Painting sun kissed black and white feathers in watercolor // Australian Butcherbird 🌞

[@peggywashburn5154]

Thank you. I love that you incorporate the story about your birds and lovely garden into your painting lesson.

[@LouiseDeMasi]

Thank you very much Peggy! 😊

[@ckilus3812]

who's here for the bloopers??🙋🏻‍♀️👍Love your painting as always...thank you!!❤

[@LouiseDeMasi]

Glad you like them! Thank you Chris. 💕

[@GreyNinjaBriel]

Very beautiful place where you live, with trees, birds 💞

[@pattycyr8662]

Your videos are outstanding because you so clearly describe how to paint, what you are using to paint, etc. I very much appreciate your videos. You are an excellent teacher.

[@patriziacathey605]

What a magical place to live ! The diversity of the wildlife, the peace and privacy...Plus you paint your adorable birds beautifully! Oh yes, generous and funny as well! Couldn't happen to a nicer lady,(IMHO)!

[@sup6146]

You are such a generous artist, sharing all your techniques to unknown audience like us. Thank you and God bless you

[@cametientaucoeur]

Louise, I live in Florida. I like to take photos & drawer/ paint the birds. Your birds are very unique. Lovely paintings!

[@deannamunro8148]

We are so lucky to watch you paint and to learn from you at the same time. Thanks you! Thank you!

[@LouiseDeMasi]

So nice of you. Thank you Deanna.

[@cherub2777]

Love this video and absolutely loved that you added your bloopers! Beautiful painting and thank you for your tutorials. I have learned so much from you.

[@jacintheboudreau5459]

As always Louise, I love watching your videos👍 😂 as well as your bloopers🥰💞👍

[@LouiseDeMasi]

Thanks so much Jacinthe! 😊 Have a lovely weekend.

[@watercolorhomie146]

Wow how cool is that... Genius work with the micron. But them bloopers though 😁🍿

[@johannadalbertson5324]

You really make me chuckle . Admire your style of painting

[@oliviaunicomb180]

Thank you so much for your videos Louise. I love your work and I adore the bloopers!! Haha!!

[@KimberlyCrick]

My favorite thing about your art is the blend of realistic areas with a dash of loose abstraction that immediately conveys "this is watercolor"! The background caught my eye in this one, I love that hard edge dry brush stroke on the left allowing us to see all the bristles of your brush. It worked out so lovely :D

[@LouiseDeMasi]

Thank you so much Kimberly. I'm trying to loosen up. 💕

[@ÅsaSjölander]

These videos are wonderful! I’ve been looking for something like this for a long time. Calm and easy to follow. And interesting also for more experienced painters. Thank you!

[@lydiabosley9152]

Yup, love the bloopers! This little bird painting was lovely to watch, and their calls are sweet indeed! Thanks as always for sharing your talents and techniques, as well as your lively personality. :)

[@coloringwithd]

Nice video. Thank you for sharing. ps: I love the bloopers too

[@annamortimer]

You are a wonderful teacher! Thank you for your generosity in providing these videos. After watching so many of them I am confident that it is well worth my time and money to take some of your skill share classes or sign up for your patreon. I am impressed with your knowledge, ability to demonstrate and describe techniques, and your professionalism. I’m grateful to have found you!

[@junelawniczak3794]

Another wonderful video! I paint a lot of birds mostly because I love them so. Right now we are seeing the new baby quail that are always born this time of year. One family (we have numerous that come into our yard for the seed we put out) that had about 20 babies!! They are hard to count because they don't ever stop moving but there seems to be at least that many. Thanks for sharing the birds (and snake) that live in your yard. Their songs are beautiful!

[@gitanjalishah4800]

Have always loved the way you paint. You are so lucky to have such a beautiful garden .

[@suecj1208]

Very enjoyable and helpful video! Thanks for that and I think I will give this a try. I like the nature around your home you have included its beautiful. From Ottawa, Canada

[@suel4269]

Beautiful! Thankyou for sharing. Love the bloopers.

[@susannechueng9095]

what a beautiful bird! love your painting!

[@cherienicholas5649]

Lovely, lovely, lovely! I enjoy your tutorials so much and always learn! Thanks so very much!

[@LouiseDeMasi]

Thanks so much Cherie. 😊

[@Ramnath-xu3uv]

Lovely as usual. Your sweet voice adds texture to your butcher bird painting. Very inspiring 👍

[@LouiseDeMasi]

Thank you very much!

[@leaheagono8262]

I agree Fabriano Artistico paper is great. I ALWAYS used Arches but I tried Fabriano and couldn't believe how wonderful it was to paint on. I now prefer it to all other paper.

[@LouiseDeMasi]

Wonderful! Thanks Leah. I'm loving it.

[@northernbirder7351]

I love your appreciation of nature as well as your painting technique. I love birds and appreciate what we have here in Canada very much. Now I know the Pied Butcherbirds. Please keep painting birds and animals. I love it!

[@LouiseDeMasi]

Thank you very much! My younger son went to Canada last year. He loved it and he loved all the animals he saw too. He messaged me when he saw his first squirrel. He was thrilled to see it. Then he saw wolves and bears and he loved every minute of it.

[@annmiller2760]

You make it look so easy but beautiful. I might have another go at watercolour thankyou 🇦🇺

[@shirleyandrews1152]

You are inspiring. I love your technique❤️❤️❤️

[@LouiseDeMasi]

Thank you Shirley. 💕

[@fusadiluna]

I love Fabriano artistico for the satinato (i think it translated with hot press) and Arches for the cold press. Your painting is lovely, especially the rendering of the light; and what a wonderful animal that pyton is!

[@LouiseDeMasi]

Thanks yoy Marina. I've not tried Fabriano in hot pressed. He's a big boy- or girl 🐍😳💕

[@nanschifris8734]

I love this! Thanks for a great tutorial!

[@fredbear72ify]

Beautiful work thank you

[@debbiestallard694]

Great as always...I LOVED THE OUT TAKES!

[@LouiseDeMasi]

Glad you like them! Thanks Debbie.

[@9159bsbs]

I’m in awe of your artistic approach and aspire to follow your techniques. Also, I really am enjoying your online classes and am considering checking out patreon as well. Thanks again for your fabulous content.

[@LouiseDeMasi]

Thank you so much Bee!

[@Mr.S65]

I have used Fabriano Artistco Cold Pressed and I enjoy using it as much as Arches. They make Fabriano since the 1,200s in Italy. 200 years older thanArches😀

[@ALETHIA1306]

Me encantan tus pinturas y el cómo nos guías paso a paso ojalá algún día nos enseñaras a pintar un ciervo, un venado 🦌.gracias un abrazo 🤗 de México 🇲🇽

[@ritaalamanou6611]

Hi, love your watercolours, you are a wonderful generous artist. The butcher bird is so gorgeous ❤️ and it's song is incredible 💙. Be careful of the Python, I wouldn't like it near my house. Bless you and your art work.

[@cynthiakeith8760]

As usual I really enjoyed watching your tutorial of the painting and the story of your python watching birds! Our kids have a crazy labbie cross dog.... who goes silly when she spots pythons in the yard. I will let them know of your birds as spotters as well. I am looking forward to your Patreon full tutorial of this painting! Thanks Louise.

[@LouiseDeMasi]

Thanks so much Cynthia.

[@gcsemiczky6775]

You are coool!!

[@alrunahom9521]

Wow!

[@ΚωνσταντῖνοςΜιχαλόπουλος-δ5μ]

Bravo!

[@Learnest]

Amazing painting.... Keep up the great work...😍😍😍

[@LouiseDeMasi]

Thank you so much. 😀💕

[@Learnest]

@@LouiseDeMasi Ur welcome....

[@valeriecatanzaro_art]

Oh gosh, you've got such animals near your house! :o Definitely not the same as in France !! ;) Beautiful painting as always!

[@LouiseDeMasi]

Lol- it's a jungle out there. Thank you Valerie.

[@mariakellner5429]

Louise I found that Arche paper has changed, I use hot press it's not the beautiful eggshell it used to be , i had a piece left from the previous stack ,the difference is very noticeable , i tried fabriano and loved it,I buy the arch full sheet in 10 package, I need to use that up thank you for sharing

[@LouiseDeMasi]

Good to know! Thank you Maria. I am really enjoying painting on the Fabriano paper. It's a bit cheaper than Arches too.

[@sandraluciamunoz7252]

Hello Louise!! I am from Argentina, I love birds and also your work, which is incredible. Here we have a woodpecker (Colaptes melanochloros) that has a very spotted front and a very barred back, and paint it is very difficult. Can you show us in a tutorial how you paint this type of birds or feathers? Thank you very much for your beautiful videos, I look forward to your birds every week. Greetings from Argentina!!

[@MirandaWatsonArt]

First of all, I love your shirt today. Secondly, I can't believe you actually got footage of the python - yikes! Thirdly, your videos are top-notch. Thank you again!

[@LouiseDeMasi]

Thanks so much Miranda. You are very kind 😘. I know ....that was about as close as I could manage. 😳

[@jochem449]

I Am à storting painter and i love your workshop thank you verhaal kuch John oost

[@SarahNewburyArt]

Another brilliant video Louise, thank you! I have just ordered some of the cold pressed paper to try out as well. Also loving your expressive backgrounds (and the outtakes if course😊) Take care 😊

[@LouiseDeMasi]

Thanks so much Sarah. I hope you like the paper. I'm loving it. I've only used cold pressed so far. 😊

[@denavess732]

Love your bird painting! So beautiful! Your voice is so soothing.. I often watch at bed time. Do you have video on giraffe behind you? I collect hi giraffes would like see if I can paint one. ❤️ Thanks for sharing.

[@DragonFishJane]

Lovely! Thank you for all your great tutorials and inspiration. I love Fabriano Artistico paper - and as an added bonus, no animal byproducts are used in the sizing (it’s vegan 😊).

[@LouiseDeMasi]

Thank you so much! I'll have to read up about it. I'm loving it.

[@friedaschnell6887]

You have so many birds that I've never seen or heard of in Australia. You are definitely blessed. I enjoy learning about them from you as well as learning watercolor techniques from you. Their song is lovely. But I must know, what happened to the snake? We have plenty here in Texas U.S. I'm not a fan. I'd be sounding an alarm right with the butcher birds. 😱

[@don9133]

Friday made, and I am going to have to try the Fabriano paper. I have birds nearby, in the morning? They have a meeting outside my window to plan their day. As well as the crows? I am at times serenaded by five seagulls from my neighbour's roof. Do you dab your brush in some dish detergent before applying masking fluid?

[@LouiseDeMasi]

Thanks Don. Thats sounds a bit like our place. It's the birds that wake us up every morning too. We don't need to set an alarm. I didn't put detergent on my masking fluid brushes but I know that's a useful tip to protect them. I always apply it with my old synthetic brushes that I don't use anymore and I wash them straight away with soap as soon as I'm finished.

[@don9133]

I also found that using the dish soap made it easier to get it off the paper without tearing or smearing.

[@LouiseDeMasi]

@@don9133 Ahhhhhh......good tip. I didn't know that. Thanks Don.

[@lindenjenesse5078]

I just bought some hot press paper by Fabriano, but I haven't tried it yet. Now I'm intrigued! Have you considered painting the python? (Or would that upset too many of your fans?) My step-brother used to have and manage a reserve of reptiles in south-western Colorado, USA, including a python. Apparently, the snake once became upset at something, bit him and started to swallow his hand and arm! The tricky part, he said, was unhooking the curved fangs. He also had a rattle snake pit! Oi! (He was always a little crazy!) Thanks for your lovely tutorials! I have learned so much from you!!

[@Plum_and_Cherry]

Could you please do a tutorial on sketching? My sketches always turn out wonky and my mistakes even though I’ve tried to rub out always seem kind of stay. Thanks

[@celestesource9460]

Thank you very much🙏🏻 Louise, as always « comme d’habitude « so cute yours birds and yours lessons. It is a luxurious to have them in your garden 😇 I can not wait to discover all these treasure on your Patreon ♥️ ♥️ ♥️ ♥️ ♥️ ♥️ ♥️

[@elflordsjourneys]

The lamp black seemed to have a violet hue, didn't get dark black until you put on the third layer, is that normal? I need to try mixing my own colors more instead of using premixed so much. Love all your paintings. 😀🧝‍♂️

[@patriciahodson1298]

Good morning and thank you for your lovely videos. My question is about the paper, when I looked closely it has a notation that it is mould made, what does that mean?

[@terrygray6475]

Nope Nope Nope on the snake...The birds are lovely!

[@LouiseDeMasi]

Lol. He's harmless- non venomous. They are good to have around because they eat rats and mice.

[@rnee1000]

I use both papers. I heard Arches is better when glazing with numerous layers and that it's easier to lift color. But so far they seem equally good. What are the dimensions of your paper?

[@archanav.s4552]

Ma'am your paintings are always inspiring. I just noticed a whistling sound in your other videos, is that any bird?🤗😍

[@LouiseDeMasi]

Thank you! Yes most likely.

[@maryalgar8779]

You almost lost me at the mention of the python. Are these quite common in your area? I'd be afraid to venture very far off your deck. The birds are very cute and glad they alert you when the python is around. The painting is lovely and the background suits it. All your bird paintings in particular are spectacular.

[@doraevatt8320]

I love the birds, and how they were concerned for your safety. I’m not gonna lie once I saw the python it was hard to concentrate on the tutorial. I hope the snake left.

[@LouiseDeMasi]

Lol.. I think he lives here Dora. He/she is harmless (non-venomous). They eat rats and mice so they are good to have around. They'll eat small birds too so that's why the Butcherbirds were alarmed. 😬 💕

[@aprilharvey2225]

Do you feed them?

[@LouiseDeMasi]

I'll throw curl grubs to them when I find them when I'm gardening.

[@billunderwood8096]

Thank you Louise for your beautiful paintings! I love Fabriano also- I previously mentioned that I had found Fabriano paper in a 'soft press' which I prefer. it is a surface texture between a cold press and a hot press- so nice to paint on. Were you able to locate it? I'm in the U S and I have ordered it from dickblick.com. It's listed under Fabriano Artistico Extra White watercolor paper - it comes in sheets 22X30 - 140 lb and 300 lb

[@LouiseDeMasi]

Thanks for sharing Bill. I have only tried their cold pressed but you and someone else have mentioned how good the 'soft press' is. I'll see if I can get it over here.

[@ann-marielofberg1159]

Actually I also ordered a Fabriano block, but haven’t got the time to try it yet.

[@LouiseDeMasi]

I hope you like it Ann-Marie.

[@lada7539]

👍🌹👍

[@susanjerrell9220]

I actually do learn a lot from your videos. Are you self-taught? You should do a video about yourself. You know why your bloopers are so funny is you seem like a very proper English lady and then tne bloopers show you in a different light. (I know you aren't British.)

[@josephdaluz7321]

Love Fabriano artistico, just not the student grade so much, it's totally different.

[@indigodande4345]

omg >.< where the heck do you live that you have pythons at your door! but blick usually runs some deals on discounted sheets get 10 and get a good discounted on each sheet of about 3 bucks. You can't fail with fabriano. Except their white 140 lb hot press (which feels slick) is garbage i think. The 300 lb hot press, cold press, and I love using the ultra white 140 hot press it has a cloth like texture to it.