Master Complex Watercolor Illustration: Improve Your Painting Skills 🚀

Watercolour isn't always used when creating complex and controlled illustrations. However I think it's transparent nature makes it the perfect medium, for capturing light, atmosphere, and mood!
Unlock your full potential as a watercolour artist with this comprehensive, step-by-step tutorial! It's perfect for artists of all levels, hopefully this video will boost your skills/confidence and inspire you to unleash your inner pro.
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[@jamescowgill4039]

As an experienced oil and acrylic painter who's decided to master water colors also, this is the video that I needed.

[@a_as2df3gh4jk5]

Какие потрясающие иллюстрации!

[@kymberlyriley6046]

It’s just incredible! Thank you so much for sharing your process.

[@ChristopherMaxwellArt]

Thank you for the lovely comment, I appreciate you watching and commenting. I also hope you found the video useful & enjoyable! 😃💙

[@debbieyoung4411]

This was a great video and I would like to see more of them. I really learned a lot from this and I am going to try these techniques in some of my paintings.

[@PeachesandMoss]

Wow so detailed and beautiful! Love how it glows.

[@ChristopherMaxwellArt]

Thank you so much, that’s very kind of you 😊💙

[@titi7178]

Wow 🤩!!!!!❤❤❤❤

[@ChristopherMaxwellArt]

😃💙

[@kaylaphillingane4354]

Beautiful illustration! I love the colors you chose for the roof, and your use of lighting is brilliant!

[@ChristopherMaxwellArt]

Thank you so much for the lovely comment! 💙 I’m so happy you like it, and I appreciate your support 😊

[@tharwatoday4480]

I’m enjoying your process immensely. I’ve gone through a lot of yt videos to study watercolor and I’ve learned so much over this past year but your video was refreshing and I love the fact that you explained as you go. The patience definitely pays off. Thank you. Please keep your videos coming.

[@JoseHernandez-sk7ss]

I watch ALOT of painting videos!! I really enjoyed this video. Especially your technique!! Amazing illustration!!

[@ChristopherMaxwellArt]

Hi, hahah well then, I'll take that as a wonderful complement 🤩 I really appreciate the kind comment, and I'm so happy you enjoyed the video 💙

[@loribambridge6236]

great instructional video!! I love the background music and the colourful use of details with powerful depth. Very helpful.

[@ChristopherMaxwellArt]

Thank you so much for the positive feedback, I'm delighted you found some value in this video! I appreciate you watching & commenting 😊💙

[@MelanieWallace-wg6dk]

Loved watching you bring this marvelous piece to life. Learning so much on the way.

[@alessandrajann-jordan840]

Absolutely delightful! Love the overall joyful tone your paintings emit with their soothing, harmonious color scheme. Would love to see a list of colors you use, perhaps in your descriptions : ) or else mentioned in the video would be very helpful. Thanks for sharing your process and tips!

[@SonnyBurnett2012]

Sick 😮❤

[@user-vi2pf4zo6z]

Holy moly 😍😍😍

[@anilkazwartjes3561]

Amazing!! Very inspiring! Thank you for sharing this!

[@Ninaandlettie]

Amazing painting, we learnt a lot ✌️

[@stonewashedskies]

Great painting. I love how the gradations look and the strong contrast of certain values and tones really makes things pop. I really appreciated when you said it’s no different making something complicated like this vs something more simple as long as you break it into steps. Really demystifies things for me. Also the tip about each layer not needing to be perfect because it evens itself out once you layer over it. Thanks for sharing!

[@ChristopherMaxwellArt]

Hi, thank for the thoughtful comment, I'm delighted you found some value in this video. I know people can be discouraged early in the painting process, because watercolour does take some persistence and patience to build the layers before you generally see the results you want. 💙

[@sanjanaxnair]

So very helpful!!!

[@ebeth0944]

Magical

[@angeladee8789]

I've watched a lot of wc tutorials and this was something new and super informative. Thank you so much. Beautiful work.

[@taliykat3712]

I know this is a old video but do you have a list of the supplies you used?

[@LolaBeM3]

Agreed. Especially the brushes. Please and thank you.

[@misshoneybug]

Wow! I loved your video!! thank you so much for explaining it in such a simple and efficient way. It felt so daunting at first, but your process is giving me courage to try more complex illustrations 😊

[@bloomfieldartsacademyatsac4033]

excellent and extremely helpful

[@naticaleb123]

Excellent personal advice from 4:25 and on and on!!!! Love it!!!!!! Subscribing and binging on your tutorials!!!! Admire your art style & instructions! Thank you so much!!!!

[@paint_me_blue-art_watercolors]

So dreamy and beautiful, I just love your art

[@ChristopherMaxwellArt]

Thanks so much, that’s very kind of you 😃💙

[@zachjones9437]

Dude holy shit you crushed this

[@ChristopherMaxwellArt]

Thanks so much 💙

[@TracyAnneWilkinson]

Gorgeous illustration! Very inspiring! Thank you so much for sharing.

[@ChristopherMaxwellArt]

My pleasure, I appreciate you watching! Thank you for the lovely comment 💙😊

[@martaflorinapopescucalin2225]

So so beautiful! I enjoyed every minute of this video❤

[@ChristopherMaxwellArt]

I’m so glad, and very pleased you enjoyed it. I hope it was valuable 😃💙

[@ABBAnMJ]

Amazing!

[@ChristopherMaxwellArt]

😃🩵

[@Maddy-fs5so]

Amazing step by step tutorial. It is such a great quality video, everything is explained perfectly! Which kind of paper did you use? And most importantly: is there a way to receive the initial sketch in order to follow the tutorial without having to deal with the initial sketch? Happy Painting :)

[@anacardo1560]

Qué preciosidad! 😍

[@ChristopherMaxwellArt]

So happy you like it 😃💙 thanks for watching!

[@AlishaArlene]

I considered subscribing, and so I did. ;-) hehe Brilliant artwork, my friend! LOVE the colors. That's my favorite part. Just found your channel, and I'm so very excited to have done so! Thank you for sharing your talent & skill with us. Beautifully done.

[@Isa-ew3cj]

Love this a lot! How long do you let the paint dry before you go over it with a wash? Thank you so much❤

[@lolitakly4380]

👍🥰🥰🥰👍

[@CielAmanogawaCh]

Bellissimo! How did you plan this beautiful illustration? Digitally? How did you think about planning it in that way? :) thanks!

[@teaandtatteredthings2147]

This is such a gorgeous illustration! Is this hot press or cold press paper? What kind of pencil did you use for the base sketch?

[@CreepyLair]

What kind of watercolors are you using? Inktense?

[@EugeniaLoli]

Beautiful! Could you tell us how you did the sketching? Are these lines printed by a printer?

[@JGalegria]

Perfect question. If they are printed it's definitely colouring in.

[@alwayshangry8313]

​@@JGalegrialooks like coloured pencil. Not sure why you would classify this as "colouring in"

[@jamescowgill4039]

I was guessing it was a giclee printer with the water color paper being ran through. Those printers, like the Canon Pixma Pro 300 / 1000, are very friendly to thick textured paper and the pigment is acrylic. I've also seen a few oil painters do that and then use clear gesso overtop of the print before painting (and mounting it a board too.) The process is to do the study / sketch digitally, then print out the guidelines / outline (whatever you need), print it, prep it and then do a tinting layer / underpainting. I think this is becoming common in the illustration world.

[@crystalheart9]

My first visit to your channel and I love your work, I subscribed. 🥰 May I ask what type of paper you use for your illustration paintings? Also how do you keep your frisket from drying out in the bottle. I never get to use the whole bottle because it dries out and becomes lumpy and thick when I'm half way down. It's expensive to have to buy more. Thank you for your video your painting is beautiful!

[@ChristopherMaxwellArt]

I use Arches 300 GSM cotton paper, this illustration is HOT Pressed. Try pouring what you need into a smaller container for each artwork, this way you can keep the lid on the masking fluid closed. Thanks for watching 💙

[@crystalheart9]

@@ChristopherMaxwellArt Thank you for your help.

[@user-vi2pf4zo6z]

The 🐞 that suddenly appeared 😮

[@ChristopherMaxwellArt]

I put a ladybug in mostly every illustration. Nice spotting 💙

[@lesdessinettesdesylvie]

Bonjour, je viens de vous découvrir et j'adore ce que vous faites ;-), pouvez vous me dire si vous allez faire d'autres vidéos s'il vous plait, parce que la dernière date de deux mois, merci beaucoup pour la réponse, bonne journée

[@AMIR-nm7fo]

" DEVELOPING YOUR OWN WORK"...THERE IS NO WRONG

[@joyprewitt2785]

I would love to have a tutorial like this with a printable (maybe on Kofi that we pay for) that we could follow along with!!! Love your work!!!

[@JGalegria]

So colouring in really?