How to improve your paintings by understanding tonal values & contrast
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- Опубликовано: 10 июл 2024
- A step-by-step watercolour guide on how to improve your paintings by understanding tonal values & contrast including 4 monochromatic painting demonstrations.
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Mr. Paul, two facts that seem obvious after viewing your tutorials: You are a hardworking, sweet and humble human being; and you are not one of the, but, THE BEST teacher for watercolor painting! I automatically click the 'Like' button as soon as your videos start and I don't regret it at all till the end. God bless you!
Wow, thank you Almas - that is a really lovely comment and I really appreciate it!
I endorse same views. Loved the painting
u r tremendously thankful Almas...:)
hard to say better than you did ❤🙏
Paul I can't thank you enough for adding the templates. It is very generous of you and I so much appreciate it. Your tutorials have really helped me. Thank you so much!
You are very welcome and so pleased the templates are useful - I'll continue putting them up for all the latest videos.
Tonal contrast is something I have been trying to do better. It brings paintings to life. Thank you for all your great help.
You are so welcome!
Thank you for always explaining the WHY along with the HOW.
My pleasure Vicky! - always here to help!
Your videos aren't just demos, as most of the others, but organic tutorials about specific subjects and this makes them very useful. One thing that i love are the "mini-projects" (like the amphora, in this video) that you put inside to quickly and clearly explain a concept. They allow the viewer to immediately try it, doing something easy and fast, but that still is gratifying for the student... I think this is a very important feature. Having a solid theoric background (not from watercolor, but from other fields) on your today's subject, i could follow it easily and also express a clear judgment, and i must say that you did the best possible "compromise" in-between the time to explain the concept, how to explain it without to be boring but still giving some solid theoric foundation, and how to catch the viewer attention...
Looking forward to the new book, and my suggestion about it is... only electronic version, so there is no danger of printing something expensive, with the bonus of immediate interaction with site-videos-etc
Hiya - and thanks again as always - I always read your comments and advice with great interest, Stay tuned for more as it slowly evolves! - cheers again!
You should have more than a million followers, I request people supporting him to share his work on Facebook, Instagram and other platforms.
BIG thanks Ravi!
I feel so lovely and delighted while watching your tutorials and I really learned lots of tricks to improve my paintings. While watching your tutorials I just get lost in it.
Thank you so much 😀
Outstanding! Very good instruction on two critical subjects. I was painting a moose. It didn't look quite right. A little darkening of the background behind the antlers added the contrast needed. First that and now this most excellent video points out again how important the values and contrasts are. Thanks a bushel and a peck.
I really, REALLY like your vids.
My wife has terminal cancer. I'm pretty bummed. Your vids bring some relief from the anxieties. Thank you. Very much!
Hiya - Ok mate, so pleased I can help in some small way and huge thanks. - I can totally sympathise, I lost my wife a few years back to cancer and my art was one thing that helped me through it. Take care, all the best and keep on painting!
@@ArtbyPaulClark I'm sorry to hear of your loss. I truly am.
LOVE, LOVE, LOOOOOVE THE MONOCHROMATIC! Thanks for this wolderful class.
You are so welcomeLily!
So glad RUclips pushed your channel to me. Fabulous exercise. I constantly struggle with this concept. You ave inspired me to give monochromatic exercises a go. Love the music and your voiceover. Clear and concise. Your brush handling is enviable! I look forward to many more videos.
Thanks so much Alison and welcome aboard! - new video every Wednesday so stay in touch!
With each tutorial of yours that I view, I think "This is his best one yet! I learned so much!". And then I watch another one of yours, and I think exactly the same thing. Thank you, Paul - for your instruction, your little tips, your humor, and your warmth. You really are the best. Thanks for making watercolors not only do-able but fun.
You are so welcome Jenny! - BIG thanks - Happy new year too!
Oh wow! I didn't realise you had provided downloadable PDFs for these RUclips tutorials! That's incredibly generous.... And a fantastic learning curve.
I've started trying to hand draw the scetches in my drawing book, I figure having a crack everytime I try to draw is better than just outright tracing, because eventually it'll click.
But I often still cheat and trace the pdf from the RUclips artist I'm watching onto my paper and then paint!
These really are fantastic tutorials! I'm going to have a crack at these over the weekend!
Great to hear and yes I agree - practice your drawings - it's the foundation to painting well!!! - keep in touch!
Hi Paul,
Just a word to say that I really like and appreciate your video’s. Once a week I teach art, in the loose and safe setting from our home. I teach drawing, painting and sculpting and it’s funny how people are drawn to watercolor. Well, maybe because I love it so much, too... 🤔😄
Sometimes I send them video’s, yours too now that I’ve discovered your channel, as a kind of confirmation, that what I’m saying holds ground. 😄
Thanks a lot! 👍👌
Hey Johanna - that's great to hear - thanks so much. Delighted to be of service and pleased to hear you are still able to teach. I've had to cancel all my classes - thus the RUclips thing! - keep in touch!
@@ArtbyPaulClark Thank you, Paul. That’s sad, that your classes had to be canceled. At least you turn it to the positive with your video’s! 👏
My classes were canceled in March and I won’t be surprised if I have to cancel them again, the coming weeks. Stay healthy!
Merci beaucoup Paul pour ces merveilleux tutoriels qui aident réellement à progresser; Beaucoup de plaisir à vous suivre, à mêler apprentissage de la technique et lâcher prise 🙏
I am a boy from India, studying in standard 8th and thinking about visiting UK when i grow up. My first place will be no heritage or museum but your studio Sir.
Very kind Manjo! - you will be most welcome!
This is absolutely fantastic and so instructive! You make things appear to be so obvious when you think about them
Cheers Andrew - that's a nice comment!
I've binged so many of your videos in the last few days.
Your skill and talent are obvious, but your presenting style is absolutely top shelf as well.
That's very kind cheers!
Thank you for an easily understood explanation and demonstration to show tonal values and contrast. I actually think I got it! Must tell you that I finally located a shop that has cobalt blue and yellow ochre in stock, so I can complete my palette setup similar to yours. Then I’ll be ready and equipped for anything. Except of course, your brushes and book which are coming by snail mail, which at the moment is about the speed of a snail trying to make its way across a strip of flypaper. Oh well, I’ll just make myself busy mixing colours and practicing on my cheaper paper for now.
Can’t tell you how much your videos mean to a beginner like me, and obviously so many others as well. They are so inspiring and wonderful to watch. So it’ll be a weekend spent practicing throwing paint around with a brush in one hand, and a glass of sherry or wine in the other! Thanks again, Paul. Oh, and don’t forget the music.........Marlene
Lol Marlene, great comment - please let me know when come and those snails get a move on!!
U r uncomparable. Complete baggage for learners. I have never come across such a perfect and unimaginable teacher of painting. A warm hug to u Sir. Regards to the core of my heart. 🙏
Thank you so much 😀 ... delighted to help!
Trying the farm girl painting with much trepidation. The look on your face when you sip the dandelion wine is priceless! Reminds me of the reaction my grandmother’s got!
Lol Marlene! - you can do it!
Hi Paul. I had to come back and watch this again. I'm so glad I did. Each time, I learn more. You're a wonderful teacher! Thank you!
You are very welcome as always!!!
Your videos are awesome. If all my professors had your sense of humor and made everything this interesting I’d be brilliant! Thanks again!
Wow Lol!, Many thanks Leslie!
This has helped me tremendously. One almost doesn't realize at first that each of the two paintings is one color.
Good stuff - its a great way to practice seeing those values just painting in one colour.
Pachelbel Canon in D, my favorite (on the very top). Thank you Paul for an excellent demo!
My pleasure! - agree lovely piece of music!
You have become very quickly my favorite art instructor. I had to buy your book after watching a couple of videos, which just like your RUclips is so easy to follow and understand. Your lessons are so easy to follow especially with giving us some line drawings to use. Thank you
Wow, thank you Megan! - delighted to hear you bought my book! - let me know how you get on. Happy painting!
what i particularly liked to see was the finished project pop up through out the video. it helps to see where you are going with it. And yes, i am "afraid of the dark". i cringe when you throw down the dark values! I'm thinking "That's too much dark!" followed by "oh! i see!"
Go for it!!!
I agree....."Mr Paul,...You are THE best watercolorist teacher". Thank you again and again. I just love watching and learning,.. but time for some real practice soon !. And your book is arriving today.
Thank you so much 😀
Look forward to your Wed tutorials so much . I had a go at this one and surprised myself at how well it turned out ! You inspire me to keep going . See you next Wed 😀.
Wonderful Linda! - I'll be there!!
Your paintings are, of course, beautiful, but your instruction is priceless!
Thanks so much 😊 Kim!
Tonal values are something I’ve struggled with. I’m saving this video to watch a few times. Thank you for sharing your talent.
My pleasure - cheers!
It's so great to see this concept in watercolor. Though I was trained formally as an oil painter, so many art students work now in acrylic and I try to switch them over to watercolor for their studies, as I feel it's a better prep for later mixing true, transparent colors with oils. I work mainly in watercolor, now myself, and it just goes so well with sketching lessons, to start adding color to drawings for a first experience of painting that allows a student to maintain the depth of the tones they worked out in their drawing. But starting from just the line drawing and adding the tonal layer completely in watercolor solves the issue of having all that pencil on the tonal drawing under the paint. Thanks for reminding me.
Great comment and thanks for sharing!
I have learned so much from you. Thank you, thank you. Normally I would want to ask you for animals to paint, but I am enjoying learning about landscapes - new for me.
You are so welcome Kristen! - both more animal and landscapes to come!!!
I am surprised at how lovely the monochromatic paintings are. I actually tried this and it was harder than I thought it would be. Having a reference both in color and monotone would really help.
Hi Leslie - thanks for the suggestion!
love the little Victorian girl. Thanks for showing us how you have done this really appreciate your tuition.
Thank you! 😊
bravo, thank you for being so generous with your teaching
Paul, you are a great artist and a great teacher. Thank you very much for the crystal clear explanations. Very much appreciated.
Glad it was helpful!
So beautifully done!
Ich bin froh Sie gefunden zu haben . Weiß jetzt endlich wie ich einzelne Dinge malen kann.Vielen Dank für ihre Videos.
Danka Steffi!
I'll be playing these over innumerable times. These help me understand more about painting with watercolors. Thank you.
Great stuff - it's all good learning Kathleen!
Not sure how I've missed you. Really enjoy your videos! Thank you!
You are so welcome Ally!
This was another great teaching moment - focus on the tonal qualities - creating the contrasts to define the subject. Very helpful take away!! Thank you! :0)
Beautiful work Paul, thank you for sharing..
Hi Paul even though this is 2 years old I have just watched it. I’m painting a lot of rock, stone and mountain scenes atm (Dante’s purgatory poem) and going through all your work on RUclips that have them as part of your watercolour paintings is so helpful. Thank you so much.
Very helpful tutorial paul. Im trying to soak up all your valuable lessons. I appreciate these so much
That was a very useful and crucial lesson on giving depth in a painting. Thank you sir
You are very welcome
Have no words how to say thanks to you... You have been teaching us without any profit... Thank you much learned a lot from you. Thanks
Glad to hear that - thanks!
This was so very amazing ...how you make things come alive ... appreciate the way you explain ...as usual forwarding this to my grand daughter ...she loves it .. and want to tell you that some where in Boston another mother and daughter are loving it, painting it and are so full of gratitude ...🙏🙏 Thank you very much indeed ...
Wow! - So nice of you, many thanks!
I never knew learning watercolor could be therapeutic. Thanks Paul for wonderful videos.
My pleasure Sandip 😊 so pleased you enjoyed it.
Imo waterclolor is the most interresting Art for watching. During the process i often think, oh, "this stroke was wrong", or "this color is to dark". But in the result, i m wrong and surprised, what effect each brush stroke has. For me as a beginner its hard to handle, but practice and repeat will take me further. For the beginning its better to limit the number of colors and focus for tones and values and the wetness of the brush/Paper. Monochrome seems to me as a good start and effect very well, how to see in this Video.
Thanks for shareing and greetings.
Your teaching is so very helpful and inspiring. You answer questions I didn’t even know I had. What a delight to enjoy your videos.
You are so welcome!
That's brilliant turner...I mean paul!!! You've given me an idea, on how to do my, sketch/ watercolour . When it comes to doing the watercolour!!! Cheers, for the information and influence on it!!!
Only just found your channel, I am sooooo impressed with your videos, they provide...Entertainment, Humour, Guidance, Knowledge, Advice, and most importantly for me, Belief....Thank You soooo much
for all the effort you put into each video...I am currently binge watching
and can't watch enough videos 😴
Welcome aboard! - and thanks so much!!!
Priceless! now to practice both . Thanks Paul !
Have fun!
Love the tonal paintings. I have always been drawn to them. Well done and thank you Paul.
My pleasure - any thanks!
I'm going to try this painting next. I've done the house in the snow scene and the beach cottage. I'm learning a lot from you. As a beginner and self taught and only painting for a year you are a great teacher. Values are my next goal! Thank you for sharing your great talent. Oh! I absolutely love your sense of humor...I find myself chuckling while painting.
Wonderful Christine - pleased to hear!!!
Loved your tutorial you are so good 🤗👌🏼👌🏼👍🏼
I love watching you create your art.
Cheers Joyce
Thank you so much for sharing your beautiful talent and art with us! I love it ❤
Great lesson! I just finished "The Blue Door" and loved painting it! I also did the "Beach Hut"...one of my favorites. I have learned a lot about painting buildings from you,also. How about a cabin in the woods? You see, I'm a country girl. Thanks again...you're the best!
Sounds great great Joyce (the country girl!) on the list!!
How beautiful!
Thank you! Cheers!
How can someone dislike such a beautiful video please? I have loved the drawings 😊👏
Thank you so much 😀
Brilliant I love how you just know where to put the darks and highlights
Glad I can help Carol!
Thank you Paul! Now I’m going round taking mono shots of everything! Tonal value is something I struggle with, but your methods definitely help. I am fascinated with negative painting techniques. Love to see more videos on this.
Glad to help! and will do!
Your selection of music is always perfect for each painting. I do think this one is my favorite. It goes along beautifully with each stroke of the brush. Thank you for your time and care❤
Thank you so much 😀 glad you like the music too!
I cant get enough of your videos. They are marvellous ! You choose to highlight some excellent aspects of watercolour painting Thank you
One of my favorites!
many thanks!
No the Canon was great (not over the top) Nothing worse then watching an instructional video with bad music, and you never have bad music.. Relaxing. Very good instruction on one color value practice. I believe painting tonal values is where most adv beginners have difficulty .
Thanks for sharing .. great to hear!
I love watercolor, there's something magical about it when it's done right and I normally like lots of bright colors but there is something very soothing in these monochromatic paintings... I Love your artwork!
I totally agree Shirley! - it's a very relaxing way to paint - taking all the pressure off by not using all those colours!
Wonderful tutorial on one of the most important aspects of watercolours. Thanks a ton, Paul!
Glad it was helpful Ritu! - thanks a ton for watching!
{'m totally mesmerized by your very light brush strokes, Paul. Thank you again. x
You're very welcome Christa
Thank you, love you how you explain the process.
You are so welcome ke , many thanks!
Super, love it, thank you
Oh Paul - that Croft with the young lady looks like a sepia print of Grasmere, but it could be anywhere. Thank you. PS Working through your beginners book, thank you again.
Cool, thanks
Great explanation and demo. Thanks Paul.
Very welcome Adam - many thanks.
Thank you so much for your generosity, humour and time.
My pleasure Alan 👍
A GREAT LESSON, I ALWAYS LIKE TO HEAR YOUR EXPLANATIONS AND REMARKS. YOU HAVE A WONDERFUL SENSE OF HUMOUR AND CHARM.
Thank you Kindly Dvora!
Thank you Paul. What a great lesson in values. So important to get the values right. This is extremely helpful. Many thanks
Glad you enjoyed it
You are an awesome teacher! Thank you, I learned so much from this tutorial.
You are so welcome and many thanks Susie!
Always appreciate your insightful videos! Thank you.
My pleasure Derek! - so pleased to hear.
Super tutorial, once again so instructive. Thank you Paul.
My pleasures always Allen!
very educational everytime! Thanks again!
So nice of you
Amazing Paul! Have watched so many of your tutorials (I love them all!) and this one was especially helpful reminding to pay attention to tonal values. Thank you so much!
Glad it was helpful!
So good, I love your patient instruction.
Cheers Norma!
I am really glad I’ve found your channel! You really have a great way of instructing.
Thank you so much!
Great... loved watching this!
And so Many others, of course
Awesome, thank you!
One of the most interesting Tutorials i`ve ever seen. Thank You.
Wow, thanks! - that's very kind of you to say Peter!
Thank you for that great explanation. I think my paintings have gone a bit better since I had understood how important tonal values are.
happy to help!
Thank you very much. I am learning many things from you many.
Thank you very much Pavel, your lessons are very valuable!
Glad to hear that!
I enjoyed this so much! I thought for certain my painting would not turn out but in the end, I surprised myself. Thanks so much for your tutorials.
I'm so glad!
As ever, easy to understand and enjoyable to watch - thank you.
Glad you enjoyed it
Recently found you on you tube and am now making my way through your great videos. I notice you are from my husband's home area of Hastings and Eastbourne. He went to school in Hastings but we now live in Norfolk for the last 27 years. Shame you are so far away would have loved some classes as you explain things so well. I've been painting for about a year all self taught in lock down really. Loving watercolour but also like to use acrylic ink and translation medium for more abstract work. Trying to improve my drawing skills as I really like line and wash work. Thanks for your videos and being kind enough to share your skills. Michelle Mould
Thanks Michelle - lovely comment. Yes very close to Hastings - in the countryside just outside Bexhill!
I love everything about your videos!
Thanks so much!
Great tutorial, yes that paintings with only one colour are very elegant and show that one colour can have so many different tones. Thankbyou, I love the sepia colour
Thank you! Cheers!
An excellent tutorial. Thanks Paul.
Glad you enjoyed it
The exercises on this video are very helpful; it makes you so aware of tonal values. Thanks so much for this lesson. 🥰
Glad it was helpful!
Brilliant teaching. Great artist ! Thank you .
Glad you enjoyed it!
Oh this is wonderful!! Thank you so very much for your amazing instructions & for sharing your God-given talent!! This has helped me a great deal & I, too, love the painting with one color.
You are so welcome!
Loved it ! Thank you for sharing !! 😍
Glad you enjoyed it!
It’s been 2 years since I’ve started to dabble in watercolor and I can’t believe I’ve just discovered this channel! I’ve only been watching for 2 days and have learned so much already! Thank you for your delightful videos and your wonderful gift of teaching! Looking forward to more videos!
Wonderful and welcome Jenni - keep in touch, more to come!!