How to Make a Sunset Glow in Watercolor.
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- Опубліковано 30 вер 2024
- Painting a glowing sunset or painting a glowing anything is just a matter of getting the values right. I'll show you how I approach a sunset and the steps I take to make sure it really appears to emanate luminous light from the page.
NOTE: Sorry for the lightbox in the way in the intro. Didn't notice until it was exported and uploaded.
Colors Used:
(Sky)
Paynes Gray
Ultramarine Blue
Cobalt Blue
Quinacridone Violet
Scarlet Pyrol
Azo Orange
Indian Yellow
(Foreground)
Sap Green
Phthalo Green
Prussian Blue
Paynes Gray
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I literally felt panic through most of this video! This was such a great lesson on letting watercolor be watercolor. My goodness, what I have thought were "ruined" paintings in the past were just lessons waiting to be learned. Thank you!
Anyone else like me automatically raised their fingers to the screen to blot those runs? I was totally involved with this atmospheric work. 😅😅😅
I was just watching all your sky videos and love them all. Some great ideas. Can you tell me what the colours were for the sunset part?
Ugh, I wish I could subscribe to your channel and see this video earlier. I tried to paint a similar scene for my final at my watercolor class. However, I didn't know where it went wrong and I botched it. If I have seen this before begin working on that final project, perhaps I'd achieve a much nicer result. I'm gonna try to re-do the project again. But this time I will try my best to imitate your techinque.
This is such an important tutorial! Capturing the glow from a streetlight, a backlit window, or distant sunset - some of the toughest things to create and get right! After watching this, I had to go back to the start and click forward again (I did it about 10 times) just to see the progression... unreal. Thanks for this one, Steve! So great! :)
Thanks Mark. Encouraging comments as usual. Glad you picked up on the application of how this technique would work in so many glowing light situations. Thanks as always for your welcome and attentive input.
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Well Steve not only was this a very good demo but I got a couple of really good belly laughs too. I love when true artists show they make mistakes. It gives the beginning artist hope. Your best quote was “well I didn’t intend to make this a what not to do video” . I love the painting but it was almost perfect when the bright colors where still in the foreground . It looked like a body of water with reflections. Anyway I’m going to try this soon as my watercolor sunsets well to be kind to myself - are awful 😂
I paint all my Artwork like you now.Your ARTWORK LOOKS SO NATURAL .❤
This goes to show us all that even a painting that initially looks like it is heading downhill can be salvaged and looks beautiful when finished. Especially when you know the correct techniques to compensate when the paint has a Mind of its own. Cheers!
First time watching you paint. Brought me back to my childhood, when I’d come after school and watch Bob Ross. Thank you for sharing your amazing talent!
This one is really good! I had an ahhh haa moment. So valuable. Thank you
Wonderful painting and tutorial! I tried it on Cranson XL and lifted a hole through the paper right as I finished fixing my mistakes. I think your views will go up a couple more times on this one. lol
Loved how this turned out! Sunsets are so enchanting and I like the way the puddles made their own form in the middle ground there. I have the black velvet rounds in several sizes but would love to try a flat wash brush. It seems to do a lovely job. Enjoyed this! Great video as always Steve!
I love watching you calmly paint through stuff that would have me swearing and assuming i had ruined the paper! If i watch enough of these maybe i will eventually catch on? Also nervous when you spray....im scared of spray moving the paint too much or spotting and yours just works!!! I spose you are going to say i have to practice.....but i feel like im saving lots of paper by trying to undrrstand more before i try new things. Right?
WONderful tutorial..but.. don't hate me.. I see a face (female) in the sunset. Still, a spectacular tutorial!
vERY GOOD LESSON-it is helpful more than I can say-thankyou.
This is beautiful Steve. I really enjoyed this video. I was just watching the most amazingly beautiful sunset last evening here in Guam. It was filled with streaks of dusty gray violet, neon pink, and soft yellow and orange. I was thinking of how I’d love to paint it and then you posted this video. Thanks Steve and many blessings to you. 💞💫y
Kim Leon-Guerrero : Yes, there are amazingly colorful sunsets in Guam. Still trying to capture in watercolor.
But when we( us rainy weather people) do have sunsets...they are Absolutely Breathtaking!!
Beautiful, and so helpful. Years ago, the first time I dabbled in watercolor, an artist whose shop I frequented commented "Only God can paint a sunset." True, but some artists have the skill to come close. You're definitely one of those artists!
Thank you, beautiful. Love playing with clouds too.
Oddly, working through my "mistakes" often result in being the most interesting aspect of the Painting. Learning to "push thru" when hitting obstacles has taught me "not to give up" & just keep going. It also has taught me about "letting go". These "Life Lessons" I learn thru my Art Work often re present themselves when I'm not standing over a piece of paper holding a Brush. If one is introspective & completely honest with oneself, Painting is worth an infinite amount of Therapy. One could even say the Painting is my "witness". The best part is when I'm trying to recall one of these slices of wisdom, I just go back & look at the Painting. The thoughts &/or insights I had are often recorded right there along a Tree Line or in the Prussian Blue shadow of an old Bucket. :)
This is so beautiful!! I’m trying to amp up my watercolor skills so my portfolio for college applications is solid, and your videos have helped a lot. The technique you use is really great, and seeing you paint helps me improve my own works! Thanks!
Beautiful cloud portrait at 11:50 :) nice one! ^.^
Your tutorials are so valuable, so much to learn from you! Thank you! ^.^
Lately, I've been watching these relaxing informative videos before bedtime instead of the news & it helps me sleep better and more creatively. Sometimes, however, if I'm not sleepy, I get excited to try the techniques right away.
I know aren't they great ? So much better than watching news and politics . it is a nice break something positive to concentrate on …
Gorgeous clouds. I am so bad at clouds. So many great tips to get past the hot mess stage. Usually your demos are way to advanced for me. This one is right up my alley. Thanks Steve.
Thank you for wonderful layering of clouds! I love all the variations of color, you make it look so easy!
Thank you for teaching us how to capture the beautiful glow of a sunset. The painting is lovely!
Great water colour tutorial. Very helpful
Sorry STEVE, STEVE, STEVE!
I’m kind of absentminded! My kids & grandkids tease me a lot for changing their names but in this case, STEVE, I do apologize
No worries. 😆
Steve, as a faithful, longtime subscriber I've spent many of my formative painting hours with you in the past three years. This was quite special. To watch you attend to the challenges of an upright work surface was akin to watching a skilled tightrope walker suddenly find himself on the tightrope. So informative and my heart was in my throat a few times with excitement at the perils and dangers you skillfully maneuvered. To a lovely end (again). Ongoing thanks for all you do, and how well you do it! I too am re-watching this, paint brush in hand, surface FLAT (tho' you don't get the drama of the drips as you demonstrated if you work it too flat)...
SquadioDataMJ Wow! That’s bringing watercolor to life!! I need to rewind!
Wow 😮. I’m a beginner so I will I will try it ! Thanks !
Hello. I Am French and my english isn't good ! Excuse me ! What colour waterproof use you ? Your demo Is fantastique !!!! I love it
If you mean what colors am I using, they are listed in the video description. Thanks!
Hey Gio is it possible to mention the colors while you paint
Thanks
Thank you for that great demonstration of a sunset. I love the beautifully moody atmosphere you created. I never would have suspected that glazing the orange into the clouds would have added so much feeling. Wonderful! I hope Reese was paying close attention to that glaze since he is a creature of the night (just kidding).
At 70 years old, I just started watercolor. I learn so much from watching your videos! Thanks!!! OK, now, so what with the roll of toilet paper and the clip? How is that used? Is that what you use to do your dabbing?
I used it as a brush blotter. I actually switched to a car wash sponge, LOL! Either way works.
Wellllll....... I was your number 6000 like!!!!!! I am very excited to see this!!!!
Oh wow!! I really, really loved watching this!!!!!! LEARNING SO VERY, VERY MUCH!!!!!! Thank you for your willingness to share your knowledge and skill!!! I really appreciate the privilege!!
Nice editing! 😂🎉
This was a lot of help. I'm a detail-type a personality that is fighting to work more 'loose painting' into my work. I love the way you did the sky at first-into the foreground so that when you did the foreground, the reflection was already there. Thanks, Barbara
This was fascinating to watch! Love start to finish paintings on your channel, and I really appreciate the way you share what you know. When you started putting on that last glaze of orange I was screaming NOOOOOOOOOOO at the screen, but that was until I realized you were right - it truly did make the painting better even though I didn't think it could get any better! Anyway, learned a lot, so thanks again :)
Wow, I so much enjoyed this process!
You are one of the watercolor artists on UA-cam I admire the most 😊
Some of the best watercolor clouds I've even seen! Completely agree, glazing is wonderful! Thank you, really enjoyed this one!
Great tutorial. I am a total newbie and some of the terms you use are not clear to me. Sorry for the silly question, but when you say glazing-is glazing in watercolor really using a glazing medium or is it just a technique?
Its just a layering technique. If you use "glazing" as a search term on my channel page you'll find a couple videos I did on it.
The little reflective ponds are my favorite part of the composition and they weren't even planned! With watercolor it is impossible NOT to be creative.
How awesome is it that you have in a SC shirt! I live in SC too. I love this channel. I am new to watching but it's amazing the Gift God has blessed you with AND the ability to teach and inspire! God bless you!
Great video with generous , spontaneous comments, dealing with “mistakes”. Turned out great, Steve!
Great instruction and insights. The effect and the painting, itself, turned out gorgeous!
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So enjoyed!Helping me to move ahead❤
I found this to be extremely useful. Besides being an amazing artist, you are a great teacher too.
Amen. Merry Christmas. 2021
Again thank you- I learn so much
The video inspired me to try to replicate your beautiful sunset. I was pleased with the result. Thanks.
Great video and in a format that makes sense to me (hopefully) I learned more than just glowing light... I learned foreground painting techniques and how to paint with subtle colors! I appreciate that you show techniques that are more advanced yet easy to follow along. I’m interested to hear what you’ll be working on next.
I loved this lesson and learned so much! Thanks again Steve!
PERFECT~! I've taken MANY sunset pictures that I want to paint and I've had FANTASTIC failures! haha This will give me something to "copy!" Thanks!!
Finally!!! Thanks for this.
I’m a complete newbie, taking some classes, but so far I’ve never seen the spraying between glazes. What does that do? Do you have a tutorial about that? Your work is so beautiful! Thank you for sharing! So glad I found your channel!
It gives me a wet in wet effect to paint into without rewetting the paper with a brush which might loosen up other paint too much.
The Mind of Watercolor Got it! That makes more sense! I was wondering how you could do so many glazes without having a giant mess! Thanks again!
So life like , just like out a window .
awesome!
I love what you have done, but I am confused by your terminology regarding the word “Glaze”. I’ve asked around and no one has explained what it means when you say you will “add another glaze” or “bring out the glaze” (I can’t remember the phrase you used). Can you give me some insight?
Dianne Trese glazes are transparent layers of color added to already painted areas that are dry. The glaze can darken or change the color underneath.
The Mind of Watercolor Thank you, I get it now. I just watched your video on glazing. It helped.
Hi Steve! Noticed your shirt... What part of SC are you in?
Upstate piedmont near Greenville.
I'm still pretty new to watercolor, since I've only been doing it for a little over 9 months seriously, and I've caught myself running into the problem of a too-dark or too-thickly layered sky numerous times, and it ends up looking muddy and unrealistic. This is a great tutorial on keeping all of that fresh.
Thank you so much for the work you do. Every time I watch one of your videos, I stop feeling discouraged and start feeling inspired to paint!
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Steve, I see you are sporting a SC Tshirt; are you from SC? I was born and raised in York County,SC, and still live here!
Yes. I live in Greenville county.
We live in York County: Rock Hill. Can you recommend a watercolorist near me who teaches beginners? Thank you in advance! I love your videos, especially the one on mixing your greens rather than using Sap or Hooker green. So helpful!
I use 300 lb /or metric 640 g/sqm Arches paper. No problems with buckling. Arches is a wonderful paper for aquarell/water painting.
Thank you so much. The sunset is gorgeous! You are a master at correcting problems that come up and turning them into masterpieces!
I loved watching this beautiful painting come to life ..as always you make it looks so easy to fix what would be a complete disaster for me!! As a beginner i long to find that balance and confidence..glad I found you!!
However, an amazing beautiful piece of art!
At first I thought it was going to be a complete mess but it turned out beautifully. Maybe it’s just a matter of letting go.
I love the entire painting especially the puddles. Happy accidents!
He is definitely the Bob Ross of watercolor
Thank you! Your work inspires my creativity. I really appreciate your style, and I look forward to learning more from you. 🌲
Thank you. I am finding watercolour quite hard so this really helps.
You make mistakes looks so awesome and somewhat planned! So appreciate your talent and willingness to share! I am a patron and so glad to be a part of this! Learning so much!
Steve, I greatly appreciate your tutorials because the thing I look for is an artist I appreciate and admire. Your work is beautiful and like i can stop and start the video to watch what you do. Thanks again. Donald Stephen Sylvester, Houston, Texas
I stARTED WITH THIS IMAGE TODAY AND PLANT FLOWER BULBS INBETWEEN DRYING TIMES....TFS....IT IS SO MUCH FUN TO PAINT THIS......:)
Absolutely love this!
I love this..so helpful!
Great tutorial!! I have one question,is that a pen you’re using or some kind of brush? Thank you for sharing.
They're all brushes except for the pencil at the beginning.
The Mind of Watercolor ok,it looks comfortable on the hand I might look for something like it since the ones I bought at Walmart for watercolor are really skinny almost delicate for my rough hands.. Thank you for replying.
Is that really a roll of toilet paper covered by a papertowel?
Yes, now I'm using a car wash sponge instead. 😂
I needed to see that this about a month ago as I was trying to paint a sunset painting. My clouds look a bit muddy. Thank you for sharing.😊
So beautiful!
Very nice work, liked your critical comments on yourself, that is honest and down to earth attitude. Thank you.
Steve, how do you compare this paper with Arches? Which do you think is better?
Similar. I know Arches for having worked on it so long. This one is new but looks promising. You'll get great results on both.
Thanks, I sure enjoy your videos.
What do you mean by glazing? Wet on top of dry?
Very thin transparent layers wet on dry. Usually to tint color or change value in subtle ways.
I love this!!!!!!❤
I've been working on sunsets for the last week. I received permission from a local photographer to paint a sunset with 2 sailboats in the foreground. I was more panicked by the sailboats, but quickly learned it is the background that had me in turmoil. Six sheets of watercolor paper later (front and back) and a dozen UA-cam videos, I found your "Sunset Glow" video. I've been a fan of yours for the last 4 years and knew in a heartbeat you could help me. As I watched your tutorial, I felt panic more than once while watching this vid...."hey I thought....this is exactly what I was experiencing". Muddy looking background, paint running, paper rippling! Your calm demur and constantly moving hand helped me realize one very important thing. Don't feel like you have to accomplish your background in one attempt. I took the best looking practice piece of mine and controlled all the paint from there on. I misted, I dabbed, I stroked, I swept my hand. Light strokes, soft edges, and using a my rendition of a sterling edwards brush, I was able to resurrect a passable copy. Onto the final piece. I didn't feel like rushing. The one trick you taught us was, let the paper dry, mist and work in sections. The misting won't disturb the lower layers, and glazing can go on, layer after layer. Whew, what an important piece of knowledge you shared here. Thank you!!
Hi Steve, how did you know I was watching here in rainy Scotland?? ..... thanks so much for all you fantastic knowledge and generous spirit in sharing with us..............I do have a wee question, Not really about watercolour but very artistic in nature. Could you suggest how I can cut a cardboard frame for around pictures. I know you can buy pre cut picture frames but I need at least 15 of them for a wee art craft group I support, so if I can cut these myself it would be helpful...... also what kind of framing tape do you use?. Again thank you so much for you tutorials 🙏🏻❣️
How did you avoid the sky from turning green when you added it wet on wet on top of the yellow and orange?
Blue and orange don't make green. Yellow was laid in first then the orange which acts a bit like a buffer next to the blue.
Thank you!
Does anyone know some good videos explaining value to somebody very sloooow (me)? I get that it's dark vs light (or is it bright??) but I just can't apply that to colours. So this video has a high value yellow/orange and a low value green/blue? I have watched so many colour theory videos but my paintings are still so flat and rubbish.
Contrast and value is everything even more important than color. The challenge is to be able to see them then call up (or reproduce) any value from dark to light. It takes practice. Value can be expressed in a scale, darkest to lightest. You can create scales as practice. Usually a painting can be categorized into 5 main values (roughly). I would practice putting various colors into value scales. Here is a video where I describe that practice. It's essential and it boils down to mastering water and paint ratio then seeing the values in your scene and reproducing them. ua-cam.com/video/IFenH6TdSuw/v-deo.html
Here's another video describing the problem and the solution. ua-cam.com/video/jIptwuEVxlU/v-deo.html
@@mindofwatercolor Thank you SO much, I really appreciate the response, and so quick too. I will check out that link. I think I was thinking that a bright blue would be a high value blue, but actually that would be a mid value blue right? And the value scale is white-black? I will definitely do some exercises.
@@harrieth7003 you’re welcome. A value scale is darkest to lightest period. It can be any color or black to white. Value can be easier to judge in grayscale sometimes.
I bought a set of sterling brushes but haven't watched the dvd that came with it,have watched a lot of his stuff on utube though.So thanks for showing techniques on glazing and blending with them.Great clouds steve,I like to tilt the paper to make rain come out of the clouds.😀
Excellent demonstration and explanation there 'The Mind of Watercolor.' We have an ocean front property with sunsets reflecting in our back yard as your painting shows. Awesome job.
Really great light to dark and capturing the sunset and maintaining it. I find I can get the look but as I add more layering the sky goes to rubbish. In acrylic its somehow easier to manage. Great look!
This was an amazing tutorial! Thank you! It’s absolutely beautiful. I feel I learned a lot from this.
I am speechless of this painting process you have shared! It’s a jewel, a real jewel!
Thanks Paul & Reeses
My name is Steve but thanks for the kind words!
Loving this fantasy watercolour with gouache.MORE PLEASE !You really are a legend.Sending love from Australia
Hi Steve, I enjoyed watching you create this painting with it's great contrast effects. These lessons are pleasant and insightful.
Looking out just under the central clouds, I see the main feature impressions of a face turned toward the right. I tend to see random images embedded in paintings, (through pareidolia, of course) but I do wonder if some painters are doing it unconsciously, via a similar primal effect.
I'm glad that you can use the white stain sponge, to lightly wipe out the lower area tape bleed. Those sponges are mighty handy with watercolor.
Thanks,
Dean
Love this video!
Wow, when you added the green suddenly it all seemed to POP. What a beautiful painting. I like that you showed the mistakes. It makes us LEARN in a different way. LOVE the teachings and all the insight. Your insight of reducing the value makes so much sense. Really simple ideas, yet so incredibly important in the end result. Looking forward to trying this too. I am really liking your techniques and your teaching style. Thanks for taking the time to teach us all.
Beautiful sky
You make it look so easy! It’s really amazing how you can get the watercolor to “paint” for you like that! Beautifully done my friend, thanks for sharing👍
Thank you so very much, Steve. You made it so simple yet so very beautiful. I learned alot from your videos. You are great. I wonder if you have published any books I could buy.
AWESOME!!!
Could you please give me a list of the colors you are using? This is so beautiful.
How great !!!!