I have been painting for years, frustrated with this concept because my university took an extreme "you will learn by doing approach" and I often tried to use compliments to try to shadow. Oh my goodness this tutorial has given me so much insight to my issues over the years. Thank you!!!
@@geraldobrien7323 the reaspn of this is luminosity of lighting increasing than luminocity of shadows. (form shaping). But I'm also confusing. Maybe it could be effect like a complementary colors one to one for brightning of painting not mixing. Watercolor has a lot nuanses.
This is excellent advice for flower painting! I learned (a long time ago) to add a complementary color for shadows, but I have never been happy with those results when painting, flower petals. Thank you for doing this most helpful video!
You're lessons are like potatoes chips. "Just one more and I'll clean house. Just one more and I'll get dressed. Just one more....." Two hours later... "Where did the time go and I'm still not dressed! BUT I know how to make my color wheel, paint shadows, make a good wash. All the rest of my life? Not important anymore." Oh just one more. 😂🤩😍
The worst part of starting anything without a teacher is that we don't even know what we don't know. 🤣🤣 I was confused as to why my paintings looked so ugly but thankfully I discovered your tutorials. These are really helpful for clueless beginners like me.
I learned about analogous colors, which I didn't "know" they are somewhere......specially for creating shadows. You can tell I am in the process of learning! Thanks for your excellent turorial, pls do not stop your generous help for us, the watercolor wannabees!
I've been extremely vexed with highlights and shadows in watercolor, and this is the only video I've found so far that's broken it down in a useful way. Thank you!!
I am learning soooooooo much from you! Thank you for breaking down every aspect of watercolour in such a clear and engaging way! You are an amazing teacher!
Thank you, Steve! Your method of using analogous colors to create shadows is new to me and superior to what I learned in a watercolor class. I was taught to use complementary colors, which make darker tones, but also mute the original hues.
Those are great little shading studies. They really show off how the color behaves from light to dark and you can judge if you're using a suitable adjacent color, or a warm/cool bias color, or neutral tint, to darken at the core shadow or terminator. THANK YOU!!
Your intros and fun is all part of the message u have always stood for and by. -let water teach u- have fun learning and never become so engrossed in shouldas couldas that u forget the fun and love for the art. While i could fill a book with what u have painstakingly taught, its the humor and joy for the art that pushed me thru those days nothing works. Never lose this
I cannot thank you enough for this video! This is the first explanation of how to do colour shadows that has made sense to me. Just had a huge light bulb moment. Thank you again!
A follow up to my post of about an hour ago. I did this exercise with a set of Sennelier watercolors I hadn’t really used much. What a great way to find the properties of the paints and to explore color mixing with them as well as some glazing. Totally loved the results. Great exercise.
Hi Steve, haven't been by in awhile, but was struggling to get correct shadows on delicate pink flowers. You paint with pink or any color long enough and you feel like you are losing perspective on what color you are really seeing. Well, back to the shadow issue. Just couldn't figure it out. Tried D.S.'s Jane's Grey, but that wasn't right, but knew at least it was completely liftable. So, I searched for "choosing shadow colors" on TH-cam and there's one of my consistent favorite artists tackling the subject, "you!" Made great sense and of course using the analagous color to Quin Pink, Quin Violet and blammo, there's my shadow color. Thanks for always being such a great source of info. God's blessings to you and your family during this continued and difficult time with Corona Virus. I pray that you and all you love are well. Xx
Just starting out with watercolor. Thanks for the info. You make it look easy and then I try (operative word is try) to replicate. I have some very strange looking "things" on my paper. But, interesting trials for someone with very little patience. THANK YOU !!!
I am a beginner watercolor-color ist and an trying to learn roses. The variants in color of petals due to shadows is giving me fits. Thank you for your clear, concise easy to listen to explanations. I'm back at it with a much clearer vision today. Thanks for sharing your tremendous talent!
Thanks Steve, most interesting. You certainly know your water colour and how to apply it. I liked the fact that you emphasised keeping the "colour intensity", not muddying it during the shadow process. Cheers Lorraine.
Thanks Steve!! I learned a lot by watching the demo ! Now the fun comes in the practice!!! Thanks for the verse you chose too. You brought back a great memories of my Chosen Father. He was a Carpenter by trade, and had this verse on his bussiness card. Have a great day!
I can see a whole series on this topic, ranging from monochromatic shadowing, complementary shades, tertiary shades, and even Payne's or Neutral Tint effects (tho you covered a bit here). This was perfect for a beginner and anyone coming online to search for this topic will be thoroughly glad they found you! Cheers, my friend! :)
Thanks Mark, yes, agreed! I've already had someone ask about complementary shades saying thats how they were taught tp do shadows. So I need to at least touch on that. Complements work fine in many cases but not so much when you need that shadow to exude color intensity and vibrancy.
The Mind of Watercolor Hi, Steve! I know it's not the same concept as you're teaching us here, but can you explain cast shadows, please? In my area of expertise, Tole painting, cast shadows is a topic that wasn't, needed(?), or discussed. I am really hooked on watercolor and I will master this medium, so there is no looking back! I am a subscriber and have watched most of your videos at least a half a dozen times and you have taught me so much that I hate bother you with this. Are shadows and cast shadows the same thing or different? Does one override the other? The professional artists I've asked haven't answered back, so I'm beginning to think it's a stupid question! I've Googled cast shadows, but everything I've read fails to explains exactly what they are or their relation to shadow. Am I making this too hard? Perhaps looking for something that isn't there? I just want to thank you so very much for making The Mind Of Watercolor such a comfortable place to learn! Your art is just gorgeous! I love your sense of humor, Reese, your spirit, and most of all, your faith! I'm so proud to be a Minder! Still waiting on those t-shirts! And some stickers because I love your logo. Novella complete... -Kelly
Thanks, Steve. I loved this video. I learned so much about shadows that I didn 't know before. A lot of the way I paint is by eye, like a musician plays by ear, so having more real knowledge helps me sooooo much!! You are the best!
Could be because the video is more about shading and making something look like it has dimension and not like casted shadows? People can be mean though.
Terrific info, plenty in there for intermediate painters too. I know it's good when I find myself scribbling lots of notes! Especially useful: going back in with original colour glaze after shadows, also graduating the shadows with two different pigments (a mid and then deeper one). Looking forward to a vid on cast shadows soon! Bravo.
I am beginner in painting.I am glad i got perfect knowledge about how to use colors,shades shadows,glazing colors mixing opposite colors.All that means lot while i am painting hope you put more videos regarding color mixing....Thanks
Hi Steve, I'm watching this video for the first time on shadows and you have given some good knowledge on the subject. I'm a beginner painter and trying to learn as much as I can while I learn to use watercolors. Thank you. Janie
Thank you! I was trying to paint a yellow butterfly and could not get a good shadow on the butterfly itself and googled 'creating yellow shadows in watercolor' and got your tutorial which is perfect help for this. Next I need to determine how to make a shadow of the yellow butterfly onto pale skin tone.
Incredibly helpful. Thank you. About to do a whole series of spheres to experiment and learn for myself. Shadows in watercolor are not the same as acrylic or casein.
My first thought for the red was to add blue, but I think this is more interesting and does seem to maintain the integrity of the red you started with. Good to know, thanks Steve!
Wonderful wonderful wonderful tutorial thank you very much! I am very new to ART. And water colors are so beautiful. By the way I have purchased most of my supplies from you LOL. Thank you again you’re awesome.
This has helped me sooooooo much! I can see this working in other mediums as well. Thanks for mentioning neutral tint because I was on the fence about buying. Again, Thanks Steve, for another helpful video. You are awesome.
There is a term for using a monochrome color to paint the entire picture first in one color to intensify the shadows. I think it starts with a "g". I can't find it again on TH-cam and was wondering if you had a clue. Love watching your videos. I am a beginner in watercolor. Have painted extensively in oils, but watercolors have become my new passion. Thank you also for your scripture at the end of each lesson! It lifts my heart!
Thanks! Was trying to darken using complementary colors, yet not really sucessfully. Now I'm rethinking all of that. Though, having a limited palette i guess, i'll be facing same challege. Going to experiment, and think all of that through.
Thanks for another great tutorial steve,even after painting for years I'm still leary about mixing colors for fear of creating mud.Even though I try to incorporate the direction of light my paintings lack shadows.
Love your videos! Thank you so much! They are helping me a lot in the beginning of my watercolor journey :). Best regards from Costa Rica. Please, keep making videos.
Very helpful, although after the fact, as I attempted shadows on quince fruit (very pale yellow). I was going in the right direction, though my technique and application could have been more refined. Will do better next time with the pointers in this video.
Very useful, thank you. When I was having this problem a while ago, I saw a video on YT where the guy added green to his red, and that solved it. But he was careful to mention not to add too much, otherwise it (being red's compliment) neutralizes the red, but adding just a little helped me (since I don't have such a lovely complete palette as you do. One day hopefully!) Great video. Thanks again. :)
Yaaas, Steve, that was so helpful. At the moment I am finding drawing flowers more difficult than drawing people but I think it's just a case of not having a complete 3D map of flowers form built in my mind. Lots of mental construction yet to do. Practicing drawing flowers from the back side as well as front side. 😓💦whew!
Welcome. I'm not strictly a begginer's channel but I do try to include lots of tips in every video so don't shy away from the videos that seem more advanced.
No Reese in the intro! I missed him! 😂. I struggled with shadows and shading for a long time but then I studied complimentary colours and started mixing my complimentary colours and using complimentary underpaintings. I really enjoyed this video cause it taught me something new! Thanks for posting!
I have been painting for years, frustrated with this concept because my university took an extreme "you will learn by doing approach" and I often tried to use compliments to try to shadow. Oh my goodness this tutorial has given me so much insight to my issues over the years. Thank you!!!
Complements can work if color intensity is not needed.
Yeah, I was also taught that the right way to do shadows is to use complimentary colors. It just turns everything muddy.
@@geraldobrien7323 the reaspn of this is luminosity of lighting increasing than luminocity of shadows. (form shaping). But I'm also confusing. Maybe it could be effect like a complementary colors one to one for brightning of painting not mixing.
Watercolor has a lot nuanses.
This is excellent advice for flower painting! I learned (a long time ago) to add a complementary color for shadows, but I have never been happy with those results when painting, flower petals. Thank you for doing this most helpful video!
You're lessons are like potatoes chips. "Just one more and I'll clean house. Just one more and I'll get dressed. Just one more....."
Two hours later...
"Where did the time go and I'm still not dressed! BUT I know how to make my color wheel, paint shadows, make a good wash. All the rest of my life? Not important anymore." Oh just one more. 😂🤩😍
S Mitchell i agree, last night I was 3 hours late going to bed. Woke up exhausted 😂😜
5:30am at the gym.... 6:25am back home......... 8:50am still in gym clothes....
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So true, but also.. thanks a lot.. now I want potato chips.... lol
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The worst part of starting anything without a teacher is that we don't even know what we don't know. 🤣🤣 I was confused as to why my paintings looked so ugly but thankfully I discovered your tutorials. These are really helpful for clueless beginners like me.
“I don’t know what I don’t know” I use that phrase all the time! I love seeing someone else use it as well!
I learned about analogous colors, which I didn't "know" they are somewhere......specially for creating shadows. You can tell I am in the process of learning! Thanks for your excellent turorial, pls do not stop your generous help for us, the watercolor wannabees!
I've been extremely vexed with highlights and shadows in watercolor, and this is the only video I've found so far that's broken it down in a useful way. Thank you!!
I am learning soooooooo much from you!
Thank you for breaking down every aspect of watercolour in such a clear and engaging way!
You are an amazing teacher!
Thank you, Steve! Your method of using analogous colors to create shadows is new to me and superior to what I learned in a watercolor class. I was taught to use complementary colors, which make darker tones, but also mute the original hues.
+Sharon Nolfi yes, the complimentary colors work ok if maintaining intensity isn’t necessary. Thanks!
Those are great little shading studies. They really show off how the color behaves from light to dark and you can judge if you're using a suitable adjacent color, or a warm/cool bias color, or neutral tint, to darken at the core shadow or terminator. THANK YOU!!
Your intros and fun is all part of the message u have always stood for and by. -let water teach u- have fun learning and never become so engrossed in shouldas couldas that u forget the fun and love for the art. While i could fill a book with what u have painstakingly taught, its the humor and joy for the art that pushed me thru those days nothing works. Never lose this
+Lori Shioji ok, thank you!
Wow!!! This was an awesome lesson….You are a beautifully creative artist at the same time being able to visually explain watercolor techniques…
I cannot thank you enough for this video! This is the first explanation of how to do colour shadows that has made sense to me. Just had a huge light bulb moment. Thank you again!
Thank you Steve for this intense shadow watercolour tutorial. It’s a great lesson especially using analogous colour instead of blue for shadow. 👍🏻
A follow up to my post of about an hour ago. I did this exercise with a set of Sennelier watercolors I hadn’t really used much. What a great way to find the properties of the paints and to explore color mixing with them as well as some glazing. Totally loved the results. Great exercise.
One of my absolute favorite verses! On difficult days, I make it into a song as I go about trying to accomplish things the best that I can😊
Best tutorial I’ve seen for shadow colors!
Hi Steve, haven't been by in awhile, but was struggling to get correct shadows on delicate pink flowers. You paint with pink or any color long enough and you feel like you are losing perspective on what color you are really seeing. Well, back to the shadow issue. Just couldn't figure it out. Tried D.S.'s Jane's Grey, but that wasn't right, but knew at least it was completely liftable. So, I searched for "choosing shadow colors" on TH-cam and there's one of my consistent favorite artists tackling the subject, "you!" Made great sense and of course using the analagous color to Quin Pink, Quin Violet and blammo, there's my shadow color. Thanks for always being such a great source of info. God's blessings to you and your family during this continued and difficult time with Corona Virus. I pray that you and all you love are well. Xx
Thanks!
Thanks so much Debora!
Just starting out with watercolor. Thanks for the info. You make it look easy and then I try (operative word is try) to replicate. I have some very strange looking "things" on my paper. But, interesting trials for someone with very little patience. THANK YOU !!!
I am a beginner watercolor-color ist and an trying to learn roses. The variants in color of petals due to shadows is giving me fits. Thank you for your clear, concise easy to listen to explanations. I'm back at it with a much clearer vision today. Thanks for sharing your tremendous talent!
Thanks Steve, most interesting. You certainly know your water colour and how to apply it. I liked the fact that you emphasised keeping the "colour intensity", not muddying it during the shadow process. Cheers Lorraine.
Thanks Lorraine!
Thanks Steve!! I learned a lot by watching the demo ! Now the fun comes in the practice!!! Thanks for the verse you chose too. You brought back a great memories of my Chosen Father. He was a Carpenter by trade, and had this verse on his bussiness card. Have a great day!
I can see a whole series on this topic, ranging from monochromatic shadowing, complementary shades, tertiary shades, and even Payne's or Neutral Tint effects (tho you covered a bit here). This was perfect for a beginner and anyone coming online to search for this topic will be thoroughly glad they found you! Cheers, my friend! :)
Thanks Mark, yes, agreed! I've already had someone ask about complementary shades saying thats how they were taught tp do shadows. So I need to at least touch on that. Complements work fine in many cases but not so much when you need that shadow to exude color intensity and vibrancy.
The Mind of Watercolor Hi, Steve! I know it's not the same concept as you're teaching us here, but can you explain cast shadows, please? In my area of expertise, Tole painting, cast shadows is a topic that wasn't, needed(?), or discussed. I am really hooked on watercolor and I will master this medium, so there is no looking back! I am a subscriber and have watched most of your videos at least a half a dozen times and you have taught me so much that I hate bother you with this. Are shadows and cast shadows the same thing or different? Does one override the other? The professional artists I've asked haven't answered back, so I'm beginning to think it's a stupid question! I've Googled cast shadows, but everything I've read fails to explains exactly what they are or their relation to shadow. Am I making this too hard? Perhaps looking for something that isn't there?
I just want to thank you so very much for making The Mind Of Watercolor such a comfortable place to learn! Your art is just gorgeous! I love your sense of humor, Reese, your spirit, and most of all, your faith! I'm so proud to be a Minder! Still waiting on those t-shirts! And some stickers because I love your logo.
Novella complete...
-Kelly
Oh, yes, I would definitely tune in for those videos! Same goes for you, M.D. Campbell, love your style!
Super nice of you to say, Kelly R. Wilson! Thank you so much! Cheers!
M.D. Campbell def i agree w the complementary for shadows.
The first video on this topic I found really helpful. Thank you, Sir!
Thanks, Steve. I loved this video. I learned so much about shadows that I didn 't know before. A lot of the way I paint is by eye, like a musician plays by ear, so having more real knowledge helps me sooooo much!! You are the best!
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Thank you for this lesson on shadowing. It's very helpful.
Why would anyone give this video a thumbs down? Thank for sharing your talent and time to help others. I truly appreciate you.
Could be because the video is more about shading and making something look like it has dimension and not like casted shadows? People can be mean though.
Terrific info, plenty in there for intermediate painters too. I know it's good when I find myself scribbling lots of notes! Especially useful: going back in with original colour glaze after shadows, also graduating the shadows with two different pigments (a mid and then deeper one). Looking forward to a vid on cast shadows soon! Bravo.
I am beginner in painting.I am glad i got perfect knowledge about how to use colors,shades shadows,glazing colors mixing opposite colors.All that means lot while i am painting hope you put more videos regarding color mixing....Thanks
Hi Steve, I'm watching this video for the first time on shadows and you have given some good knowledge on the subject. I'm a beginner painter and trying to learn as much as I can while I learn to use watercolors. Thank you. Janie
Thank you so much!!! I've always struggled with shadows
so much to learn - fabulous
Thank you! As a beginner, i learned a lot from this video!
Thank you! I was trying to paint a yellow butterfly and could not get a good shadow on the butterfly itself and googled 'creating yellow shadows in watercolor' and got your tutorial which is perfect help for this. Next I need to determine how to make a shadow of the yellow butterfly onto pale skin tone.
This is great and also a great reminder that revisiting your videos is a great idea!
Thank you so much for this information. I had problems with greish shadows because I used paynt grey in my drawings. This is very helpfull. 🙂
This is such VALUABLE information!! I’m new & learning sooo much. Learning answers to questions I didn’t even know I had. Thank you 😊
Wow! This is great. Thank you.
Most excellent glazing lesson. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Incredibly helpful. Thank you. About to do a whole series of spheres to experiment and learn for myself. Shadows in watercolor are not the same as acrylic or casein.
Thank you!! To the point, best demo around!!!
I am a beginner watercolorist. This video has been most helpful!! Thanks Steve :)
I have big problems with shading. This helped me watching you, Steve. Thanks!
Thanks Steve, great video. I especially liked how you showed using the color wheel.That's a really good tip.
I hadn't tried analogous colors for shading - great lesson! Thank you.
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Awesome, learned plenty here!!
My first thought for the red was to add blue, but I think this is more interesting and does seem to maintain the integrity of the red you started with. Good to know, thanks Steve!
Thank you from this beginner!!! It makes sense the way you explained it.
Good learning. I will try this exercise.
This was so excellent Steve...So valuable...Thank you again for ALL that you do...
Brilliant!
Thanks Steve for that summary. Very helpful.
Wonderful wonderful wonderful tutorial thank you very much! I am very new to ART. And water colors are so beautiful. By the way I have purchased most of my supplies from you LOL. Thank you again you’re awesome.
This has helped me sooooooo much! I can see this working in other mediums as well. Thanks for mentioning neutral tint because I was on the fence about buying. Again, Thanks Steve, for another helpful video. You are awesome.
Thanks Steve. This was very useful information. I did struggle with deciding what to use for shadows.
I'm always fascinated by the quality content of your videos. Thank you so much for your dedication to teaching!
There is a term for using a monochrome color to paint the entire picture first in one color to intensify the shadows. I think it starts with a "g". I can't find it again on TH-cam and was wondering if you had a clue. Love watching your videos. I am a beginner in watercolor. Have painted extensively in oils, but watercolors have become my new passion. Thank you also for your scripture at the end of each lesson! It lifts my heart!
Grisaille (pronounced griz-i). It's traditionally referring to a "gray" underpainting or underdrawing.
@@mindofwatercolor Yes! Thank you so much!
Thank you. Very clear instruction. It has been of tremendous help. 😀
Great ,very clear and can understand your teaching ,thank you
Thank you, thank you! Really answered a lot of my questions/frustrations as a beginner.
Thanks! Was trying to darken using complementary colors, yet not really sucessfully. Now I'm rethinking all of that. Though, having a limited palette i guess, i'll be facing same challege. Going to experiment, and think all of that through.
Thank you so much! Your videos are awesome. I'm a beginner and your videos help me so much.
You are an excellent teacher, thank you very much.
Two thumbs up for this demo! You've given a really good process for determining how to paint shadows.
steeeeeeeeeeeve you are awesome and your tutorials are awesome and your videos are awesome!!
Great video, Steve. Very helpful!
Thank you for this demonstration. It makes so much sense and is giving me something to think about when approaching my painting.
Thanks Steve, this video is really helpful. I always struggle with the shadow color and now I know what to do. Thank you!
Thanks for another great tutorial steve,even after painting for years I'm still leary about mixing colors for fear of creating mud.Even though I try to incorporate the direction of light my paintings lack shadows.
Love your videos! Thank you so much! They are helping me a lot in the beginning of my watercolor journey :). Best regards from Costa Rica. Please, keep making videos.
GREAT---I needed this one. I am always second guessing shadows.
Great video....very informative! As always , you explain in a way that makes a challenging issue very understandable! Thanks!
Very helpful, although after the fact, as I attempted shadows on quince fruit (very pale yellow). I was going in the right direction, though my technique and application could have been more refined. Will do better next time with the pointers in this video.
So helpful 👍👍👍👍👍
This was such a helpful video lesson!! You are an awesome instructor.
so good.
Very useful, thank you. When I was having this problem a while ago, I saw a video on YT where the guy added green to his red, and that solved it. But he was careful to mention not to add too much, otherwise it (being red's compliment) neutralizes the red, but adding just a little helped me (since I don't have such a lovely complete palette as you do. One day hopefully!)
Great video. Thanks again. :)
+Juhani139 yes adding complements can make decent shadows, the trick is maintaining color intensity with them.
This was so helpful! It makes so much sense once you see it done! Thank You!
thank you for sharing this valuable information....well done.
Yaaas, Steve, that was so helpful. At the moment I am finding drawing flowers more difficult than drawing people but I think it's just a case of not having a complete 3D map of flowers form built in my mind. Lots of mental construction yet to do. Practicing drawing flowers from the back side as well as front side. 😓💦whew!
Payne's grey is my favorite color, it's all over in nature.
THANK YOU for keeping in mind beginners! I am a beginner beginner, and hoping to learn more from you! I am so glad I found your channel!!
Welcome. I'm not strictly a begginer's channel but I do try to include lots of tips in every video so don't shy away from the videos that seem more advanced.
@@mindofwatercolor Thank you! Yes, I do understand that! Will do my best and continue learning from your videos :) !
Well done!! I'm a beginner so I really got a lot out of this tutorial! Thank you!!
Great tutorial!
You’re an awesome teacher!! I love your vids and learned a lot from this one. Great explanation about analogous colors!!thank you 😉🇨🇦
Thank you, thank you, thank you! Very helpful.
No Reese in the intro! I missed him! 😂. I struggled with shadows and shading for a long time but then I studied complimentary colours and started mixing my complimentary colours and using complimentary underpaintings. I really enjoyed this video cause it taught me something new! Thanks for posting!
I really love your teaching style, you are so informative! Thank you for these wonderful videos!
I love your videos. Thank you.
Nice lesson--thank you!
Thanks again Steve. Shadows are rough for me sometimes.
This is a lesson in SHADING! Big difference between SHADING and shadows.!
A shaded side of anything is also shadow by definition. Cast shadows are not the only type shadows.
Brilliant. Thank you.
Love your videos, very helpful for a beginner like me, the Bible passages at the end are a bonus too! God bless you ! :D
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Thanks Steve. Great information.
Very helpful!
This was really helpful by the way.
This is so helpful, I have seen so many different ideas on shadowing, thanks this was great!
Thank you so much from Germany ❤️