How to Paint Light in Watercolor

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[@ElowenFaye]

You are an excellent teacher! Thank you for sharing such valuable advice for free. I just started painting with watercolors and feel privileged to watch your videos :)

[@learntopaintwatercolor]

You are so welcome!

[@jane_7193]

I agree. Thank you, Matthew. Your inspiration is beautiful.

[@yunzers]

this is such a wonderful demonstration Matt. Thank you so much. I learn a lot from watching you paint. Wishing you all the best!

[@learntopaintwatercolor]

Thanks so much!

[@williamokura9460]

Absolutely sick! 🎉. Thanks for an inspiring demo. I can tell your experience with nocturnes and wc is making this seem effortless!

[@corallall]

Hi Matt! by the way you talk about watercolor, drawing technique and other things related to watercolor, I can clearly see how sincerely you love your job!!! thank you, i'm the same 😊

[@learntopaintwatercolor]

Awesome, thank you!

[@christyk.8779]

Beautiful! Thank you for the inspiration. Capturing and not muddying up the light is so challenging for me. Onwards!

[@judylangmuir3600]

Fabulous teaching that is broken down enough into the steps that I can both understand and be inspired to try! Thank you!

[@carolyncorbo1636]

So happy I found you..clear, supportive instructions! Thanks!

[@learntopaintwatercolor]

Welcome!

[@ChrisKnauft]

Thanks, Matt! Excellent lesson, beautiful results on the paper.

[@jasbindarsingh9179]

Wow - that’s beautiful. Thank you.

[@Jacklette]

Matthew I thank you so much for the fantastic video and brilliant teaching. I will try painting the light. Greetings from München/Germany ❤ 1 day later: I have tried today. I got the light right but the surroundings are very bad!

[@sankarramasamy1444]

🎉amazing! Such clear explanations and detailed reflections

[@learntopaintwatercolor]

Glad it was helpful!

[@viktoriastockmal8405]

This was so incredibly helpful. You are a very good instructor. Thank you for sharing this

[@learntopaintwatercolor]

Glad it was helpful!

[@karlaaraujo5963]

Beautiful light! Definitely something I have to improve in my watercolor.

[@ZewelanjiNamumba-ww8by]

Nice wonderful video and explanation, indeed a work of art

[@nirmalyachakraborty2789]

Lucid explanation ❤

[@alexthe1cat]

This is a great teaching lesson.

[@learntopaintwatercolor]

Glad it was helpful!

[@MiriSue]

Great tutorial! ❤

[@bennmurhaaya8518]

such a nice, lovely color palette.

[@learntopaintwatercolor]

Thank you!

[@joneyt4645]

Your lessons are so good. Thank you.

[@learntopaintwatercolor]

Glad you like them!

[@lucytkmts]

This is sooooo touching. Great work.

[@cristinacuenca4176]

Great video and very helpful. Thank you so much. 🤗

[@learntopaintwatercolor]

You are so welcome!

[@daleshawn1910]

Excellent tutorial. Thank you!

[@learntopaintwatercolor]

Glad it was helpful!

[@paul-oram]

Very informative. Thankyou for posting.

[@preetimaheshwari9018]

Wow!!! Thanks for sharing your whole process.

[@barryteghtmeyer5466]

Great video Matt!

[@learntopaintwatercolor]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@Tat_Tvam_Asi.]

This is amazing 😍

[@gingeranderson9701]

I am a fan, Matthew! :)

[@learntopaintwatercolor]

Thanks!

[@dominiquelefevre9946]

Meraviglioso, sono in ammirazione davanti a tanta bravura.

[@enriquepittaluga1164]

Beautiful

[@learntopaintwatercolor]

Thank you

[@eiraumanes519]

¡Great light! 👏🏻

[@learntopaintwatercolor]

Thanks! 😁

[@argus1500]

Great lesson! Looks like you started using masking tape for your paintings. Did you walk away from moistening both sides of the paper?

[@learntopaintwatercolor]

I should have mentioned this in the video, I tape down nocturne scenes because I don’t do a wet into wet first wash. I also tape down plein air paintings so they don’t blow away.

[@argus1500]

@@learntopaintwatercolor Thank you!

[@carlosj.dommar6261]

Nice!

[@TerropilerYt2]

You are so good🥰

[@learntopaintwatercolor]

Thank you!

[@WalkerFrankeArt]

This was incredibly helpful! I noticed you taped the paper down here. Did you still wet both sides, or have you stopped doing that method as much?

[@learntopaintwatercolor]

I still dampen both sides unless it's a nocturne or plein air painting.

[@WalkerFrankeArt]

@@learntopaintwatercolor Oh nice! I apologize if I missed this in a previous video, but why specifically for a nocturne? Is it so you can create darker values easier?

[@sandi426]

Wonderful, but I'm curious why you did not think the sidewalk along the fence would be good to add.

[@scottenosh4548]

Hey Matthew. Could you do a tutorial like this using cellulose/pulp paper. Im finding it a real challenge to do this on the only paper I can afford at this time. Thanks

[@EmersonMunkres]

Great video as always Matt. Was the first brush used an Escoda Versatil? What size was that? Also, what angle was the painting for this? Thanks

[@learntopaintwatercolor]

it was a size 14 dream catcher. www.cheapjoes.com/catalog/product/view/id/9647/s/cheap-joe-s-dream-catcher-round-size-14/ I paint at a 35 degree angle.

[@EmersonMunkres]

@@learntopaintwatercolorthanks so much!

[@EmersonMunkres]

@@learntopaintwatercolorany quick thoughts on the dreamcatcher? Looks interesting never heard of them before.

[@BaydreamR]

Feels like a TC!

[@sunnymoon369]

Great video! For beginners if you don’t know how to soften an edge, watch a video on how to do this technique. 😊

[@theartistlove8113]

👍🏼 👍🏼

[@leonardocampioni47]

Bellissimo

[@charmainecarr1816]

❤

[@Aruma575]

Genio!

[@twiggyfabores3088]

❤❤❤

[@advitparashar116]

What type of paper is that, its not ripping even with tht many layers and water

[@umrazubeir3839]

Watercolour paper probably 300gsm type

[@advitparashar116]

@@umrazubeir3839 300gsm wouldnt hold up against THAT MUCH water tho

[@barbarastehman1722]

Watercolor

[@YuniceBren]

Oopsss thanks!

[@Rangii8]

My water color is not water coloring

[@xy4006]

the music is so annoyingly loud, you don't really have a loud voice so why put the loud melody in the background??