Improve Your Watercolours Using Chinese Techniques - Part One

Lian Quan Zhen demonstrates how you can ‘loosen up’ your watercolours - by introducing Chinese painting techniques to create beautiful, spontaneous paintings.
Today, Lian Quan Zhen demonstrates Chinese watercolour techniques - a wonderful way to help even the most detailed painter to loosen up and paint more freely.
Creating beautiful, spontaneous images with just watercolour brushes, paints and paper; Lian shows you how to use the materials to bring in the strokes of the Chinese Brush.

[@yticivam]

That fish was developed from doubt to reality. Amazing!

[@fran4237]

Agree

[@katnilsson]

What a fun and creative way to paint, with a few strokes you create amazing pictures!

[@elsagrace3893]

He sounds so cute. I love watching him paint this style.

[@marsuz333]

Wow,! Chinese art is amazing ....... with a great artist,!

[@path-finder1]

This is delightful... I love how even Lian's mixing palette leaves an image of a fish on it ( not intentional ) after mixing his color ;)

[@j.h.6633]

Livingstone I noticed that too.

[@franciscomarti2830]

Chinese techniques are fantastic...!!!!

[@jmoss1349]

Francisco Marti 🙄

[@steenareynolds565]

I love his videos. Unlike alot of vids I find on KZbin it actually instructs. And his English is beautiful. I don't subcribe to many channels but I got this one now! Great job. I can't wait for more.

[@thecozooksofbrixham5262]

Did anyone notice the fantastic fish in Lian's palette around 7 minutes in?

[@charlotteillustration5778]

Thank you - that was really exciting. I have been searching for greater spontaneity and you have shown me a way of achieving it.

[@GlitterME]

You make beautiful paintings! I am just starting to dabble in watercolor and I am having such a difficult time with them, but after seeing what you are able to create, I am going to keep going!

[@stephvarchia2723]

Amazing techniques! Tho I also love your "blushes"😁

[@ccadvisor489]

You are a wonderful teacher. Thank you so much.

[@TerryMcGearyScotland]

Free style painting and coming up with a believable fish! Ideas!

[@leannet3854]

Fascinating!

[@mjinpjs4101]

I could watch your tutorials all day! Awesome video!!

[@LumiRex]

Thank you for teaching us!

[@rachelm7525]

I rememer this guy, I watched him when Painting and Drawing was on TV. I just love the way he says 'blush' !

[@irenegold3969]

Chinese painting is amazing!

[@manthasagittarius1]

The relationship to meditation is strong to see. Wonderful demonstration.

[@ImaSpeck2011]

Wonderful! Thank you for sharing and teaching!

[@MegaYosarian]

Wonderful technique. Thank you for sharing.

[@yvans.73]

That onion is beautiful

[@nourih9420]

One stroke can create such magic.... 💕 wow

[@mohitsanapala69]

Chinese Technics are very but sir explained it superbly

[@jeraldbaxter3532]

Thank you!😊

[@saltwalk]

Beautiful! I haven't watercolored for a month, but this video inspired me to go outside and give it another shot-right now! Thanks for posting this. I'm off to paint!

[@jmeyer3rn]

Great video. You are an excellent teacher and very talented artist. Thanks for sharing.

[@barbaraross3660]

Unique no doubt. Hoping you are still painting ☺️

[@SJWBach]

watching you how you drawing this fish was amazing, something about it was just beautiful...

[@heyitsvic9358]

Loved this three parter really helped me play with my watercolors and loved the results thank you so much for sharing

[@wendybrooks6154]

Your fantastic! Thanks for teaching me this technique,I’m gonna go practice right now!

[@hummerklein2567]

Excellent Sr. Just fine. Thanks again

[@juliebergacker5680]

Wow! Loved your fish 👍😀

[@mariannec2105]

Julie Bergacker 6

[@mariehay979]

Very nice

[@maryalgar8779]

Great demonstration. Thanks for this.

[@meganaelle]

amazing, how wonderful!

[@blooburrydraws]

That fish painting was amazing

[@joyceibenedict2168]

Looks Easy But I know it's not and takes Practice! What Great work you do .Beautiully executed! Thanks I'll be back.

[@asharma6358]

Wow! Love the onion and fish.

[@neobot9683]

This is amazing and inspiring! Thanks a lot!

[@TheSgyro]

Does more with one stroke than most can do with 10 😄👍

[@it4719]

Thank you

[@didsomeonesaytwice]

1 minute masterpieces I am so inspired

[@susanmackenzie1560]

Love that fish!

[@ningtungtong5074]

Thank you for this helpful video! So cool!

[@joanporter916]

I wish I could perfect this technique.Its so lovely. . It takes a lot of practice I imagine

[@Inkdraft]

Lovely! Thank you.

[@josephinedorion1450]

YESSS....................! BEAUTIFUL.......! thank you.

[@peewee3407]

Amazing... I will try this out, this is so inspiring. Also, the red and blue mixture on the pallet looks like a fish! (shape)

[@MsCuisle]

Thank you. You're wonderful 💗💗

[@yaxcheka]

Amazing!! thank you for sharing. I'll try those techniques

[@mmmmlllljohn]

Thanks for this - very cool! It looks easy but will take some practice - must try it!

[@1971JamesHill]

Awesome, thank you!

[@sherierodrigues1569]

Dear Lian Quan, love your work. Thankyou for showing us how to paint this style. I love it. Did you see the fish on your paint pallet. Sherie

[@joanporter916]

Yhank.you I ca'nt wait to try your method ..lovely

[@KoalaRabbit1]

Very amazing!!!

[@ingridye9509]

thx for sharing, great instructions

[@ÅsaSjölander]

🤩 I see Winnie the Pooh on the palette! And I will go out to the studio and try these techniques immediately, thank you 🙏🏻

[@aksakatheomni611]

at 6:48 doesn't the color on the plate looks like a fish!?

[@aeline1932]

He's just that good

[@MerrittW]

Awesome love the freedom that you demonstrate so well thumbs up from me ;o)

[@kevwe23]

great demo. thanks

[@10milesfromnowhere]

Great tutorial, thank you!

[@rashmidas3218]

sir, so so so so much good.

[@carlaleal636]

You're amazing!

[@nourih9420]

I like.. I am familiar with this technique... Awesome but difficult.... 💕

[@salamaali4842]

Thank you for this video, I hope to learn these techniques easily :D

[@fullstance5119]

Thank you!

[@joannabatherson6783]

Great techniques!😊🎨😊

[@Tanzanymph]

OMG mind blown! Thank you so much for sharing!

[@user-le3lg4qq9d]

Thank you so much

[@barbara4111]

It's like magic.

[@mehramegha]

very helpful. thank you

[@NolaDWrites]

Great video!

[@Blue_spirit_touch]

Wonderful!)

[@sarojbhuyan5714]

WOW! I HAVE NOT SEEN THIS EVER.

[@majakawalio2631]

WOW

[@elsagrace3893]

Son, that's so neat. I want to try.

[@OwliSketches]

amazing! thank you!!

[@itz_creepypvpitz_creeppvp3730]

your spelling is awesome and you blush is very guud

[@sherierodrigues1569]

Show me your Chinese.

[@Fluffbutt]

When you dual-load the brush, are you using any floating medium to help separate the colours or are you allowing them to blend on the brush? I'm guessing that you are just using water, just from the look of the fishy-purple-greys that come out... It has blended more on the brush then on the paper. This "Chinese style" is VERY nice - very loose and vaguely defined rather than tight and detailed, and the viewer adds their own vision/interpretation to the painting. As an aside - do you have any tips for painting greenery/vegetation - shrubs, bushes, etc, in that style (loose and open)?

[@clairebourbonniere6937]

Fantastic! I didn't realize we can do some Chinese watercolour techniques without Chinese brushes. Which watercolour type paper is good to use: hot press, cold press or rough watercolour paper ? And is Arches cold press good to use for this method ?

[@Gigiridgway]

Thank you, very beautiful

[@jemima6607]

M.giselli H. 5

[@irinaalekseenko2587]

Замечательная рыбка на палитре образовалась.

[@marcieliu4982]

好好看！老师牛x！ 期待更多视频~

[@Juhani139]

7:08 It looks like the red and blue on his mixing palette made a fish :O

[@carlaorellana5712]

Amazing

[@OwliSketches]

❤🖌

[@danasuperstar]

A tree trunk in one stroke. Wow

[@susangraham6959]

Cool

[@atul.jadhavart11]

Nice watercolour i am artist

[@YooperGranny]

Is this hot press or cold press paper? Beautiful strokes.

[@hakanharunkozan]

Müthiş bir teknik. Mutlaka denemelisiniz

[@ArgaMiniature]

awesomeee

[@PainterLady]

what sort of paper are you using?

[@LamarDandre]

"Here we go, we gotta a banana!" - 7:48

[@indyfit]

what kind of paper??

[@vivieni7920]

Genius !!

[@NN-zg5bz]

Anyone know how to get about this style as a beginner/intermediate artist? Since this style obviously require a well-developed observation skill and good techniqual control, I don't know how to practice these qualities! Technical drills are fine, it doesn't have to result in pretty pictures. Please, if you have tips or advice, share! ☺️

[@norlelajaafar8773]

I love chinese painting..but I always ended up using too much colour..😅

[@lisadali2217]

hello thanks for sharing, I love your way of using brushes, I would like to do the same but what is your brush? I only use synthetic brushes for not to make suffering animals. Can u give me the name of synthetic brushes?? it would be great!! thanks ;)

[@morgang6318]

Did he say onion?... he definitely said onion 😂