How to use Watercolor Loose Painting Techniques for Beginners Part 2

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This is the second part to last weeks video. I decided later, but that same night, that it was not finished and so made this second part! Let me know if there was a version you liked better? It's still very loose and I think turns the painting into a more cohesive whole but at the same time it looses some of that vibrant brush work that was on the previous version!
You have to be careful with any whites with watercolour that they don't get in your bowls of wash and that they don't generally turn your painting to a muted grey.
Hope you enjoyed this second video!
Paper:
Rives BFK etching paper, 280gsm, white, 100% cotton, acid free by Arches
Paints:
Cerulean Blue
Cobalt Blue
Mix of Cobalt Blue and Light Red
Mix of Winsor Blue (red shade) and Light Red
Raw Umber
Ph Martin's Bleed Proof White
Brushes:
2 inch Holbein Hake x 2
1 Inch Holbein Hake x 2
Pure Kolinsky Round Sable
Flat Nylon
Tooth Brush
Spray Bottle
Series 7 Round Sable Winsor and Newton Size 0
Other:
MDF Board
3M Magic Tape
Spray Bottle
Tooth Brush
Tissues!
#watercolour
#abstract
#hakebrush
Paper:
Rives BFK Etching Paper by Arches
geni.us/RivesBFKEtching
Below are some alternatives that are cheaper.
Alternatives to Rives BFK Etching Paper:
Saunders Waterford Watercolour Paper Sheets 300gsm cold pressed 100% cotton from your local art supplies store. Or the links from amazon below.
Sheets of 425gsm:geni.us/SaundersWaterford
Hahnemuhle Etching Paper Sheets 300gsm (75% cotton 25% high alpha cellulose)
geni.us/HahnemuhleEtchingPaper
I can get Hahnemuhle sheets (53cm x 78cm) for $11.50 Australian from my local art store when buying them one at a time. This gives me 16 sheets of A5 which is much cheaper than buying a pad. If you can afford to buy 50 sheets at a time that can save you a lot of money!
Paints:
Cotman Student Quality Paints
Cobalt Blue amazon: geni.us/cotmancobaltblue
Light Red amazon: geni.us/cotmanlightred
Yellow Ochre amazon: geni.us/cotmanyellowochre
Winsor and Newton Artist Quality Paints
Cobalt Blue amazon: geni.us/WinsorNewtonCobaltBlue
Yellow Ochre amazon: geni.us/YellowOchreTube
Light Red amazon: geni.us/LightRedTube
Brushes:
Size 12 Round Sable
Pure Kolinsky Round Sable Size 12 - Cornellisen (quite expensive over $150)
geni.us/PureKolinskySableSize
geni.us/IsabeyPureKolinsky
or
Synthetic Round Sable Size 12 - Micadore For Artists - roymac Revolution Taklon - ($20)
geni.us/SyntheticRound
Hake Brushes x 3-4 (you could also get a wide 6”-8” hake brush if you wanted to)
Holbein 2.5” Hake Brush (my preference)
Holbein 2” Hake Brush (my preference)
Holbein 1” Hake Brush (my preference)
geni.us/HolbeinHakeBrush
or
Ron Ranson Large Hake Brush (about 2”)
Ron Ranson Small Hake Brush (about 1”)
geni.us/RonRanson
Flat Nylon
Long Flat Nylon - Robert Wade Neef 980 Taklon Wash: geni.us/RobertWadeNylon
Fan Brush
Fan Brush (I own size 1’s mainly and a size 6) - can be any brand really - I own two Winsor and Newton size 1 fan brushes and an Art Spectrum Series 1000FAN size 6.
I would get Hogs Hair Fan Brushes as they make more interesting marks but that is always personal preference. Some cheap ones on amazon are on the link below:
geni.us/DugatoFanBrushSet
Small Round Sable
Series 7 size ‘0’ Winsor and Newton Finish Round Sable (lovely small brush but more expensive than synthetic): geni.us/Series7WinsorandNewton
A cheaper alternative to the series 7 round sable is: Size 00 Winsor and Newton Cotman Round
geni.us/CotmanRound00
Other:
Spray Bottle Large Garden One: geni.us/AdjustableSprayBottle
Small Spray Bottle for a Finer Spray: geni.us/SmallSprayBottle
MDF Board: geni.us/MDFBoard
Bowls for the paints: geni.us/WhiteBowls
Jars for the water: geni.us/GlassJars
Vase for the water: geni.us/SquareVase or
geni.us/LargeWashingOutJar
Razor Blade: geni.us/StanleyRazorBlades
Small Knife: geni.us/SwissArmyCard
Pencil B, HB or 2B: geni.us/StaedtlerPencils
Tweezers from a Swiss Card: geni.us/SwissArmyCard
Scotch 3M Magic Tape (Green Packet): geni.us/ScotchMagicTape19mm
Scotch 3M Removable Tape (Blue Packet): geni.us/ScotchRemovableTape
Aligloss - used as my desktop and palette: geni.us/AliglossCompositePanel
Tony Smiberts Books
Turners Apprentice: A Watercolour Masterclass: geni.us/TurnersApprentice
Painting Landscapes from your Imagination: geni.us/TrlbvxR
How to Paint Like Turner: geni.us/PaintLikeTurner
How Turner Painted: geni.us/HowTurnerPainted

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@parapapapa69 2 жыл бұрын

Great example of how you can keep working and remaking a watercolor. No fear. Love the work

@ScottSwinson 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Hugo! 👍👍

@karolfrench5816 2 жыл бұрын

Ok I’m addicted to watching this amazing artist It’s like being transported to view sunset sun rises and oceans too all incredibly beautiful thankyou

@ScottSwinson 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Karol! I’m really glad you are enjoying the videos! 🙏

@barbriley583 3 ай бұрын

Part 2 is it for me…all the feelings it evokes in me…wow

@blazenadzurjanikova9173 9 ай бұрын

Many times I was screaming: leave it be Scott! I didn't notice , but I like as it came

@lynnrussell467 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, the final piece definitely looks like the pinnacle piece of your process dancing and cajoling with colors n water: lovely! 😁

@ScottSwinson 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Lynn! Good to hear! It’s always interesting to hear peoples opinions! It looks like I made the right decision! 👍👍🙏

@garyclucas5671 2 жыл бұрын

I like the final version best, amazing painting, you make the whole process look so much easier than it is! Takes water colour to a new level.

@ScottSwinson 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Gary! Glad you like it! I just love trying to produce something that has energy and is emotive! Thanks for the encouragement. Cheers Scott

@lindat1078 10 ай бұрын

I can understand bitsy pieces. I love watching your decision making process.Both paintings are brilliant!

@peggycearnach8034 2 жыл бұрын

Loved them all but the last one is the most stunning to me. All the best.

@ScottSwinson 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Peggy! 🙏 all the best to you too! 👍

@sharonwagner-chazalon7779 2 жыл бұрын

I think I like the final product the best. Always love watching your process. Thanks for sharing your art!

@ScottSwinson 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Sharon! No worries! Glad you liked it! 👍👍🙏

@feliciahazelton754 2 жыл бұрын

Part 2 much better. Love the wet into wet of your works.

@ScottSwinson 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Felicia! Thanks! Always interesting to hear others opinions! And yes I just love getting the watercolour to move and then take some off etc.

@feliciahazelton754 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the reply Scott. I struggle with this technique as I am a mostly a Yupo painter. As you might know, it’s much harder to do with this synthetic substrate. I do work back and forth between papers but much prefer using various synthetics. Keep up your work. It’s very good.

@davidschonberger8609 3 ай бұрын

Initially you managed to capture a lot of turbulent, dynamic energy. The lower half of the painting functioned more like a gouache with the heavy use of white. But hey, water media is water media! They can play together and not every work using watercolor has to showcase the relatively transparent nature of watercolor in every square centimeter of paint. Indeed there are highly opaque watercolors other than white, i.e. Indian red, which is practically like house paint. And they have their place! You maintained wonderful transparency in the sky throughout - really quite an achievement given that much of the sky was dark, turbulent and heavy. You painted that quick and early; it was spot on. In the bottom portion of the painting, there was point towards the end where you had reworked it a lot and really layered on a lot pigment. It no longer read as a roiling sea; it almost felt like a frozen tundra after you laid in that cerulean. But then...you washed out nearly all of the cerulean, both up top and down low, and you washed out that dark area on the far left, exposing a small but potent patch of white paper. Those two moves brought back the dynamic energy in the sea that seemed to have gone mute. In conclusion, I like where the painting finally landed! Bravo, Scott! 😁

@olivecoleman3814 7 ай бұрын

love the softness of the final piece. wonderful process. Loved watching you paint.

@hmt944 2 жыл бұрын

It surely take a great artist to admit when he's not satisfied or in doubt for open cam - THATS an attitude we all could learn from .... lets all be as brave and honost ... and admit when we'r in doubt - in the end it makes us all better :-) Thank you Scott - you lift us all. (If you put a coin under your watch strap - underside of wrist - so that it presses against the pulse it will reduce your sea-seakness - old sailer-trick from the North Sea) Happy Christmas / Happy Holidays to everyone "out there" Henrik / Denmark

@ScottSwinson 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Henrik! Thanks! Yes I do try and put up videos of all sorts not just of things going well! Happy Christmas and thanks for the tip of the coin on the wrist! 👍👍👍

@annasotnickova6432 2 жыл бұрын

Морская стихия - Ваш конёк!!! Поэтично!!!

@maggieinsc1967 2 жыл бұрын

Love it. You are an inspiration. If only I weren’t rushing off to Atlanta for the birth of my new granddaughter I would be painting too.

@ScottSwinson 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Margaret! Enjoy meeting your new granddaughter! I hope everything goes well and everyone is healthy! All the best! Scott. 👍🙏

@leahlowe527 2 жыл бұрын

You have single-handedly inspired me to pick up my brushes again. No other artist on youtube has inspired me like you do! Thank you so much for sharing your gifts! It is so refreshing to see your process and your honesty. I love how brave you are. You could easliy stop wayyyy earlier out of fear of ruining the painting but you keep going and in the end it becomes a much more complex and wonderful piece. You are teaching me that a particular moment in a painting doesn't have to be so precious. You can have other moments in the painting later on that you would miss if you stop too soon. Also, what kind of surface is your work space? I love how you can mix right on your table.

@ScottSwinson 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Leah! I’m so pleased I’m inspiring you to pick up your brush and paint! I agree it is scary sometimes to keep going and sometimes it may have been better to stop but there is always another blank piece of paper to try again! I use Aligloss a composite panel from bunnings. I’ll list the link below. It is great as a palette! Good luck exploring! 👍👍

@ScottSwinson 2 жыл бұрын

www.bunnings.com.au/3mm-composite-panel-white-black-aluminium_p0390204

@CherzArts 2 жыл бұрын

I loved both videos, and I think you definitely improved the seascape by the end of the video! Thanks a lot!

@ScottSwinson 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Cheryl! Thanks! Glad you loved both videos! 👍🙏

@annhuston 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for all your videos and for sharing your art with us Scott. Hope you have a good xmas.

@maureenfenoughty180 Жыл бұрын

I felt the journey you were on with this painting. Your instincts were correct 😉😍

@andrewfrost8866 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Scott, I love it, it's all going on in there. Have a safe trip and a good one mate!

@ScottSwinson 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Andrew! Will do! 👍👍

@alisonlyons4691 2 жыл бұрын

Haha good job you didnt hear me shouting STOP!! every time l liked a bit you sprayed it, l shouldnt have worried, it just got better. Great entertainment Scott. Just loved the finished piece, with a real feeling of the wild sea. Thank you, enjoy your break away Alioban x

@ScottSwinson 2 жыл бұрын

That’s funny! Alison! Glad you liked the last version! Lucky! 👍🙏

@natasharossiter3754 2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely love this painting! I have to watch it again, the movement complexity and simplicity all at the same time WOW!

@ScottSwinson 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Natasha! If you want to watch this painting from start to finish you will need to watch last weeks video and then tonights. Thanks! It is an interesting process as I don't have much of a plan so in many ways it could turn into a bit of a mess! Especially with watercolour! Cheers Scott

@Keith-R-Taylor 2 жыл бұрын

Great painting Scott, great to see it evolve, great to see that we all have our doubts and thanks for the honesty of it all. 👍 👏👏👏

@ScottSwinson 2 жыл бұрын

Hi KT! Thanks! I think it’s important to share the painting process and share how it really is! I never re film even if I’m not massively happy with the result! 🙏

@elizabethhurley7005 5 ай бұрын

I liked the first two versions the best. Love your technique…..I must try….

@suzanplatzer5416 2 жыл бұрын

I thought I liked the first version but then when you finish the second version I think it's much better. I like the composition better in the second one. I didn't like the big blue I guess it's cerulean in the center of the painting and when you lifted it out it's much better. I did a painting with you on the first video and I'm going to go back and do some more to mine. Thanks for all your tips and techniques.

@ScottSwinson 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Suzan! I agree! It feels more comfortable and complete this way. It is really interesting to do things and then see how I feel about it. That is one of the gifts I give to myself by filming myself, I get to watch as it unfolds and learn from that! It is so different to while I am painting! Glad you like the last version! Cheers Scott

@marigoldwood8494 2 жыл бұрын

I liked the version with lots of white splatter and when you started covering that up I thought "oh no!" But you definitely did the right thing as the final painting was gorgeous and much more harmonious than the "splatter" version.

@ScottSwinson 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Marigold! Thanks for the comment! I think it is more harmonious! 🙏

@gretelstonebridge2323 2 жыл бұрын

I got worried part way through! However, it came out brilliant. I love the sea. Especially west coast of Scotland.

@ScottSwinson 2 жыл бұрын

Yes this could be around the Isle of Skye on a cold windy day!

@GoblinSlayer43 2 жыл бұрын

Yes! I love the final outcome! I'm glad you did a part 2. The first version was gorgeous, but here you took it to a whole new level. Brilliant!

@ScottSwinson 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Stacy! I'm really glad you found it helpful to see me trying things and seeing how it went! 🙏👍

@alainmaestracci7884 2 жыл бұрын

Merci Scott c’est magnifique ! Vous êtes un grand artiste👏

@ScottSwinson 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Alain you are too kind! 🙏

@LMAbstractArt 2 жыл бұрын

Oh my gosh, I can't even begin to tell you how gorgeous this is. I wish I could paint as you but I find watercolor to be so hard, but you inspire me to keep trying 💜

@ScottSwinson 2 жыл бұрын

It just takes time with watercolour to get to know the medium and what it can do. I’m sure you’ll get to know it. I think it’s really important to keep things simple when you are finding watercolour hard! Paint with one colour on a small scale and you will get to know the medium. If you want more help I’d suggest you get any books by tony smibert. He taught me almost everything I know! 👍👍

@aayeff 2 жыл бұрын

Hey Scott! Its fabulous! Every bit of editing you did just improved the painting when it already looked awesome. Loved it!

@ScottSwinson 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Anthony! It turned out pretty well in the end! I was a bit unsure though! 👍👍

@jaynedough130 2 жыл бұрын

i am a barf-o-matic on the sea as we!!. a great end to a ro!!er coaster painting session. happy ho!idays!

@ScottSwinson 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Jayne! Ha lol! Thanks! I think I’m happy with the end result! Happy holidays to you too! 🙏

@ducatitastic 2 жыл бұрын

Wow Scotty, I thought you'd gone a step too far then you pulled it back, well done mate, better than your first attempt. Have a great holiday.

@ScottSwinson 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Michael! Thanks mate! I think it’s all good I’ll have another look and then make a decision! 👍

@stanroberts2578 2 жыл бұрын

Another fantastic painting Scott I love seascapes. dramatic scenes I was up in Blackpool in the uk the other week the sea was wild and the sky was unbelievable you would have love it Merry Christmas to you and your family 🌲

@ScottSwinson 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Stan! Yes love the ocean when it’s all stormy! I have done a few paintings of sunset over the ocean at Blackpool! Just great! You are right I would love it! Have a great Christmas with friends and family! 👍🙏