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- Hey, everyone, we are testing something
that I've been wanting to try for a really long time.
And it's similar to something that I've used in the past.
Do you guys remember
when I tried this HIMI Jelly Gouache set?
Well, this set here has 18 colors,
which is a lot.
I'm really thankful to have this one,
but I've seen the larger set being used online,
and it just looked very fun.
So this is the full Jelly Gouache collection.
There are 56 colors,
and I'm really excited to try it out.
Also look at the back of this.
Doesn't it kind of remind you of a giant waffle maker,
and then doesn't it make you want waffles?
Chicken and waffles?
Yeah, if any of you guys live in Columbus,
and you've been to Sunny Street Cafe,
they have the best chicken and waffles (chuckles).
Got my evening coffee.
Let's see what's inside.
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Oh, this is cute.
I love that there's a little swatch card.
So cute. This whole thing is so satisfying.
Oh my goodness, there's two cards.
I'm so excited.
(fingers tapping)
Okay, my hands look gross,
but I just have gouache all over me.
It's just how it's gonna be.
The life of an artist.
Okay. We opened all the paint cartridges.
It took over 30 minutes,
and now it's time to paint.
First, let's open some of my Washi Tape.
Just a side note, this stuff is so pretty.
It's super glittery and it is a continuous pattern
from one of my ocean paintings.
Let's tape off the edges of our sketchbook page.
I wanna do a fun little rectangular piece,
and then maybe swatch over here.
Here's the royalty-free photo,
I think I'm gonna use from Pexels.
One of my viewers and friends of mine, Lillia,
made me this cute little palette.
So I'm gonna mix colors on this.
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Okay, let's kick back, relax,
get our art supplies out and create.
I hope this video inspires you to create something with me.
Feel free to drop a comment down below
if you decide to make something.
And yeah, let's have a beautiful day together.
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So I really needed some smaller brushes
to tackle these projects.
And luckily I had a brand new pack in my studio.
So I'm using these for this peace.
I already showed you my reference photo earlier,
and I'm just going straight for it here and layering colors.
So something nice about this gouache
is it layers very beautifully.
I was really impressed with that,
because I didn't actually expect it
to be able to layer this well
without activating the layers beneath it.
I did a layer of orange underneath,
because I'm gonna try a different technique with this piece.
I know I do that with my acrylic paintings,
but what I'm going for with this painting
is actually different than that.
If you follow me on Instagram,
you may have actually seen a sneak peek
of this painting, by the way,
but I couldn't wait to show it to you (chuckles).
So something that I am striving to do more
is to paint in my sketchbook,
because I think it release's a lot of pressure
to create masterpieces.
And that's one reason why
I wanted to get this giant gouache set,
because a lot of colors are kind of pre-mixed,
and I can alleviate the pressure of mixing stuff.
I don't have to mix a ton of colors,
and I can just dive into painting like right away.
And sometimes that's nice.
I love mixing colors and stuff for my paintings,
but this is just...
I don't know. It feels different.
Do any of you ever feel that way,
if something's already like pre-made for you?
I don't know, let me know (chuckles).
Now, something I will mention
about this Jelly Gouache palette
that is different than the smaller one
I showed at the beginning of the video,
so that smaller palette has two clamps on it
that keep the lid on.
And I've noticed over time
that those clamps don't really work that well,
and my paints get dry
regardless of whether the clamps are on all the way or not.
And it's kind of frustrating,
because I have to soak those little paint things in water
a lot to reactivate the palette,
but the clamps on this palette
are a little different,
because there's four instead of two,
so it keeps the lid really snug.
And they also added this like foam lid
to like really lock in the moisture.
So you're only gonna see two paintings in this video,
but I've been using this palette
more than just these two paintings
after filming this,
and the paints have stayed wet.
It's beautiful. I'm so happy with it.
I do spray it with water to keep them wet though,
as it's open while I'm using it.
And that has helped a lot.
So I just wanted to give that little tidbit of info
in case it helps somebody out there.
So we're starting another picture here,
and I want to get better at painting people,
especially like more gesturally.
I noticed that when I paint people,
I get really tight handed.
So what better way to practice than to dive into this
into my sketchbook?
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Before I did YouTube,
I actually painted and drew people quite a bit.
And once I started doing YouTube,
I just started having other interests,
and I wanted to dive into those as well.
And now my interests are just kind of all over the place,
but it does feel comforting to dive back into portraits
every now and then.
I know I am not the best at anatomy.
That's why I usually stick with portraits,
but I want to get better at human anatomy as well.
So, yeah, I'm hoping that I continue to do that
in my sketchbook.
So I do have a critique that I want to talk about
with this palette,
and that is in regards to the color selection.
So first of all,
I just wanna say I am very impressed
with the selection of purples that they have.
That is something I've always been nitpicky about,
is I feel like a lot of art supplies
kind of include purple as an afterthought,
but there are very good purples in this palette,
and they're are beautiful.
Now, something that I wish they included more of
would be browns,
because I'm looking at the swatch card right now,
and there's burnt umber and there's ochre,
and that's pretty much all the brown.
And I noticed that when I was painting too,
and I feel like,
I don't know, for as many like pinks that this pallet has,
there's tons of like reds and pinks.
They could have omitted a couple of those
and maybe included a couple of different types of brown.
That would have been really awesome
for making more skin tones.
And, yeah, so that's pretty much the only critique
I would really say,
that I wish this palette would change.
But aside from that, this paint was really good,
especially for the price.
And I can't wait to continue using this in my sketchbook.
Sorry, I didn't talk about this portrait much,
but I really enjoyed creating it,
and I hope it was fun for you to watch.
And, yeah, I hope this review was helpful for you.
And let me know if you created anything
while you were watching.
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All righty, well, we finished painting,
and I love this set of 56 colors.
And I have to say that this swatch card here
is super accurate to what the colors actually are.
This little palette made me so happy,
and I can't believe that like this...
Well, I actually started mixing colors on the page too.
And I really liked that effect.
I don't know, it just looks like kind of messy
and colorful and fun.
Also, if this helps anybody out there,
I got my reference photos from Pexels,
and I always say Pexels and Pixabay
have amazing royalty-free photos that you can use.
So if you ever need like a reference photo,
but you're afraid of like copyright stuff,
totally check out those sites.
I can link those below too.
If you want me to use these again in another video,
let me know down below,
and perhaps I'll bring it back on occasion.
I definitely think this one was my favorite,
because I pushed myself,
and it was a person from a different angle,
and it was just so fun playing with color,
and, yeah, I wanna get better at painting people.
I feel like I'm holding some like colorful appetizer tray,
like liquid jelly bean juice.
If you made it this far,
comment the words "Liquid jelly beans juice" down below,
and then I'll try to reply to everybody with a gold star,
unless you defeat me,
and you always do,
because there usually ends up being too many comments
from the secret games in my videos,
and then you guys win.
So, yeah, it's like an extra win.
Thank you so much for watching.
It was fun hanging out with you.
I hope you enjoyed this.
And have a beautiful day. Bye.