Real Secret of a Loose Painting - Visual Language
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- Today I want to share with you the real secrete of a loose painting. I have searched around the internet and surprisingly, I haven't found it.
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0:00 - Intro
0:40 - What is visual language?
02:15 - 3 steps of visual language
02:26 - Observe
03:01 - Analyze
03:56 - Process/Interpret
05:34 - Painting Demo - Drawing
09:24 - First Wash
10:38 - Second Wash
17:16 - Third Wash
24:07 - Glazing
25:15 - Finishing touches
27:40 - Conclusion
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Materials I use for this painting: (affiliation links)
Paper - Saunders Waterford 12x16 rough
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Big wash brushes - Escoda Aquario, Joseph Zbukvic set
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Smaller paint brushes - Escoda Perla #8 and #10
(it's cheaper to buy them separately rather than the set with a travel brush that I rarely use)
Escoda Perla #8
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Escoda Perla #10
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My brush for trees and foliage - Escoda Reserva #10
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My painting light - PHIVE LED desk lamp
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Background Music by Big Rice Piano
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Painting a loose painting is not just a technique or style, it's really about having a good grasp on visual language. Is today's video offers you some clarity? ☺
very much learned from your theory talking, it's very helpful . Thank you!
Really a useful video. i think painting loosely is more of an issue for people painting from photos or screens. the urge to paint every detail is largely unconscious. When drawing or painting from life, you dont have time to over paint and you learn quickly to paint the most significant passages and ignore extraneous details.
I really appreciate your sharing your tips on how to paint loosely and hope you do more. You have a wonderful way of explaining your thinking process while painting, which is an absolute treat. Thank you again,
So glad I found your vid! I look forward to looking through your channel. I learned much in just few minutes.
Hi Eric - I'm going buy one of those Escoda brushes you mentioned - could you indicate what size you were using in this vid, or if you have another suggestion? Thanks again for the video/s.
Being a detail-oriented perfectionist, I always admire people who are able to convey the same scene in way less detail. I've also fallen into the loose = fast trap. This is a great lesson for loosening up my style, can't wait to put it in practise!
I can totally relate to being a detail-oriented perfectionist. I want my paintings to have a balance of details and looseness. So this was really helpful for me.
@@kulsumkader9410 Me too......detailed work is hard to shake off. Like you, I want to try to give a balance of the two to my work.
@@JVSwailesBoudicca All the best
@@kulsumkader9410 Thank you so much, you too = and enjoy the journey 🤞😊
@@JVSwailesBoudicca thanks
This is the only loose watercolour painting video that really tells how to do it rather than just a video showing the artist painting in speed without any explalanation...thank you so much...I learned a lot today
I always thought that this kind of paintings were done quickly and without much care, but now I see how wrong I was, the way it conveys the mood of the scenery with so little detail is amazing
I agree. It really is the "less is more" approach, but not randomly so but selectively. I texted my compliments to Eric. He explained and demonstrated brilliantly in such a way as to demystify this artistic language. Thrilling to learn from. G Ire
Loosness comes with years of experience and confidence
@Painterly Brushes
Sometimes even laziness helps on the path to simplicity :)
Honestly does not take years of experience, not for me anyways
Indeed. I agree. However. I'd like to shorten the the year... 😁
is this about painting or women?
@@bongerding3876 lol
Eric, I am a seasoned professor in Design Fundamentals and Theatre Design. I am ENERGIZED and DELIGHTED with your keen instructional approach. I was mesmerized by your wonderful, clear, sharp approach. I also have been taking the "visual vocabulary" approach myself, likening "quick" technique to "communication" as you mentioned. I also draw the analogy of "visual POETRY" (using as few "words" as possible to describe a concept. You also have brought this up and it has not only validated how I teach but inspired me some new details on approach. Thank you sir! I have subscribed.
Old artist but new to watercolor…..Wow! This has been soooooo helpful. Blessings and many thanks.
Just want to say thank you. Not only you demonstrated and shared your techniques, you also did not put ads every 3 mins like a lot of TH-camrs .
Hope I can paint close to such level someday.
I like your approach. Light is king. Shadows are just the other side of light. Your technique for pairing down details is very well explained. My problem is that no matter how much people like my loose urban scenes, It takes me sometimes years to appreciate my own work. It's frustrating. I love loose painting and my approach is similar to yours. But again, when I'm finished I don't love it. My wife has pulled so many lovely paintings out of the trash, Ironed them out, mounted them, and framed them without telling me. Then she puts them up...at that point I can see the merit.
The best advise on loose painting.
never painted in my life, i just like his explanations
🙄🤪😳🤔🤔
This is the type of painting I’d like to achieve because this kind of brings me a nostalgic feeling
Un des meilleurs tutoriels que j'ai regardé. Le modèle (photo) toujours présent, les zooms sur les détails et des commentaires de grande qualité. Merci Eric.
You are a gifted teacher! Thank you for your explanations - it helps so much when you share your thought process and why you make certain decisions. 👏
I have watched just two of your videos. Already, I am getting so much about watercolor painting, that I couldn't get out of a book on the topic. I like drawing, but I am overwhelmed by landscapes and colours. Thank you.
My brain instantly went on detail overload at the beginning of your painting and like how focus on just a few of them. Very nicely done. A skill in of itself to overlook the detail.
I am a beginner with watercolors. I love your videos because I get a sense of where I can go in a few years.
The visual language is a lovely way of looking at it.
Thank you for sharing your knowledge.
A very good explanation of visual language. I especially like the child’s drawing trying to communicate. I’ve been doing this for years without knowing what I was doing.
Your introduction to this subject said it all. The core of the loose painting is visual language, the conversation you have with the viewer. There might be a million ways to have a conversation about any given subject, but there will only be one conversation at a time. Make it a good one.
Wow, I finally get the “loose” technique. Thank you Eric.
I always have struggled to translate detail to visual language. I think artists understand intuitively how to do it, especially with experience and learning techniques from other artists. It’s useful to see it described in words and action.
Like a master artist you have discussed most important points to remember in a loose painting. Very useful lesson. Thank a lot for sharing.
That was beautiful.i know now why my paintings look good at one point and then I keep painting and ruin them. I have been “talking too much”. Thank you for this wonderful lesson.
I love how you describe this topic. I can see how intentional you are about each stroke. Very inspirational!
Thank you for explaining visual language. This painting is full of contrasts and beautiful.
Your painting and verbal talents are superior! Thank you for sharing your gifts. I love your videos.
this is actually so helpful tysm. probably learned a lot about how to read other people's paintings too.
Helped me so much to see the close up tip of your brush, either out on the very tip or more toward the belly. So delicate. Thank you!
I am impressed by how little color, value changes and lines you require to make a visually correct statement.
Observe / Analyze / Interpret can apply to literally anything, music writing etc ... Fantastic advice
This is not something I have heard explained this way. Very helpful. Please expound
I just want to post this comment to say, I am so unbelievably grateful that I found your channel. I cannot thank you enough for putting out such high quality knowledge out like this, I learned so much already from just watching a few videos. Thank you thank you Eric!!
You are such a good teacher and that's the best explanation I've heard. I'll be watching this again. I so tired of hearing 'paint loose' but seeing 'paint fast and messy'. Thank you very much.
More like this? Yes please Eric!
This is an important presentation. Few people take the time to understand visual language when communicating with art. Well done Eric.
I always get confused by trying so much details to draw in everywhere, everything. I still do not have Visual language. As your exression, i'm talking too much.
This video is the hugest, biggest tips I ever heard. Thank you Eric.
Joohong Lee let the unimportant things go :) if it’s not important, you might not have to paint it :)
Digital work has stained my eyes with detail ad pefectioism. You have reopened them. Blessing Eric
Great lesson !
Thanks for conveying and repeating, over and over in both words and paint, the importance of keeping only what's important. I need that drummed into me. Also, I understood the concept of visual language and allowing the viewer to interpret the scene before watching this, but it's super helpful to hear you talk it while you paint it, and the pace was perfect. I felt like I was painting along with you.
the important thing is the pencil drawing. Thats how they old masters would identify new students. They gave him a pencil and told him/her to draw something. Immediately you can see whether someone is talented. Coloring is a breeze
Oh Eric what a breath of fresh air you are in this word of tutorials! You are such an articulate and gifted instructor and I thank you so much for making these informative videos. :)
I’ve finished watching this video right now with super concentrating on your all the touch and explanation. It’s the first watching, but I already your fan. Maybe I need to watch your videos repeatedly because English is not my mother tongue. Thank you so much for your teaching.
I learned so much. Thank you for the bullet points. They help me think through my own art instead of feeling like I need to copy your art to learn the process.
Debs in Montana.
Like your loose style Eric. I learned from working with Disney animators who had been to Caltech where they used an orange or blue pencil to sketch out their drawing work. This was because when the paper drawings were scanned the coloured line didn't show up, only the HB pencil did.
Complications set in later when the inbetweening or assistant work was sent abroad to be done much cheaper. Their scanners would pick up the coloured lines so the powers that be decided that all the drawings would be hand traced onto a laid over new sheet of animation paper with the register holes for the peg-bar.
Since those halcyon days of working on features and commercials as an assistant animator (good at copying) I learned so much, the only thing that you must do as an artist is life drawing which I don't like doing, no idea why, I just don't.
All my cartoon work is for presents or birthday cards for friends and family. I like to use both the blue and the orange pencil with my rough lines because it gives the whole picture a bit more life.
After seeing your finished piece I would have used a black ink brush pen to finish it further by adding even stronger shadow and edge lines.
Have a fine week-end Eric, all the best from the UK..
Love how you explain something deep in an easy to understand way
You've guided through this with so much understanding. Very informative. A video I plan to watch over and over! Thank you
I am enjoying your channel very much. You are clear, concise, and calming to listen to. It’s easy to learn in that situation.
Thank you for a watercolour street scene that doesn't depend on rain effects; and doesn't pretend it is a photograph. It's got the authenticity of finger, hand, wrist, elbow, arm movements in its favour.
This is brilliant - you actually explain your thought process! Many tutorials lack this but you tell us what's going on as you paint. Wonderful! You are a great teacher because of that. Thank you so much.
Not only I,m learning watercolor technics but English as well. I enjoy a lot you videos and specially this one because this building is close to my house. Thanks a lot!
Thanks a lot mate! I was following your channel for a while and few months back everything just clicked; when i pushed to practice, of course😅 I was like learning bicycle riding! One tries and tries and all of a sudden one knows how to ride. Thanks again mate!☺ You're an excellent teacher!
I have watched this a few times and each time I find more to think about. Thank you for sharing your work and knowledge, Eric. This video is very interesting.
Best explanation I've heard on a loose painting.
Really helpful for beginners, thank you. Please teach more of how an artist sees, analyses, interprets and “tells”
Very very educational!!! I'm a beginner struggling in how much detail I should keep when sketching, but when you said "you don't need to draw everything to tell audience it's a car", you open a window for me! Thank you very much!!!
And you have such a good eye - noticing subtleties like warm to cool in the buildings. That’s the sort of thing I miss. Thank you Eric. You’re fab!
I love your in depth understanding of visual language. The lesson is very helpful. Thank you. Cape Town
Ahhh...what a relaxing yet intelligent activity. I get so much from watching your videos. Your style embodies what I've intuitive thought watercolor should be. You're the 'steve jobs' of watercolor in that you've simplified such an essential component of general life! You have my support!
YES, finally someone else than marco bucci who talks about visual language...
This is one of the most helpful watercolor tutorials I have ever watched. Thank you so much Eric. I've taken HEAPS of notes.
Eric, a definite case of less is more. Very well delivered tutorial, thank you for sharing your thoughts.
As they say......'everybody is a critic'. My preference would be much more bright, vivid colors. Excellent work, and your verbal presentation is quite exceptional. Thank you.
Thank you. You are a truly gifted teacher and painter. Please keep making videos.
Really enjoyed this painting and tks so much for all the great information, Eric!
I love this! Thanks Eric!
This was very enjoyable and helpful, and spoke to me so much - I never learnt art and i am not very good at it, but I love to paint so loose painting is for me. Thank you!
Thank you, your teaching and demos are very appreciated and wonderful helps so I can grow in this!
Delightful, I don't now if the compositional dynamic subtext between the statue and the sun leading onto the road was intentional, but it sure is spectacular.
Eric, this is the best video, I felt, about loose painting. Also, I like the structure of your video - starting with outlining key points, followed by example(s) of short painting, then a demo. Thank you very much!
Thank you for this detailed lesson!
This is what I was waiting for! Thank you!!!
Amazing! What a masterclass! Thank you 🙏💕
John Singer Sargent would agree with you Eric, for his loose watercolors it is said that he didn't paint fast but that he gave lots of thought to the values and the overall composition BEFORE laying down any brushstroke. Then he proceeded to apply the brushstroke as effectively as possible to not have to fuzz with it never again. Is not different to the approach of Joseph, Alvaro, and Chieng Chung-Wei, they are "going for the kill" at any stage in the most economical and direct possible way. It is what loose watercolors needs, and of course it takes lots of years of practicing and studying to get to that level.
Drumaier J JS Sargent is one of my favorite painters in all media he used, but I adore his watercolours! My first art instructor taught me to squint a lot, and it helps me not get lost in the details, and see the values and the basic forms. I find watercolour the most challenging medium for me.
@@Corricopat we are in the same boat definitely. Squinting is great "tool" to simplify values and see how close some things are value wise. I would add that as important as observing that way is, as important is to change the chip we have from kids to draw lines and "separate" things. That chip and other ones as drawing symbols are a big problem lots of people have and they don't realize. Going back to Sargent, i think he is a top five naturalistic painter in history and number 1 in history with watercolors, 10 steps above the actual masters. The way he managed to be so accurate with values and color temperature with such a technically difficult medium as watercolors ( i agree is the most challenging of all) and keeping it looking loose is mind blowing and unsurpassed imo. Cheers!
I enjoyed the evolution of the picture in tones and light values drawing the eyes into the scene and describing the key forms. Wonderful.
I really enjoyed this video presentation. Thank you Eric!
Thank you Eric for this informative art lesson. I really feel like you nailed it. Gotta run
This an amazing point of view about visual language! Thank you for haring it Eric!
Eric, again you point out the importance of connecting the shapes. I find that is one key element of a good painting that I didn’t do, but now will try to remember. Although I’m a longtime watercolor painter I’m self taught, and didn’t know that is important. I’ve missed many of these points. Your street scenes and landscapes are your ‘forte’ . You do them so well. Thank you for sharing your knowledge. It’s very much appreciated. BarbraJoan, Tallahassee Florida .
This was awesome 👍. I learned a lot, and you explained it very well!! Thank you:)
I thoroughly enjoyed watching this demo. I love the way you explained the 'hows and whys' and 'how' to paint!!! What to leave out and why etc.. Most demos don't give you the 'secret' It is a beautiful painting and I learned so much from this one piece - thank you.
I really like loose painting since it feels more expressive and flexible
I absolutely love your tutorials. I have learned more from you than all the rest on you tube. Thank you for putting yourself out there, I appreciate your hard work and your talent!
The most valuable aspect of watercolour painting. What a great video and very well explained. Beautiful painting.
absolutely amazing and beautiful !!!
Muchas gracias Eric por dos cosas: 1.- Por tus estupendas enseñanzas. 2.- Por haber elegido esta estampa tan querida de los madrileños, la calle de Alcalá y la Gran Vía. Un afectuoso saludo desde Madrid, España.
What a lovely educational video! ‘A clean wash is more important than highlights” great advice! Thank you for sharing your knowledge.
This explains a lot of the confusion I had. Thank you so much!
Excellent tutorial. Plenty of info but really appreciated the fast forwards, meaning that the film held my attention the whole time. Thank you
THANK you. I've been thinking this for a while now. I kept hearing "Oh, just respond to the subject with your impression"--but I was seeing that it's actually a "tighter" process to get the loose painting: completely understanding what you're seeing.
Exactly what I was looking for. I am going to try this wash idea with a mountain landscape I am working on that has so much detail. Thank you!
This was seriously helpful! I've been trying to loosen up my painting but having the worst time! One guy I've been watching strikes me as really sloppy but he seemed sure it was the right way to paint loose. A lot of people like it but I don't. Your explanation of visual communication makes sense to me so I'm now tackling a very intimidating piece I've been trying off and on for months, with much more confidence. Thank you. 💛
Yes, I would love to see more tutorials on loose painting. I just started to learn to paint watercolor. This is the type of painting and technique I want to learn. Thanks for this one. It was enjoyable.
This is so informative, thanks for sharing!
Thank you Eric! Wonderful painting and excellent information on visual language! ❤️
Lucky timing. I had just torn up a painting I had just started today of the same scene in Madrid. My reference photo is of the same building but a bit nearer and under a tree. My attempt at looseness was horrible and, rather than washing out the paint and starting again, I ripped it up and did a search and found your video. Great, thanks
Stunning!!!!! You are excellent with teaching watercolor, using simple visual. Thank you
This is a great lesson and I really agree with the importance of visual language. For me, painting is the reflection of inner being, so I love to engage art practices that nourish the inner light while pursuing technical excellence at the same time.
Wonderful lesson in watercolor! My father was a watercolor painter, too. Makes me want to try it again! Thank you!
This just made me more eager to try out watercolor loose painting . 'Til then, I'd continue doing value studies digitally. You are a great teacher so I understood your points even as a beginner in art. Thank you for being a great teacher and amazing artist.
Would love to see more like this. You make it seem so easy....you're amazing.
Amazing job...thank you so much for the lesson :)
Excellent lesson. Thank you Eric.
Thank you SO much Eric!