How to Paint Waves - Acrylics

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  • čas přidán 17. 07. 2018
  • Learn how to paint waves with acrylic paints in this lesson. We use Liquitex acrylics on gessoed panel to complete the painting. For more on this lesson, including the photo reference, visit thevirtualinstructor.com/blog...
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Komentáře • 174

  • @MelissaR784
    @MelissaR784 Před 4 měsíci +5

    One of the best, most detailed tutorials I've ever watched.

  • @HeatherHogue73
    @HeatherHogue73 Před 11 měsíci +7

    Thank you for including the whole process! This is awesome! Self-taught Artist appreciates!

  • @juanamoreland1389
    @juanamoreland1389 Před 2 lety +16

    As a frustrated painter attempting to paint waves, seas, this video is exceptional in its instruction. Just wish mine would turn out this well. Thank you for rendering a much clearer picture. Your talent is without a doubt one of the best.

  • @eduardoberrios7617
    @eduardoberrios7617 Před 5 lety +39

    I'm 68 years old being painting since a kid love art .but you gave me so much knowledge in this tutorial .I'm so great full and may god gives you lot's of blessing and THANK YOU So MUCH . Puerto Rico and Bronx ,NYC loves you.

  • @cami..o
    @cami..o Před 5 lety +81

    So I'm sitting here painting a picture of waves and struggling... so I go on CZcams to get some ideas and WHAT DO YOU KNOW! You are painting the EXACT same picture as me! I'm 100% sure we are using the same reference photo..... yours is so much better than mine though....

    • @shreyab25
      @shreyab25 Před 3 lety +1

      I wish mine was same as his too😔 I'm stuck and I cant do anything, his this video is very helpful

    • @nightynightshade
      @nightynightshade Před 2 lety +2

      I LOVE SYNCHRONIZATION SO MUCH! I’m sure your painting turned out beautifully!

  • @boubacarciremeni4409
    @boubacarciremeni4409 Před 5 lety +144

    You are literally the best painting teacher i have come across in youtube.Thank you for giving the effort

    • @archanaaggarwal2064
      @archanaaggarwal2064 Před 3 lety +3

      I agree

    • @hisakonishiwaki3639
      @hisakonishiwaki3639 Před 3 lety +2

      Ya me too it’s awesome

    • @milvolts1
      @milvolts1 Před 2 lety +2

      Indeed this has been the best wave tutorial by a long shot. The arrow diagrams were the game changer. Thanks man! Salud..🍻

    • @SeanMahoneyfitnessandart
      @SeanMahoneyfitnessandart Před rokem

      Have you checked out "Stay Creative Painting" by Ryan O'Rourke?
      If not check him out.. he is damn good..

  • @vivekvenkatraman9416
    @vivekvenkatraman9416 Před 3 lety +7

    Your painting is like meditation along with ur exquisite voice guidance. You make it look simpler but obviously it isn’t

  • @tinykitchenbigflavor7142

    I'm 65 and my curiosity about painting was sparked by a painting I had seen.
    I have been working on a painting with mountains in the background a body of water which to was just too bland I couldn’t wrap my head around what was not working for me.
    I knew there was something wrong, yesterday I painted over the island along with the trees in the little house, and covered it white paint and decided to paint the sea water bland I couldn’t wrap my head around. I knew there was something wrong yesterday I took the whole island off along with the trees in the little house, and we painted that white and decided to just paint athe seawen I can across this tutorial and while I am totally and oddly intimidated, I am going to give this a try is the best explanation I have seen I don’t know what’s gonna come out but I know I’m gonna give it a go. Thank you for the time spent in for how well you explained everything and calmly you didn’t rush through. I appreciate you for that, fingers crossed if I do a quarter of the job that you did I'll be thrilled?.

  • @deborahrech7429
    @deborahrech7429 Před 5 lety +17

    What a wonderful lesson! Thank you. I live near the ocean and want to learn to paint it but didn't know where to start. I love the dynamic movement that you have captured. Thank you for the clear step-by-step instruction and working in sections approach. Can't wait to try this.😌

  • @c.retana-holguin8318
    @c.retana-holguin8318 Před 4 měsíci

    Thank you for this! A friend of mine paid me to paint a seascape six months ago; the hardest part has not been the ship or sky, but the waves. I have painted my ocean four times--last night was the fourth time going back and just readding the base colors in order to start new again. With these four steps you have created and your explanation, I feel I can successfully go back and finish.

  • @KR-zg5uo
    @KR-zg5uo Před 3 lety +1

    I cant imagine the amount of waves you had to study to learn your shapes and values. Great work

  • @99treasures1
    @99treasures1 Před 4 lety +2

    This by far is one of the BEST instructional videos on ocean waves thank you!!!

  • @LA-ss2wx
    @LA-ss2wx Před měsícem

    Fantastic tutorial great painting thank you

  • @ginitaprofitt4065
    @ginitaprofitt4065 Před rokem +1

    Wonderful instructor, thank you for your detailed explanation on warming up the colors and where to do so. Truly this has inspired me to try painting waves! God bless you.

  • @gayarmentrout3998
    @gayarmentrout3998 Před rokem

    I really appreciate your attention to detail and the way you are able to communicate. I'm definitely going to try this one. Thank you for sharing.

  • @Libra.stripes
    @Libra.stripes Před 2 lety +1

    And they say you can't create dynamic paintings using acrylics....boy have my art teachers been wrong! This is brilliant. Thank you for sharing this image and your techniques. #teamacrylicpaint

    • @SeanMahoneyfitnessandart
      @SeanMahoneyfitnessandart Před rokem

      If you want to see amazing acrylics check out Ryan O'Rourke... he is straight up Goals.

  • @timk.1395
    @timk.1395 Před 5 lety +3

    I love your art and teaching style.

  • @decalpals8496
    @decalpals8496 Před 3 lety +1

    Your instruction is the best I've ever seen and I've watched countless videos in the 40+ years I've been watching painting/art videos. Thank you so much for such a valuable tool for artists, both experienced and new to the medium.

  • @tsmart727
    @tsmart727 Před 3 lety

    Thanks for sharing your creative techniques and generous teaching methods. I look forward to more of your great presentations, I've certainly learned a lot.

  • @sheilaharrington-shaw6793

    Hi, I've never watched such an instructive tutorial before and I would like to thank you for it. I've only been painting for 9 months and had no training at all. But I have been getting quite a bit of feedback from a local artist who is kind enough to. He said I'm doing really well but that on every painting I've done the water work lets me down. So I've spent 2 days now finding tutorials that will help me improve my self. I found yours and I'm ecstatic as this is just what I'm looking for . Thank you for sharing Sheila 💙

  • @rocking4joy
    @rocking4joy Před rokem

    This was actually pretty great.

  • @anuk7473
    @anuk7473 Před 4 lety +2

    I tried doing this today..only because of your amazing teaching points I was able to complete it.. thank you so much!

  • @ushar4332
    @ushar4332 Před 2 lety

    wow.... absolutely great! Detailed demo is extremely useful to all the art lovers. A true teacher 🙏🏻❤

  • @paolabueso
    @paolabueso Před 5 lety +2

    Excellent tutorial! Thank you so much for sharing this.

  • @gladysradke5507
    @gladysradke5507 Před 2 lety +1

    this is just the right image i have in my head of how i wanted to paint what i feel right now. ive never actually painted before so this is very helpful to start !

  • @bharanetharansankaravadive3358

    Brilliant work! Your tutorial is exemplary! May God bless you! 🙏🏿

  • @archanaaggarwal2064
    @archanaaggarwal2064 Před 3 lety

    Thank you so much. I did not know where and how to start painting waves. Excellent lesson.

  • @headerie
    @headerie Před 5 lety +1

    just beautiful! and your voice is so soothing. thank you for explaining as you go.

  • @debbiebell7455
    @debbiebell7455 Před 3 lety

    So informative and helpful for beginners. Thank goodness for the pause button and the three-dot above where you can slow down the tutorial. I also do a screenshot for the directional paint strokes for future reference. Most of my painting is from CZcams tutorials and it’s instructors like you that make us beginners look good. Thanks so much. Debbie from Arkansas

  • @CicoinTokyo777
    @CicoinTokyo777 Před 14 dny

    Thanks! My first time painting sea 🌊 and I’m going crazy

  • @crysallis543
    @crysallis543 Před 5 lety +1

    Love it, Matt! Am a member and am on holiday atm and can’t access your lessons so your stuff on you tube is next best thing.

  • @tomaszwotlinski2797
    @tomaszwotlinski2797 Před 2 lety +1

    Just love your videos. Thanks to you i got inspired to use different mediums but also start drawing things I thought were too difficulty for me. Thank you!!!!

  • @laranamagica7826
    @laranamagica7826 Před 4 lety +6

    That paint it's amazing, I learn a lot about acrylics and I'm ready to paint for first time. Thanks for share your talent with us, kisses! ♥️

  • @deblee172
    @deblee172 Před 5 lety +7

    Matt- that was awesome! I've always wondered how those scary waves got painted. Thank you!

  • @anneobrien4327
    @anneobrien4327 Před rokem

    Absolutely stunning . Fantastic instruction

  • @reneerussell8894
    @reneerussell8894 Před 2 lety +1

    Been looking for a you tube video that actually teaches you how to do ocean waves and FINALLY I found you ! Been at this for weeks now . I know mine won’t be as perfect as yours , but I have learned a lot from your tutorial . Thanks so much for your wonderful teaching skills and I look forward to watching more of your beautiful paintings and hopefully learning more !

  • @tetianaadamska177
    @tetianaadamska177 Před 10 měsíci

    Прекрасна робота! Морські хвилі, надзвичайно реалістичні!

  • @sc5e
    @sc5e Před 3 lety +1

    Wow! You are such an amazing painting teacher I’ve ever seen !! Everything is so clear and incredible like I even have nothing to say but WOW, I hope you make more videos of how to draw the waves of the ocean

  • @parvaiznaseem8831
    @parvaiznaseem8831 Před 5 lety +1

    Great Tutorial for Sea Waves. Thanks!

  • @PajaIrv
    @PajaIrv Před 4 lety +1

    I followed your tutorial on Photoshop and it turned out awesome! I learned a lot, thank you so much!

  • @robertomontero9457
    @robertomontero9457 Před 5 lety

    Beautiful demonstration👏

  • @sarapatrick4027
    @sarapatrick4027 Před 2 lety

    This is FANTASTIC!!! I have tried so many tutorials where ALL the work is done while the paint is wet. I got so frustrated I just steered away from art. You are an excellent teacher, especially for beginners like me who get frustrated and overwhelmed! Thank you kindly 🥰

  • @ademirburns
    @ademirburns Před 5 lety

    Thank you, great tutorial! Congratulations.

  • @colleenbonney617
    @colleenbonney617 Před rokem

    AMAZING video!!! thank you for your detailed instructions

  • @lucascookson41
    @lucascookson41 Před 4 lety

    Love this mate, thank you so much for taking the time and effort to make this video!!

  • @TheTerrylwg
    @TheTerrylwg Před 5 lety +2

    A million thanks for this!!! I've never seen such a great and USEFUL demonstration! This is SOOOOO helpful!

  • @kimnorris7750
    @kimnorris7750 Před 4 lety +1

    This is a fabulous tutorial. I'm dying to to try this

  • @ruthgraham1239
    @ruthgraham1239 Před 6 měsíci

    What a great tutorial! There are points in the process I 'lost' the picture and it looked rubbish. Then it came back again with a new addition and some more detail. Then it went again and I lost heart. But I took my time and persevered and the result was actually fabulous. It's now framed and on my partner's wall. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge and skill.

  • @jeanettenugent9377
    @jeanettenugent9377 Před 8 měsíci

    This was a great tutorial which gave space for the student to develop skills. No you didn’t go through every single stage which would possibly be hard if this was you first time with acrylic. However I am trying to improve and find my own way so I liked your tutorial style which left me to work out how to mix some colours or when to start glazing etc. I really felt that I was starting to get the hang of painting a sea and can use this help in painting something from scratch. Thank you.

  • @lumpycustard3433
    @lumpycustard3433 Před 3 lety

    Wow! This is brilliant! Im going to paint this today! Thank you so much! 👏❤️🌹🇬🇧😁

  • @123rafeeque2
    @123rafeeque2 Před 3 lety

    Absolutely amazing

  • @GloriaQuansah
    @GloriaQuansah Před rokem +2

    Thank you so much!! This tutorial was SO helpful!!! I’m so happy with how my painting turned out🥹

  • @carolschultz1058
    @carolschultz1058 Před 5 lety +20

    Love the detailed explanation of this painting, thank you! 👍

  • @deborahartworks
    @deborahartworks Před 5 lety +2

    That is fantastic work.

  • @dbald8
    @dbald8 Před 3 lety

    Beautiful painting and good explanations

  • @gildaalmeida4979
    @gildaalmeida4979 Před 4 lety +1

    GREAT VIDEO! ❤️❤️❤️ THANK YOU!

  • @judithgimblett6168
    @judithgimblett6168 Před 7 měsíci

    Thanks for the tutorial, just what I needed.

  • @Shetan258
    @Shetan258 Před 3 lety

    Thanks for the help. I think we used the same reference photo, but I saw the foreground as rock. I kept referring back to you. I had to use my phone for the pic, my computer does not print out good photos, but I was happy with the result. Thanks for your calm teaching style.

  • @jhoeyvee1
    @jhoeyvee1 Před 4 lety

    How come I haven’t seen your channel before man best acrylic hyper realistic seascape I have ever seen. I’m gonna try 🤪to do this later wish me luck

  • @le2382
    @le2382 Před 2 lety

    I learned so much from this video, thank you!

  • @sarmibhatt5121
    @sarmibhatt5121 Před 3 lety +1

    Thank you so much... I have learned a lot from your instruction.

  • @jaynebillman1108
    @jaynebillman1108 Před rokem

    Incredible Thankyou xx

  • @Beencouraged777
    @Beencouraged777 Před 5 lety +1

    Thank you, from a complete beginner.☺️💯👍❤️

  • @spring258
    @spring258 Před 2 lety

    Great lesson! Thank you!

  • @LoriMorrisPaintings
    @LoriMorrisPaintings Před 5 lety +2

    Very clear instructions, nice video!

  • @skinbackyourpeel
    @skinbackyourpeel Před 5 lety

    Another good video, I watch many of these video's und I find I am able to learn/take something different from each one.

  • @marnosol6877
    @marnosol6877 Před 4 lety

    Beautiful.

  • @Michelle-ir5yy
    @Michelle-ir5yy Před 4 lety

    Wow this is so realistic!

  • @isabell.7645
    @isabell.7645 Před 5 lety +7

    THANK YOU SO SO MUCH FOR SHARING !

  • @melh1030
    @melh1030 Před 2 lety

    Thank you for making this video!

  • @Anngraves58
    @Anngraves58 Před 5 lety

    Thank you for this tutorial - I learn a great deal from you

  • @shaymaorabi7902
    @shaymaorabi7902 Před 5 lety

    Amazing .... thank you very much

  • @brunobullier9700
    @brunobullier9700 Před 3 lety

    Magnifique bravo 👏👍🏻

  • @gms9810
    @gms9810 Před 5 lety +2

    You will indeed enjoy his courses. I've been a member for longer than I can remember.

  • @J4sp
    @J4sp Před 5 lety +2

    Thank you sm for this! =) i have to do a monochromatic painting for my art class so this really helped

  • @deeraven5645
    @deeraven5645 Před 2 lety

    Awesome tutorial thankyouuuuuu

  • @fatyhood
    @fatyhood Před 3 lety +1

    Wow this was insane!

  • @mewzy2283
    @mewzy2283 Před 5 lety +8

    Your a good teacher

  • @juels_71
    @juels_71 Před 4 lety

    Fabulous tutorial and a beautiful picture. When you did the foreground, you can see a white horses head, it's the way the colour has formed. It's on the right hand side.. would love to see if anyone else can see it ..xx

  • @laurenbendik2006
    @laurenbendik2006 Před 4 lety +3

    very good!! it's so true what u said....im very impatient as a "beginner" (technically been painting for years but not consistently) and have trouble with the beginning stages, worrying it wont look good.

    • @sarapatrick4027
      @sarapatrick4027 Před 2 lety

      Same! So much so I quit painting within two months! I want to paint a picture for my partner for our anniversary with water. This was the perfect thing to see to get me back into it!

  • @onebillion50
    @onebillion50 Před 3 lety

    This is a master class.

  • @pauladomenianni2704
    @pauladomenianni2704 Před 2 lety

    Excellent!,,,

  • @genevieveplowman9314
    @genevieveplowman9314 Před rokem

    Amazing thanks

  • @sleepy3998
    @sleepy3998 Před 2 lety +1

    After 2 hours of work, I finally managed to give the illusion that my painting was done by a three year old seal.

  • @nicoletrasmanasllosis622
    @nicoletrasmanasllosis622 Před 10 měsíci

    thank youuu! this helps a lot!

  • @collincram
    @collincram Před rokem

    Thanks for sharing so much learned knowledge. Can you explain why you use both Veridian and Pthalo Green?

  • @nopseudosleft56
    @nopseudosleft56 Před 2 lety

    Great video, thanks! I'm subscribing😊😊

  • @viktoriyamelnichenko4683

    Amazing!!

  • @odetteturcotte4729
    @odetteturcotte4729 Před 2 lety

    I have started an acrylic ink sea storm painting and totally messed up the big wave which i did with paste and acrylic paint. . I'm gonna try to apply your teaching but mmmm not sure of the result! Your waves are absolutely alive and beautiful!! Thank you very much for the great lesson. i was hoping that you would've explain the mixture of paint and if there is some parts that you wait for it to dry before proceeding. Can't put all in one lesson i guess. Thank you

  • @user-ck9kl4dw2u
    @user-ck9kl4dw2u Před 3 lety

    Hermoso Matt !!!!!!!!

  • @jubelbarla2022
    @jubelbarla2022 Před 2 lety

    Best for beginners...

  • @KristyLynchTidesofsiren

    Well explained! Ty😄

  • @4claudiaperalta
    @4claudiaperalta Před 3 lety

    Is there a version of this video that gives every detail and shows when you pick up the colors from pallet ?
    Great video!

  • @SamSam-qf2uz
    @SamSam-qf2uz Před 3 lety +1

    Good detail

  • @mallumuttu4591
    @mallumuttu4591 Před 5 lety

    Great sir

  • @muneeb2010
    @muneeb2010 Před 2 lety

    I’m just amazed to find you. There are many good teachers for oils but acrylic not so much. One question, why your paint isn’t drying so quickly as mine does.

  • @nancyertan6205
    @nancyertan6205 Před 5 lety +1

    Thank you

  • @anuk7473
    @anuk7473 Před 4 lety

    U r maestro👌👏👏👏

  • @ozlemozsoysal9685
    @ozlemozsoysal9685 Před 2 lety

    Thanks so much 👌🎨🖼👑

  • @jenbodhi1133
    @jenbodhi1133 Před 3 lety

    Thanks!