Quick Tip 291 - Making Waves

[@lindas.martin2806]

You are a lovely teacher, very effective, clear, soothing voice, organized demos, very generous with your time and experience. THank you,!

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Wow, thank you, Linda!

[@meri8746]

Such a great teacher!

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Thanks!

[@caramiddlebrook9602]

I love watching your quick tips. They are so helpful for a beginner painter. You are an excellent teacher. This video was particularly wonderful. Thank you.

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

You are so welcome!

[@annedalton7102]

Great sense of humor blended with clear instruction. Hey, everybody, we can support Dianne by buying her book: "Finding Freedom to Create: A Painter's Roadmap". It's terrific.

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Thanks for that plug, Anne!

[@belindahall5220]

Yes it is!!! It's teaching and inspiration par excellence

[@marit4660]

Thank you for demystifying crashing waves, Dianne!! I just watched another QT the other day (talking about the similarities w/ tree bark). Your videos are worth a million times their weight in gold!! And the ones that have me cracking up out loud - I love them even more. I cannot say this enough, but thank you for generously sharing your insight and helping us become better artists by becoming better observers, practicing, being patient, and curious. 💗

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

My pleasure! Keep enjoying the journey!

[@TheTheredestman]

Best painting teacher on KZbin all your tips are very helpful indeed.Thank you ma'am!

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

My pleasure 😊 And thanks.

[@janross3559]

What a lucky day for me when I ran across your videoS!! Thank you, so very much, Dianne!!

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

I am delighted you found us. Thanks for watching.

[@annmarielopiccolo-carlsen7263]

I love your emphasis and description of the process of painting. Too, observing the values of shapes and massing them together is so enlightening and helpful. If one adheres to these suggested preliminary steps, it helps to eliminate some of the decisions and struggles one would otherwise encounter while painting. Thank you!

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

My pleasure. Thanks for watching.

[@trishrocca8568]

I love how you gave a very simple, basic way to perceive of objects before recreating them on canvas. It makes it so much less intimidating. This video was just 'filled' with knowledge. Thank you so much, I learned a lot.

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Glad it was helpful!

[@nikkiswenson54]

I just love your style of teaching! You are very informative and also personable! Thank you, Diane!

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

My pleasure, Nikki.

[@sheepdogjoe]

You're great at teaching. I appreciate your thoroughness and your expertise. Thank you 😊!

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Thanks, Frieda.

[@boatpeachbed]

Wonderful. I really appreciate the opportunity to follow you. I lost a 23 year old grandson a year and a half ago. He was sick for four years before that. I’m 81. I stopped painting altogether. Watching you makes me want to start painting again. Thanks. I don’t think you realize that you’re a bright spot for a lot of us.

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Thanks for that, Rachel. There is such joy in painting that it can help us find a path through grief.

[@Engelhafen]

Don’t be shy about compliments - you are such a kind heart and great teacher

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Thanks!

[@brendamartus1359]

What an EXCELLENT lesson on painting a crashing wave!! Thank you for your clear methods of explaining and teaching!! I’m 75....I learned SO MUCH!!❤️👏🎨

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

You are so welcome! Have fun with this.

[@FIZZGIG-RARF]

Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge and talents! You are such an amazing artist and inspiration! 🤩🤩🤩

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Thanks!

[@jendavis9185]

Wow...I have been painting for years but I couldn't seem to get to the next level... you just showed me something I've never seen and my artistic lightbulb went off...lol. I know my color theory, I know the colors to mix to get a certain color... BUT i was "plopping" the colors together without getting the desired TONE before I mixed.. this wasting paint and most of the time getting the correct color but not the desired tone... I learn soooo much watching your videos!

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Great! Thanks for watching.

[@davidlee2822]

Wow! What a terrific Quick Tip! Your teaching skills (from a lifetime of teaching) are so great. You are right on the difficulty level that works for most of us in communication, as well as the content we need, based on comments. Certainly for me! I'm so grateful to you for all your giving of yourself as a caring and most accomplished teacher. David Lee

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Thanks so much, David. It's a joy to share these.

[@lauraorem1276]

You are SUCH A GOOD TEACHER!!!

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Thanks, Laura!

[@crisalidathomassie1811]

Dianne, thanks so much for this video and demo. It was a great explanation for painting waves. I truly appreciate your time and knowledge. Blessings and be safe.

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

You are so welcome! Thanks for watching.

[@elainepettit2292]

Just found your marvellous quick tips. Sometimes it's the simplest thing that makes a big difference. For me it was that little slip of paper to check the colours. Why didn't I think of that! Working my way through your videos. Thank you so much.

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Welcome aboard, Elaine!

[@robertkapler6227]

Always clear and helpful Diane

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Thanks, Robert.

[@lindasimmons7983]

Thank you! I always want to rush right into a painting. I need to review this tip before each project that I start. This will help me build a proper foundation for my painting process!

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

You can do it!

[@larissasvinoukhova5180]

Very particular and accurate explanation about the color mixing for the sea scapes, thank you so much! It's very helpful!

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

It's a pleasure.

[@greenmacaroni8872]

Hi Dianne, I really appreciate the way you explained about not just jumping in without doing the grunt work. I’m definitely guilty of that. It was so interesting when you mixed alizarin crimson and viridian to get the purpled color. There was just so much to learn that I’ve already watched it three times, lol! Thank you for sharing your awesome knowledge. Julie, 🥰

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

My pleasure! Have fun with this.

[@AllahBoinkedMe]

What a godsend you are! This video alone answered the lion's share of my questions for this leg of the journey. :) So grateful! *Thank* *You*

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Wonderful! It's a pleasure doing these. And thanks for becoming a member!

[@heelerjustheeler879]

This was so helpful. I am embarrassed to say that I never fully understood the idea of figuring everything out completely before you start painting. But it makes so much sense. So much less correcting and restarting if you break the process down into its elements (shapes, values, hues and the like) and figure those all out first. Once you start putting paint to substrate, you should know what you want to do instead of figuring it out as you go. It's kind of a revelation, but something that should be obvious!

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Great! From my viewpoint, it's the same concept as having a blueprint before building a house vs. improvising from the foundation to the roof. With the basic intention planned, there's freedom to do a lot of improvisation during the painting process.

[@laurataggart8018]

I needed this information. I can generalize it and use the information specifically as usual. So great! Thank you Diane.

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

My pleasure, Laura. And thanks for being a Studio Insider member.

[@christinegalysh7433]

oh my goodness, have wasted so much paint , trying to get a correct color . Really like this method of mixing color. Thank you

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Great! Enjoy using it.

[@pamelabritton1230]

You are going to help me go from a struggling, decent artist to one who approaches her artwork with the right thinking and concepts that will make the artwork so much better and probably easier! I appreciate so very much finding you and the opportunity to watch these very valuable instructive videos!

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

I'm so glad! Thanks for that!

[@Lisa-qt7pw]

Incredibly helpful! Thank you for this very detailed breakdown of the steps to make really any painting!

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching.

[@MsTressie]

That's it, I'm subscribing! Nicely explained thank you so much. Also, I like your little co-host.

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

My little co-host and I enjoy doing these. Thanks for watching.

[@kevinjones7777]

Thanks for another excellent teaching video. In my opinion your videos contain much more information than the others do.

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Wow, thank you!

[@marit4660]

Yes!!! I agree 100!!

[@terribealer8164]

Thank you for teaching us. You’re wonderful!

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Thanks, Terri. It's a pleasure.

[@TheFixIsIn-fe1jy]

@@IntheStudioArtInstruction I agree with Terry, been watch many youtubers teach painting here, and I have to say you're the best by far. You explain it instead of "watch me paint this whole painting", which is nice to watch but the reasoning behind it and how get the paint right in the first place is more helpful.

[@kimberleygeelal952]

I’m so glad I found your channel! Thank you so much for taking the time to share your knowledge! You are an exceptional teacher! Stay blessed ❤️

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Thank you so much!

[@helenk4357]

Dianne you are the best teacher ever! You are the only person on You Tube where I pause a video and go and try what you are demonstrating straight away - it's like 'wow I want to try this as I've never seen or heard of this technique before!' e.g. mixing colours of the same value range vs mixing colours of different tinting strengths - finally clicked for me in this video. I have tried to add 'less' of a strong tinting colour but could never get the colour correct in tonal value. It's either too intense or too dark or too something? and I could never figure it out. A huge thank you for taking the time to make these quick tips.

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Good for you!!! And thanks!

[@eavenp5795]

THANK YOU Dianne for teaching me to paint !!!!!!!!!!! you really have the talent for teaching !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! may God bless you and yours !!!!!!!!

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Thank you so much!

[@joanistotler8804]

Super duper Quick Tip, Dianne! It's a great way to learn a lot about so many elements of painting. Thank you to the person that asked the question!

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Thanks, Joani!

[@korukiwiarts]

Thank you for your tips on these difficult techniques. I like

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

My pleasure. By the way, if you practice the techniques, they become easy to do.

[@Happyhippy70]

Thank you so much for the lesson. Blessing to you from Canada

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Thanks! Give it a try!

[@chrismalone617]

This was so good. You’re an excellent teacher. Thanks for sharing your talent and breaking it down in manageable pieces.

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

My pleasure. Thanks for watching.

[@mctowery]

This is an amazing video!!! Thank you so much!!!

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

You're so welcome!

[@ShahanoorMamun]

I look forward to seeing your tutorial...............WATCHING..❤️

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Yay! Thank you!

[@joantucker4731]

Dianne, this is FANTASTIC . . . you knocked it out of the ball park!!!!! As always, THANK YOU!

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Thank you so much!

[@user-oy3jr3cv1o]

Oh Dianne , seascape is one of my favourite subjects but it's also intimidating for me to draw . Thank you so much . I hope some day I can show you my humble work 😊🌷

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

You can do it!

[@charleneg7787]

Thank you! I am painting a lot of sea scapes and this was very informative

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching.

[@heinzerfurt5225]

Again a great, helpful video. And sure, I often need a shaken finger ;-) like your's. Thanks Dianne.

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

😊

[@roseeartworksnl7992]

So happy to find this one! Water I love but not at the end of my brush lol Thank you so much Diane

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

You got this!

[@rammusairlines4114]

Hands down the best info on KZbin I wonder why it’s free and where is the catch there is no much she tells you that no one ever will

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

It's free because I want to share with the world the ways good painting works.

[@StephanieGagos]

You are amazing. I am an artist who never had any education in art. I feel like I am learning so much from you. I struggle most with values. Do you have a video on how to do value studies?

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

So many other folks have done value studies on KZbin that I've not done a value study tip, but you might find helpful Quick Tips 61,103,140,174 189 and 250.

[@StephanieGagos]

@@IntheStudioArtInstruction thank you again. You are so good at what you do!

[@victoria7473]

Thank you. The way you reason thru the process is especially helpful. Your explanation of why alizarin crimson and veridian made the blue-purple really got me thinking!

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

You are so welcome!

[@nannermakuk]

Thank you so much for all your excellent tutorials which are so thorough and so understandable as well as being very well illustrated.👍👍

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Thank you, Nancy.

[@BabciCathy]

As always, you are so RIGHT. I just rushed into a painting and now I'm trying to undo it. Arghhhh! Next one, I will follow your process absolutely. Thanks for all your patience in explaining this.

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Actually, it's more exciting when you ease into it like I suggest here.

[@belindahall5220]

Excellent!! Many 😊 thanks, this was so helpful!!

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

I am delighted. Give it a try.

[@eddienew2044]

Another brilliant masterclass which makes me want to get working with my paints.

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Let's go! 😉

[@sadathshameem7930]

THANK YOU FOR THE PRECIOUS KNOWLEDGE THAT YOU SHARED, VERY USEFULL FOR ARTIST

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

My pleasure, Sadath. Thanks for watching.

[@yannaubin7617]

Excellent. Thank you

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

My pleasure. Thanks for watching.

[@joyjohnson1707]

Love this video. You really explain it so well. You break it downing manageable tasks. GREAT!

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Glad it was helpful!

[@kaym1492]

Such an exceptional and brilliant teacher.....million thanks 🙏

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Thanks, and you're very welcome!

[@beagustafson2666]

really good explanation on how to approach this painting, by first seeing the shape and setting up my colors. Thank you so much! I plan on practicing this! you're an excellent teacher!

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Glad it was helpful! Have fun with the process.

[@darlenehartzel1347]

What wonderful information I love to paint the ocean I learn so much from watching you you know your stuff I’ve learned more from you since I started turning in to watch you my next painting I’m going to do what you said Thank you Darlene

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

I'm so glad! Enjoy the journey.

[@vickistyle3756]

You are amazing! Thank you for sharing with those of us just learning. (self teaching). I;m fighting an elephant right now. Landscapes are easier for me. This is frustrating as I just loved my painting until I added in the elephant!

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

You can do it!

[@vickistyle3756]

@@IntheStudioArtInstruction awwww....thank you! Not giving up here!

[@birgitblume4980]

Thank you for another super QuickTip! I'm just working on your series 'Transposing colors'. So helpful and interesting!!!

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Thanks! So glad you are enjoying the Transposing Colors series.

[@gosiaplummer4794]

Excellent tutorial! Thank you!

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

You're very welcome!

[@HomewithNadineFlorida]

Very helpful! Thank you!

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

You're welcome!

[@lesleykurdi873]

Thank you much, i have been struggling. I live by the sea in wales uk and the sea is my favourite place to paint, unfortunately it's hard at times to get it right. I am impetuous. Your approach makes perfect sense, i just need to allow myself time and not boulder-roll through it. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿😘

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Have fun with it.

[@johnbyers1097]

Brilliant Diane! First class, again!

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Always a pleasure!

[@DineseBeckert]

Amazing 'crap'!😂 So tight! This wave tip will work for everything I do!! This one tip covers 10 tips I have enjoyed and learned from, this one taught me personally how to use Phelo green!!!! LOVE YOU, AND YOU CAN POINT YOUR FINGER FOREVER! It's much like my grandmere that taught me to mix the flour and egg for lasagna noodles as a young child.....I cannot wait till you are my art coach...I am close!!!!!!!!

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Have fun with this, Dinese!

[@maureengilroy-thomas1157]

So much packed into one lesson. Thank you so much.

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

You're very welcome!

[@mortysnerd]

Thank you, Diane, for another good tutorial on the process, not technique, a great teacher.

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

My pleasure! Thanks for watching.

[@OneTrueWord1988]

Do you have a video on painting waves in watercolor? The value segment of this was very helpful, even though I am a watercolor painter.

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Again, let me refer you to Nita Engle's book, art.state.gov/personnel/nita_engle/ . I don't yet have a watercolor Quick Tip on painting waves in watercolor. You can find all the Quick Tips I have relating to watercolor by going to kzbin.info and click on Videos in the menu. There all Quick Tips are listed from the most recent to the earliest. At the moment we have over 300 Quick Tips.

[@vickikendall370]

Thank you. You are a treasure.

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

You are very welcome

[@sabasami1454]

Oooo my God I really wanted some one to tell me all these things .u r helping to become an artist 😊 thankyou so much. Very useful tutorial ❤️

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

My pleasure 😊

[@Doppy34]

wonderful tip, thanks Dianne

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

You bet!

[@dubs3400]

Great explanation of how to systematically plan the actual painting

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Thanks.

[@davilo9928]

I am so exited to see this! I had the exact same problem as the original commenter.

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Great!

[@ninaphatak1987]

Thanks a lot for this very important instructional video. 🙏

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

You are welcome

[@1798davis]

I've had terrible luck with waves, thank you so much

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Happy to help!

[@dorryrice6797]

There is so much to remember and to practise till it sticks!

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

When you use these principles, they automatically become a part of your memory.

[@annedalton7102]

Dianne - can you do a quick tip on painting a small dining room table with 4 chairs around it, seen from the perspective of a living room couch (in other words, the table would be at eye level) ? Thanks so much!

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Thanks for that suggestion, Anne. I'll put your suggestion on our schedule. Since we film these several weeks in advance, you can look for it sometime in March. Meanwhile, a tip for you to consider: At eye level, our eyes see all horizontal lines as horizontally aligned with our eye level, all horizontal lines below our eye level and moving away from our vantage point will move upward and downward if above it. Curved edges will appear as straight lines at our eye level, but above our eye level will appear as curved downward, with the hump of the curve higher than each side of it, and below our eye level, upward (like an upside down "u") . We see vertical lines that are relatively close to our vantage point as vertical. On either side of our vantage point, extremely tall verticals will tilt towards our vantage point. This is how our eyes work so we can find our way around the world without bumping into stuff. I bet with those principles in mind, you can already draw that table and chairs at eye level.

[@allenvoss7977]

So when you’re trying to find your blue green when you’re working with the gradation is it better to just use viridian ? and then add what tent you need to it? Or just make your own green? because it seems like you’re having to mix green anyways. Wouldn’t it make more sense to just make a green and then add blue to it and then you have your blue green and then tint it accordingly? I work with a limited palette the three primary’s and white and burnt umber. I guess my question is is it easier to add pre-mixed colors or just mix it yourself to make the whole process easier?

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Allen, my advice is not to make rules about your mixing, but to follow the physics of how pigment colors affect one another. A limited palette is never going to give us every single color we see, but as long as we keep color harmony, what matters is how we render the color. A blue-green for example might begin with blue-if the local color is blue- then either a blue green or a bit of yellow might be added to it to render it as blue-green. There are many roads to Rome.

[@FATIMAHALI]

great tutorial gonna try this i struggle alot while painting sea and waves this would help .

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

You can do it!

[@joannelamb9908]

Thank you once again for a VERY informative quick tip. Xjo

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

You are so welcome!

[@geraldskinner63]

Oh how many times have I uttered “Crap!” in my studio Dianne

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Not a bad utterance!

[@granthudson-artist-painter]

Thanks Dianne !

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

My pleasure!

[@ratherbfishing455]

This is so good! Thanks. Please make a few watercolor videos.

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

We have a couple of them coming soon.

[@dono1606]

Thx Diane! Very helpful!

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

My pleasure.

[@janealder4877]

Excellent tutorial

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Thanks.

[@thewanderess]

Thanks Dianne!. I might have watched/read quite a lot on seascapes so far, but it didn't help as much as it did when I started taking courage to actually attempting them instead of being afraid and staying away until I gain confidence in my skills. :-D Anyway. That's it. Thanks for your valuable tips. I have a quick question though, when the sand is wet, and a subject( such as big rock) is backlit, should one be painting shadow or a refection? Forgive me if I sounded a bit silly there! Thanks.

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

The best way to approach this is observation. First, is the subject under direct or diffused light, then where are the light rays hitting and where are they NOT hitting. Where they are NOT hitting is in shadow. It is best not to make rules about these things, but rather to observe what your eyes are observing. ALSO, switch your attention away from WHAT it is to what values are being created by light/shadow and the consequential shapes and textures.

[@thewanderess]

Thank you Dianne! That makes a lot sense! :-)

[@doubravkaart]

Thank you Dianne, super :-)

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

You are so welcome!

[@hookedbycrafting5348]

Are your test strips gessoed or just plain paper?

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

They are strips of index cards and aren't gessoed.

[@debraclark7069]

This was a great video as are all of your videos, thank you. I am working on a picture with ripples in a river but they are not turning out right could you show how to do ripples

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

You can make it work by NOT calling them ripples. RATHER, look for the degree of value contrast, the gradation from one value to another and the changes in direction.

[@geestwo]

Thanks!

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Thank YOU!

[@alisa9344]

Great video

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Thanks!

[@user-qf9tk5zn9t]

I’m wondering how to begin an oil painting in regard to values. I learned to paint in dark values first, but my paintings lean too dark. Can I start with lightest values; would that help?

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

In oil painting, building the shadow areas (the darks) first is technically a better way to go because it is easier to lighten darks without creating mud than it is to darken lights. Your best bet is to think of your subject in terms of what's in shadow and what's being lit. Then practice pieces where you intention keep those areas not in shadow in a range of middle value to the lightest light. I will do a Quick Tip on this which should appear in September.

[@lisacarey618]

Do you ever do watercolor?

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Yes. We have a couple of watercolor Tips coming up soon.

[@lisacarey618]

Thank you 😊!!

[@liesheg7324]

Thank You!!! L.H. Netherlands

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

My pleasure!

[@blroberts70]

I am confused. You added Alizarin to veridian to get a blue purple. I thought that you would have gotten a gray blue green instead of blue purple gray. I am not sure how you used the color wheel to determine that this mixture would give you a gray blue purple. I believe that you were using the color wheel to determine this. You have done this in other videos but not have explained in detail how you used the color wheel to determine this. If this is too much to answer here, i would appreciate a quick tip. Thanks

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

See Quick Tip 182 - kzbin.info/www/bejne/gJarcpptps1ngdU When I take this exercise through the test I do in this Quick Tip, I discover that viridian is blue-green and alizarin is red leaning slightly towards violet. Both colors have in them enough blue to cause mixing them together to give us a blue purple.

[@janetkennedy7536]

Thanks so much!

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

You bet!

[@kylacjgafate9925]

Bless!

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Thanks!

[@boatpeachbed]

Forgot to ask. How do you keep your paints from drying up?

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Go to Quick Tip 115 where I explain that. Here's the link: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iIC1lqGtir2Aeqs