how to PAINT from a PHOTO watercolour

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As painters we are often faced with subject matter that needs to be edited and simplified in order to make a good painting.
This is a real skill in its own right. One of the biggest questions we can ask is what attracted us to this particular subject? Or what is it that we want to say?
From this point we can begin to think about editing out or simplifying anything that is not alignment with our artistic goal or vision.
In this video I take you through my thought process when analysing this particular reference photo, and then how I go about interpreting this into a working painting.
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@vee35233 2 жыл бұрын

What a truly beautiful scene painting - the colours are gorgeous and the focal guy just pops. Thank you for the excellent tips - you are an amazing teacher.

@tomshepherdartist 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for such a kind comment. I really appreciate it. Kindest Regards, T

@ourheartshaven Жыл бұрын

Thanks! This was so helpful. Lovely rendition!

@tomshepherdartist Жыл бұрын

Great,,so glad it was useful. Thank you:) T

@sarayumeewang4125 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing amazing amazing work. Thank you for sharing.

@tomshepherdartist 2 жыл бұрын

Ahh, thank you soo much for the kind words! Really appreciate it:) T

@stampysister 2 жыл бұрын

Love how the shadow colors are so pure and evoke the rich colors of morroco

@tomshepherdartist 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!!:)

@karenfox9982 Жыл бұрын

Learning so much😊..thanks Tom🤗

@tomshepherdartist Жыл бұрын

That’s great to hear. Thank you :) T

@dianakrstevskaa 2 жыл бұрын

This is so helpful! (I've always had problems with always detailing everything)

@tomshepherdartist 2 жыл бұрын

So pleased to hear this...me too!!!;) T

@melanieopperman6688 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Tom, I think I'm starting to realise that less really can be more. I also noticed how the time and thought you invest in your planning process enables you to translate all that information into your paintings in an expressive way.

@tomshepherdartist 2 жыл бұрын

Hey Melanie. It definitely can be. I think there's a lot to be said for real simplification in painting. It's certainly something I aim for as much as I can, but don't always quite hit. And yes, I do think at lest giving some good thought to what you are trying to achieve means you've answered a lot of questions and potential problems before you paint, which I do think allows you to be more expressive and almost improvisational with medium itself as you paint....thanks for a great comment :) T

@melanieopperman6688 2 жыл бұрын

@@tomshepherdartist Thank you for being so kind to reply. You show a keen interest in your students.

@leighanne5201 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Tom. I always try to get EVERYTHING in, so this has really helped me to hone in on the bits I love about the subject. Keep up the awesome work

@tomshepherdartist 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks os much Leigh Anne!:) I've been there and like everyone, I still fall into the trap of trying to include everything. But i always come back to, "what's the main attraction here?" Everything else secondary or even not necessary. That really helps me :) Thanks as always for the support:) T

@johnytwo 2 жыл бұрын

yeah, it is kind of bad habit isnt it?

@susancook1617 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing, thank you Tom

@tomshepherdartist 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!:) T

@tomshepherdartist 2 жыл бұрын

I had a lot of fun painting this one. I hope you enjoy this video and find it useful. I think learning to edit and interpret our subjects, whether photos or from life, is one of the key skills - "a mixture of painting what you see, what you want to see and what you know" (Stolen from Casey Baugh) . 15 minute narrated time-lapse of feature painting: www.patreon.com/posts/figures-in-time-55131543 . Upcoming Zoom Demos www.tomshepherdart.com/zoom-painting-demos . T

@suel4269 2 жыл бұрын

Beautiful painting. 👏🏻

@tomshepherdartist 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! T

@Pat206 Жыл бұрын

Love this! You do great work!

@tomshepherdartist Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!!:)

@Crap873 Жыл бұрын

Fabulous painting ! Love the reminders to know your intentions and to simplify. Great video.Thank you! 🇨🇦

@nlmelch 2 жыл бұрын

Brilliant!

@tomshepherdartist 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!:)

@pragya360 2 жыл бұрын

Beautiful! An image was floating in my mind since morning. Now I know where I want to put them exactly! Thank you so much Tom.

@tomshepherdartist 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much. So glad you enjoyed it. T

@alisonhendry2928 2 жыл бұрын

Brilliant! Fabulous lesson as always! Amazing light and shadow on the faces. So realistic, yet so simple. You make it look easy, but it is not… pre plan and remove detail.. going to work on that! Thanks again.

@tomshepherdartist 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much Alison!:) So pleased you enjoyed it and found it useful. NO, it's not easy but the planning and simplification definitely helps a lot!!:) T

@carolpenn1155 11 ай бұрын

Brilliant thanks

@tomshepherdartist 11 ай бұрын

Very welcome :)

@stellaball7289 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Tom, love this painting, way better than anything I could produce. However, I have watched this video straight after your later one in edges. A small light on light edge on the second guy's hat might have been interesting.

@varshakoli8706 2 жыл бұрын

Lovely painting with loads of useful tips.. thank you, Tom😊

@tomshepherdartist 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you. So glad you enjoyed it. T

@Diego_SanCA 2 жыл бұрын

Love it

@tomshepherdartist 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much!!:) T

@denavess7469 2 жыл бұрын

Love this painting! Love colors and break of colors in the picture. Awesome job !! Wish I could do this! I love tutorial I will try!

@tomshepherdartist 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much. I really enjoyed painting this one a lot! Good luck. Let me know how you get on!!:)

@Diego_SanCA Жыл бұрын

Amazing

@joankiely3614 Жыл бұрын

Always after watching you paint I’m blown away! I thought, now these faces aren’t going to be easy, I wonder how he will tackle this 🤔. Then after a wash & coming back with what looked like a couple of little shadows dabbed here & there, they were done & just stunning!! You make it look like just a coincidence…………..but we all know that is not the case 😳. Can you tell me, was this painted in real time or would it have taken you a lot longer to actually paint this? You just have an absolutely stunning style , cheers 😘🥰❤️😊💕😍

@lucev7497 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Tom, tons of very useful info

@tomshepherdartist 2 жыл бұрын

Great, so pleased! Thank you :) T

@michellevas9266 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the great tutorial and beautiful painting

@tomshepherdartist 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! T

@chantelmcskimming6633 2 жыл бұрын

Tom!! Stellar painting 😊 The colors are soooooooo pretty !

@tomshepherdartist 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Chantel! The colours did come out especially well in this one :) T

@dianapurdy9529 2 жыл бұрын

Beautiful painting!

@tomshepherdartist 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much :) T

@mysticriver9420 Жыл бұрын

Superbe !

@nanschifris8734 2 жыл бұрын

This was a very helpful video! I’m pretty good at not focusing on painting every detail, but I still have trouble simplifying the overall piece. I have some good ideas now!

@tomshepherdartist 2 жыл бұрын

So pleased it was helpful! T

@luzmacuevas1879 2 жыл бұрын

Great!!!!!, Gracias!!!

@tomshepherdartist 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!!!:)

@ladislavsedlak9327 2 жыл бұрын

Both the tutorial and the painting are absolutely stunning. I just love this video so much. May I ask what technique/method you use for the pencil sketch? And also which colours you used to get the skin tones in this one? Thank you :-)

@tomshepherdartist 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for the kind words. I really appreciate it!!:) Pencil sketch is starting with a lighter 2H to map out big simple shapes of the people and place the biog shapes of the rest of the composition. Once I am ahapy wth proportions and angles I come in with darker pencil of either HB or 2B and home in on the focal areas (main guys head), add smaller shapers, refine big shapes and add any details. Then spiral out from there. Quite a long process but well worth it :) Colours for the face are basically balancing the three primaries, Quinacridone Red, New Gamboge Yellow and the Ultramarine Blue. Mostly the red and yellow, more water to lighten, plus some yellow. To darken, more Quin. Red, if this goes too reddy then more yellow, if this goes too orange, then the tiniest, tiniest amounts of the blue just knock the edge of the bright orange and give it a more greyed down for muted feeling...perfect for skin. The changes in colour mixes are very subtle...a touch of either either colour can make a noticeably difference in subtle skin tones:)

@ladislavsedlak9327 2 жыл бұрын

@@tomshepherdartist Amazing. Didn't expect you might even find the time for such a detailed response. I feel privileged with this kind of a one-on-one text-based tutorial here, thanks so much :-)