How to Paint Figures - Adding Life to Your Watercolor Paintings

[@SoYeahChrisCrafts]

Very informative and great narration with the steps Sir! Up and up with your success here! 🙌

[@SoYeahChrisCrafts]

The dry brush for the legs: game changer. THANK YOU

[@learntopaintwatercolor]

Thanks so much! I appreciate it. Glad you liked the video and I hope it helps.

[@dottiekiley2171]

Now, I have 25 pages of only people…no backgrounds. I am stuck. I just love your quick style.

[@bennimenden]

I already said it but im glad i found your channel :)) what is even more sick, is that i just asked myself how to paint figures and you made a video about it 9 hours ago. I am 15 years old and i hope i found my passion in watercolor. Just wanted to let you know you really helped me with your vids

[@learntopaintwatercolor]

That’s great! I’m really glad you are getting something from my videos. Best of luck as you get into watercolor!

[@dianakoeppel3492]

Very helpful. Adding little people has brought things to life. Thank you.

[@antoniomarcos5321]

Thank you so much. I have just learnt about your video and I found it very useful, especially the tip about using a drier bruch for the lower limbs (where there is less lighting) and the theoretical note about the key to how the figures should be read. The only complement I would make is the need to vary the 7.5 proportion rule for variation (taller and shorter people, female as well as male) and also a little variation in body shapes, so as to avoid the effect that the crowd is "an army of robots". Anyway, great video! Thanks for your generosity, and I will be coming back for more.

[@learntopaintwatercolor]

Thanks Antonio! Glad you liked the video. Good point on varying the size and shape of your figures. Variety is important. Thanks for watching!

[@margaretlindsay4129]

Im so glad i found you. Your teaching manner and simple explainations have been priceless. Thankyou.

[@learntopaintwatercolor]

Welcome! I'm glad to hear that!

[@12345678maylin]

The tip about the heads level is great. Thank you for a very educational video.

[@bdcorgimom]

This was really great for a beginner! One thing I am really seeing is that in these figures the less paint on the legs seems to indicate more movement which I never would of thought of that!

[@learntopaintwatercolor]

Glad it was helpful!

[@marvindcat]

I kinda wish we could see your palette while you’re painting….just to see how you handle the brush through the paint and the pressure against the palate itself. But still super informative! Thank you.

[@annipetratos9401]

When at school art class, i had painted a people free city scene with a bus in the foreground. My teacher said.."put some people in there"... He flashed his brush and with one swipe hed added a mysterious passenger on the bus. I loved that picture... because of the character he had added

[@gailmariage5318]

This is incredible. Thanks.

[@learntopaintwatercolor]

You're very welcome!

[@stevebovard6926]

Thank you about keeping the heads at the same level!!🎉 Keep teaching ill keep watching ! Thanks

[@tonyaahn540]

Excellent tutorial to an intimidating subject. Thanks for a well rounded lesson on proportion, depth, detail, & profile.

[@lynnsemple2716]

Great video - thank you! I'm always a bit wary of putting people in my sketches but will give it a shot now. Thank you for sharing your fantastic skills & knowledge.

[@learntopaintwatercolor]

You’re welcome! Glad you found this helpful.

[@barryteghtmeyer5466]

Thanks Matt! This was perfect timing! I posted your tutorial on my class FB page. Several of my students had the goal of putting figures into their paintings/sketches. Again, appreciate your clear instruction!

[@learntopaintwatercolor]

Thanks Barry! I appreciate it.

[@jillam7039]

Thank you! This was great

[@learntopaintwatercolor]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@143ArtandSoul]

Thank you for this video. Love how you simplify the process. :)

[@learntopaintwatercolor]

You’re welcome! Glad you liked it.

[@masoudrasoulian6591]

Your teaching is very very good

[@learntopaintwatercolor]

Thank you!

[@christinewrestsmith6957]

Love your teaching style and delivery- very helpful

[@learntopaintwatercolor]

So glad!

[@gabbygabgab611]

Thank you so much.this is amazing

[@learntopaintwatercolor]

Glad you like it!

[@nikchetverikov8989]

Hello! I am from Russia and I am 13 years old. Thank you for the lesson! It is very informative and yseful.

[@learntopaintwatercolor]

You're very welcome!

[@citigirl3238]

This is a wonderful tutorial….great explanations and demos! Thank you for making this a simple way to understand people in groups and distances!

[@learntopaintwatercolor]

Glad it was helpful!

[@GoogleUser-it3xq]

Matthew, your Watercolor Essentials course along with the Watercolor Community is wonderful! The way you explain things so carefully and precisely is something I've not found in any other watercolor instructor. I'm so glad I decided to take your course and join the Watercolor Community as well. Kudos!

[@learntopaintwatercolor]

Thank you! I’m so glad that you are enjoying my course and communicating!

[@TobiasELee]

Excellent video (and examples) - thanks you!

[@AnimalArtbyTerraCotta]

I've always avoided drawing people (lol and still might) but your tips on perspective are so helpful! I've just used gut feeling on where to put animals in relationship, not always with good results, and your tips on planes and distance is spot on awesome! Appreciation! 👍👍👍

[@learntopaintwatercolor]

Thanks! I’m glad you found this helpful!

[@EloiseMichel]

Thank you for the advices. I'll grab my paintbrushes and try wright now !

[@robynblake4841]

A very helpful video! Figures certainly do add life and I like how you’ve presented this lesson in a practical way.

[@GoogleUser-it3xq]

Thank you so much, Matt, for all you do to help others!

[@IrisAndrassy]

This was a super helpful video, I paint with acrylics at the moment but I’m going to try your techniques anyway, thanks!

[@wallabybob3020]

Clear, concise and informative. This is the way a tutorial video should be. 👍🏻

[@learntopaintwatercolor]

Thanks Nick! I appreciate that.

[@wallabybob3020]

@@learntopaintwatercolor My pleasure Matthew. I’ve been a professional illustrator for nearly 40 years. I started out as a watercolourist then followed Satan’s path and became a cartoonist!😱 Now I’m semi-retired and going back to watercolours for a bit of fun and your videos are a great source of inspiration. Thanks again.

[@mariaguillerminaayrolo1480]

❤❤❤❤great tutorial !!!!!!

[@myjewelry4u]

I just found you! Happy about that.

[@learntopaintwatercolor]

Welcome!

[@munishnayyar9696]

Thankyou sir for showing this so beautifully. You truly are a master. God Bless

[@learntopaintwatercolor]

Very kind of you!

[@crystalblake8619]

Love this!

[@Northumbergull]

Hi, from Scotland! Thank you so much for producing this video. Until now, I've struggled with painting figures. This really helped my confidence 👍

[@margaretvandiem7116]

this is fabulous thanks

[@JosRitter]

Thanks for sharing. Something I'll be practicing.

[@annipetratos9401]

Wow love this. Im so obssessed with detail.

[@paulleeming5733]

Great Mathew

[@arunarts1653]

Excellent

[@tedpytlik8123]

Excellent instruction on figure painting. Anxious to add some to current street scene. My earliest figures tended to have heads that were too large. Your seven and a half head guideline is helpful. Thanks for the great demo.

[@Anthony-gq7dk]

Superb video and art class, so easy to follow and wonderful to watch an expert at work

[@marijadika6444]

I am glad I found your channel! Great videos with helpful tips and demos for watercolour enthusiasts:)!

[@learntopaintwatercolor]

Thanks! I’m glad you’re here!

[@nlmelch]

Very helpful. Thank you for this great demo.

[@learntopaintwatercolor]

You're welcome!

[@eze3572]

Im doing this practice tonight!!! Yay

[@pedrocarloslaufferneto4189]

ola... matthew... excelente tua explanação sobre fiiguras humanas... realmente sempre é algo intimidador.... mas tu falas com tanta calma que é um incentivo para os iniciantes.... pedro from brasil.

[@MrsTiffanyGrey]

That was a great exercise! Thank you!

[@learntopaintwatercolor]

Thanks!

[@manzencastillo]

Thank you sooooo much

[@learntopaintwatercolor]

You're welcome!

[@susancook1617]

Thank you Matthew, this is a great tutorial.

[@iammir8365]

I'm really excited now to paint people, thanks to you! I just subscribed too!

[@christierella]

Mind blown. Instant sub. I am recently obsessed with figure painting, the carrot method is my go to. You’ve inspired me, thank you for that, sir. That doesn’t come often enough. I can not wait to peruse your channel! Good stuff.

[@christierella]

...how you snuck some perspective knowledge on me! I like it, a lot.

[@SharadSaxena-db9vg]

This was really good. Thank you so much.

[@feyzancankaptanoglu503]

Thank you. It was very didactic

[@MonieFoster]

What an informative video! Thank You!

[@pkvvkp8978]

Thanks Matthew this is a great video I leaned so much from your clear teaching

[@learntopaintwatercolor]

Thank you! Glad you liked it.

[@hannastocksick7395]

Amazing! Wil definitely try. Thx for putting time into this video. Subscribed

[@learntopaintwatercolor]

You’re welcome! Glad to help.

[@apaperylife2096]

Excellent video! Thank you!

[@suzieirby2137]

Fabulous

[@nadifouldi3131]

Thank you so much for this great video. It is very helpful for beginners like me.

[@hornjan8258]

Many thanks for your informative contributions. I have already been able to implement a lot of it in my pictures. Why don't you paint lower legs and feet? I've noticed the same thing with Tim Wilmot.

[@fishingmagconz]

Very good. It looks easy the way you paint your figures.

[@inesmeneses8570]

Love your tutorial thanks 🙏, God blessing

[@learntopaintwatercolor]

You’re welcome!

[@therupoe]

This was so great! Thank you - just found this channel and it's been a great resource. This is always so intimidating but I really want to include them in plain air/ city sketching

[@ivancastro3225]

Thanks for the helpful video!!!

[@learntopaintwatercolor]

You’re welcome!

[@rubyseddon6456]

Thank you so much for sharing ❤

[@learntopaintwatercolor]

You’re welcome!

[@JagadisM]

Love 💗 it... Thanks!!

[@christinebarone2151]

Awesome. Thank you.

[@viviane1898]

that's amazing!!!!

[@TanyaNarayan]

Perfectly explained and very helpful, thank you so much for sharing!

[@learntopaintwatercolor]

Glad you liked it. You’re welcome!

[@xandecriskim]

absolute great!!!!!

[@happyfarmer979]

I learned a lot. Thanks.

[@learntopaintwatercolor]

You are welcome!

[@gingeranderson9701]

Thank you!

[@normaspande3141]

Thanks, that was very help ful

[@jjroseknows777]

Love it!

[@learntopaintwatercolor]

Thanks!

[@cybermollusk]

What paints do you use? I tried this one expensive brand because my teacher recommended it, but the pigment is awfully chalky. Yours look much smoother.

[@learntopaintwatercolor]

Daniel Smith

[@cybermollusk]

@@learntopaintwatercolor really? 😆 that's the brand I was getting terrible results with. Are you using tube or pan? Maybe the pan paint works better.

[@jubileej1629]

​@@cybermollusk pans are always better (personally) however Daniel Smith paints does have more granulation than other paints. Maybe you can try winsor and newton?

[@ravimuley6634]

This is very helpful

[@InvincibleArts]

An amazing video.. 😃

[@learntopaintwatercolor]

Glad you liked it!

[@DavidBigelow-v5m]

Very helpful!

[@readwithmadhu]

Thank you 🙏.

[@badams1376]

I loved it! However, towards end, about incorporating background, you lost me there. Something about colors of clothes perhaps including in background wash? Thanks!

[@learntopaintwatercolor]

Sorry, I plan on making a video addressing that as well. I was try to explain to include light values in your figures in the first wash and don't just paint around them. More explanation to come!

[@JK-ug5qn]

Yes! I have no problem drawing the tiny figures. My problem is how they don’t get lost against the background. For instance flesh tone figure against a beach color. Do we outline them? 🤷‍♀️Or do you leave a little white around the figure?? Funny how you can paint for decades and still get stumped!!!

[@merymer5831]

Hello from İstanbul, thank you for the video

[@learntopaintwatercolor]

Welcome!

[@lucapace8136]

What kind of paper are you using

[@finearts383]

Well done

[@pesto12601]

amazing... great video.. SUBSCRIBED!

[@learntopaintwatercolor]

Thank you!

[@amandabartlett309]

still trying to do the dry brush technique

[@caseywilliams4932]

ty!

[@graziellarocha8896]

That's very interesting

[@mingyzhang]

Please demonstrate more human figures drawing!

[@stanTrX]

thanks. i think there is also "carrot" method for these little guys.

[@7694]

風景に人物を入れると親近感がわきますね　人物・・難しい　ありがとうございます

[@travelinglovebugs7]

Have trouble dry brushing

[@learntopaintwatercolor]

It can be tricky until you get a feel for it. I have a video on that if you are interested. kzbin.info/www/bejne/i366mnZsltqIY9E

[@yosephadrianto1622]

Good

[@learntopaintwatercolor]

Thanks

[@etoileblue]

❤

[@nic.in.the.pacific5113]

👍

[@mooshibe]

My great problem! Figures. I'm not a drawer at all. Thank you.

[@learntopaintwatercolor]

I hope this helps!

[@hannastocksick7395]

Wow, i just created some zombies! :))

[@learntopaintwatercolor]

Yeah, that happens. 😂

[@nutbutton7678]

this is exactly what i needed ty

[@jackiebyers1272]

Very helpful! Thanks for sharing.

[@learntopaintwatercolor]

Glad to hear it!

[@narmadakhare]

This was great! Thanks