this is THE best tutorial on painting rocks I've ever seen. I've been struggling and struggling with rocks. I'm excited to give this a go. thank you so much.
I love rocks, I've often wondered why other people couldn't see all the beautiful colors and shapes in common rocks. I would find it sad to live in a world where trees are green and brown and rocks are grey! I absolutely love your painting! Thank you.
Thank you so much for sharing your talent with us Rick. I painted these rocks and use them for a reference for other paintingsthat I do that have rocks in them. One thing I have a problem with is spritzing and removing paint. For some reason my paper doesn't allow me to lift color or the spritz is not small enough. What paper is it that you use? I have learned so much from your videos.
I learned so much from this video. Perhaps it's the simplicity and yet complexity of simple rocks that helped me focus on contrast, depth, and colors. Loved the use of the spritz to create texture. Very informative video and beautiful painting as well.
I love painting rocks! So satisfying to use so many colours and techniques, and they almost always turn out authentically ‘rocky’. Will be experimenting today with different spritz bottles, great tip. Thanks for a terrific video.
Thank you for your generosity in sharing your techniques and beautiful painting. Your tutorials have inspired me to start creating again after several years.
Oooh I've been doing these... I went too detailed with the minute pebbles 😩 but it was fun! I can see myself doing more of these on different papers, just to get to know my paints! This is great stuff! New sub!
I took your advice and had fun with this - AND it turned out quite well. I learned to vary my tones and colours, warm and cool. The only thing that didn’t work was lifting the spritzing when the paint was dry. It only worked on damp paper. Weird. I make sure to always use cp cotton paper too. Thank you again Rick.
Beautiful!! You are a great teacher!! Did you give any thought to using a mask and toothbrush to splatter tiny specks on some of the rocks? Every time I repeat one of your tutes, I learn so much in the process!!🤗
Just what I needed Rick, thank you. A different challenge to energize me as I've lost confidence a bit. I might use your reference photo or better still, a similar one of my own. The real difficulty will be the subtle variation in colour and using my own palette.
Something so simple as rocks made into a beautiful watercolor painting. When you spritzed the sand between the rocks, how do you ensure the spray is only on those precise areas?
I wasn't too concerned about the spritz hitting other areas since everywhere has the texture, however, it doesn't really do much until I lift it with a tissue. I'm more precise with the tissue than the spritz of water.
Rick Surowicz Watercolor thank you for replying. I guess being just a fine mist it would not leave “blooms” in the other rocks. As you can tell I am a beginner but I am going to give this a try!
Spookily just printed a photograph of rocks on a beach in Spain. Enjoyed your tutorial immensely and picked up lots of tips. Is possible to explain the quinacridone part of the pigment name? Thank you
Besides being nice fresh colors, the Quinacridone formulations are more lightfast than traditional formulations. For example, traditional formulations of Alizarin Crimson can be fugitive and fade. With Alizarin Crimson Quinacridone, it's less of an issue.
This is such a great tutorial. I tried the trick - when dry, spritz and lift with a Kleenex, unfortunately I was not able to get the effect. I wonder what I have done incorrectly. Any tips would be much appreciated.
It works best on darker values. Make sure the paper is dry. When you spritz, make sure your getting small droplets landing on your paper and not just a mist. Let the droplets sit for a few seconds. When you use your tissue to lift. you actually gently strike your paper with the tissue. Another way to get the droplets is to load you brush with clear water, take off any excessive bead then gently tap your brush against your hand. This will splatter droplets of water.
Sheer joy and pleasure 🙏🏻
I now view greys differently than before, thank you for another informative tutorial.
I'm glad it was helpful!
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Thank you for sharing.
This will help me very much with my koi pond painting. Thank you.
You are a wonderful teacher and very generous to share your painting skills with us. Thank you
Thanks Kay!
l love roxs too, there is so much to observe and will provide a beautiful form of mediation. ALL the Best "painters"!
I learned a lot about mixing grays. I'll have to practice to get the many subtle shades and tonalities. Thanks for showing us what's possible.
Great lesson on mixing grays and texture. Thanks Rick!
Thanks Becky!
this is THE best tutorial on painting rocks I've ever seen. I've been struggling and struggling with rocks. I'm excited to give this a go. thank you so much.
Thank you for your thoughtful comments!
Beautiful!!!
Amazing painting of rocks compared to earlier ones which were very good also.....most informative tutorial
I love rocks, I've often wondered why other people couldn't see all the beautiful colors and shapes in common rocks. I would find it sad to live in a world where trees are green and brown and rocks are grey!
I absolutely love your painting! Thank you.
Thanks for the great comments Nicole!
Love it! Thank you I learned a lot about neutrals. 🇨🇦
This is beautiful!
Awesome
Perfect timing for this tutorial, just when I’ve been collecting beach pebbles!
Super!
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It is so nice, when I am starting a painting, to search on your tutorials and find exactly what I want to learn. Thank you.
That's great!
Tks Rick
Thank you so much for sharing your talent with us Rick. I painted these rocks and use them for a reference for other paintingsthat I do that have rocks in them. One thing I have a problem with is spritzing and removing paint. For some reason my paper doesn't allow me to lift color or the spritz is not small enough. What paper is it that you use? I have learned so much from your videos.
This is fascinating work, thank you!
Very beautiful
Very nice.. awesome!
Thanks for this! It helps with so much more than rocks. :D
I love rocks. Thank you for the tips and tricks. The depth you created is great.
Thanks Mary!
I learned so much from this video. Perhaps it's the simplicity and yet complexity of simple rocks that helped me focus on contrast, depth, and colors. Loved the use of the spritz to create texture. Very informative video and beautiful painting as well.
Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed it.
I love painting rocks! So satisfying to use so many colours and techniques, and they almost always turn out authentically ‘rocky’. Will be experimenting today with different spritz bottles, great tip. Thanks for a terrific video.
Thanks for your comment! Have fun experimenting!
Brilliant thank you
Thank you for your generosity in sharing your techniques and beautiful painting.
Your tutorials have inspired me to start creating again after several years.
Thanks for sharing your comment Jude! I'm glad you're inspired!
thank you so much, I've got a photo my son took of the river and river rocks that I'm going to paint. Such perfect timing
Fantastic!
Wow, this was amazing! Exactly what i needed right now. Thank you so much for sharing this! Best channel on youtube for sure!!!
Thank you!
Oooh I've been doing these... I went too detailed with the minute pebbles 😩 but it was fun! I can see myself doing more of these on different papers, just to get to know my paints! This is great stuff! New sub!
As always a great video thanks for these I always learn something new watching
Thanks Doug!
Good tutorial Rick 👍
Thank you!
Great! I have photos of rocks I took before I started painting and now I can use them as my subject to practice this technique.
Fantastic!
You make it look so simple. Really like your explanations!
Thanks for your comment Terry!
I took your advice and had fun with this - AND it turned out quite well. I learned to vary my tones and colours, warm and cool. The only thing that didn’t work was lifting the spritzing when the paint was dry. It only worked on damp paper. Weird. I make sure to always use cp cotton paper too. Thank you again Rick.
I'm glad you had fun with this!
Sir show water colour mixing plate also
By the way great tutorials.. Loves from India
Thanks for commenting. this is something I'm beginning to do in my online courses,
Beautiful!! You are a great teacher!! Did you give any thought to using a mask and toothbrush to splatter tiny specks on some of the rocks? Every time I repeat one of your tutes, I learn so much in the process!!🤗
I definitely could have used those techniques. There's a few ways to get the appropriate textures.
Just what I needed Rick, thank you. A different challenge to energize me as I've lost confidence a bit. I might use your reference photo or better still, a similar one of my own. The real difficulty will be the subtle variation in colour and using my own palette.
Have a little fun with it!
Very good video. Thanks much !
Thank you!
Something so simple as rocks made into a beautiful watercolor painting. When you spritzed the sand between the rocks, how do you ensure the spray is only on those precise areas?
I wasn't too concerned about the spritz hitting other areas since everywhere has the texture, however, it doesn't really do much until I lift it with a tissue. I'm more precise with the tissue than the spritz of water.
Rick Surowicz Watercolor thank you for replying. I guess being just a fine mist it would not leave “blooms” in the other rocks. As you can tell I am a beginner but I am going to give this a try!
It won't leave blooms in the other rocks because my paper is dry when I do this. If my paper were damp, I would get blooms.
Spookily just printed a photograph of rocks on a beach in Spain. Enjoyed your tutorial immensely and picked up lots of tips. Is possible to explain the quinacridone part of the pigment name? Thank you
Besides being nice fresh colors, the Quinacridone formulations are more lightfast than traditional formulations. For example, traditional formulations of Alizarin Crimson can be fugitive and fade. With Alizarin Crimson Quinacridone, it's less of an issue.
I wish you would show your pallet
I do in my recent videos.
This is such a great tutorial. I tried the trick - when dry, spritz and lift with a Kleenex, unfortunately I was not able to get the effect. I wonder what I have done incorrectly. Any tips would be much appreciated.
It works best on darker values. Make sure the paper is dry. When you spritz, make sure your getting small droplets landing on your paper and not just a mist. Let the droplets sit for a few seconds. When you use your tissue to lift. you actually gently strike your paper with the tissue. Another way to get the droplets is to load you brush with clear water, take off any excessive bead then gently tap your brush against your hand. This will splatter droplets of water.
@@RickSurowiczWatercolor Thank you for replying. I'll give this a try.
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