How To Paint People In Watercolour in a Loose Experimental Style

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  • čas přidán 28. 07. 2024
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  • @leannnewton1
    @leannnewton1 Před rokem +10

    Most of the tutorial that I watch are from artists "across the pond". This one was so informative and fun at the same time. When I've watched several videos in a row, my room mate will say "Why are you talking like you're British? lol I dunno. It just 'appens. (I'm from Arkansas in the US) Love all your videos! I'm learning so much.

    • @KarenRiceArt
      @KarenRiceArt  Před rokem +1

      Love your comment about accents! Made me smile!! So pleased you are enjoying my tutorials… thank you 😊

  • @dearbh1736
    @dearbh1736 Před rokem +8

    Well young lady, if ever you produced a pop of pure joy this was it. Oh Karen, you took us on the most amazing ride and the end result is just phenomenal ✨✨ I loved every second of it and you were in your element. So exicited to try this fabulous technique. I rarely include figures in my landscapes but I will be making some serious changes after this - and dog walkers too!! Thank you so, so much. You made my day 💕💕💕

    • @KarenRiceArt
      @KarenRiceArt  Před rokem +2

      Wow, thank you!! I am so pleased this made your day! One of my favourite subjects. Hope you it gives you the inspiration to paint figures in your painting 🥰

  • @ChantelleArts
    @ChantelleArts Před rokem +7

    Fantastic video! I really need to learn to paint looser, so this is really helpful 😊

  • @riyavij2347
    @riyavij2347 Před rokem +4

    I think this is a beautiful painting and I have only found your channel recently and it has helped me so much. You are so talented and I also agree your accent is wonderful, thank you

  • @caroline4424
    @caroline4424 Před rokem +6

    Hello Karen
    I am Caroline
    I am french and I love the way you paint ! ( excuse me for my bad english...)
    I love your style !
    Thank you for all !
    You are welcome in France if you want to paint in Provence 😄.
    I live here !
    Congratulations for all you do !
    See you soon and happy new year 🥳

    • @KarenRiceArt
      @KarenRiceArt  Před rokem

      Hi Caroline, great to hear from you! Your English is much better than my French. So pleased you like my style Thank you!

    • @Bindismom
      @Bindismom Před rokem +2

      Hi Caroline, I’m susan from the states. The first thought that popped into my head was “a Paris shopping scene “
      Your English is very good. Cheers and happy painting👍💖👩🏻‍🎨👨‍🎨

    • @caroline4424
      @caroline4424 Před rokem +1

      @@Bindismom thank you Susan 😉

  • @hiteshar5051
    @hiteshar5051 Před rokem +1

    These are the best tutorials I have ever watched. I am actually addicted to your tutorials. Thanks Karen and believe me 'You are the best teacher'

  • @tammysunderman4734
    @tammysunderman4734 Před rokem +1

    Just love this. While you're painting, you remind me of my grandpa painting. I loved to watch him paint. 🥰

  • @tedpytlik8123
    @tedpytlik8123 Před rokem +1

    Great tutorial on creating figures. Love the initial spattering to start defining the rough shapes. Your quick loose technique of creating torsos and legs is a great demonstration. I keep reminding myself to stay loose when doing figures and watching you reinforces that discipline. Thanks for the great demo.

    • @KarenRiceArt
      @KarenRiceArt  Před rokem

      Thank you so much Ted really pleased you enjoyed this figure painting tutorial. I have found teaching students over the years, that practice really helps with painting figures and once they get it they just get better! It’s magical in a way. I hope you enjoy painting figures in your paintings. :-)

  • @angeliamoore6973
    @angeliamoore6973 Před rokem +1

    Wow! I'm blown away on how you make things look doable 🙂

  • @Notoldfart
    @Notoldfart Před 7 měsíci +1

    Learned much just from watching as you worked. More than just the figures but use of the brush, water and paint as well as shapes. I am wanting to be more impressionistic and not too much detail. Very happy to have found your site.

  • @mariagalvanherrera4718
    @mariagalvanherrera4718 Před rokem +4

    This is amazing !!! Beautiful and you make it look so easy and fun. I’m sure it’s not easy but I plan to try this! Thank you for this tutorial !

    • @KarenRiceArt
      @KarenRiceArt  Před rokem

      Thank you Maria! I hope you have fun trying 😊

  • @MonaIreneSchultz
    @MonaIreneSchultz Před rokem +7

    I just love this one 🥰 I've only just begun to paint people and I will certainly try to achieve something similar to this ☺️so lovely,and as someone mentioned it also took me to Paris for a while 😁. I'm from Sweden and I also must tell you how I love your accent and the way you explain the process 🤗 Thank you 🙏❤️

    • @KarenRiceArt
      @KarenRiceArt  Před rokem

      Thank you so much! I love the Paris idea! I hope you have fun trying to paint people 😊

  • @martineflynn3573
    @martineflynn3573 Před rokem +1

    A lovely friend of mine did a version of this which ended up as people admiring art in a gallery, it was a triumph, like this. Funny how such a loose painting style creates believable figures. Must try! Haven't really ever done figures before, thank you Karen

  • @sherylbuchanan7046
    @sherylbuchanan7046 Před rokem +1

    I really like this type of painting. This is a loose sort of impressionistic, suggestive, type painting. There is not a lot of detail in this painting yet one can tell exactly what is going on. I would like to see more examples of loose watercolor paintings like this one. Thanks for painting this.
    - Sheryl from Texas USA

  • @jcline147
    @jcline147 Před rokem +2

    That’s a great tutorial. Thanks very much.

  • @bobbiemenendez4807
    @bobbiemenendez4807 Před rokem +2

    You are a marvel. I want your magic brush. ❤😂

  • @randiharlev
    @randiharlev Před rokem +2

    I loved this tutorial! I have been trying for months to stop getting sucked into details when I paint, and to learn to paint loosely. Finally! And I was especially excited that rather than getting frustrated and upset with myself when my painting did not look like yours, I gave myself permission to stop the tutorial (which I had watched previously) and be creative, making the painting my own. I'm really happy with the result, and I'm super self-critical. Oh - and I loved painting the little people. Thank you so much!

    • @KarenRiceArt
      @KarenRiceArt  Před rokem +2

      So pleased you found this helpful Randi... we are all guilty of being critical of ourselves... I am so glad you were happy with the outcome! Yay!!

  • @lindabarnett7653
    @lindabarnett7653 Před rokem +1

    WOW and double WOW!!!~~~soooo amazing. I love it.

  • @teresajordao6634
    @teresajordao6634 Před rokem +1

    I learned a lot whid you! I Thanks for the simple explanation of how to paint people!

  • @curiousjourneys3279
    @curiousjourneys3279 Před 9 měsíci +1

    What a delight to watch. You are so talented and kind to share your knowledge. I am going to try this for sure.

  • @gretelstonebridge2323
    @gretelstonebridge2323 Před rokem +1

    Genius! I've parked painting people with a vague goal of silhouettes. Not now! This is on my list to try in my sketch book. Thank you

  • @msfrehel8758
    @msfrehel8758 Před rokem +1

    Great tutorial! Thank you very much!🎨

  • @Sueevans152326
    @Sueevans152326 Před rokem +2

    What a fun exercise to loosen up👍thank you so much!

  • @joannepeyton1654
    @joannepeyton1654 Před rokem +1

    Hi Karen:
    Every painting you create is beautiful! I especially like the way you do people. So loose and free, which will take a lot of practice for me. Thank you for another tutorial showing your techniques. 💜😎🇺🇸

  • @judyelton1695
    @judyelton1695 Před rokem +1

    Wonderful Karen. Once again, great fun way to practice and build confidence.

  • @lynnechin7789
    @lynnechin7789 Před rokem +1

    Karen, thank you so much for this video! Because of this helpful instruction, I‘ve finally made a people painting! All the best from the US! Cheers 😊

  • @joannnicol346
    @joannnicol346 Před rokem +1

    Lovely, you make the whole process achievable! Thank you

  • @carlapearce4008
    @carlapearce4008 Před rokem

    This is wonderful!

  • @cynthiasterling7892
    @cynthiasterling7892 Před rokem +2

    Such a fantastic painting ♥️ Learned a lot about people just walking, and then your added touches. The buildings, you sketched look so easy windows and lines, shadows. You made such a drawing look so easy, but when l try to paint l must remember l have to keep in mind it’s like an abstract loosen up‼️ Thank you, so much for this painting ♥️💕 ☘️☘️ Cheers

  • @kerrinakuhns679
    @kerrinakuhns679 Před rokem +1

    Oh I definitely will try this, thanks for sharing your gift!

  • @tomartpaintings1646
    @tomartpaintings1646 Před rokem +1

    I loved this tutorial. amazing ....thanks

  • @MrRoninVA
    @MrRoninVA Před rokem +1

    Great stuff! You have my attention indeed.

  • @mireillejulliard6907
    @mireillejulliard6907 Před rokem +1

    J’adore cette aquarelle,merci

  • @michaelcody3829
    @michaelcody3829 Před rokem +1

    Fantastic thanks Karen, takes me back to when I worked in a city, oh so glad I'm now retired 😀.Greetings from Australia 🇦🇺.

  • @mariaguillerminaayrolo1480

    Amazing video! You are a fabulous teacher and a great artist!! Thank you for sharing your skills in such a great class

  • @ann-cathrinehaglund8749
    @ann-cathrinehaglund8749 Před rokem +1

    Thank you Karen for this fantastic video!

  • @jojoquinn2
    @jojoquinn2 Před rokem +1

    Such an amazing tutorial. Can't wait to try it!

  • @barbararobinson4946
    @barbararobinson4946 Před rokem +1

    Love this!

  • @amywagreich9042
    @amywagreich9042 Před rokem +1

    Wow, that is so nice.

  • @juliediazoni8112
    @juliediazoni8112 Před rokem +1

    I never try people because they seem too difficult. But this I really want to try. Fun and beautiful.

    • @KarenRiceArt
      @KarenRiceArt  Před rokem +1

      Thank you Julie, so pleased you are inspired 😊

  • @Bindismom
    @Bindismom Před rokem +1

    I love this!

  • @cathyc937
    @cathyc937 Před rokem +1

    I loooove this class....❤

  • @sweethomes674
    @sweethomes674 Před rokem +1

    Excellent explanations

  • @trishdescafano2761
    @trishdescafano2761 Před rokem +1

    Great tutorial. I know what I am going to be doing next painting session! Thank you Karen! Love lovely ❤

  • @geraldinenagle1756
    @geraldinenagle1756 Před rokem

    Brilliant

  • @jperry6779
    @jperry6779 Před rokem +1

    Thank you so much for this tutorial. I'll give it a go🤔

  • @LenaMarita
    @LenaMarita Před rokem +1

    Love it!🤩

  • @pamrees2242
    @pamrees2242 Před rokem +1

    Fabulous really enjoyed.💕

  • @andreapaulis1481
    @andreapaulis1481 Před rokem +1

    This was an awesome tutorial! Thank you!

  • @josesantiagodevicentemarti4031

    Thanks so much...Karen...👏👏👏👏👏🎶📽️🖋️📖🐧🖌️🎨

  • @Semmelsocke65
    @Semmelsocke65 Před rokem +1

    Thanks so much for sharing this awesome tutorial. It‘s so interesting to see how it becomes more and more structure. I tried it too and I‘m very proud of the result. It was the first time that I painted people and allowed me to give up a little bit of control. Very instruktive exercise for me. 👍👌🙂🎨

    • @KarenRiceArt
      @KarenRiceArt  Před rokem +1

      That is wonderful! I’m so pleased for you!

  • @garywilson5846
    @garywilson5846 Před rokem

    Excellent overview of your tutorial lesson. You are very good at organizing the structure of your presentation and demonstrating both through your comments and brush strokes. Your voice level and speaking rate contribute to our appreciation of what you are showing. This is an excellent presentation and earns an "A" in my opinion.

    • @KarenRiceArt
      @KarenRiceArt  Před rokem

      Thank you so much for your lovely comments I really appreciate it.

  • @Horsewoman-pt2ku
    @Horsewoman-pt2ku Před rokem +1

    Thanks. I’m going to paint this today

  • @pilarcarro7389
    @pilarcarro7389 Před rokem +1

    Gracias, gracias y mil gracias.
    Fantástico vídeo!!!
    Desde Tenerife ❤

  • @phyllisbanfield1032
    @phyllisbanfield1032 Před 8 měsíci +1

    Love your videos!

  • @join2001
    @join2001 Před rokem +1

    Wonderful 😍, thanks a lot 💖!

  • @diegrid8279
    @diegrid8279 Před rokem +1

    Hi Karen, thanks so much for your always detailed tutorials! In this video l would prefer to stop before painting the buildings in the background 😉

    • @KarenRiceArt
      @KarenRiceArt  Před rokem

      You are so welcome! It’s good to have a choice 😊

  • @markdonovan1540
    @markdonovan1540 Před rokem +1

    Brilliant video, just what I needed to help me with my urban sketching painting. Although these simple figures are great to add interest to some landscapes paintings or village streets for example.
    I've been practising the "carrot shape" figures for a few months, but with mixed success. I find it difficult to get proportions right and to match the perspective of a given street scene. Hopefully, this video will help me develop more consistent results, so it is much appreciated.

    • @KarenRiceArt
      @KarenRiceArt  Před rokem +1

      Thank you Mark, so pleased you found this helpful! Thank he carrot shapes are useful for very distant people… I find these figures shapes are useful for street scenes etc… 😊

  • @janecottam771
    @janecottam771 Před rokem +1

    Love it 😊

  • @kangwooklee2117
    @kangwooklee2117 Před rokem

    Thank you very much ! Very helpful !

  • @user-ws3gs3fc6o
    @user-ws3gs3fc6o Před rokem +1

    Thank you muster❤

  • @nasrinzavieh
    @nasrinzavieh Před 7 měsíci

    Love it

  • @eleniphotos
    @eleniphotos Před rokem +1

    super interesting.Thanks

  • @jillmorris2849
    @jillmorris2849 Před měsícem

    loved it

  • @mariacarolinabriceno416
    @mariacarolinabriceno416 Před rokem +1

    Thank You very much.

  • @kathleenhamilton9456
    @kathleenhamilton9456 Před rokem +1

    I not only loved doing this exercise, but one of my friends who saw my finished result insisted on taking it home with her!

    • @KarenRiceArt
      @KarenRiceArt  Před rokem

      That is wonderful! Thank you for sharing 😊

  • @delynveaudry7261
    @delynveaudry7261 Před rokem +1

    Amazing 👍🤗

  • @northernexpanse_art7213
    @northernexpanse_art7213 Před rokem +1

    Great video. Thanks. I'd love to see how to paint people walking, seen from the side (not from the back, or front).

  • @wendyleader8905
    @wendyleader8905 Před rokem +1

    Thank you

  • @audreybarnett7263
    @audreybarnett7263 Před rokem

    Really helpful thank you.

  • @whatifitnt
    @whatifitnt Před rokem +1

    Thanks so much for sharing this with us 🤩😍💖
    Karen, have you, or could you do this in an ice skaters skating, frozen pond, foresty theme for us?

  • @beatamaluje6061
    @beatamaluje6061 Před rokem +1

    Fantastic ❤️🌹

  • @shellyc1016
    @shellyc1016 Před rokem +2

    Love this one! Can I use another blue beside ultramarine for most of your mixes. I have cobalt, Prussian and indigo? So fun!

    • @KarenRiceArt
      @KarenRiceArt  Před rokem +1

      Thank you! Cobalt Blue is a good alternative 😊

  • @ishrika13
    @ishrika13 Před rokem +2

    Painting people was always a tricky thing for me and scared to start off, but you made it so easy, I mean, step by step🚶‍♂️🚶‍♀️, so much interesting and lovely, I would love to practice that. Thank you so much 💓 🤗🥰

  • @maribelcampananavarro2231

    👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

  • @ruthbosch7788
    @ruthbosch7788 Před rokem +1

    I like to review the paint.

  • @vanwheelsontour
    @vanwheelsontour Před 11 měsíci +1

    Beautiful. I've watched it from Germany. I've started with watercolour again after 30 years. One question... Why did you paint shadows under the people and also horizontal?? 2 shadow directions in one painting🤔

    • @KarenRiceArt
      @KarenRiceArt  Před 11 měsíci +1

      Thank you. I have painted reflections and shadows.

  • @LauraS13
    @LauraS13 Před rokem +1

    ❤️

  • @olgazamora6744
    @olgazamora6744 Před rokem +1

    Realmente hermoso y bien explicado, gracias por compartir tus conocimientos 😊 saludos desde México 🇲🇽

  • @lolatorres609
    @lolatorres609 Před rokem

    👏

  • @yukiemorinaga8411
    @yukiemorinaga8411 Před rokem +1

    It is so hard for me to draw people but I learn especialy the line we need to keep for head and how to draw losse experimental style. I up-loaded at Instagram with your name.

    • @KarenRiceArt
      @KarenRiceArt  Před rokem +1

      Will check
      It out thanks for sharing 😊

  • @user-zk5su7zq1n
    @user-zk5su7zq1n Před rokem

    🎉🎉❤

  • @MrAlvarez70
    @MrAlvarez70 Před rokem

    prima!🙂

  • @tericarter2886
    @tericarter2886 Před rokem +1

    For usa Football not soccerball lol Fabulous tutorial Thank you

  • @johannad.6510
    @johannad.6510 Před rokem +1

    Hallo Karen, i am Johanna
    At first: Many thanks for your Tutorials! Unfortunately my english is too bad to understand everything….can you tell me which paper you use? Many thanks! Greetings Form Bavaria/ Germany

  • @joanpringle-canning2834

    🤗🤗❤❤❄❄🍁🍁

  • @omaracosta1264
    @omaracosta1264 Před rokem +1

    El problema no es pintar personas solas, el problema reside en ponerlas a escala en un urbano o en cualquier acuarela...

  • @kanchangupta2038
    @kanchangupta2038 Před rokem

    Sunder

  • @Sisterg618
    @Sisterg618 Před rokem

    the lighting is preventing alot of the painting to not be visable.

  • @ardhuina1
    @ardhuina1 Před rokem

    Why is the man in the middle about eight feet tall???😮

  • @maribelcampananavarro2231

    En español mejor 😠😠😠😠

  • @deborahgoodwin3426
    @deborahgoodwin3426 Před rokem +1

    I just love this impressionistic painting and look forward to giving it my best try. Keeping loose is going to be my greatest challenge! Since you erased the original shadows at the end, does this mean that we should not add them to begin with? 👩‍🦳🖌️

    • @KarenRiceArt
      @KarenRiceArt  Před rokem

      So pleased you enjoyed this tutorial. You have two choices here. You can paint the simpler painting without details with the reflection, or the detailed painting without the reflection but with the shadows. Hope this was helpful 😊