Uploaded April 2025 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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Today I have a gentle, slow paced video for you, with plenty of ideas for getting into the mood to paint. We'll create gently and calmly, while at the same time having fun and exploring a new idea that literally turns painting upside down. This is a hidden gem from our channel, a video that most of you won't have seen yet and which I'd even forgotten about myself! I hope you enjoy it, and be sure to comment if you recognise it. :)

Materials:
Kuretake Gainsai Tambi 48 Color Set amzn.to/3zZX8Kn
-Cadmium Yellow 43
-Cadmium Orange 33
-Greenish Yellow 48
-Turquoise Green Deep 57
-Maroon 72
-White 10
Princeton Aqua Elite Round 8 amzn.to/42P6whE (Also size 4 and 12)
Kuretake Tombow Fudenosuke Brush Pens amzn.to/3QIcn2N
Artistro White Paint Pens amzn.to/3qjSxCe
Posca PC-1M White 0.7mm amzn.to/3JMsBVB

Chapters:
00:00:00 - Getting in the right mood, and choosing materials
00:01:38 - Color Selection and Mixing
00:03:03 - Paper Choices - Hot and Cold Pressed
00:03:49 - My method of washing out my brushes
00:04:43 - Creating the Background
00:08:48 - Adding Texture and Patterns
00:17:35 - Creating a Design with White Outlines
00:23:37 - Negative Painting in White
00:31:23 - Developing the Hot Press painting with Black Ink
00:36:40 - Developing the Cold Press painting with White Ink
00:43:15 - Final Touches on the Hot Press painting

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