How TO DO Emphasize Focus Area and DONT Paint A Photocopy in Watercolor 

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Wonderful lesson full of tips for good painting, instead of blindly copying.

The “don’t” painting is soooo me 😂 Thank you from the bottom of my heart for sharing your knowledge. I can clearly see what I do wrong!

« You don’t need to think like a land surveyor », to keep in mind to let the artist out, love it

Thank you so much for doing an unsuccessful painting to show us the don’ts. Very helpful to look at both paintings side by side and go over the key points

You are so sweet. Deciphered such complicated painting so easily

Your Dos and Don'ts are so great. I have been watching many so called master grade artists doing their demos but they never have these ideas explained clearly. The side by side comparison of the Dos and Don'ts paintings is inspiring. Thank you for your effort.

🤪 A lovely lady, instructor and Artist…she is right on!

thank you for your critical fine aspects of watercolours. Make sure that I dont miss any of your videos. Great Job Nina

Thank you! You have explained to me exactly why some of my paintings have been great, while others have failed! This is going to help me tremendously going forward!

Thank you so much Nina for this EXCELLENT video!!! Most helpful one for watercolor I've seen, but then, I had not seen your channel til now;) 😊

I have never come across someone who explained things so clearly. Thank you so much for you tutorials! I am still a student but once I have a full time job I am definitely becoming your patreon. I would love to learn watercolour from you. You are not only my favourite art teacher but my favorite watercolour artist as well ❤️

Best instructional videos for painting that I have seen...and I've watched a hundred of them. Thank you for explaining what no one else explains! The use of side by side "unsuccessful vs successful" is most helpful.

Nina, your advice is so awesome and the format of do and don’t so meaningful. Thank you! 🇨🇦👏

I find your videos to be very informative and a true learning experience, thank you.

Nina, I just had an aha moment realizing why my paintings look flat and dull. Using some of the "don't" and trying to paint the colors that I see. Thank you for the great information outlined in this video!

Finding you has made the most impactful changes in my watercolors! Thank you so much! You have motivated me and made me fall in love with painting again!

Great advice! Very helpful. Thanks for sharing. I'm a fan!

Your videos are so different dear...great work keep doing keep inspiring 🙏🙏

These videos are so useful. I am almost tempted to give watercolour another go now. When I tried it before I think I made every single one of those common mistakes and I couldn't work out why the pictures turned out so bad. This has really inspired me.

Very great advice for everyone who want to painting something better..Thank You..

The best advise I have ever found. Thanks a lot.

Merci infiniment pour ce tutoriel qui me fait découvrir combien l'aquarelle est passionnante, votre travail est magnifique!

Thank you so much for producing this video.

This summarises some key do's and don'ts which is very helpful. All I have to do now is incorporate these guidelines in my approach to painting. Time to start this: my next painting!

wonderful detailed explanation - very helpful!

Great tips which no told earlier. At least, I haven't heard. Thank you.

U are such a good teacher…I am always earning from u …concise…clear..with brevity.. thanks

Many thanks…..nice to know the right mixture for the first wash.

Nina your explanations are awesome and a great help to enhansing the painting - thanks a lot 👍👍

Excellent video Nina, thank you

Brilliant, thank you!

Great tips, especially on color harmony. Side by side comparisons worked beautifully. Interpretation of a subject is difficult for me, and your suggestions are outstanding.

GOod point about avoiding strong contrasts throughout the painti g. A photographer named Peterson states that we should try to avoid what he calls "screaming babies" in the photo. Ie, avoid things that draw our attention all over the photo (or painting) causing our eye to "ping-pong" all over the painting. Strong co traits all over the place will cause this effect, as well strong colors and values, textures, patterns etc. The "screaming baby" is any object or subject or groups of subjects that strongly draws out attention to it. There should only be one or a very few, right around the center of focus, with less "loud" details around the edges of the paintings that are much more subtle, and which add to the scene, and work tO direct the attention towards the main subject, rather than become further centers of interest in the painting, which compete with the main center of Interest. Things like intricately drawn windows on a building where every,detail is painted become things that vie for attention and draw interest away from the main subject. (If the windows are the main subject hour that is a different issue)

You're an asset, thank you

Nina, this was such an informative video. Thank you so much for sharing your expertise and for the clear and concise way that you presented the information. I found the do and don't format with an actual example of a city scape and recap of the concepts to be very helpful. It helped me to see where I am generally far to representational in my attempts. It would be great to see a video in this format with an actual example of a somewhat busy landscape.

So helpful and clear. Thank you!

Excellent, informative tutorial, and it's as applicable to the paintings I do using acrylics.. Thank you for sharing.. I have liked and subscribed..

Muchas gracias por tus lecciones, Nina. Me parece que una forma muy didáctica es usar el concepto de "From tea to Butter", eso ayudaría mucho.

Thank you! This is such good information! I’ve been trying to add light to my paintings and what you said is really helpful. Thank you again.

This is brilliant, very well taught!

Excellent information!

Nina, jste skvělá malířka akvarelu. ❤👍

You are the best ❤❤

Thank you 😊

Superb video…Thankyou……I have always avoided skies as mine look so artificial…and now I know why!

thank you

Great

Great video as always! What is this slightly opaque light blue you used here and in some of your latest videos? I think the one at the bottom of your palette? It looks amazing

Thx

Heyy I love your videos! Can you give me some advice on where to find reference for paintings?

So in this video you recommend using alternative colours so it doesnt look like the original. How do I work out which colours to use?

This is just great Nina. The side by side is terrific. (I would love to give this a go en plein air. If this is in Melbourne, any chance of knowing what street it is?)

Excellent tips. I’m always trying to copy the photo. What mop did you use?

What colour would you suggest for sky where the main buildings are all of reddish /orange brown brick? The complementary colour of red is green….but this obviously wouldn’t work. Yet a bLue sky immediately makes it too ‘pretty’…..chocolate boxy

What does it mean if you like both paintings?

im a realistic artist but im done with drawing like a copy machine. And started with watercolor and it's such an amazing journey but it's challenging to rid of drawing exactly what I see.