Painting Many Layers to Create a Sky-Steven Kozar's 2nd Video on the "Chicago Diner" Painting

[@MarkPeterson2023]

I definitely appreciate you letting us watch you work. Thank you. I personally enjoy your methods very much.

[@apa90]

Fantastic! Very glad that i found your channel. You are a amazing artist.

[@Taurabirdy]

Thank you so much for bringing us into your studio. You have improved my blending and my skies so much from just watching a couple of your videos. I hope to learn some more of your mixing techniques by watching your palette work. I also am watching how you are working your brushes. So many details to pay attention to in these videos.

[@brian_hibbs]

Honestly I've learned so much here it's crazy

[@androbyn]

Thanks so much for this video! I'm entranced by your method, and I have learned a lot from seeing how you do it. I appreciate your generosity with sharing your process in these videos

[@Stevenkozar]

Thanks for watching!

[@ELP979]

Thank you very much- for your work- to show us the technique in detail. drawing.

[@gusefulbeauty]

This is so very helpful! You are very kind to take the time to help others! I loved being able to see the painting from two angles. You have done a great job with this filming and editing!

[@predragdjokic3761]

Awesome thank you so much for sharing Steven.

[@Stevenkozar]

Thanks for watching!

[@jorgedieguez7342]

I became a fan of this man when I saw one of his painting in the Realistic Watercolor Group in Facebook. He is a great hyper-realistic painter no matter the medium. However, he is even greater as a watercolorist. Thanks for sharing part of the secrets of your magistral creations.

[@Stevenkozar]

Thank you very much, Jorge!

[@tracyhebertart3265]

Thank you! I love the process!

[@samvFineArt]

Thank you so much for actually showing your painting technique/style. I have tried multiple times to paint a sky exactly like this one. Had horrible results. Will try this the next time I attempt again.

[@Stevenkozar]

Thanks for watching and I hope this stuff helps!

[@samiyrah4244]

Nice job stepping into a brave new digital world, it's inspiring to artists like myself who haven't created a channel yet. Great work! 🤗

[@Maverick72nd]

This is just awesome! And I belive that further on the video making will become more easy for you. One request though is that you perhaps could mention what color or mix you are using. But that is just a personal request. It is pure gold to watch. Me and my family just got home from our cabin and I could not wait to see these new videos. 👏🏻👍🏻

[@ethanmietzner5218]

Hey Steven! Awesome work you're doing! I know me and so many others are so so appreciative of the time you are taking to make these videos/tutorials. One question that I wonder about when watching you paint the sky is why not use a bigger brush? Does it really matter since your doing thin layers at a time?

[@Stevenkozar]

I use the biggest brush that I can and still get the amount of control I want. A bigger brush could have been used in some layers, but I used a smaller one for a little more control.

[@RebeccaRhodesWatercolorArtist]

Hi Steven, It sure is time consuming creating these videos, but I find them so helpful. I was wondering if applying thin layers, allowing drying time in between, helps to avoid granulation with the Ultramarine Blue? Thanks.

[@StevenKozarMessedUpChurch]

Granulation still occurs with thin layers. (Darn it!)

[@t0raneko]

@@StevenKozarMessedUpChurch Is pthalo blue red shade close to ultramarine blue? I've never used it.

[@aves6739]

TIP : To keep masking fluid from getting clumpy, put glass beads in the jar till the fluid level rises to the opening of the jar. Next put a piece of cling film on top. Make sure it is also touching the fluid, the goal is to prevent any air from getting inside the jar, or being in the jar as air is what causes masking fluid to clump up. Every time the fluid level goes down just add more beads. Hope this helps.

[@michedaisy]

Your detail is amazing. Did you draw from scratch or did you use some sort of transfer?

[@curt118]

Excellent! This is so awesome! I'm a Television Director and know cameras very well ...feel free to reach out if you have any issues camera wise...:)

[@StevenKozarMessedUpChurch]

Thanks so much, Curt!

[@helu1818]

Amazing video, your art work is so sophisticated and you are a huge inspiration, I was wondering what watercolours you use

[@Stevenkozar]

Thanks so much! I use a handful of different brands that are all professional/archival; I'm not convinced of any one brand as being "the best." I'll do a complete color video to go over specifics ASAP.

[@pvalps2296]

Thank you for posting these videos Steven, they have been so insightful! Do you make color charts for your paintings beforehand?

[@Stevenkozar]

Thanks for watching! I have made color charts of all of the paints I have, but I don't make special charts for each painting, if that's what you mean.

[@pvalps2296]

@@Stevenkozar That is what I meant and thanks for the reply.

[@sacredrose5477]

for masking fluid I use a metal clay tool with round ends and I use a color shaper.

[@jhuvyg]

Wow.. that's a lot of layers but it turned out just how it supposed to be!!!!!!! I learned something! Thanks for sharing...but, 1 question..why not use a bigger or wider brush when applying the ul.blue pigment?

[@Stevenkozar]

I use the biggest brush that I can and still get the amount of control I want. A bigger brush could have been used in some layers, but I used a smaller one for a little more control.

[@jhuvyg]

@@Stevenkozar thanks..that makes sense.

[@sharonargyle]

With so many layers, how do you avoid paint lifting from previous layers?

[@Stevenkozar]

Once it's dry and the pigment settles into the paper it doesn't lift off, unless I really dig in with the brush.

[@t0raneko]

Pry the black part off that child proof cap and it will trouble you no more!

[@michaelstamboly1304]

Hi Steve. Just an amateur here but what can you accomplish with 25+ layers versus three or four of a darker (more saturated) color application?

[@camillaablom]

Which yellow pigment are you using?

[@cku235]

Steve- outstanding video. I may have missed it , but when your blending a fresh layer with your wide brush, is it dry or damp ?

[@cku235]

Sorry for the mis spell , is your wide- blending brush dry or damp?

[@Stevenkozar]

@@cku235 I'm using a wet brush on a wet surface for each of the layers.

[@sacredrose5477]

The tape always leaks for me. I am having to use watercolor ground to cover up leakage that got onto a wedding dress I am painting.

[@realrussianmeesha]

I found rubber tip brushes pretty useless for masking fluid applying... soaped small synth brush works best for me... also I'm pretty scared with amount of masking fluid you apply ... I do it as thick as possible to avoid sucking it to the paper too much (had some troubles with it few times - when it was completely unremovable ... it was too thin and sucked almost completely inside paper... )

[@sacredrose5477]

Sometimes if there is a purple pink hue in the sky I like to use ultramarine pink or cobalt violet light.

[@Tt-t100]

Hey Steven! Great video, thanx for sharing. I was wondering if your sky painting technique is wet over wet, or if it's dry brush or a mix of both. Do you add layers of color in order to enrich your tones? Thanx.

[@dineshjangam3757]

Please can you upload a real time video whole process 🙂🙂🙂😁☺️