A powerful path to painting success other tutorials don't talk about
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- Опубликовано: 30 сен 2024
- In this video about how to create a well designed painting with good composition, I'll talk about important design principles, and then give you a way to incorporate good design into every painting!
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Hi! My name is Rachel Parker Varner and welcome to my art RUclips watercolor channel where the focus is teaching you how to paint loose, painterly yet realistic animals. I do reserve the right to go off on an art tangent now and then though!
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Dear Rachel, you are such a unique RUclipsr! I love the perspective and insight you give to encourage us to approach our paintings with distinct goals. I usually choose a photo because I like it and not much else. I will now consider how it can challenge me to strengthen a skill. I so appreciate your reiterating the usefulness of the Rembrandt approach. You give us such nourishing ideas to chew! Thank you, dear, talented young lady for sharing ❤️
Yes, if you can find a photo that already has rembrandt edges, you will have a hard time painting a 'bad' painting, whatever that means. All paintings have their own merit right?
I love James gurney so much! I haven’t heard some of those other names from the book, so I’ll check them out too. Reference photo choosing is huge for me :) I’ll use my own (and use my photograph grade camera for a blurry background) but I’ll also use free sites like Unsplash and just do these hour upon hour, sometimes even days-long, searches for a photo matching my vision. It’s usually kind of an extensive list… nice lighting, blurry backgrounds, focal point, angle, colors etc.. I often have something so specific in mind that I end up debating if I should just set up the photo myself 🤣😭 Always a chore. Love this video!!
Yes I spend hours and hours looking for pictures too! But it's fun - I love looking at pictures!
Hi Rachel - loved the book you showed to illustrate values. Do you know where we could order it?
amzn.to/3LAfWXQ although a new one comes out every year so there are many on Amazon, some are used for for little $ too!
Thank you once again Rachel for a fantastic video. I too choose my reference photo because I love it. Hmmm, you've got me thinking in another direction. Thank you.
Great video and review of some well executed paintings! Makes me want to do more watercolor! High contrast of lights and darks IS so important!! Love the "Windmill Principle! ❤Thank you!
My pleasure!
Thank you, Rachel. I watched this video again (after your email post) because there is sooo much good information here. Lots of great advice.....plan ahead....something I don't necessarily do. I usually paint what I like....don't most of us? Thank you for the great references, too. Now I'm off to finish Diana....as loose as I can.
I'm loving how your Diana looks!
There are so many things which one needs for a "great " painting - value, composition, color, texture, etc. They can be so overwhelming! Until one can multitask these principles intuitively like you, I find it helpful to concentrate on a few things in the painting instead of everything. I.e. color harmony or value or edges, instead of all principles.
This really brought back a flood of happy/sad memories when the late Diane Maxey's painting was discussed. (I have that "Splash" and others.) I took a few week long workshops with her about 20 years ago, and even took her to dinner to save our local arts center some money. She was a humble, talented, gracious lady who gave so much of herself to others. We certainly thought we would have her for many more years. She echoed your advice (which I must heed more) to leave more light and dark areas, as opposed to mostly mid values. Doing value sketches is "homework" I really loathe, but I must start doing them again. My problem is with interpretation of a subject. It is hard to creatively interpret a reference. Inventing light for the "windmill principle" often looks artificial, but that is where practice helps.
You also showed one of Paul Jackson's paintings. Another YT artist (Shelley Prior) noted she had taken a course with him. His book "Painting Spectacular Light in Watercolor" has astonishingly beautiful work.
What a treat to hear such a personal story about Diane Maxey - I only know her as a name in a book - she sounds like she was a treasure! I think with design principles, you can just choose 1 or 2 and base a painting on that. You can't expect to get them all in. Like having strong rhythm and bold contrast, Or have one based on the Windmill Principle, or have another one based on beautiful color balance - Not all design principles need to be applied to create a beautiful painting, but one or two at least are needed. Always good to hear from you Joy, thank you for commenting!
Very thought provoking--thanks! It's easy to be overwhelmed by all the principles in play but this pre-planning makes perfect sense. Yaaaay, off to watercolor my world.
I'm so glad you enjoyed it!
Hi Rachel! Love your channel. Do you teach watercolor or have workshops for beginners/intermediate watercolorists online or in person this summer (2023)?
You can see what tutorials I offer on Patreon by visiting www.rachelsstudio.com/patreonindex so you can see if any of those subjects interest you. If they do, most are available at www.patreon.com/rachelsstudio
This video is such a great find! I was looking for the video of the chick because I couldn't remember what kind of black you used... the books look like a great recommendation. Thank you.
My pleasure!
I get depressed when I look at Splash because the paintings are soooo beautiful and I think…..how did the artist do that! I paint mostly florals and the thing I struggle with is getting my darks….dark enough without losing the freshness of my colors. I usually use the complimentary color to darken my colors. I understand about contrast and composition and all that important stuff…..but sometimes all I want to do is paint….thinking about all of that gives me a headache…..but I understand that that’s what makes a good painting. Your art is wonderful Rachael!
You make a good point - and this approach is for people who are wanting to go gallery/competition level - but if you just want to paint for the enjoyment of it, or to paint things that sell well, those are different goals and just as valid! Sometimes I just want to paint for fun too, or just paint because I love the subject, like my cat. Nothing wrong with that!
This was SO informative! And Rachel, you look absolutely beautiful. Love that shawl 😊
Thank you ❤
I have been wondering about this very topic of choosing reference photos for painting certain techniques or concepts. I also choose photos that I just like/love, but maybe 🤔 it’s because of the way it ties into this topic but I haven’t thought of it. Great informational video, & thanks for sharing this with us!
I am very entrenched in the habit of starting with a reference I like, instead of an idea I like but I'm going to try to do this more often!
I enjoy the video the method you show us is called Chiaroscuro. And in art, Chiaroscuro is the use of strong contrasts between light and dark, usually bold contrasts affecting a whole composition. It is also a technical term used by artists and art historians for the use of contrasts of light to achieve a sense of volume in modelling three-dimensional objects and figures
Yes, thank you for that reminder!
Thank you! I found this very helpful. It helps to know what elements to look for in a beautiful painting. Have always wished to have an artist at my side in an art museum to help me see what helps make a painting so wonderful.
That would be fun to walk around a museum with someone who really knows the design side. I'm trying diligently to learn more about design and composition!
Fantastic information. I thought everyone chose a concept then looks for a picture or combination of pictures in the different light areas 1st.
I always fall in love with a reference and make that my starting point for a painting, at least usually. But I'd like to get more in the habit of having an artistic goal in mind, like painting with the Windmill Principle, or making a painting about bold contrast, etc and THEN pick a reference
I appreciate you so much! I see what you’re pointing out but I have no idea how to plan especially if the strong light or contrast isn’t in the reference photo.
That's my point. Find a reference photo that already has that strong contrast or whatever design element you want to be the design theme that will hand to you on a platter as an artist so you don't have so much to figure out. You can just paint what you see in the reference if you pick the right reference.
Love too see you creaming and cofee nice painting s
Thanks!
Hi Rachel. Anita Drislane here.
Hi Anita, thanks for popping in!