Watercolor Tutorial - Get Some COLOR into those SHADOWS!

I use the full characteristics of shadows - shapes, edges, color, pleasing angles and values in this watercolor demo based on the pretty village of Fivizzano in Tuscany.
At the start of this video, I show my source photograph for the painting. If you want to keep referring to this during the video, then copy the URL of the video into another browser Tab or Window on your device. Run the video again, but of course pause it at the start where I show the source photo. In Chrome, you can also right-click on the tab and select ‘Duplicate’.
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The paper I use and recommend is Saunders Waterford.

[@gogokp9276]

Thanks Tim.I was almost forget about you.I know that is not easy to produce videos,but after 4 years being fan and pupil i think that i dont get enough videos from you.Yes you produce one each week,but only two at month are real teaching videos.I dont know how hard it is but i promise you ,if you produce every month 3 videos like this(i call them real Wilmot cases)you will have same number of fan viewers for every videos.Mabey you dont know how famos you are in watercolour world.Mabey you can show us another night picture like 2 month before.Or how to paint birds for geting the distance,or something else.But if you paint houses,people and cars witch is your speciality we always gonna watch you.Greetings from Slovenia....

[@TimWilmot]

Thanks gogo and good advice. I am time poor!

[@martinchester9423]

@@TimWilmot .

[@jakepeters4370]

I didn't think at first that the photo was very interesting but you transformed it with your pencil and the fist wash and created a beautiful painting. I'm very impressed.

[@TimWilmot]

Thank you so much 😀

[@canadaverydry]

I love how you turn out a banal commonplace picture into a beautiful piece or art!

[@TimWilmot]

Thank you! Cheers! The ordinary can be quite interesting

[@MyrriahJane]

Your synopsis reviewing the temperature of the shadows was so helpful. You turned a mundane photo into a beautiful work of art.

[@TimWilmot]

Glad it was helpful!

[@ichselbst6609]

I love how boldly you are putting the colours on the paper and how - layer after layer - the artwork is coming to life!
When I first saw your sketch I was like .... „wait .... what...?!“ ... and then this!!
Thanks so much for your tutorial.

[@TimWilmot]

Thank you so much!

[@valeriep.4716]

I probably would have passed this picture up to paint as a bit boring, but you turned it into a lovely, vibrant, street scene. Thanks for showing how you did it!

[@TimWilmot]

Thank you very much!

[@joancroce8993]

Love this so much! Thank you, Tim! What wonderful inspiration and information for us watercolorists out there!

[@TimWilmot]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@judyfranklin9577]

As always a very informative demonstration , I love the finished result . Many thanks Tim you have given me lots to think about and try when I next paint shadows !

[@TimWilmot]

You are very welcome

[@bsadanand8091]

Thanks for this full n ' normal speed ' tutorial

[@TimWilmot]

Welcome 😊

[@garycox6169]

You paint like a french olympic slalom skier i saw years ago,he was at the brink of disaster,but he kept control,and was marvelous

[@TimWilmot]

I think I might know he felt

[@sallyheritage7386]

I regularly look out for your videos and am a huge fan. Hopefully will get my subscription sorted.

[@TimWilmot]

Please do!

[@pandoraefretum]

Wow.. your paintings really pop iin terms of 3d... many congrats.

[@TimWilmot]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@rakhisharma-jb1ow]

Love your work Tim!!! A BIG fan of your paintings!!

[@TimWilmot]

Thank you very much!

[@debbiemitchell6055]

Time of day = long or short shadows and shadows can be have many tones and colors! Abstract impressionism lets you go crazy with lots of shadow colors.

[@TimWilmot]

Thanks Debbie

[@Magic65750]

It would be so helpful to see your reference photo as you paint, particularly as you are so creative and add so much to the original. Also, as a novice, it would be easier to follow why you are doing what you are doing.. I would rather see the photo vs. your pallet.

[@TimWilmot]

To see the source photo, just open another tab on your browser or window and pause in the opening minutes where I show the source photo. Thank you Chris

[@marcello.mutti75]

Stunning as always Tim!

[@TimWilmot]

Thanks again Marcello!

[@annepercival7814]

Thankyou Tim....very interesting and helpful.. I always tend to do all the shadows same col and temperature

[@TimWilmot]

Glad it was helpful!

[@akulina36]

adorable!!! I tryed repit!!! Thank you very much for marvelous watercolor!!!!

[@TimWilmot]

You are so welcome!

[@chinamova205]

Interesting handling of the shadows, thanks!

[@TimWilmot]

Glad you like them!

[@MrMoykanal]

Thanks for sharing..

[@TimWilmot]

My pleasure

[@klecal]

naprosto dokonalé - díky !!!!!

[@TimWilmot]

Thank you

[@miriammc276]

Me encanta!!

[@TimWilmot]

Thanks

[@hlk01]

Wonderful tutorial Tim, really informative on shadow temperature. Could I ask if you use permanent alizarin? The original is beautiful but I find myself scared to use it because of the permanence issue.

[@TimWilmot]

Not that I know of

[@wakabaloola]

sometimes shadows transition smoothly from hard to soft (eg during sunny summer mornings or late afternoons before sunset). how might one capture such smooth transitions from hard to soft using watercolour ? beautiful painting, as always lovely colours and interpretation.

[@TimWilmot]

Good question! All about how wet the paper is, type of brush, surface of paper....

[@wakabaloola]

Tim Wilmot thank you, that makes sense, and a lot of experience i suppose!

[@jdub3853]

very nice! I'm looking for a mop brush for A4 or A5 size work. Can you tell me what size that brush is or what you might recommend for that size work? Thanks!

[@TimWilmot]

Yes I can - something 10mm diameter

[@bowlock9901]

Just want you to know Tim, if i ever write a book, your going in it. Thanks

[@TimWilmot]

I'm honoured. Thanks

[@saeedullah4321]

Classic

[@TimWilmot]

Thanks

[@micheldeclercq6045]

superbe from belgium
michel

[@TimWilmot]

Thanks Michel

[@garycox6169]

We should all,"paint by the seat of our pants"

[@TimWilmot]

Exactly

[@MrJairo3259]

Some day ....

[@TimWilmot]

You will

[@yorlenymadrigal4168]

N

[@TimWilmot]

Thanks

[@rizalmanmisran7547]

Thanks for sharing..

[@TimWilmot]

My pleasure