One of the most practical introductions I've seen on putting together a good on-the-spotter kit. Thanks!
@ariahmyles4 жыл бұрын
Wish I had this info when I first started. For those who are beginning their painting journey this is invaluable. Just the essentials!
@chamberlainpaintings4 жыл бұрын
Thanks Ariah. I tried to keep it as simple as possible. Haha, easier said than done!
@UbiquitousBooks2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for posting these videos. I've been painting for a few years but you've finally inspired me to take the plunge and head out into the world with my gear. Mostly, though, I wanted to say that, besides being useful and informative, I find your videos relaxing and fun, and a great positive way to wind-down at the end of the day.
@artbykcappadona51664 жыл бұрын
My biggest suggestion is paint simple familiar things. If you want to paint outside you could paint right outside your back door. Until you’re comfortable with setting up all of your equipment and framing out a nice composition, outside your own door is ideal. You can paint the little pond in your backyard. You can paint the flowers in your own garden. You don’t need to do a gigantic vista in order to have a beautiful painting. Many times especially when beginning, simple is better. I’ve seen people search and search for just the perfect thing to paint. Walking all over the place and can’t find anything. When they passed 50 perfect little things to paint.
@chamberlainpaintings4 жыл бұрын
Great suggestions! Thanks Kathy 😊
@marquis083 жыл бұрын
Darn. This makes me wish I didn't live in the hood. :-(
@artbykcappadona51663 жыл бұрын
@@marquis08 urban landscapes are incredible. Buildings or parts of buildings, tiny scraps of green in the middle of concrete, cars, and people, are all great subjects.
@MetaMessiah4 жыл бұрын
So all of us stuck at home are going to have to get our Art game on! Stay well y’all!
@a.humphries8678 Жыл бұрын
My family and I venture out on Sunday afternoons to paint. I paint something and they enjoy the Texas landscape. It's really a fun way to be outside together.
@christophermiller58814 жыл бұрын
Thanks again Micheal!! I also found that when I was first starting that it was very important to paint a composition that was not very complex, and that was not very intimidating to begin with. Even as someone who has some experience in Plein air painting, this was good to watch!
@chamberlainpaintings4 жыл бұрын
Thanks, Christopher! Great suggestion!
@artwithmycoffee4 жыл бұрын
Really great information, Michael. I’ve only painted outdoors a few times, (usually my gardens) but I love it! Some of the things you mentioned in another video about being very self conscious, apply to me, so I’ve also been setting up some still life outside just to get more comfortable with the process and to figure out exactly what I might be missing in my kit. It seems to be helping. I’m getting more and more excited about the adventure and experience of it. Thanks for all the encouragement and tips! 👍
@chamberlainpaintings4 жыл бұрын
Thanks Christine!
@bailebeck4 жыл бұрын
just what i needed to get through quarantine
@politerabbit31002 жыл бұрын
Just found you and this video today and it's really good advice. I'm a hobby painter and finally feeling brave enough to do plein air. Ordered and received my french easel and I love it. Have not used it yet but enjoying packing it up. Your economical suggestions are very helpful. I decided to take my water mixable oils with me when we go camping this week at the lake mainly because the smell of the oil paints will be too much when I have to bring the wet paintings in the motor home at night. Not sure if you've done a video on water mixable oils?....anyway, thanks for sharing these great tips. Btw, I found the french easel for $68 on Amazon (search 7 Elements french easel) and it's surprisingly well made if anyone is looking for one that's cheap.
@simaabedini36174 жыл бұрын
You are simply the best teacher out there , thanks.
@pleinaire86984 жыл бұрын
stuck at home here as well...Snowed today and cold..!! can't wait to get out and pleinair.paint again!!...one thing we can do during this covid-19!!!!!
@joycebutler34944 жыл бұрын
I see some counties in your general area are in lock down for the Coronavirus. Wishing good health. Stay safe, paint alone or at least 6 ft away! All the best.
@chamberlainpaintings4 жыл бұрын
Thanks Joyce!
@maiihew38084 жыл бұрын
Been waiting for this video! And its just in time for my extended Spring Break!
@causetherat3082 жыл бұрын
Great video! Thanks! Just starting. Really like your panel holder you attached to the tripod. Also making a trifold paint box to use with a camera stand I already own. I use linseed oil and squares of junk mail to clean my brushes. The medium I've been using is a mix of Lavender Groso and Stand oil. Mostly paint straight out of the tube.
@christinetempleton765712 күн бұрын
Thanks. All great info...very concise. Love your work.
@tracyloringart2 жыл бұрын
Super helpful! PVC pipe for transporting brushes - brilliant!
@maryam58614 жыл бұрын
I've been painting with oils for about 9 months now, and I really wanted to begin painting plein air with them. Thank you so much for this video!! Extremely helpful! :)
@maryclarenolan4560 Жыл бұрын
Thank you very helpful, l paint in a studio, but have decided to try plein air. l watch all your videos, really helpful. Thanks
@PamelaRuddyUKart4 жыл бұрын
That's really helpful. I use soft pastels at the moment, and I love plein air (bringing camera with me to film it adds to the gear though!) But I'd really like to try oils too, it's handy to see what you think the essentials are.
@Dennis-Hare3 жыл бұрын
Excellent advice. Some very valuable tips for beginner and seasoned painters. Very generous of you. Thank you. There is some old school painters, like Gruppe' and Thieme and Hibbard, in you.
@chamberlainpaintings3 жыл бұрын
Thanks, Dennis!
@Brdstfff4 жыл бұрын
I didn't know what equipment to use so this was very helpful. Thank you!
@lindseyfyfe81464 жыл бұрын
thanks! im an experienced painter but in this pandemic have been asked to make some digital instructive content. seeing whats around the internet already! also have been outside painting more. love the pvc pipe idea 🙌
@pleinaire86984 жыл бұрын
yup that wind is challenging but oohhhh the inspiring views!!thanks for sharing..
@hazelcoate92034 жыл бұрын
great advice, that tripod fitting looks good, not sure if I can get one in New Zealand, I have a home made easel and a table top easel, I love plain air painting, even in the winter on a good day.
@willrothfuss84704 жыл бұрын
Very watchable and useful, even though I am an experienced plein air painter. ( though maybe not such a good one, lol) I use both a homemade pochade with a homemade shelf and a french easel (which I also started with) depending on how big I am painting and how far i have to lug it. I also do watercolor and pastel- which are different set ups of course. I do like the folding palette and panel holder and may try that next. One thing I haven't seen is the PVC brush holder. Seems very practical. I use a canvas brush holder. Thanks!
@1Thedairy4 жыл бұрын
Very good advice and at last I’ve found out how to carry your work home.
@andywesselsphotographyart2 жыл бұрын
Great video with a lot of practical information!! Ready to take the plunge and needed some "encouragement"
@chamberlainpaintings2 жыл бұрын
Go for it! 😊👍
@BarbrajoanOriginals4 жыл бұрын
Michael, You covered it all . I did oils long before watercolor, and how I would have appreciated your videos back then. I’m in the coronavirus ‘high risk ‘ category. (Way into it) 🤪 so that was a very long time ago. I still dabble in it once in a while. So thanks for all you do. Tallahassee, Fl.
@chamberlainpaintings4 жыл бұрын
I tried to make the video I would have wanted to see when I began plein air painting. Glad you think I covered it well! I wish you health and peace. I'm staying away from news for a while and focusing on painting. 😊
@MrSilva9604 жыл бұрын
I used leaf-canvas to paint on format A 4 or A3 upon a card, to paint on "plein air "
@gabrielaonate56374 жыл бұрын
good! Yeah, the french easel is heavy, I used it once, cause It was not me, It was borrowed from a teacher. By that, I prefer my set up like yours. It is more confortable to hang it out. And yes, I have troubles at the beginning, like you were mentioned. My first palette was a a4 note board in a box, jajaja It´s funny to me, cause right now i have a better palette. Your channel help me a lot of set up. Thanks so much! :)
@captainnolan5062 Жыл бұрын
You can get a lightweight cart with wheels for the easel.
@justinstadlbauer61334 жыл бұрын
Taking notes!
@yellowbicycleartstudio89742 жыл бұрын
Very helpful! I love the painting!
@uhavemooface3 жыл бұрын
I like 11x14 I have a set of those. I need to buy more soon.
@72lonewolf724 жыл бұрын
This video is brilliant and so very helpful. Thank you!
@seapossumsforrest81622 жыл бұрын
I love your videos, during the pandemic, it really helped. Thank you for posting and sharing. I have watched this video, and several other videos, you seem so organized and unstoppable. I have worried about picking the right time of day, the right place, the right sun screen or bug spray, and image myself trying to get the gloves on realizing that my hands are slick and tacky from too much lotion or bug spray and ripping thru several pairs of gloves before I can even get an idea of a composition. I wonder if you have a routine that you follow (to avoid crazy messes with paint) and do you have a painting day of the week or hour of the day that you prefer to plein air. Am I over thinking it? LOL. Also, I have questions about french box easel. Most videos say that the cheap french box easels break a lot, do you think that it is possible to 'reinforce' legs and avoid breakage. Thanks for all you do!
@chamberlainpaintings2 жыл бұрын
I don’t really have a painting schedule. I usually go when weather conditions are favorable! As for the French easel, I’ve been able to fix mine with screws and glue. It’s a little wobbly but it still works!
@seapossumsforrest81622 жыл бұрын
@@chamberlainpaintings Thanks for response, you are amazing and Love the channel. Thanks for posting!
@camilasiegel64 жыл бұрын
this video was so helpful! Where did you purchase the wet painting carrier? I looked online and can't seem to find a similar one anywhere-I like that it's nothing too fancy-a lot of them in my search are wood and I just need a basic one like the red one!
@chamberlainpaintings4 жыл бұрын
Try Raymar online!
@appalachianspiritfolkinstr88492 жыл бұрын
New painter. Very helpful video, Thank you.
@lisazhong61392 жыл бұрын
I have referred back to this video so many time but this time I am actually going to start oil painting after years of putting it off 😅
@chamberlainpaintings2 жыл бұрын
Oh good! Wishing you all the best on your creative journey
@zaidshah45353 жыл бұрын
You can actually leave the paint on your palette on a French easel! It has a holder in the lid which holds the palette down which in turn keeps stuff falling our from the little slit in the drawer and that holder keeps the palette from moving so the space between the lid and palette surface is about half an inch thick. Plenty space for pretty big piles of paint.
@joanholmes33824 жыл бұрын
very helpful for starters; thanks!
@dewindoethdwl27982 жыл бұрын
Any views on water soluble oil paints? No need for turps or the like.
@captainnolan5062 Жыл бұрын
You don't need turpentine for regular oil paints. Just use safflower oil. Google Toxic free oil painting and you will learn how to rinse brushes in walnut oils or safflower oil and when needed, clean your brushes with soap. No toxic solvents needed (Solvents weren't invented until the 1920s for cleaning, not for painting; the old masters never used them. .
@mbhart4 жыл бұрын
Very informative video - thanks!! Question about that PVC tube to hold your brushes- Do you cap the ends off or jusr stuff rags in the tube ti stop your brushes from rattling around?
@chamberlainpaintings4 жыл бұрын
I had planned to cap one end but found it does what I need it to do without the cap. Easier to get the brushes out if they get stuck! 👍
@vernsoeuvre3 жыл бұрын
Hi! Can you share links to purchasing the easel?
@59jaguar4 жыл бұрын
Solid info. Right on! Thanks for all the excellent tips .
@anjapinkau37373 жыл бұрын
Very helpful! Thank you very much!
@victoria74733 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this.
@arturgajewskiphotog4 жыл бұрын
Just qurious, have you ever tried water soluble oil paints? How do you compare them to the traditional oils you use?
@chamberlainpaintings4 жыл бұрын
Never tried them!
@kimlanoue20334 жыл бұрын
Michael this just popped up and I’m needing to find a good tripod to hold my Alla Prima Pochade Box. The Yellowstone. Please suggest I have a Bonfoto. It’s fair at best.
@chamberlainpaintings4 жыл бұрын
I use a Slik U8000. Inexpensive, but good quality. Not sure if it would work with your setup. It’s worth a look!
@painterlybrushes40354 жыл бұрын
Great information
@emilydecotiis96754 жыл бұрын
Thank you for another great video!
@michaelbuchanan32124 жыл бұрын
Love this video
@lindalopez59514 жыл бұрын
I’m getting ready to do this....
@sprado55172 жыл бұрын
awesome info, thank you :)
@russmowry671 Жыл бұрын
Patreon ?
@stayclassyhitchcock3 жыл бұрын
Hi do you have glass in the palette box or just mix on wood? I've never mixed on wood i dont understand if it works/cleans up the same (I want to make that palette box lol its perfect)
@chamberlainpaintings3 жыл бұрын
No glass, just wood 😊👍
@captainnolan5062 Жыл бұрын
You can also tape palate paper on the wooden palette and then just throw it away when you are done.
@richardchamerski79604 жыл бұрын
Valuable information! Thank you!
@vanlifewiththewife62714 жыл бұрын
.........great advice as always 👍
@jinsbestay67004 жыл бұрын
enjoying your videos like always :)
@sylviewheeler62373 жыл бұрын
Gréât vidéo !
@jonron4729 Жыл бұрын
👍👍👍
@johncox30834 жыл бұрын
I recently got a new En Plein Air Pro. I love it! Everything the Colter has and more, at half the weight and very well made. I paint with a slightly modified Zorn set of colors (adding Ultra Blue and Hobein Veridian Hue). PVC tube I capped one end for brushes. The easel comes with a jar for thinner. Ar nearly 80 Y.O. I really like this set up. Everything in one smallish bag ot back pack.
@chamberlainpaintings4 жыл бұрын
Sounds perfect!
@johncox30834 жыл бұрын
@@chamberlainpaintings It sure seems to be. I really enjoy working with it but wish I could get out more (Covid lockdown) :D
@PleinAirAdventureswithTezDower4 жыл бұрын
How ironic, Similar to a video I made a week ago lol 🤪
@chamberlainpaintings4 жыл бұрын
Cool I’ll go watch! We’re tuned in to the same frequency 😂
@davidgough35124 жыл бұрын
What, no shoulder chocks? 😄
@chamberlainpaintings4 жыл бұрын
Those are for advanced painters only 😂
@bobveltman Жыл бұрын
But isn't this like 20kg of equipment? You'd have to get everywhere exclusively by car...
@chamberlainpaintings Жыл бұрын
I used the tripod set up in Paris and painted 14x18 inch panels. I walked and used public transport. No car. No problem. These are just suggestions, you’re going to have to figure out what works for you.
@martingimenez3394 жыл бұрын
Mike you will have to go out less and stay home cause this virus is making a big mess, people have no idea or don't want to have but it's very very contagious and no country has enough hospital beds for the raising amount of people getting infected.
@chamberlainpaintings4 жыл бұрын
Thanks Martin, I’m staying in for a while. Gonna paint and make videos
@chamberlainpaintings4 жыл бұрын
Hope you’re doing well. Stay safe Martin
@martingimenez3394 жыл бұрын
chamberlainpaintings Im fine thanks, weirdly enough I catched a seasonal cold this last weekend beside the sea, it was very windy but the thing is I've heard today our president will confine us for 45 days so hard times are coming. I'll have to go to a 24/7 grocery store at 2 AM because Im guessing supermarkets are going to be packed as hell. This is a mess. If I stay home 3 months I'll definitely go back to paint. You take care.
@chamberlainpaintings4 жыл бұрын
They did the same thing here starting tomorrow. We’re instructed to stay home for 3 weeks
@chamberlainpaintings4 жыл бұрын
You take care too!
@dorrisgonnawreckyou71114 жыл бұрын
350$ for that tiny flat wooden box thing.. that is absurdly overpriced lol. Pochade boxes are one thing but that is just a flat piece of wood with a couple of hinges :O yikes!