You are amazing. You've been doing this for many years obviously, as it's easy to see in your confidence. I like the way you teach, as you point out important things, such as push the paint into the paper. Thank you for sharing your talents with all.
Glad the videos were helpful. I never worry about my water. It’s not as dirty as it looks and I find it isn’t necessary to keep changing it. www.andrewpitt.co.uk
So wonderful to be able to watch and learn from such a talented man, to be able to learn about the colour mixing, to make a believable shade of green, and to see the results. . I could watch for hours. I am retired and have the time now to watch and learn and have a go. So grateful.
Many thanks for your kind comments, they are much appreciated. There are many more videos on my website which might prove helpful, www.andrewpitt.co.uk
I am enjoying your videos immensely! Your teaching style is relaxing and not intimidating in any way. Thank you so very much for sharing your techniques. I appreciate it.
Hi Andrew, thank you very much for sharing your expertise. I really struggle with getting my watercolours to keep their luminous, fluid effect. Of course it’s because I’m completely over working it! Your, ‘paint once,’ advice has really helped me to stop faffing about with the painting haha. Now I just need to work on those wonderful shadows to create the illusion of a sunny day. 😊
Thank you so much for providing these lessons to new and old watercolor artists. I follow you on here, and on Instagram. Love your work. From Sherri in South Carolina, U.S.
I love this foliage tutorial Your buildings are amazing too. I can't draw a straight line so I'll stick to clouds and foliage for now ❤ thank you for sharing your expertise
Thank you for this helpful set of lessons and I appreciate the helpful alternative way to paint in one go rather than in layers. It certainly saves on drying time. I presume this is a Suffolk scene, reminds me of the pink wash cottages and landscape I know so well around Woodbridge. I have unfortunately moved away to Oxfordshire, not so nice, and no coast. ☹My version turned out well though; I think.😃
Andrew, I notice that you favor the oriental style brushes. Do you have a segment where you talk about why you favor them? Say, as compared to a mop or a traditional round. As you know, Wesson used mops to do his trees as you use your oriental brushes.
When I saw Ted Wesson paint trees he used all sorts of brushes including synthetic ones, which had recently come out. I think it matters less what we use and more how we use our brushes. I think it is just a matter of what we all get used to. Thanks for your interest.
Thank you! I enjoy hearing you think! I am curious as to why you paint shadows the color of the object rather than a darker shade of the area upon which the shadow is cast. This is really lovely.
Thanks for getting in touch. There is no one formula for painting shadows, except in general, cast shadows are usually lighter than form shadows, although form shadows can have some reflected light. www.andrewpitt.co.uk
Enjoy your painting lessons. What’s the benefits of using Chinese brushes for water color painting? Will the brushes too soft or will the water colors stuck & ruin the hairs?
Brushes are very personal things. All I can say is the Chinese brushes suit me. I have had mine for many years and they haven’t come to any harm. Thanks for getting in touch. www.andrewpitt.co.uk
These are amazing 5 instructional videos. So informative. You reinforced some things I knew but needed to be reminded. I also did not know the difference between form and cast shadows. I understand the house and tree to be form shadows and the bush is a cast shadow. Just confirming, are the people cast shadow, as a result the shadow is painted lighter than the form shadows.? I believe that is correct, not sure? Thanks for amazing videos! Loved this! I have painted a value study of this scene. Can’t wait to paint it with the same color choices as yours. Thanks
Thanks for your generous comments. Form shadows are on the shaded side of the form, be the form a building, tree, bush, figure … Cast shadows are the shadows which come about because something is blocking the light from the light source, the sun, in this case. Form shadows are often altered by reflected light. In general. Cast shadows are usually darker than form shade, but not always. Always go with what you see. And, of course, us painters don’t always get it right. There are other videos on my website, www.andrewpitt.co.uk which might help you with shadows.
@@AndrewPittArtist Thanks so much, that clarifies shadows. I was wondering if ever possible you could do a video on the focal point of a painting. Sometimes I struggle finding it. I believe the focal point is often the lightest object with dark near it? What would be the focal point in this last video? The light bigger house? Sorry to ask so many questions. I will check out your other videos. Thanks
@@jimcampbell350 The focal point is rarely a particular thing. It is not what you have painted but how you have painted/emphasised an area … by extra detail, bright colour, the darkest dark against the lightest light, high tonal contrast, a sharp edge … any visual way of catching the viewer’s attention. In this case I think the viewer is inevitably drawn to the figures and the sharp vertical shadow/light edge of the house. But there are other secondary areas which attract attention to keep the viewer’s eye moving and give life to the painting. Hope this helps.
THANKYOU. Chinese brushes . I use a few and love the way they give random marks. Please do you know of a supplier in U.K. it’s great to have an artist teach the skills and knowledge that’s vital to acquire in order to produce our intentions when painting. My aspiration always exceed my ability . I’ll get there. With your help. Thanks .
Thanks for getting in touch. I have purchased my brushes from various art stores, including Jackson’s Art Shop in London and online. Most good art stores stock Chinese calligraphy brushes, however I have to say I was given most of the brushes I currently use by a student who came from Hong Kong. Remember, there always seems to be a gap between our vision as artists and the execution of our vision. www.andrewpitt.co.uk
Thank you for a wonderful set of tutorials, especially for beginners like me. I was wondering what type of watercolor paper are you using in these tutorials, and whether you stretch your paper before painting. It looks absolutely flat to the surface. My paper tends to buckle even though I am using 140lb cotton paper as recommended. I can’t thank you enough for devoting your time and energy to produce these instructional videos.
Glad you like them. Please scroll through the videos on my website, www.andrewpitt.co.uk There is a video which covers all my Painting Equipment and Materials.
