A Fast & Loose Watercolor Cottage | The Best Lesson To Get You Going

11 Watercolor techniques in a Fast & Loose, stress free watercolor scene by Professional Irish Artist Marty Martin
If you’re struggling to find your creative flow as a beginner/intermediate artist, then this video will show you the best watercolor lesson to get you going. I will show you my no nonsense color mixes that are guaranteed to work for you in this fun and relaxing video tutorial.
We will also cover the following:
1. The process of keeping your sketch simple
2. Create an atmospheric sky that you could add to any painting.
3. How to create a sense of distance by using a simple color mix.
4. A simple way to make your own greens for trees and grass.
5. How to use shadow to bring your paintings alive and pull everything together.
6. Adding finishing touches to your painting to create areas of interest.
How to trace effectively:
• Tracing like a pro for...
0:00 Using your imagination
0:48 Keeping the sketch simple
8:12 Painting the sky
12:14 Foundation wash
17:50 Distant hills
21:28 How to paint a cottage
29:47 Use trees to frame vocal point
35:30 Simplifying your foreground
39:45 Adding shadow to bring your work alive
43:47 Adding area of interest
51:04 Finishing touches
51:56 Final thoughts
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