What Is Underpainting?! You HAVE To Try This!
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- čas přidán 16. 09. 2023
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Thanks so much for the shout out! Underpainting can definitely be a little hit or miss. Sometimes it just seems to muddy things for me, other times it seems to work well. Probably something to do with complementary/analogous colors, but it's worth testing out! 🙂
Also, what I’ve been learning is that the underpainting is less about the complementary colors, and more about the color of light radiating from the sky (blue) that often tint the shadows. Interesting stuff!!
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Ahhhhh….
Yes, it’s super interesting!
I’m going to check out some of your paintings to see the difference.
Later
Check out @colornerd he has several videos that will BLOW your mind about color theory! Heading over to watch your vid now 😊
I like it. Definitely looks more realistic
I found your IG!
Underpainting is cool. It encompasses a lot of things not just what he was doing. Anytime you do painting underneath dernith and then paint on top of it, it is an underpainting. My favorite way to use this technique is to put yellow down. When I paint over the yellow it makes the whole painting luminescent. So cool. Try it out!
Yep, my botanicals almost always start with benz yellow for this effect.
Like you're idea.
I usually put yellow under all red to make it more vibrant too.
Shadows are rarely brown. They are a darker tone of the item's color and/or reflection of the local color.
Very cool.
I studied all of what you're saying in Art school. You said it correctly when you said, "I could do this all day." That's the answer. Doing it all day is how you get past the awkward feelings and muddiness, etc. I also recommend painting from Nature or plenne aire. Once I started doing this and learning more and more about color theories, I started getting better and better at it and my paintings started to look like what Nature was doing with light and shadows and colors. I love your attitude and enthusiasm. I'm in my 70's now and still love it as much as I did when I was 5! And I'm still learning new things!
I really love both of them but the blue under painting gives more depth & dimension to the pumpkin. Very interesting concept & technique. Thanks for sharing this with us!
Yes i think the one with the blue underpainting does look more realistic, i like them both though. Thanks for sharing this, I’m definitely going to try this
Think it is better with the under painting. I am impressed
I would love to see a full composition done with this technique. I'm new to painting and wonder if you'd have to use this technique throughout your painting or would the two styles compliment each other? 🤔
So true Emma, the under painted pumpkin with blue looks more realistic, but both painting are cool!! … wow… thank you for sharing!🎉❤🙏🏾💜✨
I picture the top pumpkin used in a fun way, with Halloween decor and props, whereas I see the underpainted pumpkin in a more fall scene, like with fall flowers and a rocking chair on a porch lol. Both are amazing!
The blue underpainting one looks so real compared to the other one.
Underpainting is actually putting in your values. Values are key to your painting, and is the most overlooked.
I like both pumpkins. As to which one is best may depend on the context in which they are placed. In other words, the use of either one depends on the background, other items, focal point, use of light etc.
I love both pumpkins, but you’re right, it’s a stylistic choice. I prefer the under painted one, but that’s because I think pumpkins = muted & earthy. I really liked the “grittiness” of the ultramarine blue. It would be a fun experiment to try underpainting with different blues and oranges!
First, I need to learn how to paint a pumpkin.
Cute.
I use underpainting a lot when I work with gouache or acrylic. It really helps to set values for shadows and lights. I think it really gives depth to the entire picture.
I’ve been dabbling at a Domestika course on watercolor portraits . Her work is stunning and she always starts with a blue layer before she works in the skin tones.
I love the idea of painting a small pile of pumpkins in both ways. I like the variety in a painting with angles, lighting, etc.
I personally like the brighter orange pumpkin on the top. If you were painting one of those grayish-green Jarrahdale pumpkins, I think it'd work (for me, anyway). I just like very bright and happy pumpkins - especially like the Cinderella pumpkins (a bright orangish-red).
I agree, the pumpkin with the blue background looks more realistic. That’s a very cool technique.
I find the blue under painting gives the pumpkin appealing depth and an artistic look.
I prefer the under painting approach, that is the way I was first taught but then I went for the😮 more modern direct approach. I think the under painting makes a more complex, sophisticated work. As the French say A chacon a son gout - to each his own taste!
I’ve done underpainting with acrylics, but for some reason, never thought about doing it with watercolor. I’m pretty new to watercolor. So, I’mma give this a try! thanks! I think they both look pretty realistic. Top one looks like a pumpkin in the noonday sun. The underpainted one looks more like a pumpkin in the shadows of a porch. And, you’re right, the bottom one didn’t get the white highlight that the top one has. Both are terrific!
As a pastelist I work from dark to light and wondered how watercolour could be so different. This is interesting to see.
My understanding is because watercolor is transparent and pastel is not.
it's a com'letely different medium
The light pigments don't layer like that, they're completely different than oil based pigments.
@@joseynoyb9467 that makes a lot of sense to me
@@alma-wi true that
Emma your pumpkins have beautiful shape. My vote is your usual style! Thank you!
Love what you did with the blue underneith. Suggestion; you really don’t need to talk constantly, it’s soothing to just watch you paint!😊
Oh yes the blue under painting makes a more exciting effect. Definitely worth it.
Love the complimentary underpainting. Has a rustic charm. Thanks for sharing.
Both versions are gorgeous 🎃🎃 but the under painted one does look a little more realistic I think but for my personal taste I would paint your version 🥰
This is very interesting from the perspective of cognitive science that you did the painting side by side. The thing is our brain looks for patterns and performs patterns. But it does not like or is comfortable with the aesthetics of patterns. When you use premixed colours, everything is consistent and hence the entire painting has the same pattern. In case of an underpainting, the entire painting does not have the same depth or the same colour or the same hue which is why people like it so much. And it is more realistic because in nature, colour, hue, depth etc. vary even on a single object.
Fantastic review. Thank you.
I love it that the teacher is learning! Thank you for all you do!
It's also very important to not forget the innate colour in the shadow. The blue is there to make the colour darker, but the orange should be there too.
Love the blue under tone especially after you brightened it up with a third layer of orange.
The "blue" punctuate the form of the pumpkin. I like it😊
What you are doing with the blue is called a grisaille. It is when you do a value study as an underpainting. When I learned portraiture, we usually used green for olive skin times or blue for fair to ruddy tones. An old masters technique for sure!
I think the underpainting makes your pumpkin more realistic. I am going to try that. Thank you!
I like the blue/orange pumpkin better. Thanks so much for this lesson.
Wow!my eyes automatically gravitate to the underpainting pumpkin. Can’t wait to try this method out. I also saw the video from Danny drawing on insta and got inspired to try underpainting as well. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks Emma. I love painting pumpkins as well and my biggest challenge is getting shadows that don't make the flesh of the pumpkin look like it is rotting. I think it's an orange challenge.
I love both of them, but the blue one looks more real, solid. Especially when you finished it with the yellow 😊
It definitely added more depth and created a rich image. I using it would depend heavily on your mood. For example, the pumpkin at the top might be sitting in a bright harvest scene or on a table with yellow flowers. The one at the bottom has a pumpkin patch feel or is surrounded by leaves and vines on the ground. Undertone really helps a lot in creating a mood.
I love both ❤. The blue pumpkin has a vintage look ❤❤❤
I like them both. The underpainting looks more natural but the top pops!! Thanks for sharing!!!
Thankyou for introducing me to this technique 😊
I've painted some melons, an apple and now a pomegranate and I LOVE the effect
I love them both, but the blue looks more realistic for sure!💖
The blue gives it a more rustic look. I like it.
This is my first video I have watched of your channel. I subscribed because of how descriptive you are being. You are explaining everything you are doing. For someone just learning I need that info. Dipping you brush in the water, leaving it wet, or drying it off, its very important for a beginner. Thank you so much.😊
I’ve done under painting in both my traditional Chinese painting as well as my “fusion” paintings..MOST Have been, for example, a bright Cad yellow, then a transparent red, orange or magenta..OR in landscapes, blues and greens, or ink first and often a more opaque blue or green over the ink. My tutor manages to do it so that it looks as if the mountains in the distance are almost glowing blue, green or blue-green…I haven’t mastered that one yet (but if you saw my fridge right now..I’m TRYING 😂. My landlord walked in a few days ago..”oh! You’re working on our Christmas painting? Wait…what?” As he tilts his head in every direction trying to figure out what these 6-7 partial paintings are supposed to be “they aren’t flowers?” 😂🤷🏼♀️)
One day….😁
Brilliant! It brings out the depth of the pumpkin curves.
Good evening Emma. I tried this technique this afternoon. Wow! So happy with the results. I also tried the banana and apple. I’m hooked!
I love it will try with my grouche
The pumpkin on the bottom is ssooo much better. It is so much more realistic IMO.
The underpainting is called Grisaille method. Hajra Meeks has a very detailed playlist of Grisaille method paintings that are worth watching!
Grisaille specifically refers to underpainting with grey, the word is French for “greyed.”
What an amazingly cool comment. I was just thinking along those lines.
@ladyflimflam There's also Brunaille, painting with brown. There are several others, but I'm blanking on the names at the moment.
How interesting!
Underpainting for oils is to give yourself a value roadmap. It’s new for me in watercolors too.
I love them both actually. They actually compliment each other nicely. I will be trying this.
I was thinking the underpainted pumpkin looks more realisitc....and you were saying those same words right when I thought it! I am going to try it today. Thank-you for showing this Emma
I'm just learning, so I'd be thrilled with either result!! Thanks for all of your amazing tutorials. It inspires me!
Hope you don't mind if I give a few tips :)
Apologies if you already knew ^^ But I really want people to succeed
@@Dao_TuiGreat advice! 👍🍰🌻
@@Dao_Tui Fabulous advice, and I very much appreciate the time you've taken to list so many points! I am finding out quickly how to mix colors - biggest struggle are browns that I like - since I am starting out on a budget. Just got my first 100% cotton 140 lb paper - it does some of the work for me!
Biggest struggle at the moment is having the right amount of pigment to water on my brush to get the effects I want. It takes practice, but I am hooked!
Thanks again!
@@thewestras You're very welcome. Mixing does take a bit of practice to get the exact colours you want if you have a limited palette. Try make yourself a swatch 'mix' chart :) so you know what you can make with all your colours and the ratio of one colour vs the other.
100% cotton paper does indeed a lot of the work for you. It absorbs the pigments better, so they are more vibrant, can handle more water but also stay damp longer so you have a bit more time for wet on wet.
For the techniques/effect you want to achieve :) just youtube them ;) see if you can find tutorials of many different artists to help you out. I love Emma's work, but also Jenny Rainey and Makoccino as well as Kirsty Partridge, Kalliopi Lyviaki and even Shibasaki (I don't understand him at all haha, but I love his work) but also Nianiani, AhmadArt and Paul Clark, Karen Rice and Cailey的小尾巴.
If you can't find one or more and wish to, let me know and I'll give you a link.
@@Dao_Tui Thanks! I'll check them out.
second pumpkin looks more earthy, realistic but if painting transparent its a little opaque. Thank You for the demo. It was very interesting. I will check out Danny's Channel..
Great technique! I wish I remembered whose tutorial demonstrated the difference between mixing colors, and glazing one over the other. Fascinating!
This idea of an under painting is quite old actually. Some of the old Master’s used this technique of using a Grisaille to help give definition in a painting. It was used primarily in oil painting.
It is a very interesting concept!
Thanks for sharing!!
I love using the underpainting method. I don't remember where i learned it, but I've been using it for years.
Love them...I don't think the underpainting makes it more realistic...but it looks like an old master!!!!
Wow
Yeh! I totally see what you mean! 👍🍰🌻
I like the de-saturated look to it. More soft and painterly. Well, I believe orange needs some toning down.
That was so interesting. I just need to learn how to paint a pumpkin first. I love the bright one for fall. Pumpkins are really vibrant for the most part here in Ontario.
I enjoyed watching this so much, loved the comparison paintings and how you showed the versatility of the watercolors. It’s amazing medium and so fun to watch you learn while you teach. That too is pretty amazing. Can’t wait to try this too.
The bottom pumpkin with the blue underneath looks like it has picked up the dirt from sitting in the field and looks more natural to me. It works!
Super! I use underpainting just as a coat over the whole paper/canvas at the start after the sketch. My last ship in a storm was overpainted (water soluble oils) onto a magenta background a some of the magenta was left effectively at the finish in the troubled sky. But I haven’t used it as you have- yet! I like it! It gives your pumpkin a more old master, still life look to my eye. Impressive and definitely worth a shot in my watercolours too. Thanks for the demo! Regards from Scotland.
Love the underpainted pumpkin, Im looking forward to trying it.
the blue underpainted one reminds me of like vntage post cards and that look, I like it and look forward to trying iit
First time visiting and now subscriber😊 I grow pumpkins and adding the blue really make it amazing, very realistic😊 Thank you
I think the word you are searching for is "complexity." I love the underpainting. Nice work.
I agree that it adds a depth and the underpainting gives it more of a reality coloring.
Thank you for your videos. I’m having a lot of fun trying watercolour for the first time. I like under painting to create a glow.
It was interesting to see both techniques on the same paper. I want to try the contrasting under painting technique to see how it works for me. Both pumpkins looked good, but distinctly different. Thank you for this demonstration.
Blue underpainting looks SOOOO... much more realistic!!! I love it!!!
The blue underpainting looks realistic. A good technique. Learnt something new. Thank you Emma. Love all your tutorials.
The blue underpainted pumpkin is much more nuanced. I will definitely use this technique.
I really like both - it would just depend on my mood. Will definitely try the underpainting - thanks for the inspiration!
The vote is both! I could see a group of pumpkins with the dark toned in the background and the bright up front. I would need to try it. Could be a maybe idea. 😉 22:36
I like both. It all depends on what kind of mood you want to present to your viewers
Love the way this came out! I'll definitely have to give this a try! TY for sharing Danny's info too!
It looks more organic. earthy; fresh picked from the farm.
This was awesome! Thank you for demonstrating ❤
It DEFINITELY looks more realistic with the blue underpainting. Same pumpkin painted by the same artist yet produced two completely different styles!
I love it, looks more realistic and has more depth.
I love both techniques. Thank you, so much, you are a fabulous teacher!
I like the blue, as it looks like gray shadows under the orange. I think it is more striking. Both are very well done, though. I just bought your book. Can't wait to use it. Thanks!
Thank you ! The underpainting really does make a difference.
Looks very good.
Love the new technique! It looks so....professional!
I love it too. It makes me think of vintage illustrations. I'm so going to try this. My sketchbook this time of year is filled with pumpkins. Thanks so much, Emma!
I can't wait to try this. I love the contrast and the ending color specs. Both are pretty, but I'm partial to the bottom one for sure.
Just about to watch your video...but i thought underpainting was for acrylic and oils etc...im intrigued to see a watercolour version xx
Because you are so accomplished, I love them both very much!!. The under painting appears to give more depth and just an entirely different style. I always use Pains Gray for my shadows. Thank you for sharing this interesting concept. ♥️
I love them both. The under painted one seems more realistic standing by itself. The eye tells you what it needs to see.
I love this. As someone who can struggle with getting the color right on my shadows, this seems like it would be MUCH easier! Thanks for sharing.
Hi Emma. I’m a newbie at watercolour and love learning from people like yourself. I tried this technique and was amazed at how good my pumpkins turned out. Will definitely try this using it again!! Thank you xo
It is like the pumpkins at the store that are still ripening. Cool.
I like both, but the under painting one looks more natural for different situations. A good tutorial.
Underpainting is a traditional method of oil painting and does make a huge difference in results. I haven't tried it with watercolors, but will now! Pure true transparent watercolors would give the best results, I would think.
I love how this looks. Next time I get my watercolors out I'm definitely going to try this! I mostly work with acrlyic and will mess around and see if i can get a similar effect with it. Thanks for the great class.
When I did oil painting I always did an underpainting. I’ve never tried with WC. I’m anxious to try
Thank you, Emma. I tried this over the weekend and was very pleased with the results. I think I will use this technique a lot!
I think your underpainting looks amazing! I actually like both ways. ❤
I want to say this is a great tutorial. Thank you! I've used this technique with colored pencils but never thought of using it for watercolor. I love the look I feel it gives it an antique vibe.❤
Someone named Sandrine Maugy does the same thing. When she does her tutorials she does the shadows first, then paints transparent colors on top.
Thanks for sharing this, Emma! It's always nice to have options. I think the under painting technique makes sense. Kind of like the shadow is literally a shadow after you paint the outer color( wow, I don't know if that made sense😅). I think your pumpkin looked much better the original way than the underpainting, but with the apple the underpainting looked really nice and seamless. This probably isn't much help, lol!
Anyhow, this is really interesting! Maybe you can paint two versions of several different items but don't label them. That way people will be able to give a more accurate opinion. Again, thanks for sharing!