Finding light and shadow with value studies in watercolor

[@brittm-m2403]

How insanely cool that this gal made an entire tutorial to address someone's comment and help them (and us)!? That's so considerate and helpful - really hard to find.

[@pearlgoddess965]

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[@LidaJoy]

Agreed! And it was SOOO helpful for me as a complete beginner to Watercolor who stumbled upon it, thanks to KZbin, and fell in love! Now I’m trying to learn everything I can about it. 😊

[@fionawindle1279]

This is by far one of best videos and explanations on value that I have watched. Thank you for creating and sharing ...

[@metalethel83]

This video answers so many questions I have as a beginner. My brain was having a hard time working it all out as I paint. Thanks!

[@wildflower1397]

One of the best explanations of light and dark value with colors I have ever seen. Now it makes so much more sense! Thanks!

[@cinandrews]

I am brand new to watercolor and at painting anything. I am trying to absorb as much information as possible. This was one of the best and helpful videos I have seen yet! Thank you so much! Now, I am going to binge watch you and practice!❤

[@exquisitelyelizabeth6531]

How is it possible that a value study looks like a masterpiece😮 love it😊❤

[@jeaninerichardson7179]

WOW the Negative Painting is such an eye-opener 😉

[@leannet3854]

I love this lesson.❤ Your version of the image is so stunning as well.

[@gun-britthedemalm3273]

Thank you very much! I am very grateful that you teach techniques and talk about how to capture the light in your painting. So important things to be able to paint a nice picture.

[@carolyndaughton3373]

kristin, these two paintings are gorgeous!

[@aliceflores6016]

This has taught me so much! I feel encouraged to paint now that I am beginning to understand light/ color value. Thank you

[@donnamurphey6886]

Thank you so much for this wonderful lesson. I’m glad I found you on KZbin.

[@dianeloftus5476]

Thank you so much! ❤ This helps tremendously!! I will be using and reusing this video to assist with my progress in growing as an artist.

[@kristinvanleuven]

You're so welcome! Thank you for the feedback and I wish you the best of luck 💕

[@KarinPrzybilski]

Thank you so much for giving us a detailed demonstration on light and shadow! :)

[@kareng3655]

Thanks so much for this video. I learned tons! Great teaching!

[@maremacd]

This is great! It would be helpful to have a part two where maybe the lights and darks aren’t so intricately interwoven. It just seems so complicated.

[@kristinvanleuven]

You know, I agree 😅 I was thinking this morning that maybe a negative space painting was too complicated. I’ll try to do some simpler subjects on KZbin shorts this week

[@maremacd]

That would be awesome! And a lot of work I’m sure. thank you so much!

[@watchherworld2368]

@@kristinvanleuvenCan you post the link of the short here please?

[@bgs81swit88]

This is where we learn the meaning of “practice makes perfect”!

[@emmanuelledesachy7476]

❤​@@kristinvanleuven

[@ang794]

So helpful. I know im supposed to start trablucent but i lose it and mess it all up. Im new and trying to learn how to use color overall. Thanks!

[@KathrynTanner-t8f]

Helpful! I tend to wind up with paintings that are all the same value. Will try that exercise in value scales.

[@Mienarrr]

Ahhh this is so cool 🥰 Ill definitely be trying out the tip to do traditional value studies like this! thank you!

[@elsbethdahlgren281]

Thank you! Now I start to understand Watercolour contrast

[@mrs.z605]

Your artwork is very beautiful! Thank you for sharing your skills!

[@smahoney5794]

Great information and wonderful little studies!

[@dianabarretto2683]

Happy to see this tutorial. Very helpful. Thank you for sharing your talent to us beginners. Now I understand how to do my light and shadow.

[@Benvi5735]

This explanation and demo is very helpful. I do struggle with values......need to practice, practice, practice. Thank you.

[@jeaninerichardson7179]

This is a great lesson 👏

[@jennthenifer]

Very helpful tip! Thank you.

[@tanzilasaiyed4751]

This video exponentially improved the final outcome of my paintings! It did take a lot of practice but I Can't thank you enough for such a clear and detailed explanations. Also, can we call your style impressionist rather than loose 😅

[@julieb737]

How immensely helpful to do the grey version first . This helps so very much .

[@amph4474]

That was very, very helpful. For those like me who struggle with loosening up with our painting, I think it would be helpful if you included the reference photo. I think seeing how you deviated from the photo and didn’t limit yourself with the details of the photo would be very helpful.

[@kristinvanleuven]

Hi! I had the reference photo on the right side of the screen for both paintings because I do think it helps to see that it’s not an exact copy

[@preservinghistory1766]

Amazing lesson! Thank you!!

[@kathykobernik952]

Loved this exercise. I have a multi colors, actually 36. You name the colors you use, but with these kits it doesn't give the names. I am not always sure of the colors I am using. Maybe this is a silly thing to be concerned about. I am so new at painting. Love your videos. You do a great job explaining things.

[@jjohnson1655]

Another fantastic tutorial!❤

[@trudiegruber9445]

What a great explanation! Thank you!

[@glen4075]

Wow, this was so helpful. Thank you ❤

[@nukki2869]

I‘m a beginner and I don’t even paint really but this video is so informative and interesting !

[@Daria1able]

Very beautiful !!! Thank you so much 🫶

[@janegardner5435]

Great tutorial and very helpful Thanks

[@sandhya7365]

Thank you so much now my paitings look more realistic 💗 Thank you really 😊

[@sarahmiller5632]

Very helpful in understanding value. I just found you and will certainly follow you.🤗🇨🇦

[@editswithcredits]

very cool Thank you Kristin!! And thank you for NOT adding elevator music in the background

[@indie8189]

Great demo!!!

[@LantraAntero]

It was very useful, thank you!

[@PenelopeKenshol]

Excellent simple fun to try

[@johnbryant_]

great lesson, thanks!

[@lorrainecorona90]

This video is awesome

[@elisabetbergstrom4653]

You are fantastik to learn how to do 😊thank you❤

[@catlinhollow]

excellent turorial. thank you.

[@charlieb.4273]

This was very helpful! Thanks. Charlie in Virginia

[@kristinvanleuven]

Glad it was helpful! Thanks Charlie

[@KerstiSchantz]

A very big Thank you!!

[@NeetusArtClasses]

Nice tutorial ❤❤❤❤

[@juliehilton1701]

Brilliant xx

[@jeaninerichardson7179]

Very Very Interesting...

[@saki3450]

amazing tutorial thank you

[@yvonneursell-ek8vz]

I love the brush you use. What make/type is it. It has a lovely point but seems to hold a lot of paint as well. Great tutorial 😊🎉

[@donnaduhe6923]

Thank you thank you!!!

[@noellemurphy8368]

Wonderful ❤😂

[@jodywho6696]

Thank you✨😊✨

[@carolhigginbotham3202]

Thank you!

[@anielagebski7984]

Hi. I'm new to your KZbin channel. This video was really helpful and I love the explanation as you work. I have just started a watercolour class with a local artist. My first attempt was no masterpiece but I enjoyed the process. I chose to paint a bee. I think I would say it was a loose painting, there were some hair details that I really struggled with. The tutor advised to run the corner of the paint tube through the wet paint. It did leave a line and a slight groove in the paper for the next layer of paint to go into. I wondered if you had any tips on this kind of detail. I will definitely be following you for more tutorials. I live in England. Thanks Aniela 🐝🖌️

[@dalianavasilache-pj6qp]

Such a useful tutorial !!! Thank you so much 🙏🙏🙏. I still have a hard time figuring out the difference between light and shadow obtained with the intensity of the colour (adding more or less water) and shadow obtained by mixing complimentary colours (ex adding red to green). When should we use one technique or the other? I don’t lnow if this makes sense but it would be awesome if you can explain this 🙏

[@NewbiaLeogetti]

This is a great video, thank you! Do you pause to let the paint dry between each phase (light, middle, dark values) or just go straight through? I feel like when I try to do that my paints all bleed out, maybe a sign I’m using too much water?

[@MariMiller1382]

Do you offer classes anywhere?

[@halinaFij191]

Wow ! ❤From Poland. Yet ....❤‍🩹❤‍🩹❤‍🩹❤‍🩹

[@ladyhecate9450]

Thank you. This great but in my struggling watercolor artist's mind, tis still complicated.

[@user__214]

I just found your channel and am enjoying the videos! I am fairly new to watercolor. This is a random question but I've noticed you don't seem to mind when colors mix a bit inside your half-pans. Whereas I'm always neurotically rinsing my brush so that I can keep my colors pure. But it makes mixing colors so hard! Do you just not worry about it? What do you do if you need pure yellow and your yellow has blue in it??

[@BoraArt1]

What colour did you use mam . What's the brand name

[@sparksbakery]

This is wet on dry right? ( I’m a more intricate oil painter, it’s hard to get “loose” in my brain)

[@meggraham7564]

Another simple way to get values for a printed picture is to lay a piece of Red cellophane on the image. This will mute most colours.

[@julieb737]

Did you let it dry between all the green layers ?

[@kristinvanleuven]

Kind of. By the time I was done with the first layers they were pretty dry. Some bleeding for sure, but I didn’t dry it specifically

[@KathrynTanner-t8f]

Aha! So you are drawing in the really light/white patches, and stems, and paint around them. Common sense! I keep thinking I'll just leave a space while I'm painting. Doesn't work. Thanks!

[@pearlgoddess965]

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