How to Paint a Waterfall with Watercolor
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- Опубліковано 1 жов 2024
- A simple watercolor waterfall tutorial. Moving water such as this little waterfall is the easiest form of water to paint. I'll take you through the basic steps.
Colors used:
Ultramarine Blue
Pyrol Red
Quinacridone Rose
Indian Yellow
Phthalo Green
Paynes Gray
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Any small oil bristle flat
Cold Press watercolor board - I don't know the brand I'm using here, something I had laying around the studio. Any cold press paper would be fine.
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Me: seems easy enough
(Tries to do it)
Me: I messed up badly
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This is okay. I have been given some inspiration. Thankyou.
Super helpful! So enjoying binging on your older videos ❤
Thanks so much…just what I was looking for!
gotta love the descriptive sounds you make for the water LOL Here I am all seriously watching your video and all of a sudden sizzzzzzzzzz hahhaaahaha Oh My goodness I can't stop laughing ( in a good way ). Please always do this kinda thing I just love it . you are the best in the style i would love to learn half of what you know =) thanks Steve once again .
Enjoyed the waterfall study specially your descriptions as you teach. Thank you.
Thank you, I will try this.
Ohhh 😲 wow!!! The way you explained how to break down the adding of color to the actual section of the moving water in the waterfall was fantastic. I have been struggling with how much paint to put. Doing it with vertical lines of shades and shadows makes much more sense to me than my trying to keep it horizontal.
Yes I am still working with the bad not good quality paper at times too. Thanks for sharing this with us and I can’t wait to get my paints out to do another waterfall with these techniques.
This is lovely. I am just venturing into waterfalls. Thank you.
Where have you been all my life,I'm an acrylic painter lol just started 8 months ago, and this was very challenging for me, but here you are, thank you so very much, I think i;ve found another medium to play with, well nothing left to do, but maybe rush to Paetron :-) and start expermenting, with your guidance, of course. bless you my friend and HAPPY NEW YEAR to you
very beautiful
Wow! This is really good art! I am totally blown away! I wish I could do this at that level! Keep up the amazing work! 😊😇👏🏽
thank you… I would love to paint waterfalls..because I hike a lot near them.
Excellent tutorial,just what I was looking For
Great, will try this one. Thanks!
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Just wanted to tell you how much I enjoy your videos! You are a great teacher! Easy to understand your techniques and down to earth advice on products etc. Thank you!
Water is a tough subject to paint. Thank you for breaking it down into easy steps! I'll be sure to try this.
Great lesson! Many thanks!!!
Would like to see a more detailed version of this.
Wow, I am going to try this tomorrow. It looks easy while you are doing it but we shall see how it goes. Thank you for all your videos. So enjoy them. :)
Love this one! Will try it. Thanks for your amazing classes!
I love how your pieces fade out towards the edges. It's very beautiful!!
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as I listen and watch I am flagging two synthetic cosmetic flats to play with tomorrow on my Evergreen tree. Thanks again!
Wonderful tutorial, especially for the rocks, thanks!
Yes, waterfalls might seem one of the hardest subjects. One crucial thing Steve did here to improve the overall atmosphere was at the early beginning: 1) choosing the right brushes for the rocks and 2) let the color of the rocks bleed into the reflective stream at the bottom. You can do whatever you'd like to a white waterfall, pop rocks in there, divide it, make it several levels, but there are certain details that have to be done just right at the right time. And yeah, waterfalls are a BUCKET of fun, my favourite so far has been painting Salto del Angel in Venezuela. Just an idea, amigos!
Amazing control here, Steve. Thank you.
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Silver Creek Falls in Silverton Oregon is my favorite rn.
Love that you grabbed your gel pen in the end to add those lovely highlights Steve. Question: what about gouache? I see a lot of UA-cam artists using it for painting water or other things where they want to add white. I haven’t used it yet. Thanks for this beautiful waterfall tutorial. I hope to give it a go. Blessings to you!
Yes, gouache would have worked just fine.
Thank you so much
Fabulous waterfall!!
You make watercolour come to life! Love it!
Great painting info. Simple but on the mark.
Looks great...very relaxing!
Thank you so much! This really helps!
What a great video, I learned a lot... Thanks...
This is witch craft! I want to paint a waterfall now. :)
This is lovely, so calming. I will try it.
Very impressive!
Nice. But I never hear you say how much your board is tilted. It would be good to mention that along with the colors etc you do mention. Love your technique.
Love the video, art and the artist. Great contribution to the art world. It was a pleasure watching you. I has watched similar artist #charmingcolours who was also good. Cheers.
Thank you excellent
What were the gel pens? Is there a link to purchase? Thanks!
Yes, Sakura Gelly Rolls. amzn.to/3M4EYfC
Thanks so much :) Do you ever use white gouche for the small highlights?
Yes, but I'm more likely to use an acrylic based white because I often like to glaze color over it.
Thanks....helpful thought 🙂
I love it! what a wonderful video. Sharing.
Thanks!
I have not seen watercolor boards before, (I'm always behind the times) Looks like Aquaboard by Ampersand is the only one I'm finding that comes in a real variety of sizes. Is there an advantage to the boards that would warrant the extra cost?
Not really. Just preference. WC board is rigid thats the only advantage. Some people prefer the feel of painting on illustration board. Standard illustration board doesn't take watercolor as well as Arches wc board. Ampersand's Aquabord is not the same at all. Its a masonite panel primed with absorbent watercolor ground. Very different than wc paper.
Thank you so much for this video, I'm looking forward to painting some of the little streams and waterfalls That I've been hiking up this summer. The paper you used looked pre-cut, is it Aches? What lb is it.? I have been appreciating the vignette style of watercolor more, I'm having a hard time getting out of the paper stretching stage here and moving on to more painting!
I actually don't know what it is. It was given to me by a friend and had been laying a round so I thought I would try it. It is actually precut watercolor board. I would say it acts pretty similar to Arches cold press board. Not as thirsty as their cold press paper but rigid.
Can you recommend a rigger brush?
Silver Brush Black Velvet, Princeton Neptune, Grumbacher Golden Edge, DaVinci Cosmotop Spin, Escoda, Rosemary, Winsor Newton all make excellent ones.
Beauty in the simplicity . . . Thanks for sharing. It very helpful . . .!!
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Thanks, I'm following all your videos and learning as I practice.
+Rosemary White cool! Glad to hear it.
Nice demonstration Steve. You managed to simplify a complex subject. Learned something about gel pens. What brand is the gel pen?
Thanks Jean. I like the Gelly Roll white pen best. I only use the white and very sparingly. Because it dries waterproof, I like that I can glaze color over it so it doesn't look so white.
I use gouache sometimes to retrieve whites. It works well and I like that it is water based and you can lift it.
Yeah, I used to do that but highlights for me are a final touch and almost never needed lifting. For me being able to wash a glaze of color over them is huge. Different approaches for everyone! 😊
Thank you again - great tutorial. Did this on my lunch break today and while not nearly as successful as yours it was a lot of fun and instructive. Much appreciated.
My pleasure!
Beautiful painting!! I really love this one, thanks for sharing!
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You forgot to mention the white pen you used at the end for small highlights in the list of supplies. I would like to get one.
Thanks. It is a very good tutorial on rocks and waterfalls. I also like how you suggest people look at actual photos to really see how things look.
I mentioned that it was a white gel pen. I use various ones. This is a Sakura Gelly Roll. amzn.to/2bmldkY
I would love to do this but I can't see the sketch
Awesome video!
Thank you for your teaching!
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You have inspired me so much I've taken out my watercolors
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I had a hard time seeing the sketch.
Wow so much to learn and I'm loving it. Thank you for the demonstration.
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Fantastic! What was the gel pen that you used?
White Gelly Roll.
Oh! I see you're on. LOL I was just typing a reply to them but you got to them first!.
can't see the sketch :(
Really liked this, Steve. You always make it look so easy. Thank you.
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thanks what a wonderful painting it is🤗.
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Totally enjoyed the demo. Going to give it a go real soon. Thank you!
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Hey. Just curious but was wondering why you grow out your thumb nail.mi noticed this on another artist so I was curious if it serves a particular purpose. Thanks. And please keep this amazing channel going. So many tips. Thank you so much
No reason. Not intentional for any specific reason.
+The Mind of Watercolor hi thanks for the reply! I see. I noticed on another artists vid, Joseph Zhubvic, that he uses his fingers to smudge certain details. Thought it was another trick to that sort. Anyway, love your channel and your gentle approach. I never get bored of watching your vids.
You are a magician! Thank you.
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love all dose paintings
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Great pic, I must try this
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Thank you for this video, i love it!
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Very beautiful .
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awesome, thanks!
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che meraviglia!!!
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Good, good, good.
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nice video !
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love it!
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Beautiful!
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Would it be better to start with black paint or ink and do value studies before colours? Even with the 6 colour palette I see a lot, I still have no idea what does what. Thanks!
+Nikesh Jaggan value studies are a good idea, but won't help you much with color. Just have to play with the colors to see what they will do.