Best loose watercolor tips I’ve heard in my many years of painting! I also find using a pen for line work a great help in loosing up & giving me direction. Excellent!!
Glad to have found you on RUclips. Love your art and style Howard, I'm a big fan! I really love the commentary and how you touch on texturing and composition. Best- Al
Fabulous painting Howard. Like you, I suffer from painting too tightly but watching your (and others') loose style inspires me to try my gut instinct on further paintings. Thanks for your narration too which compliments your style🙂.
I really love this loose style but I must admit I gasped a few times especially when you put that dark shadow over the buildings as I thought you’d nearly finished! But it certainly brought the painting to life! This lesson has taught me that you have to be bold sometimes and also to build up the layers in order to create better effects.
Since zoom lesson last Sunday in Texas I have been watching your videos trying to understand your style. This video has, I believe, brought it together! Thank you so much.
there is SO much useful and helpful information in this video. i really appreciate it, and agree with everything you say! thank you. (i also love using a non-waterproof pen with watercolor and letting the ink bleed into the washes. it instantly makes all the buildings look decrepit. :)
Just seen your channel. Love the painting. Am the same. I can paint detail but have become bored and wanting to learn a loose painting. Have been trying but ending ripping up in frustration. Thankyou so much for your commentary
Hello Lou. Thank you for your positive feed-back and best wishes for all your future art endeavours. Please keep watching out for the new videos and let me know if you have specific requests. I will aim to provide answers in future lessons.
Thank you so much for the great video. There was so much advice given that I believe it could be a game changer for myself. I've lost count of the paintings I've binned as they didn't look like a Photograph I was working from. Atb Wayne
Your channel is wonderful. I’m new to the art and soaking up all I can get. Your style is very nice indeed. You mentioned Waterford paper. Can you elaborate?
Thank you, glad that you enjoyed the video. My watercolour paper is; Saunders.High White. 140lb. NOT. Surface in most of my videos, however I can recommend two others: Bockingford. 140lb. NOT surface and Arches, 140lb. NOT surface. Hope this helps.
I find my use of charcoal pencil for preliminary sketching works for me in my watercolour painting. Judicial use of charcoal also works for me at the end.
I use both the permanent (when I can get it) and the modern alternative. I haven't really noticed any difference in performance. They both stain in much the same way.
It looks like you place your paper on cardboard, I’ve not seen this done before, what are the advantages? Thanks, I enjoyed your results despite watching in horror as you painted the shadow colours with a large brush!
Hi David. Interesting comment! I mainly use three types of watercolour paper (no cardboard) Arches, Bockingford and Saunders Hi-Whiite. Nearly always 140lb. NOT surface. I sometimes use 90lb and 200lb depending on what I'm painting. I also sometimes use Rough surface but never HP (smooth). If I can be of any further help then please don't hesitate.Thanks for your comment and I hope that this helps! Keep in touch! Howard
@@Sherlock2022 Ah ha! Sorry David! My bad! Yes quite correct, in the videos I place a piece of cardboard on my easel, but this is purely aesthetic for a clean looking work area. It looks better in the video than having a messy background. It is not essential and I certainly do not bother doing this in my day to day painting. Most of the time I tape my watercolour paper to a piece of plexiglass (perspex) or a varnished mdf or ply board. Hope this helps! BW Howard
Painting loose and fun are my goals exactly. Your narration of past experience while painting is a great help.
Best loose watercolor tips I’ve heard in my many years of painting! I also find using a pen for line work a great help in loosing up & giving me direction. Excellent!!
Thank you Gaila! I agree with you about pen and wash, it's a great way to go for loosening up.
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Absolutely stunning…and those calligraphic marks with the rigger just create so much movement into a static image
Glad to have found you on RUclips. Love your art and style Howard, I'm a big fan! I really love the commentary and how you touch on texturing and composition. Best- Al
Thanks Albert, Love your work too!
Fabulous painting Howard. Like you, I suffer from painting too tightly but watching your (and others') loose style inspires me to try my gut instinct on further paintings. Thanks for your narration too which compliments your style🙂.
Thanks, very kind!
Howard, very well done and great narration! Robt from America
I really love this loose style but I must admit I gasped a few times especially when you put that dark shadow over the buildings as I thought you’d nearly finished! But it certainly brought the painting to life! This lesson has taught me that you have to be bold sometimes and also to build up the layers in order to create better effects.
Hope it helps a little! 👍
Fantastic tutorial Thankyou! I especially loved being able to watch you paint in real time.
Since zoom lesson last Sunday in Texas I have been watching your videos trying to understand your style. This video has, I believe, brought it together! Thank you so much.
Thank you David.
I loved the commentary. I learned a lot from it that I know I will be able to apply to my own painting. Thanks!
Thanks Nancy! I'm glad you found value in the video!
Very appealing work, Howard. Though I counted maybe three times I thought the ugly had come to stay. Thankyou for the encouraging words.
Fabulous watching this evolve, thanks so much 🤎🤍😊
Glad you enjoyed it
there is SO much useful and helpful information in this video. i really appreciate it, and agree with everything you say! thank you. (i also love using a non-waterproof pen with watercolor and letting the ink bleed into the washes. it instantly makes all the buildings look decrepit. :)
Cheers Alice. I totally agree with you about the effect! 🙏
Loved all your “ painting wisdoms”. You are truly inspiring!!
Thank you Jerily, that's so kind of you and so very much appreciated!
Thank you for your painting and commentary. Very refreshing. Lovely technique. 🇨🇦
Thank you so much!
Just seen your channel. Love the painting. Am the same. I can paint detail but have become bored and wanting to learn a loose painting. Have been trying but ending ripping up in frustration. Thankyou so much for your commentary
Yes, it can get a little frustrating. Paint lots of different subject matter and expect lots of bad paintings. It doesn't hurt so much! Good luck!
So many wise ideas and encouraging words offered. Your loose chat complemented your lovely loose art. Many thanks! Invaluable to my quest.
Hello Lou. Thank you for your positive feed-back and best wishes for all your future art endeavours. Please keep watching out for the new videos and let me know if you have specific requests. I will aim to provide answers in future lessons.
I'm always learning and what a buzz the journey is ! Many thanks for your tutorials. Best wishes Howard and thank you 🙏
Very thoughtful commentary - thank you
Glad you enjoyed it!
Love watching your videos and I’m learning so much. Thank you.
Thanks Juliet. I'm glad that you find them useful.
Lovely painting, good comments as you work thru the painting. Wish I could draw better, you make it look easy!
Thank you
Thanks Kathy. Appreciated!
Another great video, loved it , (am a huge John Blockley fan) , inspiring and insightful, keep them coming.
Thank you Andrew! Ditto, I'm a huge fan of the late Mr Blockley.
@@howardjones2159 thought so, he's the reason i paint . good to meet a fan.
Wise words comming from experience..nicely done
Cheers Kenny. Very much appreciated!
👍😀love it thanks great demo
Thanks Margaret 🙏
Great lesson….thank you
I love it.
Thank you Kevo!
Thank you so much for the great video. There was so much advice given that I believe it could be a game changer for myself. I've lost count of the paintings I've binned as they didn't look like a Photograph I was working from. Atb Wayne
You are very welcome my friend! Please let me know if you have any specific requests for future videos👍
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Your channel is wonderful. I’m new to the art and soaking up all I can get. Your style is very nice indeed. You mentioned Waterford paper. Can you elaborate?
Thank you, glad that you enjoyed the video. My watercolour paper is; Saunders.High White. 140lb. NOT. Surface in most of my videos, however I can recommend two others: Bockingford. 140lb. NOT surface and Arches, 140lb. NOT surface. Hope this helps.
Truly excellent.
I find my use of charcoal pencil for preliminary sketching works for me in my watercolour painting. Judicial use of charcoal also works for me at the end.
You use alizarin crimson a lot in this paiting. Is it the permanent version? Thanks for super videos.
I use both the permanent (when I can get it) and the modern alternative. I haven't really noticed any difference in performance. They both stain in much the same way.
You are a really Lovely person ❤❤❤😊😊😊🙏🙏🙏 thanks for this 💖
Bless you! 🙏
It looks like you place your paper on cardboard, I’ve not seen this done before, what are the advantages? Thanks, I enjoyed your results despite watching in horror as you painted the shadow colours with a large brush!
Hi David. Interesting comment! I mainly use three types of watercolour paper (no cardboard) Arches, Bockingford and Saunders Hi-Whiite. Nearly always 140lb. NOT surface. I sometimes use 90lb and 200lb depending on what I'm painting. I also sometimes use Rough surface but never HP (smooth). If I can be of any further help then please don't hesitate.Thanks for your comment and I hope that this helps!
Keep in touch! Howard
@@howardjones2159 thanks. As to cardboard, I was referring to the board on which you had placed your paper. Regards, Dave.
@@Sherlock2022 Ah ha! Sorry David! My bad! Yes quite correct, in the videos I place a piece of cardboard on my easel, but this is purely aesthetic for a clean looking work area. It looks better in the video than having a messy background. It is not essential and I certainly do not bother doing this in my day to day painting. Most of the time I tape my watercolour paper to a piece of plexiglass (perspex) or a varnished mdf or ply board. Hope this helps!
BW Howard
What size of paper are you working on
Спасибо!!! 👍🥰❤
Realmente suelto y hermoso 🎨✒️🖌✏️🖋🙋♂️🇦🇷
the white at the end, did not help it, as it was already great.
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I think the painting is very much over worked, it looked good half way
Each to their own Jimmy. Thanks for your comment! 🙏
How rude.