How to paint a house in perspective with line and wash
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- A step-by-step guide on how to paint a house in perspective with line and wash by professional artist Paul Clark.
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Awesome! Why did it take me over a month of watching other limited value, overly chatty videos, before I finally found Paul. Wow, what a difference. Paul's explanations and demonstrations are more efficient and effective than any others viewed on TH-cam. Something is wrong with TH-cam's algorithms as I spent weeks looking for a good fit. The searches kept bringing up the same five or six artists that did not meet my needs. Then finally I came upon one of Paul's videos by accident and after that I immediately subscribed. His sense of humor is a happy bonus. Loved the Bob Ross tribute!
Hi Maria - thanks for the lovely comment and delighted you have joined us - keep in touch!
Agreed, finally I get it
Gorgeous! I am totally inspired by you. Xx
Yes, there's a lot of "tutorials" out there from folks who have no idea what they are doing. It takes a moment to figure out who to follow and who to ignore.
You sir are my favorite youtuber for watercolors. Cannot thank you enough for not charging for this valuable information.
"Are we sitting comfortably children?" I snorted unexpectedly with laughter...must be the pain meds. Enjoyable and informative, Paul. Thank you. 🎨
Glad you enjoyed it Gina - always love reading your comments!!!!
‘Are you sitting comfortably children?’ Is most likely from a radio show in England,when I was a child in England..It was called ‘Listen with mother’ and it would start with ‘Are you sitting comfortably?’ Then I’ll begin’...So cute...love these classes...make so much sense.
Gina, I had a chuckle at that, too! 😁
Haha I think it is the pain meds! I just had my wisdom teeth removed and I did the same thing 😂 Such calming video though. My watercolor Bob Ross 🎨
I want to cry because none of my attempts look like your beautiful drawings Mr. Clark. But i never give up! :)
Thank you so much 😀 ... keep going, you'll get there!
Thank you for taking the time to teach perspective , I’m learning a lot from your lessons , love your style of painting xoxo
You are so welcome Monica!!
Thank you Paul for the refreshing course on perspective drawing.
Glad it was helpful!
I loved learning about perspective. I understood a little more watching through this tutorial a second time. Thanks Paul for all you do for us!!! You and Margo are the greatest!!! 😊
Thanks, Paul for making this so easy!!!
Just happened to see this tutorial mentioned in an art Facebook page and thought I'd look into it. Wow! What a treasure to find! Perspective has always muddled my mind (I'm 72 yrs. young) but this was very clear and concise. Did a little "lookey-loo" into your book , too, and find I must have it!! I'm not a total beginner (5 yrs. into watercolor or any type of art at all) but I find I'm never beyond learning more of the basics. I love this little painting as well and will give it a go. Thank you very your generous teaching. Happy New Year from California!
Many thanks and a happy New Year to you too in California!
Now I think I can do this, such a joy to watch you and hear your commentary as you go, such a lift to my day. Thank you for what you share.
You are so welcome Rita - happy to help!
Wow i never knew this detailed stuff about perspective drawing thanks for this! Loved the painting too. 👍🏽
Thank you so much Izzat 😀
You are the best!!! The easiest presentation of two point perspective I have ever seen! Thanks so much for sharing.
Glad it was helpful!
Watching you paint reminds me of my late husband. He was a lifelong professional artist and couldn't make a mistake. I've been an artist, and a journalist, and a mother, and for a time, a barmaid. Giggle. Until I retired I rarely had time to paint, now, I have long endless days to play. I do have to worry about eyestrain though after 8 or 10 hours hunched over the easel.
Great comment Robin and thank you - you are not alone with the eye strain thing!!!
This has to be the best and clearest explanation of perspective that I have ever seen or heard. I have just finished the drawing example and a couple of others using what I have learned and I now feel thrilled to bits. Thank you Paul for your teaching.
Glad it was helpful! thanks!
I love your line and wash tutorials. More please! I learned a lot with this perspective lesson, thanks! You're a joy to follow! Thanks,Paul
Thank you Joyce - definitely more line and wash to come!
Thank you for the vanishing points being actually applied in a painting. I found this so much more helpful,
That is the best explanation of perspective I’ve ever seen!
Wow, thanks Mark - great compliment!!!!
Oh wow, now I understand! I'm so happy - no more slanted, irregular-shaped houses and buildings anymore! Thank you so much! 🌹
Happy to help!
Hi Paul, I love your tutorials. Line and wash has become one of my new fav's😊. I've been wanting to paint buildings but was confused about perspective. This lesson is GREAT! I'm going to book Mark it on my computer. Probably watch it several times. Thanks have a great day 💕
I am so glad that I found you, thank you so much for sharing your experience, teaching in easy way.
You are so welcome!
Loved this! I turned it into winter for a Christmas gift. Thank you, thank you! I am so ecstatic that I found your tutorials.
You are so welcome Gayle!
I've read and have seen demonstrations of drawing perspective before. This was the clearest one yet. Your video's production is very well done. Now I need to get off my arse and get painting!
Lol! - go for it Jean!
Great to see this lesson Paul. It certainly refreshes my memory and is a lovely picture.
Glad you enjoyed it Jackie - definitely a South Street exercise!!!
This is a fantastic tutorial for anybody learning to sketch. By following the perspective instructions step by step I've been able to produce something that actually looks realistic. Thank you !
Glad it was helpful!
This video was so helpful. The perspective was really enlightening. I followed along step by step. It turned out pretty good. Thank for the lesson.
Glad it helped Lizzy and thanks!
I remember my teacher trying to explain perspective to me and I finally just said I understood when I did not have a clue.
After watching this I realize that it helps if the one teaching understands the principles.
Many excellent artists just understand intuitively or they are good copyists and simply paint what they see.
I don't think you get this instruction even in many art schools.
Thank you so much. I learned a lot.
Thanks Andrea - nice comment and totally agree - you have to be able to 'see it' your self!
Andrea Marr, lol I have done the same thing sooooo many times throughout school when I still didn't understand something, even after asking questions about 3 times for the same problem lol. I could tell if the teachers were getting annoyed by me not understanding something, so I always ended up saying, Oh Yes I See it Now, 🤣🤣🤦♀️🙋♀️🙆♀️🤷♀️ Honestly I still do that every once in a while. 🥰🤭
Your mini lesson on perspective is priceless! The clearest, simplest and most educational I have seen, thanks!
Honestly, I don't get why you don't have more subscribers given your artistic and educational talents... Hope that number of subscribers goes up quickly, it would be well deserved!
Wow, thanks Eric! - only been doing this 6 months so plenty of time to grow!!! - more to come!
It’s really a great way of teaching. The sounds of the birds and cows at the end are also very interesting.
I appreciate and enjoy this kind of teaching.
Thank you very much.
Many many thanks
You are amazing! It is always a miracle for me to see how you have a perfect feeling for the right time when to stop with details! I am always in danger from overdoing my paint and than it doesn't look good. Thank you very much! 💓🎉
Thanks Petra - I agree, knowing when to stop is a real challenge. I've ruined many paintings this way but it will come with experience! 👍
SO helpful!!! Paul, you're the best!
Happy to help as always Robin!
Thanks to your instruction, this one turned out pretty well for me!
Glad it helped Carol!
Thank you Paul for all your instructions in perspective and painting and anything else you share with us. You are by far the best painting teacher I have found on TH-cam. You take the time to tell us everything and make your video fun and informative. You tell us the color’s and the ratios. So important to any beginner like me who wants to succeed in following your lessons. Even if they aren’t the same when I do it, it will be close. I’ve been teaching decorative painting in acrylics for 40 years and know the qualities of a good instructor. You are one fantastic teacher!!!
Thanks again for a great lesson! I’ve always been able to draw but perspective always gave my left handed brain a cramp! I’ve watched this twice now. I’m going to give a go now! I’m always sad when your lesson ends!
Happy to help Dorothy!!!
Oh my God! Simply amazing! Fall is my favorite color! So, it is midnight and I have seen two of your videos back to back. I will have to go over perspective and points tomorrow 😂 Thank you!
Great to hear Martha - enjoy 👍😀
Finally! I get it! Now I can draw buildings and stuff without getting a migraine! This is the best explanation I have ever seen. Thanks, Paul. I'm going to do this one, if it kills me! :) Love the autumny colours.
That's great stuff Margaret! - take it nice and slowly. I do this lesson with my students and for some it takes a little time to sink in - but it's really worth the effort!!!
Thank you for the clear lesson on perspective! A lovely painting, too! It reminds me of my grandmother's house.
Glad you enjoyed it!
I finaly find a perfect enplanation of what i needed.Thank you so much fot this video!
Glad it was helpful Luksic!! - cheers!!!
This is soooo brilliant! The bit about finding the center of a rectangle with the help of diagonals is exactly what I would have needed a few days ago when painting my barn...
And I have the feeling that drawing the ink lines "broken" might prove just as important in the future. Thank you!
Glad it was helpful!
I truly enjoyed this pen and wash tutorial and the perspective drawing instructions/tips were very helpful - thank you!
Glad it was helpful Lori - many thanks!
Paul - thank you for explaining perspective so well ... I think I have finally got it! 👍😀 I love your painting.
Great lesson on perspective for us newbies. I knew some of it but this helped put it into perspective.....lol. Awesome work. Now we cant draw a building and have it look normal
Glad it was helpful Marlene - many thanks!
Yes, I remember way back when hearing terminology Paul used and his explanation for why it is what it is makes perfect sense.
Thanks Sir Paul, for helping us get the correct angle to draw a house with the correct background, love your paintings. From INDIA 🇮🇳♥
You are very welcome
WOW!! I am sure I'll have to watch this at least a dozen times before I get it right. The explanation of perspective you gave was great. A bit conry at the start- glad you don't carry on too much :) Your book should arrive today and I am anxious to get into it. I recreated your poppy field and I was quite pleased. Actually, I did 2- one from another youtube artist but yours is much more pleasing to the eye. Thank you for your instruction. I am having SO much fun.
Great stuff Cherly, many thanks - let know how you get on with the book!
At long last!! A watercolor instructor I can connect with. I've tried so many different channels and couldn't connect with the instructor. You've got whst it takes to float my paint, am learning so much from you. Am working my way thru all the videos while patiently waiting for your book to arrive.
Wonderful! great to hear Lulu, delighted to help!
This is lovely...I can’t wait to have a go x
Go for it Toni!!!
Loved how clearly you explained perspective. Thank you!
You're so welcome!
Great lesson! You make it look so easy! Thank you.
You're very welcome Susie!!!! - cheers
Very atmospheric landscape, love it!. Thank you Paul.
My pleasure Imma!
I'm working on a similar type of painting: my childhood house in the USA.
Great stuff Francis - hope it helps!
Just finishes painting this cottage, great lesson on perspective, thank you!
I have watched this so many times. I have been practicing it and I think I am getting it! I have never actually understood perspective, so thanks! Do you explain this in your book as well?
Thanks Kirsten - don't worry, it always takes time to sink in! - I do explain this in by book but perhaps not in so much detail.
Fabulous! Thank so much!
Thank you so much for showing how to do this properly! I like learning about your pen and wash technique.
Glad it was helpful!
A good review on perspective. A great example on how to put in trees and shrubs and make them appear to be real. Thanks again.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Loved it! I took a drawing class and couldn't get it. So I found a high school teacher on line teaching her students and I got it. Watching you was like being in a classroom. Seeing it in a painting was great. Will try it. Paul when this COVID is truly over I'm coming to England to take one of your classes. God bless and stay safe!🤗
That is awesome and you would be most welcome here!!! - ! God bless and stay safe too! 🤗
Thank you for this wonderful tutorial on perspective! It gave me the courage to try my hand at painting a building for the first time. Absolutely enjoyed painting this.
Wonderful! - delighted to help!
Wow! I am addicted to your tutorials Paul. At last I get it! I also understand I must loosen up with my watercolour efforts. I start off that way but then seem to tighten up and overwork my paintings. I can honestly say you are inspiring me more and more to improve. I have been retired for many years and find painting and drawing make so much difference to my life. A very big thank you.
Glad you like them!
Thank you so much ,Paul! Thank you for your time and best lessons.
Glad you like them!
Another picture of yours that I came across and really like and will try to paint it this weekend.😅
Brilliant. The best explanation of perspective I have seen. I finally understand it...
Glad it was helpful!
Great lesson and love watching you paint. Thanks
My pleasure Doris
You are an amazing teacher, it feels so easy to draw buildings now. Thanks a lot
Thank you so much 😀
Thank you for explaining perspective. I can't wait to try it! So clear and concise. .,
That lesson should receive an award. Applause please!!! Thank you for filling my art lesson cup again....
You are so welcome!
Oh my gosh! That was wonderful!! Your a great teacher…thank you🌹
Best lesson in perspective I have ever followed... but I'm only 74 so who knows what lies ahead!
Hi Sue - glad to hear that ... never too old to learn!
Hi Paul. I am very new to drawing and painting and the thing I love to draw are buildings. However, my brain has been unable to grasp perspective. I have watched numerous TH-cam videos promising ‘the only video you will ever need’ etc and practiced over and over. Because I didn’t understand it my drawings always looked terrible. I discovered your channel a few days ago and absolutely love your work and the way you teach. As Tina would say…. Better than all the rest 🎼. Today this video popped up and I got it - immediately. You showed perspective in a way that my brain could understand and I am so excited to start my first scene in perspective 🎉. Thank you so much Paul.
Thanks so much and delighted to help - have you seen this recent video of mine - more good stuff about perspective at the start! th-cam.com/video/tP31R7iGihQ/w-d-xo.html
Damn finding this video was like striking gold! So much to learn here; I'm sure I'll rewatch it many times. I feel so indebted to you for providing this.
I love the fireside chat. 😎 As a mathematician who studied engineering, the idea of freehand sketching is well outside of my ability. I’m so happy I found you so I can pull out my drafting tools next to my watercolors. My drafting tools are over 30 years old; my watercolors are about 2 years old. The logic rules my brain, but I love painting! Thanks for your amazing videos.
Wonderful! - so pleased to help! 😎
Ah... great instruction!! Perspective always seemed so complex ... you explained and illustrated so wonderfully.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Thanks for simplifying perspective for the newbies ! Tried the Italian village today - longer than an hour but I should have watched this video first !! I was going to give up but you have made me feel I can do it and love the videos !!! Thank you
Thanks so much Maggie!
Thank you. At last, I understand perspective. Hope you are still painting and posting.
Wonderful! Especially the perspective one, which is very informative and detailed. Thank you Paul.
Glad you liked it!
I vaguely remember this lesson of perspective from eighth grade art class (30 years ago!) thanks for the refresher!
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you! This is just what I needed to know.....as are all of your tutorials. Painting houses in line and wash is exactly what I want to do. I have watched many You Tube videos but this one is the best that I have seen for what I want to do. Thanks again! Your book arrived a few days ago and it is beautiful, full of great information and actually bound with cord so that I can really use it and it won't fall apart. The quality is fantastic for the price. Please tell your publisher to make the printing larger and darker (like the "Tips" sections) for your next book!
Thanks so much Judy and glad you are enjoying the book too!
An uncountable amount of lessons in 1 video, new subscriber here. Thank you Paul, greetings from The Netherlands.
Thanks and welcome Mieke!
Thank you so much for this lesson about perspective! It makes things much clearer, I never really understood it until I saw you drawing that cottage.
Glad it was helpful!
Brilliant lesson Paul.
Cheers Norman!
Your videos lighten my head.. I am too happy to watch your videos....
Great to hear Jeh!
So well explained Paul. I could sense your inner graphic designer flooding through 👍. Its going to be my next little project with some timely kentish bluebells scattered by the cottage. Hope your well and thanks as always. 🎨
Many thanks for this video on perspective going to give it a try . Good explanation all the best to you
You’re such a great teacher and you make me feel confident that I can try these new things. I need to practice this perspective more. I truly appreciate these lessons.
You can do it!
Brilliant I’ve read loads of books on perspective but you explain it better than any book thank you
Wow, thank you!
Really helpful video on perspective and water colouring. Thank you.
You're very welcome!
WOW! I really needed this video because my perspective and angles (roofs, gables etc) is a nightmare. But this explained it so well. What a relief. Thank you.
Glad it was helpful!
It is such a great tutorial and a beautiful painting. Great tips, and I never imagined that perspectives in a drawing could be so important. Thank you very much for the wonderful tips.👍👍👍
Delighted to help!
Thank you Paul for this informative lesson. I struggle with perspective but this has helped to clarify the process and I will keep at it. Love your loose style. Be well , stay safe.
Glad it helped Stephen!
When I was ia youngster I took 2 semesters of perspective drawing in college. I could do it but it was always a struggle- thamks for making things much clearer the second time around. Love you sense of humour too Paul- always a delight!
Big thanks Mary!
Absolutely love your style! You explain everything in such a comprehensive way, not just painting showing off 'look at my skills' as many artists tend to do in 'tutorials'. I feel sure that I can use your methods and techniques to strengthen my confidence in putting pen and paint to paper.
I'm so glad!
Lovely! Easy to follow and recreate. Thank you for another great lesson!
Thanks so much 😊
I do have your book but I love the visual as well. You are an amazing teacher and enjoyable to watch. Thank you
You are so welcome!
Oh my goodness Paul. Thank you so so much. I finally understand perspective and vanishing points. I’m going to have a go at this. I can’t wait to see the result 😀
This was amazing 😍 loved the way you explained perspective, I just didn't blink from start to finish.... overwhelmed indeed... Thank you 🙏 so much.
Thank you so much 😀 good of you to say!
I learn the painting a lot from your channel, Paul. Thanks always. Looking forward to Christmas painting.
Great to hear Francisco - pudding on the list!!!!
Hi ,I just wanted to say thank you. Have been too frightened to get out paints and try. After watching 4 of your videos I have definitely decided I love watercolour and now I'm not afraid. In fact loving it. Your teaching method is truly inspirational and a lot of fun to watch. thanks again from Lorraine down under. In fact very bottom of Australia
Thanks and very happy to help!
Great explanation of vanishing points which I have never really got before but will now give a go. Love line and wash as it is so much easier to do when en plein air. I also like the illustrative look it has. Many thanks.
Glad it was helpful!
Excellent lesson on perspective !!!. I wondered about doing line and wash but never done it. Your demonstration is inspiring me do get on with it. Thank you so much for teaching.
Glad it was helpful Anil - give it a go!!!!
I have always struggled with perspective, but thanks to you, I finally understand! Thank you so much for this very, very clear explanation. I'm absolutely going to try this over the weekend. I've only just discovered your channel, and am already really grateful for what I've learned.
You're so welcome Cassandra and a BIG welcome to the channel!!
@@ArtbyPaulClark Thank you! :)
Well it took me a while with a ruler and pencil, but I finally got there and I am reasonably pleased with my attempt. Thank you very much Paul. I thoroughly enjoyed having a go at this and look forward to the next one.
Glad it helped Barbara! - cheers
Thank you for explaining and showing. It is easy to follow along. You make it look so simple and I would like trying to draw and paint. Your videos are fantastic.
You’re welcome 😊
Thank you for the vanishing point drawing instruction--very helpful.
Glad it was helpful!