Advancing with Watercolor: Edges "Shimmering Light on Water"

This is a video done as a supplement to a watercolor class taught by Gary Tucker in Boston. This video demonstrates how an artist looks at their subject in terms of edges. Through a manipulation of edges we can portray atmosphere, the effects of light on different surfaces, and also create a more complete mood. These different edges are created through separate techniques in watercolor and by practicing them in drills and then in your motif you are closer to a mastery of this medium
A tutorial accompanying this video can be found here:
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See this video for drills associated with edges: • Exercises in Watercolo...
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for liking this short video and for your comments. You can see more instruction and examples of artwork at my website garytuckerartist.com

[@saraht4973]

Gary Tucker is a fantastic teacher. The value study is so important. Gary also has a class via the internet which’s fantastic.

[@GregoryPastoll]

Great painting style, and also really good presentation: just the right pace to follow and no distracting music or silly clowning around. I got a lot out of this. Thanks.

[@PatrickLeyGreaves]

One of the best watercolour tutorials I’ve seen on KZbin. Learnt a lot. Thank you.

[@kentst8956]

To my eye, the second sky is pure magic! The clouds are chasing across the sky! I enjoyed seeing the three different versions of the same picture....brilliant!

[@kellykim4794]

So so beautiful !!!😍 Thank you so much for your teaching this difficult technique! ❤️

[@reginafernandez8827]

Qué vídeo tan fantástico! Muchas gracias, Gary. What a fantastic video! Thanck you very much, Gary.

[@yashowantanipun1551]

You are great. I really liked it.The sparkles in the water are amazing.

[@rtjahyadi7868]

Simple but stunningly beautiful

[@tinlidtoo6615]

Masterful. There is a sparkle on the water! So inspiring. Thank you!

[@deborahrech7429]

I'm just starting to work with ocean scenes and don't have a clue. Working with too many colors is the first thing I'll change. Controlling the ratio of water to paint is another struggle. This was so helpful (and beautiful!) in showing a way forward for me. Thank you.

[@ThinkerThunker]

Great tutorial. To borrow from the great, Joseph Zbukvic: Tea or coffee paint consistency on damp paper for the clouds, milk or cream paint on dry paper for the ocean. Butter on dry for seagulls.

[@siddharthpanchal718]

He didn't use anything extra. Just his technique and expertise to make the water shimmer. A master at work.

[@tahir4art]

Thank u so much for sharing ur shimering light demo. Its very useful for my paintings.

[@janie7242]

Never really the limited colored before. Somehow, it still turned out great! Wonderful demo, help me realized that nice watercolor can be done even just using one simple color with different tones! Less is more surely true in your style! Thanks. 🙌😃

[@barbaravellani1772]

Thanks for the tutorial. Can’t wait to try it. Love your technique.

[@TooleyPeter]

Magical. Great tutorial, Gary.

[@sureshshenoy6393]

Beautiful

[@carlosillustrates]

Love it! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@kauseressaji876]

Beautiful and evocative. I want to paint it straightaway but alas not got to that stage yet

[@anthonyblake3438]

This is fantastic, I cant wait to give it a go.

[@davidkelly1220]

Excellent tuturial

[@Grace88hk]

omg ...speechless ... wonderful !!

[@GaryTuckerArtist]

Amy - thx for the feedback

[@fabiolopesdesouza764]

Armonia e simplicidade ! Puro talento. Parabéns!

[@curtiswhitwam1]

Great video! Well thought out and well narrated. Very helpful.

[@alanyoung6430]

you inspire me so much Gary

[@granthudson-artist-painter]

This was such a great Video, Thanks Garry, its just like where I live on the west coast of NZ. To complement all the blues, I put in Orange birds and it worked ! Thanks again.

[@GaryTuckerArtist]

Thx Grant. - Orange birds - I will remember that :-)

[@SabaYaseen950]

Nice very easy and awesome.

[@biswajitghosh9217]

Excellent, your brush strokes are very interesting

[@carolinafernandezoro733]

Excellent!!!!!!

[@jenniefrench1338]

I still love going back to watch this video.

[@cristinalattuada5322]

Thank you, very beautiful 😍

[@ha-bz2lt]

Mr.🖒 Very nice strokes. And It' fantastic a Gray color expense of water. Thank you.

[@adamlerch4440]

this video is pure satisfaction.

[@jimreilly6933]

Minimalism and texture plus the viewers imagination is all that is required.

[@lesleywhitten9369]

Just love it !! You nailed the tones perfectly

[@mariannedoblesderuiter9285]

Beautiful thank you

[@LinekeLijn]

Beautiful Gary! Thank you so much for sharing and all the love - Lineke 🤗

[@lynnelepottier5499]

Thank you

[@debramoss2267]

Astoundingly beautiful and such a wealth of colour from just the two. May I ask you which paints you use, please?

[@allehotsky20]

You make me think. Thanks. Much appreciated. Love the tutorial.

[@williamconcepcion4635]

Excellent drawing very good ideas thank

[@Dave-zb9dq]

Thanks for the class!

[@matthewstokes1608]

Really beautiful

[@amannaik6603]

Excellent

[@nancybailey8398]

Thanks so much!! Learn so much from your videos!

[@lucillewong3721]

Gary,this is really really astonishing.... I love your artwork,you are so blessed ...!!!!!!!😚☺😘😘😘😘😘

[@xyzct]

The Needles at Haystack Rock, Cannon Beach, Oregon, USA

[@thehistoryhoardershomestea5431]

That’s Cannon Beach, Oregon! :)

[@vadimtelevad6586]

Amazing instructive and very very helpful. Thank you

[@deepalisoodchaudhri6942]

Loved it! Very helpful watching u paint. Thank u!!

[@dritabytyqi5198]

Thank you Gary!

[@AlisonFennell]

Gary - love it - very beautiful and totally clear for a great understanding of edges - thanks:)

[@noeliaklenk3128]

Excellent!!!!

[@pauljr8379]

Cool Tutorial! Subscribed!

[@didierleprince6106]

Amazing. Merci

[@sambill2045]

Nice

[@ShahanoorMamun]

Its Really Nice !!!

[@1Neretwa]

I love your style...? Which materials do you use...?..

[@GaryTuckerArtist]

Materials are usually presented in the description below the video. Here is a link to my materials list www.garytuckerartist.com/gallery/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Materials-for-traveling-watercolorists.pdf

[@thewanderess]

Wow.!

[@mirandashao5784]

Thanks a lot

[@jefffawver3389]

Thank you

[@natureshare.2024]

I love this! Thank you!

[@marynelson1349]

Thank you very helpful

[@MrMoykanal]

Thank you Gary l

[@coreyholt8522]

Good video but the final painting you showed was not the painting you worked on. Why the switch?

[@m96920]

Wow. But need of so expensive paper as Arches?

[@migueltome1148]

Hello Gary, I am really enjoying to explore and to learn with your videos, thank you. One small question, the brush you use as a dry brush for the sea light is it a squirrel brush? Thank you once more. Best regards

[@noelaokeefe5665]

Hello Gary. I do enjoy your KZbin tutorials. I live in Australia and would like to know if you have an online course available in watercolour?

[@kristinm784]

Looks like the oregon or California coast

[@KatMa664]

Did you use gouache for the white birds?

[@miriamramos3361]

Hi!! What brands and number of pinceles do you use? Thanks

[@kamleshtribhuvane4570]

Superb

[@amannaik6603]

Excellent

[@luisbito8391]

this good the water tecnic good ideal

[@eugeniabotezatu2423]

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[@buddyparrot1]

Seems like one even I can do, although my first attempt was less than stellar! I will give it another try, after all, it's only paper, expensive, but paper none the less. One thing, you put the horizon smack dab in the middle of the paper, or doesn't that matter so much?

[@alangeorgebarstow]

Excellent artwork and an inspiration. But please answer me this question on a confusing matter: Why do Americans refer to tone (i.e the relative lightness or darkness of a colour) as its "value"? This is very confusing to Europeans who, for centuries, have used the relevant term TONE to describe this. "Value", to us, is the monetary worth of a commodity. In art "value" is quite meaningless, unless you are referring to what you expect a painting to sell for.

[@keithlillie2392]

Semantics. We do use the word "value" as one of the "elements" of art. Tone is perfectly acceptable, but could also be thought of as a "principle" of art. The phrase, "What is the tone of the piece?" could be thought of as the "mood" or emotion.

[@oswaldomoralesperdomo1692]

El último cuadro lo ha cambiado: trampa! No se puede abrir blancos, una vez seca la pintura!!!

[@mariabatini8256]

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[@cheryldodd-marko9787]

E🕊🇺🇲💕

[@catherinedran1330]

Ou

[@heideseeman2624]

it's the beautiful Oregon coast

[@brta1747]

amazing! Thank you!

[@GaryTuckerArtist]

You Bet!!

[@heatherjohnston5427]

Wonderful, Thankyou!

[@kathleenrodger9982]

An lovely and informative video, thank you.

[@GaryTuckerArtist]

Glad you enjoyed it! thx for sharing