Explaining while you are actually showing brush strokes has opened my eyes so much to what I always "see" - I always think youtube videos look easy to follow and copy and when I start it is much harder (due to different paint quality, paper and brushes - then I often give up) But I have actually tried what I am learning from you and because I understand better it comes much easier to practice more and more. Thanks a lot!
Thank you so much ☺️🙏🏼I’m so happy to hear! I find often that a skill gap is also a part of it, as long as the material aren’t completely terrible (: Which is totally fine, I experience this a lot (thinking something is simple because I see it with my own eyes, but when I actually try I completely mess up 😂)
Impressive demonstration. And it's just so effective to have the two examples side by side so we can visualise what you mean so easily. Which doesn't mean I could replicate any of it (yet) haha. Thanks Liron!
Thank you Liron i'm new to watercolors. One thing i'm taking away from this thing is it pays to know and to observe what you're looking at. Painting on the left looks okay. Painting on the right has more realism to it. I see more depths, a more real life application. I'm still new to mixing colors. With the 2 examples that you presented definitely help make things more interesting on the palate and the paper.
So happy this could help! 🙏😊 And yes, there's quite a lot of nuance to it, depending on what you personally see and want to express! Both of these processes can be used to wonderful results. I'll sometimes mix on paper, and sometimes on the palette (:
As a beginning painter, I found your use of color fascinating. It is definitely an adventure to look at the depths of differing colors in nature. Thank you!
Haha - thank you ^_^ This probably wasn't the best example of how this enhances a painting. I agree both are quite good (: I want to share another example - hopefully in the near future.
It seems to me that your method is better for communicating the feeling one had when viewing the scene, to the brain. After all, we watercolor to tell people what we felt when we saw it, not literally what was there. Great lesson. Thank you.
My pleasure 😊🙏🏼 Happy I can help! And yes - this is one way of communicating how I see colors that aren't as obvious to others. I personally enjoy doing things this way, and everyone should take what suits them from this method 😉 Some create amazing paintings with mostly grays!
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Thank you for making this video.. you have rekindled my love back to water color. I worked in this medium for a few years and got totally frustrated.. my teacher at the timenever showed me how to make my pictures come alive... so I tried other mediums...this demo was amazing for me... you are also a very effective communicator to get your ideas across... I am now a devoted fan and will be looking forward to other videos.
Thank you Liron, for sharing your talent and insights with us. I'm just getting back into watercolor and appreciate artists like you who take the time to teach others! You have an easy going and friendly way that makes it easy to listen to you! Thank you so much! I love the trees -- even the ones that you didn't like! (I'd be happy if mine turned out that well LOL.)
Very informative and enlightening especially to a novice like myself. I love the way the colours stand out on the right example but as you said, there is always a place and time for the example on the left so thank you for presenting this video it was truly helpful.
Actually, I have found myself drawn to this mixing on the paper, the first artist I had recalled doing this that I saw was in a book by Joseph Stoddard, and he mixes his trees similarly and his colors are very vibrant and powerful also, liked this video.
This was interesting. As a person who lives in the Evergreen State in the US, I look at trees in nature. I can see more variance in the leaves of the deciduous trees than I see in the evergreen trees. Even on a sunny day, those trees with leaves seem to change color depending on how much wind there is and the position of the sun. The evergreens are green much like the trees that you did in the first set where you mixed the colors on the palette. It could just be me; but, I see more color variety on the leaves of the deciduous trees than I do on the conifers.
Have to agree with Donna....I also live in the Evergreen state in the U.S., my property is actually surrounded by old-growth forest...lots of firs, cedars and alders. The trees you painted on the left resemble our evergreens, but I understand what you're saying because your technique would be good for the deciduous trees.
Hello Liron, I have been looking at this video soo many times over the last two years I believe. It is one of the best ( I have so many of your videos it is not funny) tutorial to clearly demonstrate how much variety of greens you can mix on wet paper and to reach the very effect of colour and look your looking for. I find that solely using directly from the ready prepared dispensed colours are sometimes limiting yourself to have the natural blending effect. I’m not sure if I explain it clearly but it’s what I feel and how to deliver the appearance of effect of mixed coloured paint on wet paper. Thank you so much for being my mentor and librairie/référence go to.
Excellent! Yes,,, critical to keep pigments pure/uncontaminated. Mixing on pallete tends to encourage stirring and stirring which flattens the molecules and they no longer reflect light as they do when left sperical (not flattened out) by letting them mix on paper. If I do any pallete mixing, I don't stir... ie: I just drop pigment into another on the pallete and let it migrate on its own dipping into the mix I want gently. Note: where you used purple/rose mix, I use pure PB60. I agree with you on Patrick's skill. I do wish he would talk more when painting or type what pigments he's using on the screen. I know its a drag to do but it really helps. Thank you for doing that on your videos. I find that most of the youtube creators who might describe their style as "impressionistic" don't do pallete mixing... or at least not much reserving it for areas they intend to be dull.
That's another great reason not to mix on the palette. Thank you for explaining in detail 🙏🏼😊 I will try to apply this (letting them gently mix on palette, as opposed to stirring).
The pigments already went through heavy industrial rollers (or if by hand, a glass muller, grinding/mixing them with like 20 lbs of force for 10-20 minutes straight), I find it hard to believe that a flimsy brush is doing anything new to the particles mechanically
@@2lmdi There may be a difference, but it's not going to be from "particles flattening" since they've already been through much worse. It could be something like, for example, the binder used being a little bit hydrophobic so when diluted a lot, particles clump up more, or something like that. The distinction would be important for pinpointing what options there are to do something about it.
@@gavinjenkins899 I notice you've been focusing on a number of my very old replies on various threads. Don't expend your energy on me Gavin. Look this issue up among the experts.. probably best to start among renowned oil painters where its most obvious. Or, alternatively, the top line paint producers proud of their grinds. A word of caution though.. its a very deep subject if you take the plunge.
What a wonderful, generous teacher you are - very focused, the perfect amount of explanation and detail. I am a novice - your explanation of how and why to use pure varied colors is so helpful to me.
I thought it looked weird at first, but when the whole thing was completed , I was amazed. I see the difference dude. Almost photo realistic if I use my imagination.
Good video The evergreens on the left look healthy and the ones on the right look like they are dying,as they don't usually get yellow, so maybe less yellow would be better, but I did like the idea of mixing on the paper. Both results look good.
Great observation. I would probably get a different effect by mixing different colors. Also, the context in which you'll see these trees (aka the rest of the painting) will also have some influence on how they are perceived. I'm happy this helps ^_^
Thank you 😊🙏🏼 I don’t know much about oils, but I did hear that a common mistake is over-blending, so you probably did a great job working that way, and keeping the individual colors’ authenticity 👏🏼👌🏼😁
Thanks Liron! So helpful. I’m going to skip work today and play around with this technique today. Mixing different colors on paper baffles me and I want to learn how to do this better.
Great video and explanation. You made your point about colour variety well. However I'm in Canada and I can tell you pine and spruce do not have yellow in them but your point is valid. Thanks.
Liron, thank you for your concept of mixing paint on the paper. Something to really pay attention to and intigrate into one's work! It really brought it home!
I just found you and am very impressed with your demos and teaching technique! Love the side by side examples to really show how one technique is superior to the other. Looking forward to learning so much more from your channel !
I really like the tree with mixing colors on the paper. Feels more real to me. However, I do like your idea of using the other more monotone to make the trees sit in the background. Glad I found your channel. Subscribed.
Thank you 😊🙏🏼 Remember these are all tools for you to figure out how to use in your unique style and approach. Nothing is set in stone with watercolor 😉🎨
I just learned of your wonderful website today. One of my students is meeting you in Columbus on Monday and I'll be there. I will be telling some fellow watercolorist. I hope you don't mind.
I think they are both equally good just different styles. The paper and paint matter as well. I find dr. ph. martins hydrus liquid concentrated watercolours can be mixed a lot and still remain vibrant in a manner similar to mixing on the page. I also find that 100% cotton paper makes the paint look more vibrant and other papers (often) makes the paint look more dull. I'd say the number one factor I have found is the paper! You did cover that it's a style choice and that duller less colourful areas make less focus intentionally. This is however an amazing and very important tip! I'd just like to say based on my mood I'd prefer either one as the simplified version (much like cartooning in general) can be more calming and restful to the eyes as it is more simplified and less complex! Sometimes the clarity of a communication can be improved by simplification and stylization! Or to put it simply : Less can be more! I often love the "many colours approach" but there is a harmony and simplicity that can feel cohesive in limited colour pallets and variation. Sorry rambling on. Very useful information, thanks again!
Nice video, I have used this method many times over the years, I am not the most consistent in my use of this depending upon how energetic I am feeling and what effect I am trying to convey. Have a great day!
such a helpful tip. as a beginner i always tend to paint like the example on the left and the results are frustrating. looking forward to trying this out :D
amazing class....😊☺sir earlier i hate water colours..but practice made me to overcome my problems...today i love to do paintings with water colours...☺☺
You are quickly becoming my favorite channel on you tube- You are an excellent teacher and resource- I have learned so much from you! Thank you!!!!! maria
Thank you for showing the difference between the pictures. If you look at the work of Van Gogh, although in oilpaint, you can see the same interesting combinations. And indeed, it gives the painting more movement and makes it more interesting.👍👋
How do you prevent your yellow from being dirtied up in the pallet when using this technique. Even when I wash the brush in between, I get contamination. I usually just continue painting, using up the contaminated yellow. Do you squeeze some out on the mixing area?
The real answer is - I don't (: I let it all mix together and don't really care! Later on, when I want to reuse that yellow, I wet it and take off the initial contaminated layer. It cleans up rather quickly. Alternatively, you could wash your brush in between (I find it to be slow and tedious). Another better solution would be to create two wells for the same yellow. One will be used for mixing, and another will always be kept clean and uncontaminated 🙂 I hope this helps!
Most of my paints come from missed-mixed hardware store shelves, reduced for clearance. Why? Because when i started painting with traditional tubes & trays of assorted colors, they inhibited my spirit, & i couldn’t make myself use them freely. Traditional canvasses were just as stifling, so i learned to shape my own. As my life snowballed out of control & my time was no longer my own, i all but gave up my compulsion to re-create. Raising my family was a constant struggle, but now my kids are supporting me. I should be making up for lost time, but grand kids now need the attention that my kids needed before. Hine ma tov… you inspire me to try again.
Hey Liron i saw you are using saundars waterford paper. Is it nice paper? I want to try this paper but want to know your view point first. Is it a good paper.
It’s my favorite no doubt (: Cheaper than Arches, but virtually the same quality, and smells better (Arches literally stinks sometimes when touched by water). I love the cold-press, 300gsm the most (the 600gsm is REALLY NICE too, but more expensive and there really isn’t a need to get it 😉).
Liron Yanconsky i also have noticed a smell of mold like scent, I use arches, which I attributed to the brushes being exposed to water. I now wonder if it’s not the paper itself. I will be more conscious and see.
Hi you are a great artist/teacher! To me I really liked the painting on the right because the yellow seemed to me to represent the sun shining from left to right through the trees? I believe that is what it was supposed to represent?
You have to watch your values though, it's easy as you see on the right to mix the yellow greens to light so that values on the tree are not consistent as they are on the left.
Very helpful. I have been going back and forth between mixing on palette and paper. Would you be able to do a video on washes? Specifically how to connect the shapes and if the washes should be mixed on the palette or pure and then run into each other on paper. I think I am still somehow stuck on that. I can't figure how much I need to put shadows/darks in on that first wash or if at all. If you already have a video on that, please let me know. I hope my post makes sense :)
My recent tutorial with the Bargue study covers that to some extent (I don't remember if you watched it yet or not): ruclips.net/video/JwVp41Jz7ho/видео.html My take on it is to experiment with both ways and find your own balance (: I really do some of both in every painting. It would mostly depend on how "punchy" I want the color to feel, and how much I want it to stand out.
I'm curious about the physical palette you have your colors identified on. Is it protected by a plastic sheet to keep the greens you are mixing from obliterating your identification colors?
Yes! There's a piece of paper I placed under a plastic tray that comes with the palette (: The paint can't really get there. My palette is the Mijello 18 well airtight palette. You can get it here (affiliate link): amzn.to/3yZ62v1
Explaining while you are actually showing brush strokes has opened my eyes so much to what I always "see" - I always think youtube videos look easy to follow and copy and when I start it is much harder (due to different paint quality, paper and brushes - then I often give up) But I have actually tried what I am learning from you and because I understand better it comes much easier to practice more and more. Thanks a lot!
Thank you so much ☺️🙏🏼I’m so happy to hear! I find often that a skill gap is also a part of it, as long as the material aren’t completely terrible (:
Which is totally fine, I experience this a lot (thinking something is simple because I see it with my own eyes, but when I actually try I completely mess up 😂)
Impressive demonstration. And it's just so effective to have the two examples side by side so we can visualise what you mean so easily. Which doesn't mean I could replicate any of it (yet) haha. Thanks Liron!
Thank you Liron i'm new to watercolors. One thing i'm taking away from this thing is it pays to know and to observe what you're looking at. Painting on the left looks okay. Painting on the right has more realism to it. I see more depths, a more real life application. I'm still new to mixing colors. With the 2 examples that you presented definitely help make things more interesting on the palate and the paper.
So happy this could help! 🙏😊
And yes, there's quite a lot of nuance to it, depending on what you personally see and want to express!
Both of these processes can be used to wonderful results.
I'll sometimes mix on paper, and sometimes on the palette (:
im using a 12 color set and tend to end up mixing the same few colors, this really expands and explores my colors! awesome video
So happy to hear! 😊
Love your passion, energy and teaching technique. You are one of the best watercolor instructors on RUclips!
As a beginning painter, I found your use of color fascinating. It is definitely an adventure to look at the depths of differing colors in nature. Thank you!
My pleasure, happy this was new to you 🙏🏼😊🎨👍🏼
Keep experimenting!
Sorry to say, no matter how boring you think the left painting is, it just isn't. Its lovely, you are too good!
Haha - thank you ^_^
This probably wasn't the best example of how this enhances a painting. I agree both are quite good (:
I want to share another example - hopefully in the near future.
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It seems to me that your method is better for communicating the feeling one had when viewing the scene, to the brain. After all, we watercolor to tell people what we felt when we saw it, not literally what was there.
Great lesson. Thank you.
My pleasure 😊🙏🏼
Happy I can help!
And yes - this is one way of communicating how I see colors that aren't as obvious to others.
I personally enjoy doing things this way, and everyone should take what suits them from this method 😉
Some create amazing paintings with mostly grays!
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Thank you for making this video.. you have rekindled my love back to water color. I worked in this medium for a few years and got totally frustrated.. my teacher at the timenever showed me how to make my pictures come alive... so I tried other mediums...this demo was amazing for me... you are also a very effective communicator to get your ideas across... I am now a devoted fan and will be looking forward to other videos.
Wow thank you so much for the kind words!! 🤩☺️🙏🏼🙏🏼
Thank you Liron, for sharing your talent and insights with us. I'm just getting back into watercolor and appreciate artists like you who take the time to teach others! You have an easy going and friendly way that makes it easy to listen to you! Thank you so much! I love the trees -- even the ones that you didn't like! (I'd be happy if mine turned out that well LOL.)
Very informative and enlightening especially to a novice like myself. I love the way the colours stand out on the right example but as you said, there is always a place and time for the example on the left so thank you for presenting this video it was truly helpful.
Actually, I have found myself drawn to this mixing on the paper, the first artist I had recalled doing this that I saw was in a book by Joseph Stoddard, and he mixes his trees similarly and his colors are very vibrant and powerful also, liked this video.
The right side trees really let you see the magic of watercolor!
😊🙏🏼🙏🏼 Thank you
This was interesting. As a person who lives in the Evergreen State in the US, I look at trees in nature. I can see more variance in the leaves of the deciduous trees than I see in the evergreen trees. Even on a sunny day, those trees with leaves seem to change color depending on how much wind there is and the position of the sun. The evergreens are green much like the trees that you did in the first set where you mixed the colors on the palette. It could just be me; but, I see more color variety on the leaves of the deciduous trees than I do on the conifers.
This could definitely be the case.
I think this can work for some subjects more than others.
It's an additional tool to use when appropriate 😊
Many deciduous trees have different colors on the underside of leaf. In wind these underside are disable. Check them out!
Have to agree with Donna....I also live in the Evergreen state in the U.S., my property is actually surrounded by old-growth forest...lots of firs, cedars and alders. The trees you painted on the left resemble our evergreens, but I understand what you're saying because your technique would be good for the deciduous trees.
Hello Liron, I have been looking at this video soo many times over the last two years I believe. It is one of the best ( I have so many of your videos it is not funny) tutorial to clearly demonstrate how much variety of greens you can mix on wet paper and to reach the very effect of colour and look your looking for. I find that solely using directly from the ready prepared dispensed colours are sometimes limiting yourself to have the natural blending effect. I’m not sure if I explain it clearly but it’s what I feel and how to deliver the appearance of effect of mixed coloured paint on wet paper. Thank you so much for being my mentor and librairie/référence go to.
Excellent! Yes,,, critical to keep pigments pure/uncontaminated. Mixing on pallete tends to encourage stirring and stirring which flattens the molecules and they no longer reflect light as they do when left sperical (not flattened out) by letting them mix on paper. If I do any pallete mixing, I don't stir... ie: I just drop pigment into another on the pallete and let it migrate on its own dipping into the mix I want gently. Note: where you used purple/rose mix, I use pure PB60. I agree with you on Patrick's skill. I do wish he would talk more when painting or type what pigments he's using on the screen. I know its a drag to do but it really helps. Thank you for doing that on your videos. I find that most of the youtube creators who might describe their style as "impressionistic" don't do pallete mixing... or at least not much reserving it for areas they intend to be dull.
That's another great reason not to mix on the palette.
Thank you for explaining in detail 🙏🏼😊
I will try to apply this (letting them gently mix on palette, as opposed to stirring).
The pigments already went through heavy industrial rollers (or if by hand, a glass muller, grinding/mixing them with like 20 lbs of force for 10-20 minutes straight), I find it hard to believe that a flimsy brush is doing anything new to the particles mechanically
@@gavinjenkins899 Live and learn huh... or paint and learn lol time to break out the brush and do your own test.
@@2lmdi There may be a difference, but it's not going to be from "particles flattening" since they've already been through much worse. It could be something like, for example, the binder used being a little bit hydrophobic so when diluted a lot, particles clump up more, or something like that. The distinction would be important for pinpointing what options there are to do something about it.
@@gavinjenkins899 I notice you've been focusing on a number of my very old replies on various threads. Don't expend your energy on me Gavin. Look this issue up among the experts.. probably best to start among renowned oil painters where its most obvious. Or, alternatively, the top line paint producers proud of their grinds. A word of caution though.. its a very deep subject if you take the plunge.
What a wonderful, generous teacher you are - very focused, the perfect amount of explanation and detail. I am a novice - your explanation of how and why to use pure varied colors is so helpful to me.
This was an awesome demo! Makes so much sense.
Thank you. Can’t wait to give it a try.
I thought it looked weird at first, but when the whole thing was completed , I was amazed. I see the difference dude. Almost photo realistic if I use my imagination.
Good video The evergreens on the left look healthy and the ones on the right look like they are dying,as they don't usually get yellow, so maybe less yellow would be better, but I did like the idea of mixing on the paper. Both results look good.
Great observation. I would probably get a different effect by mixing different colors.
Also, the context in which you'll see these trees (aka the rest of the painting) will also have some influence on how they are perceived.
I'm happy this helps ^_^
Brilliant. This is the way I worked with oil painting. I'm only too delighted to try this in watercolours now. Thank you so much
Thank you 😊🙏🏼
I don’t know much about oils, but I did hear that a common mistake is over-blending, so you probably did a great job working that way, and keeping the individual colors’ authenticity 👏🏼👌🏼😁
I love watching your tutorials, Liron!
You are a great teacher. Thank you so much for your clear information. I plan to try this method of bringing more color into my trees!
Thank you Sue! Let me know how it went 😊🙏🏼
Many thanks! Your explanation is great - this is the biggest challenge for me. Practice, practice, practice!
Wonderful demonstration that shows the differences clearly. Thanks.
Thank you 😊🙏🏼 really happy this helps!
Great demo ! hope to see more of your lessons.
Thank you 😊🙏🏼More coming up soon!
the best video for a natural result. Helped med a lot. thank you so much.
Thanks Liron! So helpful. I’m going to skip work today and play around with this technique today. Mixing different colors on paper baffles me and I want to learn how to do this better.
Haha amazing 😁 Let me know how it went!
The more you do it the easier it gets.
And thank you for watching 😊🙏🏼
Great video and explanation. You made your point about colour variety well. However I'm in Canada and I can tell you pine and spruce do not have yellow in them but your point is valid. Thanks.
Liron, thank you for your concept of mixing paint on the paper. Something to really pay attention to and intigrate into one's work! It really brought it home!
Thank you, happy to hear 😊🙏🏼
You make videos that are thoughtful for the learner. I know this is an act of love.. thanks!
I just found you and am very impressed with your demos and teaching technique! Love the side by side examples to really show how one technique is superior to the other. Looking forward to learning so much more from your channel !
Thumps Up Liron! You are making some really good points for beginners in your videos!
Thank you, I’m really happy I can help! 😊🙏🏼🎨
I am a beginner, Excellent tutorial.. looking forward to seeing what other tutorials you have..
Thank you so much! ^_^
I hope you find the others helpful as well
I really like the tree with mixing colors on the paper. Feels more real to me. However, I do like your idea of using the other more monotone to make the trees sit in the background. Glad I found your channel. Subscribed.
Welcome and thank you 😊🙏🏼
Great Demo, Liron, Thanks for the information
Thank you 😊🙏🏼 Happy to help!
Thanks so much for this great lesson. I'm fairly new to watercolour and can see how much more interesting the 'mixing on paper' variety is!
Thank you 😊🙏🏼 Remember these are all tools for you to figure out how to use in your unique style and approach. Nothing is set in stone with watercolor 😉🎨
Love the demonstration, it really helps to see the difference between the two approaches.
Very well done. Thank you for this demonstration.
Excellent! Great teacher and fantastic artist.
Will definitely do this more in my painting. Great demo. Thanks.
My pleasure, happy I can help! 😁🙏🏼
This is so helpful and you explain it so well and seem so approachable and kind.
I’m happy this helped you 😊 Thank you 🙏🏼
You are an amazing teacher. So many things fell in to place. You are a good man.
Thank you so much ^_^
I'm happy to hear things clicked for you!
Very good lesson. Simply explained. I can see now why I have been not getting my colours right. I will try immediately. Thank you very much.
Great lesson ❤the one on the right wins 😊looks so full of life
Great lesson. I always learn something with your lessons. You’re a great teacher.
So happy to hear, thank you 😊🙏🏼
Extremely clear and impressive. Thank you.
I just learned of your wonderful website today. One of my students is meeting you in Columbus on Monday and I'll be there.
I will be telling some fellow watercolorist. I hope you don't mind.
It ended up being a great meet-up (:
I hope you will be able to join next time!
Thank u for ur content I am learning each time I tune in.
Amazing so happy to hear 🙏😊
What a useful lesson, I’ve never used this but I love the effect so will definitely try it myself, thanks liron 😊
Thank you ^_^
Really happy to hear you found it useful!
Very important this lesson, it made the difference. Thank you so much!
I think they are both equally good just different styles. The paper and paint matter as well. I find dr. ph. martins hydrus liquid concentrated watercolours can be mixed a lot and still remain vibrant in a manner similar to mixing on the page. I also find that 100% cotton paper makes the paint look more vibrant and other papers (often) makes the paint look more dull. I'd say the number one factor I have found is the paper! You did cover that it's a style choice and that duller less colourful areas make less focus intentionally. This is however an amazing and very important tip! I'd just like to say based on my mood I'd prefer either one as the simplified version (much like cartooning in general) can be more calming and restful to the eyes as it is more simplified and less complex! Sometimes the clarity of a communication can be improved by simplification and stylization! Or to put it simply : Less can be more! I often love the "many colours approach" but there is a harmony and simplicity that can feel cohesive in limited colour pallets and variation. Sorry rambling on. Very useful information, thanks again!
So enjoy your tips, your energy, and generosity. Can’t wait to try this method of painting. I’m learning a lot from you!
Very helpful! Thank you so much for inspiring me to get out of the palette mixing rut.
Very good lesson. Can't wait to practice this. Thanks for helping me develop my watercolor skills!
Happy I can help 😊🙏🏼 You can try this out with many colors in addition to greens!
Wonderful difference! Thank you for the in-depth presentation.
This was so helpful and exciting, thank you, never knew I could do it like that, love your work
Thank you 😊🙏🏼 Happy this helped you!
Fantastic video! I'm headed back to the drawing board!
Haha happy to hear, thank you 🙏🏼😁
Great results both ways but I agree, the varied version is beautiful. New to you and your videos -- you are genuinely helpful, thanks!
Thank you so much 😊🙏🏼
Nice video, I have used this method many times over the years, I am not the most consistent in my use of this depending upon how energetic I am feeling and what effect I am trying to convey. Have a great day!
Yes,l certainly preferred the right hand tree, l will try it myself next time. Thank you.
My pleasure, I’m happy this helps 😊🙏🏼 Thank you!
Thank you for sharing! I’m new at watercolor and your videos are such a great help. ❤️
My pleasure 😇 Thank you!
such a helpful tip. as a beginner i always tend to paint like the example on the left and the results are frustrating. looking forward to trying this out :D
I loved this helpful and for me, important tutorial, thank you very much!
Once again, you’re a wonderful teacher! Thank you!
Thank you so much 😊🙏🏼
Nice demo and clearly made
Thank you, happy this helps 😊🙏🏼
this is just the best channel to learn from, thank you
amazing class....😊☺sir earlier i hate water colours..but practice made me to overcome my problems...today i love to do paintings with water colours...☺☺
So hoppy to hear (:
Once you learn to work with them and not against them, it becomes much more fun 🙏🏼😊
Another great video, Liron! Thanks again for all your hard work and inspiration!
It's my pleasure, thank you for your encouragement (:
I really enjoyed making this particular video
Thank you this was a great demo!
You are quickly becoming my favorite channel on you tube- You are an excellent teacher and resource- I have learned so much from you! Thank you!!!!! maria
Thank you so much 😊🙏🏼 This is really the best I can ask for!!
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Thank you for generously sharing this. It made me want to subscribe 😊
Thank you Mary (:
Definitely the right side looks more real. Thanks for the lesson.
Very nice demo! Thank you 😊
I enjoyed your demo and explanation very much. Great channel.
Thank you 🙏🏼🙏🏼😊 Happy you enjoyed!
Yes, I get it now! Still amazed by how you pick colours for portaraits. Do you use Adobe colour?
Thank you (:
I used it on specific occasions, but for the most part I'm going with my intuition 😉
You continue to inspire me to be better - thank you -
That was amazing to me!i love your style of teaching.
Thank you
So happy to help! Thank you 🙏🏼😊
Thank you very much Liron , you are terrific. Good lesson.
My pleasure, thank you for the kind comment ^_^
Hi Liron
I am new to watercolour and am loving your tutorials 😊
Have you done a video about leaving white space for accent or highlights?
Thank you for showing the difference between the pictures.
If you look at the work of Van Gogh, although in oilpaint, you can see the same interesting combinations.
And indeed, it gives the painting more movement and makes it more interesting.👍👋
How do you prevent your yellow from being dirtied up in the pallet when using this technique. Even when I wash the brush in between, I get contamination. I usually just continue painting, using up the contaminated yellow. Do you squeeze some out on the mixing area?
The real answer is - I don't (:
I let it all mix together and don't really care!
Later on, when I want to reuse that yellow, I wet it and take off the initial contaminated layer. It cleans up rather quickly.
Alternatively, you could wash your brush in between (I find it to be slow and tedious).
Another better solution would be to create two wells for the same yellow.
One will be used for mixing, and another will always be kept clean and uncontaminated 🙂
I hope this helps!
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Wow....excellent tutorial ...thank you.
A wonderful side by side demo. Thank you so much! Would you please list the brush you were using? I know good tools make a big difference.
This video was so incredibly helpful! Thanks!
Thank you 😊 🙏🏼 I’m happy to hear!
Great exemple! 👍Many many thanks
I love the mixing on paper method! I never thought of it before! Maybe that is why I never like my watercolor attempts! So, thank you!
Most of my paints come from missed-mixed hardware store shelves, reduced for clearance. Why? Because when i started painting with traditional tubes & trays of assorted colors, they inhibited my spirit, & i couldn’t make myself use them freely. Traditional canvasses were just as stifling, so i learned to shape my own. As my life snowballed out of control & my time was no longer my own, i all but gave up my compulsion to re-create. Raising my family was a constant struggle, but now my kids are supporting me. I should be making up for lost time, but grand kids now need the attention that my kids needed before. Hine ma tov… you inspire me to try again.
Liron, Thanks for your well explained tutorial. Subscribed!
Thank you and welcome aboard! (:
Thank you for the great tip. Wonderful presentation.
Happy to hear this helps, thank you! ^_^
Your a great artist Liron and you made them both look interesting.
Thank you so much! 🙏🏼😊
I had no idea this was a thing and it's amazing!! 🤯
Haha thank you 😊🙏🏼
Happy you like this approach!
I love your accent, and I can't wait till I have time to try out this technique, it looks fantastic!
Thank you so much 😊🙏🏼 I’m happy this encourages you to try it out!
Hey Liron i saw you are using saundars waterford paper. Is it nice paper? I want to try this paper but want to know your view point first. Is it a good paper.
It’s my favorite no doubt (:
Cheaper than Arches, but virtually the same quality, and smells better (Arches literally stinks sometimes when touched by water).
I love the cold-press, 300gsm the most (the 600gsm is REALLY NICE too, but more expensive and there really isn’t a need to get it 😉).
@@LironYan Thank you.
Liron Yanconsky i also have noticed a smell of mold like scent, I use arches, which I attributed to the brushes being exposed to water. I now wonder if it’s not the paper itself. I will be more conscious and see.
Hi you are a great artist/teacher! To me I really liked the painting on the right because the yellow seemed to me to represent the sun shining from left to right through the trees? I believe that is what it was supposed to represent?
You have to watch your values though, it's easy as you see on the right to mix the yellow greens to light so that values on the tree are not consistent as they are on the left.
Very helpful. I have been going back and forth between mixing on palette and paper. Would you be able to do a video on washes? Specifically how to connect the shapes and if the washes should be mixed on the palette or pure and then run into each other on paper. I think I am still somehow stuck on that. I can't figure how much I need to put shadows/darks in on that first wash or if at all. If you already have a video on that, please let me know. I hope my post makes sense :)
My recent tutorial with the Bargue study covers that to some extent (I don't remember if you watched it yet or not):
ruclips.net/video/JwVp41Jz7ho/видео.html
My take on it is to experiment with both ways and find your own balance (:
I really do some of both in every painting. It would mostly depend on how "punchy" I want the color to feel, and how much I want it to stand out.
I'm curious about the physical palette you have your colors identified on. Is it protected by a plastic sheet to keep the greens you are mixing from obliterating your identification colors?
Yes! There's a piece of paper I placed under a plastic tray that comes with the palette (:
The paint can't really get there.
My palette is the Mijello 18 well airtight palette.
You can get it here (affiliate link): amzn.to/3yZ62v1
Very nice lesson, thank you!
Is your paper on an easel and slanted a bit? Mary from Toronto. That is my daughter's photo on MY iPad!
Haha I see (:
My paper is ever-so-slightly tilted (about 5-10 degrees).
Sometimes I do more (20-30 degrees).