Quick Tip 312 - How To Do Something

[@trishrocca8568]

Thank you, Dianne for always teaching us 'how to fish' (HA). The general techniques and interpretations of the image are so much more helpful than learning how to paint a specific piece.

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Thanks, Trish.

[@annmarielopiccolo-carlsen7263]

I love your thought process......I never would have imagined to paint the sense of rocks behind the falls; rather I would have attempted to add the shadow to the water itself. It makes so much more sense to build, and ‘set the stage’ ......thank you!

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

You are so welcome!

[@aylincetinkaya4423]

I love your lessons😍Thank you very much🌸

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

You're welcome 😊

[@linegarneau7444]

You are the better ! Thank you !

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

You're welcome! Thanks for watching.

[@diannabyrne5931]

Great explanation on how to paint a "true to nature" waterfall. Thank you!

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

My pleasure 😊

[@Ravenzpeak]

Great video! I realize now just how much I've been lacking the 'thinking thru things" part of creating art. My thoughts that typically rattle around in my noggin usually have to do with trying to get the shapes and proportions correct, or the composition to make visual sense. Boy, there's a lot of thinking I've been missing out on! Thank you so much for your demonstrations like this! Love you!

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

You can do it!

[@mona2242]

I learned much more than how to paint a waterfall. Looking forward to your next tip. Thank you !

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

My pleasure 😊

[@anjanisirivella8440]

Thank you so much, I love your content, please continue doing them. Much love!

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Thank you! Will do!

[@elsevandergoot5491]

Learned something again !amazing how much there is to learn ! You are the specialist for brushstrokes !

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Thanks for watching!

[@deborahapostolou8078]

As a beginner, I can't thank you enough. Your lessons are truly invaluable!! Many, many thanks. As always, looking forward to your next tutorial!

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

It's a pleasure. Thanks for watching.

[@deborahapostolou8078]

@@IntheStudioArtInstruction Thank you for taking the time to share your talent and knowledge. It's so very appreciated!!

[@KayJohnsonArt]

Thank you Dianne. You are an excellent teacher...

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Thank you! 😊

[@celestesmith9305]

Very helpful Dianne! This is something I need to practice!

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

You can do it!

[@lauraahargreaves7783]

Thank you Dianne! You always make it so clear, and your drawing is so flawless!

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Thanks.

[@lauraven1979]

Thank you so great explanation!!!

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

My pleasure.

[@pam.t.4316]

Thanks Dianne. Another great video.

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Thanks!

[@angelasinno]

This was excellent!!! Can you also show us ways to use a fan brush?

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

See Quick Tip 72.

[@pjprimadonna]

brilliant, you’re wonderful, thank you!

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

My pleasure.

[@jlm9118]

Thank you so much!!! I always learn so much from you.

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Music to my hears.

[@ginger9898]

Your Quick Tips are really a blessing. I was viewing QT 270 Tetrad Schemes and it prompted 2 questions. With a picture like your example, how would you, choose the focal point and how do you reuse, keep your extra paint, not used?

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

To find the explanation about the extra paint, see Quick Tip 115. Re: the focal point of this reference-- sometimes we choose the focal point according to what's most obvious in the reference and at other times, we create it by calling attention to what we want the viewer to see first. In this case, the falling water is the focal point because as a subject for a painting, it would be where I'd want the viewer's eye to go first.

[@crisalidathomassie1811]

Great demo! Great explanation for stumble. I often hear artists mentioning scum le and missing the colors. I’m glad you clarify it. Lovely way to build a waterfall without difficulty. Thanks so much. Take care, blessings and be safe.

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Just a little spelling correction, hoping you don't mind - the term is scumble rather than stumble.

[@crisalidathomassie1811]

@@IntheStudioArtInstruction thanks so much for the correction!

[@famschurgers446]

Diane, can you do quick tip on reflections. Wat are the rules on painting reflections of things and people in windows? Darker lighter? What if it light on the other side or lighter? It appears to be in the same high exactly behind the subject... etc. That kind of stuff. Thanks in advance, Paul

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Paul, I will put this one on the schedule. Meanwhile, let me say that all the rules you hear only restrict you. Learning how to see and use techniques to interpret what you see is so much more freeing than depending upon rules.

[@famschurgers446]

@@IntheStudioArtInstruction thanks Diane. I know it about observing but I find this one difficult. Some tips and guidance is appreciated, similar like perspective and finding the horizon. Or like your tips on how shades are mixed from colors. I very much like your tips as a starting point for learning things by doing. Thank you!

[@noumine]

I love your quick tips! Soo very helpful! Thank you!

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

My pleasure. Thanks for watching.

[@dtaverner834]

Thanks all your tips are so helpful. I do have a request could you do a quick tip on bird in oil paint. I see mostly people choose to paint them in water colour or pastel.

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

D Taverner, could you be a bit more specific. What about a bird would you like to see? Is it flying or perched? What species of bird? What kind of light would it be located in? Thanks.

[@dtaverner834]

Well I was thinking 🤔 if the way the waterfall was approached (with the paint application) would work for very colourful birds like hummingbirds, toucans, parrots etc. The birds close up seem more difficult to depict than those in the distance because of the form of the feathers. Not that I’m wanting to paint individual feathers … way too mind boggling! I did see the quick tip on the duck.

[@candacetroystudios]

Nice demo Dianne! I need to rewind back to tinting strength of TROxide vs Ultra marine blue. I think you had a tip on transparent vs opaque. Since both of these colors are transparent, I want to understand what you said in this video about this subject.

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Candice, see Quick Tips 290 and 297

[@carolebentley5697]

I enjoyed this very much. Thank you!

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Our pleasure!

[@luisporraz6758]

Thanks a lot Dianne

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

A pleasure.

[@gaylegullon3496]

Diane what a wonderful lesson. I'm very new to oils and this was so helpful on how to apply paint on top of wet paint. Thanks so much. I do have a question I have paintings that I was working on and it's been at least eight months of drying. Can I just go back to them and add new paint on top. I read somewhere that you have to oil the painting. I'm not sure how to proceed. Thanks in advance for your thoughts on the way to go about this.

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

I get this question quite often, so I'm going to put a Quick Tip on the schedule showing the process. But because we film these several weeks in advance, it will be at least May before it appears on KZbin. Meanwhile, find lint-free clothes or towels. I used gauze pads. Lay the painting on a flat surface. Using these, clean the surface area thoroughly with rubbing alcohol. Let it thoroughly dry. Then, use a 50/50 mix of gamsol (or some highly refined mineral spirits)+ refined artist grade linseed oil. Pour onto the painting and thoroughly work it into the surface with a wide, artist grade bristle brush. Let it sit for at least a couple of hours (some say over night), then wipe off the excess. Keep wiping until the surface is only slightly damp and you are ready to paint onto it.

[@adraaartist6674]

May God bless your gift 🙏 good luck

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Thanks.

[@jeanetta59]

Thanks! Valuable info.

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You bet!

[@therezanicheartes]

I liked your explanation thanks 👍🏻

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You bet!

[@gastoneduck]

Thanks a lot, my lady. 💞

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

You're welcome 😊

[@jeffhreid]

Another good video. Thanks

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You bet

[@virginiarparker9503]

Thank you so very much.

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

My pleasure.

[@1383rm]

Hi Dianne. Good lesson. Nowhere on your quick tips do you ever discuss a pallette of black colours. I am doing a black painting with yellow and gold accents. I have Ivory black..Mars black and Lamp black and am trying some pallette coloyrs. Anything I add to black makes gray....what colours will make variable shades. I also have Irreverent graphite. Very confusing. Also can I add water to my acrylic paint to make a wash over finished image? Renata

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Renata, you get the best black options by mixing complements rather than using the blacks from tubes. See Quick Tips 206 and 282.

[@mrsnrub9780]

So many facets to the waterfall that I honestly hadn't considered. I generally try to build a painting value by value but whenever I've done a waterfall in the past, I've pretty much skimped on it by dipping into zinc white (my lazy person's value and light builder) and laying down a few down strokes to vary the transparency a bit, before moving on to something else. It looks OKAY, but you'll only ever get away with flippancy for a while - eventually, it'll get the better of you. And I really don't intend to become a 'modern' painter.

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Sound techniques can make a big difference.

[@CupCakesCreations]

very helpful! do you have any lessons on how to paint a white or light background?

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

See Quick Tips 142 and 148

[@KT17610]

@@IntheStudioArtInstruction Thanks!

[@sandrajohnson2489]

Hi Diane! How do you keep your paint on the palette from drying out? You have a lot of paint there so I am presuming there is a lid. (?)

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Hi Sandra! Please refer to Quick Tip 115 for more about my palette.

[@sandrajohnson2489]

@@IntheStudioArtInstruction Hi. I just watched Quick Tip 115 but nothing was mentioned about how to prevent the paints from drying out.

[@chrisgriffith1573]

You are describing the difference between a technician and an artist. Give a man a fish you have fed him for a day, teach him to fish, and you have fed him for life.

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Good point.

[@booswalia]

Are you using oil or acrylic?

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Oils.

[@booswalia]

@@IntheStudioArtInstruction Oh... I've been watching dozens of your videos thinking they were acrylics. Oops. Do the techniques apply to both or should I be looking specifically for acrylic videos? Thanks.

[@kathleenlindley6157]

How do you keep your paints so tidy when sitting side by side on your pallet like in your instructional set-up?

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Kathleen, I address my palette in Quick Tip 115. Give it a watch.

[@harrymonk6]

The real question is how not to do nothing.

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

The ole existential twist...😊