Finding Inspiration: Paint what inspires you.

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Unleash your creative potential with this video about painting what you love in watercolor. Join me as I show you how to paint a Guinea Fowl and explore the importance of choosing subjects that inspire and interest you. You'll learn some of the techniques I use to bring my artwork to life. Painting what you love can enhance your overall painting experience and bring joy to your art journey. Whether you're a beginner or an experienced painter, this video will inspire you to try something new and discover the magic of watercolor.
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Chapters
0:00 Introduction
0:45 Why did I choose this bird?
3:42 SkillShare
5:44 Paper and paint that I used
6:00 Painting Demonstration - Mixing blue and starting the head
7:29 Painting the body
9:08 Painting red
10:44 Painting the eye
16:09 Detailing the eye
17:20 Dark area on the neck
19:41 Spiky feathers
20:30 Finishing touches and detail
21:14 Outro
22:08 Bloopers
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@LouiseDeMasi Жыл бұрын

The first 1,000 people to use the link will get a 1 month free trial of Skillshare: skl.sh/louisedemasi02231

@suerostoni561 Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for your tutorials -- Your content has pushed me in all the right directions in improving my art. I'm so appreciative. I have a subscription to both your Patreon page and Skillshare. Do you have identical content on both platforms? Honestly, I haven't taken the time to look. Thanks again, Sue

@reenagoel7626 Жыл бұрын

Please accept my deepest gratitude for the motivation and guidance. Always look forward to your videos.

@wildjane2010 Жыл бұрын

This little guy made me smile. I’m just a farm girl who loves to paint I’ve raised over a hundred guineas in my 30 yrs of farm life. I only have 2 now. I love them dearly they are the best alarms and snake chasers plus they love bugs and ticks. Ok. Lol your painting is as beautiful as the birds. Thank you for this one Louise

@psychochickenanimations464 Жыл бұрын

Really you really are the best watercolor Chanel on KZfaq, I’ve looked everywhere and no one creates paintings as beautiful as yours or explains it as well. Stunning bird reminds me of my male turkey.

@sahilsonawale387 Жыл бұрын

@@hawkeye9382 yess...

@kimjensenable Жыл бұрын

I have done the same and no one is as intriguing as Louise.

@frauleineniko4911 Жыл бұрын

Das finde ich auch. Louise spricht so klar, deutlich, mit so viel Wissen, dass es auch für mich sehr leicht ist ihr zu folgen. Liebe Louise ich habe so viel von Ihnen gelernt. Danke.

@LouiseDeMasi Жыл бұрын

What a lovely message to read. Thank you very much, you made my day. 🥰

@psychochickenanimations464 Жыл бұрын

@@LouiseDeMasi this made my day😂😅and made me laugh

@bluewren65 Жыл бұрын

The wattle is so deliciously fleshy. I don't think guinea fowl are ugly at all. Their heads have all those beautiful colours and their spotty feathers can range from dove grey to a dark charcoal. They are a little incongruous with their chubby bodies and their super skinny necks, but that makes them all the more loveable. This is the most lively painting I have ever seen you do. Many claps indeed! 👏👏👏

@elviamunguia8397 Жыл бұрын

I agreed with you! They are very curious and always suspicious about everything, I used to have 10 but little by little a predator got each one of them 😢

@bluewren65 Жыл бұрын

@@elviamunguia8397 I'd love to have some, but my samoyed thinks all birds are feathered snacks.

@kimjensenable Жыл бұрын

You made the ugliest bird so so beautiful. You are by far my favorite watercolor artist and teacher. TY

@LouiseDeMasi Жыл бұрын

Wow, thank you very much Kim. 🥰

@glenda7921 Жыл бұрын

We have Guinea fowl at the farm sanctuary I volunteer at. They are so loud! Thank you for sharing your enthusiasm AND for going synthetic. Hard to love painting animals, then choose cruelty with a brush to do it with.

@chiarasola826 Жыл бұрын

Paint what you love... always! 🥰

@elviamunguia8397 Жыл бұрын

😭! I just lost my last Guinea 3 weeks ago, his name was handsome, he had beautiful eyes. Thank you for painting one of them, Im trying to paint one but I can’t, still hard for me!❤

@alicereed5368 Жыл бұрын

I'm so sorry, sending you a hug and my best wishes. ❤

@LouiseDeMasi Жыл бұрын

I'm so sorry Elvia. Huge hugs!!! ❤️❤️

@monica-NJ-123 Жыл бұрын

I’m so sorry for your loss , so one day you’ll paint him , love and hugs to you xoxo

@evelyne7071 Жыл бұрын

Beautiful blues, greys and red. Eye is really great too.

@carollegros8671 Жыл бұрын

You made that bird look beautiful

@marthastrogen9001 10 ай бұрын

That eye is masterful!!!

@colleenmcchesney1482 Жыл бұрын

Such a beautiful subject. I love painting colorful birds. Definitely need to remember that I need to paint what inspires me. Thanks for sharing this video. I am learning lots from your channel.

@jaynelydfordj7947 Жыл бұрын

Inspiring to others; thank you for your honesty and the lovely painting 🥰

@MariaGonzalez-km8rg Жыл бұрын

I really love the way you teach us, your voice is like music to my ears...... I am María from Costa Rica 🇨🇷 🇨🇷 🇨🇷 in Central América 🌎. God bles you sweet lady.

@LouiseDeMasi Жыл бұрын

You're so sweet. Thank you Maria. ❤️

@ashleyevans3330 Жыл бұрын

So beautiful! Your colors are very "clean"! Such talent❣️

@nettiemoss324 Жыл бұрын

Oh! absolutely love, love this painting Louise - just the kind of subject that fires my imagination - do hope that it will come on Patreon eventually. Thanks so much!

@AshB_Watercolors Жыл бұрын

You make the ordinary extraordinary! Also the best watercolor channel and teacher! I follow about 5 or 6 different ones and I always go to you for the easiest of explanations and advice. Maybe someday a Great Pyrenees will catch your eye! It’s the hardest white subject have tackled and I obviously need guidance!

@LouiseDeMasi Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much Ashley 🥰.

@maryalgar8779 Жыл бұрын

Paint what you love: Is it weird to love old rusty things? I am attracted to old wooden posts or doors, rusty things. And, of course, birds are awesome.

@LouiseDeMasi Жыл бұрын

Not at all. I love rusty things too. All doors and wood and rusty metal have such beautiful characteristics. Paint them and love what you do. ❤️

@Linda-pg3so Жыл бұрын

Love the eye, Louise👌.

@alicereed5368 Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for always sharing, tips, and your amazing talent with all of us. Always inspiring ❤

@LouiseDeMasi Жыл бұрын

Thanks very much Alice. 💖

@sarahbailey5928 Жыл бұрын

Inspired ... great advice Louise ... thank you.

@cynthiakeith6925 Жыл бұрын

Love this painting Louise!

@rajaadawalibi2004 Жыл бұрын

I would like to thank you , I learned a lot from you , your work is beautiful and neat , in the beginning I was thinking it’s too simple and more should be done but after painting dozens of failed overdone attempts , and trying to catch every single details, I found your method very interesting , clean and most important it’s very pleasant to look your pairings , sorry if I made language mistakes 😊

@vickiestewart7394 Жыл бұрын

What a wonderful subject! One of the main reasons I wanted to learn watercolor was to be able to paint my beloved pitbull, Lily. I have an eye to painting her every time I take her photo. So far, I have 2,000 photos, but I do not feel confident enough to tackle her, because I want her to be perfect. Maybe in a year or so. In the meantime, I'm learning SO MUCH from your excellent instructions on Patreon and my family and friends tell me I'm "super talented" and I just laugh, but at least you've made me a passable watercolorist. I do feel like I can look forward to painting a decent Lily soon, anyway! (maybe even a camel this year!!) Thanks for another excellent YT video too!

@LouiseDeMasi Жыл бұрын

My pleasure Vickie and thank you!! 🥰

@bluewren65 Жыл бұрын

You will need to paint her many, many times to get the portrait you want. Start now, and in a year you'll be there. Perfection is a delusion. Strive instead for excellence, you will be able to achieve that even if perfection is an impossibility.

@fuzzydragons Жыл бұрын

its an interesting looking birb, well done with the painting😀

@davidmolloy126 Жыл бұрын

Thanks very much Louise for another great tutorial. I signed up for your Patreon channel earlier today and I'm really looking forward to it. XX

@monica-NJ-123 Жыл бұрын

Thank you Louise , I love your style ❤ , and I also love that you give me a chuckle at the end with your bloopers 😂😂

@Linda-pg3so Жыл бұрын

And great advice🤗

@barryedgington6812 Жыл бұрын

Oh Louise, this painting is very interesting! You made the bird look handsome and very colourful. The waddle is quite amazing! Your new brushes seem to be working very well, of course, Louise does magic with her hands. I found this tutorial helpful and fun. Thank you!❤ Helene

@LouiseDeMasi Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much Helene. 💕😊

@pamelashoemaker1614 Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for sharing your techniques. You are so taleted

@LouiseDeMasi Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much Pamela.

@ReneeW59 Жыл бұрын

This is amazing! I used to have guinea hens. They're such comical, fun birds.

@LouiseDeMasi Жыл бұрын

Yes they are! Thanks so much. 💕

@TORTmentor Жыл бұрын

Great tutorial of the guinea Louise...it is lovely. Thnx for the Skillshare link. I have been trying to find a good set of videos to teach me how to use my Movavi Editor, and Skillshare had a set for complete beginner video editing!

@debh3404 Жыл бұрын

That painting is AMAZING! I think you even outdid YOURSELF!

@LouiseDeMasi Жыл бұрын

Thank you Deb. It was a joy to paint. Magical. ❤️

@maryalgar8779 Жыл бұрын

Stunning. Your videos never disappoint. Your choice of limited colours always seems to pay off.

@LouiseDeMasi Жыл бұрын

You're too kind. Thank you Mary. 🥰

@manjulacornelius5681 Жыл бұрын

Loved it

@healthyoiling4041 Жыл бұрын

I love how you brought such life and vibrancy to this bird! Thanks for sharing and always inspiring us.

@catepearce2138 Жыл бұрын

Absolutely delightful interpretation of a Guinea Fowl, you have caught his character to a Tee. Love your style of instruction as you create these beautiful paintings. Thank you for sharing.

@user-ym7kz2tn3n 9 ай бұрын

Thank you, I’m very Interested in this particular painting as I am trying to paint turkeys . They are similar face features.

@monalisamackey783 Жыл бұрын

I love this painting Louise 💕 You really gave his eye so much life and showed us how to see the beauty in a seemingly not so attractive subject. I also love that you often use a limited palette which is budget friendly and great for beginners like me. I would love to see this one as a tutorial on Patreon and I am happy that you chose a subject that you enjoyed painting😊

@suzzimbelman9533 Жыл бұрын

Wonderful subject to paint. I do love your technique. Have also found that I paint what catches my eye, things I love. Portraits have been a favorite but may have a go with an interesting bird. Very inspiring video & will keep watching for more of your wonderful videos.

@dq3974 Жыл бұрын

So much life in the eye! Beautiful!

@LouiseDeMasi Жыл бұрын

Thank you Do Qua. ❤️

@robertadrsvensson Жыл бұрын

Louise 💗! I love your heartfelt videos, you're the best!

@LouiseDeMasi Жыл бұрын

Thanks very much Roberta. 💕

@sharonwills2 Жыл бұрын

Thank you! What a gift you have.

@LouiseDeMasi Жыл бұрын

You are so welcome. Thank you.

@raquelpeiretti3374 Жыл бұрын

👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 🤗

@leonorlatour9250 Жыл бұрын

Your video inspires me a lot, not to draw the bird but to draw showing the watercolor qualities. A big thank to you.

@LouiseDeMasi Жыл бұрын

My pleasure 😊 and thank you Yangchen.

@optimisticgal Жыл бұрын

Thank you, a real joy to watch this develop. Beautiful!

@LouiseDeMasi Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much.

@heleng8853 Жыл бұрын

Can you paint a Chinese Lantern (plant)? I’ve been following you for some time and love your work. Thank you

@mayuvalladolid5429 Жыл бұрын

Spot on! You are truly wise and inspiring artist.

@LouiseDeMasi Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much Mayu. 😀

@MsMoniqueWilson Жыл бұрын

What a fun subject! I am always drawn to the unusual.

@LouiseDeMasi Жыл бұрын

Me too! Thank you Monique. 🌸

@laurenmorgan-outhisack6341 Жыл бұрын

This is amazing

@LouiseDeMasi Жыл бұрын

Thank you Lauren.

@judycozon4081 Жыл бұрын

Sooooooo good😂!

@alisonhendry2928 Жыл бұрын

Wonderful! Inspires me to pull out my turkey, chicken and peacock photos again. I love how you mix it up with details and loose transparency. I always get lost in the details. Thank you for new brush info too. I am always looking for good references to synthetic brushes to replace my dying sables. DaVinci should pay you a promo fee. I bet hundreds of your followers will run out and buy them. Just like the eradicators! So Rosemary and Co. Listen up…. Can’t live without those.

@LouiseDeMasi Жыл бұрын

Lol- thanks so much Alison. Yes they should 😅! I'm trying out other brushes so I can move away from sables. 💕

@MylieWeir Жыл бұрын

Wow!! This is amazing!! I love your Australian birds keep it up! How long does it take you to paint your birds?

@amandastratton8242 Жыл бұрын

I have a photo of a vulture taken some time ago. Everybody here thinks it's ugly but I think it's beautiful so I will be trying your techniques and try painting him/her 🤔Thank you for a great tutorial Louise, ' beauty is in the eye of the beholder' have a good weekend xx

@LouiseDeMasi Жыл бұрын

Yes it is! Vultures are beautiful too. If you love it - paint it 💕. Thanks so much Amanda.

@connied8507 Жыл бұрын

I'm sure he'd think he's beautiful. He's just a little closer to his Jurassic relatives. 😊

@susanbernier9399 Жыл бұрын

Lovely work on the bird. I was wondering if these brushes will become your new favourites or are they just ok? Also, do pencil marks show up on your final painting? Thanks 💕🇨🇦