Still-life Watercolor Workflow [3 stages for great watercolor results]

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Thanks for watching my video. I hope it was helpful to see the three stages of painting with watercolor.
This is my first long-format video that I am posting to my channel. This video is considerably more complex than my first mark-making and perspective videos. I'm editing A-roll and B-roll video together along with voice-over and background music.
I do pretty well with the voice over in the first half of the video, but it gets a bit thin in the second half (I was pushing to get it done and uploaded on schedule).
I'm still working on improving my content... so, if you did gain value from from this video, please hit "Like" or give me a "Follow" and you'll be alerted when I post more watercolor tutorials.
I appreciate your support and feedback.
Stage I: Color Blocking - 00:43
Stage II Contrast and Saturation - 2:17
State III Structure and Detail - 7:41
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@judygainer1766 5 ай бұрын

I am a beginner and I watch lots of videos of many different artists. This is the first time I learned about what to focus on during different stages. Brilliant. Thank you. Subscribed. Please make more like this.

@prof_nelson 5 ай бұрын

Thanks Judy. I'll be posting more every week with a different subject matter and problems to solve.

@J_Dandis 5 ай бұрын

🙋🏻‍♀️Beginner here. Thankful this video landed in my feed. Of all the countless tutorials I’ve watched yours have made the most sense. Keep posting videos. And thank you!

@prof_nelson 5 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching.

@annettaanderson766 23 күн бұрын

as a watercolorist also, i loved your tutorial!!!! i will be a cheerleader forever.. happy painting

@prof_nelson 21 күн бұрын

Hey Annetta, Great. Keep watching and spread the word. Thanks for watching and happy watercoloring to you too.

@grady4757 4 ай бұрын

I watched this today and found your presentation and calm style of teaching incredibly valuable. Keep on! Excellent work. Brian - Tbilisi, Georgia

@prof_nelson 4 ай бұрын

Thanks, Brian, I appreciate it.

@michaelbyrd7883 5 ай бұрын

At first when you were blocking, I really didn’t think this was going anywhere but I like the finished painting and your instructions. Thx!

@prof_nelson 5 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it! It was touch and go there for a while.

@mireillelebeau2513 5 ай бұрын

Worth watching, thank you mister Nelson.

@Nancy-ii5yo 5 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for the lesson! Love it. I am so glad you showed up on my feed!

@prof_nelson 5 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@falameyers6396 5 ай бұрын

Very worth watching… I have to try more of what I saw you doing. You simplified the process. Now I have to try it. Thanks.

@prof_nelson 5 ай бұрын

Give it a try and have fun!

@cristinacuenca4176 5 ай бұрын

Excellent tutorial! Thank you🤗

@prof_nelson 5 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@markdonovan1540 5 ай бұрын

A masterclass of how to go about painting still-life, just what I was looking for. Subscribed in a flash!

@prof_nelson 5 ай бұрын

Hey, I'm glad you like it. I'm dropping another one today.

@aksharasekhar8894 4 ай бұрын

One of the most valuable video. Thank you so much for going in detail about the process. ❤

@prof_nelson 4 ай бұрын

Glad you liked it!!

@muraliram8802 4 ай бұрын

This is a very good demonstration who are not beginners, but, at mid point of students who need clarification on several points of their work to go their next level.

@prof_nelson 3 ай бұрын

Thanks for the feedback.

@GKganesan 5 ай бұрын

Loved it!

@edithvanhemelryck6213 5 ай бұрын

Tellement rares des natures mortes à l'aquarelle ! Merci, je la trouve très aboutie. Merciiii

@prof_nelson 5 ай бұрын

merci beaucoup.

@lynwalsh5974 5 ай бұрын

Thanks Rusty, as a beginner who watches many videos, I found this one (the first of yours that I've watched so far) to be particularly useful as you explain the progression of each stage so clearly. Very clever the way you use successive layers of glazing to create and develop form. Brilliant. I have subscribed and intend to watch more of your videos, thank you.

@prof_nelson 5 ай бұрын

Hey, welcome aboard! Thanks for the feedback and comment.

@jzm99 5 ай бұрын

Thanks for the real time showing, very helpful.

@prof_nelson 5 ай бұрын

You bet!

@glendaolsen4907 5 ай бұрын

Absolutely beautiful. I really enjoyed watching. You are a great artist and I learned a lot. Now if I can just apply it in my painting. I'm way too much of a perfectionist. I don't want it to look like a child painted it. But the tightness causes it to be boring to look at. Yours is interesting and exciting. Thanks so much for posting.

@prof_nelson 5 ай бұрын

Definitely, get in there and start painting. I understand the perfectionist urge, I have it too. But, get in there and paint and work through those issues. If you practice and develop a range of mark-making skills, it will get you beyond the child-like stage.

@SKY-qf8qq 5 ай бұрын

Loved watching you paint. Really inspiring and helpful. Thank you

@prof_nelson 5 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!

@jerryaubill163 5 ай бұрын

Thank you for this video. Very helpful!

@prof_nelson 5 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@DanaDana-fn9ff 4 ай бұрын

Beautiful. Thank you for a great video.

@prof_nelson 3 ай бұрын

You bet, thanks for watching.

@lindaclark4807 5 ай бұрын

Beautiful! Love the Colors!

@barbknott9531 4 ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing your talent and time.

@prof_nelson 4 ай бұрын

Thanks. I hope my videos are helpful.

@ashleywright8686 5 ай бұрын

Great video. TYSM

@lindajohnson276 4 ай бұрын

Great commentary!!! You’re a wonderful teacher!

@prof_nelson 4 ай бұрын

Aww, thank you. I appreciate it.

@rondamiller3126 5 ай бұрын

Your video showed up in your feed. I’m so glad it did! I loved the explanation of the steps and the demo. Love the finished product too. And the music. Thank you. I’m subscribing.

@prof_nelson 5 ай бұрын

Great, thanks for the subscription.

@merlynearl4562 5 ай бұрын

Me too beginner its very clear to understand and been serching for such videos, subcribed.❤

@prof_nelson 5 ай бұрын

Awesome! Thank you!

@MB-kf3yx 5 ай бұрын

Great tutorial and narrative. Very helpful to see/hear your approach to the watercolor painting.

@prof_nelson 5 ай бұрын

Thank you.

@debbieborden7651 5 ай бұрын

Nice! Thank you. I'm moving on to find that mark making vid. Really enjoyed this one.

@prof_nelson 5 ай бұрын

Please do!

@ankevonjanuszkiewicz8458 4 ай бұрын

Brillant! Thank you

@prof_nelson 4 ай бұрын

Glad you liked it!

@vishantsrivastava4997 4 ай бұрын

Fabulous 🤩 Thank you for sharing 😊

@prof_nelson 4 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@jillannegabler7474 4 ай бұрын

Excellent video. And your first. ❤

@prof_nelson 4 ай бұрын

Thanks, I appreciate that ❤️.

@kirtimishra3973 5 ай бұрын

Yes.. I stuck that long😊

@prof_nelson 5 ай бұрын

Yeah, thank you!

@martadebarros4803 5 ай бұрын

Good job!

@prof_nelson 5 ай бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

@DiannePires-iu4qg 5 ай бұрын

I really enjoyed watching your process. I’ve done drawings with charcoal in the past but I’m still very much a beginner at watercolor. I would have loved it if you could have explained what colors you used and how you layered and blended them. I’m currently watching a lot of videos on line and wash styles of watercolor but would really love to do work this realistic. Your art is beautiful

@prof_nelson 5 ай бұрын

What will help color-wise is to paint yourself a color wheel and keep it nearby as you paint. It will help you make color choices. Keep in mind the harmonious colors, primary, second, and tertiary colors and the primary, secondary, tertiary triads.

@biaberg3448 5 ай бұрын

What a beautiful picture!

@prof_nelson 5 ай бұрын

Thank you. I appreciate your comment.

@ralphberman4208 5 ай бұрын

Interesting the slow enhancement with patient detail 24:10

@dorisdavidson7849 4 ай бұрын

great instructive video, subscribed...thanks

@prof_nelson 4 ай бұрын

Awesome, thank you!

@angelagonimavalero7700 5 ай бұрын

Beautiful work, but one difficult thing that I find out is to stop at the right time, to know when one starts overworking the piece. I think you had completed it and some of the highlights weren’t necessary. It’s only my opinion not a criticism, since all artists tend to do this. You are a great watercolor artist, it’s a joy to see you working.

@prof_nelson 5 ай бұрын

Yes, If I'm not regularly painting and not in the "zone", I tend to overwork.

@angelagonimavalero7700 4 ай бұрын

@@prof_nelson Thank you for your reply, your work is outstanding.

@litylu 4 ай бұрын

Great demo, thank you. One recommendation (or request) if you could include the colors used (and brand if possible) in the video description when you do these demos. Knowing what you’re using helps a ton in the learning process. ❤

@prof_nelson 4 ай бұрын

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@litylu 4 ай бұрын

@@prof_nelsonThanks!!

@Pattymelt415 5 ай бұрын

Bravo. Would love to know the colors you are using! Thanks❤

@prof_nelson 5 ай бұрын

The little pan set is a Schipirerr Farben travel pan with some supplemental earth-tone Windsor/Newton colors.

@eb6319 3 ай бұрын

I have seen in a drawing channel I follow that he post under community the picture of what he is going to draw, and that helps a lot as I can try to repeat the process by myself. Can you do something similar with your final painting? It will be great to try to follow the process by myself with the guide of your finished painting. Hope my comment makes sense 😊

@prof_nelson 3 ай бұрын

Sure, I’ll try to do that in the future. Since several watercolors are from Pinterest reference images, I’m being cautious about copyright infringement.

@Engelhafen 5 ай бұрын

Wouldn’t the thermas cast more shadow on the bowl?

@prof_nelson 5 ай бұрын

I would need to check my reference to see if I omitted anything in my haste to keep the video brief.

@tusharlahase377 5 ай бұрын

Is it really nessesory to get an expensive paper at the beginning Can I use 200 gsm paper

@prof_nelson 5 ай бұрын

Nope, get a cheaper grade of paper. You’ll need to practice a lot, so no need to burn through good paper. The 200 gsm will work just fine. You might want to tape it down so the curling won’t cause problems for you.

@tusharlahase377 4 ай бұрын

Thanks , there are aot of artists who says for water colour you need expensive paper

@yotlor 5 ай бұрын

Which Palette do you use?

@prof_nelson 5 ай бұрын

I have several palettes. In this video I am using a heavy porcelain palette with the colors arranged in a color wheel format. With this big palette, I use tube watercolors. I also have several pan color travel palettes (that I have been using in the shorter tutorials). Hope this helps.

@yotlor 5 ай бұрын

@@prof_nelson thank you. I like the palette in this video. Have you a link or the name of the manufacturer ?

@prof_nelson 5 ай бұрын

Yep, here's the affiliate link from Amazonamzn.to/3P2QviZ. It is a Jack Richeson Porcelain Palette Stephen Quiller and it is a brick. It is heavy and doesn't move around on my tabletop. I hope you like it.@@yotlor

@susanlatham224 5 ай бұрын

Are you painting from a photo or an actual still life arrangement?

@prof_nelson 5 ай бұрын

In this video, I'm working from a photo.

@lynnfrenette8706 5 ай бұрын

I loved the video but I think it would be helpfull to see the photo. Thanks @@prof_nelson

@susanlatham224 4 ай бұрын

Thank you

@prof_nelson 5 ай бұрын

Thank you everyone for the encouraging comments.

@FranOnTheEdge 5 ай бұрын

Wish I could see what you're doing more clearly, but the view keeps changing to a sideways camera ! Such a shame.

@prof_nelson 5 ай бұрын

Sorry about that. I'm still figuring out the whole film-making aspects to this venture. Won't be doing that again. Thanks for watching and putting up with it.

@MissTinaTv 4 ай бұрын

I saw everything you did, and I'm grateful. The sheen from the wet paper from an overhead perspective would have prevented me from seeing well at that stage, so the side camera was a good call. Thanks for this