I am thrilled I found your channel. “When the student is ready, the teacher will appear”. 🙏
@rachelparkervarner
3 жыл бұрын
I'm so glad you found me too Linda!
@user-mg6mm9mw1p
11 ай бұрын
Thank you for the great tips! Beautiful painting of the German Shepherd!
@DaniellaMakingLearningArt
4 жыл бұрын
Great video, Rachel. Paper is really a key factor. Fabriano has a cheaper paper with 25% cotton, 140 lb, cold press. I thought that would be a bit stronger than Cansons XL, but it seems to pile/shed easier than Canson. I save my Arches for more serious work. It is more expensive but in many places, in the USA, you can get it very cheap for a 9 x 14 pad of 12 pages. Jerry's Artarama often has it at a great price. If you can shop at Micheal's, in person, not online, with a 50 or 60% off coupon, and they take coupons from Joanne's and other places, it's a good price, too. As always, beautiful painting. Had to give this a thumbs up.
@rachelparkervarner
4 жыл бұрын
I haven't tried other papers in years because I'm so happy with Arches. But those are great tips about using coupons. I'm so lazy - I just buy most of my art supplies online.
@hummerlady54
4 жыл бұрын
@@rachelparkervarner Hobby Lobby has the 9x12" tablets of Cold Press, 140 pound paper. I usually buy that or a block of paper when it on sale. I can't afford much.
@michaelklein5242
Жыл бұрын
Just received a set of these, so my thanks for your video showing them to their best uses!
@rachelparkervarner
Жыл бұрын
I use them in almost every painting - some papers are better than others for really rigorous scrubbing so test on a scrap first!
@SJ-wm8et
4 жыл бұрын
Perfect timing. I was in Hobby Lobby looking for a rubber pallet knife and found these brushes in that section. They were not labelled as scrubber brushes but just as stiff brushes. I bought them and was trying to figure out how I could use them. NOW I know! :D
@rachelparkervarner
4 жыл бұрын
That's so cool! My video was actually useful. Yay!
@RickJBerubeArtStudio
4 жыл бұрын
Awesome German Shepherd painting and great watercolor tips too! I have a GS and his name is Diesel. Love him like a son. I was unaware of some of the important tips that you mentioned here. Thank you so much for sharing! I liked and subscribed for more helpful watercolor hints and tips! 😀👏👍
@rachelparkervarner
4 жыл бұрын
Thank you and I hope you continue to enjoy my videos : )
@BarBaraWhorleyCrawfordESS
3 жыл бұрын
Fabulous. Thank you.
@rachelparkervarner
3 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it!
@tracyharm9184
4 жыл бұрын
Stunning!
@rachelparkervarner
4 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much!
@goyangi5786
4 жыл бұрын
Wow so beautiful 👍 You are so talented 👍
@rachelparkervarner
4 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much! I used to paint a lot of Siamese. I actually do have a commission coming up of a Siamese. I'll have to make a video about it : ) Do you ever do art?
@sharonlane5647
4 жыл бұрын
Beautiful!
@rachelparkervarner
4 жыл бұрын
I'm glad you're enjoying it!
@RockerRoxy
4 жыл бұрын
OMG.. absolutely amazing..❤❤❤❤❤ I am waiting for it to bark.. so lifelike..🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 You are so talented sweetie👍👍👍👍👍 happy New year to you and your family 😀😀😀😀😀
@rachelparkervarner
4 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for stopping by. I love your channel btw and I'm on my way over to say hi next ❤❤❤
@RockerRoxy
4 жыл бұрын
@@rachelparkervarner Awesome.. I love your channel too, appreciate talent and you have a lot of it😀😉❤👍
@myrnalandersartist
Жыл бұрын
Very helpful video, thank you! Do you need to buy a specific scrubber brush, do you think? I have a ton of oil and acrylic brushes 🤔 Would those do the job?
@rachelparkervarner
Жыл бұрын
I use old oil painting and acrylic brushes all the time for lifting and scrubbing - they work great!
@SnoopyandDoby
4 жыл бұрын
wow you are so talented at watercolor. Do you want to try and paint my cats?? lol ❣️😻
@rachelparkervarner
4 жыл бұрын
Your kitties would make beautiful paintings! I do a lot of commissions so I don't even have time to paint my own cat 😭😭😭
@dbald8
3 жыл бұрын
Your painting looks better than the photo
@rachelparkervarner
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much!
@darlene6969
Жыл бұрын
Did i see see some of that paper come up. It happens to me also when I scrub out? I use 140lb cp paper too.
@rachelparkervarner
Жыл бұрын
Yes you probably did. Arches cold press and Baohong are the least likely to do that. They are the toughest papers that take the most scrubbing
@rachelparkervarner
4 жыл бұрын
You are welcome to ask questions!
@cklew8999
4 жыл бұрын
Good day! Good info on scrub, sometime i need to scrub entire painting! You relate detail not found elsewhere. More popular to Have face on or 3/4 view? Have good weekend.
@rachelparkervarner
4 жыл бұрын
Hello! Thank you for tuning in! I usually just paint whatever is the best picture my client has of their pet. But in general, the most entrancing image is usually when the dog or cat is looking straight at you, drawing you to look at the painting.
@renmuffett
4 жыл бұрын
I just discovered you so I'm late at responding. This is beautiful work! I think you may have meant that M Graham Napthol Red is the same pigment as Holbein's Permanent Red. Both being PR112, napthol . Not Winser Red, which is a whole different pigment and not a napthol pigment at all. I love handprint and have been going there since 2008. Yes, Bruce MacEvoy knows his business. He has not updated for several years. The last time I email exchanged with him, he didn't have any plans then to continue to update his old website, but the information there is still valuable except for his information on Sennelier brand. They have since totally revamped their formula. I have M Graham Naphthol Red. Its a very beautiful warm red and the most transparent too. Again, I'm enjoying your work.
@rachelparkervarner
4 жыл бұрын
It's funny because I just made this discovery that I made this mistake as well. Napthol isn't the same as Winsor Red. It's Holbein's Permanent Red. I wish Bruce would continue to update his website - someone else needs to take up the task!
@NinjasinFur
4 жыл бұрын
Yes, but you also have to be born talented. 😊🌹
@rachelparkervarner
4 жыл бұрын
Or work very hard. When I did my first painting I was strongly discouraged from painting another lol. But, with A LOT of practice, my skills improved!
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