Watercolour Landscape Painting, Barn, trees, sky, Pencil and Wash Technique

[@blackbasswhispers9345]

I just discovered your channel and can't stop watching. The way you explain things, your soothing voice, sometimes the music in the background... absolutely perfect! Thank you for making these videos, your channel will be one of a few that I will come back to for education and relaxation. Best regards.

[@michaelthomas3414]

I was out last week photographing a farmhouse with two barns. this week I have been drawing this property and adding straw bales in the foreground as you have done. Not finished yet. This evening, for a change I watched this painting video of the same scene as you have already drawn, and I must say I was itching to paint my drawing of the farmhouse and barn I am busy drawing. My God ,it is so inspirational and relaxing to watch you working smoothie. Thanks a bunch ! Very enjoyable. Micheal

[@smoothie77drawingpainting]

Thanks for the kind words Michael, just to let you know... before you decide to paint your drawing, I have had some very bad results washing over pencil drawings that were on cartridge/drawing paper, you will get much better results with watercolour paper.

[@michaelthomas3414]

Strange thing is smoothie I have always used watercolour paper for drawing with graphite, but this last week I managed to buy some cartridge paper. Thanks for the warning !

[@АлексейСмирнов-б5к]

Восхищяюсь Вашими работами.!!!

[@smoothie77drawingpainting]

Thank you :)

[@susanlawson8565]

Beautiful work as always Smoothie, I absolutely love watching your tutorials.

[@smoothie77drawingpainting]

Thank you Susan, that's very kind of you to say, I appreciate it :)

[@galinalevkovich1368]

Thank you! Very well done!!! 👍❤️

[@Sprangleweed]

Another outstanding example of your talent, Smoothie. Beautiful work.

[@smoothie77drawingpainting]

Thanks Tony, sometimes a simple scene like this can turn out to be a nice subject to paint, Thanks for the kind words!

[@mariakellner2221]

I really enjoyed seeing you put washes on to the beautiful drawing,the pencils worked so well,tfs

[@smoothie77drawingpainting]

Thanks Maria, glad you enjoyed this one, the colour previewers helped me with one, I'm finding them indispensable!

[@adelebader5373]

Beautiful, this is nice seeing a graphite done in color. If this is not your best can't wait to see one that is.

[@smoothie77drawingpainting]

Thanks Adele, That's very nice of you to say, I really appreciate your comment, thank you :)

[@TheWindGinProject]

Most excellent! Thanks for taking the time to make such a detailed demo.

[@smoothie77drawingpainting]

Thank you! its a pleasure to make these demos for everyone, I had a look further into the sound issue, haven't come up with any answers though? thanks for the kind words.

[@TheWindGinProject]

I thought the sound was normal compared to other videos I had just watched and I did not change the volume. Thanks for thinking about it but I do have a computer speaker system that is a bit different I think.

[@smoothie77drawingpainting]

That's good to hear, I'm just pleased to know to you can hear the sound better, thanks for letting me know:)

[@ccsitaround]

Really nice work of art, and demo, smoothie, enjoy your commentary, too.

[@smoothie77drawingpainting]

Thanks Larry, I've been enjoying your latest watercolours too, thanks for commenting!

[@derickchatfield]

Thanks yet again for the excellent demo. Hope one day I can be half as good as you. As a side note, just done a thirty mile round trip to get a box of the Staedtler Lumograph black pencils. You have inspired me to dig out the old watercolour paints. Thanks again.

[@smoothie77drawingpainting]

You're welcome Derick, I hope the 30 mile round trip was worth it and you get good results with the Staedtlers, they are a nice little set of pencils, I really enjoy using them, hope you do too, Happy painting!

[@rcartier64]

So glad I found your channel. You provide a ton of helpful techniques. Thank you for sharing. Great videos.

[@smoothie77drawingpainting]

Thanks Ron, that's kind of you to say, glad you're finding these videos helpful, thanks for taking the time to view and comment.

[@glenmiller6404]

very nice as usual !

[@smoothie77drawingpainting]

Many thanks Glen!

[@amypak]

This is wonderful... I've just discovered your channel and you are one of the ONLY ones I know who creates a graphite drawing with a wash over it. I recently saw a piece of art that I fell in love with done this way, but could find nothing on the 'how-tos' and tips for creating this effect. I found your "Watercolour Tips For Pencil and Wash Technique" yesterday and have been glued to your channel since! Have you written a book on this, or can you recommend other books on the topic of pencil and wash? It seems like a technique in need of some type of publication!

[@jakascott]

Just found you yesterday through D. Usher. I enjoyed this video very much, your technique , composition and subject matter...Looks like a scene from around where I live...Thank you for sharing your wonderful talent.

[@smoothie77drawingpainting]

Hi and thank you for taking the time to comment, the scene is in a small south Leicestershire village, don't know if that's anywhere near you.

[@jakascott]

No, LOL, it not...I live in Missouri, USA...Have a nice day!

[@lornehutton7229]

that is so cool, I have to look into that

[@nillrock371]

I was waiting for it great work!!!!!!!!

[@smoothie77drawingpainting]

Wait no longer Nill :) thanks for the comment,

[@marlenepruner6179]

Excellent and easy to follow instructions. Being a praire person, I love hay bale art. I will try my hand at something similar for sure. Could you please send name of pencils. Also will arches paper do. Thankyou💝

[@BuntstiftKunst]

Beautiful! These Lumograph black pencils just have arrived. Looking forward to try them out :)

[@smoothie77drawingpainting]

Thanks:) I hope you like them, they feel different to regular graphite, but they are nice to use for those matt black areas that are hard to get with regular graphite:)

[@watercoloursquirrel2232]

Actually I was hoping you would paint this piece. Very nice! ^ ^

[@smoothie77drawingpainting]

Yes I thought it would be a good subject to try with watercolour, thanks for commenting:)

[@robinchwan]

quick question on how you did the preparing with water.. don't the graphite smudge with water ? is there anything you need to do before starting the painting with water colours ?

[@maryalgar8779]

I love the composition and enjoyed watching. I wondered if you ever used a bit of purple (greyish-purple) on hay bales? I am just learning.

[@smoothie77drawingpainting]

Thanks Mary, yes I think I did use a greyish purple wash on the hey bales before I went over them with the yellow mix.

[@sergemassa2937]

Hi smoothie 77. i love.... Thanks

[@smoothie77drawingpainting]

Your welcome Serge! thanks for the comment.

[@LinekeLijn]

OW! I am soooo decadently late on my comment but I love this demo! Also my congratulations on your 4000 subscribers! (also decadently late hehehe...;) ) Keep going Smoothie ^.^

[@smoothie77drawingpainting]

Haha, Decadence is forgivable, being late isn't! but being decadently late is err..... oh go on, i'll forgive you :D thanks for the comment Lineke (eventually) :D

[@LinekeLijn]

Hahaha!! Phoe... I hardly slept last night ^.^ lol ;)

[@smoothie77drawingpainting]

LOL :D

[@izakpolman6280]

Really beautiful! Smoothie, can I ask you a rather stupid question?(I know only a smattering of British arts) Is this combination of drawing and painting technique your own style or actually this has been found in the history of British watercolor paintings?

[@smoothie77drawingpainting]

Its not a stupid question at all, its a very good question, The first time i heard about pencil and wash was about 25 years ago by an artist called Alwyn Crawshaw, he demonstrated the pencil and wash method in a learn to paint watercolour book, its a method of drawing or painting called "Grisallie" where a grey under-painting/drawing is use to lay down the tonal values before colour is applied.

[@izakpolman6280]

Thanks for your reply. So this method is made to flourish in your hand.

[@smoothie77drawingpainting]

Oh I don't no about that:)

[@izakpolman6280]

Surely you do, or at least you are one of those. I would like to thank you for sharing with us the secret of drawing trees, bushes, grasses and the likes. I got 100 percent free from you whereas I got no understanding from Diane Wright and Mike Sibley after visiting their websites so many times before, they are my all time favorite artists though.

[@smoothie77drawingpainting]

I'm just happy to be able to share these techniques and videos with you, its nice to hear that people are getting something from watching them :)

[@kinleyeargle7751]

first!

[@smoothie77drawingpainting]

LOL, thanks.

[@maryalgar8779]

I find it interesting that, as far as I know, you never show yourself in your videos. Not sure if you ever saw the American comedy TV show, "Home Improvement", but Tim's neighbour (Wilson) was never shown in the TV show - they would just show the top of his head/hat as he was talking to his neighbour through the fence. So you're like the "mystery man".

[@smoothie77drawingpainting]

No I haven't shown myself in a video yet, the videos aren't about me, there about helping others how to draw and paint, so you only really need to see my hands, I might one day put a photo up or show myself on camera if the video calls for that, but until then I will just have to remain "the mystery man" :D