Painting SUNSHINE after the RAIN - Watercolor Demo by Tim Wimot

So it's just rained, and the sun has come out. Watch my interpretation of this street scene in Bristol, UK. In this watercolor demo I use several watercolor techniques - pre wet the paper, mixture of edges and range of values.
At the start of this video, I show my source photograph for the painting. If you want to keep referring to this during the video, then copy the URL of the video into another browser Tab or Window on your device. Run the video again, but of course pause it at the start where I show the source photo. In Chrome, you can also right-click on the tab and select ‘Duplicate’.
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In this demo I will be covering...
1) Choice of Subject. What makes a good watercolor subject. How to simplify the scene.
2) Materials I use such as the paper. I will also cover the paints I use and the palette, plus how I hold the different brushes for different techniques.
3) Doing the outline sketch as the first step. How to draw cars and the figure.
4) Wetting the paper and doing the sky and the first wash of the background and then the foreground.
5) Shadows and details of the buildings, cars and figure.
6) Watch out for the highlighting tips.
More information on watercolour demos, painting workshops, lessons and recent paintings by Tim Wilmot can be found at:
www.timwilmot.com/
The paper I use and recommend is Saunders Waterford.

[@halibut1249]

Very nice!! I really enjoy seeing your underdrawings, and the way you simplify the composition when you paint (no trees, no extra details, bike stand, sandwich sign, details in cars/bldgs). I did think you would give more definition to the diffused orb of sunlight in the sky; you brought it out in your stage 2 block in, but at the end the sky was flatter as a whole, and that bright spot accounts for the very dramatic reflected light beneath the left hand cars. Always enjoy watching you paint and it's so instructive to hear you narrate and talk about the choices you make. (Btw, a great distraction from the coronavirus lockdown that it seems just about everybody in the world is experiencing now!!)

[@TimWilmot]

Yes, sky could have been darker around the bright area. Thanks for your comments!

[@magdalenakruczkowska9937]

Mr. Wilmot, thank you for your amazing tutorials. I admire you as an artist and teacher.

[@TimWilmot]

You are very welcome

[@amitavachatterjee7306]

Sir, amongst all you are the one who explain every details how to draw... Either others don't want to let know all the trick or maybe forgot to explain... So to me you are the best teacher....

[@TimWilmot]

It all starts with the drawing and composition - 50% factor in a good painting

[@marcello.mutti75]

Amazing as always Tim. Thanks a lot!

[@TimWilmot]

Thanks Marcello

[@timheidrich8032]

Tim, thanks for sharing your demos with us, always very informative. I look forward to the next one. Take care, Tim H.

[@TimWilmot]

Thanks Tim.

[@rudraprasad655]

Not ur typical work Mr tim.i am big fan and I see most of your work ..anyways thank you .

[@TimWilmot]

Thanks. Now and again I do something different

[@miguelcameroporcel496]

Excelente como siempre.una buena construcción del dibujo eliminando todo lo que sobra, buscando el negativo del dibujo luminosidad impresindible en la acuarela.buena proporciones, perspectiva,buen dibujo con el pincel etc.etc.admirable!

[@TimWilmot]

Thank you Miguel 😄

[@canadaverydry]

Absolutely beautiful! Cityscapes are my favourite!

[@TimWilmot]

Thank you

[@larrymisiak915]

Like the way you talk us through your process. Makes me want to try it myself. The light and shadow is striking. Thanks. Larry, Houston, TX

[@TimWilmot]

Thank you Larry

[@z.z.1205]

One of my favorites. I would love to be able to paint half an good as you do.

[@TimWilmot]

Thanks ZZ

[@emiliobercial]

Magic again, thanks Tim!

[@TimWilmot]

Thanks Emilio

[@leehwanart9507]

와 진짜 대단하네요~ 멋진 그림 항상 즐겁게 구독합니다 ^^

[@TimWilmot]

Thanks

[@rachelparkervarner]

What a beautiful painting - I'm going to watch this entire video at nap time : ) I've been painting 20 years - but I'm mostly an animal portraitist. When I'm brave I'll do a landscape. I just finished one of Ireland - I feature it in my latest KZbin video but I'm not entirely satisfied with it. Now that I see your beautiful composition, I think I'm missing the bold shapes and contrast you achieve with this painting. Thank you for the inspiration and providing something to aspire to!

[@mrsvarner6560]

Your painting is beautiful too Rachel! No doubt about it though, Tim's work is AMAZING!!!

[@TimWilmot]

Thanks Rachel and good luck

[@다이아-t1w]

very nice !!!

[@TimWilmot]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@sarajamal799]

So beautiful ♥

[@TimWilmot]

Thanks Sara

[@michelfries1429]

Great work on contrasts! The right feeling is there, we see that the road is like wet and that this low sun is coming out full of luminosity. I noticed that you did not paint the trees (I maybe missed that in your comments), to focus on the sunshine and the strainght lines of the building and just about simplification, I imagine. Thanks for sharing!

[@TimWilmot]

I missed out the trees. I think they would have been a bit odd above the roof line

[@bankruptbritain6103]

You have a great knack for choosing the most boring scenes ever mate

[@TimWilmot]

Yes. Prefer it to painting pretty scenes all the time or the usual suspects

[@MrMoykanal]

Thank you so much!

[@TimWilmot]

Thank you Momchil

[@AamisColourWorld]

Beautiful video 👍 80th LIKE from AAMIS COLOUR WORLD.

[@TimWilmot]

Many thanks for your support

[@luisalfonsocabellofrias4427]

👏👏👏👍

[@TimWilmot]

😀

[@simonapalosan3208]

So nice and soothing this demo, please tell us about the brush you use, it is hypnotic. What brand is? Thank you. Got it later :-)

[@TimWilmot]

You sorted?

[@simonapalosan3208]

@@TimWilmot Yes, had I waited another 5 sec, I would have had my answer :-)

[@jamessaretta8278]

Hi Tim - I sent a note a while ago about some lessons. My guess is I got the wrong email or something. What's the best way to have a chat? - thanks!

[@TimWilmot]

Send me an email first timothywilmot at gmail dot com

[@jamessaretta8278]

@@TimWilmot Thanks!

[@jamessaretta8278]

@@TimWilmot sent - thanks.

[@Spineloro]

👍✨

[@TimWilmot]

👍

[@samuso86]

Where the joke shop used to be :)

[@TimWilmot]

I remember that one