Watercolor painting of light, shadows, and reflections in Venice. Step by step watercolour tutorial.

Full demonstration watercolor painting of Light, Shadows, and Reflections in Venice. Step by step watercolour tutorial.
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My teaching manual: Mastering Watercolors - A Practical Guide: amzn.to/3CgYQfB
I did this online demonstration for the Nepean Art Society, Sydney, Australia.
This video is of a typical Venetian scene with bright light, strong shadows, and lovely reflections.
I have been teaching watercolor for many years and this video is very much like one of my classes, with lots of detail explanation about colors, tones, brush marks, and the reasoning behind each stop.
It is a long video, so grab a coffee before you start!
I also have a couple of watercolor painting books which I published and distribute through Amazon.
The first one, which has sold over 10,000 copies is bascially my teaching manual and is titled:
Mastering Watercolors - A Practical Guide.
The second is full of step by step demonstrations and is titled: Watercolor Step By Step: amzn.to/3z4YXEu
Both books are available in kindle format and paperback.
You can also find a lot of useful information on my website: www.paintingwi...

[@shahzadqurashi7728]

Thank u so much sir , no body ever taught water colors in such a detailed and beautiful way

[@JoeCartwright]

It's my pleasure, glad you are enjoying my watercolour videos.

[@annegoodall9485]

Hi Joe, this is so lovely, thank you for sharing your talent with everyone! P.S. You may wish to correct the subtitles at 1:22:40..ummmm? Whoops!

[@JoeCartwright]

Thanks for letting me know Anne.

[@Moonshineiii]

Lovely .

[@JoeCartwright]

Many thanks

[@esling77]

TY Joe. What a Wonderful Painting. Having a Go at the Beach with People this Weekend. I'm keeping my Fingers crossed that one day you will do some Gum Trees and a pond, TY again and Cheers !

[@JoeCartwright]

Thank you. I am sure I will be doing a gum tree and pond type painting sometime. :-)

[@magdalenakruczkowska9937]

Joe, I came across your art today. It's amazing.

[@JoeCartwright]

WOW, thank you Magdalena.

[@robweaver9953]

Good one, Joe. At first I was puzzled by the juxtaposition of the yellow and shadow on the left hand building, but it worked beautifully in the end.

[@JoeCartwright]

Thanks Rob, That is always the challenge for people viewing or students following along. The experienced tutor has a picture of where it is all going, but it doesn't neccessarily look right at the start.

[@Rudimar69]

Beautiful. 😚😚😚😚

[@JoeCartwright]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@rbermudezcardio]

Beautiful teaching video. It is very clearly done and easy to follow throughout. Thank you very much from Spain Joe

[@JoeCartwright]

Thank you Ramon glad you liked it. Nice to hear from you.

[@pandurangansatish2973]

Thank you so much , all your videos are awesome .

[@JoeCartwright]

Thank you. Glad you find them helpful.

[@phillippathomas9963]

Thanks Joe.....👍👍....Phillippa T.

[@JoeCartwright]

Glad you like it Phillippa. Enjoy.

[@josies.3513]

Bonjour, je vous remercie pour toutes vos explications très claires et intéressantes. J ai adoré dessiner cette vue magnifique que vous proposez, il ne me reste plus qu à appliquer tous vos bons conseils pour que mon dessin se transforme en une aquarelle. Merci beaucoup pour vos partages, cela me permet d aborder des sujets comme la perspective en utilisant les couleurs pour déposer l ombre et la lumière sur les façades. Si vous avez la possibilité de mettre en sous titre la langue française, cela m aiderait à saisir le sens de toutes vos explications, merci par avance. Cordialement

[@JoeCartwright]

I am glad you are enjoying my video. KZbin allows you to automatically select French translations. I suggest you do a Google search for the process and you should be able to find steps to take to activate French translations. Good luck.

[@josies.3513]

Je vous remercie pour votre réponse. J avais déjà regardé sur Google et l aide de youtube pour comprendre pourquoi vos vidéos n ont pas d autres possibilités de traduction en sous-titres que l anglais et l espagnol, et d après mes recherches cela provient du choix de traduction et de notre langue natale que chaque créateur de vidéo mette à leur vidéo. Mais ce n est pas important, mon anglais va s enrichir. Merci pour tous vos partages et conseils. Cordialement.

[@JoeCartwright]

Here is how to do it. At the bottom right side of video select the gear icon “settings”, then click on “subtitles”, then select “auto-transtate” and select your language. I hope this helps.@@josies.3513

[@josies.3513]

C est ce que j avais fait mais la ligne traduction automatique n apparaît pas dans vos vidéos donc je ne peux sélectionner la langue française. Je peux avoir les sous titres uniquement en anglais et espagnol. J ai vérifié sur d autres vidéos parfois je peux accéder à la traduction de mon choix. D après l aide de youtube et de Google, les auteurs de vidéo sélectionnent leur langue natale pour la mise en ligne de leur vidéo mais pour les sous titrages, il faut préciser les langues de traductions avant la mise en ligne des vidéos. Lorsque vous déposerez votre prochaine vidéo, vous pourrez voir le choix des langues , c est la case à côté de la case du choix de langue natale. Ceci dit, ce n est pas le plus important , vos vidéos sont bien comme elles sont. Cordialement

[@JoeCartwright]

Thank you for letting me know. I will try to fix that with my future videos. Regards, Joe @@josies.3513

[@Magic65750]

It would b great for us to see ur reference photo while u paint.

[@JoeCartwright]

You are right, in my later videos I have started doing just that. :-)

[@luciaceccarini5259]

Grazie molto esplicativo

[@JoeCartwright]

Prego!

[@valeriodomenech9618]

Hello, congratulations on your art and your magnificent videos. I want to ask you what type of paper you use and how thick it is. greetings and thanks

[@JoeCartwright]

Glad you are enjoying my videos. I mainly use Arches 185 gsm cold pressed paper. But any good quality artist's cold pressed paper should work for my techniques.

[@valeriodomenech9618]

Thank you very much!

[@irmareitz701]

I loved watching you paint this lovely scene. Was the paper still wet from when you wet the back? I was amazed at how long you could carry on painting.

[@JoeCartwright]

Yes, it was Irma. Though more damp than very wet. Sometimes it can take the paper hours to dry properly - unless I use a hair dryier of course.

[@robweaver9953]

Another great tute. General question: would this back wetting technique work if you used a piece of Perspex, glass or aluminium as your backing instead of the foam core board?

[@JoeCartwright]

Hi Rob, Yes it would still work - maybe even better, not sure, though I must test it out. I like the light weight of the gator board, which is why I haven't experimented much.

[@robweaver9953]

@@JoeCartwright Reason I ask was that those materials are easier to clean so possibly lower chance of getting unwanted colours when you turn it over.

[@JoeCartwright]

@@robweaver9953 That is a very good point Rob. I will have to try out my piece of perspex that I bought.

[@CHarper-l5u]

Hello again, I'm learning to watercolor and I don't know how to draw. Am I to assume that you are just showing us your Technique because we can't really replicate your drawing? Do you have any suggestions online where I might learn the basics of pencil drawing? Thanks Joe PS are you Australian or a Kiwi or am I totally off the mark?

[@JoeCartwright]

Some of my other videos include the drawing phase of a demonstration. In this case, as it is a recording of an online demonstration I did for a local art society, the drawing had to be done beforehand, due to time constraints. The drawings are usually included on my Patreon Membership, but not on all KZbin videos.

[@JoeCartwright]

You are right, I am Australian. :-) There are lots of how to draw videos onKZbin, I suggest you just search the term. If you look at my Pen and Ink work, I cover more about drawing there. The main thing about drawing is to get a pencil, eraser, and plenty of paper, and just start drawing.

[@CHarper-l5u]

Love your teaching. I for one could do without the music unless it was very low volume.

[@JoeCartwright]

Thanks for the tip! I don't use it in more recent videos. :-)

[@oswaldomoralesperdomo2985]

Do you can tell me what paper use you? Thanks!

[@JoeCartwright]

Sure, I mainly used Arches Cold Press paper - 185 gsm

[@carmenmadrigalgarcia6015]

Is possible subtitle in spanish ? Thanks...

[@JoeCartwright]

Sorry, only KZbin creates subtitles. :-(

[@1Skymed]

Is there any way I can turn the piano off? I find it incredibly distracting.

[@JoeCartwright]

Not that I am aware Steve, but I have stopped using background music for the actual demonstration parts. :-)

[@oswaldomoralesperdomo2985]

Ponlo en español y te seguimos😮

[@JoeCartwright]

Thank you. I have added Spanish autotranslate to this video. Please let me know if the quality is ok. If so, I will add it to all my other videos.

[@oswaldomoralesperdomo2276]

Many interruptions!

[@JoeCartwright]

Thank you for the feedback.

[@toptalentpainting8318]

Beautiful drawing fhowlo me

[@JoeCartwright]

Thank you.