Place the Light in Your Paintings!

The most powerful visual tool watercolor artists have is light! I will show you how to manage, organize and manipulate light to improve your watercolor paintings.
Watch me do some short painting examples of different methods to decide where you want to put the light in your final painting. As artists, we don't have to be honest with the light, we can enhance our paintings by placing the light where it will create more beautiful and dynamic designs.
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[@pintoraficionado]

I think you have just shed new light on my painting. Very grateful.

[@ZuzanaMatisova]

You manage to pass along these big ideas, maybe even game changing for me with such simplicity and humbleness, its a joy to look and understand your thought process while painting. Big thank you!

[@DonAndrewsAWS]

Hi Zuzana,,, thank you so much, I'm glad you enjoyed the video! Friend Don

[@NMranchhand]

Don, this seems to me a pivotal lesson/concept. It’s going your way take a little while to think through this to realize the enormity of your concept here. Thanks a lot.

[@DonAndrewsAWS]

@@NMranchhand hi NMranchhand,,,,, yes you are so right,,, placing light as opposed to copying nature's light is critical,,,, nature places light arbitrary,,,the artist places light judiciously! You are on the right track! Friend Don

[@antoniocoelho8568]

Great content as always, thank you

[@DonAndrewsAWS]

Hi Antonio,,,thank you,I'm glad you enjoyed the video! Friend Don

[@impish22]

thanks for the demo. I just subscribed !!

[@DonAndrewsAWS]

Hi Marie,,,we're glad to have you with us! Friend Don