Advancing with Watercolor Creating a Center of Interest - "Tête à tête"

This is a video done as a supplement to a watercolor class taught by Gary Tucker in Boston. This is the first of a series of 8 lessons that will use various scenes of Paris as a motif. The lessons will focus on design , in particular visualizing a center of interest and using this as a means to compose the painting. Technically we will be focusing on graded washes in all sorts of applications. In this exercise you will notice how they work to create luminosity in the final painting.
This painting utilizes and underpainting of yellow ochre with smaller amounts of cad red and cobalt blue. The darker washes are created by various mixtures of Burnt sienna and ultramarine blue.
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for liking this short video and for your comments4. You can see more instruction and examples of artwork at my website garytuckerartist.com

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  • @marcello.mutti75
    @marcello.mutti755 жыл бұрын

    Another fantastic demo, thanks a lot dear Gary... I always look forward to your new videos and posts

  • @jeaniusjeanjack
    @jeaniusjeanjack5 жыл бұрын

    A great lesson - giving us just two things to think about. You are a brilliant teacher - thank you Gary.

  • @lindamullahy5752
    @lindamullahy57525 жыл бұрын

    Loved the way you did the washers and the painting was beautiful and thank you so much for sharing your videos with us.

  • @annafejdych7146
    @annafejdych71465 жыл бұрын

    Thanks a million Gary! I just love your tutorials.

  • @gina-mariaweigel3821
    @gina-mariaweigel38215 жыл бұрын

    Beautiful work Gary. Thank you for a wonderful tutorial!

  • @WideAppeal
    @WideAppeal2 жыл бұрын

    Gary, thank you so much for the wonderful resource you've put on youtube. Your tutorials are some of the best I've come across and I've learned so much from your channel. Thank you.

  • @KRCanetti
    @KRCanetti5 жыл бұрын

    One can learn so much from watching you painting! Great!!!

  • @gregory44ish
    @gregory44ish4 жыл бұрын

    I admire stile of the artist, ability to deliver idea , and tremendous speed of performance.Thank you !

  • @LenBanks
    @LenBanks5 жыл бұрын

    welcome back!!!! I love your tutorials. thanks for your generosity.

  • @DaniellaMakingLearningArt
    @DaniellaMakingLearningArt4 жыл бұрын

    One of the masters of back lighting....and a glowing illusion, among other things.

  • @eunicej
    @eunicej5 жыл бұрын

    Beautiful! So much light and great contrast.

  • @1Thedairy
    @1Thedairy5 жыл бұрын

    You are such a good teacher and it’s wonderful that you are so generously sharing your knowledge. I really enjoy watching your paintings come to life.

  • @fraktalfr
    @fraktalfr4 жыл бұрын

    Paris est toujours plus beau avec votre travail. Merci

  • @cherylproffitt5550
    @cherylproffitt55505 жыл бұрын

    Just brilliant, I could actually grasp your teaching of the graded wash. Thank you

  • @klo3525
    @klo35255 жыл бұрын

    thank you very much Mr. Tucker for your detailed lesson.

  • @tracycunningham4991
    @tracycunningham49915 жыл бұрын

    I love how you use the initial washes to create the areas of light and shade and to give the overall mood of the painting. As a beginner I find it very difficult to paint in this loose style. I am very literal! I will continue to practice. Your videos give me inspiration, thank you Gary

  • @earhoney
    @earhoney5 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much Gary. Fantastic as always!

  • @jandean9268
    @jandean92685 жыл бұрын

    I love the way you recreate light. Thanks.

  • @duncancameron9734
    @duncancameron97344 жыл бұрын

    At last, a painter that describes what and why he does things in detail. It's rare to find a natural artist/ teacher. Really glad I've found you.

  • @MikeKleinsteuber
    @MikeKleinsteuber4 жыл бұрын

    Great stuff. It always looks so easy when someone with talent and experience does it.

  • @terrylavis4792
    @terrylavis47925 жыл бұрын

    Fabulous painting and instruction, thanks Gary

  • @DJ-qi4ry
    @DJ-qi4ry4 жыл бұрын

    Super tutorial and painting. Thanks for mentioning the colours as well. Amazing what can be created with so few, I keep having to tell myself that.

  • @massoudehedmond610
    @massoudehedmond6105 жыл бұрын

    Thank you Gary! You have changed the way I look at watercolor paintings. Great tutorial.

  • @joecollins275

    @joecollins275

    3 жыл бұрын

    Hello beautiful, how are you?

  • @daulatneupane4055
    @daulatneupane40555 жыл бұрын

    Hi Gary, your approach to watercolors is what made me made me pick up watercolors again, and with much more intent and purpose than ever, and my understanding of the watercolor medium and the love for it is growing stronger day by day, thanks to such amazing painting demonstration and insightful commentary as this one. Thank you.

  • @emyblack3540
    @emyblack35404 жыл бұрын

    You are very generous and open to let us in on your "secrets". Thank you for sharing your process with us!

  • @GaryTuckerArtist

    @GaryTuckerArtist

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for sharing your thoughts no secrets here - I believe in complete transparency...;)

  • @jakepeters4370
    @jakepeters43705 жыл бұрын

    Yes, truly illuminating. Thank you.

  • @movingcow
    @movingcow4 жыл бұрын

    Thank you Gary for your excellent tutorial. I love the double speed film rate with your straight to the point narration. It keeps my attention and i have learned so much in a short space of time. Perfect!. Peace and love from the UK .

  • @GaryTuckerArtist

    @GaryTuckerArtist

    4 жыл бұрын

    Peace and love to you as well - thanks for your feedback - I will keep at it!

  • @karenkrosnick8725
    @karenkrosnick87255 жыл бұрын

    I love your tutorials. Thank you!

  • @lilijka351
    @lilijka3514 жыл бұрын

    Jestem pod wielkim wrażeniem!!!!!!!!!! amazing!

  • @fifiwu7021
    @fifiwu70215 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for the tutorial,grade wash,temperature change are good to learn to practice.

  • @joannuhn7816
    @joannuhn78165 жыл бұрын

    I am happy I found this tutorial. It was wonderful to watch the wash applications turn into such a wonderful painting. I need to practice being looser and freer with washes. Many thanks

  • @anujain8684
    @anujain86843 жыл бұрын

    This was just so much learning in one video ... so patiently and nicely explained every detail.. wonderful 🙌🏻

  • @uniqueproducts2455
    @uniqueproducts24553 жыл бұрын

    Beautiful... loved the way you explain the entire process..

  • @krithikaakkaraju2974
    @krithikaakkaraju29744 жыл бұрын

    Wow! I’m a relative beginner to watercolors but I’ve been dedicated to learning new techniques - this is a wonderful tutorial and I can’t wait to try it out! Thank you

  • @mandywatercolors
    @mandywatercolors4 жыл бұрын

    What an amazing painting scene!

  • @ColorArtEmotion
    @ColorArtEmotion4 жыл бұрын

    Superb! Wonderful advices about working with watercolor and creating the subtle atmospheric light bounces, I can’t wait to put in practice your advices...Thank you!

  • @Drumaier
    @Drumaier4 жыл бұрын

    excellent! you are putting into words so many things i think about but i can't articulate so clearly in my mind. Every time i watch one of your videos you help my brain to articulate those ideas and techniques. Thanks a lot!

  • @dougarcher4364
    @dougarcher43645 жыл бұрын

    Thanks Gary , informative and inspirational as always. Your time and efforts are appreciated from your "Football Stadium" full of Fans.... :) take care!

  • @philgriffiths4467
    @philgriffiths44675 жыл бұрын

    Great painting, thanks for sharing your technique

  • @joannewilliams7251
    @joannewilliams72515 жыл бұрын

    Absolutely amazing - thank you for sharing your wisdom

  • @joecollins275

    @joecollins275

    3 жыл бұрын

    Hello Joanne, how are you doing my dearest, I hope you don’t find my message scary, my name is Jef and am just looking for someone to talk to, I have been to so many dating apps, but too many fake friends, you’re looking so adorable and they is something very special about you that I can’t seems to understand till I get to know you more, I hope and pray you’re not taken beautiful one?

  • @itopus1
    @itopus15 жыл бұрын

    Superb and immensely eloquent. Thank you

  • @WooshaBaloo
    @WooshaBaloo3 жыл бұрын

    This is like magic to me. I watched the whole video. I paused several times. The end result is like the creation of the universe. I understand it happened, I just don’t understand how. From blotches of discoloured water you created brilliant art. I saw it with my own eyes, yet I still can’t believe it. WOW.

  • @TechWrite
    @TechWrite5 жыл бұрын

    Gorgeous work. Thank you.

  • @suresh.karthikeyan
    @suresh.karthikeyan3 жыл бұрын

    Wow 🤩. I have fallen in love with your inspirational paintings - you just guide the viewer’s eyes with play of colours and hues, and they do the rest i.e. visualise the real picture. What an art or should I say, what a magic show !!

  • @GaryTuckerArtist

    @GaryTuckerArtist

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you Suresh - Magic - yes - it comes out towards the end

  • @puskardebnath3676
    @puskardebnath36765 жыл бұрын

    More and more we want from you.... just enjoy your creation....

  • @judwatkins9478
    @judwatkins94785 жыл бұрын

    Gary, Thank you especially for mentioning, "The paper is dry now..." In instructional videos teaching watercolor technique, it's usually impossible to tell how much time has lapsed between stages of a painting in progress. The drying time of various washes is important for a student a watercolorist to master. Great instruction here.

  • @DaniellaMakingLearningArt

    @DaniellaMakingLearningArt

    4 жыл бұрын

    Right!

  • @ritabeltran8462
    @ritabeltran84624 жыл бұрын

    Love to watch your videos, you re so talented.

  • @lerebour337
    @lerebour3375 жыл бұрын

    Superbe technique, bravo pour le résultat.

  • @user-ic5xu4jh6z
    @user-ic5xu4jh6z5 жыл бұрын

    Wow! That's really great:-) thank you for this video

  • @GaetanoPirulli
    @GaetanoPirulli3 жыл бұрын

    Wow. You are opening my eyes, thanks

  • @lorrainecooper266
    @lorrainecooper2664 жыл бұрын

    I word in many different medium but street scenes in water colour seem to be so much harder for me. Thank you so much for explaining and really ensuring the viewers/student gets some in sight to your thought process. I am very impressed and will go to see your website again many thanks.

  • @NMranchhand
    @NMranchhand5 жыл бұрын

    A very good instruction. Thank you.

  • @karenliu529
    @karenliu5295 жыл бұрын

    Love this tutorial and the painting is so good. It reminds me of a book called Colour and Light by Jean Haines. Not the same topic, but the painting reminds me of what she talked about regarding showing light.

  • @elkespanoudakis532
    @elkespanoudakis53212 күн бұрын

    Your tutorial is exactly what I have been looking for - it does explain this perfect technic and at the same time it inspires me like hell, thank you for that !!

  • @GaryTuckerArtist

    @GaryTuckerArtist

    12 күн бұрын

    Thx Elke - I am happy your inspired!

  • @millenniumcorp7334
    @millenniumcorp73345 жыл бұрын

    Great tutorial.... loved it!

  • @ciacciom
    @ciacciom4 жыл бұрын

    This is an absolutely brilliant tutorial. If anyone is a novice to watercolors hang on every word that Is said.

  • @rochford1000
    @rochford1000 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you Gary.

  • @sudds82
    @sudds825 жыл бұрын

    Thanks so much Garry! I tried it and came out fine. Learnt a lot in the process.

  • @davelester1985
    @davelester19853 жыл бұрын

    This is a really good chance for people to see how to do a first wash to create feeling and color. I think that many people do not understand first wash, they just start painting away. I hope you have a lot of viewers on this one and then next one, too. Bravo!

  • @GaryTuckerArtist

    @GaryTuckerArtist

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thx Dave - very insightful I hope to send more on this technique soon!!

  • @hamidr11
    @hamidr115 жыл бұрын

    Spectacular.

  • @deborahrech7429
    @deborahrech74294 жыл бұрын

    Very instructive. Thank you!

  • @Phoenix0630.
    @Phoenix0630.4 жыл бұрын

    love love love it!

  • @danthomas6587
    @danthomas65875 жыл бұрын

    I'm amazed by how much the value changes when the paint dries.

  • @carlpen850

    @carlpen850

    5 жыл бұрын

    @ Dan Thomas... that's the nature of watercolor... it takes a little getting used to when you're starting out in watercolor... I remember years ago one of the books I had on painting watercolors had the 50% rule which was that your paint would dry 50% lighter than when 1st applied

  • @mchlhrwd50
    @mchlhrwd505 жыл бұрын

    Wonderful, Thank you!!

  • @eileengoldenberg270
    @eileengoldenberg2705 жыл бұрын

    Great piece, thanks.

  • @hifrank001
    @hifrank0015 жыл бұрын

    so nice one, again, thanks for sharing.

  • @mpgcherokee
    @mpgcherokee3 жыл бұрын

    Fabulous, thank you.

  • @michaelwardrip1894
    @michaelwardrip18945 жыл бұрын

    Great work as always

  • @user-ps7yw2xq5r
    @user-ps7yw2xq5r5 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for lesson !!!

  • @nidiapearson7409
    @nidiapearson74095 жыл бұрын

    Great demo, many thanks

  • @helwic
    @helwic4 жыл бұрын

    love it, great job

  • @fifiwu7021
    @fifiwu70215 жыл бұрын

    Watercolour transparent are making impact of results,l like this medium.

  • @lindsaysweeney1231
    @lindsaysweeney12315 жыл бұрын

    I loveeee your videos beyond

  • @DAVIDDAMIENR
    @DAVIDDAMIENR4 жыл бұрын

    THANK YOU for sharing … !!!!

  • @marjo-riittareinikainen9740
    @marjo-riittareinikainen9740 Жыл бұрын

    I hope to learn by watching and listening your working! I have some photos from my trips over years and like to paint some of them! So far I have two watercolour exhibitions of my own and I wish I could have an exhibition of the paintings of my travelling pictures.

  • @oleksandrkozyr2434
    @oleksandrkozyr24345 жыл бұрын

    Interesting to see how rich first wash was laid on and how pale it dried. Fantastic painting!

  • @belenandresolmedo8075
    @belenandresolmedo80755 жыл бұрын

    ¡¡Brillante!!

  • @dadamohite5883
    @dadamohite5883 Жыл бұрын

    Amazing works sir

  • @gerardomartinez9486
    @gerardomartinez94863 жыл бұрын

    Tks Masther!!!

  • @leonglicksman506
    @leonglicksman5065 жыл бұрын

    Great video, even better class.

  • @ciacciom
    @ciacciom5 жыл бұрын

    Brilliant !

  • @zbigniewgomski3754
    @zbigniewgomski37545 жыл бұрын

    Świetna lekcja !! Widać jak powstaje akwarela a nie fotografia !!

  • @chetankurhade8218
    @chetankurhade82185 жыл бұрын

    Master work sir

  • @souravsaha4747
    @souravsaha47475 жыл бұрын

    Really great video helped a lot

  • @deejy232
    @deejy2323 жыл бұрын

    Wow that was great thanks

  • @AndrewHarmsArtwork
    @AndrewHarmsArtwork4 жыл бұрын

    Just fantastic! Thank you sir

  • @nonarostagno4280

    @nonarostagno4280

    4 жыл бұрын

    Great work, loved it so much !!!!!

  • @ThinkerThunker
    @ThinkerThunker2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks!

  • @balpaintingworkshop8469
    @balpaintingworkshop84692 жыл бұрын

    Great!👏👏👏

  • @neilcollins3701
    @neilcollins37012 ай бұрын

    Wonderful job. Great talent.

  • @GaryTuckerArtist

    @GaryTuckerArtist

    Ай бұрын

    Thank you! Neil Cheers!

  • @JoeLoBro
    @JoeLoBro3 жыл бұрын

    Amazing. Subscribed

  • @dinsadobe
    @dinsadobe4 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for your insight of your paintings, nobody rarely does that.. thanks again

  • @GaryTuckerArtist

    @GaryTuckerArtist

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thank you Dinesh for the thoughtful comment

  • @emmanuel-in-greece6954
    @emmanuel-in-greece69544 жыл бұрын

    I love how you have taken quite a flat looking photo that you have simplified and then exagerrated the colours and light to create a really wonderful painting.

  • @GaryTuckerArtist

    @GaryTuckerArtist

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thx Emmanuel - the power of our imagination !

  • @pranjalshelar3830
    @pranjalshelar38304 жыл бұрын

    Beautiful... Thank you so much☺

  • @GaryTuckerArtist

    @GaryTuckerArtist

    3 жыл бұрын

    thank you for watching

  • @mayrus75
    @mayrus754 жыл бұрын

    amazing! love it

  • @GaryTuckerArtist

    @GaryTuckerArtist

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you!!

  • @fraujuli3902
    @fraujuli39024 жыл бұрын

    Wow!

  • @icandoit95
    @icandoit954 жыл бұрын

    I realized here that one of my many mistakes or problems was using watercolour pans which have their place but make it difficult to produce the dry brush effect on a larger brush. I realized this when I tried the colour drill practice before an (unsuccessful) attempt at reproducing the effect with the following 'Autum's Glow'. I shall persevere with many thanks for your careful, thoughtful and encouraging instruction.

  • @GaryTuckerArtist

    @GaryTuckerArtist

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thanks Claire - I agree with you, and say again - Perseverance opens all doors!!!

  • @dawnymock
    @dawnymock5 жыл бұрын

    Thanks 🙏

  • @joecollins275

    @joecollins275

    3 жыл бұрын

    Hello beautiful Dawn, how are you my dear?

  • @steveparkes1
    @steveparkes15 жыл бұрын

    Fabulous, what are the dimensions of the paper you are using please?

  • @JonabelzB
    @JonabelzB4 жыл бұрын

    Amazing

  • @johncitizen3361
    @johncitizen33612 жыл бұрын

    Very nice, the vertical version seems more intimate for some reason while the demonstration painting with the figure pointing keeps pushing my view out and then the shadows draw me back to the focal point again. Really clever.