One of the resources for watercolour painters at www.grahamebooth.com. Grahame shows how to paint trees and how to differentiate between foreground and background.
Absolutely beautiful! You are a master of loose painting. I love how you lifted out for the trees and dropped in the raw sienna. Your voice and descriptions are a pleasure to listen to. Many thanks.
Thanks to everyone for the kind comments and encouragement. Over the next few months I plan to produce more videos each dealing with particular subjects with hints and tips on how to simplify the process so watch this space!!
Thank you. The first wash is done wet on dry paper but being careful to avoid any hard edges. I suppose it is not unlike wet in wet but I find pre-wetting the paper gives far less control and often results in granulation - an effect many people like but I don't. Granulation is also more likely if you paint with the board quite flat. I paint with the board anything from 45-80 degrees from the horizontal.
Thank you Cathal. There are more lessons on the website but my main advice is very simple. Certainly read as much as you can and watch the videos but the more you paint the better you will get. Watercolour is all about confidence and confidence comes only with practice. I also have workshops through the year and again these will be on the website within the next couple of weeks.
Dear Graeme, most sincere appreciation from over here where we not only have lockdown but freezing weather, so need to get back to painting after a twenty year hiatus, less one lose it, so to speak, or turn to drink lol. ❤🇨🇦❤
Mr. Booth, I followed your tutorial this evening and really appreciate your techniques and beautiful choice of colors. Thank you sir for the great lesson and tutorial. I learned a lot listening to your explanations. Thanks a lot sir. Don Sylvester Houston, Texas
Valuable tutorial Grahame. I'm so pleased you show your palette and how you mix your paints. That is where the magic starts and gives us a better idea of what you are doing. Many thanks - a masterclass indeed.
Dear Graham, I have watched heaps of watercolour tutorial videos and I've got to say that this had topped everything for me, it's just superb! I adore the finished work and the simplicity which you demonstrate is so effective that it's almost simply unbelievable. As an aside, the video production is excellent too. Thank you very much indeed.
Love the freedom which helps me get out of my tightness. Will try your technique and hopefully will change my art into something refreshing and fun. Thanks for sharing your excellent video and talent.
Very refreshing and so pleased that you encourage lifting out as a technique as I hear so many poo poo that method. Its amazing how many artists refuse to do this. It proves on this painting how effective that technique is and doesnt take anything away from the freshness of this peice. Love it and look forward to you perhaps doing a workshop with us at Bandouille next year B
Great lesson. Been doodling for decades and it's still always useful to be reminded of those little pointers. Love your description of veridian BTW hideous indeed. Took me ages to figure out what to do with that stuff.
It is amazing how things come from "what in the world" to a work of art. You brought it all together and made it look so simple. I've painted landscapes in oils for years but got tired of the smell and clean up. So I decided to try watercolor and watch all the "greats" do their thing. I love watching and listening. Your voice is soothing and you explain things so nicely. Thank you so much for helping we aspiring beginners in watercolor.
Thank you so much for sharing. I love how you show your pallet. It helps to know how much water to use. You're very instructive in your video, with actual explanation of what you're doing.
Thank you for your kind comment. There are no extra colour effects added to the video. The original video was shot under tungsten light and was very warm in colour so a colour adjustment was made to make it more neutral. The final shot of the painting was taken with a stills camera and this is closer to the actual colours. This was the first time I had used a new lighting system. Next time I'll use a daylight filter on the lights and that should solve the problem.
I have not seen the lifting color method used in a landscape before, not that I'm an expert (& honestly am so very forgetful these days that I may have just forgotten). You used it quite effectively and with your awesome style of painting in watercolor have a beautiful landscape. Thank you for taking the time to videotape your session. I love your art.
Really appreciate the time to share your really organic and expressive take on Birch trees and the surroundings. Lovely painting! Definitely hit the "subscribe."
Hi Graham ... I've only recently started using watercolours; I love it ... and hate it. So demanding , but every little success then becomes a victory. I am stunned by the apparent simplicity of your technique to achieve such a superb outcome. I realise that's a sign of a good artist, but it also encourages others to try your methods. I've never been confident about lifting paint, but will now give it a try. I'm using Bockingford 530 gm paper, so, with any luck it should work. Many thanks for taking the time to put your work online.
Brilliant painting, I really enjoyed Watching this smaller watercolour. Such an interesting old tree to paint, and You have done it perfectly. I also like the snowy lane painting you have done too. Thank you
The impressionists would have loved this painting! And, so do I. Think I will give this a go. Thanks for sharing! I need to spend some time doing paintings of this "cropping" to get away from the big-sky paintings.
This was a very amazing painting Graham! I'm relatively new to watercolor painting and this looks like it would be a good one to try for myself! I'm going to subscribe to your channel to make sure I don't miss any more episodes. I hope you're still painting and doing RU-vid. Evidently this was done about 4 or 5 years ago!
Thank you for the comment. There are a few on RU-vid as I'm sure you have discovered and I do try to upload new ones as often as I can. Unfortunately it takes a while to film and edit each one. I hope to have another available over the next couple of weeks.
Thank you Lesley. Layering isn't a problem as long as the previous layers are not disturbed. Previous layers must be dry and the new layer must be laid as gently as possible and with as few strokes as possible.
A thoroughly enjoyable demo. You have a great teaching style Grahame, plus the video is full of very useful watercolour painting tips. Thank you very much..
It is a really enjoyable video with good explanations of what you are doing. It is always interesting to learn about new techniques - especially I liked that dry-brush-finger!
Hi Linda, Glad you are enjoying the videos. The brush I use for lifting out is an old size 8 sable that has long ago lost its point but almost any brush will do the job. It is best to have quite a springy natural hair brush. Stiffer hair will "scrub" better and natural hair soaks up the excess paint/water better than synthetic. Some even use a oil painter's bristle brush but I feel this is a little too stiff. There is more tips and info on my website (link in the video description above)
Just stumbled across your video I have watched many many videos on watercolour and must say this was one of the best I've seen, very informative and very interesting thank you so much I will be looking at the others on your website asap
Thanks so much for this, wish I'd found you sooner! My signature style that I've been developing is nothing like this, but I sketch and paint from life when I can, but many ly in oils. If you ever teach plein air around County Antrim, I'd be very interested. I now want a sword liner brush! Will def be checking out your website.
this is trully amazing demonstration... i learnt alot ... got inspired by the way u use the colours ,the washes and the brushwork... i will definately try by hand on it...the picking of colour is also great technique..thanx for suggesting the paper..
Hi Renee. The small silver swordliner is available online from the SAA (Society for All Artists) in the UK. I can't give you the link because RU-vid doesn't allow links in comments but just Google it. If you can't shop from the SAA, a lot of brush companies make this type of brush. I would recommend a natural hair brush rather than synthetic which tends to be a little too springy.
Thank you Graham. I have watched a few of your vids and pleased I found your channel. I’ve happily subbed, because your vids are very helpful. I like your style of painting as well.
Hi Anabel As long as the watercolours are from a reputable manufacturer they will be fine. I mostly use Winsor & Newton but I've used Schmincke and they are excellent.
a really like the painting technique thought to be difficult but was demonstrated simply, and it corresponds with the backround music, oh i love the bass guitar sound
Thank you for sharing your "gift" with us. We all need a purpose and yours is helping those of us who want to know more about how to better manipulate our color palate on paper! :) Thanks
Very nice and simple tut...I just love it Lifting begins at 8:08?...(is my guess). most papers begin to 'peel-off ' with just a few wet brush strokes, and that is why Mr. Booth uses the hot pressed, 140 lbs kind of paper, as I recall on a previous comment...he makes it look so very easy...!!
Hallo Grahame, sehr schönes Bild. Habe jetzt auch wieder angefangen mehr mit Aquarellfarben zu malen,zuvor mehr mit Acryl. Die Farben, die du benutzt sind sehr nätürlich,sieht toll aus.
