Watercolor Tutorial and step by step demo of a cafe/bar scene and using the shapes of lighter areas as an important element in my sketch and painting. Using these slightly geometric shapes plus high contrast in tonal values can make for more impact in your end painting.

This video features:
Choice of painting subject
Composition
Drawing skills
Various watercolor techniques like negative painting

0:00 How to think about shapes in painting
6:02 Drawing the main shapes of light before painting
12:40 Negative painting around lighter areas
23:05 Adding in details and darker values to create form
31:05 How to paint simple figures in a café scene
47:08 How to use white paint in watercolor
51:18 Painting critique what went well in the watercolor?

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TIP: At the start of this video, I show my source photograph for the painting. If you want to keep referring to this during the video, then copy the URL of the video into another browser Tab or Window on your device. Run the video again, but of course pause it at the start where I show the source photo. In Chrome, you can also rightclick on the tab and select ‘Duplicate’.

The paper I use and recommend is Saunders Waterford.

Brushes with the bamboo handles I use:
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