doing at the moment. Thanks again for everything!

[@carolyndaughton3373]

@@DianeAntoneStudio Thank you for your reply. I'm currently watching and thoroughly in love with your "Three Happy Sheep" tutorial. They are the cutest and I will definitely be making some of these beauties for my holiday cards.Family and friends will love them. Quick question please. Do you have a tutorial up on the two Koi that are nose-to-nose or is that something that you'll be posting later? Wishing all a beautiful day!

[@posiesutton2009]

I enjoyed that very much. Another one I’ve been afraid to tackle! Thank you!❤️

[@suecook5416]

This is gorgeous Diane, thank you for sharing. Really look forward to your tutorials x

[@DianeAntoneStudio]

Thanks Sue, I’m delighted to know you enjoy the videos and am enjoying it enormously too!

[@mariacheung647]

I love this 💜

[@susandowd1093]

Beautiful 😊

[@goisa]

This was so fun to paint! Thank you for the easygoing suggestions along the way.

[@DianeAntoneStudio]

You are so welcome!

[@marymary5494]

Thank you 👌💕

[@jeanbeattie1957]

This was so much fun

[@caroliendiersen7792]

Gorgeous ! Love it.

[@DianeAntoneStudio]

Thank you!

[@rosaliefunk1629]

Love this one. Thanks. You make it look so easy and I know it’s not.

[@notme3252]

I did two koi and the second one turned out much better. I don’t have a rigger, but I made due :) Thanks for another one!

[@christinalogan311]

He is super....will attempt this one as well. Your instructions are great. Thank you .

[@DianeAntoneStudio]

Thank you Christina, much appreciate your comments. Good luck with your painting - do let me know how he turns out!

[@LetsetGFX12]

Pretty

[@DianeAntoneStudio]

Thanks! If you'd like the chance to receive one of my paintings free please watch the pansy painting from last year and make a comment on it to be entered in a free draw for a giveaway to be held next month! Thanks for being here!

[@bullwinkle8266]

Carpe diem. And you sure did with this beautiful koi.

[@DianeAntoneStudio]

Oh you are so funny!!! thank you for your appreciation !!

[@tamyranash5984]

I enjoyed doing this one again today!

[@DianeAntoneStudio]

Wonderful!

[@judiemjacobson4613]

In the United States we call that brush a rigger also. Anyway in the painting community in Hawaii on Montana that I lived in it was so

[@louisepage3842]

So easy to listen to.

[@DianeAntoneStudio]

Thank you!!

[@tamyranash5984]

I love this and really enjoyed painting this. We have a koi pond that we put in 26 years ago, and just lost one of our fish that has been there from the beginning. He was yellow and white, but we have a couple that are this coloring. Thank you!

[@DianeAntoneStudio]

Sorry to hear that you lost one of your fish, that was a great age! I really would like to repopulate our fish tank which has been empty now for a few years. Your pond sounds lovely, a great subject to paint xx

[@adoxartist1258]

Thank you. I've been struggling with this. My painting is not fabulous - I wouldn't be comfortable charging money - but I'm very happy with it. 🙂 New sub. 👍

[@DianeAntoneStudio]

Hi there and welcome to the channel! I hope you enjoy many more videos and soon feel more confident in your work - it just takes practice!

[@karenhoward303]

Thank you Diane for all these great videos! What a shame to have to close your school.

[@DianeAntoneStudio]

I know!! It really is, but we are happy doing what we are doing now - happier!

[@francoisederocher]

I read somewhere that these long brushes are called rigger because they are useful to paint the rigging on ships. Who knows? It might be true.

[@DianeAntoneStudio]

Yes, I think I heard that too. I think it actually is true!

[@gloriamoline678]

Did I miss part two? Anyway....very lovely.

[@DianeAntoneStudio]

No, I never did the second one. Must get round to it sometime!

[@yvonnejeanneret6548]

Thanks for your comment on lower advertising. I just subscribed.

[@DianeAntoneStudio]

Thanks!!!

[@LaviniaNova]

Beautiful painting! 💗I will definitely give this a try! I already painted a small goldfish, however, I will paint the koi on my lager pad. I don't have a rigger brush so we'll see how it turns out.

[@DianeAntoneStudio]

Thank you! If you don't have a rigger, use your thinnest round brush and hold it right at the end away from the hairs, to give you the maximum movement in your strokes. Good luck and let me know how it turns out!

[@imboreddddD]

Thank you so much for the lesson! Would like to ask for the link of the reference?

[@lucamy-studio]

Thanks for the lovely video. I need help finding the fish sketch on your website.

[@DianeAntoneStudio]

Hi Lu, is it this one? dianeantone.com/product/koi-carp-sketch/

[@lucamy-studio]

Hi Diane,thanks so much, yes :)

[@mmhisley]

Looks great.... but, your background music is too loud for your soft voice!

[@DianeAntoneStudio]

It’s an early video - we’re better now, no music!

[@mmhisley]

@@DianeAntoneStudio thank you for taking the time to respond. I’ll look for your later videos. Best wishes.