Advancing with Watercolor: Working with Light "After the Show"

This is a video done as a part of a series on Coffee Culture . I focus on Interiors, specifically Cafes and Coffee Shops. The locations are mentioned by name so that you can visit them and perhaps make some sketches. Often I take my iPad out when I am sitting in the Cafe and make a few sketches. I usually include these sketches and any photographic reference I use in the paintings. In this painting I give careful thought to the composition, placement of shadows, figures, and the other things you see at this coffee shop. This shop called Explorateur . A favorite place for students and theater goers. The subject in this work is the reliving of a theatrical performance at the coffee shop. Of particular interest to the watercolor artist may the build up of the background relying on drybrush and broken edges. As well as highlights brought back through a use of white. I compose using the figures from my head - in fact very often they look like me (waiter) ha ha. I try to put them into poses that evoke the Cafe Culture .....
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for liking this short video and for your comments. You can see more instruction and examples of artwork at my website garytuckerartist.com

[@suresh.karthikeyan]

Art + Magic !!

[@emijuman1397]

Fabulous work!!!!!

[@karenfox9982]

Beautiful work..thanks for sharing x

[@jinxmas]

I love this style of watercolor. Brilliant and thank you for sharing!

[@arcuda2001]

Fabulous piece!! The light shining through is just mesmerizing !!

[@nourih9420]

I love it... so unreal and yet so mesmerizing.. 😍

[@msthing]

Amazing. I would love to see some "fails" and explanations of why something doesn't work.

[@LinekeLijn]

Totally awesome and environmental ^^
Thank you for sharing Gary!!!

[@ikogan3753]

Thanks for sharing!

[@GaryTuckerArtist]

You bet!

[@mmpkao]

Thx for the upload!

[@susanciolino6591]

thank you, you are a great teacher, i really look forward to the new videos

[@AllynArtStudio]

Amazing! Thank you so much for sharing!

[@chrisr5362]

Amazing.

[@dawnymock]

Wonderful! Thanks

[@jakepeters4370]

Beautiful.

[@littlebrass]

always take away some great points!..thanks for the inspiration

[@alvindejesus120]

fantasric work!

[@paintlady2268]

Thank you for sharing.

[@theuntrainedartist4672]

Interesting tip about the muscle / brush. I'd wondered why people held them that way. Great stuff as always Gary, thanks!

[@alexbeury579]

Wow!! 👏🏽👏🏽🤗

[@maureenteustace5996]

Love the artist tech. and the painting born teacher artist

[@allenenelson6289]

Just lov your work. Seems so easy. But so far I have not attempted to imitate..
Because you have your own thinking going on...But, I should try.

[@nadgraphicsandanimation4570]

very nice

[@lisafred1362]

I wish reference photos were available for purchase. Wonderful teaching. I personally like your cafe series more than any other subject.

[@GaryTuckerArtist]

Lisa - this painting was done from a sketch - sorry I seldom use photos for the cafe scenes

[@Almeys]

Wish I could paint like that

[@gina-mariaweigel3821]

Thanks, Gary. Another wonderful tutorial. This may seem a silly question but just to get an idea of scale, were you working on A3 size paper for this sort of study? Regards, Gina

[@jinxmas]

what paper are you using, I've only used paper with no pattern.

[@iraidaolevia5086]

Монстры, это монстры. Мрачно