This 1 Thing will Immediately upgrade your watercolors...

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Hi there, today I'll introduce you to an observation.
You may or may not have had this before.
But if you haven't - this one single thing can IMMEDIATELY upgrade and transform your watercolors.
It has to do with how light behaves, and the extent to which different objects affect each other's appearance.
I hope you find this useful.
Reference photo: www.wetcanvas.com/reflib-arch...
Sketch scan: imgur.com/a/q7INm5d
I hope you find it useful,
- Liron
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@PlayfullyDee 17 күн бұрын

« You don’t have to do anything. You just have to see everything » That’s so good !!! Good advice for young therapists too! :)

@LironYan 17 күн бұрын

Indeed 😁🙏🏼

@reefprayerresin 18 күн бұрын

“Paint what you see” - the catchcry of all good art teachers…. This result is a perfect example of this excellent advice.

@pibarrante6901 21 күн бұрын

"The solution to solving any problem is understanding..." sagely watercolor advice.

@LironYan 21 күн бұрын

🙏😊

@dehweh2297 19 күн бұрын

Completely agree. Personal nuances of understanding are also the key to nurturing ones own style.

@librenonlibre 18 күн бұрын

Though reflected light isn’t a new concept to me, your explanation and application (and showing the difference between both paintings) managed to make the concept come alive in a way it hasn’t until now. When a concept comes to such life in my mind, it has the power to change everything-if applied, of course. I intend to apply it this very morning. Thank you for another incredible lesson.

@LironYan 17 күн бұрын

So happy to hear! 😊🙏🏼 I think application will also be a by product of seeing this (:

@jeannes 20 күн бұрын

Liron, this might be your best lesson ever!

@capneyeball575 20 күн бұрын

🙌🏻“Things that you don’t know that you don’t know.” Such an elegant description of Dunning-Kruger. Thanks for calling it out 😊

@MissRuthina 18 күн бұрын

Wow. You just opened my eyes, dude. This is fantastic!

@LironYan 17 күн бұрын

Happy I could help 😁🙏🏼

@MissRuthina 16 күн бұрын

@@LironYan I was playing with this last night and it went way better than expected. I kept looking over at my painting and being surprised I'd actually done that! Such FANTASTIC advice... the colours I never even realised I was looking at... just... yeah. Thanks, Liron!

@R_H21 6 күн бұрын

I think sometimes reflected colors can also make the painting look more confusing (?). Once, I passed by a tree next to a red brick half wall, and the tree trunk reflected the red color of the bricks. If I painted just the tree (no wall), the viewer might think, “What tree has red on it?” So sometimes I don’t know whether to include reflected colors or not. Sometimes, when I have to include it to make the picture make sense (ie, the red wall), it would mean I have to add more detail….. and that makes it feel more overwhelming.

@cynthiagame435 16 күн бұрын

It has been amazing to me lately how mundane things or scenery is transformed by light. I have been noticing where my eye gravitated to every time I take a brake. We were driving home once and my husband said that the view was beautiful. He never noticed anything there before on our outings. So I looked carefully. The sun was shining on a field. But it had the same qualities of reflection as we would see on water. How? There was no dew probably. The coloring was the sky, not the yellow of the crop. So since I have been noticing this everywhere, I thank you for demonstrating the execution of the concept. I think the depiction of light reflections is the single most important aspect of art. Think about it...that is what the highlights are, right? I loved your example photos. They were very stimulating. A series on this topic would be lovely, thank you Liron and Patreons.

@joebeamish 21 күн бұрын

Your approach opens up the medium.

@evgeniats1349 20 күн бұрын

you are good with the brush and explain things well. With my minimum level of English, everything is clear to me. including thanks to competent demonstration 👍

@johnytwo 21 күн бұрын

The turqoise plate is gorgeous.

@LironYan 21 күн бұрын

Thank you 😊 I’m in the process of upgrading to a softer turquoise so that it’ll be easier to work with. But I absolutely love its look 🤩

@prachurjyasaikia9754 21 сағат бұрын

This will be a game changer in my painting. Thank you for making this video❤

@PatriciaGodboutArt 7 күн бұрын

Wow, reflected light is a game changer

@bldgmaker 4 күн бұрын

Not new... but a really nice explanation/ demonstration. Thanks for your diligence and generosity in sharing your knowledge.

@Sophielinda 14 сағат бұрын

I love your videos. Thanks. I will try to include it in my practice

@connied8507 21 күн бұрын

Thank you ❤. This is a very good explanation of how to "see" more deeply. It was very visible with your examples ❤

@LironYan 21 күн бұрын

Thank you 🙏😊 Indeed simply showing it in action is the best way to explain

@marjoriejohnson6535 21 күн бұрын

Something i was working on when i had to stop watercolor. It was sooooo different than the oil technique i used...great explaination.

@LironYan 21 күн бұрын

Thank you Marjorie! Very happy to hear 🙏😊 Indeed, quite different from oil painting (:

@suzangroves959 3 күн бұрын

Yes it's new to me thank you

@darlenedybas9706 18 күн бұрын

Thank you! Great lesson … makes perfect sense can’t wait to try this technique.

@LironYan 18 күн бұрын

Thank you 😊🙏🏼

@frenchfry14595 21 күн бұрын

It's the difference between painting an eggplant and painting THAT eggplant.

@LironYan 21 күн бұрын

Haha there is indeed some truth to that (: The latter leads to less generic paintings, not that I think about it!

@PLKinka 17 күн бұрын

I need to steal that saying. It’s perfect.

@ritazwitser-bavre759 17 күн бұрын

Very new to me. Thank you.

@twinningtwins4721 18 күн бұрын

Really enjoyed this lesson ❤❤.

@LironYan 18 күн бұрын

So happy to hear 😊🙏🏼

@mike9139 16 күн бұрын

YOU ARE AWESOME! ❤❤❤

@joannaryan9805 20 күн бұрын

Thank you for a very informative video I’m going to try this out now

@SheriWinston 16 күн бұрын

Very useful! Thank you.

@irinatsernikova3043 20 күн бұрын

Thank you! It is very helpful and fun to watch :)

@elleeo1495 21 күн бұрын

Excellent teaching, Liron! It's very helpful to watch you point out the subtle reflected colors as I continue to hone my ability to see fully. Thank you!

@LironYan 21 күн бұрын

Thank you 🙏😊 So happy this was helpful!

@ashleywright8686 20 күн бұрын

Love your videos!❤

@susancook1617 17 күн бұрын

Great lesson, thank you 😊

@LironYan 16 күн бұрын

Thank you for watching Susan 🙏🏼😊

@user-rx2ue2oi8j 13 күн бұрын

Excellent! I like how you get right to the point. Explanations are very clear. This will make a difference for my work. Thanks!

@emilkadickinson7290 3 күн бұрын

Very nice!

@njoud2366 9 күн бұрын

‎شكرًا جزيلاً على هذا الشرح ،لقد استفدت كثيرًا 🙏🏻❤️

@bodnica 17 күн бұрын

Thank you!

@LironYan 16 күн бұрын

Thank you for watching 🙏🏼🙏🏼

@jenniferspotten915 16 күн бұрын

This is such helpful information! Thank you for sharing Liron!👍

@LironYan 16 күн бұрын

You got it 😊🙏🏼🙏🏼

@ArtDreamPainting 18 күн бұрын

Love it 💟

@tangiblepress 17 күн бұрын

lovely

@NoelleFerne 20 күн бұрын

Good lord that aubergine is huge haha. Good tips as always!

@stampinturtles 21 күн бұрын

Very timely! My workshop Saturday I’m teaching on reflected light and color. Not an easy subject to grasp or master. You did great at explaining it and kept it very simple so that anyone can understand. I think it becomes instinctive as you practice it. But of course you need to be looking for it. Our minds are so easily fooled. Or maybe just too quick to catch all the details. Artists must slow down and really observe their subject matter.

@LironYan 21 күн бұрын

YES (: All the above pretty much. But once you see it, it's very hard to unsee it - and everything sort of takes care of itself (: It may take time, but it will take care of itself eventually. Good luck on the workshop! Looking forward to hearing about it 🙏😊

@stampinturtles 21 күн бұрын

@@LironYan I will let you know how it goes. 🙏🏻❤️

@ALAllisonVortexman 11 күн бұрын

Lion, love your watercolours, fast learner, very spontaneous, yet closely observant re. values and reflections, shalom, Jutta

@krisakfoxer9062 Күн бұрын

1. Yes, this is new to me. I never thought about the reflections, which is strange... 2. I think, yes.

@tinyfacemcgee9211 19 күн бұрын

Liron, I just bought a bunch more of your books! I love the books because they are very methodical, I get confused when I watch too many videos. More watercolor books like your cars one please!!!

@LironYan 18 күн бұрын

Once again thank you so so much 😊😊🙏🏼🙏🏼 The cars book is special in that it’s not a straightforward instructional. So happy and grateful you like it 🙏🏼🙏🏼❤️

@joebeamish 21 күн бұрын

Huge. I’ve never seen the topic of reflected light even mentioned in watercolor books. I had assumed watercolor was unable to do this.

@LironYan 21 күн бұрын

Thank you so much 🙏😊 Everything is possible in watercolor as well (: And there are artists out there like Misulbu who are WAY more proficient in this than I am (and in portraits too!)

@joebeamish 21 күн бұрын

@@LironYan I prefer your more painterly style. Have you ever looked up Richard Diebenkorn’s watercolors? He didn’t do many, but they’re great.

@Joe67343 6 күн бұрын

29k views !!! I guess the video title matters some, lol. I learned something here, thanks Liron.

@simfimpim 20 күн бұрын

Hi Liron, did you let the painting dry before painting the darker layer?

@irlGlitches 20 күн бұрын

I am obviously not him, but it certainly looks like he did. I know a lot of tutorial videos don't say it & they skip the dry time, you can tell by how matte it looks when it is dry. I wish that early in my watercolor adventure tutorials showed a frame with how long it took to dry! If you let watercolors dry completely in between layers you won't get that "blooming" that happens when you touch a wet edge. A lot of people use a hair dryer over the piece a few times to get a layer to dry faster.

@fineartbynancy9305 5 күн бұрын

Oh god absolutely love this vid but they always make me feel so inferior 😂 definitely does give motivation to practise though 😆

@ingyin7530 10 күн бұрын

whst khine of watercolr tube used

@trumpetingangel 17 күн бұрын

How many videos, or how many hours of video are in the FFW course? It's unclear on the purchase page. Beautiful lesson, by the way!

@LironYan 16 күн бұрын

Thank you for asking! 🙏🏼😊 It’s about 4 hours and 20 minutes total, with 26 lessons. And there’s another bonus demo that is 20 minutes long (:

@trumpetingangel 16 күн бұрын

@@LironYan Thank you. I will sign up!

@sylviastoler6598 20 күн бұрын

😊

@TaraSueSalusso 20 күн бұрын

Brilliant work. I’m very curious about why you use the brushes that you do throughout the painting. I think I saw three different brushes. It would be nice for you to comment on what you’re painting with and for what purpose when you’re giving your demonstration. I know your first brush was a calligraphy brush, which I have noticed from time to time being used in watercolor. I have some, but I’ve only used them when using ink. I haven’t considered when I would use them in watercolor. I guess I feel a little intimidated by them. Can you comment about the benefit? Thank you so so much for all you do to support us Artists out there in the world.

@LironYan 19 күн бұрын

Thank you so so much! 😊🙏🏼 Huge coincidence but Saturday’s video will be exactly about that! 😁 Will share with you all the main brushes I use, and what they are most useful for!

@TaraSueSalusso 18 күн бұрын

@@LironYan great. I’ll try to keep an eye out for it. I’m really starting to see that brushes really do make a huge difference and the quality of the finished product.

@ErikaBigaLee 20 күн бұрын

How do you feel about buying an eggplant for a painting reference and then eating it. So it doesn’t go to waste? Not necessarily recommending this strategy for all subjects.

@LironYan 19 күн бұрын

I think it’s a great idea 😁 Many artists do that (:

@OriginalLuffe 15 күн бұрын

How to recognise a true artist: look at their pallet.. clean = beginner, dirty and messy = master 😊😂

@zenmaster03 11 күн бұрын

Painted d same. Mine looks a mess... 😢

@ninner196 15 күн бұрын

Even if a darker color, same technique, If the light reflected off a light yellow banana, same😊

@feliciabalza7474 21 күн бұрын

The idea is not new, but I learned it only after starting to go to academic drawing classes. However, it's really hard to capture all those slightest changes of color, which our eyes actually does identify but mind would be able to transfer when painting. I usually end up painting in colors that my camera sees. Even if I draw from life - still looks like drawn with photo ref. Desperate, I now try to upload it to an ai model - and then try to repeat how it plays with colors / practice some color schemes etc. 😢😢😢😢

@LironYan 21 күн бұрын

Haha I quite like this idea of using AI! (: Whatever works for you, there's nothing to feel bad about in my opinion. I think some of the issue begins with time. Watercolor is a bit more demanding, and beginners feel they don't have time to slowly paint what they see. I'll try addressing that in a video soon too