Use color and value to create a lively painting: Watercolor Fish

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2 жыл бұрын

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Use color and value to enhance your watercolor paintings. In this video I paint a watercolor fish and I changed the color of the fish as well as the tonal values of some of the fins to help to create a lively and vibrant watercolor painting. I also give a short review of some new watercolor paper I've been using.
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@LouiseDeMasi 2 жыл бұрын

The first 1000 people to use this link will get a 1 month free trial of Skillshare: skl.sh/louisedemasi03221

@davelandells9409 2 жыл бұрын

I have learned a lot from you. Thanks 😊

@suz8785 2 жыл бұрын

Your out takes made me laugh. For that, during these trying times I thank you. As always your painting was fantastic.Thanks so much.

@sharonmorelli6056 Ай бұрын

It’s so pretty…..make me very anxious to try. Thanks very much, great video👍🏼

@misszzmojo 2 жыл бұрын

Her voice😍

@Krista_Rose7 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for including the outtakes! I love your tutorials, I always feel like I learn so much, but seeing your personality shine though the outtakes is an even greater joy.

@annettehenderson5877 Ай бұрын

So beautiful love it

@MariaMartinez-jb3zn 2 жыл бұрын

That fish piece is just gorgeous!

@melodynowak709 2 жыл бұрын

I love the bright vivid colors of your fish, and the luminous transparency you achieved! So lovely!

@LoriF25403 2 жыл бұрын

love the bloopers

@doraevatt8320 2 жыл бұрын

This fish was beyond gorgeous, the colors you pic were right on. Thanks for sharing, and all the laughter from the outtakes is just what I needed. Thank you

@EllaEllaEh Жыл бұрын

Mesmerizing

@MariaMartinez-jb3zn 2 жыл бұрын

Bloopers yeh!

@sharonsegretto5617 2 жыл бұрын

What a stunning example of your talent. Thank you for sharing, Louise!

@cherylbrewer1218 2 жыл бұрын

Love this Louise, what a beautiful painting thank you 😊

@lwood8 2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely beautiful!

@MrsStewart1953 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing your beautiful painting! I love your work! I can’t wait to get back to painting!

@laurenmorgan-outhisack6341 2 жыл бұрын

At always, lovely video and painting. Helpful tips and hints with the technique described and implemented. Wonderful, you area amazing

@belindahay8336 2 жыл бұрын

Beautiful Louise.. colours are vibrant and I’m looking forward to this one. Thankyou

@sharonpeirce1213 2 жыл бұрын

Wonderful, beautiful and thank you!

@jeankvasnicka8339 2 жыл бұрын

Love this one so much!

@dandfawesome3611 2 жыл бұрын

Incredibly instructive voice over, and overall beautiful tutorial. Thank you!

@sylphofthewildwoods5518 2 жыл бұрын

Louise, I just found your channel a few days ago. And I love it. Your work is extraordinary and your teaching is fabulous. Thank you, so much for your kindness in sharing.

@mariliarodrigues7137 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome painting, Louise! It's such a joy to watch your videos!

@jovydesign 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing. I feel the painting is glowing, so beautiful!

@oliviaunicomb180 2 жыл бұрын

Wonderful as always Louise! I was gifted a block of the Master's Choice paper from Parkers last year and was really impressed with the results as well!

@dneel468 2 жыл бұрын

I’ve learnt so much from you here and on skill share, just wanted to say thank you. Always a pleasure spending time with you. You’ve taught me to loosen up and who doesn’t love that.

@Becca1ona 2 жыл бұрын

I just love your videos, you are amazing! Everything about you and what you do!

@BadgerandBee 2 жыл бұрын

How lovely...this fish has sooo much movement, and the colors are so refreshing! I am reading Quiller's Color Choices, as you previously recommended, and am becoming enlightened. Now just practice, practice, practice. I continue to learn so much from your description of the process between your studies and finished pieces. Thank you for your instructive videos.

@anaestevez9438 6 ай бұрын

It' s so beautiful!!! Thank you so much.

@SimplyOrganizedLLCMadison 2 жыл бұрын

You are extremely talented both as an artist and as a teacher. Thank you

@denavess7469 2 жыл бұрын

Wow! You have sharpened your skills greatly! I have to say probably one of my favorites! Love 💕 the bold colors but still soft .. I really enjoy learning from channel! Keep up awesome work😊❤️💕

@johntartaglia2672 Жыл бұрын

Great tutorial. Thank you so much, Louise!

@zolasherwood9429 9 ай бұрын

Love your videos and I always watch through the outtakes because they are wonderful too.

@kathygore6615 2 жыл бұрын

so beautiful and relaxing to watch

@n.ayisha 2 жыл бұрын

absolutely stunning! i still can't paint (or draw) to save my life, but i do so enjoy watching your videos. and your outtakes are charming as always.

@jimmatthews1930 Жыл бұрын

Great tips! Thanks for sharing.

@hollyboysonboyson960 2 жыл бұрын

Exquisite, to say the least. Thank-you!

@mollysmall8581 2 жыл бұрын

This painting is beautiful.

@patriciamoar8440 Жыл бұрын

Your work is beautiful. I learn a lot from your videos. Thank you

@mnap1595 2 жыл бұрын

Aside from a gorgeous painting, I took away a many very helpful tips from this video. Thank you!

@mrsd3424 2 жыл бұрын

Your painting is beautiful. I really enjoyed your humorous bloopers. Thank you for sharing.

@isabelreyes8772 5 ай бұрын

Excelente, gracias ❤

@silverliningart2183 2 жыл бұрын

Love this video !

@ladywhiskerfield 2 жыл бұрын

Such movement, looks like he could swim off the page. Beautiful.

@TheBicycleLadyThings 2 жыл бұрын

beautiful painting thank you

@marybird8769 Жыл бұрын

I have just found your channel and I’m so glad I did. I am very new to watercolour and found it confusing to work with. I work primarily with pastels and coloured pencils. Your tutorials were extremely helpful and informative, and easy to follow, thank you Louise.

@sarrahathome 2 жыл бұрын

First, love your watercolor paintings lovely. And your outtakes are so fun, such a lovely thing to see the behind-the-scenes. Making videos is truly a process and good editing! Bless you. ;-)

@catherinevangass4927 2 жыл бұрын

Beautiful 🙌

@annevickers3307 2 жыл бұрын

You really made that fish come alive. I ❤️ love, love the eye ball! I wish I could learn that.

@rainbowfox1934 Жыл бұрын

You paint so beautifully that I sigh in envy. Lovely painting.

@terri-annberry7730 2 жыл бұрын

Just found you on you tube and love your paintings ! Thanks so much. P.s your out takes are hilarious too :)

@sharonsunshine2532 2 жыл бұрын

The paintings were so pretty.

@christinefrazier380 2 жыл бұрын

Love your lessons. Especially the out takes. Bless you, bless you, bless you!

@LouiseDeMasi 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much Christine.

@MsMoniqueWilson 2 жыл бұрын

This is one of my faves from you. Love the bold colours and the wonderful sense of fun.

@LouiseDeMasi 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Monique. It was fun to paint.

@suel4269 2 жыл бұрын

Beautiful painting . I look forward to the bloopers.

@judymills873 2 жыл бұрын

I have to try this. When I get back to work, I’m gonna sign up as a Patron. My 14 year old granddaughter loves fish, she has a fish tank in her room and orange is her favourite colour. Can’t be more perfect!

@kdmylove 2 жыл бұрын

Pretty colors on the fish. Me likey. You look nice and different too. Hope you're hubby is all healed and well now.

@mariavictoriacarchio6973 9 ай бұрын

Great vídeo, full of ver y usefull tips. Thank You!

@jtpaar1732 2 жыл бұрын

Another fantastic lesson on another awesome topic. Thank you, Louise!

@LouiseDeMasi 2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it. Thank you JT.

@jennyc1846 2 жыл бұрын

You're such a card Louise. Always look forward to your end of video bloopers. Dont know how you find time to enrol in Skillshare classes as well as all you do in your day. I find things like pinterest consuming enough I had to stop watching. Love your fish they are so bright and beautiful thankyou for the tutorial. cheers from the west.

@melissanunez9610 2 жыл бұрын

Gracias 🙌

@morgenmachen2400 2 жыл бұрын

I use the Masters Choice rough press and it's absolutely gorgeous. It feels hard sized to me, much like Arches, and the color looks exceptionally brilliant. I might just try the hot pressed!: Louise your beta looks incredible. I'd love to see a line drawing for this one.

@paulinaebertowska1312 2 жыл бұрын

bless you

@maryalgar8779 2 жыл бұрын

Another stunning painting. Good to know of alternative papers to Arches.

@LouiseDeMasi 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Mary.

@Kateseyes Жыл бұрын

Beautiful painting! I looked to see where you purchased the watercolor paper. I have some Arches, but I would like to try this other that you have mentioned, especially if I can save some money while practicing. Thank you again for a great video. You always get me inspired to try a different technique.

@lightwavz 2 жыл бұрын

A beautiful set of betta paintings and an amazing set of bloopers. 120 sheet block of paper, eh? Who needs a gym membership after hauling that around! I appreciate the much needed laughs!

@LouiseDeMasi 2 жыл бұрын

Lol- I do 😝. Thanks Terri.

@gabrieljoseramirezvergara4985 4 ай бұрын

God to see you tunny lady, greetings from Chile.

@nancye7520 2 жыл бұрын

I was watching while eating breakfast (cereal with banana), and when you said in the out-takes, “120 sheets of cold-pressed…” and zoomed in on 20, I almost spit milk everywhere.

@guizachristiane4824 2 жыл бұрын

I love you and your videos 💝💝💝

@astridtermaat3854 2 жыл бұрын

Love the painting 😍 we have that paper in the Netherlands, but it’s the same price as Arches

@reshmaprasad7402 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for good lessons ❤

@LouiseDeMasi Жыл бұрын

It's my pleasure. Thank you!

@sonyaoart 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the paper review. I’m looking for a good practice paper, I will give the Baohong a go

@annewatman677 2 жыл бұрын

I’ve been doing a lot of Procreate tutorials, but what I really want to do is watercolor. I’ve done some online courses, and I keep coming back to you. I think I’m pretty much done with learning Procreate, so it’s time to switch! I’m just waiting for the beginning of the month.

@DomLovesToChill 2 жыл бұрын

Wonderful painting. I'm still struggeling so hard with watercolor and am fighting so hard with not giving up. I just hope that one day I will be able to paint like that.

@LouiseDeMasi 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Dom. It's not an easy medium to use. Once you begin to understand it - it's a lot of fun. I doubt I'll ever truly master it. I painted in acrylic paint for ten years and grew tired of it. I switched to watercolour and I'm still excited about it after using it for 11 years.

@NYtalk60 2 жыл бұрын

Love your videos. Your colors are very vibrant and beautiful! You have absolutely the best and funniest outakes at the end of your videos. Do you teach absolute beginners in watercolor on Patreon?

@joykruczay 2 жыл бұрын

Louise, you have touched so many lives with your gracious sharing of your creativity, knowledge and talent. The area in which you (and many other great artists) excel is CREATIVE interpretation of a subject. This is where I struggle the most - going past the literal. Like so much in life, art is a series of decision making. In a workshop I took with the late watercolorist Diane Maxey, she often said, "You paint with your brain". You may have done this and I missed it, but could you please address your thoughts on the cyan/magenta/yellow color triad that is oft cited as a substitute for blue/red/yellow. I first read about it in a 2012 art book, but it was not widely discussed until recently.

@pattycyr8662 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks very much for the video and for the info. on paper. I have a suggestion for a topic - what to do when too much external sizing is put on paper making it tough to paint on. You are an amazing teacher.

@aoyamaprivacc 2 жыл бұрын

I use CP Baohong (artist grade) and the experiences of using it are quite the same as like you said above, i love how it behaves and suits my painting style well. Just the texture is quite unique and obvious (i rate it as rough) compared to other cold pressed papers. Also it is cheaper, its a huge win. So far, personally, i have better experiences using Baohong rather than Arches. I personally feel that Arches is overrated. But we all have different painting styles and needs. Cheers!

@angeladavenport40 2 жыл бұрын

Same here. I used to paint on Arches. I tried Baohong a few months ago and loved it so much that I stopped purchasing Arches.

@morgenmachen2400 2 жыл бұрын

I'm with you! I like Arches enough and I have a ton of it so I'll continue to use it but when I run out, I imagine that'll be it. Most of my paintings are on rough press- Saunders Waterford and Bao Hong Masters Choice. For finer detailed work I'll use Fabriano, Stonehenge or Arches CP and Ill use Arches HP, Bao Hong HP and Fabriano soft press for those occasional times Im doing botanical painting, using gouache or when I need a surface for calligraphy , cartouche, birth announcements etc. I'm glad to see people mention this paper. When I was researching it I found so little.

@Kateseyes Жыл бұрын

Where did you purchase theCP Baohong paper?

@BirdwatcherLinda 2 жыл бұрын

Your tips are wonderful and your fish is breathtaking. Thank you!Louise, could I ask you what series of Davinci brushes you recommend?

@meredguy 2 жыл бұрын

Love your work and so nice to see the background effects. Would you please provide me with a link to where you purchased the A3 Master's Choice paper from? Also good to see that you are so much better now and we can hear you clearly again, great work as always ❤🌹🐕

@angeladavenport40 2 жыл бұрын

I love Baohong!! Since trying it several months ago I stopped buying Arches. High quality and a great price!!!

@neosapienz7885 2 жыл бұрын

I think the texture probably will lend itself better to watercolor pencil drawings. I think the Arches creates additional texture I’m not looking for. I’m using good pencils I believe, so we’ll see if the paper’s responsible.

@_Adrian_Llarena_ 2 жыл бұрын

Great tutorial! I hope you make a video of in depth review on Baohong watercolor paper. Side by side comparison with Arches paper would be nice.

@LouiseDeMasi 2 жыл бұрын

Great suggestion. Thank you Adrian.

@jennyc5132 2 жыл бұрын

Oh Louise that has to be one of your best!!! The colours are gorgeous. You've really lost control !!!🤭🤭🤭 question...I cant get my colours to 'bleed' like you do...does the quality of the paper make a difference? Eg does it hold more water so the paint flows freely? Excellent thankyou🥰 PS I wonder how many people turn off before the end or as soon as the video is finished and miss all of the fun bloopers at the end..love them!!!

@carolratcliff Жыл бұрын

Your practice painting is as beautiful as your final!! Where did you find your practice paper? I wouldn’t mind trying it. Thanks.

@urwisek1997 2 жыл бұрын

❤

@pebblesthecat3625 2 жыл бұрын

The outtakes have quickly becoming something I look forward to on your videos. This time I unfortunately I was eating my breakfast while viewing. One of my rescued cats, "Miss Jingles", was sitting on the arm of the chair, hoping there would be some goats milk left in the bowl I could pour into her bowl. I had just taken a mouthful of Coco Pops when You made me snort laugh, choke and spray her with the said combination from my nose and mouth ! I loved the video and learned a lot as usual. My cat 🐈 however, hates you.

@LouiseDeMasi 2 жыл бұрын

Lol- Now you've got me snorting out my tea! Tell Miss Jingles I'm sorry.🤣😂

@MoiAussie1 Жыл бұрын

I’m a beginner and use the Baohong academy 100% cotton paper in a block. I can’t find the grade you are showing but this paper is so much better than anything else in it’s price range. Leyton too offer 100% cotton paper in a block which is pretty good. They take quite some punishment😂

@lisas292 10 ай бұрын

I know this is a year old so you may not see it. I don’t like Arches paper. My favorite Fabriano Artistico cold press extra white. I love the white through the paint and the paper lifts paint easily. Beautiful paper.

@bizzybee852 2 жыл бұрын

I cannot believe how expensive watercolor paper is in the UK. The block of 20 sheets of Arches 12 x 16" cold pressed watercolor paper is selling for $61.17 right now at Jerry's Artarama here in the U.S. That is slightly larger than A3 which google says is 11.75" x 16.5" or 297 x 420 mm. If you were talking about the Arches block costing 160 in English pounds, that would be like it costing $210.90 U.S. dollars. Even if you were speaking about it costing $160 in U.S. dollars, that still means that you are paying almost $100 dollars more for the same pad of Arches paper. I was on a Japanese website and thought I might pick up some Japanese 100% cotton watercolor paper at a good price. I expected the imported brands like Winsor & Newton, Strathmore, and Arches to cost a good bit more in Japan due to import taxes and such, but it cost a whole lot more; it was really expensive. But what surprised me the most was the cost of the Japanese brands of paper. The Japanese brands of paper were barely cheaper than the imported brands. The prices, compared to what I am use to paying in the U.S., are really high, really expensive. I am so grateful the prices for watercolor paper are more reasonable here in the U.S., even though I still consider them expensive; $61 dollars for 12 sheets of paper is still a lot of money if you ask me.

@neosapienz7885 2 жыл бұрын

Ok that painting so beautiful. Practice painting just as amazing. My only concern about the practice paper is not being confident in the product. How will it stand up? Will it yellow? Will the colors fade? Only time will tell. No matter. You are so incredibly talented and your subjects are fun.

@hemalathakota8656 2 жыл бұрын

Hi mam your paintings are amazing. Can suggest which watercolor are best please because my water colour are not good like yours mam. Thanku

@robinishmael7980 2 жыл бұрын

Delighted to see your silly side!

@sevaldorfer8805 2 жыл бұрын

The colours are superb. I’d love to give this paper a test drive. I’m in Australia, where can i get it…thanks

@LouiseDeMasi 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Seval. I got mine from Parker's Fine Art Supplies in Sydney.

@bubbletip9836 Ай бұрын

Bless you😂😂😂

@bonnieg4076 2 жыл бұрын

Good morning from the U.S., Louise. As a beginner, I thoroughly enjoy your tutorials on You Tube. After practicing for a while with inexpensive paints, I would like to purchase one really good set of paints. I can't buy them all to try, so do you have a favorite brand, ?