Overcome Your Fear of Adding Figures in Watercolor Landscapes!

Lose your fear of painting figures in your watercolor landscape paintings today!
I explain the common mistakes we all make when painting figures in our watercolors, and show you how to correct them. This demo is easy to follow and fun!
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[@annekupillasfineart]

I really enjoy watching you paint and your lighthearted commentary. You're so good, but you don't seem to take it too seriously. Love that! Thank you.

[@DonAndrewsAWS]

Hi Anne,,, thank you,,,you made my day! Friend Don

[@momijiyamanishi4548]

I believe at the end of each video, martha gives you a wink because you always give that little chuckle.

[@DonAndrewsAWS]

Hi Momiji,,,, that girl keeps me on my toes! Friend Don

[@heleniaea9572]

Enjoyed this immensely! Makes me want to rush and pick up my brush! I wish they would bring you over for a workshop again🥰 A great aloha to Martha too.

[@DonAndrewsAWS]

Hi Helen,,,, thank you so much, I'm glad you enjoyed the video! Yes,,,, I'd love to come back to the islands! Friend Don

[@inMuro]

hi don this is such a wholesome video, with your wife martha commenting a bit as well. you seem like really friendly people. the watercolour is great too :) have a nice day!

[@DonAndrewsAWS]

Hi again inMuro....thank you again for your kind words, yes, Martha is a great girl! Friend Don

[@davelester1985]

I can see John Pike in this fine painting. Compliments! The first one we see on KZbin to show what we will see. Nice..

[@DonAndrewsAWS]

Hi Dave,,, thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed the video! Friend Don

[@MB-kf3yx]

Thankful for the helpful tips on painting the scene and adding figures to a scene.

[@DonAndrewsAWS]

Hi MB,,,, thank you.....I'm glad you enjoyed the video! Friend Don

[@cathyserafinowicz6374]

Another fantastic painting,thanks so much Don. 😍😍😍😍👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@DonAndrewsAWS]

Hi Cathy,,,,I'm glad you enjoyed the video! Friend Don

[@MissIdolize]

I'm amazed at how the previous layer of colour stays put when he brushes water over it!

[@DonAndrewsAWS]

@@MissIdolize Hi Missldolize,,,,,thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed the video! Friend Don

[@marideelebrun5811]

Just found you! Love the co!it's which l have been afraid to use together. I am now going to try it. THANK YOU SO MUCH!

[@DonAndrewsAWS]

Hi Maridee,,,thank you, we're glad to have you with us! Friend Don

[@karenfox9982]

Toulouse la trec legs😂😂❤ Thanks for sharing

[@DonAndrewsAWS]

Hi Karen,,, yes,short legs paintings everywhere!, , thank you! Friend Don

[@ademirregatieri6818]

gostei muito da apresentacao aprendi bastante parabens

[@DonAndrewsAWS]

Hi Ademir,,,, thank you ! Friend Don

[@vincefenton]

Great video Don, thank you…. and I didn’t pay good money for it either! ☺️

[@DonAndrewsAWS]

Hi Vince,,,HA! Yes,,, priced just right! Glad you enjoyed it! Friend Don

[@keariewashburn4680]

Love it Don 😀 Thank you 😊

[@DonAndrewsAWS]

Hi Kearie, thank you, glad you enjoyed the video! Friend Don

[@Qu_2_wil_lmjk]

I've read over proportions of the human figure and painted some portraits, but have been loathe to put any full figures into a landscape. Your 10%/50%=60% leaves 40% demo is invaluable; it sunk right in. Great tip; many thanks. (P.s. I don't like being difficult, but just have to say that in watching the wash layers go on, I'm sure your hits would go up manifold amounts by having a picture of scene you're painting up in the left-hand corner, as you do with the palette mixing down below. This way, the learner can gain some idea of the direction you're taking us.) ☺

[@evetrue2615]

Cool tutorial but the legs are not 40% of the human height!

[@DonAndrewsAWS]

Hi Helene,,,, thank you, my techy wife agrees with your suggestion! Friend Don

[@Qu_2_wil_lmjk]

@@evetrue2615 Look like they work to me. ☺

[@evetrue2615]

@@Qu_2_wil_lmjk It is a very nice painting but the leg length is approximately 50% of total stature to achieve the biomechanical efficiency of the human striding bipedal gait.

[@Qu_2_wil_lmjk]

@@evetrue2615 Thanks, Evetrue. ☺

[@TinyFreya59]

Lovely tutorial and painting! I love your soft jewel pastel colors. I have a question though: Do you pre wet the paper before applying your initial washes or are the washes just that juicy so that they run like that on dry paper?

[@DonAndrewsAWS]

Hi BHWINGS,,,,thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed the video and yes, step one is prewet the area to be painted ! Friend Don

[@Billsadventuresinart]

How did you know I was thinking of adding figures into my landscapes

[@DonAndrewsAWS]

Hi Bill,,, sometimes things work out! Hope you enjoyed the video! Friend Don

[@zenfulpainter]

It appears you are painting mostly wet into wet. Do you wet the back of your paper?

[@DonAndrewsAWS]

Hi Zenfulpainter,,,I don't wet the back(but I know lots of artists who do) I just prewet each area before applying paint...hope this helps! Friend Don

[@monkeylovenut]

I’ve been enjoying your beautiful colours and painting processes! Thank you for sharing your methods. I have a question, when you say “ granular wash” do you mean you use granulating paints? Or is it just your process of letting them run down the page wet in wet? Thank you 😊

[@DonAndrewsAWS]

Hi Monkeylovenut,,,, it's the process of letting the pigment run down the page wet into wet!