Woodland Watercolour Painting Demonstration

[annnilini]

A very nice video, thank you, I really liked your colors!

[studipto]

this is why I love youtube!!!!

[nireen777]

How can anyone not like this!! I loved it! Thanks for sharing :)

[tookatookatoo]

Thank you. See my reply to Dragolarth a few comments down the page.

[GeorgianaVL]

that is so amazing! what kind of "brush" ( it's actually the other side of it) is that at 5:17 to light some areas up ?

[LindenGroveBlog]

Just discovered your blog and videos John. A beautiful woodland scene appeared as if by magic. I am inspired to get out my watercolour paints and have a go myself!

[tookatookatoo]

@LindenGroveBlog Thank You. Are you Simone? If so, just been to your Mutant Trees blog and stole your cupcakes. I like.

[irondawson]

What mixture are you using for your darkest?

[tookatookatoo]

@irondawson I use a limited palette of Quinacridone Gold, Burnt umber, sepia, sap green, cobalt and Ultramarine Blue. So my darkest dark would be a mix of sepia and ultramarine blue. Thanks for your comment.

[irondawson]

I really enjoyed this!

[tookatookatoo]

@irondawson Thank you. I'm pleased it pleased you. It pleased me to do it. :)

[ArtsyAshley111]

I enjoyed your video a lot!

[artistdeterminedmsv]

nice!

[erichitz79]

@tookatookatoo i have the water soluble "oils" could i use those if i water them down enough ?

[tookatookatoo]

@erichitz79 I'm sorry I really don't know. I've never used those paints and don't know what their characteristics are.

[erichitz79]

@tookatookatoo are you painting from looking at a picture or doing it from mind ???

[tookatookatoo]

@erichitz79 From the imagination. Thanks.

[Kwashi13]

One person doesn't appreciate art. :/

[tookatookatoo]

Hi, you are probably only wetting one side. Dunk the paper in a bowl of water for a minute or so before you start. Hope that helps.

[kamolvisitj]

hi, I wonder why your paper doesn't fold up when u put in that much water. I'm using 140lb watercolor paper as well, but not Bockingford. It keeps folding up when it's wet.

[PL1960]

Excellent! Please post other videos!!! Thank you

[estellagirl86]

OH MY GOD!

[WOSP92]

hey how many hours to do this marvelous paint?

[tookatookatoo]

@WOSP92 I would say approximately 1 hour. Thanks for your comment.

[tookatookatoo]

Thanks Dragorlath. It's not s stupid question at all. I used a brush with a clear arylic handle. I cut the tip off at an angle to give a fairly sharp end which I use to scrape paint away which is almost dry. Sometimes I use a finger nail. When the paint is still moist you can scrape it back to get back to the white of the paper. I hope that explains it for you. Thanks again for your comment.

[Dragorlath]

This may be a stupid question but I'll ask it anyway, what are you doing at 5:16 with the brush? :D

[missvickie1975]

Thanks for sharing your skills with us!! Beautiful!!

[tookatookatoo]

@missvickie1975 Thank you missvickie, it was kind of you to comment.

[206hans]

Very well done! Of all the numerous videos I've watched, your video was the most beneficial to me. All I have ever done was oil with palette knife, I like the loose form. With this video I realized the same is possible with in watercolor. Thank you very much.

[tookatookatoo]

@206hans Thank you too.

[fabsmita]

Just one more question. Does it take immense courage to dunk the painting in water again after painting it.

Vow would love to try it. Thank you, thank you once again.

[tookatookatoo]

@fabsmita If you can find a large shallow dish, fill with water and put painting in and after a minute or two gently take it out and lay it flat on drawing board. As long as you don't agitate the surface you will be OK. You can now drop in your wet in wet areas as required. It will look a little misty now so once dry you can add your dark sharp details. Good Luck.

[fabsmita]

@tookatookatoo

Thank you for your reply. You are very encouraging the way you explain. Yes will do it and let you know.

Thanks once again.

[fabsmita]

Thank you very much for your prompt reply. I know it is not as easy as it looks the way you paint so fluid so beautiful. But yes am encouraged to explore and take risks.

Would love to see more of your demos.

Thanks once again.

[fabsmita]

Thanks for this beautiful demo. Only wanted to know was it fully done wet in wet or you did wait for it to dry before you started the trees.

Your comments too are very helpful as me a beginner watercolorist .

Please keep such demos coming... thanks

[tookatookatoo]

@fabsmita Hello, thank you very much for your comment. I start by dunking the paper into water, then just place it on my drawing board and wait till the shine of the water just disappears. I then do as much wet into wet as I need then in the case of this one, allowed the paper to dry a little before putting in the first tree. There are many methods but it depends on the subject. Sometimes when I'm almost finished, I dunk the paper again and do more wet into wet. It can be scarey.

[hikingelephant]

Beautiful painting a pleasure to watch you create it. Looking forward to watching more. Thank you.

[stringman63]

wonderful painting demos  keep them coming john love your work

[4444niru]

this video is really useful,as i really enjoyed the way you created the depth in the picture....please do post more video....thanks

[dbest48917]

I just found this video and don't know if you are moderating comments still, but I had to comment anyway. I am impressed with the looseness of your painting balanced by lovely, detailed brush work with your script or rigger and the variations in shape and color that make sense of a tangled mass of woods!

Please keep posting--with just one addition. When you do a "speeded-up" demo, could you estimate the real time it took you to paint the work?

Thank you for your generous gift.

[tookatookatoo]

@dbest48917 Yes I do keep an eye on my comments and thank you very much for your kind words. I do hope to post some more videos before too long but time is of the essence at the moment.

I would say that painting took about 40 minutes in total. Obviously the camera wasn't on all the time. I did little bits of touching up when the camera was off. Some of it would have been a bit boring otherwise.

Thanks again for your kind words. They were very much appreciated.

[pipocacommanteiga]

Fantastic, wonderful lighting !!!!

[daniasiddiqui2003]

this is just amazing.... can you please tell me have you used black for the trees?

[tookatookatoo]

@daniasiddiqui2003 Thank you for commenting. Sorry, but no black. My palette is listed in a comment further down. I think sepia is made with black and brown pigments so technically I may be using black but pure black is not on my palette. Hope this hasn't confused you?

[hinapooja]

I liked your work very much.Thanks for showing the technique to paint the woods.looking forward to have more and more videos from you.

[ladypainter57]

You have inspired me to get back to painting! Thank you very much for making this video available~Debra

[toothfyre1]

wow wonderful

[fala852]

Wonderful!! You have a distinctive style. I envy that!! It's your signature, and beautiful, and bright.

[tookatookatoo]

@fala852 Thank you for taking the time to comment. I appreciate it very much.

[tookatookatoo]

My pleasure. Thank you.

[geevtiger]

I have watched your videos more than onec and always enjoy it.

Thanks a lot.

[leisititine1]

Très bonne démonstration!

[Apiluni]

Really nice art work.

[tookatookatoo]

@Apiluni Thank you for commenting. It is greatly appreciated.

[ronregansr]

Great painting and I enjoyed watching you paint. Thanks.

[tookatookatoo]

@ronregansr Thank You. Pleased you enjoyed it.

[jsjudybird]

I enjoyed watching you paint and I love the colors you use in your paintngs, so rich. I just started a painting class and want colors like yours.

Thank you for sharing.

judi

[tookatookatoo]

@jsjudybird Thank You Judi. The trick is to use tubed colours. You can't get the same effect by scratching about on those little rectangular pans of watercolour paint. In the long run large tubes (I use 14ml size) are cheaper. Good luck I'm sure you'll enjoy painting with watercolour. It can be very satisfying. Thanks again. P.S. Look below at my reply to @onceuponthe cross for some useful colurs to have.

[onceuponthecross]

beautiful work!how did you mix your greens?

[tookatookatoo]

@onceuponthecross I use a limited palette of Quinacridone Gold, Burnt umber, sepia, sap green, cobalt and Ultramarine Blue. All Winsor and Newton. I used to use Raw Sienna but it started to get frothy (manufacturing problem) so switched to Quin Gold which is better in my opinion. The greens I use are from Sap green which is my base, then modifed with either Quin gold, sepia, Ultramarine blue or cobalt blue in various combinations. Hope that helps.

[onceuponthecross]

@tookatookatoo Thanks for the info! I better go get some sap green, my paint set has viridian and i don't know what to do with it, it's so overpowering.

[tookatookatoo]

@onceuponthecross Yes I wish the paintbox manufacturers wouldn't do that. Viridian is such an unatural colour. I ditched it very early on. You'll find sap green much more useful for foliage. Experiment with it plus sepia and the other colours I mentioned. Good Luck.

[MrFrank632]

Great thanks for posting this

[tookatookatoo]

@MrFrank632 Thank you. Pleased you enjoyed it.

[WendiRaeW]

I absolutely LOVE LOVE LOVE to watch you paint!!! Thank you so much for taking the time to create and post this lovely video, and to be so generous with sharing your creative process. Its all so beautiful... the techniques, the painting, the music... This was the highlight of my day. Thank you, thank you, thank you!

[tookatookatoo]

@WendiRaeW Thank you very much it is so inspiring and uplifting to get such nice comments. I'm happy to have made your day.