5 reasons WHY swatching can help your art

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Жыл бұрын

As someone who loves colour and tries a lot of art materials, I wanted to share 5 tips on why I swatch every single art material I own including gouache, colour pencils, and oil pastels, and how this process has helped me get better in my art practice and really understand colour better.
✨Art supplies used or mentioned✨
Canson Mixed-media paper A4 size (unfortunately not the A5 I have used in the video): www.jacksonsart.com/canson-im...
Royal Talens Sketchbook (for the colour palettes): www.jacksonsart.com/royal-tal...
Daler Rowney neon inks: www.jacksonsart.com/daler-row...
Turner Acrylic gouache: www.jacksonsart.com/turner-ac...
Holbein colour pencils: www.jacksonsart.com/holbein-a...
✨Social media links✨
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TikTok: / parularorastudio
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Пікірлер: 77

@RadishTheFool Жыл бұрын

Five reasons I love this video: 1. Helpful 2. Inspiring 3. Lovely soothing voice 4. Wonderful production quality 5. Colours!

@parularora Жыл бұрын

Ahhh that is sooo thoughtful and sweet! I love it! ☺️🙌🏽✌🏽

@slsblhzhrh Жыл бұрын

I thank my KZfaq algorithms for recommending your channel to me! I really love your style and how you explain everything. Much loveee!

@parularora Жыл бұрын

Aww thanks so much and thank you YT algorithm too! 😂😉🙌🏽

@andreaorourke Жыл бұрын

You certainly made swatching look like an art form in its own right. 😊

@parularora Жыл бұрын

Ahh haha thanks Andrea! I actually find it really relaxing. It really feels very therapeutic to me. 🫶🏽🙌🏽

@amyjames6118 11 ай бұрын

Hi Parul. I am really enjoying your videos. They are inspiring and informative without being overwhelming or overly instructional. Your art just also makes me smile :0). Many thanks for the great content.

@parularora 11 ай бұрын

Thanks so much. I really appreciate it. I’ve been having fun creating these videos and sharing my creative thoughts and work. 💛🙌🏽

@christicovington Жыл бұрын

Subscribed! I love color, too. 😍 Thank you for making this video. It made me smile. You have a very relaxing voice as well. Much ❤️ from Nashville, TN USA 🇺🇸

@parularora Жыл бұрын

Thanks for Subbing! And really appreciate the kind words. ☺️🙌🏽

@crissierodda8006 Жыл бұрын

Your work is so wonderful Parul. I’m so going to get my swatch on this weekend :)

@parularora Жыл бұрын

Aww thanks a lot. And yay!! I love that. I definitely feel it’s a guilty pleasure that I like to indulge in. ☺️💫🎨🌈

@ocigallery Жыл бұрын

Ah! Same here! I reaaaaly love colours!! Whenever I bored I always swatching my art supplies... Even I alr swatch it before. It just sooooo relaxing😍😍😍 But if me, I use watercolor sketchbook to swatch... Ummm i think I gonna swatch again using paper sheet😁thankyou for the Inspiration!

@parularora Жыл бұрын

I know what you mean! It’s such a fun experience just playing with colour. Glad you found the video useful! ☺️🙌🏽💫🌈🎨

@user-ty1qc7ry7r 3 ай бұрын

Hello, Parul😊 I was encouraged by your ultra lovely videos! I want to draw something, but I’m always confronted with the fear of blanc pages. So, when I found your instagram and youtube, I was so excited❤ I can’t wait until your next video. I’m your huge fun ! Thank you😊

@parularora 3 ай бұрын

Aww thank you for your kind words. I am so glad that my work and videos have resonated with you. I’m working on some ideas for new videos so hopefully soon! ☺️🫶🏽

@carolynheaton6068 Жыл бұрын

I love your videos and your work - so inspiring. I will be following what you do. Thanks again.

@parularora Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! I really appreciate it! 💛

@MicheleGauler Жыл бұрын

Dear Parula, Your video is candy for my eyes! Beautiful! Thank you :) And I will be swatching of course :))

@parularora Жыл бұрын

Aww thank you! ☺️🫶🏽 And I’m so happy to hear you’ll be swatching!! I just have to warn you it’s very addictive! 😉🤣

@friendoblu Жыл бұрын

Beautiful and so so satisfying!

@parularora Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!! ☺️👍🏽

@Kim-de7ij Жыл бұрын

oh my god. I'm beyond inspired. thank you so much for this video!

@parularora Жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot! So happy to hear that! 🙌🏽💫☺️

@monicasdesignprocess 10 ай бұрын

Your swatch cards are amazing 😍

@parularora 10 ай бұрын

😬 it’s a bit of an addiction!

@carina.rossmann.o Жыл бұрын

Me too. I love swatching and making swatch cards and keeping a designated "colour-book" 🧡 Your sketchbook is lovely!

@parularora Жыл бұрын

Yay!! I love hearing that there are fellow swatchers out there like me that enjoy this process.

@carmo.journals Жыл бұрын

What a great idea! I had swatches on my sketchbook but it isn't practical at all. Thank you so much!✨

@parularora Жыл бұрын

Ahh yes I used to do that too. But I much prefer them on cards especially to choose colours for palettes. I am glad to hear you enjoyed it! ☺️🫶🏽

@pppnnnggg26 8 ай бұрын

my fav videos! please make more videos

@parularora 8 ай бұрын

Aww thanks so much! Yes I’ve been a bit busy with a few projects but now I’m working on new videos!

@rocketcoulson460 Жыл бұрын

I love the idea of having a swatch library!! I have something similar but I sort my colours by product rather than colour! Watching this has made me realise how much that limits me as an artist, there could be so many combos I haven't tried out yet!! Thank you for sharing, such a lovely video

@parularora Жыл бұрын

Aww glad I could help. And thanks for sharing your thoughts. I used to do them as materials as well but I think working then as colour hues is soo much better. Please do message back or tag me on IG if you try it and share it. ☺️🙌🏽👍🏽🎨🌈

@AprilSanPedro Жыл бұрын

Oh I love how you swatch your colors! It inspired me to do one for myself. 😌

@parularora Жыл бұрын

Yesss do it! I am so happy to hear that. Please tag me if you share it on IG as I’d love to see the results. ☺️👏🏽

@rachelleandrichard Жыл бұрын

I love swatching and have just started a new swatch book. Preventing me buying duplicates prompted this. I love all your ideas. I keep checking back to see if there are any new uploads. You're inspiring and I love your work. Much thanks. Rachelle, Australia

@parularora Жыл бұрын

Hey Rachelle, happy to hear that even as a seasoned swatcher you managed to find value from the video! New video coming out this week. ☺️😍🫶🏽

@nienkevletter Жыл бұрын

I feel we speak the same language - and I don't mean English lol 🤣. I find swatching one of the most satisfying things to do, people actually tag me on Instagram nowadays whenever they do it too haha. I recently started a dedicated swatch book, using a ring binder sketchbook called My Art Book where you can add and remove pages. That way I can easily add new sets and every material has its own specific paper. I swatch per set / brand, but I also love that idea of swatching your materials per color group! Might be phase 2 of this project (since I own a lot of art materials, I'm still in phase 1 of swatching everything again in that dedicated book ;-).

@parularora Жыл бұрын

Hahaha I love that. It’s always sooo fun to know other people geeking out on swatching! Wow your book sounds super professional! I love the sound of it! 😀👍🏽💛

@pendlera2959 Жыл бұрын

I like to swatch by making abstract designs in ink and then filling in the sections with the colors. Sort of like bujo mood trackers.

@parularora Жыл бұрын

Ahh sounds fantastic! Thanks for sharing your ideas. I’m definitely going to try it during my colour play time. ☺️💫🖍️🌈

@futurecondos Жыл бұрын

Love this!

@parularora Жыл бұрын

☺️💫🫶🏽

@幸運な耕運機 Жыл бұрын

I am watching your video from Japan. I am happy that you use Japanese art materials. The color schemes you choose are so beautiful, I can't stop looking at them. Someday I would like to see a video showing exactly how you decide on the color scheme for your paintings. I look forward to seeing more of your videos in the future.

@parularora Жыл бұрын

Ahh thanks a lot! Japanese art materials I literally my favourite. I keep joking to my husband that when I do travel there I am going to take an empty suitcase and just bring back art materials from there! 😂 I definitely plan to share some strategies and approaches to choosing colour in future videos. ☺️🙌🏽🎨🌈

@Sheri_pro Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing your process. I just found your channel and love the presentation and calming explanations. Your artwork is beautiful!

@parularora Жыл бұрын

Aww thanks a lot Sheri! I’m glad you are here and that you enjoyed my work and my videos. I really appreciate it. 💛🙌🏽

@TiaChii Жыл бұрын

I really like your color work and would love to see how you choose them, like how you started with one color and did the rest

@parularora Жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot. I really appreciate it. Colour is such a personal thing but what we don’t realise is how it’s also very intuitive. We all do that with our clothes when we dress up or in our homes and how we decorate them. 💛💙❤️

@oficinacaracolinho Жыл бұрын

Swatching art materials is one of my favourite things, and it's the first thing I do when I need to relax my mind! I usually swatch on a sketchbook, but your library version in loose sheets makes a lot of sense 👍 thanks! ❤️

@parularora Жыл бұрын

Ahh glad to hear you are a fellow swatcher (hahaha I totally made that word up but I’m sticking with it!) Teresa! Yes I found the cards super useful for combining and comparing colours and other art materials.

@carolinecox719 Жыл бұрын

Love all your videos! Do you teach? If so I would definitely take your course! I too love colour and love your swatches and how you organize them. After watching your last video I ended up buying a few of those water soluble pastels and have really enjoyed playing with them. Keep up the beautiful work! All the best, Caroline 🙂🎨

@parularora Жыл бұрын

Hey Caroline, thank you so much!! I really appreciate all your lovely comments about my work. I do plan to work on some online courses next year. In the mean time I’ll definitely be talking more about my work and tips etc here so do keep an eye on it. 🙌🏽☺️

@bazutaartstudio Жыл бұрын

I LOVE swatching. It started as a log of watercolour paint that I owned to make sure I, like you, didn’t accidentally buy duplicates. Now it is something of an obsession lol. I just did all my supplies by hue, but I’m thinking I might now need to do them by medium as well 😊

@parularora Жыл бұрын

Yay!! It’s always nice to meet fellow obsessive swatchers too!! Hahaha I love it!! 😂😊🎨🌈

@olaivarrr Жыл бұрын

Super love this!!! Will certainly do this with my pastels. 🧡

@parularora Жыл бұрын

🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽

@marielouiseweeksb33attitud33 Жыл бұрын

I need to get a sketchbook for just swatching

@parularora Жыл бұрын

Yes or even art cards like I do. They are easy to carry around and very handy for choosing colour palettes. ☺️🎨🌈💫

@TakitiTakitiTak 11 ай бұрын

Please make more videos 😊❤

@parularora 11 ай бұрын

Hahaha yes! I’m in the process of working on a new one now. ☺️

@karinakuschnir Жыл бұрын

I loved the video. Thanks for sharing❤️🧡💙

@parularora Жыл бұрын

Aww thank you! ☺️🙌🏽👍🏽

@pingupen.studio Ай бұрын

I love everything about your channel and you =D Why it is so long you did a video? will you go on? I binge watched them all yet ^^

@parularora Ай бұрын

Aww thank you for your kind words and I really glad to hear that you have been enjoying my videos. I am definitely going to be making more. A few shows / other work commitments means that the videos had to take a back seat. But I’ll be sharing more soon. Thanks

@cai_nwa_ogu 2 ай бұрын

Please publish your sketchbook!

@parularora 2 ай бұрын

Awww hahaha thanks! I guess at some point I’d like to publish a compilation of my sketchbooks. ☺️

@cai_nwa_ogu 2 ай бұрын

@@parularora Please do! Do you have additional content or patreon membership coming?

@MsOnyx123 Жыл бұрын

I remember getting skitted at art college for doing this 😐

@parularora Жыл бұрын

Oh really!! What was their problem with it??

@MsOnyx123 Жыл бұрын

@@parularora they were just rude people. The students , not the tutors. It was a bit of a hostile environment x

@parularora Жыл бұрын

Ahhh that sucks. Not everyone can be teachers.

@Barb.u Жыл бұрын

Swatching feels like a chore to me and I always forget I have swatches when I force myself to make them 😔 Anyone have any advice?

@parularora Жыл бұрын

I get where you are coming from. I usually do it when I want to draw something but I’m pulling a blank or when I too tired to do anything else. It really helps me understand the materials better plus they also super useful when planning for colour palettes. Also you don’t have to do it all in one go if it’s a lot of art materials you want to swatch.

@Barb.u Жыл бұрын

@@parularora Thank you so much!

@parularora Жыл бұрын

My pleasure. I would say give it a go again and listen to a podcast or an audio book while doing it. I hope you enjoy it this time around. 🙌🏽💛