As a complete beginner, who has only discovered watercolours at the age of 57 and only now because I have been making my own Christmas cards, your videos are quite wonderful. I especially find so very useful the fact that you name the colours as you work: a real insight, thank you very much indeed!
By far the best tutorial I’ve ever come across on mixing & applying colours! Naming the colours as you mixed & painted reflected years of practice, experimentation & observation, I’ll be watching this again, you packed in a wealth of tips, thank you
Love that you don’t follow others rules about wetting canvas and painting sky first etc!! Beautiful painting! A very informative and helpful tutorial thank you
"Arbitrarily, if you detect a hint of a slightly more exciting color" LOL this is my absolute favorite phrase I've ever heard in a tutorial, but it's also a great point -- if you want to paint a loose and exciting painting, you've got to be _loose and exciting._ It sounds so simple but having the guts to actually do it is quite a challenge.
I just found you recently. I love hoe you encourage us to change the color often, adding different tones. I think that tip alone will help my novice paintings.
Thank you so much for getting back to me so quickly. Yes, painting and/or drawing every day is how to improve. I have seen that advice more than a few times. I spend too much time watching videos such as yours (which I enjoy very much), and not enough time drawing and painting. It’s a form of procrastination I think, born of fear. Afraid of my efforts not being good enough.
Andrew, thank you so much for letting us see the steps and hints through the entire painting. I would also like to thank the person doing your filming. It is great to see you mix the paints as well the steps when you put the paint on paper.
Thanks for your kind comments. I use three cameras, two are fixed, one above my painting and one above the palette, and my wife moves round with a handheld camera to get different angles. Our son edits the films to produce a ‘proper film’.
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Thank you, Andrew, for sharing. I really like the freshness and liveliness of your painting, which I am struggling to retain when painting. There is so much to learn from your videos!
Thank you SO MUCH for sharing these invaluable tutorials! I'm rewatching them a year later and only now are some things beginning to click. You paint so quickly and confidently, many pearls of wisdom are unspoken. I only just realized how wonderful it is to not rinse out my brush every color change and just adjust what's on my palette like you do. I also never would have thought of using light red or cobalt violet in the sky. Beautiful! And lastly, seeing you paint happily in a short sleeve shirt in strong winds (in another video) really inspires me to try en plein air...again.
An excellent demonstration and lots to learn… the way the perspective takes shape in the last few minutes is wonderful… I need a lot of courage to try and pursue. Thanks for this demonstration. It definitely pushes one to try harder while enjoying the process.
Glad you enjoyed it, but don’t try too hard. Just enjoy painting and eventually that pleasure will show in your painting. Many thanks for your interest. www.andrewpitt.co.uk
Fantastic works! I thought I was nearly finished my boat scene, until I watched a few of your videos? Im going 2 incorporate what I've learned! Thanks for the enjoyment of your beautiful works! 😊
I'm new to water colour and have learnt so much watching you paint. Thank you for explaining as you go along, giving tips and details. So happy to have found you.
Enjoyed your demo immensely. You are most generous in sharing your knowledge and things you have learned through experience. Can’t thank you enough. I do so enjoy watching.
Andrew, Ted Wesson died some thirty years before I even picked up a watercolour brush and palette, and I know from your contribution to the 'Edward Wesson - Masters Choice' book, you were a great fan of his work and of the man - so think how lucky we are today to have someone schooled in the same vein, to take us through your process in real time on a screen in our own homes - your talent and time are greatly appreciated by all of us who are just seeking to get a little bit better each time we try.
It’s gorgeous! You’re painting style is beautiful and fresh. Thank you for helping us all to how to how paint with watercolor correctly. Fondly, Cynthia
Thank you Andrew, I have learnt so much form this video. It fascinates me how you mix and change colour so quickly, I tend to end up with muddy paintings so will be taking your tips to my next subject. Only started watercolour in October and your teaching has been very welcome.
Another marvellous demonstration Andrew. I have to admire how you know the colours you want and are then able to quickly mix two or three pigments to get them. Also, the confidence you have in placing the colours.
Thank you very much. It is all a matter, as you know, of painting as much as you can. I have never done any practise exercises. I have just got with trying to paint pictures. Thanks for taking the trouble to write. Much appreciated.
What an inspiration you are to me. I'm so encouraged in my painting. Thank you so much for such beautiful instructions on painting things just once the way you want them to be in the final!
Thank you for sharing. Loved the way you splashed your colours around and your 'top tips': Had never heard the tonal rule for reflections before! Cheers.
A magnificent water colour ... from the glorious sky to the sea weed hanging from the boat mooring ropes. Including the skilful family team behind the camera shoot. Superb!
Thank you once again, for lots of tips and sharing, so we can appreciate how the finished article is achieved. I was going to ask about the water, so I was really glad you said it isn't necessary to keep changing it. A great art class of lovely Mersea-on-the-mud👍😊
I must say, I was gifted a box full of water colour paints, and hadn't touched a brush since I was in high-school. I did one painting just to remember how watercolours can be, and it was..well, quite rubbish if I'm honest. I found your channel and have watched and painted along twice now, and I've improved tremendously. You are a fantastic teacher, and a joy to listen and watch. I'm excited to continue painting, and I look forward to putting all your helpful tips to use! I love the style in which you paint. Thank You!
Just found your channel. I'm unsure if I could ever come close to being as wonderful as you are at watercolor, but it doesn't matter because I absolutely adore just watching you do it. Thank you for sharing with us.
Dear Andrew, this video has brought me much joy and inspiration, I have started learning watercolour. Thank you so much for sharing. Please make more videos.
Many thanks for your kind comments. Please look at my website www.andrewpitt.co.uk where there is a link to more videos, workshop films and studio notes.
just bought your book Seasons & Reflections...I am looking forward to receiving it and getting back to painting watercolours. Excellent clips you've put on RU-vid... thanks so much
Love your paintings, love the way you explain everything. I am learning a lot from you. Thank you very much for sharing. Looking forward to seeing your next video from sunny Spain, (Not so sunny lately).
Thank you Andrew! Each time I see you starting to paint I don't understand what you want to get... and each time I am surprised by the excellent result at the end! (Sorry for my english...)
A truly excellent video, in every way. The painting - great, masterly. The video work - just right. Your tips, especially colour mixing hints, very useful. Thank you so much, from a lifelong watercolourist.
Mr Andrew, I saw your videos by chance and it caught my attention, you have gained a new subscriber. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and showing us your beautiful way of painting and your pictures. A big hug and I wish you good health, so that you can continue teaching everyone the wonderful world of watercolor.
There were a couple of really good points that jumped out at me (in a video full of really good points): 1. If you try to be too precise, you risk taking the life right out of the painting. 2. Don't tickle the painting to death. I've been guilty of both of these mistakes. It's difficult to loosen up and let whatever happens, happen. I've also shredded a painting because I went over a spot too many times with the brush and the paper towel. These reminders are excellent advice to any artist! Thank you!
Your video set up should be the "standard"for all studio artists.weve all been frustrated by ,not being able to see all the process. Ive got to imagine im not the only one who finds himself cranking his head to see around someones head or shoulder.seeing your pallet and the many times you grab different colours really is illuminating.im rambling cause a picture really is worth a thousand words
A beautifully fresh and vibrant painting. A superb demo. Thanks a lot. Long ago I attended various art schools. I don't recall a single demonstration [of this sort], ever being done. We were left to flounder and find our own way, which although 'free', was rather a random form of art education. Most of the students didn't seem to mind this, but I felt something was missing. A fish out of water I suppose.. Thank goodness for YT.
Thank you, I really like the comments you make about why something should be a certain way and why you made changes, they are quite helpful. I had to laugh when you said that wet on wet only makes things more complicated, I feel the same way.
Very comforting to watch. I hurt my shoulder and am somewhat sedentary. I can’t paint at the moment as I don’t have any range of motion in my right arm. Your demo somehow made it to my streaming suggestion list and here I’m enjoying your commentary as you paint. Wonderful. Thank you for sharing.
You have a wonderful watercolour technic and you able to teach your way with clear explanation. You are painting like flowing water. But your technic is very unique and imposible to mimic to us all amateurs. Some areas, for instance green leaves on the wall was chaotic before, But then, wonderful colours and harmony was appeared like a magic.Thank you very much for these wonderful sharings.
Thank you Andrew for your inspiring video. Your skills are very impressive and make me want to do this type of painting. I'm just starting to try watercolor as a hobbies but still a long way to go. I look forward for get better at this following your interesting advice.
