I really like your no-nonsense approach to painting, and the way you explain everything, even when things go slightly wrong. That photo looked a bit unpromising to me at the start but you made a really great painting from it. I hope I can learn to see the potential in my photos like you do.
I'm sitting here telling my wife, "When he starts out, it just looks like crap. You know it's just going to turn into a crappy picture. But by the end, it's just amazing. this guy is just amazing!". Great compositions, color unity, and values! Thanks again, Steve!
I agree with Keith's comment.i look at your pallet and how you start the painting and think "oh my",and you wind up with a masterpiece. I am so jealous!
It looks so simple, but it is really hard to paint your way: Amazing !!! No presketch, nothing, I would consider you as the Kim-Jung Gi of watercolours !!! And you are sooo fast !!! And it's real time !!! Chapeau !!!
I want to tell you my heartfelt thank you for great inspiration. I admire your relaxed way of seemingly purely enjoying the very act of painting. It got me so far as to go buy paper, one brush and one color yesterday!
Steven I am watching again this video to see if I have missed something the last time. The way you draw the trees and bushes with your brush is fantastic. By the way I hear birds singing. It's beautiful to hear this particularly kind of music when painting. Thank you again Steven. I understood the painting better now than the last time.
Thank you Steven for showing us how to make different kind and size of trees : trees in the distant and on the foreground. Nice big trees on both sides. By your photograph and painting, this place of Bracebridge Pool is beautiful. The shadows are precious. Thank you for this interesting demo.
Love the composition, Steven! I even liked the painting when the trees were bare. They reminded me of some old, dead trees one often sees along wooded paths. They can be so sculptural. But I like the final effect with the foliage as well, of course.
Some brown color, yellowish ones and blue as a start. There are a few trees with their reflections on the horizon line. A few dark trunks drawn lightly on the right hand side. Some grey trees at bottom of trunks and darker ones at right hand side. There are some big dark trees with tiny branches over the thin trunks and some bushes at bottom of trees.The bushes on left hand side go down and form a foreground where are a few grasses. Shadows of these trees make this lovely scene totally realistic. At the beginning of the road is our little friend with his dog going back home. A few tiny leaves make this scene more beautiful. I thank you Steven for this interesting lesson and demos.
Bonjour Monsieur Cronin je viens de réaliser une aquarelle enfin votre exercice en suivant exactement votre style et merci en apprends beaucoup de choses avec vous.
wonderful painting Steven, like always .and i also want to see your style on portrait's , sure it will be different from anything i have seen, thanks a lot
I love your technique, you remind me of Dave Usher he uses the same materials, and he is from England too, I follow you from the US, but I'm not American. thanks for sharing, you make watercolors look easy, I love to watch you paint.
Best one yet mate. The contrast makes it a winner from far away and close up alike. Also, it's a massive improvement on the photograph which is the whole point of art I suppose.
Different way of painting on your paper and for the sky. There a few blue trees on the distance with their reflections. Small trunks are drawn on the right hand side with the brush and the rigger which is a very interesting demo. A long dark tree is drawn on right hand side with tiny dark trunks and small branches. There is a big dark tree with tiny branches and leaves in the middle of paper as well as some bushes coming from the dark trees down to foreground. The shadows of trees are drawn which creates some kind of drama which put life in this lovely scene. Thank you Steven for always sharing and for our little figure. But where are the birds ?
bonjour Monsieur Cronin je viens de voir votre aquarelle votre style de travaillé il est tellement simple et incroyable vous êtes un génie j'adore très simple et magnifique j'imagine vous êtes un professionnel et je vous dit bravo a vous l"artiste
Another wonderful painting Steven. I don't need a hair dryer here I need something to keep the paper moist. 30 degrees plus and little humidity :-) Love the shadows on the path, practice this one tomorrow. Thank you!
Hi I am a big fan of your paintings and i love watching your videos) I find it hard to paint from a photograph, as i end up expecting the painting to look a lot like the original picture. could you give some tips regarding that (what to expect it to look like, the colors, placement of trees, mountains, etc.) Thank you
It's difficult at first to paint from photos. There's so much detail it's hard to know what to leave out. It's all about simplifying and detail and not fussing too much. There's a book from Ron Ranson called 'Painting from photographs' or something similar. Give that a try and very best of luck. Thanks for watching.
I really like this one alot. Thank you very much...I'm finally gotten up the courage to give watercolor another try... Do you think there is a big difference in brands of paint? What is your favorite brand?
+bamamaria I've only used Cotman watercolours so it's difficult to compare. People ask me why I don't use other brands but I'm convinced improvement is more about brushstrokes and tonal ranges so I've concentrated more on those aspects.
Fantastic Steven, I am having a little trouble with painting foreground foliage, could it be possible for you to do a demo on that, also I love your style of watercolor. :)
is that a special type of Hake? I find its bristles strangely stiff compared to the hakes I've seen and used so far in which they are more 'flexible' or loose. By the way, astonishing painting. I totally love the hues your pallette provides.
Really nice work. Thank you for showing this. You are so skilled, it looks effortless.I did think the harder edge on the background tree reflection was intentional actually! It looks right.Also, hearing the birdsong was very atmospheric for a woodland scene, but a bit ironic when the chainsaw went off:-)Glad you didn't put any music over this; much prefer to hear your voice while teaching.
I've only recently put music over the slideshow videos. Thanks for your comments. Yes it's nice to hear all the birds singing in the garden. I put the food just outside the back door so they come quite close to the house.
Just Amazing!!!! Have you ever tried Pentel watercolors brand? Is this brand good to start to paint, because I don't know almost anything about watercolors and their materials.
This was my next project. I remembered this because I liked it, and found it again among your videos. A number of things make it more difficult. It's an image that offers subtle margins between success or failure. Again, my painting didn't come out looking as yours. Again, I feel it's still okay. But I missed the thing that I think made me like your painting. The central and radial structure. I somehow placed my horizon lower, below center, while yours is above. I think it was because I didn't quite realize that your horizon would come out as high, and also because I wanted to take advantage of accidental cauliflower effects when I painted the background (and that turned out pretty well). I'll probably make another version, more radial, some day, but this time I think my biggest mistake was painting the shadows. Just because you seemed so 'sloppy' when you brushed them in, I figured I'd get away with being sloppy too. Not so. Now I'm going to take a long walk, and see if I can buy more paper and a smaller Hake brush. When I come back, I'll think about things and probably add some highlight leaves on the right side, and possibly wash and lift away the shadows completely, and repaint them carefully with a sable. Cheers 👍 P.S. I fixed the shadows and I think it became 100% better. ...But it's still very different. Doesn't matter.
I wouldn't worry too much about your painting turning out similar. Often my paintings don't turn out like the reference I'm using but it's important to remember they are just references and our paintings are just impressions. Often I'll go off on a tangent and try and change things here and there. Another thing to remember to much of the detail happens by chance. I'll just let the paint flow and do its thing. The sloppy strokes do have a few years experience behind them so it's probably best to slow down a little until you feel more confident. I have the smaller hake brush but never use it. I much prefer the large so I can cover the paper much quicker and efficiently. Hope this helps. Best of luck and happy painting!
@@StevenCronin Thank you. Yes, I don't fret about them coming off differently. I understand what you're saying. I'm not a beginner at painting or even at watercolor painting. I'm a beginner at this loose, fresh style of painting. I do this because my painting has become progressively more cramped up and fearful, since I switched to an engineering career in my youth, at the end of the 1970s, and demoted painting to "just a hobby". Now I'm retired. I've started to paint after your videos because I hope to learn the process, and be able to do something like this on my own. (and also because I hope to get rid of, at least some of, this "fear" that has me cramping up in pedantic planning) Yes, I see your reference photos and your paintings are typically much better than the photos 😜. I've done three sofar, and I hope to do "The Fisherman" maybe today.
@@Vermiliontea yes painting fast and loose Without Fear takes a bit of practice but you'll get there in the end if you stick with it. Don't be afraid of making mistakes and all the very best of luck. I hope your next painting goes well. Hope you had a nice Christmas and all the very best for the New Year. Best wishes
There used to live a guy a few doors up from me who sawed his wood regularly for his log burner but they've moved now so unfortunately I don't get to hear this lovely background noise any more!
It drives me insane watching you, because my technique is so different. The reference photo was so... uninspiring to me. But the painting? Amazing result! thanks for that! BTW... I love your accent. Is that Manchester? Yorkshire?
Love the light and shadows, and how the brush technique creates realism, very, very nice.
Thanks for watching James
I love your Watercolor painting technic , thanks for sharing 🥰🌸🌸
Thank you so much 😀
I really enjoyed this painting Steven thanks for sharing 👍
I'm glad you liked it. Thanks for watching
Wow! after you put the shadows in across the road and the leafy foliage it really came to life....beautiful
Thanks for watching
Just love your work. It is special, very special.
Thank you very much!
C'est superbe! félicitations, j'adore votre tableau! Merci pour tout cela!
+nany musika thanks for watching
This painting is great Steve, love it.
+pipester48 thanks for watching
I really like your no-nonsense approach to painting, and the way you explain everything, even when things go slightly wrong. That photo looked a bit unpromising to me at the start but you made a really great painting from it. I hope I can learn to see the potential in my photos like you do.
I think any photo can work with the right approach. Some may need cropping or moving of the elements but it comes with practise.
Lovely Steve, thanks for sharing your talent and your technique!
Thanks for watching
You have a beautiful vision of nature!
Thanks for watching
I'm sitting here telling my wife, "When he starts out, it just looks like crap. You know it's just going to turn into a crappy picture. But by the end, it's just amazing. this guy is just amazing!".
Great compositions, color unity, and values! Thanks again, Steve!
+Keith Lillie cheers Keith. It's always a relief when they turn out OK!
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I agree with Keith's comment.i look at your pallet and how you start the painting and think "oh my",and you wind up with a masterpiece. I am so jealous!
+A Murphy it's just practise. Stick with it and you can do the same! Best wishes.
I'm always astonished to see what you can achieve with that huge brush and that messy tray of paint!
+Sybille Stahl thanks for watching and very best of luck with your watercolours
Steven Cronin Ha ha! I certainly will need plenty of luck to paint like you. Work too......
steve, you are a master with the Hake brush! beautiful.
+A Murphy glad you like it. Many thanks .
Steve,Vaše akvarelové malby jsou fantastické-perfektní provedení ok.
+Jan Masař many thanks Jan
Awesome as always!!!!!!!
Thank you! Cheers!
I love watching you paint. So beautiful...
Thanks for watching
Your paintings are wonderful.
Thanks for watching Pat
fantastic steve , one of your best , love it ,
+phillip young thanks Phillip
It looks so simple, but it is really hard to paint your way: Amazing !!! No presketch, nothing, I would consider you as the Kim-Jung Gi of watercolours !!! And you are sooo fast !!! And it's real time !!! Chapeau !!!
It's just practise. Thanks for watching and happy painting!
I want to tell you my heartfelt thank you for great inspiration. I admire your relaxed way of seemingly purely enjoying the very act of painting. It got me so far as to go buy paper, one brush and one color yesterday!
+Julius Lavonen thanks for watching Julius and very best of luck with your painting
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Bellísimo. Felicitaciones. Dibujas hermoso. Gracias por los vídeos. Congratulations!!!!😃👍😍
Thanks for watching and best wishes
This is a wonderful painting thank you for sharing your wonderful talent you're a great artist.
Thanks for watching Robert
Great work again Steve, nice contrast..Thank you.
+Rob Smith thanks Rob
Thanks Steven enjoyed that demo and the shadows on the path.Good composition.
+Shiel Stark thanks for watching
i am so crazy about it .i am so moved to touch nature itself .amazing ,great ,
before drawing ,you made already composition in your mind.
I painted this from a photo I took and never changed the composition from the photo. Thanks for watching.
Steven I am watching again this video to see if I have missed something the last time. The way you draw the trees and bushes with your brush is fantastic. By the way I hear birds singing. It's beautiful to hear this particularly kind of music when painting. Thank you again Steven. I understood the painting better now than the last time.
+Mireille Romain yes when it's warm enough I like to paint with the back door open so you can hear the sounds of the birds singing in the garden
Wonderful colors
+Maria Cc many thanks
When it was going wrong that's me so it was great to see you recover it. Turned out nice again!
+Big C many thanks
Superb picture Steven , love the composition....the shadowy path really leads you in.........thanks for another great demo 👍🏻
+Keith Payne many thanks Keith
Thank you Steven for showing us how to make different kind and size of trees : trees in the distant and on the foreground. Nice big trees on both sides. By your photograph and painting, this place of Bracebridge Pool is beautiful. The shadows are precious. Thank you for this interesting demo.
+Mireille Romain yes it's a very nice location. Thanks for watching and best wishes
Superb videos by a real artist, very enjoyable to watch
Thanks for watching
Unique style and talent.
Thanks for watching
Simple love it. It's just amazing how you work your way from start to finish.
+Linda Sjöberg thanks Linda
Fabulous tutorial, thank you!
Thanks for watching
love these tutorials Steven,have used them for oils and acrylics as well,thank you so much
Thanks for watching Chris and best wishes
Very very pretty picture Thanks for showing your works :)
+Maria Cc thanks for watching Maria.
Love the composition, Steven! I even liked the painting when the trees were bare. They reminded me of some old, dead trees one often sees along wooded paths. They can be so sculptural. But I like the final effect with the foliage as well, of course.
+Angelica G many thanks as always Angelica. Glad you like it and best wishes.
Absolutely stunning! Love your work.
+MsBettyRubble thanks for watching
Some brown color, yellowish ones and blue as a start. There are a few trees with their reflections on the horizon line. A few dark trunks drawn lightly on the right hand side. Some grey trees at bottom of trunks and darker ones at right hand side. There are some big dark trees with tiny branches over the thin trunks and some bushes at bottom of trees.The bushes on left hand side go down and form a foreground where are a few grasses. Shadows of these trees make this lovely scene totally realistic. At the beginning of the road is our little friend with his dog going back home. A few tiny leaves make this scene more beautiful. I thank you Steven for this interesting lesson and demos.
I'm glad you like the video. Thanks as always for your kind words of support
Really beautiful work!
+Melissa Gallo thanks for watching and best wishes
Bonjour Monsieur Cronin je viens de réaliser une aquarelle enfin votre exercice en suivant exactement votre style et merci en apprends beaucoup de choses avec vous.
Glad the videos have helped you. Thanks for watching.
WOW ! I did a plein air painting very similar ... Beautiful Steven .
Thanks for watching
wonderful painting Steven, like always .and i also want to see your style on portrait's , sure it will be different from anything i have seen, thanks a lot
+raouf shaban I will give portraits a go at some stage. Thanks for watching and best wishes.
I love your technique, you remind me of Dave Usher he uses the same materials, and he is from England too, I follow you from the US, but I'm not American. thanks for sharing, you make watercolors look easy, I love to watch you paint.
Thanks for your comments. Yes, Dave uses the same brush and produces some wonderful work.
Have a similar photo from Buttermere, been wondering how to tackle it. Thanks to your demo I can give it a go now. Thanks Steve.
+Brian Parnell happy painting Brian
Very helpful. Love the bird song and chainsaw in the background sound!
+John Myerson thanks John
wow, your video just blowed my mind :-) it showed me how to see things differently, gonna try it with my paintings. thank you
+Jenda Madej thanks for watching and happy painting!
very nice work. thanks for sharing such an insightful videol
Thanks for watching
Best one yet mate. The contrast makes it a winner from far away and close up alike. Also, it's a massive improvement on the photograph which is the whole point of art I suppose.
+Alex May glad you like it Alex. Thanks for watching and best wishes.
Muy bonito, gracias.
+Elżbieta Stępniak thanks for watching
A very beaitiful painting, like somebody said.. very inpiring,
Thanks for watching
lovely!
Thanks for watching
Hei I love Your videos. You are an wonderfull artist . I love Your style of pantings. Greetings from Norway Renate
+Renate Engl thanks for watching Renate and very best wishes
Nice difference adding the leaves at the end. Love it. Thank you for selling your work. I see this painting goes on sale at your Auction on 4/09.
+Bob Smith many thanks Bob. Best wishes and happy painting!
Genial ! Muchas gracias 👍👍👍👍👍👍
Thanks for watching Maribel Campaña Navarro
Different way of painting on your paper and for the sky. There a few blue trees on the distance with their reflections. Small trunks are drawn on the right hand side with the brush and the rigger which is a very interesting demo. A long dark tree is drawn on right hand side with tiny dark trunks and small branches. There is a big dark tree with tiny branches and leaves in the middle of paper as well as some bushes coming from the dark trees down to foreground. The shadows of trees are drawn which creates some kind of drama which put life in this lovely scene. Thank you Steven for always sharing and for our little figure. But where are the birds ?
+Mireille Romain did I forget to put the birds in? Never mind I'm sure they'll be in the next painting! Thanks for watching and very best wishes
bonjour Monsieur Cronin je viens de voir votre aquarelle votre style de travaillé il est tellement simple et incroyable vous êtes un génie j'adore très simple et magnifique j'imagine vous êtes un professionnel et je vous dit bravo a vous l"artiste
Thanks for your comments. Best of luck with your own painting and very best wishes.
beautiful
+momchil gergov thanks for watching
Love this one, Steven. :)
+Tennishead21 thanks for watching
Amazing that brush does the painting. It's a mess but it works beautifully! Brilliant work.
+Blanche Elaine Anderson many thanks for your kind words. Happy painting
Fantastic lovely
Thanks for watching
Excelente, lo veré otra vez.
+El Joyero thanks for watching
thank u sir, simple, speedy work but great result. I like your brush movements.Pradeep kumar
+Pradeep Kumar thanks for watching
Lovely
Thanks for watching.
Another wonderful painting Steven. I don't need a hair dryer here I need something to keep the paper moist. 30 degrees plus and little humidity :-) Love the shadows on the path, practice this one tomorrow. Thank you!
+Surin Farmwest those temperatures wouldn't suit me at all Surin. I like it nice and cool! Thanks for watching and happy painting!
very didactic videos, I've learned a lot. thank you for keep doing these videos
Thanks for watching
Hi I am a big fan of your paintings and i love watching your videos)
I find it hard to paint from a photograph, as i end up expecting the painting to look a lot like the original picture. could you give some tips regarding that (what to expect it to look like, the colors, placement of trees, mountains, etc.)
Thank you
It's difficult at first to paint from photos. There's so much detail it's hard to know what to leave out. It's all about simplifying and detail and not fussing too much. There's a book from Ron Ranson called 'Painting from photographs' or something similar. Give that a try and very best of luck. Thanks for watching.
very nice , thanks .
thanks Simon
I really like this one alot. Thank you very much...I'm finally gotten up the courage to give watercolor another try... Do you think there is a big difference in brands of paint? What is your favorite brand?
+bamamaria I've only used Cotman watercolours so it's difficult to compare. People ask me why I don't use other brands but I'm convinced improvement is more about brushstrokes and tonal ranges so I've concentrated more on those aspects.
Bravo Steven, magnifique travail, et quelle rapidité aussi ! He suis vraiment désolé de ne pas comprendre ta langue, bon vent Steven !
+Antoine De Pastré thanks for watching Antoine
Fantastic Steven, I am having a little trouble with painting foreground foliage, could it be possible for you to do a demo on that, also I love your style of watercolor. :)
+RC I'll see what I can do. Thanks for watching and best of luck.
Thank you very much , lot of technique. May I as you please where to buy your very large brushes or what brand or make ? Thanks it is very helpful
Search ebay or amazon for 'Large Ron Ranson hake brush'. Thanks for watching and happy painting!
thank you very much steven. I love your technique and the way you explain.
Oh that's a good one!
Many thanks Karen
is that a special type of Hake? I find its bristles strangely stiff compared to the hakes I've seen and used so far in which they are more 'flexible' or loose. By the way, astonishing painting. I totally love the hues your pallette provides.
+Xyz Zyx it's a Ron Ranson hake made of goat hair. I've not used any other brand so can't really compare but thanks for watching and happy painting!
Nice demo :D
Thanks Alwin
Fantástico!
Thanks for watching
awesome
Thanks for watching
Nice demo. Was there a certain size of hake brush that you used?
+Warren Thompson I use a large (45mm) Ron Ranson hake brush. You'll find them on eBay. Thanks for watching Warren.
Really nice work. Thank you for showing this. You are so skilled, it looks effortless.I did think the harder edge on the background tree reflection was intentional actually! It looks right.Also, hearing the birdsong was very atmospheric for a woodland scene, but a bit ironic when the chainsaw went off:-)Glad you didn't put any music over this; much prefer to hear your voice while teaching.
I've only recently put music over the slideshow videos. Thanks for your comments. Yes it's nice to hear all the birds singing in the garden. I put the food just outside the back door so they come quite close to the house.
What is the name of that large wash type brush he starts out with please?
It's a large Ron Ranson hake brush. Thanks for watching and happy painting
Just Amazing!!!! Have you ever tried Pentel watercolors brand? Is this brand good to start to paint, because I don't know almost anything about watercolors and their materials.
I've never tried Pentel so can't really comment. To be honest the gear I use is fairly cheap. You'll see a list below the videos. Thanks for watching.
Hi Steve - where in Brum are you - I'm in Yardley and do painting myself
I used to live in Yardley years ago by the Richmond but now live in Aldridge. Thanks for watching Rob.
thanks for movies! u are my inspiration :-)
Thanks for watching
molt bo m´agrada .!!!!!!!
+Antoni Ferrer Puigarnau thanks for watching Antoni
Please Master Steven Cronin, can you tell me the grams of the paper you use? thank you very much.
+Juan Custodio the paper is 280 grams. Thanks for watching and happy painting
This was my next project. I remembered this because I liked it, and found it again among your videos. A number of things make it more difficult. It's an image that offers subtle margins between success or failure.
Again, my painting didn't come out looking as yours. Again, I feel it's still okay. But I missed the thing that I think made me like your painting. The central and radial structure.
I somehow placed my horizon lower, below center, while yours is above. I think it was because I didn't quite realize that your horizon would come out as high, and also because I wanted to take advantage of accidental cauliflower effects when I painted the background (and that turned out pretty well).
I'll probably make another version, more radial, some day, but this time I think my biggest mistake was painting the shadows. Just because you seemed so 'sloppy' when you brushed them in, I figured I'd get away with being sloppy too. Not so.
Now I'm going to take a long walk, and see if I can buy more paper and a smaller Hake brush. When I come back, I'll think about things and probably add some highlight leaves on the right side, and possibly wash and lift away the shadows completely, and repaint them carefully with a sable. Cheers 👍
P.S. I fixed the shadows and I think it became 100% better. ...But it's still very different. Doesn't matter.
I wouldn't worry too much about your painting turning out similar. Often my paintings don't turn out like the reference I'm using but it's important to remember they are just references and our paintings are just impressions. Often I'll go off on a tangent and try and change things here and there. Another thing to remember to much of the detail happens by chance. I'll just let the paint flow and do its thing. The sloppy strokes do have a few years experience behind them so it's probably best to slow down a little until you feel more confident. I have the smaller hake brush but never use it. I much prefer the large so I can cover the paper much quicker and efficiently. Hope this helps. Best of luck and happy painting!
@@StevenCronin Thank you.
Yes, I don't fret about them coming off differently. I understand what you're saying. I'm not a beginner at painting or even at watercolor painting. I'm a beginner at this loose, fresh style of painting. I do this because my painting has become progressively more cramped up and fearful, since I switched to an engineering career in my youth, at the end of the 1970s, and demoted painting to "just a hobby".
Now I'm retired. I've started to paint after your videos because I hope to learn the process, and be able to do something like this on my own. (and also because I hope to get rid of, at least some of, this "fear" that has me cramping up in pedantic planning)
Yes, I see your reference photos and your paintings are typically much better than the photos 😜.
I've done three sofar, and I hope to do "The Fisherman" maybe today.
@@Vermiliontea yes painting fast and loose Without Fear takes a bit of practice but you'll get there in the end if you stick with it. Don't be afraid of making mistakes and all the very best of luck. I hope your next painting goes well. Hope you had a nice Christmas and all the very best for the New Year. Best wishes
Love the chainsaw background tunes!
There used to live a guy a few doors up from me who sawed his wood regularly for his log burner but they've moved now so unfortunately I don't get to hear this lovely background noise any more!
@@StevenCronin I'm sure you'll miss it a lot! Very nice painting and a good demo BTW. Thanks.
It drives me insane watching you, because my technique is so different. The reference photo was so... uninspiring to me. But the painting? Amazing result! thanks for that!
BTW... I love your accent. Is that Manchester? Yorkshire?
The accent is Birmingham. Thanks for your comments and happy painting!
The hair dryer is doing my head in soooooo loud
Sorry, but thanks for watching
The real skill here seems to be using your imagination to make the painting as the picture looks totally different
Yes it's about using the reference photograph as as a guide and making the best painting impression possible
Awesome as always!!!!!
Many thanks Carolina