How to Paint Architecture in Watercolor Loose Style | Painting Light and Mood
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 11 ต.ค. 2022
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Dear friends, today I am showing how to do Architecture in watercolor. I am painting the same street scene twice at different time of the day. One in the morning with direct sunlight and the other one in the afternoon against the light. I am going to show you different aproaches and techniques of painting the light that leads to different moods.
In this demo I am using:
Paper - BaoHong CP 300GSM
Escoda Aquario Mops
NEEF Alvaro Castagnet Mops
Escoda Perla
NEEF Master Point
NEEF Alvaro Castagnet Needle
Paints: selection of Winsor Newton, Daniel Smith, Holbein
Happy Painting
Nina
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This was the key message: "architecture is just a tool and excuse to paint beautiful light and shadows". I needed this philosophical approach very much. It's not about the building, it's about the light that sits so beautifully on it. Thank you❤
“In order to paint the light, you need to paint the darks” why is this such a lightbulb moment?!
This is the most impressive 'how to' video I've seen yet!
What an excellent video!! This is easily one of the best I've seen in this genre, and you are clearly a master of your craft.
Thank you very much for so generosly sharing your knowledge 🙂
Thank you Kevin! Always a pleasure!
Absolutely helpful, Kevin Mortimer I concur her painting is so beautiful and this genre gets more enjoyable with her skills.👍
This seems like just what I needed in my watercolor journey! Always wanted to paint cityscapes loose to balance my wholistic rational mind, but it is not easy to find tutorials that explain things in just the right way. I think I just found mine!)
Thank you!
I'm so glad it's helpful!
thank you!!!!!!!!!!! I have been so frustrated trying to make something nice and thnkyou so much for thisss! You are a saviour and you deserve so much! Keep making more please!
Explanations of the workflow per wash is really helpful. Thank you Nina
I'm so glad! Thanks Willie!
Very beautiful video that explains different approaches to be adopted for two different moods. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you!
Very clear explanations. The key points for each wash shown on the screen are particularly useful. Thank you for sharing!
This is great, thank you Rosanna!
This helped me so much Nina. You are a great teacher.
I'm so glad!!! Thank you!
Magnificent painting and explanation Nina! I will try to remember these great points!!!👍👍👍
Thank you Marvin! ☺️
Thank you this is wonderful! - greatly simplified and informative
Beautiful work!
I've been looking for a long time to find a video like this. I love this style of painting, and this explanation is perfect. I can't wait to give it a try!
Thank you Justin! I'm so glad. I hope you enjoy the painting part as well!
Just getting ready to paint an architectural scene, and I learned so much from your video!
This is awesome! I'm so glad!
Gracias por tu excelente lección.
THANK YOU for creating this video!!! It's the best,I've found on TH-cam,for a beginner!!!
I'm so glad!
Woooow
Thank you for the step by step guidance. Very helpful.
It's a pleasure! I'm so glad!
Спасибо, Нина!
Hiya Nina, Thanks very much for the tutorial, I love both of the paintings but for different reasons. I'm always fascinated by how quickly the painting progresses with just two washes. Take care Nina, David.xx
Thank you David! I try to limit it to two washes...if it requires a third one it means something when wrong and I'm trying to fix it 🤣
Beautiful
Great, informative videos, Nina! Thank you very much!
Thank you Georgi!
A wonderful demo, really inspiring. Thanks for sharing it.
Thank you Nidia!
Thank you Nina, your paintings are beautiful. They are the same, but look so different because of your use of lights and darks making each one pop..
Thank you Donald! it's fascinating, isn't it!? It still amazes me how little it takes to create a different feel.
found my niche finally, after watching different techniques and styles of water color, this is where my mind has been and it is explained so logically and simply. Can't wait to experiment. I am a photographer and light is always the key factor. Logically then in watercolor its so important to focus on and she clearly explains that. thank you
Yes, watercolor is brilliant in this matter. We paint shadows, but in reality we paint light. I'm so glad this tutorial founded you and it's useful!
One of the best videos I've seen about watercolor! I've learned a lot!
Thank you Antonio!
Love your tutorial.
Very clear explanation.
Thank you for sharing your knowledge. 😍
Thank you! I'm so glad!
wow that explanation really blew my mind, thank you so much!
So glad it's helpful! Thanks Kristine!
Truly wonderful
Thank you!
It's amazing to listen to this ...the concepts are simplified..made easy to understand without compromising on the techniques at all... Haven't come across a channel so helpful for watercolor learners ..wow♥️🙏
Thank you!
Nina, its a wonderful work. Watch the construction of the entire scene. You are a blessed man. Strongly captured atmosphere.
Thank you so much Lilian!
Very very beautiful.
You have explained so simply and clearly. Thank you very much.
Thank you Ramesh! It's a pleasure!
So easy to get too involved in details! Thanks ever so much for your advice.
I'm very glad it's helpful! Thank you Joy!
Such good explanation!! I've always had trouble while painting architecture coz they look soo complex! But this video made it bit easier. Thank u!❤
I'm so glad! Thank you Valley!
Really great video. Thanks so much for sharing your process.
Thank you! Always a pleasure!
time to binge on all your videos!
Thank you! Very helpful lesson. Paintings r beautiful!!
I'm so glad it's helpful! Thank you Chanatip!
wonderful. thank you!
Your work is beautiful Nina and your process is fascinating! Thanks for posting this :)
Thank you so much John!
Awesome demonstration!
Thanks Stephan!
Excellent explanation!👌Thank you for sharing 💐
Thank you Luisa! Always a pleasure! ☺️
Lovely, and you make it so clear. Accomplishing it will be a whole other story. I live in the Caribbean and want to capture the vibrancy of the streets and architecture, but have been bogged down in detail. At least I know now what I’m really trying to do is capture light and shadow. Thank you!
Thank you! 👍 It's always a challenge what to keep and what to leave out.
My mom asked me to do watercolor architectural landscapes for her, but I've never used watercolor before. This is so helpful!! You're so confident with your strokes and have such a great command of color
Thank you! I hope my videos will help a little!
Wonderful art works.
Thank you Mustafa!
Genial!!
Fabulous tutorial
Thank you!
You are amazing! Thank you!
Thank you Deb!
Hi Nina, I am Dona and I just finished a watercolor using your technique and let me say, it turned out great!! You techniques really made playing with colours on the paper a walk in the park. I have so much to explore!! Thanks soo much❤❤❤
I'm so glad! Thank you Dona!
Wonderful Nina, Very nice attempt of rendering brilliant play of light n sciography in architectural perpective...Best wishes for next.!
Thank you very much Mukund!
All your watercolors are so architectural that it scares me...
WELL DONE!!!!!
Thank you! It's just an impression...it should scare, as long as you do the outline for the roof and top corners for the windows the rest doesn't matter, it will look like a building ☺️
You are amazing artist really beautiful work
Thank you Jasper!
It's beautiful
Thank you!
thank you for the demo that's what i'am looking for you are greate
I'm so glad! Thank you!
I subscribed immediately after continue the 2nd watch this VDO. This s what I need , Thks you
Thank you! I'm so glad it's helpful!
Another amazing video and agree w others. Your one of the best teachers out there and love your style so much. You defiantly have perfected your own style and love to see every one ..
Again - if you ever get away from the online and start in person classes count me in. I’ll travel no matter where I have to go.
Thanks again for all you do and what you give--
Thank you Jason! I'm planning to start next Feb, will advertise in October/November here and FB.
@@nvfineartstudio7296 Can't wait. Thanks for the heads up.
Fantastic thank you!
Thank you!
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Omg I discovered your channel today and I am sooo happy about it!! Your art is soo stunning 😱👌🤩
Thank you so much!
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Great work, it looking like Alvaro Castagnette
Thank you Claudy!
Amazingg! Thank you
It's a pleasure! Thank you Sophie!
Very good
When I want to Paint this subject I know where to come to. Your work is Beautiful and painterly, Congratulations, here is a new friend 😄 👍 I like your analogy you can not put all your watches or jeweries at once you choose the one that most suit the occassion, beautiful,thank you for sharing ❤️ 🙏
Thank you so much! It's absolute pleasure! We do paintings, but we paint life, so it relates to pretty much anything: music, dancing, cooking, driving ☺️
wonderful! :)
This is really helpfull, thank you
I'm so glad! Thank you!
This was such a good explanation :)
So glad it's helpful!
Ty for tutorials
Always a pleasure!
Wow extremely well and beautiful 👌👍110
Thank you!
Very nice way
Thank you!
Great tutorial, great skills and 2 beautiful paintings in the end. Subscribed -- hoping to learn from you…
Thank you! So glad it's helpful!
Very beautiful work madam. Also you explained the steps very nicely. Thank you.
Most welcome 😊
this is mesmerizing i want to paint like that so bad wooow
Thank you Tass, it's not as difficult as it looks, give it a go and don't be too hard on yourself, the most important part is to enjoy it!
Really a beautiful work! Greetings from italy.
Thank you so much!
really thanks
Always a pleasure! Thank you!
I prefer the first paint really. If architecture is not what matters I'm going to paint skies and seas.
Hi your work is lovely and insirering i think your a master already and so good and cuit wow very good artist John in lreland thanks
Thank you so much!
You're amazing...
Thank you!
Daimmm girl
A good lesson ! Two paintings, and how much two different moods, depending on the technique.
I'm so glad it's helpful! Thank you!
painting structure as painting art does not required specs strickly, but the familiar and common primary landmarks or identity of the structure itself or the landscape of structures, whatever the style, as long as what is there that exist is present in your work, unless its a architectural perspective that you design or required to be paint or you are promoting or advertising, painting deals different styles and form, you can hve it in surreal,realism the most common, impression, destortion, whatever , thats painting artistically, but perspective, you hve to put all the detais required to represent the finality of your structure, nice explaination of the host, happy painting
Thank you Alan!
Wonderful work. Please tell me how you included the tail lamp light even after you painted whole area with dark paint.
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I like number patterns too :)
Just found you channel- love your approach! BTW those are tram lines and overhead power cables in Melbourne 😀
Thank you! Yes, they are everywhere here. Usually they go underground but not in Melbourne :) I suppose something for us to paint ☺️
Thank you so much for this tutorial!😍 It’s very helpful.…How did you do the shadow on the building? I find it so hard to add shadows when they’re not in the reference photo 6:20
I'm so glad it's helpful! Just observation. If you have time try stop and observe shadows and angles of the shadows when you're out and about. If you have a pen and paper it would be even better if you do a super quick sketch.
Hi Nina, great video. And I love your style! Thank you. I'm in Melbourne, and really enjoy getting into watercolor and the subjects you chose! In the second wash you said: "2. Smaller range of tones. 3. Greater contrast between the tonal values." This confused me a little. Is this like saying: "1. smaller color range. 2. Greater contrast between those colors?"
Any help would be much appreciated 🙏
Hi Gavin, this is awesome! If you are a part of WSV we may bump into each other one day :) In regards to the second wash: Tonal values have 10 steps, they range between #1 while and #10 black. A Smaller tonal value range with greater contrast means you use only, for example, value#2 against #8 (very light against very dark, hence great contrast). A different example "smaller value range and SMALL contrast", this would be using a few very similar tones in value, #4, #5, #7 - perfect for a foggy or rainy scene where there is hardly any strong contact. Back to the "second wash" example: if you use to many values, it will create softer transitions and destroy the sense of bright sunlight. The scene will look messy...will carry confusing message. Hope this helps.
@@nvfineartstudio7296 thank you for making the time to reply. Yes I may see you around. Thank you for your hard work and terrific content.
You are fabulous! You do one demo per week? Hoping i will get sent notice so I can learn from you. I have subscribed. Thank you!
Thank you Kathleen! Yes, it's ones a week, usually, unless something out of ordinary happened :)
Beautiful paintings Nina. Is that Flinders st station? I know I asked you about brushes already (I have those wash brushes bookmarked for next pay day) but can I ask what brush that was for the wires?
Hi Adam, yes it is :) thank you! I used NEEF Alvaro Castagnet needle brush #6 or #8 to paint the wires.
@@nvfineartstudio7296 Ah! Yes, I've looked at neef a few times. Thank you again for sharing.
Very good tutorial😀
One question; if you have a watercolor scetch book that has tinted sheets, how is the best way to approach a scetch like this, or any other subject. I know I I should have a white surface, but this was quite expensive so I would like to finish it before going over to another. The ones I have made so fare are not so bad, but i struggles with the lighter parts of the subject. Any tips?
Thank you! You can mix in a bit of white opaque watercolor (Chinese or Zink white for example). It's perfect for sketching.
@@nvfineartstudio7296 thank! I will try that. Appriciate your respons. 😀
Just had a blast painting along with this one. So so glad I found your channel!
That's great! I'm so happy it's helpful!
@@nvfineartstudio7296 you are so Blessed beautiful sister 😘❤️ I' m Sending you love I watched this video multiple times I didn't want it to end😄😘
Thank you!
Hi, thank you so much for this video! Just like your DO's and DONT's, I thought the side-by-side comparison of painting two different lighting conditions was more than 2x as helpful as just showing one! I've been studying this video very carefully and painting along multiple times to practice what you're teaching.
Question about the term "washout": I haven't seen that being used in other books/videos. What do you mean by that? Based on what you were doing in the video at the time, it looks it's a kind of graduated wash. But you also mentioned that it "creates a sense of atmosphere and glow", so maybe it's something more specific than just a graduated wash (which, in my understanding, is a general technique with many applications). I searched the internet and looked in the index of some watercolor reference books but couldn't find this term being used, so if you have a moment would you mind explaining it please? Thank you so much!
Hi, this is awesome! I'm so happy to read comments like yours, so happy it's helpful! By Wash our I mean lifting the paint with a clean damp brush. This is done, not because you did a mistake, but to create a soft-edged highlight (it creates a scenes of atmosphere because it is soft edged). Graded wash is when you intentionally change value of the mixture, but sometimes its important to keep painting and ignore little change in value to achieve a clean look. So, in this instance, you can do a wash out: grab a clean damp brush (use a tissue to remove the excess of water) and lift the paint of some areas. But you need to practice this technique before using on a painting. You need to make sure the wash/paper is not too wet (as it will just run back), and it's not too dry as it will look like "overworked/fixed" area. I usually use a medium mop for things like clouds (just to soften one or two edged, not to lift the entire area of the cloud), etc. And flat 12mm synthetic to make marks on the roads or buildings, etc (it makes a stronger/sharper mark). I should probably do a video? You are not the first person to ask.
@@nvfineartstudio7296 Wow thanks for such a detailed and helpful reply! I have seen this technique elsewhere but if you did a video I think it would be super helpful since you usually give so much additional advice and commentary beyond just what everyone else does.
In this video, would it be correct to say that you're doing a washout at 4:13 to create an area of lighter value in the bottom left of the dome?
4.13 - Yes, that's right! :)
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What size brushes are you using? Im studying to go into architecture and working on my portfolio, i wanna try out a loose and effortless style, as i am the kind of person that worries too much about details and ends up overworking the painting.
Hi Vani, I'd recommend a large mop style with a good point, 10-12mm diameter. If you are planning to use it for rendering (not the actual half or full sheet painting), semi natural will work and save some money. The only semi natural I liked so far is Silver Black Velvet brushes, very soft, hold and release water/pigment gradually, the point is very sharp too. If you are after a natural, I use NEEF Alvaro Castagnet (size #2 will be a good all rounder) and Escoda Aquario Gold (#14 is similar to #2 NEEF) they are perfect quality brushes.
Hi, nice work! Which paper and what brand of colors did you use?
Hi Nirjhar, I usually use Saunders Waterford for my demonstrations. I believe it's best if for people who are still learning watercolor. I use 300gsm, 31x41cm, rough. In regards to the colours. I have a tutorial on TH-cam talking about it, brands, colours, why and when, here is the link: th-cam.com/video/ro4g_E3r6_w/w-d-xo.html
@@nvfineartstudio7296 Thanks. Learning is a life long process! Is Saunders available in America? I never found it in any store. Could you please give me a link? I use Arches for serious work.
I believe so. I'm in Australia, but a few people who I know in America always refer to Cheap Joe's online store www.cheapjoes.com I just checked, yes they have Saunders, just type in search area there "Saunders" and will show you all the choices.
@@nvfineartstudio7296 Excellent resource! Thanks! A part of my family lives in Australia. The Arches I'm using now, were bought in Melbourne by my cousin!
What a small world! :)
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Will do, thank you for suggestion!
Is the first wash wet on dry?
Hi, yes and no :) I usually spray the surface, but lightly, it helps with keeping the wash even, but it doesn't bleed as much as in the instance of a "full pre-wet" with a brush or sponge.
Can anyone advise how to mix a Buttermilk colour in watercolors, thanks
Hi Mark, you can make it by mixing white (Chinese white is semi opaque, Titanium white is fully opaque, I would recommend Titanium) and either B.Sienna or Yellow Ochre. If you have primary colors only, then, yellow with a touch of red to make orange and then a touch of blue to neutralize it a little. I have a video "mixing primary colors" in my "beginners" play list. I replicate Jaune Brilliant there.
@@nvfineartstudio7296 thanks 👍
What paper do you use
It's usually BaoHong 300 gsm rough or CP
both are the same ,painting, and art, architectural since it deals with structure as the primary subject. no comparison. its just the loose and the lesser loose brush work
Thanks again! 👍