Perspective for watercolor - what you need to know

What do you really need to know about perspective and how does it fit into a watercolor painting? Let’s put things in perspective today.
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0:00 - start
00:30 - Intro
00:50 - The basic idea of perspective
02:43 - 1. Find simple sceneries to work with
03:21 - 2. Remember your eye level
04:18 - 3. Observe often
05:25 - Drawing
15:53 - Value Study
19:05 - Final Painting
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[@chesapeake4797]

Thank you for bringing your computer graphics expertise to us to visualize horizon lines, vanishing points, and points of perspective! It makes it easier to understand.

[@shirleyatkinson5780]

Perspective is my nemesis. Your video has been very helpful! Thank you!

[@valerienotvalentine]

I am new to your chanel only a few days.I am in Devon in England I love to watch you paint and to watch you talk You are so calming and peaceful, I have learnt more from you than any other youtuber. Keep on making you videos they are excellent,I wish you everything good Val White

[@maureenbainbrigge860]

One of the best explanations on perspective. Very relatable.

[@vikki7955]

Very good explanation .

[@katherinelawrence1608]

Those clean washes. I'm obsessed. that trick of creating a second car is a game changer. This is a beautiful painting! Might be one of my favorites!

[@Scrabbledat]

Thank you ! Your videos are extremely helpful, especially for people who cannot afford a formal art class. I hope you get the revenue you deserve from your channel! 😊

[@jillmorris2849]

Excellent Eric. I am going to use some of your ideas in my workshop. I teach watercolor at the Roswell Visual Arts Center in Roswell, GA. I love painting city scapes, and teaching about 1 pt perspective. Thankfully, you are loose. Love loose watercolor. Thank you, JillyWillyArt

[@robertbol7655]

I have to say, Eric you are such a good teacher, you are not too technical, you tell stories about the scenes and the editing of the videos, sounds and animations make your paintings fun and exiting, i've been painting for 20 yrs, but i can see now, i've been struggeling with mixing values, and no separate washes. Very interesting!

[@FoolinFlight]

Just perfect explanation. You are my new teacher.

[@BarbrajoanOriginals]

Eric, I always like the way you keep those whites. Love your street views. 🇺🇸❤️

[@lindathaxton1994]

Love your teaching! practice practice practice - has helped soooo much. Thank you for teaching

[@notanbu69]

Love how you explain and express ❤️

[@kimberleesublett]

Eric you are very relatable and explain things in a manner in which a newbie to watercolor and drawing. I still have a lot to learn, but am very excited to learn for experts like yourself. I followed along, applying the principles your incorporated and ended up with a pretty good first time effort. Thanks again.

[@garybarker6994]

Thank you Eric. Your teaching about perspective is the best! And I love your painting. Not least of all because I was able to be there about a year ago now. It is not far from where I grew up long ago! Many memories your painting awakens.

[@kimkeelor3781]

Thank you! You are an excellent and natural teacher.

[@JackieInMn]

Wonderful tutorial and so helpful. Many thanks. In earlier videos you expressed your desire to paint more loosely. You nailed it.

[@mikecooper7815]

Your item on Perspective is great. Thanks

[@sookking]

Very good illustration of perspective drawing and colour value. Thank you!

[@hArtyTruffle]

I think I watched this a little while ago, but now that I’m going to actually tackle a painting, I’m back for a reminder of your instruction. Thanks Eric. Really helpful 🙏

[@angiewright-artist8246]

Omg Eric I'm so happy you made this video and to know I'm not alone, I understand perspective and drawing in perspective, simple perspective I'm fine but when it gets complex it sucks the life out of my creativity and I totally feel like it's all Math I find finding my plum lines and connections really help me! Thank you my friend! Cheers from Canadaxo

[@lyndaranson1728]

Thank you Eric. Love your style. Learned a lot

[@donnabrooks7783]

Thank you Eric! Love this painting so much! I do landscapes and portraits which I love but some day I want to paint buildings and street scenery but I have been afraid to try because of perspective. You made this so easy to understand and for that I am grateful!

[@dhantendle4383]

Thank you for this lesson on perspective

[@suneelnegi1534]

Eric, you are great.

[@shubhaoak2165]

It also means from your video,that feelings and frame of mind are important for making a great painting…

[@roxannesiuagan9250]

Thank you, Eric! I've been waiting for this!

[@gopiseth4523]

Thank you so much sir for this video it's really helpful to me 🙏🙏🙏🙏 and I loved the painting and I understand what you say 🙏🙏🙏👍👍👍

[@scarz1951]

Very nice! Easily one of my favorites. This one and the foggy morning.

[@Gitbo]

Eric, I really like this lesson. I recently completed a painting in Andy Evansen’s course where I found (too late) that the perspective was off, particularly with a car on the street. A fellow classmate said it looked like my street was going uphill, and I saw it after the fact. You have really explained the concept well, especially the relative sizes of the car to a person. I also like the technique of drawing a box and pulling the box forward. I saved this video for future reference. Thanks, again.

[@BigDomski]

Intuitive perspective is the number 1 skill that I'm after. I'm so happy that you made a video on this. I know the basics fairly well, but sometimes it comes down to hearing it from the right person to solidify what you know

[@BIBLE-a-s-m-r]

I LOVE perspective. My father was a math major who graduated with a 4.0 so I guess the apple

[@arlifox8138]

love the way you explained perspective ! thank you :-)

[@kennytowns3309]

Very nice eric..nice light bounce tells the time of day really well..

[@glenda7921]

Wow! What a fantastically helpful video. I love your teaching style and the how complete your explanations and examples are. Thank you Eric.

[@shirleymclean8911]

Thank you Eric. I have watched so many perspective tutorials but this is the first that I can really use in my work.

[@robmcshane6907]

Once again you hit the spot. I want to paint more than the landscapes I’ve been doing but buildings have eluded and scared me. Now I know why and how to fix it. You are a star 🌟, Eric. So clearly explained and demonstrated. Now for me to do and practice. You are helping me become a much better artist, thank you. You are much appreciated 🌟🌟

[@pschneider1968]

Wonderful drawing and painting lesson, thanks Eric!

[@anilvinayakan1701]

beautiful painting Eric. Excellent lesson on perspective. You conveyed the feeling of a sunny day. Thanks for sharing.

[@faridahnoor5498]

Eric, thank you for all the lessons. You are a good teacher and very talented indeed. Love your style.

[@andy_warhola]

I understand perspective very well but love watching your painting technique. Thanks.

[@rosine2]

Thank you very much Éric 🌸

[@carlabernecoli2071]

beautiful lesson. Thanks for these explanations. I will listen to them several times to understand each word (because unfortunately my English is not very good)

[@YYWildlifeArt]

a combination of art and science that is clearly described 👍

[@victorthng6089]

Thanks , you make it simple to understand 👍👍👍

[@zoey9064]

I have really struggled with perspective and tried to avoid it as much as I can in watercolor paintings, and this video has really helped me understand the basic elements and rules of perspectives. Thank you, this really helps me a lot.

[@sundaysunshine2925]

Thank you ! This is quite helpful

[@patreeves1676]

Thank you for this demo, it is very helpful

[@janetgoldstein7597]

Well done. You are a natural teacher. Thank you for your helpful and comprehensive video

[@drleonesse]

Very well explained. Thanks!

[@nurten5903]

I'm really hesitant to perspective paintings but i think im gonna try to learn from you so, thank you so much for this great explanation!

[@mohiartgallery1969]

Wowwww beautiful , I like your art Thank you fro sharing

[@renilmesa1997]

This is so informative ❤️ I hope I can apply this on my watercolor practice 🙏Thank you ❤️

[@lindathaxton1994]

Like magic watching you create - beautiful

[@kathleenpotter8453]

This was so helpful for understanding perspective. Thank you Eric for your enlightening instruction.

[@volzotansmyke2951]

Thanks Eric! This tutorial and demo was really eye opening. How you related the size of the cars to each other was really neat, I will try it asap ❤️

[@karenbenson1537]

Very helpful! Thank you!

[@johnwolf7842]

Thank you so much for this instruction Eric. I've subscribed to yours and The Mind of Watercolor as my only real 'go to' channels for learning to paint in the medium.

[@leighanderson2251]

Thank you Eric. This will be very good as I tackle your course.Very well thought out bit of teaching. Terrific.

[@shubhaoak2165]

Great tutorial !!

[@raynoladominguez4730]

Very nice. Your simplification of shapes is masterful.

[@karenrichardson6767]

I needed this review on perspective! Thank you Eric : - )

[@sherryburnett6088]

Loved this lesson and painting. Thank you.

[@daleshawn1910]

Just exactly what I need right now. Thank you again.

[@LisaSDonovan]

Thank you for this video on perspective! I love your approach to watercolor painting. This is very helpful.

[@miguelpirre1]

Very good lesson

[@SC4RArt]

Amazing as always! So informational! 😍😍😍

[@Angayasse]

This was super useful! Thank you!

[@rayanneedwards8542]

valuable instruction on perspective. Love you finished work.

[@shoulinetchen2491]

Thanks, this is wonderful. Learning a lot from here. Great ideas. Will follow you for learning watercolour painting.

[@Ninasim123]

Que lindo! I simply loved it!

[@maurasmith-mitsky762]

Thanks!

[@letsbeproductive2471]

Awesome!

[@veronicagreen6180]

Great information!, thanks

[@missdenis4576]

Incredible.. thank you

[@gopiseth4523]

Yes sir picture means memory that we can catch the time in a picture 🙏

[@sujaphilip3394]

This is really good. I’ve struggled with perspective. This video has really simplified it. Thank you so so much!!

[@goldenring6999]

Suggest more tutorials..iam struggling with perspectives

[@Lostpanda123]

This is a great tutorial!

[@zararandle6555]

Thank you.

[@sujeeshss2014]

Explained simply.....Thank you so much 😍👌👍

[@sponce500]

Excellent thank you

[@TinRoofVintage]

Loved this tutorial, especially when you explained and created the black and white value study first. On the color painting, did my ears pick up "y.o.u. r [are] painting ...."? 🙂 Maybe I'm hearing things! Peace and Blessings from Texas USA 🌹

[@dbanerjee1084]

Wonderful explanation and demo.

[@m.h.mcarver2904]

Thanks alot for your efforts 🙏🏻❤️❤️❤️

[@pjs3514]

Very good info. Thank you

[@aslioz7326]

Amazing...

[@narenrai4884]

Thank you

[@phyllisbaird2423]

Great video on prospective. Love the painting. Thanks 👀🌈

[@LisaSDonovan]

This video is very helpful. I really like your painting style and your narrative while you paint. Thanks for explaining perspective!

[@felipecoelho1936]

Hi Eric, can you make a vídeo giving tips how you draw the cars?

[@sinkingso4603]

簡單易懂很好的老師多謝！

[@randeeprana8303]

Great......thank you

[@jackscat]

謝謝老師的精彩解說透視原理~

[@nunziabiscotti2294]

Bellissimo.

[@tericarter2886]

Thank you I really needed this push to work with perspective May I ask what is your preferred size of paper to work on ?

[@uncleatelier8495]

You're very talented. ~~~♡★☆♡♥♥

[@beltranjohnkiven9880]

Thank you for your videos I'm improving as an artist for free

[@LandKCarpetOne]

Great tutorial! On an earlier tutorial you mentioned filling in white highlights. What did you use to get the bright white color? Very heavy white watercolor still usually bleads through.

[@suzannewaters6114]

You are such a wonderful instructor. Thank you so much, Eric! One thing that always confuses me about perspective is when I "think about where everything is in relation to me." Im not sure what you mean by that. Does it mean my view, eg, if Im looking up at or down on or directly at? Or if I placed myself in the painting?..ugh.. I just dont get that part. 😳😬🎨 could you help me understand?

[@pulupulumee5631]

刚开始起稿就觉得他只是随便画画 但是越画越像现实的感觉 厉害👍🏻 光影和结构 抓大放小 细节不是那么重要

[@arabellapegarido9143]

What pencil do you use ?

[@golfglory7547]

Great Video! I am new to watercoloring, and I am wondering if anyone can tell me what type of pencil or graphite is most preferable to use for the sketching portion of the process? Or does it matter? Thanks : )

[@golfglory7547]

@@joe34012 Thank you. : )