From Design to Plan: Figuring Out the Painting Sequence for Watercolor

A "default" strategy for deciding on the painting sequence for a watercolor. We'll see how it was used for two earlier examples and then apply it to the designs from our last video.
Previous video (Using Reference Photos More Creatively) where the two designs were created: • How to Use Reference P...
Video with the silhouette painting strategy (Three Strategies for Designing Your Own Paintings): • Three Simple Strategie...
Videos that the examples were drawn from, if you want to see the whole painting sequence:
Backlit Clouds Postcard Paint-Along: • Watercolor Postcard Pa...
Crazy Colorful Pears Postcard Paint-Along: • Watercolor Postcard Pa...
Watercolor Skies and Clouds Project 1 (for the method of re-wetting a sky to lay another soft-edged layer): • Watercolor Skies & Clo...
0:00 introduction
0:21 recap of the designs
1:19 design vs. painting plan
1:43 what goes into a painting plan?
2:37 size and format
3:51 focus on the painting sequence
4:35 first step: planning marks
5:04 default strategy for sequence
6:45 ex. 1 showing default strategy
7:44 ex. 2 showing default strategy
9:07 plan for design 1
11:35 testing the initial plan
16:16 problem: soft-edged complements
17:50 plan for design 2
18:43 it's hard to tell what's hard in watercolor!
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