Sir Andrew you are no less then extraordinary, sharing the skills you have come to own with experience - i am deeply appreciative of every tiny tips you offer , as I am sure the other painters who come here to learn the art of staining paper - you are a national treasure indeed !
Very many thanks. That’s kind of you. And sorry I have taken so long to respond to your kind comments - I have been away teaching. www.andrewpitt.co.uk
Excellent watercolor! At the drawing stage you spent a lot of time on the details of the distant shore on the right. You knew from the start that this area would make or break the painting, not the shed. With a few final touches of cadmium red, it did make it a masterpiece indeed!
how delightful to watch this painting emerge in an area I recognise from my recent visit to UK. Thank you Andrew for your practical help... eg only add another layer if needed when every thing is painted once. Thank you to Rachel and Stephen as well!!
Thanks very much Veronica. Glad you recognise the area. And, yes, I always try to avoid painting anything twice until every area has been painted once. Stay safe. Best wishes.
Bright colours and as fresh as usual. I must remember your “ one shot” approach a really good tip. Must visit the area and have session at the waterside.
Thanks for a lovely demo - in fact the best opening of any one I have watched! Your book is marvelous for someone like me very new into watercolor…it’s beautiful and lyrical also
Wow! Your painting puts me right in that picture, like looking straight at that scenery. That's how good you are. I hope to get that good one day. I'm happy I found you on RUclips.
Finished first read thru of your book today. Excited by lots of guidance gleamed. Anxious to apply those bits as I paint. Will read again soon. I paint in pastel but am trying to teach myself watercolor painting. Particularly think I have much more to learn from the second half. Thanks so much!
Love your work. Looks so easy. Incredibly difficult to reproduce. I'm going to paint those skies until I get it. Small areas I can manage somewhat. But until I can get a handle on large swaths of sky and foliage real compositions are pointless. No sense fiddling with sheds and figures and then ruining the whole with a few big stokes. Thanks for instruction, and inspiration. I believe you paint the "right way".
I have learned so much from watching your videos. I do appreciate the info. I do wish the view was straight on. Hard to view some of the smaller work on right of scene. Especially on small crowded, busy areas. Loved how you simplified the wooded area on another video. I started out trying to make a perfect replica, picture. Slowly learning to be quicker at the process, loosening my technique. You have helped me see that a focus on the important parts doesn’t mean tensing up. We have artistic license and all have to decide what we want to focus on in our work. I am ordering your book from Amazon. Can’t wait to receive! Your are blessed by God with a great talent! Thank you for sharing and may God bless you teaching others!
Many thanks for taking the trouble to get in touch and comment so generously. It is much appreciated. Sorry it is not always possible to film directly above my paintings, particularly when we are filming outside on location. I have to say we are all amateurs at this video making business. My wife does the filming and our son does the all important editing. He always seems to manage to produce a coherent video from the filming we send him. Thanks again. I hope you enjoy the book. Please post a review on Amazon if you get time. It might help other painters.
Dear Mr. Pitt , I must admit one thing , your selection of land scape spot is epitomised with the Varity of colour , various subjects and ideal spot to demonstrate instrumental objects .
your painting video gave me so much hope for my own water colour your clear descriptions and narrative all the way through i was also happy you mentioned what the brush you used was. all in all thank you so much and of course a wonderful painting at the end
Thanks for getting in touch and taking the trouble to write. I’m glad the video was helpful. There are many more free to watch videos on the Video page of my website, www.andrewpitt.co.uk
@@AndrewPittArtist I will certainly be watching them thanks for the reply it means even more to me, water colours are something I end up using a pen over more times then not as I just can't get the clear details
Lovely and fresh! I am just about to start a painting and will try to take your advice of painting once! Watercolor is such fun…I just never know how it will end up🤗
You're an amazing teacher Andrew, thank you! 14:30 I particularly love how you vary your colours, I have learnt a lot from this! I just purchased your ebook and look forward to studying it! Do you have any tips for painting figures? Thanks again!
Thanks for getting in contact. When it comes to filming the videos we don’t do anything fancy. It’s a family affair, my wife does the filming with her iPhone and our son edits the film. Luckily he knows all about computers as editing the film to produce a coherent video is a complete mystery to me - I am not computer minded at all. Sorry I can’t help more. It’s actually quite simple as long as you are technically minded or know someone who is and is willing to help. If we paid an ‘expert’ I fear it would be very expensive and we would be unable to offer the videos free. www.andrewpitt.co.uk
Hello Andrew, thanks for sharing your wonderful videos on RUclips, they are truly inspirational. Like you, I don't particularly like having to stretch paper before each and every outdoor adventure. I love the device that you use. Is this something you have bought or made yourself?
Thanks for getting in touch. I made my drawing board. If you scroll through the videos on my website, www.andrewpitt.co.uk, you’ll see one which covers all my painting materials and equipment. Thanks for your interest.
@@ianjnoone8231 My made my outdoor drawing board from hardboard with a MDF base, although, I have used hardboard as a base. Keep your perspex (clear acrylic) flat and ridged when cutting as it can easily crack. There are now a lot of companies that will cut perspex with a laser. Lasers give a nice clean cut. Good luck.
@@AndrewPittArtist Thanks Andrew, I've been having a dig around local firms but their laser cutting all seems to involve steel sheets, I'll do some more digging and see what I can turn up. Thanks again for responding, really appreciated.
No, I don’t restrict what colour or tone I use any brush for. I don’t think watercolour painters need to as our brushes are so easy to clean by rinsing them in water. www.andrewpitt.co.uk
Can you tell me the brand of the Chinese wolf/goat hair brushes and where I might find them? I have a 'Chinese calligraphy brush' and, quite frankly, it's awful. It was a cheap brush so I guess I got what I paid for! Thanks. I love your paintings and your videos. They are immensely helpful to this young artist. Thank you!
There’s nothing special about my Chinese calligraphy brushes. I will say they are an acquired taste. And, like you, I have found some that are useless. I’m afraid there isn’t much text on the handles - my Mandarin isn’t very good. I bought three from a good art store many years ago. The rest were given to me by a student from Hong Kong. Sorry I can’t be more help. Most good art shops sell Chinese calligraphy brushes. They are not difficult to get. Try ones with different coloured hair to find the sort that suits you. But give them time.
I get this question frequently and always give the same answer: drying paint is not a problem as I paint regularly and often so they don’t get chance to dry out. I sure there are other ways but I haven’t needed to resort to any other methods. Thanks for your interest. www.andrewpitt.co.uk
I really enjoy these instructive sessions and have learned a lot from them. That said, the sheer size of the files, in this case 4.43GB, stands firmly in the way of downloading them to use as a learning reference. Standard HD, 1080p resolution is sufficient for most of us. This feels like a 4K video which I cannot use on my equipment and is, frankly, a waste of time and resources. Once I've received the file I will transcode it to a much smaller size. Cheers!
I’m glad you’re enjoying the videos. We added this video in 4K for the first time for people with higher definition equipment to watch. I believe RUclips transcodes it to a 1080p video too (among other formats) so you should be able to watch it in whatever format best suits your equipment.
Oh, sorry about that. There are some free to watch studio based video demonstrations on my website which will give you a better view. www.andrewpitt.co.uk
I have really enjoyed your videos in the past, but had to stop watching this one because the auto-focus and exposure on the cameras kept picking up your jacket and palette in the foreground, thus putting the picture itself out of focus and blurred - such a pity. Thank you anyway.
Sorry about that. I will admit we are all amateurs at this film making lark, although I think the auto focus is less of a problem towards the end of the video, so might be worth persevering.
Sir Andrew you are no less then extraordinary, sharing the skills you have come to own with experience - i am deeply appreciative of every tiny tips you offer , as I am sure the other painters who come here to learn the art of staining paper - you are a national treasure indeed !
Very many thanks. That’s kind of you. And sorry I have taken so long to respond to your kind comments - I have been away teaching. www.andrewpitt.co.uk
@@AndrewPittArtist 🙂
Wonderful tutorial...I'm just getting back into watercolor now that I'm retired. Amazing how much I'd forgotte in the space of 40 years...Thank you
Thanks for getting in touch. There are more videos on my website: www.andrewpitt.co.uk
Excellent watercolor! At the drawing stage you spent a lot of time on the details of the distant shore on the right. You knew from the start that this area would make or break the painting, not the shed. With a few final touches of cadmium red, it did make it a masterpiece indeed!
Thank you very much for your encouragement and kind words. www.andrewpitt.co.uk
Andrew is the best!
Oh, that’s very kind, thank you. www.andrewpitt.co.uk
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how delightful to watch this painting emerge in an area I recognise from my recent visit to UK. Thank you Andrew for your practical help... eg only add another layer if needed when every thing is painted once. Thank you to Rachel and Stephen as well!!
Thanks very much Veronica. Glad you recognise the area. And, yes, I always try to avoid painting anything twice until every area has been painted once. Stay safe. Best wishes.
I really love your calm teaching skills. Thank you! ❤
Thanks for getting in touch.
I like how you use colour Andrew, makes your paintings more exciting and alive. Great camera lady too!
Many thanks, your kind comments are much appreciated. www.andrewpitt.co.uk
Thanks again Andrew , your help and instructions are helping me tremendously , your time given to us mere mortals is much appreciated .
Thanks, glad the videos are proving helpful. www.andrewpitt.co.uk
Another beautiful painting and an excellent demonstration - many thanks again to you (and your wife). ☺️
Many thanks for your support and encouragement
Fantastic, thanks a million. Especially for the composition and drawing teachings. Grateful to you
My pleasure. Thanks for getting in touch. www.andrewpitt.co.uk
Bright colours and as fresh as usual. I must remember your “ one shot” approach a really good tip. Must visit the area and have session at the waterside.
Yes, good to get outside!
Really enjoyed this most recent video - Painting the Walberswick Ferry Shed. Thanks!
Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for your support.
Thanks for a lovely demo - in fact the best opening of any one I have watched! Your book is marvelous for someone like me very new into watercolor…it’s beautiful and lyrical also
Wow, thank you very much. Glad you liked the video. My wife does the filming for these videos. Happy painting.
Everything is beautiful！the scenery, the painting, and the film. Thank you !
Thanks very much Lynn. I hope you remember the scene.
Well what a fine surprise! Thanks for sharing this. I'm working on tones and shadows and actually have my paints out. Till the next time TY.
Thanks. Good luck
Thank you for sharing this Andrew, like your excellent book (which I have) it is full of a lifetimes experience demonstrated wonderfully.
Glad you enjoyed it. Many thanks for your support.
Very nice
That detail in the distance would overwhelm me, but you mastered thru it
beautifully. Thank you Mr. Pitt and family for another fine video
Many thanks for your kind comments.
I watch all your demos and like them very much.
Many thanks for your support.
Love your paintings and your explanations as you go. Thank you so much for sharing your talents with us.
A pleasure. Thanks for your support.
Love your work Andrew. Appreciate your videos they’re helpful.
Glad you like them. Thanks for getting in touch. www.andrewpitt.co.uk
Thank you. Such good instructions and a wonderful colorful painting
Thanks very much
I've always struggled w/ complicated subjects and this was most helpful! Thank you for, yet again, a wonderful lesson in watercolor. Very well done!
Glad it was helpful. Thanks for getting in touch. www.andrewpitt.co.uk
Wow! Your painting puts me right in that picture, like looking straight at that scenery. That's how good you are. I hope to get that good one day. I'm happy I found you on RUclips.
Many thanks for your generous comments, they are much appreciated
Finished first read thru of your book today. Excited by lots of guidance gleamed. Anxious to apply those bits as I paint. Will read again soon. I paint in pastel but am trying to teach myself watercolor painting. Particularly think I have much more to learn from the second half. Thanks so much!
Many thanks for your support and interest. Good luck with your painting. www.andrewpitt.co.uk
Excellent work, love the way you go about painting the subject 👏 thanks 😊 Gerry
Many thanks for getting in touch. www.andrewpitt.co.uk
Lovely painting and great tips, I love watching your videos Andrew, thank you 😊
Many thanks for getting in touch.
Thanks for an enjoyable painting Andrew. A family affair? Well done everyone.
Thanks. Yes, my wife does the filming and our son edits the film. We are all amateurs at this filming lark.
This is so helpful. Watercolours are something i find difficult. But you make it look easy.
Thanks for your support.
How beautiful and peaceful. 🕊🇺🇲💕
Thanks for getting in touch. www.andrewpitt.couk
Thank You Mr. Pitt
Thank you for sharing. You are so talented as an artist and tutor.
Thanks for your encouraging words. They are much appreciated.
Love your work. Looks so easy. Incredibly difficult to reproduce. I'm going to paint those skies until I get it. Small areas I can manage somewhat. But until I can get a handle on large swaths of sky and foliage real compositions are pointless. No sense fiddling with sheds and figures and then ruining the whole with a few big stokes. Thanks for instruction, and inspiration. I believe you paint the "right way".
Thanks very much. Always use the biggest brush you feel you can manage. www.andrewpitt.co.uk
I have learned so much from watching your videos. I do appreciate the info. I do wish the view was straight on. Hard to view some of the smaller work on right of scene. Especially on small crowded, busy areas. Loved how you simplified the wooded area on another video. I started out trying to make a perfect replica, picture. Slowly learning to be quicker at the process, loosening my technique. You have helped me see that a focus on the important parts doesn’t mean tensing up. We have artistic license and all have to decide what we want to focus on in our work. I am ordering your book from Amazon. Can’t wait to receive! Your are blessed by God with a great talent! Thank you for sharing and may God bless you teaching others!
Many thanks for taking the trouble to get in touch and comment so generously. It is much appreciated. Sorry it is not always possible to film directly above my paintings, particularly when we are filming outside on location. I have to say we are all amateurs at this video making business. My wife does the filming and our son does the all important editing. He always seems to manage to produce a coherent video from the filming we send him. Thanks again. I hope you enjoy the book. Please post a review on Amazon if you get time. It might help other painters.
Very beautiful! Thank you Andrew 😊
Many thanks. www.andrewpitt.co.uk
Dear Mr. Pitt ,
I must admit one thing , your selection of land scape spot is epitomised with the Varity of colour , various subjects and ideal spot to demonstrate instrumental objects .
Thanks for getting in touch. I’m glad you enjoy the videos.
@@AndrewPittArtist Sir What you do for leaving ? Are you a professional teacher ?
@@samratchakraborty7071 I am just a self taught painter who likes sharing my pleasure in painting with others.
Another wonderful tutorial!
Thank you - glad you liked the video. www.andrewpitt.co.uk
Thank you for sharing. Your works are amazing!
Thanks for your encouragement.
your painting video gave me so much hope for my own water colour your clear descriptions and narrative all the way through i was also happy you mentioned what the brush you used was. all in all thank you so much and of course a wonderful painting at the end
Thanks for getting in touch and taking the trouble to write. I’m glad the video was helpful. There are many more free to watch videos on the Video page of my website, www.andrewpitt.co.uk
@@AndrewPittArtist I will certainly be watching them thanks for the reply it means even more to me, water colours are something I end up using a pen over more times then not as I just can't get the clear details
My this is brilliant thank you Andrew!
Oh, thank you
Lovely and fresh! I am just about to start a painting and will try to take your advice of painting once! Watercolor is such fun…I just never know how it will end up🤗
Many thanks. Good luck with your painting.
So lovely. 🥰
Thanks very much. www.andrewpitt.co.uk
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absolutely painting.
Thank you. www.andrewpitt.co.uk
Thank you Andrew that is very inspirational to me . I share a great love of the area in which you paint.but not to that level .
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Brilliant!🎉
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lovely
Thanks. www.andrewpitt.co.uk
Merry Christmas Mr.Pitt and family
Thank you. Happy Christmas
Спасибо большое!Благодаря Вам можно научиться рисовать и изучать язык.Всего доброго!!!
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Beautiful
Thank you very much. www.andrewpitt.co.uk
Superb
Thank you.
Saludos desde Santander. 🇪🇸
Excelent!
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You're an amazing teacher Andrew, thank you! 14:30 I particularly love how you vary your colours, I have learnt a lot from this! I just purchased your ebook and look forward to studying it! Do you have any tips for painting figures? Thanks again!
Many thanks for your support. I’ll try to include more figures in a future demo.
@@AndrewPittArtist Gosh thank you so much Andrew! That means a lot!
Thank you, I enjoyed watching your video tutorial very much. Could I ask how you film and edit your videos? Thank you.
Thanks for getting in contact. When it comes to filming the videos we don’t do anything fancy. It’s a family affair, my wife does the filming with her iPhone and our son edits the film. Luckily he knows all about computers as editing the film to produce a coherent video is a complete mystery to me - I am not computer minded at all. Sorry I can’t help more. It’s actually quite simple as long as you are technically minded or know someone who is and is willing to help. If we paid an ‘expert’ I fear it would be very expensive and we would be unable to offer the videos free. www.andrewpitt.co.uk
@@AndrewPittArtist Thank you for the info. Those iPhones are quite versatile and your videos show the quality that can be obtained. Thanks.
@@michaelwoodmanart I think it all hangs on the editing.
Hello Andrew, thanks for sharing your wonderful videos on RUclips, they are truly inspirational. Like you, I don't particularly like having to stretch paper before each and every outdoor adventure. I love the device that you use. Is this something you have bought or made yourself?
Thanks for getting in touch. I made my drawing board. If you scroll through the videos on my website, www.andrewpitt.co.uk, you’ll see one which covers all my painting materials and equipment. Thanks for your interest.
@@AndrewPittArtist thank you. I'll have to get myself some perspex sheet and dig the jigsaw out. Appreciate you taking the time to reply. 👍
@@ianjnoone8231 My made my outdoor drawing board from hardboard with a MDF base, although, I have used hardboard as a base. Keep your perspex (clear acrylic) flat and ridged when cutting as it can easily crack. There are now a lot of companies that will cut perspex with a laser. Lasers give a nice clean cut. Good luck.
@@AndrewPittArtist Thanks Andrew, I've been having a dig around local firms but their laser cutting all seems to involve steel sheets, I'll do some more digging and see what I can turn up. Thanks again for responding, really appreciated.
Are certain brushes used for certain values? Darks one brush and lights another sort of thing?
No, I don’t restrict what colour or tone I use any brush for. I don’t think watercolour painters need to as our brushes are so easy to clean by rinsing them in water. www.andrewpitt.co.uk
Très réussi.
rachel is a good filmaker
Thank you. I’ll pass your comment on to my wife. Our son does the editing and also does a good job. www.andrewpitt.co.uk
Can you tell me the brand of the Chinese wolf/goat hair brushes and where I might find them? I have a 'Chinese calligraphy brush' and, quite frankly, it's awful. It was a cheap brush so I guess I got what I paid for! Thanks. I love your paintings and your videos. They are immensely helpful to this young artist. Thank you!
There’s nothing special about my Chinese calligraphy brushes. I will say they are an acquired taste. And, like you, I have found some that are useless. I’m afraid there isn’t much text on the handles - my Mandarin isn’t very good. I bought three from a good art store many years ago. The rest were given to me by a student from Hong Kong. Sorry I can’t be more help. Most good art shops sell Chinese calligraphy brushes. They are not difficult to get. Try ones with different coloured hair to find the sort that suits you. But give them time.
@@AndrewPittArtist Thanks for. your reply. I will see what I can find that works well.Thanks again!!
@@davidsmith812 Good luck
Could you please let me know what kind of paper you are using and what thickness? Thank you Andrew.
This watercolour was painted on Bockingford, 200lb, Not paper. Thanks for your interest.
Thank you. Never heard of that Bokingford though. When you paint on paper, what is the thickness you prefer?
Bockingford is readily available in the UK. I presume you live outside the UK. I am happy to paint on 140lb paper or heavier, Not or Rough.
@@AndrewPittArtist thank you for taking the time to reply.
Hi Andrew , how do you keep your paints moist in your binning Munro palette to stop them drying out
I get this question frequently and always give the same answer: drying paint is not a problem as I paint regularly and often so they don’t get chance to dry out. I sure there are other ways but I haven’t needed to resort to any other methods. Thanks for your interest. www.andrewpitt.co.uk
Thankyou Andrew for taking the time to reply , very much appreciated
full sheet today Andrew?
No, this was a so called half-sheet, roughly 15’’ x 22’’.
@@AndrewPittArtist love a half sheet; perhaps it was the angle. Lovely painting.
@@francinetjones1814 I see you have ordered a copy of my book. Can you please email your full postal address to: info@andrewpitt.co.uk Thanks
I really enjoy these instructive sessions and have learned a lot from them. That said, the sheer size of the files, in this case 4.43GB, stands firmly in the way of downloading them to use as a learning reference. Standard HD, 1080p resolution is sufficient for most of us. This feels like a 4K video which I cannot use on my equipment and is, frankly, a waste of time and resources. Once I've received the file I will transcode it to a much smaller size. Cheers!
I’m glad you’re enjoying the videos. We added this video in 4K for the first time for people with higher definition equipment to watch. I believe RUclips transcodes it to a 1080p video too (among other formats) so you should be able to watch it in whatever format best suits your equipment.
Hard to see what’s being painted even on TV 27:55 closer up is needed
Oh, sorry about that. There are some free to watch studio based video demonstrations on my website which will give you a better view. www.andrewpitt.co.uk
I have really enjoyed your videos in the past, but had to stop watching this one because the auto-focus and exposure on the cameras kept picking up your jacket and palette in the foreground, thus putting the picture itself out of focus and blurred - such a pity. Thank you anyway.
Sorry about that. I will admit we are all amateurs at this film making lark, although I think the auto focus is less of a problem towards the end of the video, so might be worth persevering.
@@AndrewPittArtist Thank you Andrew - I have poor vision and was getting a touch of eye strain, so gave up - I will try again - best wishes.
@@robertmale7413 Oh, sorry to hear that. Watching the videos in short takes sounds like the best course to take. Good luck.
Sir you talking a lot , why just paint, what you can do with your artwork