Realistic Watercolors by Takumi Yokooka | Painting Masters 62

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In this episode of Painting Masters I'm reviewing lovely realistic watercolors by Takumi Yokooka, a Japanese watercolor painter.
I find his style to be a very interesting combination of realism and some stylization.
Highly recommend you check out his works to see what the medium is capable of.
Here are some links to check out:
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Enjoy 😊🙏🏼
Liron
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[@KsuWays]

Thank you! Your Painting Masters playlist is amazing and very helpful. ❤

[@AyaSmith]

I talked to Takumi San about his methods and he does indeed work heavily with masking fluid! You see it all throughout his work and I love it. I was truly honored that he returned followed me on Instagram, he is a true Japanese master 😄💖

[@lesleykuhn8345]

Great presentation Liron! Thanks so much! I loved the variety of pieces you showed! The reflections, the masking, the soft edges and the hard edges were great! Lotsa “light”in these paintings! I visited Tokyo with my husband many years ago and your presentation warmed my heart! I’m a newbie painter and I’m starting to see the techniques you speak of because of your master series and your personal lessons and that excites me! You are a great teacher, artist and a good person!

[@eleanortaylor4389]

Wow! This artist is very good and I love the cats!

[@AnAberration]

i cant say i am waiting for your videos. it is so encouraging to see other people work and get motivated by them . I love the way u put together, your script as well as your ediiting. everythinng, liron perfect

[@natachabailly5618]

Very interesting study if this artist’s work whom I didn’t know

[@barbaraverser1056]

I love this series, and love your enthusiasm and explanations as you go through the paintings. We definitely now know you love Japan! 😁 It doesn't really matter who you present, because they are always artists that are new to me, although I am partial to the watercolorists.

[@CufflinksAndChuckles]

First time I ever wanted to pet a painting. I'd love to see you do some Tokyo urban paintings and Japanese country landscapes!

[@tjs9876]

Thank you for presenting all these different styles of watercolour. May I recommend looking into Roland Lee's work. His use of negative painting could be a good talking point.

[@sallywright5503]

Always a pleasure to look at different artists and their work. While the photo realistic paintings were interesting to see I am not sure they were my favorites, which surprised me a little. This is why I enjoyed your masters series, I am sometimes surprised by my reactions to the work you show, which teaches me something about myself and about art.

[@stevebrooks3315]

Thanks for this video. I like your painting masters series. Your channel is very informative. It seems that by sharing from your personal journey you target advanced hobby artists who want to add to their knowledge and to improve their skills. I've not come across this Japanese painter before. The only other Japanese watercolor artist I am aware of is Shibasaki, who runs a channel on youtube as well.

[@yajennifer]

Scene at 12:28 actually depicts night market in streets of Taiwan, those signs are in Chinese characters. The sign on right side of stand is a type of fig jellyish snack- Ficus pumila var. awkeotsang (not nerd enough it's from wikipedia!) which is originated in Taiwan. Very popular amongst Japanese tourists they love it when visit.

[@euo95]

Thanks for sharing this! I love watercolor art and had no clue about this artist! Maybe you could do an interview with him in the future!

[@insightsbyzahra6517]

This series is amazing😍 love japanese art😇I do watercolor tutorials too

[@lindyashford7744]

I have an elderly version of that cat, when she was younger she looked exactly like that, complete with those glowy ears. Her white fur was luminous in the sun as the paint cat would also be.

[@rexwater1]

You are one of my favorites. Thanks for sharing your knowledge!! If I could suggest.... please consider making your cursor more prominent when using it for pointing out narration. Thanks!!!

[@SharonH11100]

Very nice ~ thanks for the introduction. Have you checked out Shibasaki (Harumichi)? I love his KZbin demos.

[@richardsander3200]

Very amazing!

[@phyllisbaird2423]

Very beautiful watercolor paintings. It’s not my style, but it was very interesting. Thank you .

[@carysfaerie]

I’m not into hyper realism in oils or acrylic...but for some reason some watercolour ‘realism’ (like the first kitten) is magic..I prefer watercolour landscapes to be more expensive generally.

[@johncspine2787]

I explain the double o in Japanese by saying it’s like “bookcase” in English..put in a little stop..along w the long vowel sound..

[@johncspine2787]

Also applies to double consonants like in “ikkyo,”..

[@asmitkulung4666]

I am your biggest fan

[@Chaiyotartist]

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[@Vgladstone1]

Has anyone suggested Ali Cavanagh yet?

[@LironYan]

Not yet - thank you so much for the suggestion! 😊🙏🏼 I've been following her for a while and her art is so good 🤩

[@nayeemrahman2925]

Sorry to say but those landscapes has too much details for watercolor painting. Unique quality of watercolor that separates it from other mediums are not there. Just my opinion.