How to Paint a Scottish Croft in Watercolour
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- A step-by-step guide on How to Paint a Scottish Croft in Watercolour bt Professional artist Paul Clark
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Lol, that’s a good joke and an amazing class, Paul! We can’t thank you enough for the inspiration and beauty you bring to the world. I’ll be waiting for the next week video impatiently 👏🏻🤩👍🏻
Thanks as ever Elena!
A wonderful landscape, hauntingly beautiful background music and that joke😂😂😂. Loved every bit of your tutorial.
Thank you so much 😃
Could you please make tutorial how to mix colour Skintone for paint Portaits ... 😁 ?
Hi Dani - sorry but portraits are not my thing!
@@ArtbyPaulClark I see ... 😯
But I agree because paint portraits is quite difficult but It's more challenging to work with 😁
Fantastic painting and joke!
As a beginner could you please explain how the acrylic inks react differently than using a thick splash of watercolour ? Many thanks.
I'm not exactly sure on the science it's just that they are quite different medium made with different ingredients so will react in different ways
Thank you for your reply Paul, I will look for acrylic inks and experiment.🎨
Hey Paul, since I found your TH-cam Channel just two weeks ago I can't wait so see every day one or two or three... of your fantastic videos!
And when I've seen them all, I'll just start over :-D I love your personality and your humor!
Along with your great technique and detailed explanations, it is a pleasure to watch your videos. Actually, I was just looking for inspiration and a few tips to broaden my horizons. I have been painting with watercolor for many years, but always only ordered animal portraits strictly according to the photo. But I also want finally paint freely and your videos were a joy to watch. I would like to thank you very much for your work, it's great! Yesterday I also ordered your book and I will also buy your brushes soon :-)
Best wishes from Germany, Claudia
Hi Claudia - lovely comment thanks very much and delighted to help!
Loved this composition. I will give it a go. The Angus joke was hilarious.
Cheers Lora!
Love your style of painting. I think I will try this.
Clicked ';like' by the time you said 'morning'!!
I was the 7th person to like this video :-)
Thanks as ever Andrew!!!
I've done that before too hahahahahahahaha! In the video where Paul was trying to show how we're supposed to paint skies hahahaha! The English sky hahahaha oh my god I'm laughing by myself...
Oh Paul, what a beautiful place.... I want to stay there for a little while and let the wind and the sea blow all my cares away.... I LOVE it!! and yes, I am laughing out loud at your joke... What a gift you are! Lot's of love from Alabama
Glad you enjoyed it Shirley!!
It always looks so easy when you do it. Doing it by myself, it's ending in a mess. But I try! Greetings from Germany.
😁😁😁 I was just going to write exactly the same thing! And also greetings from Germany 👍
Ditto!!!
Me too! Greetings from Canada.
You can do it! - just lots of practice!
I paint my own version using the techniques I know work for me. The results are very good.
Fab tutorial once again thank you Paul. I didn’t have the inks and I’ve always struggled with such loose ‘spray, drop in colours,let it run and do it’s thing ‘ (Im too neat/ control freak!) but this time it worked, just with the paint mixes and the salt!! Yay!!! Im slowly becoming a painter. 😁
Wonderful Karen - keep it up!
Thank you Paul, there was poetry in this Scottish scene, it's gorgeous! By the way, I didn't get the Scottish joke, lol, my English is not so good :)
Cheers Imma!
👍👌 As usual . How come your fiddling enhances when mine just b...... it up. Enjoyed the joke. 😄
Good one Pam - just practice!!
Another great demo. Liked the Angus story. Irun brew, malt the other day , sure you’re no Scottish.Have you considered any Acrylic demos as I seem to struggle with watercolour.. keep them coming.
Cheers Eric! - Not great at Acrylics - find it too messy!!!
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Hi again Paul, Your work is stunning as usual ☺️and you are such a fun character, I was falling off my chair laughing picturing Angus 😂🤣😂🤣
Thai is Beautiful, I can almost feel the chill 🥶 from the landscape, the tree gives the bleakness and prominent wind direction with its prickly gorse.
Would granulation medium have given you a more textured effect?
Thanks for your tutorials and valuable experience 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🌷
Thanks Chazz - yup, but don't tell anyone but I've got that demo coming soon!
So look forward to your paintings every week! Thank you so much Paul x
You are so welcome
Thank you for the laugh! And another wonderful tutorial. Currently stuck here in the frozen tundra of Texas (never expected this crazy event) in the USA with no power and water for several days. Charging the phone in the car just so that I can watch some watercolour videos and communicate. Have a lovely day!!
At least you've got your priorities straight! Before this mess started I brought all my watercolor supplies in from my studio...if I had to I'd sleep with them to keep them warm. We're in The Piney Woods and have fared well being on our small electric coop. Today's ice will tell though. Truly praying our pines don't start snapping.
@@TXDHC Yes! We need our sunshine 🌞 Keep safe!
Oh no! - sounds bad - good luck with it and stay warm!!
Aye, a braw wee cottage loch side wiz just the ticket😉. Liked the addition of the inks...I have some Ranger inks, will mebbes try them out and see what kinda mess I can make 😂😂.
By the by, try an ice cream float with your Irn Bru...😋😋, or with American cream soda instead. If you can get a glass bottle of both they taste much nicer. Sláinte ...enjoy the sugar rush!!
Sounds great! - gotta try it Margaret!
I was just waiting for your video, sir. I love them!!
Me too
So nice of you
Beautiful demonstration. Thank you for sharing. You could do a lot worse than drink Irn Bru. Do you know when your Pro Art brushes will be available again. Love your work.
Birds are fly, there is no one cry, brush is dancing, colours are romancing, my heart goes in bottom of silence of this painting. And saying everything is beautiful . My goodness to watch this. Thanks a lot.
Well said - lovely comment!!! - thanks
Hi Paul mate, love the painting..on my metal detecting channel, I have been doing a bit of painting..only rough stuff to get people started..and I mean rough..🤣 would love to do this painting, maybe in 3 parts.. not got everything you used..but I am used to improvising..!!
Would you be OK with me doing that, I will include a link to your painting and mention you.. hope it is ok to do it..if not, I understand.. just love this painting..
Tale care
Tom
Do you seal your paintings and if so what do you use?.
I don't seal my painting - have a look at the end of this video - th-cam.com/video/gPr7rzuvE3g/w-d-xo.html
You are the best teacher ever!!! Thank you!!!!
Wow, thank you Kali!
What kind of music was that? Serene
Thanks - Celtic music - it's called 'Secret Drums' from Pond5
Thank you Paul - your videos have helped me get back to some watercolour painting and your tips are very helpful. Please accept an observation from a novice, however. Do you think that sometimes you ‘overdo’ your paintings? I think the Croft painting could have been considered finished even before the tree went in. Sorry! I still love your paintings though.
Thank you for another great one! Beautiful to see how that cobalt blue / Payne’s grey mix creates such a dramatic sky. Thanks for sharing!
You are so welcome!
Love the joke! I really enjoyed this tutorial which I’m guessing is one of your early ones. Very interesting to see how you mix your colours and in what ratio. Thank you. I learnt a lot.
beautiful painting!
As for that Scottish joke, don't quit your day job mate.
Oh, my dear wee mother, a third-generation San Francisco "native" McEwan, would have loved that story! In fact I'm sure she's with Nessie now, yucking it up. This painting is my favorite of all I've watched you do : inspirations, modifications, surprise elements around every turn! I can't expect to be able to follow your genius, but you so inspire my soul! Thank you for sharing it with us far-off admirers.🙋🏼♀️
Lol! Thanks a million Sharon
Having taught painting to young children for years, I must tell you you are a lovely teacher. I appreciate your calm, step by step guidance, you set a beautiful trusting tone. And Laughter is a magic ingredient!
Thanks for that Kathleen - nice to hear from a proper teacher 😌
Love the joke, wonderful tutorial as always.
Thanks Paul another fantastic painting. Your lessons have really helped me in my painting and you and your videos have helped me and I’m sure many others trough this sad year. Thanks a lot!
Great to hear!
Fantastic Painting ..really captured the essence of Scotland beautifully !! Thank you so much for sharing and giving the opportunity to try to do it some sort of justice !!
Thank you so much 😀
Another awesome painting i can try. Thank you for this and the giggles!
You are so welcome!
WONDERFUL YOUR PAINTING
Very Kind!
Only just heard the joke.... lmao... can just picture it!! HAPPY NEW YEAR to you x
Lol! - glad you enjoyed it - and to you too!
Like the ways YouDo thePainting, theClear and Detail PronounCiations
Thanks SoMuch Sir byWatching Your Video WithGodWill improving myKnowledge ofEnglish
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You are most welcome
Thank you for another wonderful tutorial! You make it look so easy......but I try! Love it !
Many thanks
Three reallys are:
Really well, really hard, really pickup the texture. The landscape emphasis more on the slopes adding ink techniques.
Really good comment...
@@GrandmaAbby1 tq
Thats for that really great comment!
@@ArtbyPaulClark tq Paul
The second part, After having liquor,
You did well without shaking the hand, Just for lol
Lol! - love that!
Great painting! And a great joke in the end👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 I teach English, so I’d like to tell it to my students😂😂😂
Thanks - glad you enjoyed it - hope your students like it too!
Fabulous..and I loved the joke. Well done!
Verry Nice 👍👍👍👍i like this
Thank 🙏🙏🙏 for all
Have à Nice week end
🖐 from belgium
Thank you! You too!
I’m new to painting. Started during the shut-down. I’m loving it and hoping to keep improving. I’ve watched this particular tutorial of the Scottish Croft at least 8 times and I can’t get enough. I was halfway done painting it when I had to have both eyes operated on so I’m finally ready to finish. Can’t wait!! Thank you for your excellent instruction. It makes sense to me when I watch your videos.
Wonderful! many thanks and delighted to help!
Thanks for a stunning demo. And your Scotsladdie told the funniest story. Thanks for the laughs.
Glad you enjoyed it 😁
Ha ha loved the joke. I pictured John Lawrie (Pt.Frazer) saying “we’re a’ doomed!” at the end. Excellent painting. Doesn’t look too difficult for such a lovely scene.
I’ve got some Fabriano Artistico Rough, so I could try it on that. I love its biscuity texture.
Great stuff and thanks - love a bit of Dad's Army!!!
Der Mr. Clark,
I started painting many years ago, but only during my holidays. Later on, during my years as a teacher, with 2 children, a husband, a house and a big garden, there was no time for painting. Now I have 76 years and during the pandemic in 2020 I restarted painting and devellopped a passion for it. I painted after tutorials on TH-cam, but did not dare the loose style of yours. But when I discovered your scottish paintings, I decided to give it a try! Scotland is our "place of longing" and we will stroll around in the Highlands with our Camping car this summer, for the 4th time! In one afternoon I have painted the scottish croft and I think it is not too bad.
Thank you very much for the inspiration! Of you would like to see my painting, please tell me where I can post it to.😊
Elisabeth from Germany
Lovely comment Elisabeth and thanks for sharing!
Thank you for your excellent instruction...and the joke. Greetings from frigid Texas!
Thanks for watching Lou from Texas - stay warm!!!!
MARVELLOUS CANT HAVE ENOUGH WATCHING YOU IS LIKE WATCHING GOD CREATING NATURE.... EXCELLENT SIR !!!
Nice of you to say.... cheers!
Coming back: so many precious “lessons” here, thank you!
You are so welcome!
Hi Paul thak you, excelent tutorial
You are So creative 👍 😍 thank you my friend for creating this fabulous artwork
Many many thanks
Hallo Paul.
Ik ben dankbaar voor je geduldige uitleg.. En heb mijn borstels in de hand genomen.. Dit is het resultaat
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Good job - I've had a look!
I just enjoy your videos so much. I’ve written a email to you, don’t know if it will end up in tha bin instead of your inbox. Please reply to let me know you have got it. Have a lovely day.
I will check it out Caroline and reply later - many thanks!
Really? You can’t spell sentence? Really?
Sorry, couldn’t resist it! Fab lesson as always, delivered in your inimitable style. You always make me believe I can do it, such an inspiring teacher. Can’t spell tho 🤣🤣
Thank you! Dilys .... Can I blame spell check for that one... no, maybe not!!! 😃
Love this one Paul...well done sir. You are such a good narrator as you teach the steps of your artwork. And hey, being a Scotsman myself, the joke at the end was funny...thank you...Mike in Cali
Aye, Thank yeh kindly!
Well 3 completed versions later...... one bad sky, 2 dysmorphic crofts, one acceptable foreground, two bad headlands and some other worldly bushes. Happy with the trees and the loch though and learned some good mixtures and technique as I went along.
Great to hear Tim!
Fantastic tutorial! Have you ever tried walnut ink? It gives a similar but more diffused effect as the burnt umber. And I loved the joke! Thank you as always for sharing your talent. I've been without water since Wednesday morning thanks to the snow storm that landed on Texas. Plumber SHOULD be here tomorrow but your tutorial and sunny disposition was a welcome break from the polar vortex drama here. 🥶 🤗
We saw it on our news, sounds terrible! - keep warm and thanks for suggestion on Walnut oil - stay safe Fiona!!!
What to do if you have no acrylic ink? Can you use already prepared very watery but pigmented watercolors or it would not give the same effect?
Yes you ban but it won't have quite the same effect.
Paul - a bit late to your party, but love your style and tutorials. Brilliant stuff and learning so much. THANKS!
Glad you like them!
Thanks Paul. Hmmm. The kids have some acrylic inks. I think I'll, ahem, borrow them. 🙃 The music matched your subject perfectly. The joke took me a minute. Being on the spectrum that happens sometimes. Then boom. Hilarious. Take care thanks ever so much!
Go for it Annette - I'm sure they won't miss them!
Loved it.. Going to have a go and try lots more of your tutorials. And try the joke out on my Skye-born husband! Must say, when I moved to the Isle of Skye, some 30+ years ago, my elderly neighbour took me under her wing and proceeded to teach my kentish self some scottishness, saying "A lake is English. A lock needs a key. Up here, we have lochs..." It sounded like she had a terribly 'froggy' throat! lol
Sounds a wonderful place to live Arlene - never visited but it's on my list! - hope your husband enjoys the joke!
Thank goodness another that believe as I do to let the watercolours play on their own before trying to lift, put in, etc. I am self-taught because I believed my mother was the artist, I was more into musical instruments. After her passing when I was about 50 I thought I'm going to give it a go. Started with acrylics, enjoyed it but wasn't very good. So I went to watercolours (Mother always said she was afraid of watercolours and painted in oils), What a blast! Watercolours taught me more about colours, composition, etc. You should see my acrylics now!. Now I jump from acrylics to watercolours to multimedia (freedom at its best!) I never knew I could use my acrylic inks in watercolours. Thank you SO much and for teaching me that I can use pastels too. (Did a test drive with that too as well as watercolour pencils.) Thank you so much for your wonderful and informative TH-cams. It is always a "pick-me-up",
Thank you too and delighted to hear I can help!
Dear Paul , my name is René ( Renato for friends), I am French and you are my favorite artist! I love your watercolors, the proof, I start painting again too but less well... do not change anything to your humor, I love! When will you make a watercolor of Paris by savouring a good French red wine?
amitiés Renato
Thanks Renato - so glad you are enjoying the videos! - I have a Paris theme planned!
I know you said there was a Scottish scene coming up Paul......never expected it to be as lovely as this. It's a beautiful painting, love the setting and atmosphere and the foreground is amazing. Would love to be brave enough to try it 😊. Wish I lived in the croft ! The snow has gone here in Scotland now. Was quite impressed with your Scottish accent 🤣...hope you enjoyed your irn bru 🥃. Look forward to your next tutorial !
Glad you enjoyed it Denise - and did enjoy the Irn-Bru ... just a little sweet for me though!
This is my first time watch your video, I love it 😄. You didn't hesitate to show your technique and detail. I like when you show little frame of finish picture in your video while painting.
(Sorry for grammar, English isn't my first language.)
Thank you so much! - your English looks good to me!
Really enjoying your painting demos! Do you ever paint portraits, I could do with some guidance. Thank you
Hi Sue - not my strong point I'm afraid!
Awesome painting sir. U r master of watercolour . How u make every thing so easy. I love ur splatting style.find myself very lucky as I m unable to watch ur precious videos 🙏🙏 many thanks sir
Thank you so much as always!!! 😀
Awesome painting sir. U r master of watercolour . How u make every thing so easy. I love ur splatting style.find myself very lucky as I m unable to watch ur precious videos 🙏🙏 many thanks sir
So nice of you Sunaina!!! 😀
The joke is a little like the one in the TV series The Detectives with Jasper Carrott and Robert Powell. They were taken hostage with bound wrists by a remote Yorkshire farmer and his son, father couldn't speak clear English. The boys were worried they were up to something weird when the son translated a line saying "Father sez, you'll be needin' both hands free for a little game we're going to play." It was game of cards. NIce painting, BTW.
Hi Jeff - Yes I think I remember the sketch now - always loved Jasper - he was a hoot!
I’m really enjoying your videos. Thank you for sharing your skill and knowledge so generously.
Glad you like them Lori!!
I could watch you paint all day. I just love your style. I think I am going to give it a go. Greetings from Wisconsin - USA
Thank you so much!
Beautiful. This one I will attempt. But splattering and scratching still scare me to death. - We had an 80-year-old Angas in our weaving class. He had the idea to give himself a Wake one day and invited all his friends and relatives to make speeches to find out what they thought of him. His wife was in on it and made him a small coffin filled with his favourite Scotch brew. He lay down on the sofa and spread a white sheet over himself. All went well until his son who is a priest came and announced loudly.' What have we got here? Now, do we say a prayer or have a Scotch'. 'Scotch', screamed Angas and threw away the sheet. - Angas used to be a solicitor, his father used to be a 2 DollarJudge travelling the villages. Bartering was against the law, money scarce on farms and he was sorry for the struggling farmers. Hence $2 no matter the offence..- He was kept busy travelling on goods trains around South Australia. Once, he got hungry and made the goods train stop at an isolated Pub. There he was told in no terms that they were busy with wedding preparations and had no time to make him a sandwich. 'Well', he said 'Then I'll make sure your licence will be suspended next time.' He got his sandwich.
That's great Christa thanks for that - wonderful story, Lol!
Thanks for giving the ingredients to this ...much like baking a cake....you are terrific!
Thanks so much 😊
You brought happy tears to my eyes.. laughing too hard. I'm about there now.. I'm currently snowed and iced in...been out of my house one time in the past two weeks.. that was a fast run to the grocery and back trying to beat the next storm... and won't be able to get out again till probably Saturday or Sunday (I HOPE). I'm resorting to having long conversations with my cat, and she's not to keen to hold up her end.
Delighted to help as always and keep warm over there - it sounds terrible - cat's can be great company, chat to mine all the time!!!
Beautiful. I think you make it look so easy.
I enjoyed painting this beautiful scottish landscape. Came out a bit different, as the drawing is a bit defferent direction of the fence. Thank you Sir Paul for the lovely video. I love all your tutorials.
Thank you! Cheers!
Hi Paul. Im a complete beginner with watercolour your tutorials are very helpful. I just bought your book today. Im looking forward to reading it and getting stuck in when it comes tomorrow. By the way i think irn bru will fall below coke in Scotland after the sugar tax. They don't make the good stuff anymore so most people pay the extra money for coke instead. Thanks for the videos.
Thanks for that and hope you enjoy the book!
Dropping the Burnt Umber Liquidex into the bank area at the end was very effective, Paul, leading one to believe that gorse bushes were growing in the bank.
Thanks Elizabeth!
Just finished this one. After my Mexican House and Provence Waterfall, I decided to go light on this one, so my bank is more taupe and less splattered. Turned out all right. Has that sense of quiet solitude I was after. Thank you again Paul for another wonderful tutorial.
Thank you for sharing Bianca!
❤Such great combi.. your fab skills👏👌👏 and humor!! & music
Thank you so much 😁
Extremely interesting and helpful Paul. I should have watched this at the beginning instead of just jumping in ! I'm using an old pad belonging to my late husband, Chiltern Wove - is this suitable for starters ? Love your paintings at the end. Oh, to be able to do those !
Glad it was helpful!
Hi Paul, Great tutorial and joke. I can't help wondering what the difference is between using the inks as opposed to ordinary paint
Cheers Brian - I find the inks work better with the Granulation fluid.
What size is the drawing? I printed it from your website and it printed very small -around 8x5”
Hiya - it shows it at the beginning 11' x 14"
Great video Paul - that's another one for the list of those to try.
One request: could you perhaps do a lesson that includes a figure or two within one of your lovely landscapes. I always thing that pictures with people in make them just that bit more interesting to look at. I know you've already provided some lessons that include figures, but another one would be appreciated. Perhaps just some simple characters in the distance - nothing too difficult. :-) But thanks again. Your videos are really great; Bob has got nothing on you.
Wow David!!! - look out for next weeks demo!
Great joke...not so sure about the accent. 🤣 I really appreciate your tutorials. I'm very new to watercolor so I'm off to make a color wheel and try some color mixing. Thanks again for sharing your expertise!
Awesome! Thank you!
Thank you. Lovely. I have acrylic paints. Could I make ink?
No Different medium the paints will be opaque
😘 . I am only amazed by your painting. Just to be clear. My English isn't very good but my admiration is big.
Thank you so much 😀 your English looks very good to me!
Going with the diagonal flow😎. Have tried other salts besides table salt? Different effects happen with kosher salt etc. Really!
Lol!! Thanks for the tip Nancy!
I miss Scotland soooo much! Meant to go there again last summer. Then came Corona. I like this painting a lot! Will try it out with my newly bought Schmincke colours. Thanks a lot!
So sad but I'm sure you'll get there soon! - happy painting!
Once again a fantastic demonstration by your good self thank you,one question if I may ,what kind of pallet are you using and if possible where can I purchase this pallet,cheers .
Hi John, it’s a Geoff Kersey Pallet. I think it’s available in most countries
I did this painting yesterday and while I haven't looked at it today, I've already done a "morning review " in my head. Couple of adjustments needed I think. I'm loving your tutorials. Good joke too.
You can do it!
Hi Paul the painting of the Scottish Croft was bril but the Joke was Hilarious LOL
Glad you enjoyed it Phil!
Loved the music and the video. I’m working on the video of the beach hut, but will be giving this one a go too. I try to study the videos for a bit, take notes and then when I feel ready I give them a go, I don’t try to follow the video as I paint, I use the video as a reference tool, so to speak. Interesting use of the inks, and exciting to see how they responded, really enjoyed seeing that magic. I may have to get some inks now. 🙂 suggestion for future videos, a small winery with some vineyards, even a row of vineyards with grapes. Just a thought. The joke gave me a good giggle. Much appreciation!
That's great Sally, I love to hear how people use the videos - keep in touch!
I’m trying this one tonight. My 4th one of yours. I’m such a fan. If you ever decide to teach classes or have your own app I would definitely pay a monthly to be part of this. Just a thought.
Awesome! Thank you! - noted Carrie!
Beautiful picture I think I will have a go at it. By the way are you missing anything? We had another snow last night and when I looked out the window guess what I saw, that's right Paul Clark's penguins. I think they were yours but since I didn't engage in any conversation with them I couldn't tell if they had an English or a New York accent.
Hi Vicki Lol! - Yup, mine if they have an English accent!!!
What makes it a croft instead of cottage or farm house. Obviously I'm not British.
A croft is just a little cottage which comes with a small piece of land for farming.
I love Scotland and Scottish people.
Can you please once teach us performing one of those beautiful old clan’s castles within green fields of Scotland?
Great suggestion - got one coming soon!
Really enjoyed this video, so easy to follow as I am a fairly new beginner. will be trying it out this week & can't wait. Love the joke by the way...thank you
So glad Linda - many thanks!!
nice job Paul, and funny story to boot! Thanks as ever for your unselfish sharing of knowledge!
Glad you enjoyed it