Realistic Hickory Leaf Demo. Arches Hot Press Watercolor Paper with Ink Line.

This realistic hickory leaf painting is getting me into the fall color spirit with this bright gold hickory leaf painted realistically. I'll also use a sepia and gray ink pigment pen to line in the details first. So come and long and see how I did it.
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[@carolinewithers1647]

lovely. Trees and leaves are two of my favorite things. With leaves and trees, there is a world of exploration opportunity.

[@CastleMc]

Pitt artist pens have a nice range of grays and browns

[@olisbackingtracks1119]

Quite unbelievable what people can do... just with "ink and paper"!

[@awendaawenda8011]

Lol,that’s happened to me! My word. Thanks for showing me how to get rid of it.

[@cowboyblairehobbsarts5398]

wonderful, wonderful, wonderful

[@stephanejohnston9945]

Lol.... thank you for showing your bloopers. Your calm way of handling them is helpful.

[@LINCONANT-so5uk]

Loved this demo.....do some more like this. show more on hotpress

[@patstokes7040]

The last few years we have had hard freezes that have frozen the green leaves right on the trees. You always think things will always be the same until you don't see a beautiful fall. Every leaf turned to brown.

[@maverickspirit208]

Excellent! Thank you!

[@barryteghtmeyer5466]

Another incredible piece! I find that a lot of my students like to immediately jump to doing dark values instead of building up the layers from very light to the darkest. I also reinforce what you said. The drawing is extremely important in a "still life" such as this one. Always enjoy your scriptures. This one actually has a connection to your work . Being aware of light is so important when painting. John 1:5-- In Him, was life, and that life was the light of mankind. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it. Have an incredible Advent season!

[@lauramaskell1653]

I'm so pleased that you painted Hickory leaves. I consider these leaves to be an underrated Autumn treat. Hickory has a delightfully shaped leaf and beautiful golden-earth color that is overlooked by many.

[@giuseppefarabone5621]

Fantastico grazie 😊

[@carolyncolagiovanni487]

Lovely. Thanks

[@zainabqureshi9334]

Absolutely LOVE your demos

[@jennifernewmanart]

Absolutely gorgeous work , I love how you treated the shadows. I use and love the unipens too , thanks for a great video

[@painter662]

I just want to thank you. A Lot of your techniques remind me of Illustrations I grew up loving as a child. By the time I got to art school they were so out of fashion, I don't think I could find a how to book in the Library that would have covered how you do what you do. These leaves were amazing. Thank you. You always find a way to re-energize me to move forward again.

[@homeschooledaroundtheworld4660]

I’m binge watching all of your fall leaves paintings from previous years. Just beautiful! Thank you🍂

[@cassiescreations9828]

I love when you paint anything autumn and this painting of the hickory leaves is simply beautiful! Thank you for showing how you fixed the blooper and it's nice to see how to properly use that scrubber brush. I need to get one of those brushes.

[@Tsefeida]

What a great reference to paint and an amazing result! Love it :)

[@luckyhiker3434]

Absolutely outstanding!

[@elizabethwardrop3917]

Truly beautiful Steve. Thank you

[@lindysmith13]

Beautiful. I love leaves. I say that now but tomorrow I have to rake. But, I love the smell. I always look on the bright side.

[@janinegaylard9233]

Thank you so much!!! After 20 years as a textile designer doing commercial designs all day everyday, I decided to test myself and paint for myself again. You helped me find the joy and confidence in watercolor again xxx

[@geraldineconway1865]

I can’t get over the size of that Hickory leaf! Even though you warned of the blooper my stomach still dropped 😂 it turned out great.

[@MusingsFromTheDen]

Lovely. 😊

[@65sunnyday]

Beautiful! This is very "botanical" in expression (to me). Love it!

[@brickhouse7401]

This is inspirational, and SO useful! Yesterday I gathered some beautiful dried, gracefully furled leaves that my fig tree had shed for winter, and I had zero inspiration on how to render them! They're so attractively rolled and curled, cupped, with fabulous shadows. Now I can tackle the challenge!

[@karenowens9717]

It’s so clean looking, elegant even, at least to me. I so enjoyed this video. I didn’t know that this paper would saturate. This has been my problem with the hot press, drying so quickly. Great tips. I would love to see more videos like this one, thanks.

[@bruceosborne1892]

I also enjoyed InkTober and made it all the way. This video is a perfect follow up. Thank you Steve.

[@victoriatexasgal8130]

Loved the video Steve! Thank you for sharing. And thanks for the verse!

[@mariateresarezett7363]

Fabuloso !!!!! Sólo eso!!!!!!!!!!

[@DenaTollefson]

Hi Steve! Your Hickory leaves painting is spectacular. Wonderful tips on how to approach a realistic painting through careful observation, reference photos and the seeing the actual subject in person. When the brush dropped (the blooper) I gasped. Great tip on how to scrub that errant stroke out.

[@joanporter916]

I am excited and motivated to try this. I recently collected some fall leaves. Your work us without exception so wonderful and helpful

[@Rebemondo]

I follow a few artists on KZbin but your channel is always such a consistent source of information and technique. You’re my go-to for just about every drawing and painting inspiration. Thanks so much for sharing what you do. 🥰🥰🥰

[@noreenlatimer8193]

Wow. Beautiful. 💜

[@gingerbuchanan2795]

I look forward to every one of your videos. Thank you for sharing so much!

[@WC100]

I support this channel Especially Watercolor Watercolor by Shibasaki It's better because it's a picture I'm active in Korea Painter I want to invite you to my channel

[@MadebyDawn23]

Thank you too for the video.

[@billdollar6155]

Thank you for this wonderful painting and have a marvellous day sir.

[@joann5157]

Beautiful, wonderful video!! Thanks!

[@Art-What..]

Hi Mind,you make the dead look alive..🧠

[@christineschmidt1025]

Very nice work! Love the shading too!

[@fredbear72ify]

Perfection as always

[@moonram2569]

Beautiful !!

[@Ataume]

Very beautiful! Well done!

[@sibylleherbe8260]

Beautiful painting. Thank you.

[@ashleypandita832]

Thank you for so many wonderful videos that certainly helps in working with watercolor. Praise the LORD for your talent ! GOD bless you and family.

[@maryanharrell5642]

Beautiful, Steve. Thanks, too, for the blooper! I needed that lesson on how to fix it! It was lovely. Always gorgeous, always my teacher!

[@WC100]

나는 한국에서 그림을 그리는 수채화 화가입니다 나의 채널에 와주시면 정말 놀라실겁니다 그림을 좋아하는 당신을 초대합니다

[@pattycyr8662]

Thanks for another great video and also for helping us learn how to deal with bloopers!

[@SharonH11100]

Enjoyed watching this so much ~ including the blooper repair learning experience. Thanks again for sharing your talents and expertise.

[@WC100]

I support this channel Especially Watercolor Watercolor by Shibasaki It's better because it's a picture I'm active in Korea Painter I want to invite you to my channel

[@hankvana2149]

Beautiful Steve! Very relaxing video! Our leaves are all down, will head over into the oaks to get some study samples in the morning. Cheers!

[@ladygwarth]

Thank you for that timely video, I have been attempting autumn leaves, but I was using cold pressed paper even though I have some hot pressed here, I also used a pen, but it was black and looked too harsh for me, I will get the sepia and grey ones to try. Love your painting.

[@KimCarmenWalsh]

Beautiful!! 💛🧡💛🧡💛

[@karenjohnson6487]

Thank you. A great way to ease out of Inktober. The Uni pin liners look like they should be added to my supplies. Lol. I have a magnolia tree seed pod that is opened that I want to do in line and wash. I did a magnolia blossom so the seed pod seems the perfect companion. I love watching you work. So inspirational.

[@staceywinters2856]

Beautiful work

[@mariegamber]

Thank you for your wonderful tutorials. I ordered the pens you mentioned. I will definitely try this!

[@WC100]

I support this channel Especially Watercolor Watercolor by Shibasaki It's better because it's a picture I'm active in Korea Painter I want to invite you to my channel 당신의 채널도 열려 있네요 방문 할께요

[@breehager1039]

I actually live in Hickory, NC and just today noticed some hickory leaves that look exactly like these. Perfect timing for a fall themed demo. Thanks!

[@WC100]

bree hager You are impressed by this channel I am also impressed by this channel I also invite you to my amazing watercolor channel. welcome

[@simosimo7560]

Hi Steve! In Italy too fall is late. Your painting is amazing, wonderful choice of colours and I appreciated the lesson about how to correct mistakes. Botanical paintings are the thing that I paint better, and I love the design that nature offers, without becoming crazy to show them in the perfect outspread way that many botanical artists do. I love botanical paintings not too set up (I don't know if the translation is right, I mean too perfect, not relaxed).

[@suezq9155]

Thanks for a great video

[@ArtistWizardry]

Doh! Hate it when I do that too. lol

[@2Skytime]

Just stumbled upon your KZbin Channel I enjoyed the tutorial and look forward to watching many more. I learned something new! Thanks. what really caught my attention was the Bible scripture at the end ❤️ loved it!!

[@jkirklen13]

Beautiful. I’m off to look for some leaves.

[@valeriegirvin7939]

Hi Steve, love how this turned out, the colours are perfect. I find shadows very difficult I feel they never look believable when I attempt them and loose a lot of depth in the finished painting, more practice required I think 😃. Thanks for sharing! 😃

[@graciousmom4127]

Lovet!

[@annelouise4639]

Superb leaf portrait! I love the details. It's spring where I am but I'm now inspired to get a small branch of beech leaves I saved last autumn and have a go at drawing, inking and painting them. Thank you Steve!

[@WC100]

I am a watercolor painter who draws pictures in Korea You will be very surprised when you come to my channel Invite you to like the painting

[@WC100]

나는 한국에서 디테일하고 스펙있게 그림을 그리는 수채화가 백발백준

[@ChrisC-ws5od]

Beautiful! Sorry about the bobble, but I like the way you just moved on and fixed it later. Thank you for all your excellent videos!

[@WC100]

I am a watercolor painter who draws pictures in Korea You will be very surprised when you come to my channel Invite you to like the painting 케릭터가 마음에 드네요chris c

[@basemkabar5599]

Very nice

[@willowbranch5237]

OMG!! Steve, You read my mind. I was actually wondering today why you haven't done any leaf demos. I also was wondering which pencil you use. Well, thank you very much!!!! I love the colors on the leaf and how it pops right off the page. Bravo once again. Held my breath when I saw that drip and waited for your magic as always.

[@WC100]

Willow Branch Introducing you a nice watercolor channel You can see as many watercolors as you want on my channel welcome OMG!! Steve, You read my mind. I was actually wondering today why you haven't done any leaf demos. I also was wondering which pencil you use. Well, thank you very much!!!! I love the colors on the leaf and how it pops right off the page. Bravo once again. Held my breath when I saw that drip and waited for your magic as always.

[@BethPeppersCoats]

OMG! I did the exact same thing yesterday as I was painting an old house! I fumbled my brush on the front of the house! But luckily, it fell on an area I intended to place a shadow! But at first, I panicked until I realized I could put a shadow where it fell! 😯

[@WC100]

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[@catherinesheldon5755]

Absolutely love your work, so inspiring. Steve would you consider doing a review of Holbein Watercolours for a future video? 😀

[@lvmylord54]

LOL, I have brush blunders all the time!!!!

[@lizkb5473]

Beautiful work, I would call it Botanical in style.

[@WC100]

I am a watercolor painter who draws pictures in Korea You will be very surprised when you come to my channel Invite you to like the painting

[@joyfulldj]

One thinks qor nickel azo yellow. Jummie. I actually have a micron sepia with a looks like a ballpoint tip? I really like those. Talens gave me one to review but I will buy me some more for an extended review. I prefer them over the tiny nibbs.

[@IllustrationsByPete]

That painting looks amazing Steve! I always like to see simple subjects come alive in artwork. The reference photo struck me right away. What kind of printer do you use?

[@WC100]

I support this channel Especially Watercolor Watercolor by Shibasaki It's better because it's a picture I'm active in Korea Painter I want to invite you to my channel

[@imissmypencils]

That Princeton 1/2 oval wash brush looks great. If you were to pick between this one and the Silver Brush black velvet 3/4...which one would you recommend? Love the video. Thank you!

[@mindofwatercolor]

Thats a personal choice depending on what you want to paint. The Silver Brush BV is softer and holds more water. Princeton Elite is stiffer but has a better point.

[@conniemartin9150]

Great painting! Fun to watch. What scrubber do you use?

[@mindofwatercolor]

Creative Mark. I have a link in the description.

[@joyfulldj]

I would squeel if that happens on my good paper lol

[@captivatednightshade1432]

Really enjoyed this video. Had such a autumn feel to it. I may look into those type of pens since Inktober made me remember how much I used to love drawing with pens. Do they sell those pens at Michael's or Hobby Lobby? Also, what scrubber brush would you recommend?

[@mindofwatercolor]

I've not seen the Pin's at Hobby Lobby or Michaels. I put Amazon links in the description you can get them there. Scrubbers too.

[@FuriedHearts]

I thought arches hot press had a pink cover? Yours is like a peachy orange. Interesting

[@Tennishead21]

I think it is the same colour - pink/peachy orange - but depends upon the light in which it is viewed.

[@FuriedHearts]

Or maybe this block is from France? If you notice the french language seems to be positioned as the main language on the front. Maybe their colors are different. Because the ones here are distinctly hot pink. I just thought it was weird

[@TheLightFantasticArt]

Stephen Bailey I bought my Arches hot press in a Paris and it’s very pink, not peachy.

[@Tennishead21]

@@FuriedHearts I don't think Arches differentiates between paper sold in France and paper sold elsewhere. I've bought Arches in Ireland, Austria, Germany and France and they've all been the same. The only thing that looks different here is the colour of the cover. Otherwise, the cover is identical. Arches always has French and English on the cover as it is here. I think it is just the lighting.

[@BetsyRoutmanMarks]

Stephen Bailey I think they changed the cover color over the past few years. I have a peachy colored one from several years ago and a more recent with the hot pink cover.

[@heathercrellin9200]

Wonderful! Why did you decide to change brushes for the shadow? Going from the round to the oval?

[@mindofwatercolor]

Needed a brush that could hold more water to soften the edges,

[@hamerray]

You ever tried painting on the backside it has a little more texture. Why is it that Arches 140 Lbs hot press paper is not as heavy and it is not as thick as Arches 140 Lbs cold press paper

[@BethPeppersCoats]

Steve, regarding shadows, how do you decide whether to use warm or cool shadows?

[@mindofwatercolor]

The ambient and reflected light in the scene and the color of the object itself.

[@manicangel7796]

Wonderful job. I'm inspired to try leaves now.. however, I live in Colorado and all our leaves are fallen, old and have experienced snow already(!) lol. I have a question which would be great if you answer please. I love the sturdy look of your drawing board. Most of what of what I am finding to purchase have a thin, adjustable base and I do not want one with drawers. Can you tell me the maker of it? So far I'm considering a purchase from Blicks because it's a good size, good price but not so sturdy looking. Thank you.

[@mindofwatercolor]

Its actually just a fairly cheap drawing board I got from Hobby Lobby. I added a rubbery liner material to it to keep stuff from sliding off so easily.

[@janewong4862]

Have you tried using the Fabriano soft press paper? would love to have your review it. Thanks.

[@mindofwatercolor]

Not yet!

[@indigodande4345]

i watched another youtuber a while ago use a MAGIC ERASER to erase color for a forest scene showing sunlight dipping through the trees. the magic eraser appeared to not only get the color back to white on the paper but didnt appear to do any paper damage.

[@mindofwatercolor]

Yes, it works and I probably would have tried that next if the scrubbier didn't work.

[@angela14962002]

[@grandma.p]

So you said you would use white paint to cover the paint, but the Arches paper I have doesn't look totally white. I made some greeting cards with Arches and the envelopes in Canson 98 lb. and the envelopes look much whiter than the cards. Is your Arches paper super-white?

[@mindofwatercolor]

I use a natural white cover paint called Aqua Cover.

[@majeddraws5104]

Mr. Steve, may I ask: how artists do you know who mastered and used inking and watercolors together in their work? i want to study them... thanks a lot!

[@mindofwatercolor]

Practice and experimentation. Learn as much as you can from other masters.

[@majeddraws5104]

@@mindofwatercolor I am really really sorry! I wanted to ask you (who) not (how)? who do you know who mastered both media..? I was clumsy! forgive me...

[@carolpadgett635]

Take a look at Sueellen Ross's book Paint Radiant Realism in Watercolor, ink & Colored Pencil (Northl Light Books 1999). It's for the advanced artist but contains lots of information.

[@mindofwatercolor]

Try Claudia Nice. She has several books on the subject on Amazon. Also, right here on KZbin, artist Peter Sheeler makes good videos on the technique. I also have a playlist for line and wash in case you haven't seen them all. kzbin.info/aero/PLiMPR1KaCr-kWhvPYCWTycnEqXvVBNyDZ

[@achillatula2259]

I have a question, is there a way to remove watercolor on hot press?

[@mindofwatercolor]

Not completely no.

[@elainecosta5249]

LOL brushes falls off my hand 3 to 4 times per painting :/

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[@mindofwatercolor]

Red as a Rose - by Rune Dale

[@jaycraft21]

@@mindofwatercolor Thank you :)