Learn to Paint COLORFUL SHADOWS in Watercolor

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Hi there, in today's video I will show you how to paint colorful shadows, and we'll also talk about:
- Composition and the drawing process
- Simplifying
- Color harmony
- Values
- Merging washes
- Negative painting
And much more! (:
🎨 TIME-STAMPS 🎨
00:28 - Introduction
01:13 - Drawing
12:11 - Painting Plan
12:51 - First Wash
25:29 - Background
31:44 - Shadows
46:52 - Details
48:05 - Final Result
48:50 - Conclusion
🎨 CONCLUSION 🎨
I hope you found this video helpful!
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Let me know your thoughts in a comment below, and I will talk to you again real soon ^_^
- Liron
** MUSIC CREDITS **
Music by Joakim Karud / joakimkarud
Music by @joakimkarudmusic

[@lisafred1362]

Thank you thank you for no music and reference photo. You are a real gem.

[@markhumphrey8894]

Your the best watercolor site on KZbin. Your style is my style. I like to paint, loose but with some details and connecting the shadows and back,mid,foreground so it reads beautifully. Keep posting your excellent!

[@nanvaughn2258]

I'm new to watercolor and really appreciate your calm, patient teaching style, as well as your bold art style. Thank you for creating this video. It really helped.

[@larrymarshall9454]

Great painting and presentation, Liron. I was particularly appreciative of your dialog when you were laying out and drawing the sketch. So much good stuff that doesn't get discussed when people talk about learning to draw.

[@LironYan]

Thank you so much 😊🙏🏼 I was a little scared that this part was too long, but happy to hear that it was necessary (:

[@larrymarshall9454]

More and more I'm sensitive to what hobbyist drawing text teach and what I do when I draw every day. Much of it has to do with the thought processes, not "hand-eye coordination" which seems to be the buzz phrase everyone uses to avoid talking about this stuff. Showing people WHY you moved the table line, HOW you achieved symmetry in your ellipse and the bowl itself, and WHY you chose to start with the cherry you did are just some of the things that we do all the time and yet are never discussed in books.

[@judyh3017]

Nice demo. I like hearing your thinking process along the way, including when you have regrets or do something you like. It’s very helpful. Good results.

[@margaretmartin6620]

This is an amazing tutorial. I learn so much from this format--real time, colour mixing, shadows/shading, highlights, and "thinking out loud"/explaining. Everything. :) Thank you so much, Liron! You're the best. :)

[@LironYan]

So happy to hear! ^_^ I plan on doing many of these, I learn a lot from them too! Also very happy with this one in particular.

[@CamiloMazorra]

I agree. All the process is very helpful and instructive. I’ll keep watching your videos. I’m just starting with watercolor and these are of great help.

[@masonkanterbury3007]

Life IS a bowl of cherries after watching your tutorials. Thanks for your honest and transparent instructions. Fabulous work on this one indeed. Beautiful.

[@LironYan]

Thank you so much ☺️🙏🏼🙏🏼 I’m happy I can help!

[@yolandamcclellan643]

Yes indeed! Life is most definitely a bowl of cherries!

[@priscab7085]

I learn so much by your process and sometimes “mistakes” And I love your choice and use of color . I am new and am looking to many more

[@LironYan]

Thank you 😁 Keep up the great work!

[@kathykwierant6936]

The video was very helpful regarding shadows and negative painting. Great! Thank you

[@gatorlana]

Another wonderful demonstration! Can't wait to try this one. Thank you!!!!

[@carolineanderson3169]

Learning to paint colorful shadows is what I have been struggling with. I like the subject matter in this piece. It’s simple but interesting enough to equate to the type of painting that I would pursue. I also appreciate the discussion of restraint in overworking this piece. The rabbit hole that I seem the go down is to get caught up in too much detail. Thank you. I find your instruction most valuable.

[@LironYan]

Thank you so much 😊🙏🏼 Painting more colorful, funny enough, can be a big challenge (many have the opposite case, where they paint too colorful and saturated). I also had troubles with this, until I "forced" myself to paint with pure individual paints (almost no mixing) and only focus and value. It seemed to work (:

[@2lipToo]

Loved this and learned a few things...now I just need to master them.

[@kirstynewbery8012]

Just loving the new understanding of shadow especially with your still life.. Thank you

[@bessiesegal5885]

Great tutorial, Liron Yanconsky, I love your honesty in your teaching. Thank you!

[@TheJudeJane]

I learned so much watching your process here, my friend! Have a great weekend. 😊👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@LironYan]

Thank you so much!! 😊🙏🏼

[@manaswitar.7185]

Omg this turned out so well! Thank you so much for this wonderful tutorial.🙏🙏🙏🙏 I am very happy with my painting! I learned so much😊

[@tarayogui5297]

I loved that you explained your mental process during the whole video. Thank you very much!

[@michellenowakowski8379]

Enjoyed this full tutorial so much.

[@kathyguest9633]

Many thanks Liron for an excellent demonstration. Now to try it out!

[@d.n.bhatnagar4351]

You explain every step so beautifully that one feels painting it is very easy, however, when you actually try to paint you find it really an uphill task. But for your encouraging videos perhaps I would not have plunged into watercolour painting. I am really thankful to you.

[@eileenprotz5862]

Beautiful demo and gorgeous cherries. Dramatic and believable bowl of cherries.

[@LironYan]

Thank you Eileen! 🙏

[@jjed88]

Thank you Liron. Appreciate learning the process as you say.

[@GaetanoPirulli]

I painted this for my sister's birthday, as may is the month of cherries. I'm really happy with the result, I followed your step and even if it was really messy at some point this came out with that "something" that make the painting a great piece of art. Thanks a lot and keep on going!

[@oscar6443]

I’ve learnt so much from watching your tutorials. Thank you so much for taken the time to do them. Much appreciated 🐶

[@bethjames9246]

Great presentation and instruction to explain of composition and application. Thank you!

[@rogerharris2946]

Very well planned demonstration. Thank you!!

[@monopinion8799]

It looks beautiful and elegant. Can’t say I’d use such a large paint brush. Couldn’t do it. Your great teacher and artist. Thank you for your time and sharing your knowledge.

[@lolliepopstrawberry3204]

Great painting video 💐 💐 👏🏾 👏🏾 💯 🖌️ 🎨 🍾 🌹 🌹 🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥 Its amazing and intresting to see colours in background 👌🏾and the deatail you done in landscape.

[@LironYan]

Thank you 😁🙏🏼 So happy to hear!

[@dietzdesigndetails413]

Wow, this is so full of information!!!! Thank you so much.

[@Wal48]

Loving your tutorials, you are my favourite water colourist for demos. I like that you try things even when you’re not sure how it will work out, always does though. Getting a lot from seeing how dark you sometimes go when I would be timid and much lighter. You are giving me the courage to try and be looser and bolder when painting.

[@antheablackmore5838]

Absolutely love your demos and work ❤️

[@LironYan]

Thank you so much 😊🙏🏼 Very happy to hear!

[@lindaw9329]

Such a great learning experience. I'm just getting into light and shadow. You made it relaxed and informative. I love how you teach acceptance of the process and risk taking and so much more! Thank you

[@watercolorhomie146]

Wonderful piece thank you so much I'm learning so much on techniques from you. I have seen you grow as a watercolor is from when I first started watching you and I guess it's infectious because I can see how you have transferred that to me thanks a million brother

[@santone1849]

excellent video thank you for this Liron

[@andrecardon2141]

Beautiful dark

[@DanseMarthe]

Great demo! I found it very usefl how you connected the objects and their shadows while painting. It is very refreshing how you are discussing also your "mistakes", so that we are able to learn good strategies alongside you. I will try to paint this tomorrow and see how it comes out!

[@lindaw9329]

Yes, the work order process was really useful!

[@donnacarraway9182]

Thank you for your tutorials! They are great! You are just so real and I really love that!!

[@krystal2202]

Thank you for the real time tutorials. I love your art and your videos they are very good and informative . Thank you again for the real time tutorials i really appreciate it.

[@clairebradbury11]

Thanks, this is super helpful for me, dark shadows are always difficult. Making it real time like this means that I can follow along so easily too.

[@carolatchley3797]

Aww, Liron, this is just what I needed now. I've been working on a painting and I can't get the balance between having sufficient details and also leaving it still looking like a watercolor. I've overworked it and it doesn't have that nice fresh look. This lesson was very helpful as I watched you achieve recognizable objects with just a few simple strokes. Thanks so much.

[@LironYan]

So happy to hear 😊🙏🏼 Thank you! A good approach is to try and to each wash very quickly and minimally. You can always add more in a later wash (:

[@w.l.691]

Fascinating to watch!

[@judyh3017]

This was one of the first tutorials I painted. It was easy and turned out well. Great project for beginners. It’s the only thing I’ve painted that I have framed. I mostly paint greeting cards.

[@LironYan]

I'm so happy to hear 😊🙏🏼 Thank you & happy you got it framed!

[@patsymccown2766]

Love this!! You’re a great teacher!!

[@audreylanham6128]

So great. Very informative and I learned a lot and I have been painting for years. Thank you.

[@ethicsexistentialism4191]

Yes Liron, what you said at the end is very true! 👍 You may not be as experienced as some but you are a better teacher than many!! I enjoy your " banter" 😁 Thanks for sharing your thought process and skill 🤗 kind regards Mary from Australia

[@kathsoulsby873]

I am learning so much by watching these tutorials...great job!

[@LironYan]

So happy to hear 😊🙏🏼 Thank you!

[@leslieholmes2908]

Your manicure does not go unnoticed! Nice touch. I am learning lots and enjoying your paint style and the way of explaining. Thank you.

[@shona4321]

It was so helpful to see how an artist approaches a painting. I learned a lot from this vid.

[@LironYan]

Thank you, so happy to hear! 😊🙏🏼

[@highlandlass74]

So helpful, thank you! I;m learning heaps from your videos!

[@kathrynharrison6135]

Really enjoyed being a fly on the wall while you painted this picture. Thank you :)

[@LironYan]

Happy to hear 😉😁

[@raerae6422]

Thoroughly enjoyed watching your process. Thanks for sharing. New subscriber.

[@francinegelinas3146]

Superbe démonstration ! Merci !!

[@chrisb1822]

Another great lesson! Thank you!

[@LironYan]

Thank you 😊🙏🏼

[@lorriewatson7423]

I really appreciate the detailed explanations for the shadows!

[@prettyghost7019]

Even the sketch looks great 🔥

[@juliegodden3708]

Another great tutorial, thank you 😍👍

[@LironYan]

My pleasure 😊🙏🏼 Thank you for watching!

[@nestthompson2172]

Really useful video, thanks.

[@anton0000001]

You’re a champion! Such inspiring work. Thank you

[@LironYan]

Thank you so much my friend 😊🙏🏼

[@francoiseblais884]

I really appreciate your work thank you so much for sharing I learned so much listening to you

[@LironYan]

So happy to hear 😊🙏🏼 Thank you for watching, I hope to do more of this kind of tutorials, and possible simplify even more!

[@judithludford4165]

Thanks for the thought sharing.

[@2lmdi]

Excellent demo Liron! I found it really helpful. I like the way you left some paper on the wall. I also liked seeing how you lifted on the bowl. I learned the "bravery" on the darks and your awareness of color shift. Very impressed with your confidence level negative painting where I would have had to use frisket. .. and... You say "but that's fine" often where I would have said "ugh, I ruined it" and lost confidence to keep going. Thank you.

[@LironYan]

Thank you my friend 😊🙏🏼 And I slowly learned to develop sort of a third eye that overrides my own judgment, and tells me if something is really off - or I'm just being too harsh on myself 😉

[@louisdriver126]

Great tutorial Liron!

[@LironYan]

Thank you so much 😊🙏🏼

[@yunzers]

Fantastic!

[@helend9715]

Great lesson, thank you.

[@LironYan]

Thanks 😊🙏🏼

[@annedebenham1217]

I have learnt a lot from this video , Liron is a good teacher because he explains his thought process. 👍🏻

[@muktawilson1295]

Very good tips.thank u.

[@cmdzee63]

Great video. As a beginner, it was very helpful to see you think through the initial wash and the shadow glazing

[@LironYan]

So happy to hear (: More of these on the way!

[@overthetopunderthestairs]

Great instruction, love your videos.

[@LironYan]

So happy to hear, thank you! 😊🙏🏼

[@remistaom]

Amazing as always

[@engelinasimmons4686]

Great tutorial

[@jeannettesmith5492]

I was into every word and paint stroke. I would have liked to see the cherry closest to the bowl reflect its color into the bowl. I really enjoyed and learned a lot . thank you.

[@yunzers]

This is one of the best demonstrations ever! Thanks so much.

[@LironYan]

Wow thank you so much 😊🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@AKRamachandran1971]

Nice painting. Good tutorials💝👌

[@eauxufabncrafty3378]

Amazing!!!

[@aprilharvey2225]

Thankyou. Very good info for me!

[@jamiewashington7853]

I love your videos! Your stream of consciousness commentary is so helpful. Those cherries look like they could be plucked off the page and popped into your mouth. Delicious!

[@LironYan]

Haha thank you Jamie! 😁🙏🏼

[@NuraysArt]

'So it has this weird rash that won't go away for like a year, so now I'm trying to beat that' oh my ahah, dude a year?? Thank you so much for taking us through the full process! It's educational to see how other artists work, how they use colour and technique :)

[@LironYan]

My pleasure 😂😁🙏🏼

[@susankievman642]

I think that I would mask the stems. it is very difficult to do what you do when you negative paint around tiny areas. My hand is not as steady as yours!

[@LironYan]

That's a very valid way of doing it as well 😉👍🏼🎨 I'm crazy like that, but I should probably mask instead from time to time haha

[@davidtrujillo993]

nice. I like the varying shadow in value and color. I have tendencies to paint dark to light at times. I'm not disappointed at my results but wonder if others ever feel more natural starting from the darkest point. It is not always, but I times, certain subjects I feel demand I start from dar to light. This one was one of the,

[@LironYan]

Interesting (: I don't thing there's a hard and fast rule about this. I often paint from dark to light, if the scene requires it, or if I think it will make things easier for me 😉

[@krisbarber6208]

Loved this one. It’s amazing, when I think you have blown it, you always get it back.

[@LironYan]

Haha yes sometimes I feel like I blew it too, and then end up rebounding 😅🎨 Trust the process!

[@brendadoyle643]

Great video!

[@nancyleigh-smith2796]

Thanks for the great tutorial.

[@LironYan]

My pleasure! (:

[@mayeeshamusarrat6215]

Thank you so much for this masterpiece!! I love every inch of it! And it also inspired me after I was disappointed at my watercolor art. Thank you so so much!!! ☺️☺️☺️

[@LironYan]

So happy I could help 😊🙏🏼 Thank you so much for the kind words!

[@irenedevalk3282]

beautiful!!

[@nadinevandenhende1472]

I did learn a lot from this video!! And it turned out very nice. Thank you for charing your thougts also. I'm learning english at the same time, while i am flemish

[@LironYan]

Thank you so much 😊🙏🏼 Your English is great!

[@kathleenm3443]

Thank you. Just starting watercolor. Your step by step is very helpful. If you could add more detail about names of color used, that would be appreciated. Thanks for taking the time in your life to teach.

[@salliewhitney5889]

In particular I appreciated the adjustments that you made to the basic composition. This is a common struggle, rarely addressed, and therefore difficult to pick up. I’d love to see more about how to tweak an image for WC purposes. The second thing that jumped out for me was the way you talked yourself through “merging shapes”. All the time, we hear it, man, you got to be merging shapes. Blah blah. Thank you so much for saying “now I’m gonna merge some shapes” and then, you know, doing it. More on this topic might elevate your content too. I thought this vid was great. Thanks for sharing.

[@andrecardon2141]

Tku for putting photo and sharing your art

[@LironYan]

You got it 😉

[@lisarusso6746]

beautiful

[@FranEgui]

A marvel!

[@marox858]

That was really very very helpful

[@nlmelch]

What a great tutorial! After watching your bold brushstrokes I know I’m way to timid with color. This turned out beautiful. I bet it would look gorgeous framed.

[@LironYan]

Go for it!! And let me know how it goes 😁

[@johnwoodcock6468]

Very good. I love love love. It.cheers

[@LironYan]

Thank you John 😁🙏🏼 One of my fav videos to make, to this day

[@vasilisashilova7877]

Thank you so much)) today I have drawn this picture) I very happy about result) I will plan to draw more fruits) if I made some mistakes, I sorry, I study English)

[@ashlyrz252]

Turned out great ❤️ I'm definitely a chronic glazer 😂 I've been trying to get more in at one time.... I may need to start a Glazers anonymous group lol

[@LironYan]

Haha great idea 😂 P.S. it's always a challenge to get more in fewer layers!

[@kimberlyporter9555]

I wish I had that problem. Mine is add color, panic, try to correct, panic, panic some more, come back to it later.

[@KateTheSleepyTeacher]

Liron, have you ever done a palette set up video? I would love to know your color selection.

[@LironYan]

I did one for my Schmincke paints: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gn_Og2yMoauke5o But there isn’t necessarily a lot of thought on what paints etc. was simply using what they sent (:

[@robertorerosas4448]

te quedo excelente

[@LironYan]

Thank you 😊🙏🏼

[@sujanithtottempudi2991]

Superb idea...time stamps

[@terrylynn8557]

I enjoyed seeing your whole painting and decision making process. My only suggestion is to show the finished painting without the tape at the end. Thanks!

[@sujanithtottempudi2991]

You paint as though you are painting loose...but,results look much details...that's magic