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Joseph Koensgen
Canada
Приєднався 22 лип 2012
Welcome to my channel! I am a wildlife artist with a passion for painting and filming wildlife. I'll be sharing some of my process that goes in to each one of my paintings, from the experience I have out in the field, to some of finer details of what happens with the artwork in the studio. Join me on my artistic journey as I take my wildlife experiences and turn them into art!
How I Prepare Hardboard for Acrylic Painting
I'm often asked about the smooth surface that I paint on. It is simply a piece of Hardboard that I seal, prime and then sand for an ultra-smooth finish! I'll show you what I do and the products I use, as well as some insights I've gathered from using this type of painting substrate for more than 20 years. I also share some pros and cons that may help you in deciding whether or not this type of painting surface is for you! Enjoy!!
* I am not sponsored by any of the products I use in this video.
Golden Gloss Medium:
goldenartistcolors.com/products/gloss-medium
Liquitex Professional Gesso:
www.liquitex.com/row/products/professional/gessoes-mediums-varnishes/gesso/
My Paint: www.liquitex.com/us/products/professional/colors/heavy-body-acrylic/
My Brushes: willowwolfe.com/product/round/
Music: •Epidemic Sound•
www.epidemicsound.com/referral/ro55me
Instagram: josephkoensgen
Facebook: josephkoensgen
Website: www.josephkoensgen.com
0:00 Intro
0:07 Materials
1:05 Cutting my Board
2:00 Sealing
4:17 Priming
6:44 Sanding
10:24 Pros and Cons
* I am not sponsored by any of the products I use in this video.
Golden Gloss Medium:
goldenartistcolors.com/products/gloss-medium
Liquitex Professional Gesso:
www.liquitex.com/row/products/professional/gessoes-mediums-varnishes/gesso/
My Paint: www.liquitex.com/us/products/professional/colors/heavy-body-acrylic/
My Brushes: willowwolfe.com/product/round/
Music: •Epidemic Sound•
www.epidemicsound.com/referral/ro55me
Instagram: josephkoensgen
Facebook: josephkoensgen
Website: www.josephkoensgen.com
0:00 Intro
0:07 Materials
1:05 Cutting my Board
2:00 Sealing
4:17 Priming
6:44 Sanding
10:24 Pros and Cons
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Swans in Sunlight | Acrylic Painting
Переглядів 9 тис.8 місяців тому
I'm excited to show you how I paint these Swans in bright winter sunlight! It's going to be a long process with many details as I try and get the lighting just right. Though the process for both Swans is similar, there are some differences and I wanted to share how I painted each one. There's a lot of light in this scene so it's going to take some time and patience, as well as some subtle colou...
Great Grey Owl
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Join me as I head out into nature to look for a Great Grey Owl that will inspire my next painting. Having a great wildlife sighting has always been an important process in my journey of creating artwork, and this was one of the best experiences I've had with this bird! Then I'll bring the painting together and share my thoughts and feelings about the process. Enjoy! #greatgreyowl #painting #wil...
American Robin | Acrylic Painting
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In this video I'm showing you how I paint a realistic American Robin with Acrylics! There's quite a bit of detail in this bird, and many layers of their characteristic orange colour. I'll talk about my process, some of my techniques, colour mixing, and my overall thoughts on how I bring this Robin to life in the painting. Enjoy!! Aspen Tree Video: ua-cam.com/video/Umm0QiyUmDg/v-deo.html My Pain...
Realistic Aspen Tree | Acrylic Painting
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In this video I'm showing you how I paint a realistic Aspen Tree Trunk with Acrylics! There's a lot of details to paint, and this one will be quite the process. Building up all the layers and getting all textures of the bark and branches just right will take a very long time. But in the end it is worth the effort. I'll talk about some of my process, some techniques, and my overall thoughts on h...
Kingfisher | Acrylic Painting
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In this video I'm painting a Belted Kingfisher! I love the shapes and colours of this bird, so join me as I bring it to life! My brushes in the video are, Round - 0, 1, 2. My paints are the Liquitex Professional Heavy Body Acrylics. For the blue on the Kingfisher, it's Ultramarine Blue, Mars Black, Titanium White, Alizarin Crimson, Raw Umber. For the rusty orange on the Kingfisher, it's Cadmium...
Scarlet Tanager | Acrylic Painting Process - Colour Mixing, Background, Bird Details.
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Join me for some of my process in painting this vibrant Scarlet Tanager sitting amongst some bright green leaves lit by an evening summer sun. I'll talk about colour mixing, background details, and painting this colourful bird. It's going to be a long process that requires some patience and focus, with a bit of uncertainty about how to bring some of the elements to life. But in the end it's wor...
How to Paint Falling Snow with Acrylics
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Today I'm showing you how I add falling snow to my painting of a Snowy Owl! It's a process of applying the paint randomly on to the painting, and then building up the individual snowflakes from there. It takes some time and practice, but produces a great result, and adds a fantastic atmosphere and mood to a winter painting. I'm using Titanium White, a Round 4, and Round 6 brushes. Previous Snow...
Snowy Owl | Acrylic Painting
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Today I'm painting a Snowy Owl with Acrylics! This is one of my favourite winter birds I get to see here in Manitoba. I want the Owl in this painting to be almost ghostly, but with its black spots and strips, and bright yellow eyes bringing strong contrast to the mostly grey scene. I'll talk about some of the process and subtlety of the colours that will go into painting this beautiful Snowy Ow...
Realistic Red Fox | Acrylic Painting
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In this video I'm painting a realistic Red Fox with Acrylics! There's a lot of details to paint, and this one will be quite the process. Building up all the layers and getting the fur texture just right will take a very long time, but in the end it is worth the effort. I'll talk about some of my process, some techniques, and my overall thoughts on how I bring this Fox to life in the painting. E...
Painting Mist With Acrylics
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In this video I'm showing you how I paint a large amount mist with Acrylics! It can be a process that takes quite a long time, as I like to bring the mist to life with mostly dry brushing and subtle colour mixing, building it up layer by layer. In the end, the time and patience is worth it as it all comes together for the finished painting. Enjoy!! Music: •Epidemic Sound• www.epidemicsound.com/...
My Acrylic Paint and Brushes
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In this video I wanted to show you my Acrylic Paints and Brushes! I'll share a bit about how I use them and some of my thoughts on a few of my techniques for my detailed wildlife paintings. Art supplies can be a personal thing for each artist, and it takes time to figure out what will work for your paintings. This is what I've found works well for me, and I hope this helps give some insight int...
Loon | Acrylic Painting
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In this video I'm painting a Loon as the final part of this great misty scene on a lake! I had a great experience a couple summers ago seeing a Loon swim by me on a calm misty morning just before the sun came up, and it's inspired this painting that I'm working on today. I'll slowly build everything up, keeping the features of the bird soft while also making sure the colours fit with the rest o...
Goldfinch | Acrylic Painting
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In this video I'm painting a Goldfinch as the final part of this small spring painting! It was great working with the colours of this bird as they are quite a contrast to each other, just as the bird is a high contrast to the mostly green background. I'll slowly build everything up, keeping the features of the bird soft while also making sure the colours are vibrant and fit with the whole scene...
Riding Mountain National Park | New Painting Ideas
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Riding Mountain National Park in Manitoba, Canada, is one of my favourite places to visit. Especially in autumn! One of the most important parts of my artistic process is getting out in to nature for inspiration. And in this video I'm exploring the park looking for some new ideas for paintings, and gathering as much reference as I can for some future artwork. An easy thing to do in this beautif...
Fall / Winter Scene - Acrylic Painting
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Fall / Winter Scene - Acrylic Painting
How I Photograph My Artwork - Camera Settings + Lightroom Adjustments
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How I Photograph My Artwork - Camera Settings Lightroom Adjustments
Drawing Inspiration - White Tailed Deer
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Drawing Inspiration - White Tailed Deer
How to Paint an Apple in Acrylic - REAL TIME
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How to Paint an Apple in Acrylic - REAL TIME
Painting a Great Horned Owl - Time Lapse
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Painting a Great Horned Owl - Time Lapse
Filming a Bald Eagle with a TELESCOPE - Wildlife Adventures
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Filming a Bald Eagle with a TELESCOPE - Wildlife Adventures
How do u keep your palette and canvas to blend easily? Do you mix retarder? Or spray water?
Surely it can't take that long to dry Joseph, traditional gesso (rabbit skin glue and whiting) is dry within an hour on a warm day. Thanks for the video.
I thought I was the only one who is so sorry to say nitpicking. I love watching because I do the same. Beautiful and love the lesson.
Such a spendid place,and the riot of colours!!!!
Вы просто разукрашиванием занимаетесь ?Вы не пишите картины сами ?
"I get more vibrant color when I paint over white". Kind of amazing how many people can't figure this out.
Very nice
Very beautifyl❤❤
Thank you!!
Very beautiful ❤
Very beautiful
We just bought a massive HD tv. We set up youtube, and because I love watching great acrylic art videos I started running through a few, all the family watching... Then your painting of a red Tanger came up, ther was a mixture of gasps, wows and an admarational sweary word, that was me I'm sorry to say, but honestly that painting is absolutely stunning and on the 80in HD....it burst out into the room..I have watched half of it, I'll catch up later, but years ago when my mum said patience is a virtue most people done have, she definitely wasn't talking about you. You're a genius, we had a vote so there's no saying you ain't.. Lots of love from Inverness 🏴
Thank you so much for this very kind comment. I'm glad to hear how much everyone enjoyed my Scarlet Tanager video! I was happy to share that painting process and give some insight into how I bring out all those details. I've got more videos planned that I hope will be just as enjoyable. Appreciate you watching!
Would love to know know your process on the mossy branches on the background
Simple and perfect❤
Thank you .good job❤
❤👍💯🥰🥰🥰🥰
Wonderful work! Thank you for sharing your multiple talents with us.
Great lesson in photography for beginners. Thank you ❤
Thank you ❤
Majestic ❤
whaw just whaw!!! its not just the picture you painted but how your explaining to everybody how your getting from A to B awsome video
Thank you!!
wow, awesome!
Very good
Beautiful painting ❤
Subbed. Your content is too good to scroll past. Very helpful tutorial. 👌
Wow 👏💪
👏👏👏 Wow
Thank you for this great teaching 🙏🏻
Eu amei um SHOW. I Love painting bird.
This is great. Do you have any technique for painting mist so that the landscape underneath come through?
Thank you! For misty scenes with the background showing through, there's 2 ways I've gone about it. I've done it where I do layers of washes with a large brush or sponge over the background I already have painted - building up the mist until you get it to where you like it. You may want to use an acrylic medium and experiment with this, as I've found that way a little more difficult to get right in the past. So most of the time now, I paint the background with the light and low contrast colour of the misty area right from the start and then do some very light dry brushing in areas to soften edges that may need it. This way can take a bit more time, because there's lots testing of the subtle colours that make it look right. But I like that I can control the look of all the background elements and give them the soft edges and light scattering look that misty scenes can have.
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i am at the middle of the video and i am so amazed how you build up colors, shadow and lights to create each elements. Thank you for sharing
very nice to see the sparrow come to life under your brush. Beautifull
You have talents and can imagine a lots of experience. Could be on the wrong track but you remind me of Robert Bateman art. I decide to look for some videos because i will begin to paint some things. I feel lucky to have find your channel. Thank you for sharing.
You're welcome! I'm happy to share. And yes, that it right! I love Robert Bateman's work, and have been inspired by his paintings since I was young. Glad you've found my channel and hopefully I can keep sharing more that will help. Thank you!
You are fantastic
Thank you for Another great video. Can you remember the size of the surface? And can you do a video on the background as well? I really like learning from you.
You're welcome! Always happy to share. This painting was 8 x 12 inches. I didn't film this particular background, but I do want to work on something like this again where I can share the background in a bit of a longer video.
I love how you are focused on attention to detail. It really pays off in your paintings. Thank you
Это чудо! Талант и неимоверное усердие - вот рецепт волшебства!
Why vertical syrokes when the beautiful water is horiz
Soo inspiring ❤❤❤
Hi Joseph, your tutorial is really interesting, and it makes me want to try painting on wood more. Do you paint on canvas or linen at all? I love your art. If I could be half as talented, I would be so happy! 😊
Thank you so much! It's definitely worth trying to paint on wood to see if it works for your paintings! I very rarely paint on canvas as I really like this type of surface for the work I do. But I will probably do some in the future for much larger works that are 8 feet wide or larger. And that would just be to cut down on the weight and make it much easier to move around while I'm working on it.
❤SUCCES always
Hi, how long does the varnish to get all dry, so the painting be ready to go? Thanks
This varnish dries very quickly. And though I haven't been able to find any info from Liquitex on final drying time, I usually like to give it 24 - 48 hours.
@@JosephKoensgen thanks 🙏
So beautiful
This was exactly my question after watching another of your videos. Thank you for such wonderful guidance you share here. Many congratulations for such incredibly beautiful works you make.✨👌👌👌
Me encanta mucho ❤
I want to paint a fox face. I’m a beginner but take on difficult things. Can you tell me the names of all the colors you used so hopefully I can mix them. By the way your painting is, to me, is magnificent! Thank you
Thank you! Yes, happy to tell you the colours. I've got Cadmium Red Light, Cadmium Red, Cadmium Yellow, Cadmium Yellow Light, Raw Umber, Mars Black and Titanium White. And then a lot of experimentation with those colours to try and get them to where I want them.
Beautiful!
I was hoping to find a tutorial on the branches for the kingfisher. Beautiful work ❤️
Loons are also on the lakes in Alaska in spring and summer. You should visit.
I was in Alaska very briefly years ago - incredibly gorgeous, but it was only for a day, so I definitely want to go back and see it again!
Love loons ! Beautiful.thx for sharing.