Quick Tip 129 - Painting Underwater Rocks

[@pamelabritton1230]

Love how you always break it down to observation. That leaves it up to the artist for interpretation, which is the process of learning, so that helps me grow and get better. Thanks, Dianne!

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

My pleasure!

[@mjjeter7169]

As always, you are so easy to follow. I appreciate how you break things down, and teach the new artist how to observe everything around and in their painting., and how to use that knowledge to iron out the issue they may be having. You are such a gem, and I do enjoy your tutorials so much. Many thanks for sharing your wonderful talent and your time!

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

You are so welcome! Thanks for watching.

[@eyeTHC]

What a pleasure to be able to watch and learn from someone who really goes into detail as to “why” you’re painting an object. Thank you so much

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

My pleasure! Thanks for being a subscriber!

[@ginnibrower596]

Thank you . You have made the rocks under water much clearer for me. It always looked like magic. Lol 👍🥰

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

You’re welcome 😊

[@denlatham1561]

You are a brilliant teacher. Thanks for the encouragement.

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Thank you, Den!

[@bright-eyed5830]

Wow. Fabulous lesson broken down easily! Never knew it could be that simple. Thank you so much!

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Thanks.

[@graceful6894]

Thank you 😀 Could I request that you zoom in closer more often? I could not see the effect of the last thing you did of going over the entire rock. I wanted that awe moment that you are so great at 🤗

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Sometimes it is easier to see these small things from a larger screen, if you have access to one.

[@rezahosseinzadehnasser993]

You are teaching us the thinking process of painting the rocks and that is great. this is more important than actual painting of one rock in one climate situation. Thanks a lot.

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Thanks for that observation, Reza. It has always been my teaching philosophy that students painting by principle rather than by imitation allows the artist's unique voice to come through.

[@jaspermartin7444]

Your philosophy towards creating art is sooo helpful, thank you. (In addition to all the other helpful instructions of course!)

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Thanks!

[@allenvoss7977]

A very difficult subject to paint! But again you make it so much easier !

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Give it a try.

[@Stefanni025]

Thank you for this wonderful tutorial!! You are incredibly talented!

[@corneliuiancu2642]

An apparently simple but excellent professional demonstration. I saw another demo using the glazing technique, but this means a waiting time of few days to let initial layer to dry. Your direct painting technique as "simple" is , but so beautiful and artistic it is. Thank you, Dianne Mize

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

It's a pleasure.

[@dusttinfinn6583]

Thank you so much. I just started painting.. so far I’m on my 4th, and KZbin has been my go to for questions but not all videos are created with a beginner in mind. I enjoyed watching

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Enjoy the journey!

[@paulagreen6005]

Thank you for your work!

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

My pleasure! Thanks for watching.

[@kevinjones7777]

Thanks again for another excellent video.

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

My pleasure, Kevin. Thanks for watching.

[@loberuth]

Thank you so much! It's great how you teach to see and observe. Just what I need. Fundamental.

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

You're very welcome!

[@korukiwiarts]

Thanks. I love painting rocks under water.

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Keep enjoying the journey.

[@randecolley7054]

You have really helped me with this video. Thank you!

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

I am delighted.

[@mosiotv]

Wow! This was fabulous! 👍🏻👍🏻I really love your QTs. Thank you. 💐 I have a question and a request if that's possible to fit in a qt, I'm sure you can do it 😁. My question is do you recommend toning the canvas? Since nearly always you paint on white. And my request is how to interpret or what guidelines should I follow to paint from a photo? To clarify, if my reference is a (photo of) painting, I can do it (aside from photo realism) but from a photo I don't know how should I deal with it, and how to translate it into a more or less realism type of painting. Which details should I ignore or what to add. Sorry for long comment 🙏🏻 thanks again 🌷

[@claueu6190]

What a lovely lady,thank you!

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Thank you too

[@ThatDumbBlonde__]

Thank you! I have my first ever final project for art due and this was so helpful for me to finish it :)

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

I am delighted.

[@mushyyyQT]

Thank you so much❤, this will help me improve so much!

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

You're so welcome! Keep enjoying the journey.

[@ivasoares5036]

Wonderful tutorial. Thanks from Brazil. :)

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

My pleasure

[@yousraadly7341]

That is helpful , great painture ,Thank you for inspiration .☺☺

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

My pleasure 😊 Thanks for watching.

[@yousraadly7341]

@@IntheStudioArtInstruction thank you for teaching us new lovely art techniques ,really appreciate you .God bless you .

[@lorim8070]

Thank you this is just what I have been struggling with right now!

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Wonderful! It's always a pleasure to help.

[@ANAHATAJADE]

Thank you! Great tip!!!

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

You are so welcome! And thanks!

[@cazscot8397]

Thank you Dianne - very good quick tip and I will practise on paper with oils . Caz

[@mariegamber]

Thank you Dianne!

[@shashidua3152]

How can we came to know which color relate to the picture ,I love your teaching style ,just started acralic paint

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

The color we choose if determined by how we want to interpret the subject rather than the picture.

[@sadhanapatil4275]

Its always difficult to paint underwater rocks. Your video is really good. Thank you so much for informative useful video

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

What we are looking for determines what we see. If we're look for "rocks under water", we won't see the visual structure and will enable our being able to paint them.

[@sadhanapatil4275]

Thank you so much for kindly reply. I will surely try this tip. And I have hopes of positive result. I saw one of your tree trunk related video I tried out your tip it turned good. Your techniques are magical. 🙂

[@the-network]

Wow! this really helped me! Thank you!

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

My pleasure.

[@lorrainebassant2814]

Great explanation thank you so much

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

You are welcome!

[@lisengel2498]

Very nice and clear explanation but I have been wondering why you dont start with a kind of deep background color toward doing what you do

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Mainly because rather than doing a demo, I'm showing a single tiny bit of the process.

[@roxannenaydan5362]

Love this lesson. SO helpful!

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Thanks.

[@RDnAC]

I wish you posted the one you painted here up close at the end after you did the underwater lines

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

As a second best, try following what's I'm doing here and you'll have the experience of how it works.

[@kathleenwildey2757]

Thank you so much, that helps tremendously!

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Great.

[@pennypop408]

Great I will give it a go.

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Have fun with it.

[@shahzadqurashi7728]

Dear madam with due regards i can give u a suggestion regarding the topic , fisrt of all paint the rocks as such , wait for the rocks to dry , later on use liquin (medium) and a small amonut of blue green paint shade and do glazing on top of rocks, superimposed on that make some ripple marks with a fine brush!

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Thank you for that suggestion, Shahzad. May I add, to that "according to what you observe".

[@bonniezatta3881]

Hi, thank you for the OT's. Would you show us how to paint or draw two or three books stacked up in perspective?

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Bonnie, I will put that one on the schedule. Stay tuned.

[@annedeguernon8117]

Thanks Dianne, any chance of making a closeup of your canvas ? cheers!

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Someday they will make camcorders compatible with cell phone viewing, but at the moment try viewing on a larger screen.

[@annedeguernon8117]

cheers

[@deyasinee_mukherjee]

Can you please show painting of wheat field in water color?

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Deyasinne, what kind of light, time of day, weather and geographical location would you like that wheat field to be placed in?

[@jaimehernandelgadoquintero4539]

Gracias

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Thanks for watching.

[@allenvoss7977]

Well I have to suggest a formula for this subject would be applicable. I know you don’t like to go by formulas but if you remain focused on subject value in color it shouldn’t be a problem. You have many videos that have helped me and I deeply appreciate all of your teaching. May I suggest elaborating even more on the subject? for example , if you put down a base coat of burnt Umber or burnt sienna and then place individual rocks on top of it with a slightly lighter value . You have your dirt and you have your rocks . Now , go back with the fan brush and lightly feather over the top of it to knock off the edges. I think we can go deeper with the subject if lights hitting a certain area change your value ! but you still use the same formula dirt , rock , lightly feather it with a fan brush . what are your thoughts on this technique and formula ? did I change your mind? Much love to you for your excellent teaching ! I’ve come a long ways because of you.

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Allen, what you are describing is not formula, but sequence of application. A formula would be "this is the way you paint a rock." A sequence of application is a serious of steps that sequentially will work regardless of the subject. Thanks for bringing that up.

[@allenvoss7977]

@@IntheStudioArtInstruction You are correct again thank you for teaching me you are without a doubt one of the most influential teachers that I am studying during my training especially when it comes to color theory you have been essential to my learning process as I continue to watch your videos I learn every day I wish I could send you a picture of my current painting so that I could get invaluable opinion from someone as knowledgeable as you I would love to hear the things I need to work on I have thick skin and would be helpful in improving my painting I’ve been painting for four months now is it possible to send you a picture of my painting?

[@simaabed3932]

That is awesome I needed this information so bad, thank you for making them .

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

My pleasure.

[@patrickdoyle2510]

brilliant! thanks very much.

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

My pleasure.

[@karenkelleher989]

Good Lesson! I thought maybe it was going to be like, "Painting Underwater, Rocks!!" But no, no, it was just you ABOVE water painting rocks...Quite Well!! Good job! I learned a lot! Thank you! P.s I love your accent..:)

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

:)

[@mona2242]

Thanks Diane, I need to observe, now would it be best to sketch the rocks & water with pastels and then paint indoors or would you suggest painting en pleine air? Thank you

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Mona2242, it doesn't matter whether you work indoors or en plein air. It's HOW you approach the subject that matters. I always recommend sketching and studying references before painting them. I call it feeding the artists. Finding the kind of working pattern that you relate to is the best advice I can give. If it works best to do your studies en plein air and your resulting paintings in your studio, then that's the way to go.

[@mona2242]

@@IntheStudioArtInstruction thank you, your advice has helped me a great deal.🙏

[@hoorkhan7394]

woow amazing ..tnks alot

[@geoffcheetham9586]

Hoor Kn

[@fithascookingandtraveling]

Thank you mam 👌👌

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Most welcome 😊

[@cococola7309]

Heeeelp.....! I painted my colorful rocks already....is there anyway possible to paint water over them now...even if its just a glare to make it look like they are under still water.

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Take your clues from your reference. Remember, you are doing a two dimensional interpretation of a three-dimensional subject. It might help if you turn your painting AND your reference upside down, then look at the reference for what is happening visually--that is color, value, edges, shape, etc.

[@TobermoryCat]

Kind of feel you missed it Dianne. Thought you would say forget what objects ( rocks), look at the undulating reflective properties of the water plane and effect it has on things seen below. Perhaps one could better demonstrate what is going on by looking at a flat underwater surface such as a swimming pool to see the cast patter on the bottom of the pool. Then there is the affect the undulating water surface has on colour, overlaying the reflective colour of the sky. Tricky subject to teach.

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Well, maybe, but after all, we are interpreting a three-dimensional world with two-dimensional tools, so describing the images as "undulating reflective properties" really doesn't tell us much about what to do, rather describes the results of what's happening in the water.

[@TobermoryCat]

@@IntheStudioArtInstruction Indeed - but sometimes its about reminding people what they are actually seeing. I recall seeing someone paint a shop window....they put all the stuff in there. I then pointed out the reflection in the window - its as if they were blind to it. No matter, love they way you teach, brilliant.

[@hideentity1518]

hard to say if you made it correct, next time need zoom in.

[@rezahosseinzadehnasser993]

I think it is the thinking process and rules of painting rocks underwater will teach us more than just painting one rock. And usually if you paint one rock under water it will usually not look right.

[@alessandraallegri101]

👏👏👏

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

:)

[@MAC-ws8fz]

Diane, you forgot all about the COLOR of the rock and with water on it and in water! And my being sort of color-challenged, I would need to know the colors! Thanks Toots!...Excuse me...Young Lady!

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Larry, we paint the colors we see, so it's not necessary to know the local color of the rock. We see any single image, regardless of its local color, according to how it influenced by its surroundings, so if its underwater, we look for what we are seeing, not what we know or want to know.

[@eazysharma]

What did v make??

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

A lesson, I hope.

[@rpprevost]

Tip: Camera person. When she's painting, focus on what she's painting. The point of the video is to show how to paint rocks underwater. So, she paints a rock. Then, when she paints it underwater, you pull back. From here it just looks like a dark blotch. When she's pointing to something and talking about it, WHY would you even consider pulling back?

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Or, it might be helpful to view these on a larger screen?

[@rpprevost]

@@IntheStudioArtInstruction How could the size of my screen alter what you focus on?

[@mona2242]

@@rpprevostsimply because one can see better.

[@deejo2]

I love your paintings as well as your method of teaching. I just have one request - can you have the camera operator zoom in on the canvas, please? I get the idea but I couldn't see the effects of your brush strokes.:( But I greatly appreciate your videos.

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

We're working on that.

[@deejo2]

@@IntheStudioArtInstruction Thank you! ☺

[@adrijabose7121]

Goddess.

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

😊

[@twicetwo]

🎨🎨🎨🎨💧🙏🙏

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Thanks

[@ThatOldBiddy]

:)