Derek Batty Painting in Watercolour

I videoed a two hour painting session and then edited it brutally into this short video of one of my watercolour painting methods.

Things to look out for: I try to separate colour or subject areas with a strong white border, reducing or eliminating the thickness of the white line later in the picture. I am quite aggressive in my approach. In a frenzy to create something. Notice the colour test on the bottom of the paper. What you won't see is judging the dampness of the paper sometimes working wet in wet and other times allowing colour to dry before adding another layer.

The attraction of watercolour is its luminosity. The whiteness of the paper shines through the layers of paint. White is never used in watercolour because this would destroy the transparency of the colour. (However white is included in most watercolour sets because beginners otherwise complain. So first thing you have to do after buying a watercolour set is to throw away the white! Now, you are not going to mention Turner to me I hope!)

The music is Chopin, Etude No 4 in C Sharp Minor, played by Istvan Szekely.

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