Scarlet Tanager | Acrylic Painting Process - Colour Mixing, Background, Bird Details.

[@azalea1404]

Enjoyed this tutorial a lot. Thanks for not ruining your video and voice over with nousy background music. That very low, mellow music was perfect. The lower the better. The painting is so, so beautiful. The rim light on the leaves makes it almost poetic.

[@JosephKoensgen]

Thank you so much! Glad you liked it! Yes, I don't want to have music that would be distracting from what I'm showing, and just something to add a little bit of ambiance to the video. Appreciate the nice comments!

[@rachelkimball312]

You're a true artist. I would love to see more of these. Thanks for explaining the techniques of shadow and highlights as well. I learned a lot.

[@JosephKoensgen]

Thank you so much!! Happy to share about shadows and highlights, as they can be such an important element in any painting. I'm working on more videos for this year - some longer like this, and some shorter ones, so stay tuned! Appreciate you watching!

[@anneashley5110]

Love your entire approach how you try things and give reasons why. Great sound quality. Hope we see alot more thank you.

[@anneashley5110]

I am lying flat with back prob at moment but so relaxing and logically explained that this is a joy to watch and will try these when better. Amazed at your explanations. Advised other members of family to try. Thanks again.

[@danutakania2369]

Thank you for this great tutorial. You are an incredible artist.

[@marygraham2155]

I have watched many videos but I think you teach so much detail. Awesome job !! Will be sticking with you . Thank You I am a beginner.

[@belleperez-de-tagle240]

Tutorials usually don't get my full attention, but this one kept me from beginning to end. How beautifully done and what a pleasure to watch. Thank you, Joseph!

[@JosephKoensgen]

Thank you so much!! I really appreciate that and I'm so glad you enjoyed it!

[@explorasubir660]

Это чудо! Талант и неимоверное усердие - вот рецепт волшебства!

[@elviraberry2942]

I stayed with you from start to finish and what a journey! The painting is so true to life, I am in awe!

[@JosephKoensgen]

Thank you for staying with me for the entire video! It is definitely a journey and I hope that sharing the whole process is helpful!

[@candicewithaneye]

Finally found a painter I can watch AND listen to… you’re wonderful. ❤

[@abhishektandon2784]

I have no words in my dictionary to speak about this gorgeous painting technique and particularly light and shade impact.with regards

[@jimdoyel5044]

Beautiful painting. The light from the evening sun along with the red tanager give the painting a strong dynamic. Each leaf is done extremely well, and without the attention to detail on every leaf, it would not have done justice to this beautiful bird. Thanks for sharing your thought process regarding your color selections and the initial layout of the painting. Excellent!

[@lyndawright8716]

Such a Simple piece of Art yet so Magnificent!! LUV IT!! Thank you soo much it is a pleasure to watch you and a lovely voice. I feel soo relaxed!!

[@JosephKoensgen]

Thank you so much!! Really appreciate that! I do love painting these simpler compositions, and with the right lighting, they can really come to life!

[@jemreandeau3583]

What a pleasure it was to watch you bring this scene to life, the scarlet tanager is lovely. You are very gifted, ❤

[@sujanithtottempudi2991]

Wow...that glaze of red was stunning 👌

[@JayanthiJayakumar-qw4gs]

Awesome to watch you painting particularly the feathers of the bird and the details of the leaves. Your tutorial is very useful n interesting.

[@shaungreen7879]

WOOOOOOOOW WHAT AN AWESOME VIDEO. YOU'RE TALENTED YOUNG MAN. AND PAINT AWESOME. TO PAINT IS ONE THING BUT TO RECORD AN VIDEO OVER GOOD COUPLE OF DAYS. AND DEMONSTRATE. DON'T LISTEN TO NEGATIVE PEOPLE.

[@artbyfaith]

I love your painting and how everything looks so realistic. Thank you for sharing.

[@JosephKoensgen]

You're welcome! I'm happy to share, thank you!!

[@artbyfaith]

@@JosephKoensgen you’re very welcome 😊

[@lifeisbeautiful-abeautiful88]

Very very beautiful. You have lot of patience to draw very minute detail. Very difficult to say it is a painting because it is looking very natural. I learned many tips from you. Thanks for the beautiful video. 🙏

[@JosephKoensgen]

Thank you!! I'm glad this was helpful and that you've learned a lot from this. I plan on posting more in the future!

[@erica73730]

Absolutely gobsmacked by your talent and skill. Thank you for sharing, I usually don’t watch long tutorials. Sensational lighting won me over to watch 🤩🎨💚

[@erica73730]

Your voice over and music choice made the view even more pleasurable. Thank you and God bless you always. New sub from Australia🐨🇦🇺💙🎨👏🏼😍

[@JosephKoensgen]

Thank you so much!! I really appreciate you saying that, as I try and make my videos as informative and as enjoyable to watch as I can. Especially the ones that need to be much longer, like this one. So I'm glad to hear it!

[@Ilovemycat25]

This is absolutely stunning! You truly have a gift.

[@JosephKoensgen]

Thank you so much!!

[@marycollins6864]

I have loved watching this. I’m a beginner and I’ve learned a lot. Ty for sharing. I’ll be watching more videos. God bless

[@dovel1000]

That is just awesome.

[@anitajulaniya1959]

I love nature and nature paintings. This session is extremely helpful to paint each leaf with vibrant shades. Thanks. Subscribed.

[@ianm5249]

I just came across your channel recently Joseph and i really appreciate your generosity. I find your work to be of a very high standard. Reminds me very much of the late great Terry Isaac.

[@JosephKoensgen]

You're welcome, I'm happy to share!! And thank you, that is incredibly kind of you to say. I've been a huge admirer of Terry's work for along time. I then had a chance to travel with a group of artists where him and I met, and we became good friends. He is certainly missed and I still look at his paintings for inspiration and continue to admire the amazing body of work he produced.

[@darlenehansen6866]

Joseph, thank you again for telling us how long it took you to paint the leaves. Now I can judge about how long it will take me to paint this very beautiful painting. Thank you too for presenting this with all the information needed to get the colors right and the why’s. Have a blessed day ❤

[@JosephKoensgen]

You're welcome! I'm happy to share the colour mixing info as well the time it takes, and why I made some of the decisions I did. Paintings like this can be quite the process to bring to life so I like to share as much as I can about it!

[@janetenold4803]

I am just beginning to paint. I was wondering if you ever provide a traceable to assist us novices. I love your work and have subscribed to your channel for future references.

[@candymulcahy8760]

WOW!!! That is amazing and so realistic. We love full length tutorials

[@JosephKoensgen]

Thank you so much!! I hope to make some more full length tutorials when I have a chance to!

[@dougshomaker5655]

Hello Joseph, I am kind of new to your videos. I cannot tell you how much I have enjoyed watching and listening to you. You bring a freshness and authenticity to KZbin painting videos that are quite rare. I have learned more from watching you and listening to you than I can express…, God bless, Doug

[@JosephKoensgen]

Thank you so much for this incredibly kind comment! I'm so glad to hear that you've learned from my videos and that you've enjoyed watching them. I hope to do many more where I can show the many different things I like paint, as well as my inspirational experiences in nature with these animals. Thank you for watching!

[@aliu5218]

It’s so great the background painting is included in this video. Love it!

[@JosephKoensgen]

Thank you!! I was happy to share this one, as it's such an important part of this piece!

[@iwonarychel6310]

Jest realistycznie tak jak lubię. Muszę się nauczyć. Dodałeś mi optymizmu ❤

[@marievaillant216]

I keep watching this video over and over and can't fathom ever being able to achieve your level of realism. The simple low calming background music and tone of your voice over makes this a perfect learning experience. Thank you for sharing your amazing technique and including what you are thinking and why you are making the choices you do with colours, forms etc.

[@juliafayeconner594]

It is a really beautiful painting. Thanks for the information on how to do it.

[@chaitanyabharathi8306]

Just wow to watch.... Great festive to my eyes.....

[@innocentgirl5656]

Thank you for this detailed video with colour mixing. I'm so happy, it will help a lot🥳

[@JosephKoensgen]

You're welcome! I'm happy to share!

[@dao8805]

The portrayal of light and shadow in this painting are extraordinary. The leaves glow and the bird really appears to be facing the light. I have been painting birds and small wildlife in watercolor for a long time and I am now trying to learn acrylics and oils. The hardest part of acrylics is seeing the paint dried on the palette and not being able to rewet it after all the time spent mixing colors. Thank you so much this very helpful video. Great production value and you are very generous to share your talent and techniques :) Subscribed.

[@JosephKoensgen]

Thank you so much for this kind comment! I'm happy to share and I'm glad that this was helpful. Yes, the paint drying on the palette is something I'm always thinking about. I have gotten used to continuously adding water to my paint mix, but something to look into may be a stay wet palette. There's a piece of foam or something under the mixing surface that you wet and it keeps the paint moist for along time. And I believe some come with a lid so that you can save paint mixtures for quite a long time. Definitely something worth looking into!

[@dao8805]

​@@JosephKoensgen I have never heard of a stay wet palette. Thanks so much for the tip, I'll have to look into it because that paint drying is my biggest adjustment from watercolors. I keep a small spray bottle at hand and periodically mist the paint but having a palette do the job would be more convenient and less distracting, Thanks again and I particularly admire the composition in this, painting ; the arrangement, the colors, everything about it works!

[@retired3948]

Beautiful painting. I learned a lot just watching you work. I love painting and, as a rank amateur with no talent, but a passion to learn, you inspire me with your instructions to keep trying.

[@JosephKoensgen]

Thank you!! I'm glad that this was helpful, and that it has inspired you! Definitely keep going, and I'll be doing more videos that I hope will be helpful for future paintings.

[@mlstuart6332]

That's gorgeous, I appreciate the full length tutorial. Thank you very much.

[@JosephKoensgen]

Thank you so much!! I'm happy to share a more full length tutorial for a very involved and detailed painting!

[@JP-jy5zd]

Absolutely beautiful, I also learned a lot. Thank you

[@sandrapreciado5347]

I love your videos, your paintigs are beautiful. Thank you very much.🇲🇽

[@JosephKoensgen]

Thank you so much!! You're welcome, I'm happy to share!

[@ronplaizier7043]

Excellent video Joseph. I like your approach in developing the contrasts between light and shadow.

[@JosephKoensgen]

Thank you Ron! Appreciate that!

[@tarunraval7202]

I saw this. Painting from start to end, very nice, I really appreciate for this,,,, you have given every. Point to make perfect

[@marcoantoniobetti]

Stupendous! Brilliant! Thanks for share us.

[@JosephKoensgen]

Thank you!! I'm happy to share!

[@drea7295]

Love how you captured the light . Beautiful.well done thanks lovely video

[@JosephKoensgen]

Thank you!! Glad you enjoyed it!

[@leelanandaihalagamage8005]

Amazing. Beautiful I like to draw this bird and the background 💗

[@HeatherTaylor-p9v]

Spectacular!

[@WATERCOLOURmadhavsanker]

WOW!! THAT IS AMAZING !!

[@AlexIndus]

Amazingly beautiful painting 👏👏! Wish I could paint this well ! Please post more videos and tips on achieving some of the effects ! Thank you !

[@JosephKoensgen]

Thank you so much!! I really appreciate that! Yes, I will be posting more videos in the future, so stay tuned!

[@User-q3b]

Beautiful painting speechless 💯👍💞💞💞💖💖💖

[@seektreasureswithin]

It looks so real! I enjoyed watching!

[@CandiceWA]

So fluffy and cute, gorgeous painting! Thank you share every step alone the way!

[@desireeyoung2814]

So intricate and lovely! I really enjoyed watching your process. What a true gift you have! You helped me realize I use too much paint, and too few layers!

[@JosephKoensgen]

Thank you!! Glad that this was helpful! That is definitely something to experiment with and to try some more layers. As well as using the quick drying time to this advantage - adding layers one after another right away and having nice control over fine details.

[@anuhou4329]

Outstanding!!!! Love all the details

[@Sofiarivassculptor]

I just fall in love with painting❤❤❤❤

[@carolynmacaluso4957]

I really appreciated the discussion about having patience when there are so many pieces, and your struggle to get the right reds and vibrancy and how you worked through it. Many artists on KZbin make it look like they rarely struggle. I've just picked acrylics up after nearly 40 years, so of course I try something ridiculously difficult like dozens of lily leaves and a red lily, when I've never painted a flower before. Exercising patience and trying not to get bored or discouraged.Thanks!

[@JosephKoensgen]

You're welcome! I think it is important to share those aspects of art. It is very rare for me that a painting goes perfectly from start to finish - in fact some of them are complete drudgery and only in the last 10% have they come together as I keep working through it. With wildlife realism, or realism of any subject, it just takes time and patience and learning as much as we can, even when things sometimes don't work out. Appreciate you watching and I hope that your painting journey back into acrylics goes well!

[@rainbowartstudio2389]

Amazing piece of artwork well done thaks for sharing

[@praneethanagisetti8032]

Such a beautiful bird looking so real wonderful

[@JosephKoensgen]

Thank you!!

[@lisab7787]

Bravo! Thanks for sharing your talent! I am going to attempt to paint this on a smaller canvas.

[@JosephKoensgen]

Thank you so much!! I hope your painting goes well!

[@sanjaybhopatrao2226]

Wow !! Superb !!!

[@attadudepc]

Thank you, thank you, thank you. You are indeed a rare breed of artist in the sense that you really do immerse and engage your viewer along with yourself in the painting. As a result of how you manage to immerse both yourself and the viewer, the viewer becomes engulfed in the process. As a viewer watching your video, i feel as if I'm drawn into the painting process with you. The way you explain things as you paint makes way for a window into your thought process - this is a valuable insight so many of us are looking for. If i was to give you a score, it would be 10/10. 100% Congratulations...

[@JosephKoensgen]

You're so welcome!! And thank you so much for this incredibly kind comment, I really appreciate that! I've always hoped that my videos would really bring everyone along on the painting journey, as I share as much as I can about what I'm doing and why. I'm glad that these will be helpful, and I've got many more planned for the future, so I hope that I can do just the same with those!

[@patriciapowell2208]

The bird is gorgeous!

[@SAsha-sr1ux]

Thanks for this amazing video! I tried this paining and got a lot of appreciation in my first art exhibition...all thanks to you!

[@JosephKoensgen]

That is amazing! I'm so glad to hear that your first art exhibition went well and that this video and painting was a part of that!! Thank you for sharing that with me and I hope for more successful are exhibits!

[@josepeka1189]

It looks amazing? You got everything right. 🏆🏆

[@katsiggy1]

I loved your painting of the scarlet Tanger. Hope you do more I did learn a lot. Thank you

[@JosephKoensgen]

You're welcome! And thank you! Glad it was helpful. Yes, I will be doing more! And in time I hope to be able to show a wide range of things that I like to paint.

[@MrSnipper805]

love it, thank you for posting it, you are much more patient than I am (and much more talented)

[@recreepy]

Truly amazed by your unique talents

[@jennifermccarthy7518]

Absolutely incredible

[@parachute5274]

Great video, have learned so much. Thank you!

[@JosephKoensgen]

Thank you! Glad it was helpful!

[@celebratelife5364]

Mind blowing...it's so amazing.

[@osh123G]

Really beautiful and detailed. Amazing work Joseph 😊

[@JosephKoensgen]

Thank you!!

[@anjalikumari443]

Very nice n so beautiful 🖼️❤️ thanks 👍 . Good morning 🌄 of all guys 💞☺️ .

[@tusk242]

Love the way the sun shines through the leaves. I have not done the scarlet tanager, just sketches I have done over the last several years.. I thought maybe i would see if i could get some of my graphite sketches and print up as post cards. It's when I have some money, something more demanding needs it. Spent the last time when my cat was sick. THERE went the money to have prints made, and then pandemic hit, and cost for everything went up. So frustrating at times. I was doing individual English Ivy one at a time. Detail in the surrounding can take more time than doing the actual bird. NOT sure if you discovered this. Smart, about keeping extra background color. Looks Great.

[@lancelandon3032]

Hopefully we can get more views so we get these more often, enjoy the smooth texture style.

[@JosephKoensgen]

Thank you! I'm wanting to do more! It was just very busy summer for me, so I didn't have as much time to make videos, but hopefully this winter I'll be able to do more.

[@roobsi6947]

Absolutely gorgeous beautifully explained, my fellow Canadian.

[@karenhudgin8631]

Excellent video! Love the finished painting!

[@JosephKoensgen]

Thank you so much!!!

[@Lupus200378]

Beautifull work. Thank You for the video

[@JosephKoensgen]

Thank you! And you're welcome, I'm happy to share!

[@claudetteleblanc5273]

That is just beautiful! ❤❤❤

[@bryanpaul-lz9js]

Well presented, so beautiful

[@Yuvaan-f9j]

Excellent work 👍👏

[@Deborah4Antiques]

Oh my, you have me inthralled, thank you.

[@amandajaneangus1563]

Woah 😮 I am blown away by this! You are so very talented and so very inspiring! I am definitely going to get my acrylics out today! You paint with so much ease, your a joy to watch! 😃

[@JosephKoensgen]

Thank you so much!! That's great to hear that this has inspired you! Happy painting!!

[@deborahgoodwin3426]

I am so glad to have only just recently found your channel here on KZbin Joseph. After watching this entire video, I immediately became one of your subscribers. Your work is magnificent!! Thank you for sharing this wonderful tutorial. Not only are you an incredibly talented artist, you are also a fantastic teacher. I really appreciate your very detailed instructions, particularly regarding the specific color mixing and how thick or thinly you are applying your layers. Your use of light and shadows is beyond beautiful!! I can't wait to try this myself. If I could only come close to this result, I will be amazed!!! 👩‍🦳🖌️🙏

[@JosephKoensgen]

Thank you so much!! That is very nice of you to say, I appreciate it! I really like to use light and shadow in my paintings to build a mood and give a scene the right feel for the animals that are in my artwork. I'm happy to share and describe what I'm doing in as much detail as I can, and I hope that it will be helpful when you give this painting a try!!

[@terrythomas790]

Beautiful! About how long did this take you to paint? I could then multiply that X20, to get an idea to how much time it would be for me, to do something close. lol

[@noto-um1co]

Look easy to mix colour become fantastic result, I will try, thank

[@rajeevhegde2733]

Thank you. I learn from you close up painting.

[@سهيرالعاني-ح6ي]

Your painting is amazing you deserve all the support ❤❤

[@Araspalani]

really great work, sorry I can't think of any better words, as I'm sure the word great is not the right word, thanks for sharing, I'm following you now

[@KimAlexander-g2c]

Absolutely beautiful

[@carolineattaway4388]

This is fabulous work. I love it. I painted a Scarlet Tanager a # of years ago and was proud of it but nothing to compare with yours. You are awesome. I hope to find more tutorials. I just discovered you. Thank you for sharing your talent. Caroline 😄

[@JosephKoensgen]

Thank you so much!! I appreciate that! I'm happy to share, and I've got more videos on my channel and working on a couple more for the near future.

[@lisalinehan6767]

Love, love, love this painting!!! ♥♥♥

[@geoffc1862]

Much appreciate the opportunity to watch from start to finish. Amazing painting. Do you tend to favour the initial drawing with pencil, rather than thin lines of paint?

[@JosephKoensgen]

Thank you!! And you're welcome! Glad you enjoyed it! Yes, I tend to favour pencil lines as I find it's a bit easier to correct mistakes I've made during the drawing phase. Especially when it comes to proportions for the animals. Erasing a pencil line has been much easier than wiping off paint and restarting.

[@amsalik]

beautiful.... thank you for sharing

[@bikerschannel3289]

Wao... ❤Best painting ❤❤

[@catherineharmer4824]

Wow, this is my first time seeing one of your videos and it was terrific. I’m a realist artist in training, taking a serious art program called Evolve. I paint nearly every day and I’m enjoying the journey. I watch a Lot of videos for inspiration and because I love to learn from accomplished masters. Having watched this video and thoroughly enjoyed it, I can now place you in that category of exceptional realist painters. I’m subscribing…so I can see what else you’ve been sharing! Thanks so much!

[@JosephKoensgen]

Thank you so much!! That is incredibly kind of you to say. I'm really glad to hear that you've been enjoying the journey and I'm glad you've found my videos that you can add to everything you've been learning. I'm going to be working on more videos this year, so definitely stay tuned!

[@iswanidas2738]

Sir, you are great artist..l love to see this video and I learned many techniques from this video..thank u sir..🙏 I want to see more videos from u..😍🥰

[@JosephKoensgen]

Thank you so much! Yes, more videos are on the way!

[@mdyasinarafat1570]

Wow, so Beautiful.

[@Laura_Stern]

Wow, incredible artwork! 👌👌👌😊

[@anavaleriano8360]

Beautiful job

Une excellente réalisation 👌.Une très bonne continuation à vous.

[@mayibongwedladla9539]

This is beautiful man, thank you for sharing your process with us. I'm watching from South Africa 🇿🇦🙂🧡🕊

[@JosephKoensgen]

Thank you! Appreciate you watching, I'm happy to share!

[@sara2010M]

Majestic ❤

[@adairjoseartes3645]

This is so beautiful!😍

[@greatnationnow]

Incredible!