🪴 Architecture Painting Tutorial｜Bookshop Portrait with Watercolors

Today I'm so excited to share this Architecture/Building Portait Painting Tutorial of an Old Bookshop with you! We're using a line-and-wash technique in this video, which means that we're outlining the image with black ink pen and then doing the coloring over it with watercolors. :) This is a painting that will challenge you to pay attention to small details and help you learn to control your watercolors! The colors are very neutral and muted, giving the final picture very vintage aesthetic.
If you decide to paint this or an easier version of it, let me know how it went for you! ^^ I really hope you'll get to sit down and have a relaxing painting session for yourself ❤
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Hello everybody! My name is Anna, I'm a creator from Finland, living in Japan. I started bullet journaling in March 2018 and have been hooked ever since. If you share the love for arts and planning, grab your journal, sit back, and Journal Away with me. ❤
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[@Katbee7944]

Incredible work! I love watching the layering. Your color quality is so beautiful, I find that when I layer watercolor is always looks muddy but yours is luminescent! i'm jealous 🙂

[@JournalAway]

Thank you so much! 🥰 I honestly think it has a lot to do with the watercolor quality! I used to use a different set of watercolors that didn't stay nearly as vibrant and pigmented as these ones, so I know your struggle! 😅 Avoiding mixing different colors, using clean brushes and water and avoiding too many layers helps too, but the paper and watercolor quality definitely play a huge role as well

[@MrsTitina]

I love storefronts, and this one is definitely a masterpiece ❤❤❤❤

[@JournalAway]

You're way too kind, thank you!! 🥹❤️

[@ceciledupuy2943]

Stunning ! As usual 😍

[@JournalAway]

Thank you so much! 😍

[@stucumins8511]

Your artistic talent and instruction is ever impressive Anna. I’m excited to purchase this and some of your other releases in September. Congratulations on your latest WTS release too…. it’s delightful.😀Deb

[@JournalAway]

Thank you so much Deb! 🥹🤍 I appreciate your support so much!!

[@emmaonfire]

Such a beautiful painting 😍 your skills keep getting better and better!

[@JournalAway]

You're so kind, thank you! 🥹❤️

[@carlienvandernet7902]

Oooohhhh and with my new device I can see your shop now, so I’m looking forward to the September stuff you are going to put up 😊.

[@JournalAway]

That's amazing to hear! 😍 I really appreciate it!

[@LauraRodriguez-Peace]

Beautiful! ☮️🧡📚

[@melissaadp]

Thank you soo much for such tutorial, i always love ur tutorial cos u write the color u mixed , so it is a lot easier for someone like me to follow thru, keep em coming , super lovee it

[@JournalAway]

Thank you so much! 😍 I'm happy to hear it's helpful! Blending colors can be so difficult in the beginning

[@majbanh6126]

I want this in a frame on a shelf in my bookcase!

[@JournalAway]

Aww thank you so much! 🥹❤️

[@AppelmoesArtandPhotography]

That’s beautiful! Thanks for sharing.

[@JournalAway]

Thank you so much! 🥰❤️

[@LauraRodriguez-sj4tu]

Precioso!

[@eightysev]

so beautiful!

[@JournalAway]

Thank you! 🥰

[@Karen_Tries]

I’m in the middle
Of trying this one. and dang it took forever to just draw out! 😂

[@JournalAway]

Haha I know, right? 🤣 When I sat down to film I was like "this is gonna be a quick and easy painting" .... 🫠

[@lysccreations]

Journal Away + architecture + bookshop... Is today my birthday??! 🤩🤩🤩

[@JournalAway]

Haha I'm so glad to hear you like it! 😄❤️

[@amnas3144gm]

Hi Anna, I really love your paintings and journals.... this one is such a masterpiece like I don't know how you come up with those creative and amazing ideas and your way of giving a tutorial is absolutely perfect😊....I really enjoy watching your videos

[@JournalAway]

Awww you're way too kind! 🥹🤍Thank you so much, it means a lot!

[@DrNonna303]

Can you use gouache paint for this if it’s very diluted?

[@JournalAway]

I think you absolutely could! 😊 I think the biggest difference between gouache and watercolors is when creating large washes (for a background for example). Watercolors tend to melt together better but in a painting like this, where there're just tons of small details, that quality doesn't really get to shine 😄

[@rubenhayk5514]

bordel on the second floor

[@JournalAway]

👀

[@carlienvandernet7902]

This looks magnificent 🤍🩶🩵. I completely adore this painting and will certainly have a go at it, even if it will take me days or weeks to get this kind of result. I already see it framed in my livingroom. Thanks sooooo very much 🤍🩶🩵.

[@JournalAway]

Thank you so much! 🥹❤️ And I believe in you!! Slowly but surely is the key to a painting like this! 😄