How to paint figures in Watercolour ( Part 1) by Trevor Waugh

A short video showing figures painted in watercolour. A practice sheet of single,pairs and groups of people using only a brush. A necessary practice for all watercolourists if they want to include figures in their paintings. Music soundtrack written and performed by Trevor
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[@barbaragrant-larsen6637]

Artist, Painter, Musician, Writer, Teacher, and many more gifts I'm sure. Thank you for sharing. You are truly an inspiration.

[@TrevorWaugh]

+Barbara Grant-Larsen Thanks so much Barbara ! More Vids on the way :) TW

[@donnajasie3875]

This is wonderful. No chatter, no bombast. A lesson well taught. Thank you so much.

[@TrevorWaugh]

Your'e welcome !

[@danthompson1m]

Very poetic brushwork, obviously the fruit of long and careful observation. Watching this was a real pleasure. Thanks!

[@SambuddhaBisi]

I could watch you paint all day long. What you did with the last group of people was so, so inspiring.

[@TrevorWaugh]

Thanks !

[@patriciabrander237]

Thank you for posting. I realize that I need to spend a lot more time looking at people before I even reach for the brush

[@crystalheart9]

I love watching you paint, it's magical!!!

[@maryspeidel5258]

Everyone should do a whole practice sheet of these things. They are enchanting.

[@AlainGuidettiWatercolor]

I find this tutorial very useful, the realization of human figures is tremendously difficult for a novice. very good!

[@pambarker602]

Thank You! Your music is always a wonderful bonus. So relaxing and inspirational.

[@teresacutmore]

You make it look so effortless and easy! Very relaxing watching you paint - thank you for posting.

[@TrevorWaugh]

You're Welcome Teresa !

[@TheJudeJane]

You are multi-talented! You are a phenomenal artist. Your brushstrokes are a swift, graceful dance bringing life before my eyes. Your figures are alive in the beauty of your music. Your work sings and dances into our hearts. Thank you for sharing your many gifts!

[@TrevorWaugh]

Thank you sooo much for your comments...made my day :) T

[@SuzetteG316]

Beautifully done! Short, sweet and to the point. And the music was a delight - lovely, uplifting and the perfect background for your easy, flowing style without being intrusive or overpowering to the tutorial.

[@2Phyl0]

Thank you Trevor, this is a wonderful lesson and the music is great!

[@patriciasmith1020]

The music is OUTSTANDING Trevor . I love the lesson too !

[@TrevorWaugh]

Cool.....Thank You ! Patricia Smith

[@vereditvideo]

Love your lessons and your books!!

[@hcrun]

I cannot begin to imagine how I would ever be able to do that! It's as if what you see in your mind is flowing out of the end of the brush. I think I'll just go back to trying to colour-in between the lines!

[@larryclaude427]

"Criant de vérité"...encore un super dessin! salut Trévor!

[@TrevorWaugh]

larry claude Thanks Larry !

[@wendamacdonald]

Calligraphy in motion. Beautiful.

[@TrevorWaugh]

Thank You !!!

[@angelicag2042]

I'm a raw beginner at watercolours, Trevor, and I love the loose style of this medium especially for landscapes. Your figure paintings are superb! Subscribed. Thank you!

[@jeffpape6519]

Beautiful as always!

[@ArtistGunja]

Painting technique n music both awesome!! Liked it too much!!!

[@wizzardofpaws2420]

Even the tiniest, microscopic detail is absolutely perfect. I so love your art Trevor. You're magnificent!

[@TrevorWaugh]

Thanks again Me Myself ! Keep the compliments coming ! :)

[@melkerart1793]

This is the best video I've found on one stroke figure painting ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

[@TrevorWaugh]

Thank You melkerart !!! :)

[@michelec6276]

Both beautiful, painting and soundtrack. You are very talented Trevor. Thanks so much for sharing it.

[@TrevorWaugh]

Thank You So much !

[@lauraoldermanart6784]

Love the music, too, Trevor!

[@QuiltingCrow]

Stunning! Thank you very much for showing us!

[@TrevorWaugh]

+QuiltingCrow Youre Welcome !

[@lessatwi1]

Brilliant tutorial for beginners-mesmerising. Thnx.

[@djonsilver5444]

Потрясающе!!!

[@babulsinha3486]

Thanks Waugh, u r very good teacher

[@Mingwei05]

love your painting and music！！

[@janiebobs]

Soooooo easy!!.....Just need to do it!!!.....Many thanks!

[@7Spankster7]

Awesome. Its amazing how my eye fills in the forms. Great work.

[@TrevorWaugh]

+7Spankster7 Thanks !!!

[@ErikdosReis]

Amazing! Thank you for sharing your knowledge and talent!

[@TrevorWaugh]

Erik dos Reis Youre Welcome !

[@shrljazz]

You are magically unique in the way you can draw these figures with so few details like the gondola scene!

[@TrevorWaugh]

Thanks !

[@thebestisyettocomegodisawe1081]

Wow....that is amazing! 🤗🤗🤗

[@linzertube]

Lovely little tutorial! The groups and couples are my favourites, all attached together in a happy mass. :0)

[@natasharodricks-naidu3652]

Thank you for sharing this, Trevor. What a marvellous gift you have. I agree that it takes years of dedicated and diligent practice to reach this level of ease and effect. Love from India.

[@TrevorWaugh]

Natasha R Naidu Want to paint in India one day !

[@royyamamoto9974]

Love your style, AND music! Mahalo!

[@TrevorWaugh]

+Roy Yamamoto Thank you very much Roy !

[@MYRIAMLATEUR]

Whauww, this is pure art!

[@TrevorWaugh]

Thank You !! :)

[@user-ms4ry3lt1y]

ok.... but like for the rest of us who aren't blessed with PURE MAGIC in their hands... how do we do it??

[@juma585]

Minden művét imádom.Egyszerüen,könnyeden alkot nagy dolgokat.A zene és a szöveg hozzá csodás.Mindig tanulok Öntöl valami jó dolgot. Köszönöm.!!!!!! Sikerekben gazdag Boldog Újévet kívánok.! Üdvözlettel Juli

[@arlenemurphy804]

Truly amazing!

[@TrevorWaugh]

Thanks !!!

[@boyayou5116]

I like the way you paint figures. Seems like everyone has his or her own beautiful name lol.

[@TrevorWaugh]

+Boya You Lol ....spose they do ! T

[@ivanufers6517]

С огромным наслаждением смотрю ваши работы. Это вдохновляет меня на творчество. Спвсибо вам !

[@nelidafelizia8395]

¡Es tan importante saber cómo dibujar con formas simples una figura humana! Lo haces de modo ssncillo y esto nos da impulso para practicarlo. Gracias Trevor por tu demo!!

[@ursulacoccomo1672]

Love your style! Thank You for the lesson!

[@TrevorWaugh]

Ursula Coccomo My Pleasure !

[@tomomyuu]

i'm moving from painting with sketching first to painting directly and this vid is super helpful! thank you!

[@TrevorWaugh]

Thank You viridian gem ...heres hoping my vids help you in the future !

[@TheWindGinProject]

That was fun! This one is going in my favorites. Thanks

[@TrevorWaugh]

Thanks for that TheWindGinProject :) T

[@nancyblandin755]

OH I am So happy to see your work and "how to"!! I really love it, thank you SO much!! (I just sent this to my art buddies too!)

[@TrevorWaugh]

Nancy Blandin you're welcome thanks for following ! T

[@barnamirabella916]

Love to watch your lessons!

[@TrevorWaugh]

Barna Mirabella Keep watching Please !

[@kyongookkim5637]

Thanks million! Heart fully appreciated sharing this with us!

[@TrevorWaugh]

***** Thank You !

[@karenfox9982]

The book..people in watercolour has helped sooo much!...full of great information😊

[@TrevorWaugh]

Good to hear that Karen :)

[@Newriverartist]

Lovely video! Thank you!

[@books12100]

Thank you Trevor! This was most helpful and I never thought of looking at groups of people in one shape! bad on me, looking forward to more.

[@TrevorWaugh]

books12100 Thanks ! There will be more :)

[@danthomas6587]

You paint beautiful people. Or I should say you paint people beautifully.

[@mercedeslopezcharro967]

Have just purchased your 30 minute People in Watercolour. Loving it! You are soo talented. Thanks for sharing x

[@TrevorWaugh]

Thank You so much..Happy Painting !!!

[@lindajoybells3913]

After your workshop in Newark on Tuesday thought I needed a refresher on painting figures!! Really enjoyed the workshop - had to dash off without thanking you - so thank you!!

[@TrevorWaugh]

That's OK Linda glad you enjoyed the workshop and hope you're fired up for painting...Regards T

[@2minutepodcasts524]

It looks soooo simple, a tickle here a flick there but capturing the essence, the suggestion is achieved by talent, emulating what you do and achieve is always going to miss that special ingredient, well by me in any case. Thanks for the envy!

[@TrevorWaugh]

2 minute podcasts Thanks for those comments ! I agree it looks simple ...but lots of concentration and practice required ! making the best of an emergency is watercolour !!! :)

[@winijchaijitsornchai1909]

เยี่ยมทุกอย่าง

[@chickosticks9857]

You are so amazing, I love your style.😊

[@tapnguyen7599]

amazing!

[@sensitiveone8305]

I'll definitely try this. Thanks for sharing.

[@TrevorWaugh]

Lisa Morgan You're Welcome !

[@Megan0]

This music is really amazing, nice work

[@TrevorWaugh]

Thank You Megan !!!

[@SoftSpokenReviews]

love it

[@garimameshram6731]

This is just wow =)

[@cindymeares-cushing2039]

Hi. Thanks. That seems like a great at to paint figures. I'm going to try it!

[@MySpace662]

This is a nice way to figure it out.

[@luzeugeniaarandaregules7433]

Estupendo gracias

[@LeonaFraser1]

fantastic - thank you

[@MarekMagiera]

Excellent work! Congratulations!

[@TrevorWaugh]

Thank You Marek!

[@makienxhemmiktar]

wonderful.

[@suedahabsu1817]

thank you I'll most try also for your inspiration.

[@madamedefarge7266]

Inspiring demonstration ... I wish you would teach HOW to do this, especially movement. Marvelous how you create life and movement in such simple, suggested figures.

[@TrevorWaugh]

Thank You Madame DeFarge for your feedback :) !

[@GeorgeSPAMTindle]

Like so many other things in life; the way to do this is to practice doing it, then keep on practicing until you can do it without practicing. The great thing about painting is that when you are practicing all these different techniques to improve your painting style you only need to use the paints that you already have, any sort of paper will do for practicing with, it doesn't even need to have a straight edge so scraps are fine, and then you can burn the paper, or throw it away, afterwards. The biggest handicap a lot of artists have is being able to justify to themselves why they aren't practicing. I throw away a lot of paintings, but it is better than never painting any. Every now and then I do something that I really like enough to keep.

[@mercedesdiaz8595]

Me encantan las figuras.

[@nelhurtado7767]

Es fabuloso ver como fluyen del pincel con gracia y cargados de espíritu esos seres magníficos ! Lo mejor es que usted los comparta con nosotros. Gracias !

[@TrevorWaugh]

nelson adolfo hurtado ordoñez Thank You !

[@adshedsyd]

very cleaver thanks

[@caroladalmariveramendizaba2657]

Gracias, es muy asombroso ver pintar las figuras

[@TrevorWaugh]

Thank You ...Gracias !

[@hazelhands1]

Great! thanks

[@veroniquejeannedemarbre5630]

Hello, do you use 300 grammes watercolor paper cold pressed? Thank you for sharing your experience and knowledge with us.

[@mikethomas6227]

nicely done

[@atoosajamshidi274]

excellent thank you!!!!!

[@TrevorWaugh]

atoosa jamshidi Thank You !

[@MYRIAMLATEUR]

I most sincerely confess my addiction to your tutorials... is it serious, doctor?

[@TrevorWaugh]

Dear Myriam .... It most sincerely is serious...probably terminal ! ...but thank you so much anyway...keep viewing :) lol

[@tempusfugit4545]

Nice music mate!

[@nhsubhash]

Yo are Awesome sir, perspective plays major rolls , thanks for sharing....

[@TrevorWaugh]

+subhash chandra Thank You !!

[@giorgiogrlj]

Amazing

[@TrevorWaugh]

Thank You Giorgio Grlj !

[@Whitepaper_Art]

Your picture is very good ~♡

[@JCSS-]

Cool demo! Jast as illustrations for books. Thanks!

[@TrevorWaugh]

Alex Fran Thank You !

[@crystalheart9]

I just ordered your book Watercolor Flowers from Amazon, can't wait for it to get here. I am trying to loosen up my painting style and am getting a lot of inspiration from your videos, thanks so much for these:)))

[@TrevorWaugh]

crystalheart9 Come to my Exhibition if you can ! In my studio May 10th to May 17th open 10.30am to 4.30pm every day ! Heywood. Wiltshire ...BA13 4LP .. Let me know ? T

[@crystalheart9]

That would be a dream come true! Thank you for the invitation:))) I would love to see your work in person. You are in England aren't you? Always wanted to visit there. I'm in the usa, too far away to see your studio. Thanks so much.

[@TrevorWaugh]

Ah ! Thats a shame ...will let you know next time i visit the states !

[@crystalheart9]

Awsome!:)

[@anuradhakulkarni9478]

you are superb sir !!

[@TrevorWaugh]

+Anuradha Kulkarni Thank You !!!

[@OnlineCollegeofArtandDesign]

very nice

[@towardsthelight4919]

Hi this is excellent could you tell us what type of brush and brand you are using please ? Also could give some explanation as to how as I am a beginner... thank you

[@adshedsyd]

subtle and very clever trevor I have tried to copy this but the figures end up looking like meat pies on roller skates

[@faustoferreira5733]

Admiravel. Gosto imenso

[@TrevorWaugh]

+Fausto Ferreira Thank You !!!

[@magdaliliasalinas]

wow que talento!

[@TrevorWaugh]

:) Thanks

[@SyaqilaR]

this guys basically just dap the brush on the paper and boom

[@adamschwartz6598]

What size brush are you using in the video? You make it look so easy and simple! Practice practice I guess. Thank you.

[@TrevorWaugh]

+Adam Schwartz A No. 14 Sable and then a No. 8 Round ...yep ....PRACTICE !!!! TW

[@marlitolosa7868]

Thanks

[@tmikeporter]

Trevor, just watched this again, and I am still struck by the free hand drawing with the brush. You must be visualizing the shape, the proportions, the leg and arm positions as you draw to get them to read so well. I've been practicing on and off over the past months, prompted by your videos, drawing people and animals, so I guess the answer is...do it more! But now that I have one of those magic silver handled brushes, I have what I need!

[@TrevorWaugh]

Mike Porter Hey Mike Thanks ....been without Wi Fi here for weeks...hence the delayed reply. More vids on the way with figures etc. Love T

[@evelynnelson3864]

[@mariagarcia4721]

Brilliant! I've seen you Valencia Market and I wonder whether, even though you probably were there painting, you took some pictures so that you could freeze people's movements. Thank you from Spain!

[@TrevorWaugh]

Thank You Maria...I did take some photo...for exactly that reason :) Love Valencia !!!

[@MYRIAMLATEUR]

I know, I know... every bird has its own particular tune, so I can hear you say... I just went through a couple of sites where some painters (euh... people) show their little figures... ( btw, they all do their very best to follow your example)...OMG, was I disappointed. There is only one real magician....So, the oscar goes to (drum-beat, drum-beat)...mister Trevor Waugh! And the vote was unanimous.

[@TrevorWaugh]

Myriam....what do I say to that...except.....I really appreciate your messages... they are ....AWESOME , WAUGHSOME ! :) Lets have some MORESOME !