Light or Dark Background? - How to Paint a Butterfly in Watercolour
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 4 ต.ค. 2024
- A Step-by-Step Guide on How to Paint a Butterfly in Watercolour by Professional Artist Paul Clark.
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You are simply the best. I can’t believe the effort you put into your videos , from your shirt, to your drink, to your jokes, to the layout of your paint to coordinate with your subject. You’ve really help me up my game. Thank you!
Wow, thank you! ... happy to help!
Right? It is pure joy watching Paul create his masterpieces. He makes it look easy, but it certainly is not! I subscribe to many artists' tutorials. So many brilliant artists, but, hands down, Paul is my absolute favorite in his presentation and personality. 😊
Thank you again Paul. You are just amazing. Such a talented artist. I love this tutorial and can't wait to have a go at it. I pick up clever little hints from every one of your tutorials. Thank you so much for your tutorials. Thank you for sharing your talents with us.
You are so welcome... happy to help!
What's that? No video of the artist chasing paper butterflies armed only with a saucepan or a motorbike helmet … as a net ha ha ha???
A butterfly! What a butterfly! I can't even paint it: I'm not (yet) comfortable enough to let the paint do the work. So I watch your video, several times. Like a film. My favourite scene is when you apply the dark colour to the wings. 😍 I'm going to watch that sequence a lot: life appears! Thank you, Mr Clark 😉
Lovely comment ... Lol! ... thanks for sharing!
Thanks Paul. I often painstakingly paint a subject and then stress over how to go about painting.in a nice background. You have addressed this issue very nicely with this painting. This will help me greatly. Many of the instructors on TH-cam demonstrate how to paint a subject and fail to paint in a background leaving the student to struggle. Well done!
You are very welcome, happy to help!
Lovely Flutterby, the name we children used to call it, which when you think about it makes a lot more sense. You don't really want it landing on your butter no matter how beautiful it is. 😊
Watching this one again to try and get myself to loosen up a bit. Loving your work sir.
Glad you enjoy it!
You never cease to amaze me! Thank you so much for all you do for us!
Wow, thank you!
The smudged left wing edge is dead clever, that little "trick" works very well.
Great to hear - thanks!
backgrounds make or break the painting. I'm finally getting that and much happier with my work. Thanks Paul for lovely butterfly. Sherry
You are so welcome Sherry!
Lovely, I love butterflies, I have never seen that one up here in the north. When you get fed up with that t shirt, I can find it a home lol
Another super demonstration , you have such a good way of explaining every detail clearly to the viewer . Thank you Paul I love the beautiful butterfly , I am going to try it out myself , with your help of course ! Many Many thanks !
You are very welcome ... have fun Judy!
Watching you paint in real time is so helpful. Your brush strokes are much more deliberate than they appear otherwise. Thank you for that, beautiful painting.
Glad you like them!
Great inspiration. I just visited a new butterfly house here in Missoula, Montana. I took many photos. This tutorial is giving me the courage to paint them. Thanks
You are so welcome!
Thank you for sharing your skill and sketches! And at no charge! I appreciate it all! Inspiring!
Thanks for watching!
really really good , please never stop doing these wonderful demos
Thanks ... I won't!
Love how you make things so clear. And by the way if the art thing doesn’t work out you could always do voice overs. 😂You sound like David Attenborough!! That’s a complement. Love your voice!
Thank you so much 😀 Lol! .... love David Attenborough!
I love Paul's voice too!! He is the only person on TH-cam who I don't have to use subtitles for. He speaks clearly, and it's so easy for me to understand him. I have such a hard time understanding anyone else without subtitles on, so I just can't help but really appreciate his voice, accent, and clear speech. 🙏
Thank you, Paul, for a lovely video. I appreciate it immensely!!!
Glad you enjoyed it
I lost my painting mojo because I got busy and then tired. Your videos are my wind-down therapy at night. Thank you for making them. The editing is stellar. You make watercolor so approachable and the music in the video is relaxing. Thanks Paul (and Margo). I can't wait to share a beer with both of you one day;)
Wait. No 'off we go!' when you started painting? I can't start without 'off we go'! 😆 Beautiful painting, Paul, and I love the looseness. Can't wait to give it a try.
Damn! Must’ve forgotten…. Make sure next week 🤩
A beautiful butterfly Paul, thank you for showing how to bring it to life.
You are very welcome
Дякую вам за цей чудовий урок. Сьогодні був дуже важкий день, настрій поганий. Аж ось ваше відео, та ще й про метелика 🦋. Тож одразу з'явився творчий настрій і бажання малювати. Дякую, ви мене вилікували. Дякую за підтримку моє країни, кожен раз радістю коли бачу наш прапорець, це як "Останній листочок" в оповіданні О'Генрі
Раді допомогти будь-чим. Залишайтесь позитивними та щасливими малюванням
What a treat! I can't wait to give it a go!
have fun!
This is beautiful, and good tip on sometimes dark first
Glad it was helpful!
With movement ! Amazing !
many thanks!
Glad you added the extra colour the morning after. The first photo looks a bit like it's an old butterfly and losing it's colour a little bit. Most I see are strongly coloured as you corrected. Well spotted.
Thank you! Cheers!
Love this butterfly. The darker background is wonderful.
Great to hear!
Oh that’s just lovely, thank you Paul!
Glad you enjoyed it
Thank you I really like how you explain things.
So nice of you
Really love this painting. When I look at it all I see is a cat with blue eyes wearing a bow on its head and once I see it, I always see it. She's a very well-accessorized cat. Either way, it's beautiful, cat or butterfly.😂
Thank you so much Vicki 😀 ... oh gosh, ...I see the cat too now!
@@ArtbyPaulClark ah moi aussi je le vois ! comme dans les nuages ont laisse notre esprit vagabonder ! grand merci ; énorme merci !
The darker background is my favourite. You chose one of UK’s most beautiful butterflies. Thank you so much for the detailed tutorial. 🌾🦋
You’re welcome 😊 ... yes, I prefer the darker version too!
Very beautiful art work!
Thank you so much 😀
Really beautiful!!
Thank you! Cheers!
Another beautiful tutorial Paul. Thank you.
Glad you enjoyed it
Fabulous! Excellent work! Thank you Paul! 🇨🇦
Glad you enjoyed it
This is so brilliant, what a wonderful tutorial ☺☺
Thanks so much 😊
Good day Paul. Your butterfly painting is gorgeous. You've drawn and painted it in a simple yet wonderful way. It is so amazing. Thank you.
Thank you so much 😀
Love butterflies,❤ loved your T shirt but really enjoyed the freedom of colours in the background...
Actually, great freedom overall! My mum says you should be a Shakespearean actor.....very expressive and emotive!
Thank you! 😊 Lol .... ‘Alas poor Yorick! I knew him, Horatio’
I"m new to your videos and I love them. I'm learning a lot as i learn about loosening up and having fun with the process. Thank you for the time you put into every video.
You are so welcome!
Precioso un gran artista . Me inspira mucho ver tus videos y aprendo mucho gracias....
mucho gracias too!!!!
Love it!
So glad!
Pure magic! The way you created the butterfly's wonderful colours with your brush strokes and smudging the paint to obtain the wonderful final effect is absolutely magnificent! 😍 You did succeed in creating that effect of movement also thanks to the very loose background. I'll dare give it a go sooner or later, too curious to experiment and see what my outcome will be.☺ Thanks for this tutorial. 💖
Great stuff ... you can do it!
How appropriate…a butterfly at Eastertide. Thank you Paul for the lesson in backgrounds. Your butterfly is exquisite, especially the softness of his body and the wing fading into the background. It‘s another Wow Wednesday.
You are very welcome - thanks!
Thank you so much!
Glad it helped!
Love it 🦋🦋🦋 thank you 😊
You’re welcome 😊
Just getting here. Thanks, as always, Paul. This lesson sounds very interesting!
My pleasure! Thanks 😊
A quintessential spring motif - the butterfly is so gorgeous. And the background brings out its beauty even more. Thank you for sharing your talent!
Thank you so much!
❤love the tee shirt
Many thanks 😊
I really love this, and thanks for explaining everything so well. Your butterfly shirt is a riot!
Glad you liked it!!
Beautiful as always Paul. And you make it look sooooo easy!! 😀😁.
Thank you! Cheers!
I look forward to your videos every week. This is lovely! Thank you
Yay, thank you!
Wonderful as always, thank you Paul
Glad you enjoyed it
This time: It is so very beaautiful, amazing, and informative.
tTanks so very much.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Paul, i love butterflies 🦋 thank you for this tutorial 😊👍🏻 i enjoy to look and listen to you 🌸 greetings ✨Tanja ✨
Thank you! Cheers Tanja!
❤love this Butterfly Painting!! Hope to try it!!
Thank you! Cheers!
Thank you Paul
My pleasure!
I loved your first background. Am going to try both ways. Thank you for sharing your gifts with us!
Thank you so much!
I was searching to see if you had full length tutorials available. I am a beginner who unfortunately cannot go to Sussex to take your classes. I would however pay a monthly fee on a site like Patreon, or wherever, to get in depth, long tutorials taught by you. Have you considered that, you are awesome! Thanks for all you do to share your gift with us.
Wednesday is always my time to enjoy your painting great stuff!!🎉
Thank you so much 😀
Thank you for this wonderful painting. It's snowing here in Lake Villa, Illinois, US, so this butterfly reminds me that someday spring and summer will show up.
My great niece is all about butterflies. It was unicorns, but she's on to new things. She's 4. I'm giving this a go. If I get 1 to be good, it will be a great gift for her.
Thank you, Paul. You light up my mid-week ❤
That's great to hear Mary, hope she enjoys it!
Marvellous marvellous marvellous painting
Very kind - thanks!
Simply gorgeous, beautifully painted as always. Thank you so much. You add joy to Wednesdays.
Thank you! Cheers! Great to hear
I needed help with backgrounds and your tutorial is so helpful!! Beautiful painting and can’t wait to try!❤
Awesome! Thank you!
You always make the best t-shirts relative to your videos. I'd really like to know how many you have so far? Hopefully, they aren't taking over her side of the closet. Lol. 😊 Thanks for another great video. Much ❤ from Nashville,TN USA 🇺🇸 😎
Thanks a lot Christi from Nashville! .... last count was about 42 thousand!
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This is the one I will try on my holidays! Love these vids Paul!
Love it!! - thanks so much Lise!
This one is lovely, and really clever. It's such a difficult balance of delicate, vibrant and subtle. My attempt was a total failure, but I'm going to try to learn from my mistakes and give it another go. Thanks so much for your inspiration. Greetings from italy!
Thank you so much!
Simply stunning, I definitely feel inspired to try it. And it’s very relaxing watching you paint. Looking forward to your next video.
Thanks so much 😊
Oh My Paul, butterflies are my most favourite. 💓.. when I reconnected with drawing , I painted a lot of butterflies. But not with watercolor. But with watercolor pencils. !
Love your tee shirt. And your tutorial with such great techniques explained in detail.
Love the dark background. And the way you made it so wistful and magical.
It's beautiful. Just like these pretty fairy like creatures.
Thankyou so so much. Motivated to paint watercolor butterflies..
Have a wonderful day. Tc till next Wednesday. 🎉🎉🎉
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Lovely comment - thanks Sonia!
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I love that you showed this with 2 different backgrounds!!! Truly appreciate all your work to bring us beautiful art to brighten our Wednesdays!🎉😂❤ With love and gratitude from a California Gramma ❤
Thank you so much 😀 CG!!!
Enjoyed watching yet another wonderful techniques.👌
Thank you! Cheers!
Fantastic! You never disappoint! Thank you❤️
Thank you too!
A fun tutorial. Using pastels towards the end to brighten the background was brilliant. 👍 I'm looking forward to trying this with a
lighter background too. Thank you for another enjoyable Wednesday. 🦋
Have fun Heather!
Really beautiful, Paul - the butterfly is so alive! Thank You for another brilliant lesson! 😁🤩😍
Glad you enjoyed it!
So much fun to see a painting emerge from blank paper. It's magic!
many thanks Julie!
Luv this … although my butterfly looks nothing like your lovely creature . But I did relax , create ampnd did my own thangggg 🌷🥰❣
Wonderful! Hope you enjoy it 😆
Thanks Paul. Hope you are doing well. Dark background is stunning. ❤
Thank you too!
Your butterfly looks as though it could fly right off the paper!!
Lol! - thanks for that!
Today is Wednesday and we are running to this excellent TH-cam Channel. Thank you Mr. Clark! 😍
Wonderful! ... many thanks!
Hello mr paul, fantastic topic! have a nice spring
Thanks, you too!
Ha ha, brilliant and timely Paul. I have a thing about sheep, who'd have guessed, but they do run off by the time I've hobbled anywhere near on me stick. Anyway I've just this week invested in a camera with a big zoom to try and capture some wildlife for painting. First however I have to take myself (rather old) and the mother (bloody ancient) to the post office and Aldi, then background and value experiments on your butterfly for the rest of the day, hurrah!...unless I get distracted by the technical wizardry of this terrifying camera.... spring joy to all!
Lol!!! always love your comments Karen! ..... good luck with the camera!
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Thank you for your videos.
Please let me just say you're quickly my favorite watercolorer on TH-cam so far. You're down to earth and execute what you intended and teach what you know.
And a bonus, your paintings are BEAUTIFUL. You remind me of a neighbor I would have and would befriend.
Have a great day
That’s very kind … many thanks 😊
Mr Clark, you never fail to inspire me. Thank you!
Cheers, Chris!
You’re such a good painter and teacher.
Thanks so much!
Very beautiful, love butterflies they're so colorful and graceful! ❤ great job. Thank you!
Thank you! Cheers!
What alovely painting, lm still plodding along with the colours,had sometime out from practicing, as health reasons, 😊
Hope you are feeling better soon!
Beautiful composition
Many thanks!
Thank you Paul ! What a beautiful tutorial to wake up to on Watercolor Wednesday ! I always love the bit of education you always bring to the table ! I can’t wait to get started on this one ! Thank you for all you’ve taught me and all you do for this group ! 😊
Thank you so much Gretchen 😀
Going to have to try this one! Thank you !
Hope you like it!
Love this one! Thanks.
Glad you like it!
Fabulous! Thank you so much!
My pleasure!
Hello from Texas Mr. Clark! I photographed a very similar butterfly on my front porch two weeks ago. Was wondering what it was. Looks like a very close cousin to yours. Happy spring! Cheers!
Very cool! ... hi to you in Texas!
Thank you, that was so concisely informative and so very well presented- music perfect. I've allowed as much stinging nettles as possible to grow for the Peacock butterfly and others to lay their eggs and the caterpillars to feed. These last few years their numbers are greatly reduced.
Glad it was helpful! thanks
You're very welcome! thanks!
Ohh gosh I love 💕 doing butterflies 🦋 but I’m torn between the light & dark backgrounds. 😁 I think I do like the darker one but I struggle with my greens getting them dark enough. Adding the Payne’s Gray might be the secret. Thanks for sharing this tidbit & this fun tutorial! 🥰
You can do it Colleen!👍
Thank you so much for this very interesting tutorial !
Glad you enjoyed it!
So lovely.
Cheers!
I did enjoy! Thank you!❤
You are so welcome!
Hi Paul, love this one and I think it will be good background practice but I have a question. When I try to “soften with clean water” I always get a backrun. Can you please explain that one a bit more? Should the area be drier or very wet when I work on it or….? Thanks again!
I second that request.
You can to it ... what's the worst that can happen!
❤wow. This is amazing, beautiful, and you make it look so very easy. And i love the teo previous tries to show us different looks. As its autumn here in NZ i might change the colours to have a more autumnal feel...maybe 😆. Thank you Paul. My favourite day of the week 😄
Thanks so much 😊
LOVEADUBADUBBLYDOO!!! Thanx Paul…..this looks Butterflyishous!!! Can’t wait to give it a fly….i mean try…..👩🎨👨🎨👩🎨👨🎨👩🎨👨🎨👩🎨👨🎨
Lol!!! - love that . thanks!
Absolutely beautiful thank you from sharing
Thanks so much 😊
Wow!
Thanks 😊