COLORS | Immediately Improve Your Watercolor Paintings

[@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!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@claritzairosario68]

​@@LironYan that's so cool to know your color planning in your style! When you mentioned on other video you have a struggle or something like that, with the color theory.... dam! You use them a lot! For example, this incredible artwork! That's amazing!

[@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!

[@johnprickett8140]

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

[@LironYan]

😊🙏🏼

[@scarz1951]

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

[@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!

[@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.

[@artieross9537]

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

[@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!

[@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!

[@michelleflick1937]

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

[@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.

[@merlynearl4562]

I again and again fall into love with watercolr effects

[@LironYan]

Watercolor is a wonderful thing 😊

[@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!

[@IrisMG]

I like it! Values are more important than hue

[@LironYan]

Indeed! 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!

[@celestiallatitudesounds2937]

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

[@LironYan]

Feel free to (:

[@cecileegeorgeson_artist]

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

[@ashwinkumar1867]

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

[@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 (:

[@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...!

[@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 ^_^

[@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.

[@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 ^_^

[@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!!!

[@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!

[@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! 😊

[@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.

[@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!

[@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!

[@aachalsindhwal9550]

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

[@LironYan]

So happy to hear 😊🙏🏼 Thank you!

[@sherrikent6628]

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

[@LironYan]

Thank you 😊🙏🏼

[@katekorg]

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

[@judylarkin1978]

This is beautiful! It’s soo vibrant!

[@kayrabey1344]

I like it a lot. It really pops!

[@ginnysullivan7392]

Thank you for sharing your expertise, knowledge and artistic integrity

[@lugenedelozier6753]

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

[@bollenhutart]

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

[@kelguy2002]

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

[@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 ^_^

[@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

[@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

[@kathiefleming2830]

Love it love it love it. Especially your narration.

[@lolliepopstrawberry3204]

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

[@SharonH11100]

Very nice! You are a terrific educator 💁🏼‍♀️

[@LironYan]

Thank you so much 😊🙏🏼

[@lindathaxton1994]

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

[@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!

[@4everminky]

So great Liron , thanks for sharing

[@LironYan]

My pleasure! (: Really happy you like this one

[@monopinion8799]

The car looks alive! Thank you so much 😊

[@marthamccarthy6940]

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

[@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

[@johnharkness6304]

Wow, love it 👍🏼

[@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?

[@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!

[@Yz19915]

Just subscribed. What advice you'd give to someone who has always used acrylic colors and now intends to learn watercolors? What is better- expensive colors or good quality watercolor paper? Silly questions, I know. 😅

[@LironYan]

Haha, thank you and welcome aboard. These aren't silly questions at all! (: 1. There are endless ways, methods and approaches for watercolor painting. I suggest finding a style you like for yourself, and then learning from the person who does that style. Also, remember that watercolor has lots of properties that acrylics and other types don't, so play around with them a lot and learn what you enjoy! 2. Good quality paper in my opinion is more important. For me it was a HUGE difference, much more than when I switched paints. I hope this helps ^_^

[@Yz19915]

Liron Yanconsky- Thank you for responding to my queries. I am sure this is going to help me become better, In shaa Allah. Content. ✨

[@melissawaddell3358]

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

[@LironYan]

So happy to hear, thank you ^_^

[@Aien1220]

Mesmerising! Love the attention to detail.

[@EM-ug8ud]

This is such a helpful video!!! 👏👏👏

[@cindyhorton6980]

Great instructional video!! Thank you!

[@LironYan]

Thank you (: Really happy this helped!

[@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!

[@NAVYWhistleblowerAssassin]

Gorgeous work! Thank you for sharing! Subscribed!

[@rebatsu]

Love this exercise and great colors!

[@JessicaSandersArt]

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

[@LironYan]

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

[@edperry4235]

What a great teacher!

[@LironYan]

Thank you 😊🙏🏼

[@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.

[@angiegrace7143]

This was really super helpful.

[@bethgoodhand8367]

Another great video

[@dekuuniverse8379]

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

[@LironYan]

My pleasure 😊🙏🏼 Thank you!

[@safi456]

Hi Liron, you're definitely not afraid of colour! I need to do a bit more of these kind of exercises to loosen up. Pls can u tell me what brand of Pthalo blue you used here? Thanks.

[@LironYan]

Thank you 😊🙏🏼 I’m using the artist grade line of Winsor Newton. So this one is actually called Winsor Blue (but that’s just a name, it’s essentially Phthalo Blue).

[@safi456]

Liron Yanconsky thanks! I use navskaya palitra paints but not sure if they have phthalo by another name.

[@dahliariley]

Fabulous demo!!

[@adamlerch4440]

hehe you should really do a modern painting! I am a modern artist myself. Going to start working with watercolors:) Hey should I pick up the Daniel Smith Watercolors? Are they worth the price? I mean I was thinking of buying the Shinhan Pro paints. I saw you tested them.

[@LironYan]

I actually did some paintings that could pass as modern art. Maybe I'll share in a future video (: Daniel Smiths are GREAT. They are among my top fav brands. ShinHan PWC are also great, and cheaper. If you want to save money I would go for them instead.

[@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

[@珈睿]

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!

[@darrelltiencken9421]

Your painting looks alot better than the photo

[@salinas3d495]

Amazing info. I love this. THANK YOU

[@chantalrochon3566]

Thank you for this video 🎉❤

[@bethings3]

Thank you, Liron!

[@reginathomas5857]

Your my watercolor painting hero🌺🙋👍

[@LironYan]

Haha thank you so much ^_^

[@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!

[@sharonnorvelle6926]

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

[@LironYan]

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

[@margaretmartin6620]

Very interesting. I love this as a great lesson and teaching tool. You did a great job as always. And you are right about drawing. If you want to be a good painter, you have to be able to draw. Thanks, Liron.

[@LironYan]

Yes, drawing is crucial, and I feel so lucky for developing this ability over the years (not knowing my journey will lead me to watercolor painting!). Thank you ^_^

[@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 ^_^

[@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

[@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!

[@bette-annlaberge4888]

This is great, Liron! Thanks!

[@LironYan]

Thank you 😊🙏🏼 My pleasure!

[@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.

[@sarahelnaggar7748]

Amazing video as always

[@LironYan]

Thank you so much 😊🙏🏼

[@nancylarson9023]

Gorgeous!

[@LironYan]

Thank you 😊🙏🏼

[@alfonsoportugal6754]

outstanding and inspring, thanks

[@LironYan]

Thank you so much 😊🙏🏼 Happy to help!

[@natalywithaY]

You are amazing! Thank you ❤️🙏

[@barbararivera2380]

thanks

[@karenfox9982]

Beautiful thankyou 💖

[@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).

[@simfimpim]

Hi Liron, at around 8:10 you start adding the second layer of darker pigment to the car. Did you let the first layer dry before doing this?

[@brendalogan7940]

Wow! Amazing! What paint brush are you using?

[@LironYan]

Mainly Princeton synthetic, but I also love Silver Black Velvet and Raphael! (:

[@jayufffawver774]

beautiful work

[@LironYan]

Thank you (:

[@kimbersembrace9943]

You’re adorable to watch. Great tips!

[@mariangelabaruffaldi8642]

Meraviglioso✨😍, grazie grazie grazie ciao🙋

[@judiarmstrong8258]

Hi there, Love your colours! What brush are you using please?

[@LironYan]

Thank you 😊🙏🏼I'm using a Princeton synthetic (the blue one) size 12, and Silver Black Velvet (sizes 12 and 8).

[@teresalongoria6221]

It looks terrific :)

[@LironYan]

Thank you so much ^_^