Matthew, I feel so blessed to have discovered you on RUclips! I love your teaching style and have been binge watching your videos the last couple of days. I stopped doing watercolor many years ago (switched to acrylics) but my heart yearns to start again! Have watched so many other tutorials but yours are definitely the very best I have seen. Thank you so much, and may your channel grow with leaps and bounds!!! Greetings from South Africa.
Hey Matt, recently found your terrific videos. I've traveled to painting classes in Europe searching for the magic and have not touched a brush since. You've inspired me to start again. Thanks so much!
Hi Matthew, Today, i decided i need to make dedicated time to expand my artmaking and creative ventures into developing my water colour skills in a way that satisfies the desire within. Then, i find you. Enjoying your videos, some things reminders, others fresh insights, particularly for water colour! Thank you ❤
Thank you so much Matthew for this video. Your concise demonstration with clear explanations really hit the points home. You are an excellent teacher. Thanks again.
I first learned about this approach from Andy Evansen, but your explanation of how to do it makes the whole idea so much more approachable. You made the goals and techniques of the first wash very clear. Thank you!
Just what i needed. Excellent demo. Cant wait to put it into practice. Ive always struggled with the first wash. Thank you for explaining how to start. X
Oh my God I haven’t even started watching that the video and let me tell you that’s one of my problems and I tried to correct myself several times but I keep making the same mistakes in these because I try to achieve my paining quickly I want to see results fast😢
What about the pencil marks you've made, if you're going to go in and wet the paper with a sponge first- isn't there a risk of losing the sketched part? Special pencil to be used, in this case..? :)
Thanks for the tutorial Matthew, I learned a lot from your videos. Here I have a question, when you say 'paint a local color', what is it mean? Thanks Matthew 💝
The lightest colors of everything around the scene. I may glaze over shadows or darken in later washes but I want to establish the light values and colors in the first wash.
Matthew, I feel so blessed to have discovered you on RUclips! I love your teaching style and have been binge watching your videos the last couple of days. I stopped doing watercolor many years ago (switched to acrylics) but my heart yearns to start again! Have watched so many other tutorials but yours are definitely the very best I have seen. Thank you so much, and may your channel grow with leaps and bounds!!! Greetings from South Africa.
That's so kind of you, Karin. I appreciate that. Best of luck in your return to watercolor!
Hey Matt, recently found your terrific videos. I've traveled to painting classes in Europe searching for the magic and have not touched a brush since. You've inspired me to start again. Thanks so much!
Hi Matthew,
Today, i decided i need to make dedicated time to expand my artmaking and creative ventures into developing my water colour skills in a way that satisfies the desire within.
Then, i find you.
Enjoying your videos, some things reminders, others fresh insights, particularly for water colour!
Thank you ❤
Thanks for the inspiration. So many tips that are so obvious, my head hurts from hitting my forehead. 🥰
Thank you so much Matthew for this video. Your concise demonstration with clear explanations really hit the points home. You are an excellent teacher. Thanks again.
Thanks for this, a new subscriber and learning a lot from your clear, concise tutorials and demos.
I’m so glad to hear that! Welcome!
I first learned about this approach from Andy Evansen, but your explanation of how to do it makes the whole idea so much more approachable. You made the goals and techniques of the first wash very clear. Thank you!
Great succinct advice: it took me a while to know this.
Glad you liked it, David.
Thank you !
You're welcome!
Just what i needed. Excellent demo. Cant wait to put it into practice. Ive always struggled with the first wash. Thank you for explaining how to start. X
Great demo, Matt. Thanks!
You’re welcome!
Good points! I definitely struggle with this
Thank you! Glad you liked it.
The description in the intro - that's me LOL
I hear ya!
That’s a great painting!
Thank you!
Oh my God I haven’t even started watching that the video and let me tell you that’s one of my problems and I tried to correct myself several times but I keep making the same mistakes in these because I try to achieve my paining quickly I want to see results fast😢
good tutorial!
well done.
Thank you!
What about the pencil marks you've made, if you're going to go in and wet the paper with a sponge first- isn't there a risk of losing the sketched part? Special pencil to be used, in this case..? :)
Good question. No special pencil. It does smear a little but not too bad really. I try to draw just a little firmer than I typically do.
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Thanks for the tutorial Matthew, I learned a lot from your videos. Here I have a question, when you say 'paint a local color', what is it mean? Thanks Matthew 💝
So Matthew, do you let the first wash dry completely, before you do the next part?
Yes, that’s right.
Matthew what do you mean by “local color”?
The lightest colors of everything around the scene. I may glaze over shadows or darken in later washes but I want to establish the light values and colors in the first wash.