I really appreciate this technique, especially when most water colorist talk about how seeing the pencil lines underneath the painting is a real big No-No. I guess it depends on the look you're going for, but like I said I really appreciate this technique a lot thank you so much for sharing

You know what I love about your videos? You inspire confidence in me. I watched this and thought I can do that! Thank you. You’re a wonderful artist and teacher.

You have given me permission (again) to follow what I am into. Saying this is about the “pencil” sketch in several ways frees me. I started with pencil sketches then moved into a purist attitude toward watercolor where I eliminated the pencil completely and went ALL watercolor. Now I’m doing both but I’ve begun to enjoy mixing graphite pencil sketches with watercolor washes. Thank you for letting me know this is an okay path. This piece is outstandingly beautiful. Thanks for the links. I just filled in my first Bee watercolor sketchbook and followed your links to a new size, and the other company you like, and the woodless pencils too. Thank you.

The way you talk is so comforting. Like I'm learning from an older brother or something. I like it. And this vid actually cleared a lotta my so thank you ❤️

I LOVE seeing the pencil with the paint; I feel you can really envision more of the steps the artist took to get to the finished piece. ❤️

Wow! This is just what I’ve been looking for. I’ve done a couple of pencil drawings that I wanted to color and didn’t have a clue what medium I could use on top of the graphite, if any. I was afraid it would make a muddy mess. I’m still afraid, but I think I’ll give it a try. Thanks, love your instruction and your work.

I have been a graphite guy since day 1. I can go anywhere and be contented with my pencil and pad. I like those wood less pencils.

I love how you mix things up all the time! This channel is a treasure.

Absolutely fascinating work 🙌🙌🙌💖💖💖😌😌😌

I was just thinking about this kind of drawing painting and found this video and it was very helpful and encouraged me to try this

Lovely, super useful comment to artists who draw and want to watercolor about how graphite goes from light to dark just like watercolor! And that quote at the end is one of my favorites from the Book of Matthew, soul strengthening.

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Thanks Hajra! Oh so glad thats a favorite scripture. One of mine too. So glad you stopped by!

Just thank you Steve. As an almost beginner I am inspired to extend myself.

I love this idea! You got just the right balance of graphite and color. I need to try this. Thank you for the inspiration.

This is exactly what I needed to watch! Thank you so much for the inspiration, your work is amazing.

OMGosh I love this!!!!!! Trying to stretch my wings in my drawing as a whole, and recently added portraits as I was told I would be good at it. This is perfect timing to give me even more ideas. Just love the entire concept. THANK YOU!

I love the look of this portrait so much! Thank you for this video...and all the other videos too!

thanks, I'm always seeing videos where you try your best to make light lines, I'll relax and just draw in this way on occasion. It looks great.

As a newbie to Watercolors I so appreciate all your tips and how to. Thank you.

I was thinking about trying watercolors over graphite soon and see how it turns out. Glad you made this video, I will have a better idea of what to expect. I do a similar thing with watercolor over inkwashes and I love it.

thanks. well done! I'm totally a beginner with drawing and painting. I will try this.

This was enjoying to watch, thank you for sharing your talent with this gorgeous portrait! So beautifully done!

What a great idea! I never thought of painting over a sketch but I'm on it next! Thanks Steve!

You are really a great artist who knows it all. Love your drawings in graphite, your sketches etc.

What a talent to draw! Amazing your painting. Thanks to share.

I love how much his eyes really popped as you added that skin tone!

So grateful that I was led to your channel & appreciate all that you teach. Blessings!

That turned out beautiful! I can’t wait to try it!

You are a beautiful artist! I cannot draw a straight line but I watch the way you add colo to your sketches. TFS.

You are so talented. I know they say you can LEARN to draw and I have gotten better, but you are awesome. Thank you for doing this as I have wondered if this were possible and never tried to do it.

This was a wonderful video! You are such a gifted landscape painter, but your portraits are great too. Just shows what years and years of experience will yield. Thank you for sharing!

What a great idea! I have always loved the art of Claudia Nice. She first draws with pen and ink, then uses either watercolors or colored inks to create her works. I had thought about trying it with pencil, but worried if I would ruin a piece by learning the hard way. I never seem to be patient enough to use my brain and try something out first! LOL Recently I have purchased Derwent Graphitint pencils and am slowly learning how to use them. In case anyone doesn't know, they are watercolor pencils that come in earthy tones, due to them being made of water soluble graphite. I have also recently purchased some regular water soluble graphite pencils and am eager to see what can be made from them. Great video! Glad I found you!

Love the look of graphite and watercolour!

Wonderful video and great information as usual Steve. Love that you are doing more on portraits.....thanks.

This was great, Steve. I do quite a bit of under drawing with my watercolor painting, but never have used watercolor over a drawing. I can't wait to try it!

Ooh that's so wonderful

Love love this look!!!

Thank you for sharing your talent with us. That was fascinating to watch and I always learn so much from you.

Just awesome Steve and can hardly wait to get started on a drawing/painting today, thanks and maybe another one in the future.

The Indian man's face is outstanding! Thanks for the demonstration and the tip that less is more.

That was fantastic watching you create this piece.

such a gorgeous piece steve!! I've been wanting to try this technique, I'd love to see some more examples! You're drawing is just superb

Very nice! Thanks for reminding us that this is a thing we can do! I just bought a 6B to 4H set from Arteza. Can't wait to try this. 👍

I have been pleased with those Strathmore journals, overall. They can take a beating, and the watercolor one doesn't pill up when you work it.

Thank you for posting this....so wonderful to watch.

I will have to give this watercolor over a graphite drawing a good try. Thank you for sharing your expertise and Scripture too.

Love, love it!!!

Fabulous!

Love this video! The faces you do utterly amaze me! I actually did the same thing last week. But I did a very detailed drawing then printed it on watercolor paper and painted. I have a matching pair now and love them together. I'd post a pic but dont know how! Lol!

Great video! This is a technique I must try. Love your choice of reference for the drawing. Very interesting character. 👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽

That's awesome! Thank you for sharing, I'm working on a pencil & watercolor piece right now and it's helpful to see your technique :)

Thanks for uploading demo Steve. Interesting process

Love it. I'd love to see your explanation of drawing faces. Like proportions and stuff. But also those tips about keeping your eyes looking in the same direction and stuff. So fascinating. Thanks!

Thank you for sharing your talent with us Your one of my favorite water color artists I ve learned a lot from you threw out the years of painting myself. Keep the videos coming 👍👍✨

This was very fun to watch! Interesting subject matter and incredible talent combination provided a pleasant and captivating art work. Then you ended the video, as usual, with scripture from my favorite book. Thumbs up, for sure.

Wow that’s great fun to watch your techniques and explanation of why you used what type pencils during the drawing process. I have been sticking with my mechanical pencil for the time being.

Gorgeous!

Fantastic work, and a massive help, just done a watercolour portrait, with pencil, this helped so much thank you

I've been rolling this idea around in my head. I'm glad I'm subscribed to your channel because you are a terrific teacher and an unbelievable artist. I searched for how to do this and of course this popped up. I love it

Thank you 🙏 for this new for me drawing technic. I love it so much !!!

So amazing to watch. Just really amazing. Great info about painting over pencil.

This is my zone. I live in pencil to watercolor. tyvm for teaching me that I am not the only one

Positively brilliant! You inspire my confidence. Thanks.

Gorgeous. Beautiful, subtle choice of colours. Wonderful drawing.

ooo.. love this,, very fresh looking leaving most of the graphite details,, really REALLY lovely!

Gorgeous. And even though I've not much of any ART for years. I do know I have some pencil-drawing skills. I'm anxious to try some "wc over pencil" now! 💜

Beautiful demo. Thank you !

Thank you for a really beautiful sketch. I loved the gentle Watercolour tones you added, just made him look more real... Can almost feel that beard and mustache they look so real. You gave him such expressive eyes... Thank you for a really interesting and informative video, and for sharing your talent.

Wow! To be able to draw like that...fantastic!

Thankyou very informative and watchable ❤

Very concise and to the point tutorial. Thank you, you are a very talented artist! Sometimes people focus too much on the rendering, although yours is beautiful I sometimes get disappointed when the rendering overtakes the original composition... love your technique of building up.

Oh my goodness.........you are amazing Steve! I really, really like this picture!

Wow..I loved watching this portrait come to life..brilliant video!!

Hi Steve, I loved this when I seen it on Instagram and this video was such a treat to watch. Thank you ! 💞💫

Thanks, this was a great Sunday project. I had a boat load of fun.

This is absolutely exquisite!

Why I did not make this connection before I do not know. Your comment about the relationship of the white of the paper coming thru was spot on. I love to pencil sketch and my favorite challenging art form is watercolor. Trying to master the white of the paper with my pencil or watercolor is my favorite struggle. With a pencil however I can erase, thus control. Watercolor truely has a “mind of its own”. For some odd reason I find the challange more appealing.

relaxing and inspiring. Thank you for sharing your talent.

I've never tried coloring graphite drawing. I'm gonna have to try this

I am definetly going to try this out.Btw awesome video as always.

Thank you, this portrait is simply beautiful

Definitely going to try this👍🏻👍🏻

Excellant demo, I enjoyed watching this. Love the combination of pencil and water color.

Great video Steve! 😁 I love how this came out & you started with a really interesting photo. I can't wait for unsplash to come to android. This is a technique I try to do, but go to far. I'm going to give it a go again tomorrow. Awesome example of the balance I have been trying to get. Thanks for sharing! 😃 I hope you are doing well my friend. 🤗

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Thanks Val. You can access Unsplash through a browser. So that might help. I often go too far with this also. I really had to hold back. Definitely give it a try.

I just watched this again and wow! This is so inspiring and informative! You know that I am a big fan and you never cease to amaze me with your talent and generosity. Thank you so much Steve.

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Thanks so much Kathryn!

L Barge I've been using oil color for portraits for the past 30 years or more and lately during covid-19 lock down I started using all kind of medias. been oil color my passion was fun to try other medias. I even used pastel and my granddaughter was my model. it turned out great!!!Today I just thought about using water color over pencil, I just love pencil drawing and I'm very good at it :) lol I didn't know if I you could do it and I google it and there you were !!! water color is very difficult to use and I'm going to have lots of fun...thank you Sir this is going to be my first...thank you again to teach me your techniques.

Thanks, Steve, what a great and useful video. Beautiful work, thanks for suggesting different tools (Kho Ï Nor woodless, interesting !) and Sketchbooks.

I really like this technique and love the drawing

Wow!

Wow. The drawing is eye popping!!

This is just amazing!

Great work, fantastic!

Really nice watching you work. Thanks 😊

Thanks for this--I didn't know it was possible. One more new thing to try!

stunning!

I NEED this. Thanks!

Great combination! The drawing is great, with, as you say, just a limited amount of watercolour, just to enhance what is there in graphite and add that bit of extra flavour. It was good that you gave us a glimpse too of your reference picture; I find that really helpful as immediately one can see how you handled various detail or texture. I must admit though, I would like to see you do one of those works you mentioned where you really got into the colour. Thanks a lot for this.

Wow! Really gorgeous

That was awsome ! Very helpful

Love this video. Thank you!!

So so so happy I found your channel!