Advancing with Watercolor - Brushwork
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- čas přidán 13. 01. 2024
- About the author
Gary Tucker is a watercolor artist/ instructor living in the Boston area. He offers online workshops , in person workshops, and a catalogue of watercolor videos on technique and design
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About this Video
Brushwork
If you have watched some of my lessons or videos on CZcams you will know that I talk about brushwork quite often. I think the way that each artist develops with the brush is somewhat unique and at the same time there are good practices and bad habits. I think that the brush and its use has played a major role in my development and direction with watercolor and I continue to be surprised and amazed by the possibilities this tool brings to painting. Especially watercolor
The brush as a tool
Let's face it the brush is a tool like a palette, paper, or even a camera - it comes in all sorts of shapes and levels of quality. The watercolor brush differs greatly From brushes used for oil painting or acrylic painting. These brushes are designed to push or dab paint - a watercolor brush is designed to carry liquid to the paper - sometimes a vast amount! And distribute this liquid evenly and uniformly. Or in a calligraphic passage. The hair chosen for a brush is unique in its ability to retain liquid and keep its form. A good brush is designed for response and flexibility.The brush has an anatomy the tip, the body and the heel - all are useful in making different kinds of marks and when you come to know a brush well you are able to use these parts instinctually . To me they are treasures and an extension of my hand, my mind and my spirit.
The brush and the mind/ spirit
In any one painting I will use the brush to blend areas - removing the trace of the bush, or to create a passage of calligraphy that shows the dance of the brush, I also like to use the brush in unconventional ways - very dry to take advantage of rough paper and create texture through interesting marks. In all these types of marks I am guided by an inner energy or rhythm that comes out through my hand and finally the brush - a tracing of my thought or intention and often just joy to be painting ! I can tell in my work and others when my mind is unsure or lazy. It shows in the brushwork - I can also feel when the artists mind is really alive and they are painting in the moment - it comes through in the brushwork - perhaps these are good things to think about as we get into our exercise this week and do a tonal study of our image “Patience”
You are my discovery of 2024, i've got a lot of watching and painting to do........ Thank you so much for all of your video's! ❤
Wow, thank you! Anne
Love your videos!
Glad you like them! Thx Candace
This was so instructive and I’m very inspired! Can’t wait to watch more of your videos and learn. Thank you
I am so happy to hear it, stay tuned
A fun one! Thank you so much for these, Gary.
Thx PD - I am happy you enjoyed it
Lovely
thank you
Gary, I love your style of painting; the confident brushwork; how you paint with instinct and understanding of your subjects. Lovely all round and very encouraging. My problem (amongst others) when painting with watercolours, is the feeling of racing against the clock, in particular, dealing with the various areas drying too quickly. How have you come to deal with this? Is there a suggestion you can make that can help remove that worry, that 'race'? Thanks for any pointers and your time.
Bourbon, it’s a great question, and a common dilemma with watercolor. Of course, experience is the main factor, the more you paint the more you, tuition and physical sense of the media improves, other than that you can try a couple of things - one is to compartmentalize your painting, so that you’re working in smaller sections- this takes a bit of strategy and planning.
The second thing you can do involves wetting the back of the paper thoroughly and the front of the paper thoroughly after your place your sketch. This gives you a lot more time, however, requires some adjustments to your current technique. Edgar Whitney, Tony, couch, Andi, Evenson, and many other artists use this process.
Perseverance!
@@GaryTuckerArtist Hello Gary, Your thoughtful reply is appreciated. I think as well as perseverance, I need to buck up on my patience :) I will take a look too, at the artists you mention. Thank you for your suggestions and time.