how to paint with water mixable oil paint part 2 wet in wet parrot animals techniques

[@catherinegreenup4608]

I save larger dollops of paint by putting into plastic pots with screw tops. You get some wonderful colours if you mix them sometimes. I put blues with blues, greens with greens. And often add white or yellows. These keep in perfect condition for months so far. I just keep adding to them and have a most beautiful bright blue colour and light green I couldn’t get normally. I mixed quino butprnt orange with yellow orcha and wow it’s a lovely golden brown, adding white makes colours you can use also to grade them. Loving this little way to save paint and learn to mix colours without wasting a bit.

[@PaintBasket]

oil paint air dries so it will stay wet as long as you keep the air out. I do the same but them fill the pots with water. As water and oil don't mix the water just pours off. You do however need to let the layer of water dry before you start painting though. I usually just put the pot in a sunny spot for a few minutes while I get myself set up. By that time the water is gone and ready to go. You can keep your oil paints for years this way. I have however not tried this with WaMO paints yet sp experiment first before using it with WaMO paints

[@dharmaphile]

I haven't even finished watching this video but I feel inspired to give this a try - I'm a complete beginner but you've answered a lot of questions I had about oils and water miscible oils. Thank you Nolan for sharing your knowledge so generously!

[@PaintBasket]

Go for it! Good luck with your painting Dharma. Let me know how it turns out :)

[@dharmaphile]

@@PaintBasket Thank you!

[@DebraMorgan6455]

I've enjoyed the class and the parrot with its individual hairs. It has given me the confidence of using water mixable oils. Thanks for sharing your insights. Very enjoyable.

[@PaintBasket]

good luck with your painting Debra :)

[@1tuffcookie689]

Amazing ❤️ loved seeing him come to life. I enjoyed every last minute of this tutorial. Thank you for sharing!!

[@PaintBasket]

Glad you enjoyed it!Good luck with your painting :)

[@kevingeaney7741]

A year ago I watched this vid and got great benefit form it. I was a pure beginner then, (now I'm a corrupted beginner)! Having watched again I have got even more answers and solutions to my problems. The really good thing you do is you show everything you do when you are mixing on the pallet! If I can't prep the paint to the same consistency as you, I can't get the same results can I? You also explain your brush work very well. Thanks a mill,

[@PaintBasket]

I am glad the class has helped you. Have you followed the rest of the course? the link is in the description?

[@barbarabrady1267]

I am happy I found your channel. What a beautiful parrot. I have parrots but not a macaw. I haven’t used my oil paints yet, I started painting a few months ago with acrylic. I plan on watching this again and try it. Thank you for the detailed lesson.

[@PaintBasket]

Wonderful! Good luck with your painting Barbara :)

[@paulwood9928]

you spent a long time showing us a great deal, very step-by-step. Thank you very much!

[@PaintBasket]

you're welcome. Good luck with your painting :)

[@eyeonart6865]

I must say this was better than going to a workshop. did not have to try to see around others. up close is great and seeing the picture at all times is very helpful. I hope you do more birds like a giant white egret flying. I would purchase these type of lessons if they are downloadable. Thanks. Birds are my passion.

[@PaintBasket]

I am glad you enjoyed the lesson. There are many more on my website :)

[@jonathanrider4417]

Very enjoyable to watch! I like your relaxed tone and clear instruction. Thanks for not adding music! I look forward to seeing more!I have been working with acrylics and am excited about water soluble oils to take advantage of the vastly superior blending possibilities.

[@PaintBasket]

I am glad you enjoyed the class. Good luck with the oils :)

[@smithfnpsmith9904]

Thank you for explaining not only how the mixable oils work but also painting techniques. I missed using oils because of the messy clean up.

[@PaintBasket]

clean up is a breeze with water soluble oil paints :)

[@capbin146]

This has been very valuable! The insight in mixing and choosing colour as well as the planning. Not just practice practice practice but patience as well. Thanks. Ps The paints are available in the uk but not the brushes.

[@PaintBasket]

I am glad the class has helped you :)

[@LeoraLaGraffe]

You have the most amazing brushes in the UK…look up Rosemary and Co. brushes! You will see all the artists world wide rave about those brushes, for good reason!

[@madparrot6427]

This really helped me! Being self taught, this had lots of useful tips and I painted my macaw along with it and was so pleased how it turned out! PReviously defining feathers was really tricky for me, now they look 3D

[@PaintBasket]

it would be awesome if you could post your parrot on our forum so I can see what it looks like

[@madparrot6427]

@@PaintBasket Yes certainly :) I'll see what i can do

[@madparrot6427]

@@PaintBasket It's coming up with an error on the forum page about a plugin, but I commented with a video of the macaw tutorial on your facebook page

[@ninaphatak1987]

This was very helpful. Learned a lot just by observing.Also ordered these paints. Thank u very much.

[@PaintBasket]

good luck with your painting

[@josianecarey8977]

Josiane de France ,merci pour cette vidéo.Il est magnifique ,bravo.

[@PaintBasket]

Merci bonne chance pour ta peinture

[@SuperRocketdog1]

I was pleased to see you using a tile as your pallet! I use a tile as they are easy to mix your paint and easy to clean! Love your parrot looks like you could put your hand into the painting and stroke his head.lol. Have subscribed will look for other of your tutorials?😍👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@PaintBasket]

and tiles are cheap :)

[@christinegalysh7433]

Nolan watching this for a second time. Have a question, what are you doing with the dirty water you clean your brushes in? How do you dispose of the water? Thank you so much

[@PaintBasket]

I throw it out on the grass so that it doesn't end up in the waste water system.

[@karinhauser8351]

Thank you so much for your video. I have one question please: what is the type and brand of the brush you're using? Thank you

[@PaintBasket]

The brushes I used were the Simply Simons range by Daler & Rowney

[@christinegalysh7433]

This is so awesome Beautiful painting when you were painting the blue part of the bird and you mixed three different valuejs, was the middle value applied first and then the dard shapes , then the highlights? Really like your pallet too and the way you clean the paint away that you are not using at the time. Thank you All the Best

[@PaintBasket]

Thank you very much! You apply the darkest value first then the mid tone and lastly the highlight value :)

[@christinegalysh7433]

@@PaintBasket Thank you like this bird will do my best have a good day

[@amruthavarshinig1650]

It’s wonderful painting...i have a doubt that ,Should we use only water In primary layers ? Thinner & medium in top layers ?

[@PaintBasket]

that is correct :)

[@mikmarjas]

You are so informative and a great teacher!

[@PaintBasket]

thank you

[@TahloolaDarlin]

Thank you so much for this beautiful tutorial.

[@PaintBasket]

Most welcome 😊Good luck with your parrot painting!

[@RituSharma-zy5zj]

Do you use liquid white before you start to paint? Sorry I am a total beginner

[@PaintBasket]

I don't use liquid white at all Ritu.

[@bonniezatta3881]

Thank you for all the help you give us. My question - how does the fat over lean work when using regular oils and liquin ?

[@PaintBasket]

it works the same - you add more Liquin / oil into subsequent layers

[@LightshamanaDhyana]

I was wondering, why you didn't use fan brush for the yellow? Just curious.

[@PaintBasket]

I very seldom use a fan brush so don't even think about using it to be honest. I think you kind of find your favourite brushes then tend to stick to them most of the time.

[@LightshamanaDhyana]

​@@PaintBasketyes, we are a creature of habits. Certainly understand.

[@msssarahg]

This video has been super helpful, thank you! Are you adding more, or less, water when you're painting the darker (and highlights) over the midtone? I don't remember hearing you mention that along the way. Or does the fat over lean rule only apply to the subsequent layers over dry paint?

[@PaintBasket]

when you are painting wet in wet the fat over lean doesn't apply as all the paint is the same "age". You will however find that as you paint you will need to add more water to get subsequent layers to lie on top of the wet paint. You don't however need to add oil into the mix as you do with fat over lean. Let me know if that didn't make sense and I will reword it :)

[@petermorris2491]

EMss Sarah

[@canaryb8892]

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[@faithmarielake592]

Wonderfull and excellent video demonstration. Thank you for providing a reference photo & also for explaining everyyhing so very well including brush works used & colors. I did this one & really enjoyed the challenge.

[@PaintBasket]

I am glad you enjoyed the lesson. Feel free to post your class painting on our forum : paintbasket.com/members

[@karunasirohi7]

Excellent class with ea h and every detail .. Thank you :)

[@PaintBasket]

I am glad you enjoyed the class Karuna :)

[@jcepri]

One thing thst confuses me about painting is the various types of mediums. If someone is brand new to water mixable oils, like me, what medium or mediums should they get? It seems like there are several types for regular oils...linseed oil, sunflower oil, stand oil, etc. Do these all work with water mixable or do you need to buy those that are specially made for water mixable? Would really appreciate anyone's advice.

[@PaintBasket]

Good question. If you are working in WaMO you need to ensure the medium is also a WaMO medium.

[@faithmarielake592]

I hand drew my bird on. I dont want to use traceable but i do like you offer very good Reference photo & drawing!!

[@PaintBasket]

that is fine. I provide the template, each artist can choose whether to use it or not.

[@TheGypsygirl809]

Amazing, thank you so much!!!! Love the way you take the time to explain every detail as you paint. I have never painted in oil before so this is brand new to me and in this 3 hour video I have learned so much. I do have a question I use the same canvas brand when I paint in acrylic do I still have to gesso the canvas when I paint with mixable oil?

[@PaintBasket]

you're welcome :) Most commercially purchased canvasses come pre-primed so no need to prime before painting regardless of whether you are painting in oil or acrylic :)

[@MaryDraws]

As long as the canvas you are using is primed, you're fine. Although you can thin these paints with water, they can still rot your canvas if it isn't properly sealed and primed. They are the same as traditional oils but with an additive that allows it to be mixed with water. I realize a lot of people hear "mix with water" and think it's closer to acrylics but they are still oil paints. :)

[@katherinecalacday2620]

Hi Nolan! How did you transfer the drawing of that parrot onto the canvas as outline? By the way, beautiful painting and very detailed demo. Thank you very much for showing us how you did it.

[@PaintBasket]

thank you Katherine. I show you how to transfer the template to the canvas at 15 minutes and 20 seconds into the class

[@katherinecalacday2620]

Thank you.

[@RituSharma-zy5zj]

Hi, thanks for sharing this with me. Very helpful video, I hope to try painting soon.

[@PaintBasket]

Glad it was helpful! Good luck with your painting Ritu :)

[@baljeetdham]

Wow. Thank you for nice tutorial. It’s so beautiful

[@PaintBasket]

I'm glad you like it

[@kitkat9341]

Question, is it really okay to put the unused paint back in the tube when it has water and/or oil in it? I have the WaOP, but have not started with them yet.

[@PaintBasket]

It is okay to put neat paint back in the tube, but not after you have added anything to it.

[@dougg1075]

Beautiful man. Looks easy:)

[@sairama9248]

Excellent class. You are great master.

[@PaintBasket]

I am glad you enjoyed the lesson Sai, please feel free to follow the rest of the course (link is in the video description)

[@catherinegreenup4608]

I’m currently paintin* puffins. Wondering how to get feathers to shine.

[@PaintBasket]

when dry, glaze some of the sky colour over the shiny areas :)

[@TheGypsygirl809]

Is it possible to save your unused paint when your done with your painting? I was hoping to use whatever paint is left at another time. Thank you

[@PaintBasket]

if you are going to use it within a week just cover your palette with cling wrap and store it in the fridge.

[@jennifertomblin8511]

Amazing tutorial! Thank you 😊

[@PaintBasket]

Glad it was helpful!

[@predicador375]

Excellent video, thanks for the detailed explanation and the video emitted step by step, thank you Master!

[@PaintBasket]

I am glad you enjoyed it

[@kevingeaney7741]

Bravo! What a pleasure to watch such talent. Thank yiu.

[@PaintBasket]

you're welcome :) PS - don't forget to download the reference material for this painting from my website (link in description)

[@aav2364]

Excellent class thank you. You have inspired me to paint again

[@PaintBasket]

fantastic, good luck with your paintings :)

[@marylouniebrugge9174]

I would like to see the carbon paper being used???

[@PaintBasket]

it works like normal carbon paper so I print out the image to the correct size, place the carbon paper underneath and follow the edges using a pen

[@faithmarielake592]

I really Love your company & products. Im disapointed they have quit selling the Gloss Medium in Walmarts Michigan. Its an excellent product.

[@lahaza6515]

Well this is surely helpful!

[@PaintBasket]

Yay!

[@ShealeenLouise]

This is really helpful! Thanks!

[@PaintBasket]

good luck with your painting Shealeen :)

[@ElmwoodParkHulk]

FYI ... other utube channels say not to use water to thin the paint to use . They say it Dulls the paint and also that the paint looses its integrity and won't hold up . They say the reason for water mixable oils is to avoid using harsh chemicals that aren't people friendly or environmentally friendly . They suggest just using one of the many available water mixable mediums .

[@PaintBasket]

You can use medium exclusively, or like I do, use water with progressively more medium in each subsequent layer

[@sarasyed9809]

I am still confused should i use oil paints water mixable or buy acrylic paints 😔 . Love your painting really beautiful. 💛

[@PaintBasket]

That is such a difficult question to answer. I am traditionally an oil painter and have always recommended starting with oil paint because of it's long blend time. I have however lately been working a lot more in acrylic and really enjoy being able to instantly dry the paint so that I don't have to wait for it to dry. In an ideal world you would have both oil and acrylic paints. You would then do most of the work in acrylic, dry the painting. Then finish off the fine detail and smooth blending work with oil paint.

[@sarasyed9809]

@@PaintBasket thank you so much 💜

[@sarasyed9809]

@@PaintBasket is there any difference in texture and finish between traditional oil paint and water mixable oil paint??

[@PaintBasket]

@@sarasyed9809 not that I can tell

[@sarasyed9809]

@@PaintBasket i have decided i am buying water mixable oil paints thank you so much . Hope i get better after practicing paintings.

[@GoldStarWoman]

Great Art, I love it 😍, many Thanks xxxxx

[@PaintBasket]

you're welcome :)

[@tsuttonart]

Just finished part one and as I get to part two, I see this video has no captions. I am hearing impaired so captions are a huge help and imperative to those completely deaf. Is there a way to still put captions in a video already uploaded?

[@PaintBasket]

Thank you for following the class Tricia. Unfortunately the cost of having the captions created is just too much unfortunately, sorry :(

[@mariakellner2221]

Great instructions,tfs

[@PaintBasket]

thank you Maria :)

[@lrb3989]

Excellent vid thanks

[@PaintBasket]

Glad you enjoyed it :)

[@movedon12]

Thank you it was really interesting, learned a lot brilliant finish.

[@PaintBasket]

I am glad you enjoyed the class Carole :)

[@kayjosephineporteous444]

Hey dude your a kiwi awesome

[@PaintBasket]

😀

[@Sixtoedcat]

Thank you!

[@PaintBasket]

You're welcome!

[@martagilvazartlife]

Great tutorial, i did a similar one in watercolour

[@PaintBasket]

thank you very much Marta :)

[@martagilvazartlife]

PaintBasket No thank you for sharing your tutorials, i thinks it's great how you simplify things, sometimes artists get so technical that it must feel intimidating to people that want to paint but think they have to have a "gift" and back away from even trying, i'm self taught that's why i can appreciate your relaxed but effective approach.

[@PaintBasket]

thank you :) yes it is frustrating sometimes trying to convince people who believe you need a born "talent" to create art. It is true that some people art born with talent, but most are not. I have zero natural talent, that is why I have to approach my artworks so methodically / step by step

[@martagilvazartlife]

I know you must be a very busy man but it would be great if you could take a look at my paintings on G+ and againthank you for your tutorials, i'll always share them for others to be encouraged :-)

[@PaintBasket]

link?

[@justabaritone845]

WHOA THAT IS SO COOL

[@PaintBasket]

thank you :)

[@justabaritone845]

@@PaintBasket I love oil painting. People like you inspire me!

[@artsyattack]

can this be done with acrylics also ? keeping a retarder handy ?

[@PaintBasket]

absolutely :)

[@bpdesigns4u]

Beautiful!

[@PaintBasket]

thank you

[@artsyattack]

Veryyyy beautiful :)

[@PaintBasket]

thank you Tanu :)

[@ravirajart]

Beautiful ...

[@PaintBasket]

thank you Raviraj

[@bonniezatta3881]

Thant you , so helpful.

[@PaintBasket]

you're welcome :)

[@eyeonart6865]

did anyone understand where he said he got the photo.

[@PaintBasket]

I got the photo from Pixabay.com

[@melvyn3426]

No sound with your demo..?

[@PaintBasket]

there is sound, you would need to check your volume or speakers

[@carynax6962]

artsyred1

[@carynax6962]

Your video was an excellent class- one of the best I've seen!.You spend a great dealof time explaining yet the video is not too long...perfect! I'm going back to water mixable oils. Thank you

[@PaintBasket]

I am glad you enkoyed the class. Feel free to follow the rest of the course on my website. The link is in the description

[@jimisimmonds7114]

You talk about comparing the paint to the ref for colour accuracy but your eye for colour is very lacking. The head and beak have a lot more warmer hues than you caught on to. Your values are lacking too--the ambient occlusion under some of the feathers and in the mouth have just been missed entirely, for example, but there are many areas where you just didn't go dark or light enough.

[@PaintBasket]

the video does not show the colours accurately. I promise you my colour mixing is very close to the real thing

[@jimisimmonds7114]

You can see the warm/cold difference on the printout you did. If it were the video, the digital overlay would have warm clours on the beak and face and the printout cool, like the photo. As it happens, that's not the case. I'm not saying you're bad mate, you're clearly quite good, but your colours were a bit off here. Have a look at 52:49, and if you need to, use Photoshop to colourpick your paint and then the colours on the bird's face. You'll see yours is teal, whereas the face has a lot of soft pinks and yellows.

[@PaintBasket]

no worries mate. I am happy with my painting and the colours :)

[@treasurehoag610]

@@PaintBasket Jini you can't use software to pick paint. It doesn't work that way.

[@natalierostaddesjarlais1145]

Wonderful work! Thank you for sharing. I had to stop watching because you were very hard to understand! :(

[@PaintBasket]

I am sorry that you battled to understand my accent :'(

[@raulrubencolunga5284]

pretty flat