Portrait in Line & Wash with Loose Color - Inktober 2019

[@mazzimum57]

You are absolutely my favourite KZbinr. Really brilliant. Have watched you for years and keep going back. Thank you so much

[@HarpistJoanna]

This is just incredible!! Mind blowing. Thank you for sharing.

[@felicitycrowe6971]

Absolutely beautiful!

[@pjlewisful]

I love the way you make us feel like we're their, comfortably, with you, just hanging out!

[@austinartist0608]

I thought I was good. Geesh dude. That's fantastic!

[@gingerbuchanan2795]

Every time you share I learn a little bit more. I appreciate your style so much. Thank you for sharing.

[@karenjohnson6487]

So beautiful,Steve. I am in awe. I love watching you work. Great music choice too. Thanks.

[@bruceosborne1892]

Very inspirational Steve. Happy InkTober.

[@moonwoven]

Really amazing, Steve. I like the freedom you demonstrate with your washes.

[@belindachipman3125]

Ok, I think that anything you hold in your hand as an instrument of making art suddenly just turns into a magic wand and whatever you hold it to exudes exquisite beauty. I mean everything you paint is so awesome and unbelievably perfect! You are an inspiration to me and I’m sure to many others. Thanks for taking the time to show us how you make such wonderful art!

[@mindofwatercolor]

Wow, thank you!

[@cathymorris9297]

That's amazing.. Your such an inspiration.. I love your channel...

[@donnalieblick8478]

Mesmerizing. Just. WOW.

[@GenWivern2]

That was enthralling Steve, thank you very much.

[@cassiescreations9828]

This is truly beautiful. It's amazing how those directional little lines give form to her facial features but I am so impressed with the formation of her neck. WOW! I certainly hope that this dear lady is able to watch this and enjoys hearing you brag about her knowledge!

[@maryanharrell5642]

Oh, I really enjoyed this one, Steve. I loved to watch your application of the wash over the ink, and , as usual, I learned so much! Thanks, dear teacher!

[@brendanmartin2124]

Thanks for the inspiration and tips. Beautifully painted.

[@personthatmakesstuff4186]

You make it look so easy! Especially drawing the portrait freehand! Thanks for the lesson!

[@daniellemolenaar]

What a wonderful illustration! Thank you for showing us your process

[@andreapaterson3269]

Wonderful as always! I just love your loose colour application techniques.

[@laragutierrez8033]

You are a fantastic artist. I admire you a lot. Thank you and please continue creating more videos like this!

[@mindofwatercolor]

Thank you, I will

[@marshahostetler]

I love this piece and so enjoy watching you work.

[@artfoolei]

Another amazing piece of art!!! 💕

[@LoisDavidsonArt]

One of the most beautiful and sensitive line and wash portraits I've seen. thanks so much for sharing your process :-)

[@chrismalone617]

I just love your historical art.

[@cecilialofgren1396]

You are such a GREAT artist! Wonderful artwork!

[@migsvalienteart7081]

This is so amazing. I really like how the watercolor spread from the surface of board.

[@randyarwine8138]

I really love how you captured the reflections in her glasses. Great video!

[@debbiemitchell6055]

You are a "Master Artist" and a excellent teacher! Amazing

[@PaintingStepByStep]

This is so appealing. Wanted to learn Loose color style. Thank you so much.

[@vickienipp]

you are simply amazing!! love your videos

[@wizkidsvideos]

Really enjoyed watching this drawing, pen and ink come to life with the touches of watercolor. ❤️❤️❤️

[@lindaoneill746]

I love having you join my morning coffee. You are my fav! This video was exquisite! You are a master. Thank you for sharing your talent with us. It is so difficult to go from oil to watercolor and I find you so inspiring! Love the way you did the wash on this one!

[@debbidunlap7370]

Absolutely beautiful and very inspiring!

[@alexthe1cat]

Beautiful, Steve.

[@suzannekauffman6088]

Gorgeous, nice work

[@sharonmorelli6056]

Your drawing is amazing! I only hope I can get it 1/2 as good or even close. Love your videos always learn something, thank you 👍🏼

[@essietangle9931]

I was able to sit down and take a break. Moving everything out of 3 bedrooms for new flooring. One room is the art room and I want to do it slowly and get rid of some things. Okay, the hatching on the face, I have always had it in my head that it just wouldn’t look right. Boy was I wrong. Listening to you as you went along, there is an art and important steps to it. Loved watching. I really hope this wonderful lady sees this one day and enjoys it too. They are so well trained and it takes a lot of work on their part. History is so important. The paint, wow did the paper take it well. Showing us the light layers and then just adding what is needed as you go along is so helpful. Thanks for the video, it was great. PS if I remember correctly, your team and mine are both 7-0. Who knows how the season will end. Take care, Essie.

[@ermajaramillo7815]

Wow!!!!! Just so perfect. Thank you

[@valasafantastic1055]

Very beautiful! I think I want to paint something using this loose washy watercolours with tighter inks again. I have a little while back this reminds me I love this style! fun video thanks.

[@gillianbc]

Really lovely. Maybe you should send it to the lady - I think she'd be really honoured to have had such a beautiful portrait pained of her.

[@judihopewell7148]

Love portraits and your drawing skills. Tx

[@simplelife9020]

I love how you handel line and washes, can't wait to try some of my own! ^_^ Thanks again for taking time to teach us!

[@geraldineconway1865]

I love how free you can be with the wash once the inking is so detailed.

[@SuperMorula]

Fantastic! Thank you for this video. I can’t see myself ever becoming this relaxed and confident with watercolour sadly or so talented!

[@veronica0406]

Beautiful!

[@maxinebutcher379]

Aaamazimg!

[@mariegamber]

Thank you for such a wonderful tutorial. You are amazing and so much fun to listen to!

[@christineingram55]

Beautiful portrait 😀

[@sonias3685]

Great work!...As always. I did a few ink and wash style portraits for inktober myself this year......this was really good to watch. Also thanks for the great tip on the Jet pens sampler packs.

[@AafkeVultink]

Interesting mix for skintones. Mine is usually burnt sienna hansa yellow ( Or quin gold depending on ethnic value in color tones) and a quin rose since it has a blue and red shade in it all in one. Love the pen and ink wash. But Duh. You knew this. I always endup inking my stuff.

[@AafkeVultink]

If you like colonial stuff check this site. My country did the world's biggest reenactment, in my hometown. You should be able to find lots of inspiration there www.slagomgrolle.nl/

[@basemkabar5599]

Beautiful, well done.

[@2003mandiman]

I started sketching out a portrait of a friend this morning but put it aside to take some time in considering where I wanted to take it artistically. Finding this video couldn't have happened at a more perfect a timing! Thankyou for another wonderful, non-intimidating and relaxed lesson! Very much appreciated as always! 😊

[@moonram2569]

Awesome !!

[@sreihart]

I'd say you did a pretty good job getting the likeness as well, even though you weren't trying real hard. Thanks for another super vid!

[@helmutdebra5373]

I always learn something when I watch your videos. I specifically liked your comments about lips! They are complicated and when you said to 'disassociate yourself from the object (lips) in order to capture the detail', that hit the nail on the head! I would love to see you do a study of lips, nose, eyes, and ears using that approach. (Like drawing the abstract or negative shapes of a figure instead of the figure itself.) Such wonderful talent you have! Thank you for sharing!

[@jmoss55ish]

Amazing!

[@jenniferlahr2145]

beautiful

[@ermajaramillo7815]

Amazing!!!!!

[@peggyqbkg9705]

11:10 for colour application = lovely and loose!

[@JAsisterti]

just so great, you're terrific and generous at explaining, thank you! I would LOVE if you did a video on brown-skinned folk, and see how you apply this / other techniques and how you use colour. Thanks again!

[@amberdreams_0]

You really make me want to try things I'm terrified to do - being so loose with the watercolours gets such luminous effects. Plus your voice is very soothing., I think you lull me into thinking I can have a go. :D

[@selftrue670]

Holy cow, Steve. I knew you were a skilled and talented watercolorist, but I didn't know you could draw like that! Its actually a little demoralizing for amateurs like me. That level is far beyond my allocation of talent.

[@mindofwatercolor]

Nah come on now! Let it inspire you. I see artists all the time that are better than me. I admire and aspire to their level, and the key is to ponder what it took for them to get there. Please don't fall into the "its gotta be talent" trap. It's not. Talent is a little relevant but not very. It's intense interest, learning and practice. I've put in the time. If you hope to get there quick or draw well without thinking about it much, THAT can be demoralizing.

[@selftrue670]

@@mindofwatercolor I just came across this two years after your reply. What wonderful advice you gave, and I have begun to take it to heart. Thank you!

[@junelawniczak3794]

I kept wanting to tilt my lap top when you were using the water in the beginning. lol

[@billdollar6155]

I love what you do with ink and watercolor. This gives me the desire to do one myself. Thank you and have a wonderful day sir.

[@sandraaston1167]

Looks a good likeness to me

[@sallyskellington2004]

This is a great one, portraits or even just adding a person to a picture that has a different center point is so darn difficult. You taught me that they dont have to be dead on the individual, but you certainly did a great job. I am sure that if you are gentle with the lines on her face she wouldnt mind at all. The sags under eyes are not our best features. Thank you for your videos, great as usual. Trying to get to watch more per day, but I end up going back to some because I really want to remember the lesson.

[@natlisan]

Beautiful portrait! I actually just did a watercolour portrait myself for a competition earlier this month. I was surprised to see that watercolour is fairly uncommon! most of the entries were oils & acrylics.

[@indianamassardo3349]

i looove this work

[@parihastehi8986]

Excellent

[@Punki80]

I love this way of creating a portrait, a very detailed drawing and the watercolour can be applied more freely. Instead of ink fineliner, how would pencil behave when covered with watercolour? Would the graphite lift and get lost in the wash or would it stay visible? I sketch with Faber Castell 900 HB pencils usually, do you think it would keep or would it flow away?

[@mindofwatercolor]

HB is sort of the threshold. It will travel with the wash a little. I bit harder and you usually don't get much. Like and H or 2H. I personally don't mind the graphite moving with the wash a little unless I'm trying to maintain color intensity.

[@Punki80]

@@mindofwatercolor Thank you very much! I can´t appreciate enough that you bother with individual questions, which no doubt you get tons of every day!

[@lillis2943]

Wow, so gorgeous

[@joycemaureroriginal8563]

NOT going for likeness? Looks pretty close to me! You are awesome. I have to take more drawing lessons.

[@nanagaga2001]

Beautiful. I think line and wash is my favourite form of watercolour. I love the music you have at the end, what is it?

[@MayBrox]

Gorgeous

[@susanoleary1343]

Wonderful work! May I ask, what is the protocol for photographing the historical actors? I'm heading out for Plimouth Plantation next week, hoping to get some reference photos for drawing...

[@mindofwatercolor]

At Williamsburg I found all the reenactors very obliging. Its pretty common and some were quick to pose for me even when I didn't ask.

[@susanoleary1343]

@@mindofwatercolor great, thank you!

[@captivatednightshade1432]

Beautiful work🖤 I am participating in Inktober this year(first time) and I did a portrait of a character from a TV show. He came out alright but after seeing your painting, I really want to try doing that style of watercolor. I know I can if I apply myself, I just have trouble mixing some of the colors. Sometimes they don't always want to work together. Anyways, thank you again for another great video 🖤

[@antiblabla1208]

wow this paper is good for the water AND the pens,nice, i was looking for a paper like that. unfortunately they dont sell it in germany... does anyone know an alternative for this paper?

[@stefaniac2095]

wow

[@artwilwarin7483]

I know that this isn't related to watercolour, but if you have time will you mind doing a tutorial on inking? I'm liking ink and wash but I'm a bit (ok, a lot) stumped over the hatching and cross hatching thingies.

[@mindofwatercolor]

There is a playlist on my channel for line and wash. Don’t have the link in front of me but you can look for it under the playlists tab.

[@artwilwarin7483]

@@mindofwatercolor oh thank you! I'll check it out!

[@essietangle9931]

Well, here is a note, to eat some crow on my part, out team is 7-1. They didn’t play well and K State played better. Oh well, they are still out team and I need to enjoy all they have accomplished this year. The season isn’t over.

[@TheCombatartist]

The contemporary glasses take away from the overall feel of the piece, but it’s nicely rendered.

[@carolferguson5467]

May I ask if all these ink pens that you used are indeed water proof?

[@mindofwatercolor]

yes.

[@glennfleming]

I noticed the fingernails on your right hand were a lot longer than those on your right...for playing/picking your guitar, right?

[@mindofwatercolor]

Glenn Fleming yes, I play classical guitar. Been play about a year.

[@paulrogers6037]

What about all the pencil lines from the initial drawing? I hate that they remain, and trying to erase them after painting or inking results in pigment loss. I've used watercolor pencil, but that results in color where you might not want it. Anybody have any useful ideas?

[@lubapatitucci5831]

How are you?

[@DrWhom]

Well that was a wash.

[@quilter1958]

Amazing!