VIDEO: "Sailboats" - A Mixed Media Abstract Improvisation
mixed media on paper
30 x 40 cm (11 ⅞" x 15 ¾")
Just playing around with some intense colors; Schmincke gouaches and Faber-Castell watercolor pencils... Try as I might, I can't convey the richness of the colors and textures of this piece to you by means of photography. The color gamut of my mobile phone camera just can't cut it :-(
You can still follow a pale imitation of the development of this painting by watching the short morphing video. For those in a hurry photos of the individual steps are attached below.
Update: You can buy a collectible limited edition NFT of this painting at the NFT Showroom. The NFT is strictly limited to 10 pieces and contains a high quality HDR image file suitable for printing and framing.
Ich habe mal ein bisschen rumgespielt mit einigen ganz intensiven Farben; Schmincke Gouachen und Faber-Castell Aquarellstifte... Auch nach mehreren Versuchen gelingt es mir einfach nicht, euch die Vielfalt und Sättigung der Farbnuancen und Texturen in diesem Bild fotographisch zu übermitteln. Hier stößt der Farbgamut meiner Handykamera an seine Grenzen :-(
Ihr könnt euch natürlich dennoch einen Abklatsch der Entwicklung dieses Bildes in dem kurzen Morphing-Video ansehen. Für ganz Eilige sind unten Fotos der einzelnen Schritte angehängt.
Update: Ihr könnt dieses Gemälde jetzt als NFT in limitierter Auflage zum Sammeln im NFT Showroom kaufen. Das NFT ist streng auf 10 Stück begrenzt und enthält eine hochwertige HDR-Bilddatei, die sich zum Drucken und Einrahmen eignet.
[ watch this video on folkerwulff.com ]
Thanks for looking, and please don't forget to upvote and reblog if you liked my art. Until next time!
Danke fürs Anschauen, und vergesst bitte nicht das Upvoten und Rebloggen, wenn euch mein Beitrag gefallen hat. Bis zum nächsten Mal!
Wow - wie schön! Wunderbare Bilder! Freue mich, hier einen Künstler dabei zu haben 😍🍹
Mehr ein Kunststudent fortgeschrittenen Alters. Aber ich nehm' "Künstler". Dankeschön :-)
Nice one. It has a very minimalist feel to it. The colors are quite nice. I like the vibrancy of them
Yeah, minimalist. Just playing. The colors are phantastic but in their richness not photographed properly. First time that ever happened to me, but I was still too lazy to break out my "good camera" and try again.
Yeah I've been there with the camera situation lol. There have been many times when I couldn't be bothered to take a photo of something. Unfortunately for me though, I often get back home and regret that decision.
"Why the hell didn't I take a picture of that!?!?" Hahaha
Also, I've been contemplating getting a watercolor paint set and having a go at painting. Your pictures have inspired me. It looks like a lot of fun and I'm in a good place for it, theres a lot of beautiful things to paint here.
I also have a way of getting super excited about something and then giving up on it almost immediately thiugh so we'll see if I actually follow through with it and buy a set. hahaha
Get a good quality brand; everything else is a waste. (No Arteza and stuff - consider Schmincke or Sennelier!) And the paper is very important: at least 300 gsm. Good quality synthetic brushes will do. So, not a set, but individual items.
Check Boesner (dealer), they are in France, 2 stores in Paris I know of, so they must ship there. Boesner brand supplies have decent prices and their watercolors are made bei Schmincke. If you can, go there.
https://www.boesner.fr/
Edit: I checked. No Boesner-brand on above site. They seem to have a limited online offering in France. The store looks like it's supposed to:
https://www.boesner.fr/magasin/champigny/
Champigny is about 50 klicks from Senlis; the store in Paris is only 1/5 the size of Champigny.
This looks promising:
https://www.boesner.fr/couleurs/aquarelle/coffret-de-16-demi-godets-la-petit-aquarelle-sennelier.html
That's nice to hear, but remember: it's a learning marathon, not a sprint. If you're a doodler try watercolor pencils. Faber-Castell Albrecht Dürer or Koh-i-Nor Mondeluz (cheaper) but no Derwent (poor). They cost a lot less and give satisfying results with a similar look. A cheap Pentel waterbrush will suffice for those.
https://www.boesner.fr/pinceaux/crayons-de-couleur/coffret-crayons-couleur-aquarellables-albrecht-durer.html
Koh-I-Noor on Amazon:
https://www.amazon.fr/s?k=koh-i-noor+mondeluz&__mk_fr_FR=%C3%85M%C3%85%C5%BD%C3%95%C3%91&ref=nb_sb_noss_2
Thats a lot of good information, thanks for that. I never thought of the water color pencils. That might be a good route for me in the begining, especially since I'm prone to short lived hobby infatuations lol
Go with the Koh-I-Noor Mondeluz then. 72 for roundabout 50.00 EUR. Super quality, great price, available open stock. A Pentel Aquash waterbrush 5.00 EUR.
A piece of plastic roughed up with sandpaper and you can liquify the pencils off the paper and paint larger areas quickly and get great blends.
Read this for the process:
https://peakd.com/art/@wulff-media/great-painting-hacks-and-some-urban-sketching
I'll keep a look out for them and check your post or the tips
Thanks :)