Sketching With Focus 

My palette, starting at top-left: Cobalt Blue, Ultramarine Blue, Alizarin Crimson, Ultramarine Violet, Cerulean Blue, Horizon Blue, Manganese Blue, Cobalt Turquoise Light, Pthalo Blue, Lemon Yellow, Cadmium Yellow Deep, Yellow Ochre, Cobalt Orange, Vermillion, Burnt Sienna, Raw Umber, Spring Green, Neutral Tint. Palette: EnPleinAirPro foldable plastic palette Brushes: Escoda, Raphael, (and some cheap no-names) Paper: Saunders cold press, 140lb

It's amazing how you condense 4-5 years worth of learning in a 13 minute video! So many tips, so much artistic wisdom! Everytime 11/10

That opening was probably the best explanation I ever heard to an art concept.

Holy cow. I leave every video you post a little awe-struck by the great information. Thank you, Marco. Another really great video. Really well done.

You’re inspiring me to pick up watercolors again after being on the oil train for ten years

Your tutorials always run straight in my head.... and thankyou for doing these for free! this is a wholesome content! I will surely apply this in my future paintings thank you very very much!

I love all your videos. You are so generous with information and your videos are extremely well done. I learn a lot about shapes, values and color from your videos more than all books and other videos combined. Thank you sir, and congratulations on 100K subs and can't wait to see more of your videos.

You are definitely one of THE best art teachers I've ever come across on the internet! I always come back to your videos and gain a lot from them. Very, very helpful information put together in a way that is fun to watch. You're the man!

Wow, I love how you didn't feel the need to put color everywhere, leaving a blank space between the background and the foreground, it helps with the focus on the boats. I would never have thought about that, your videos are invaluable to leanr watercolor, thank you

"an artist, at their core, is a visual problem solver" you just inspired my new career choice

You have such a different view for eveything :D Your videos are super helpful. They show everything from a different perspective comapre to other tutorials. The example with the sentence shows exactly how focus works, and while I was listenng, I just realised, I totally lack of focus in my drawings :D

I could watch you paint all day!! I love your paintings...thank you VERY much for sharing your techniques and talent.

You truly are inspiring!! Your information is so useful, I will definitely remember your teaching later. Thank you so much for posting these amazing videos!

Great video! I love the writing analogy. As a realist painter, I find your approach to focus incredibly helpful for painting on location without being overwhelmed by all the details I am inclined to include.

I thoroughly enjoy your water color videos especially now that I’m stepping beyond pen and ink drawings and diving into watercolor 👏🏽

That focus thing kinda reminded me about how dreams could actually be like. When you're dreaming, u only remember the focus u had in the dream. Actually, I guess that's the same while conscious. We have this "attention filter" when we see things, and I think this is close of what we see and remember of things. It's like a visual representation of a memory. That's cool :)

Super interesting, thank you for giving us an insight into your thinking behind the painting and editing!

Thank you so much for this! I love all your work and really really wait for every video you post. I hope you have a beautiful week!

Congratulations on the 100K. This video teaches editing and observation equally well for visual artists and writers.

I don't think you can fathom the sheer number of Revelations I've had about a myriad of subjects from your focus example using a simple sentence. Mind-blowing stuff.

I really like the way you talk about your process. You have a very clear style of communication, and it helps me to follow what your doing and gain core understanding. Thank you!

I like the contrast & reflections. Thank you David

Ooh! You are my favourite person!! Always quality over quantity! So appreciated!!

Thank you so much for sharing these videos Marco. They're a joy to watch and highly insightful to boot. Seriously, thank you! All the best!

Just started to use watercolour for sketching, and was overwhelmed by the amount of information available - so this video couldn't have been more timely. I've learned so much just from this, that I feel much more confident.

There are an awful lot of watercolor tutorials on RU-vid. Your paintings are wonderful and inspirational but your skill as a teacher is fantastic. Thank you for all your help!

I love the analogy you use everytime to explain ...also various aspects are getting clarified with your videos for sure!! i would definitely recommend your channel to my artist friends.

I don't know where my art would be if I hadn't discovered your channel. Thank you so much for your hard work, and I hope you will be able to continue your tutorials in the future (especially with traditional mediums like this)! Congrats on the 100k!

Marco, I just wanted to say how much I appreciate the effort you put into your videos. I have been following your stuff since your first few posts and the quality and content of your videos just keeps on improving with every one. I struggle a lot with color and I find your insight super useful. I've picked up plein air water coloring and haven't had this much fun with art in a long time! Above all else, your passion and enthusiasm is what always has me coming back. Thank you.

You are like the best art teacher I always wanted

i love your videos so much you're so descriptive you're a wonderful teacher!!

Thanks for the guide Marco!

I really like how it turned out. Watercolor is one of my favorite medium and to be honest I'm guilty of overworking details.

Hello Marco, love your works, watercolours are splendid, I do watercolours because of you. On my trip in Vietnam this year I painted nine watercolours and this whole series was inspired by you. I watched your videos before I left and you made to buy my first watercolour. And you still makes me think about my technique, I'm trying keep it simple because I always dig in to details . Thank you! Keep going!

Dude, that was wonderful! It's such a blessing to watch your process and hear your thoughts that shaped your decisions! Thank you for making these and sharing them with us! And congratulations on surpassing the 100K subscriber mark!!!

I liked the technical details you told in this tutorial.

Really wonderful video .. perfect timing for me , as I tend to do exactly what you were illustrating in the beginning sentence .. I find it almost just like a habit to lose the focus of the painting and overwork it all.. thank you soooo much!! Congrats on your 100,000 , too... by the way I purchased your “ small world” book and I just love it !!! I left a review for it on your site .. Thanks for inspiring me :-))) I’ve re awakened to watercolors after a twenty year hiatus and I’m totally in love with them and with learning :-)))) thanks again , Marco

Beautiful painting and thanks for sharing your videos and I enjoyed seeing you painting also learning from you so thank you again and hope to see more videos.

Funny how the moment you added the masts in, I immediately thought, “I liked it better when it’s simple.” Then at the end of the video you came back to that exact point and iterated on it. We both came to the same conclusion. I love just how conscious and critical you are of your work process at every stage, and don’t mind relapsing in a meaningful way. I know I don’t paint like this at all; I always want my emotions and mood to inform my artistic judgement above all else. But that’s why your art appeals to me; it has a certain craftsman’s quality that make it feel so compelling and well researched. (That sentence probably didn’t make much sense but whatever!)

Congratulations on the 100k subscribers and thanks for the video Marco !

mind-blowing as always! Thank you so much!

Congrats Marco!! Your channel is so good!

Marco Bucci. Thank you.

Thank you for the explanations. Most helpful.

love your approach, thank you!

great video as always, congrats on your well deserved milestone

Congratulations on 100 K. Well deserved indeed.

magnifique travail, l'aquarelle est de toute beauté,merci Marco

Superb Marco. Thanks.

Thank you so much for the lesson!

Loads of love to Marco

Lovely sketch and congrats for 100k!

Notification squad! Hi, Marco! I'm so glad you reached 100k, you deserve it and more 😁

Omg I didn't even realize how far you've come. Congrats man

Congratulations on the 100k subscribers! I love your videos, keep up the good work!

It's like you were born to teach ! This is amazing.

Good work, good tutorial, good comments. Thank you

Seriously, this is good stuff! I have no art education but as I dive into this world, your videos have been the most informative thing I have come across. The way you explain art theory in a hands-on way with such easy to understand language is invaluable! The videos are also simply entertaining. Thanks Marco!

Dropped everything as soon as the notification came through lol another amazing tutorial Marco!

Just the video I needed! Thanks for the video and watercolor inspiration :))

A lot of important lessons here and very well articulated.

In awe of how easy you make it look :)

Beautiful painting! I'd love to see more watercolour videos on your channel, I've gone through them much too quickly☺️

Man! Thank you!

You deserve more than 100k You taught me so much , every video i learn from it thanks a lot ❤️❤️

very good narration. thought out. clear and concise without eer , aaah, repetitions nor meanderings. Great audio quality. Obviously a pro. well done. Subscribed.

Thank you so much for your videos. I sketch a lot outside, but I feel I just do it kind of without a method. So there are a lot of errors, and with your videos I've realized on what I should focus. Please continue to share your knowledge :)

Awesome video as always!

Your videos are the best thank very much marco please upload more more videos 😊

Am I the only one who felt a delighted little "Oooo!" at the first shot of that perfectly clean, freshly filled paint palette? Yes...? Oh, well. :D

I love this video. Thanks

Thank you for this!

Heard you on Your Creative Push. Liked what you had to say. Liked how you said it. Liked the quality of your voice. Having watched your video, I knew I had to subscribe. You are an excellent teacher as well as painter. There is no real failure only opportunity. I become an artist when I learn the how, what & why of painting beyond muscle memory,

Excellent explanation

I actually really liked the first sentence of the giant monster hiding. It made me picture the exact spot of the monster behind that white door, and then my imagination started running. As opposed to "There was a monster hiding somewhere in the house".

wonderful painting!

Love your advices

Great tips! Thank you

U r the best youtube art teacher ever

Wonderfull video as always and congratulations on 100k subscribers!

WOW! This was probably one of the few art videos I watched from start to end - every single second was valuable! I tend to overwork my watercolor and do too much details, that it takes away from the painting - Your art is very inspiring, and the video was extremely helpful!!! THANKS 😍😍

Yay! Congrats i love you man! You've taught me so much and your learning style is amazing!!

I have a constant battle with focus. Sometimes focus can be elusive and I get scared that I will miss the right marks and the painting will come out bad. This video does a great job in pointing out the problem solving behind it.

I am SO glad I discovered your channel. Holy shit.

Marco uve given so much to my art and thinking process... 😘

Great video as always! Informative, fun, just love your work. :)

Your channel is amazing!!!

Beautiful

outstanding.

OwO thanks for the vid. And also congrats on your 100k milestone :'D

It was great and so useful. Thanks Marco. Brandon Scheafer recommended your RU-vid channel.

Great video.

Congrats!!!!! Your videos are better everytime :D

brilliant!

youre the best!!! thank you!!!

It's beautiful...

You are like the watercolour god handing me the bible! Awesome video! Great seeing you work, I adore it so much!!! Thanks for great content 👏

Beautifull!! In my opinion, the first version is best then last. 😊

Thanks!

Very enjoyable video. You are very pleasant guy to follow.