COLORS | Immediately Improve Your Watercolor Paintings

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Hi there, Liron here!
Today I want to share with you a quick tip & painting process that I think will help many watercolor painters (and painters in general perhaps?).
🎨USING PURE COLOR 🎨
This is a topic I covered in several past videos. This time I wanted to BETTER DEMONSTRATE IT.
In this video I demonstrate how using pure colors, and multiple colors can help achieve a more wholesome and interesting result.
🎨DRAWING, VALUES & COLOR 🎨
I'm a big proponent of the drawing + values idea, and that colors are secondary.
With that being said, sometimes even when I get the values and drawing correctly, something is missing.
I find that if I not all three primaries are clearly present, something's missing.
Sometimes it's also true for green.
Including all four in my opinion leads to a very interesting result.
🎨CONCLUSION 🎨
I hope this video helps you, or inspires you to try a different approach.
Also, I cannot stress enough how important DRAWING is.
A quality drawing is hard to mess up with paint.
I highly recommend you check out my beginner's drawing course here:
bit.ly/2Gn4rOIDrawYT
And I'll talk to you again real soon (:
- Liron
P.S. here's a link to the reference photo I used:
www.wetcanvas.com/RefLib/showp...
(You may need to register [for free] to the WetCanvas forum).
** MUSIC CREDITS **
Music by Joakim Karud / joakimkarud
Music by @joakimkarudmusic

[@cshula1]

This is beautiful!! How do you decide what color goes where in a painting like this?

[@LironYan]

Thank you ^_^ Very spontaneously (: I tend to use lots of yellows where I know it will stay light, because yellow is generally lighter. I then vary it with red, usually. Blue tends to be darker (and red too sometimes), so I'll use these where the shadows are. So that means blue, purple and green shadows (all the mixes of blue + red / yellow). And sometimes I'll throw all of that out the window and just improvise! Give it a try (;

[@charitysketches]

@@LironYan bruh, my art has changed so much just from this TINY piece of information. I can't even compare it to anything prior because I've never done watercolor but holy crap you TAUGHT MEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@scarz1951]

Ah! A Yancosky palette with light, bright colors. Cool. Drawing, values then colors. Something that Stan Miller stresses.

[@sunnycharacter]

I LOVE watercolor paintings on old architecture and old cars! I have a photo of an old car in our rural driveway,covered in ice that I really want to paint. The car is in several old rusty colors so it will be fun to paint!

[@artieross9537]

Just was looking back through some of my 2017 screen shots and there you were. I love your art instruction, Liron!!!

[@jerrychan1471]

Another great video, thanks for explaining your approach from both high- and detailed-levels. Your tips are very useful and practical. Absolutely love your precision and style!

[@judylarkin1978]

This is beautiful! It’s soo vibrant!

[@ginnysullivan7392]

Thank you for sharing your expertise, knowledge and artistic integrity

[@beatrixtracy]

Thank you for your kind reply. I only heard about this type of brush yesterday for the first time, and it's great to see it in action when you use it. Your punchy and clear style of painting has caused me to put down other mediums and take out my watercolours again. I love the way you do not overwork your colours but leave the brightness of the paper to pop through.

[@LironYan]

Wow thank you so much! 😊🙏🏼 It’s so hard for me to “see” my own style, so that actually helps a lot!

[@marthamccarthy6940]

I love this and all the colors chosen, you make it look so easy!

[@johnprickett8140]

Watching your video and you have just started painting. And I quote, 'Now comes the magic'. That says it all. Thank you.

[@LironYan]

😊🙏🏼

[@freddy2925]

Thank you so much for inspiring me and teaching not only me but many people who watch your videos! Keep doing what you do and helping people.

[@LironYan]

It's my pleasure ^_^ Thank you so much - your support means the world to me (:

[@donnacarraway9182]

You are so right! It is beautiful!! I agree that color is fascinating and I would love to see more about it! Thank you!!!

[@cecileegeorgeson_artist]

Love the way you explain values ......their importance while still giving colour it’s showplace...great result 🙏🙏

[@rebatsu]

Love this exercise and great colors!

[@johnharkness6304]

Wow, love it 👍🏼

[@kelguy2002]

Fantastic Tutorial 👏👏👏THANK YOU ....REALLY FANTASTIC ☮️❤️🎨

[@EM-ug8ud]

This is such a helpful video!!! 👏👏👏

[@Aien1220]

Mesmerising! Love the attention to detail.

[@bette-annlaberge4888]

This is great, Liron! Thanks!

[@LironYan]

Thank you 😊🙏🏼 My pleasure!

[@4everminky]

So great Liron , thanks for sharing

[@LironYan]

My pleasure! (: Really happy you like this one

[@rainbowfox1934]

The graduation using analogous colors was delightful and made the painting have a lot of liveliness. Terrific!

[@LironYan]

Thank you ^_^ I agree and I kind of got lucky, because I decided to do that on the spot, without planning!

[@sherrikent6628]

Outstanding use of color, love the subject! I really was surprised at how the final piece turned out.

[@LironYan]

Thank you 😊🙏🏼

[@kathiefleming2830]

Love it love it love it. Especially your narration.

[@ginnysullivan7392]

thank you for so generously sharing your experience and expertise. Exciting work.

[@LironYan]

Thank you so much for the kind words and support! ^_^ I'm happy this helps

[@angiegrace7143]

This was really super helpful.

[@sharonnorvelle6926]

Very nice. Thank you for sharing. Love and appreciate your videos

[@LironYan]

Thank you so much, it’s my pleasure! 😊🙏🏼

[@salinas3d495]

Amazing info. I love this. THANK YOU

[@cindyhorton6980]

Great instructional video!! Thank you!

[@LironYan]

Thank you (: Really happy this helped!

[@guygoodwin2104]

Excellent visual and narration. Lots of key info. Thanks.

[@LironYan]

Thank you ^_^ Really happy to hear this helps!

[@JessicaSandersArt]

I really enjoyed seeing you bring this painting together!! TFS, Liron 😀

[@LironYan]

My pleasure, so happy you enjoyed! Thank you ^_^

[@bethings3]

Thank you, Liron!

[@dottiekiley2171]

I like that you talk about what you are good at and not the ordinary organics. Good teacher.

[@dessyedeeclark1144]

And what you are moving toward. Or still seeking.

[@marykhavelka8875]

Interesting use of lots of color in this video to paint the old truck. Very nice quick drawing and the end result is amazing! Great video Liron. Wan to see more .....

[@LironYan]

Thank you so much ^_^ More on the way...!

[@SharonH11100]

Very nice! You are a terrific educator 💁🏼‍♀️

[@LironYan]

Thank you so much 😊🙏🏼

[@BarbrajoanOriginals]

The right values are what makes this look so good. As always, color doesn't matter as long as the values are right. And yes I still struggle with it. Thanks Liron !

[@LironYan]

My pleasure, thank you 🙏🏼😊 I have trouble with the mid-values usually. I tend to go dark shadows and light highlights, without enough in-between.

[@chantalrochon3566]

Thank you for this video 🎉❤

[@androandro7179]

You are soooooo talented and a great teacher too :) loved all your series ,they are so informative. This one was really spectacular!

[@LironYan]

Thank you so much (: Really happy to hear ^_^

[@melissawaddell3358]

Excellent! I thoroughly enjoyed listening to you step by step. Thank You for your exspresiveness.

[@LironYan]

So happy to hear, thank you ^_^

[@kayrabey1344]

I like it a lot. It really pops!

[@lindathaxton1994]

B-U-T-FUL!! Fascinating how color works to make things look amazing, again THANK YOU for sharing

[@ashwinkumar1867]

Like the usage of color with subtle mixing and accuracy in sketching

[@dahliariley]

Fabulous demo!!

[@happymv5350]

Liron - learning so much from your videos. I have trouble with shadow values. This video helped and I’m practicing your approach.

[@LironYan]

So happy to hear! It takes some time to develop courage to push everything to be as DARK as necessary. Thank you ^_^

[@WhstlblwrBlastingEpsteinsILK]

Gorgeous work! Thank you for sharing! Subscribed!

[@michelleflick1937]

Cars and prople ae your strong suit. Fascinating to watch them come to life this way.

[@lugenedelozier6753]

You make it look so easy. I love watching you.

[@heavismail9591]

thanks so much ... I love your channel , you encouraged me to start painting 😍

[@LironYan]

Wow I'm so happy to hear this ^_^ Thank you so much for your support!

[@myartprocess6003]

This is amazing. At first, I thought, "Oh, no...what are you doing, Liron?!" Then as the painting progressed, I thought, "Oh my gosh! I totally get it!" It's beautiful!

[@aachalsindhwal9550]

I just wanna say that I really love your videos and they’re really helpful 😊

[@LironYan]

So happy to hear 😊🙏🏼 Thank you!

[@dekuuniverse8379]

you ,good sir, are amazing! Thanks you for sharing your knowledge!

[@LironYan]

My pleasure 😊🙏🏼 Thank you!

[@bee8425]

I looked away for a few minutes when it was just blocks of random seeming colour and when I looked back I was looking at a masterpiece

[@LironYan]

Haha 😂 Thank you 🙏🏼 the magic of watercolor!

[@markdonovan1540]

Great insights and a superb demonstration explained clearly. This is very useful to me at the moment. Being a beginner at this, and art in general, these type of videos give me key points to think about and practise while experimenting and playing with watercolours

[@IrisMG]

I like it! Values are more important than hue

[@LironYan]

Indeed! Thank you ^_^

[@bollenhutart]

I've never saw something like this 💚 it is just wonderful 👍🏻

[@bethgoodhand8367]

Another great video

[@merlynearl4562]

I again and again fall into love with watercolr effects

[@LironYan]

Watercolor is a wonderful thing 😊

[@katekorg]

I really want to try this one, even though it might be not my level!

[@lolliepopstrawberry3204]

Love your creative artwork painting video about a Green watercolour 🖼️✔️🎨

[@vincentcassar3549]

Great Video Liron as usual. I like your explanation on how you decide to choose your colors which I must say fascinates me. Love your negative painting and the way you treat highlights. You like to keep your colors to bleed in one another. Well what I can add more. It is simply great.

[@LironYan]

Haha thank you 😊🙏🏼 The color selection thing is so random at times 😉 I’m trying to make it a little more deliberate and planned, because there’s a lot to take advantage of and create some really cool effects that way. Really happy you enjoyed this one 😊🙏🏼 Thank you!

[@maureenrich2805]

This was great! I struggle getting such 'clean' colours and this shows me how very important it is to assure I'm using pure colour. Thank you. Maureen

[@LironYan]

Happy this helped 😊🙏🏼 Thank you!

[@tsabeeh]

Great tutorial thank you very much it is inspired ...excellent channel 😍

[@LironYan]

Thank you so much ^_^ I really appreciate the kind words, and happy you enjoy!

[@natalywithaY]

You are amazing! Thank you ❤️🙏

[@givupitis]

Your watercolor techniques caught my eyes more than a year ago and today I still anxiously await your posts and live recordi gs. Thank you for being such a professional ...bravo, 👏 I think I'm now ready for your courses.

[@LironYan]

Wow thank you 😊🙏🏼 Let me know if you get any questions or need specific help!

[@nancylarson9023]

Gorgeous!

[@LironYan]

Thank you 😊🙏🏼

[@sarahelnaggar7748]

Amazing video as always

[@LironYan]

Thank you so much 😊🙏🏼

[@starmazaheri7448]

Thank you very much Liron. I always enjoy watching you talk and paint. Was this a real time video or a speeded one please?

[@alfonsoportugal6754]

outstanding and inspring, thanks

[@LironYan]

Thank you so much 😊🙏🏼 Happy to help!

[@karenfox9982]

Beautiful thankyou 💖

[@impish22]

Great painting.. full of life and really fun.. not too serious.. love that about it..!

[@LironYan]

Thank you so much 😊🙏🏼 Happy you liked it!

[@edperry4235]

What a great teacher!

[@LironYan]

Thank you 😊🙏🏼

[@celestiallatitudesounds2937]

I watched this a while back and I thought it was very creative and informative. I

[@LironYan]

Feel free to (:

[@gee355Art]

Great video! As someone who likes to limit my palette to 4-5 colours, this has made me see things differently. I might try this approach of many colours next time I do a painting. Thanks for sharing!

[@LironYan]

Awesome! Let me know if you end up trying it, and how it works for you 😊🙏🏼🎨

[@gee355Art]

@@LironYan will do! 😊

[@jayufffawver774]

beautiful work

[@LironYan]

Thank you (:

[@anncatli5668]

Beautiful painting 🙂

[@LironYan]

Thank you ^_^

[@mariangelabaruffaldi8642]

Meraviglioso✨😍, grazie grazie grazie ciao🙋

[@teresalongoria6221]

It looks terrific :)

[@LironYan]

Thank you so much ^_^

[@meenakshikrishnan2776]

you are awesome!! Love your style. Do you have a video on how to mix colors? If not please make one :)

[@LironYan]

Haha thank you ^_^ I actually have many color mixing vids! I think you'll like this one in particular (a bit of an old vid so I'm less charismatic =P ): kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZnTEZWWwZ5uMidE

[@tobykits]

Liron what a beautiful painting and you make it look so easy. Do describe anywhere in any of your videos what brushes and paints you use. No just the colors but the manufacturers also. Thank for any help you can offer.

[@kimbersembrace9943]

You’re adorable to watch. Great tips!

[@reginathomas5857]

Your my watercolor painting hero🌺🙋👍

[@LironYan]

Haha thank you so much ^_^

[@ashlyrz252]

Loved this painting when I saw it on Instagram! Really enjoyed the video ❤️

[@LironYan]

Thank you 😊🙏🏼 So happy to hear! I’m really pleased with how it turned out

[@2lmdi]

Bingo! You are so right! Very well shown. I will say, though, that I find mother nature to have more interesting and more abundant colors than anything man-made... of course I'm including people and animals but its true of land/sea/sky scapes also. I do enjoy painting things (for lack of a better word) but mama nature has them beat for colors.

[@LironYan]

I get it, and I agree! But I would also say this one has a bit of mother nature, the rust is a naturally occurring phenomenon (; Haha! But in any case, I really need to train myself in seeing the different colors of nature, because for some reason they are easier for me to see in these types of objects. Thank you ^_^

[@ColleenM61]

VERY cool Liron! I love it! A great lesson as well. thanks!

[@LironYan]

Thank you so much 😊🙏🏼

[@ritamacdonald353]

I enjoyed your video. I would like to order Daniel Smith watercolour paints. What colors do you suggest? I can afford a red, a blue, a yellow, perhaps two blues. I can make my own green, violet and brown.

[@micabusby6980]

I have the same problem of greying and over mixing. Hence I took MeowMeowKabow’s video on roll dice palettes and combine it with the 30x30 Direct Watercolor Challenge to try to get out of it.

[@LironYan]

Oh that's a great exercise! :D It will go away with time, I'm sure you'll find the balance! I find that just "forcing" myself to use paint purely (no mixing), but with the right value - can really help.

[@chayita7]

A lways interesting. Could you tell me what shadow colors to use for brown objercts and black objects?Thanks.

[@LironYan]

Thank you 😊🙏🏼 That would depend on the environment (: Is there light that reflects from somewhere else? Does the object seem warm? Cool? Don't be afraid to try "weird" choices until you find what works for you!

[@rachelm7525]

Haha, well your subject didn't look promising, but you produced something unexpected with your use of color. I totally get what you say about the primaries. They should really all be there in some way, because they appear in life! I just got a new little set of paints for my holiday, and I shall use them on our 12 hour flight!

[@LironYan]

Flights are a great time to paint and draw (; And yes! Almost any subject can be made interesting, as long as you have a vision. I easily see beauty in mechanical objects with lots of straight lines, for some reason. Thank you ^_^

[@dessyedeeclark1144]

​@@LironYan your brain likely has engineering/ architectural design abilities and you have strong systems thinking. This links visual-spatial skills with function. How things work mechanically and physiologically, and in multiple space dimensions. I come from a family of engineers and didn't realize when I was younger that it was also associated with art and being a maker. Or why I had friends who were geologists and musicians. I composed music and liked to problem solve. Spent many years in healthcare before recognizing my art was indeed a basic need and I should allocate time for it. Hope others don't wait as long as I did.

[@salvaged_wretch]

Wow this is awesome !! I wish you could tell us what colors you’re using… especially on the second-third layers .. shading parts

[@LironYan]

Half the time I can't describe the specific mixes / colors I'm using 😅 My apologies

[@patrickpenta3005]

As a new painter with no training, I would never know to use colors underneath as a base coat to enhance shadows. I would have painted a straight maroon mixture hoping for the best result. How do you train your eye to see things in a different color dimension? I'm amazed with your perception!

[@Coletta123]

Very helpful instruction! I love your painting! Thanks very much for sharing your talent with us!

[@swatisarkar9514]

Thanks

[@barbararivera2380]

thanks

[@Colleen527]

I have just found you, this picture seems advanced teaching do you have a beginner video I can go to please, by the way very nice paiting

[@LironYan]

Thank you (: This is a good video to check out (and also the rest of the playlist): kzbin.info/www/bejne/rp-rfohnaLJ7d8U I hope this helps!

[@heartchitect1960]

Love this picture! Did you notice you have painted the reflection of the landscape within the front window?

[@LironYan]

I haven’t planned to - but wow - what a win 😉😎 This is the magic of focusing on the “abstract” shapes, and getting the values right. Things get painted relatively accurately. Thank you!

[@TheRogey1]

Love it😀

[@LironYan]

So happy to hear 😁🙏🏼🙏🏼 Thank you!

[@monopinion8799]

The car looks alive! Thank you so much 😊

[@user-ue4ir2gt7n]

红色的车用橘色打底色彩非常生动，大胆用色，学习了感谢分享。 你的笔触好流畅，喜欢

[@LironYan]

Thank you ^_^ I do feel like the brush strokes were relatively clean with this one!

[@beatrixtracy]

Superb! Very helpful. Great use of colour. Odd question...thats a great brush. What kind/size is it?

[@LironYan]

Thank you ^_^ This is a Silver Black Velvet - size 12 (I also use size 8).

[@mariamyre9778]

Very nice and video! What type of paper are you painting on ? Seems that the water and the color goes so well in to it.

[@LironYan]

Thank you 😊🙏🏼 This is Saunders-Waterford, 300 gsm, cold pressed. It’s my fav!

[@carysfaerie]

Really enjoyed this ☺️ Reminded me of an abstract colouring technique that caught my eye ages ago that I’d completely forgotten about. I really wanted to add it to my playlist ~ I found it-It’s titled ‘California vibe watercolour portraiture’ if you’re interested..not sure who the artist is yet though. Hope you’re well 🌼

[@LironYan]

Haha, I'm a real watercolor junky so I DEFINITELY know this one! :D The teacher is David Lobenberg. You can see it here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gWLbhqCQrJ1gha8 This is one of the things that REALLY inspired me when I got started! Thank you ^_^