Advancing with Watercolor Creating a Center of Interest - "Tête à tête"

This is a video done as a supplement to a watercolor class taught by Gary Tucker in Boston. This is the first of a series of 8 lessons that will use various scenes of Paris as a motif. The lessons will focus on design , in particular visualizing a center of interest and using this as a means to compose the painting. Technically we will be focusing on graded washes in all sorts of applications. In this exercise you will notice how they work to create luminosity in the final painting.
This painting utilizes and underpainting of yellow ochre with smaller amounts of cad red and cobalt blue. The darker washes are created by various mixtures of Burnt sienna and ultramarine blue.
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for liking this short video and for your comments4. You can see more instruction and examples of artwork at my website garytuckerartist.com

[@marcello.mutti75]

Another fantastic demo, thanks a lot dear Gary... I always look forward to your new videos and posts

[@gina-mariaweigel3821]

Beautiful work Gary. Thank you for a wonderful tutorial!

[@lindamullahy5752]

Loved the way you did the washers and the painting was beautiful and thank you so much for sharing your videos with us.

[@cherylproffitt5550]

Just brilliant, I could actually grasp your teaching of the graded wash. Thank you

[@emyblack3540]

You are very generous and open to let us in on your "secrets". Thank you for sharing your process with us!

[@GaryTuckerArtist]

Thank you for sharing your thoughts no secrets here - I believe in complete transparency...;)

[@jeaniusjeanjack]

A great lesson - giving us just two things to think about. You are a brilliant teacher - thank you Gary.

[@annafejdych7146]

Thanks a million Gary! I just love your tutorials.

[@KRCanetti]

One can learn so much from watching you painting! Great!!!

[@eunicej]

Beautiful! So much light and great contrast.

[@LenBanks]

welcome back!!!! I love your tutorials. thanks for your generosity.

[@jandean9268]

I love the way you recreate light. Thanks.

[@tracycunningham4991]

I love how you use the initial washes to create the areas of light and shade and to give the overall mood of the painting. As a beginner I find it very difficult to paint in this loose style. I am very literal! I will continue to practice. Your videos give me inspiration, thank you Gary

[@DaniellaMakingLearningArt]

One of the masters of back lighting....and a glowing illusion, among other things.

[@gregory44ish]

I admire stile of the artist, ability to deliver idea , and tremendous speed of performance.Thank you !

[@klo3525]

thank you very much Mr. Tucker for your detailed lesson.

[@WideAppeal]

Gary, thank you so much for the wonderful resource you've put on youtube. Your tutorials are some of the best I've come across and I've learned so much from your channel. Thank you.

[@MikeKleinsteuber]

Great stuff. It always looks so easy when someone with talent and experience does it.

[@davelester1985]

This is a really good chance for people to see how to do a first wash to create feeling and color. I think that many people do not understand first wash, they just start painting away. I hope you have a lot of viewers on this one and then next one, too. Bravo!

[@GaryTuckerArtist]

Thx Dave - very insightful I hope to send more on this technique soon!!

[@fifiwu7021]

Thank you for the tutorial,grade wash,temperature change are good to learn to practice.

[@1Thedairy]

You are such a good teacher and it’s wonderful that you are so generously sharing your knowledge. I really enjoy watching your paintings come to life.

[@earhoney]

Thank you so much Gary. Fantastic as always!

[@joannuhn7816]

I am happy I found this tutorial. It was wonderful to watch the wash applications turn into such a wonderful painting. I need to practice being looser and freer with washes. Many thanks

[@DJ-qi4ry]

Super tutorial and painting. Thanks for mentioning the colours as well. Amazing what can be created with so few, I keep having to tell myself that.

[@duncancameron9734]

At last, a painter that describes what and why he does things in detail. It's rare to find a natural artist/ teacher. Really glad I've found you.

[@massoudehedmond610]

Thank you Gary! You have changed the way I look at watercolor paintings. Great tutorial.

[@joecollins275]

Hello beautiful, how are you?

[@terrylavis4792]

Fabulous painting and instruction, thanks Gary

[@user-ic5xu4jh6z]

Wow! That's really great:-) thank you for this video

[@joannewilliams7251]

Absolutely amazing - thank you for sharing your wisdom

[@joecollins275]

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[@krithikaakkaraju2974]

Wow! I’m a relative beginner to watercolors but I’ve been dedicated to learning new techniques - this is a wonderful tutorial and I can’t wait to try it out! Thank you

[@karenliu529]

Love this tutorial and the painting is so good. It reminds me of a book called Colour and Light by Jean Haines. Not the same topic, but the painting reminds me of what she talked about regarding showing light.

[@dougarcher4364]

Thanks Gary , informative and inspirational as always. Your time and efforts are appreciated from your "Football Stadium" full of Fans.... :) take care!

[@daulatneupane4055]

Hi Gary, your approach to watercolors is what made me made me pick up watercolors again, and with much more intent and purpose than ever, and my understanding of the watercolor medium and the love for it is growing stronger day by day, thanks to such amazing painting demonstration and insightful commentary as this one. Thank you.

[@WooshaBaloo]

This is like magic to me. I watched the whole video. I paused several times. The end result is like the creation of the universe. I understand it happened, I just don’t understand how. From blotches of discoloured water you created brilliant art. I saw it with my own eyes, yet I still can’t believe it. WOW.

[@fraktalfr]

Paris est toujours plus beau avec votre travail. Merci

[@judwatkins9478]

Gary, Thank you especially for mentioning, "The paper is dry now..." In instructional videos teaching watercolor technique, it's usually impossible to tell how much time has lapsed between stages of a painting in progress. The drying time of various washes is important for a student a watercolorist to master. Great instruction here.

[@DaniellaMakingLearningArt]

Right!

[@jakepeters4370]

Yes, truly illuminating. Thank you.

[@movingcow]

Thank you Gary for your excellent tutorial. I love the double speed film rate with your straight to the point narration. It keeps my attention and i have learned so much in a short space of time. Perfect!. Peace and love from the UK .

[@GaryTuckerArtist]

Peace and love to you as well - thanks for your feedback - I will keep at it!

[@anujain8684]

This was just so much learning in one video ... so patiently and nicely explained every detail.. wonderful 🙌🏻

[@philgriffiths4467]

Great painting, thanks for sharing your technique

[@lilijka351]

Jestem pod wielkim wrażeniem!!!!!!!!!! amazing!

[@karenkrosnick8725]

I love your tutorials. Thank you!

[@Drumaier]

excellent! you are putting into words so many things i think about but i can't articulate so clearly in my mind. Every time i watch one of your videos you help my brain to articulate those ideas and techniques. Thanks a lot!

[@itopus1]

Superb and immensely eloquent. Thank you

[@mandywatercolors]

What an amazing painting scene!

[@ColorArtEmotion]

Superb! Wonderful advices about working with watercolor and creating the subtle atmospheric light bounces, I can’t wait to put in practice your advices...Thank you!

[@uniqueproducts2455]

Beautiful... loved the way you explain the entire process..

[@lorrainecooper266]

I word in many different medium but street scenes in water colour seem to be so much harder for me. Thank you so much for explaining and really ensuring the viewers/student gets some in sight to your thought process. I am very impressed and will go to see your website again many thanks.

[@puskardebnath3676]

More and more we want from you.... just enjoy your creation....

[@danthomas6587]

I'm amazed by how much the value changes when the paint dries.

[@carlpen850]

@ Dan Thomas... that's the nature of watercolor... it takes a little getting used to when you're starting out in watercolor... I remember years ago one of the books I had on painting watercolors had the 50% rule which was that your paint would dry 50% lighter than when 1st applied

[@lerebour337]

Superbe technique, bravo pour le résultat.

[@GaetanoPirulli]

Wow. You are opening my eyes, thanks

[@ritabeltran8462]

Love to watch your videos, you re so talented.

[@suresh.karthikeyan]

Wow 🤩. I have fallen in love with your inspirational paintings - you just guide the viewer’s eyes with play of colours and hues, and they do the rest i.e. visualise the real picture. What an art or should I say, what a magic show !!

[@GaryTuckerArtist]

Thank you Suresh - Magic - yes - it comes out towards the end

[@ciacciom]

This is an absolutely brilliant tutorial. If anyone is a novice to watercolors hang on every word that Is said.

[@TechWrite]

Gorgeous work. Thank you.

[@NMranchhand]

A very good instruction. Thank you.

[@rochford1000]

Thank you Gary.

[@fifiwu7021]

Watercolour transparent are making impact of results,l like this medium.

[@millenniumcorp7334]

Great tutorial.... loved it!

[@oleksandrkozyr2434]

Interesting to see how rich first wash was laid on and how pale it dried. Fantastic painting!

[@AnilKumar-fg5mo]

ART MASTER GARY TUCKER 'S "" CENTER OF INTEREST "" WATER COLOUR PAINTING IS AWESOME.

[@sudds82]

Thanks so much Garry! I tried it and came out fine. Learnt a lot in the process.

[@marjo-riittareinikainen9740]

I hope to learn by watching and listening your working! I have some photos from my trips over years and like to paint some of them! So far I have two watercolour exhibitions of my own and I wish I could have an exhibition of the paintings of my travelling pictures.

[@hamidr11]

Spectacular.

[@hifrank001]

so nice one, again, thanks for sharing.

[@deborahrech7429]

Very instructive. Thank you!

[@michaelwardrip1894]

Great work as always

[@eileengoldenberg270]

Great piece, thanks.

[@mchlhrwd50]

Wonderful, Thank you!!

[@mpgcherokee]

Fabulous, thank you.

[@nidiapearson7409]

Great demo, many thanks

[@belenandresolmedo8075]

¡¡Brillante!!

[@helwic]

love it, great job

[@Phoenix0630.]

love love love it!

[@user-ps7yw2xq5r]

Thank you for lesson !!!

[@zbigniewgomski3754]

Świetna lekcja !! Widać jak powstaje akwarela a nie fotografia !!

[@lindsaysweeney1231]

I loveeee your videos beyond

[@dinsadobe]

Thank you for your insight of your paintings, nobody rarely does that.. thanks again

[@GaryTuckerArtist]

Thank you Dinesh for the thoughtful comment

[@AndrewHarmsArtwork]

Just fantastic! Thank you sir

[@nonarostagno4280]

Great work, loved it so much !!!!!

[@DAVIDDAMIENR]

THANK YOU for sharing … !!!!

[@dadamohite5883]

Amazing works sir

[@chetankurhade8218]

Master work sir

[@gerardomartinez9486]

Tks Masther!!!

[@ciacciom]

Brilliant !

[@leonglicksman506]

Great video, even better class.

[@souravsaha4747]

Really great video helped a lot

[@neilcollins3701]

Wonderful job. Great talent.

[@GaryTuckerArtist]

Thank you! Neil Cheers!

[@ThinkerThunker]

Thanks!

[@deejy232]

Wow that was great thanks

[@balpaintingworkshop8469]

Great!👏👏👏

[@JoeLoBro]

Amazing. Subscribed

[@emmanuel-in-greece6954]

I love how you have taken quite a flat looking photo that you have simplified and then exagerrated the colours and light to create a really wonderful painting.

[@GaryTuckerArtist]

Thx Emmanuel - the power of our imagination !

[@pranjalshelar3830]

Beautiful... Thank you so much☺

[@GaryTuckerArtist]

thank you for watching

[@icandoit95]

I realized here that one of my many mistakes or problems was using watercolour pans which have their place but make it difficult to produce the dry brush effect on a larger brush. I realized this when I tried the colour drill practice before an (unsuccessful) attempt at reproducing the effect with the following 'Autum's Glow'. I shall persevere with many thanks for your careful, thoughtful and encouraging instruction.

[@GaryTuckerArtist]

Thanks Claire - I agree with you, and say again - Perseverance opens all doors!!!

[@mayrus75]

amazing! love it

[@GaryTuckerArtist]

Thank you!!

[@johncitizen3361]

Very nice, the vertical version seems more intimate for some reason while the demonstration painting with the figure pointing keeps pushing my view out and then the shadows draw me back to the focal point again. Really clever.

[@fraujuli3902]

Wow!

[@JonabelzB]

Amazing

[@banner561]

First, you show me the picture and explain it in detail, so it's very helpful to know what to emphasize and what to omit Thank you.

[@steveparkes1]

Fabulous, what are the dimensions of the paper you are using please?