How To Paint People In Watercolour in a Loose Experimental Style

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  • @leannnewton1
    @leannnewton1 Рік тому +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  Рік тому +1

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

  • @dearbh1736
    @dearbh1736 Рік тому +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  Рік тому +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 🥰

  • @caroline4424
    @caroline4424 Рік тому +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  Рік тому

      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 Рік тому +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 Рік тому +1

      @@Bindismom thank you Susan 😉

  • @bobbiemenendez4807
    @bobbiemenendez4807 Рік тому +2

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

  • @ChantelleArts
    @ChantelleArts Рік тому +7

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

  • @riyavij2347
    @riyavij2347 Рік тому +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

  • @teresajordao6634
    @teresajordao6634 Рік тому +1

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

    • @KarenRiceArt
      @KarenRiceArt  Рік тому

      I'm so glad you found this helpful 😊

  • @msfrehel8758
    @msfrehel8758 Рік тому +1

    Great tutorial! Thank you very much!🎨

  • @hiteshar5051
    @hiteshar5051 Рік тому +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'

  • @tomartpaintings1646
    @tomartpaintings1646 Рік тому +1

    I loved this tutorial. amazing ....thanks

  • @MrRoninVA
    @MrRoninVA Рік тому +1

    Great stuff! You have my attention indeed.

  • @barbararobinson4946
    @barbararobinson4946 Рік тому +1

    Love this!

  • @jcline147
    @jcline147 Рік тому +2

    That’s a great tutorial. Thanks very much.

  • @cathyc937
    @cathyc937 Рік тому +1

    I loooove this class....❤

  • @mireillejulliard6907
    @mireillejulliard6907 Рік тому +1

    J’adore cette aquarelle,merci

  • @Bindismom
    @Bindismom Рік тому +1

    I love this!

  • @tammysunderman4734
    @tammysunderman4734 Рік тому +1

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

  • @mariagalvanherrera4718
    @mariagalvanherrera4718 Рік тому +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  Рік тому

      Thank you Maria! I hope you have fun trying 😊

  • @amywagreich9042
    @amywagreich9042 Рік тому +1

    Wow, that is so nice.

  • @pamrees2242
    @pamrees2242 Рік тому +1

    Fabulous really enjoyed.💕

  • @MonaIreneSchultz
    @MonaIreneSchultz Рік тому +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  Рік тому

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

  • @carlapearce4008
    @carlapearce4008 Рік тому

    This is wonderful!

  • @jperry6779
    @jperry6779 Рік тому +1

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

  • @angeliamoore6973
    @angeliamoore6973 Рік тому +1

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

  • @sweethomes674
    @sweethomes674 Рік тому +1

    Excellent explanations

  • @lindabarnett7653
    @lindabarnett7653 Рік тому +1

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

  • @tedpytlik8123
    @tedpytlik8123 Рік тому +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  Рік тому

      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. :-)

  • @randiharlev
    @randiharlev Рік тому +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  Рік тому +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!!

  • @kerrinakuhns679
    @kerrinakuhns679 Рік тому +1

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

  • @join2001
    @join2001 Рік тому +1

    Wonderful 😍, thanks a lot 💖!

  • @phyllisbanfield1032
    @phyllisbanfield1032 8 місяців тому +1

    Love your videos!

  • @joannnicol346
    @joannnicol346 Рік тому +1

    Lovely, you make the whole process achievable! Thank you

  • @ann-cathrinehaglund8749
    @ann-cathrinehaglund8749 Рік тому +1

    Thank you Karen for this fantastic video!

  • @Notoldfart
    @Notoldfart 7 місяців тому +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.

  • @sherylbuchanan7046
    @sherylbuchanan7046 Рік тому +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

  • @jojoquinn2
    @jojoquinn2 Рік тому +1

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

  • @Sueevans152326
    @Sueevans152326 Рік тому +2

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

  • @lynnechin7789
    @lynnechin7789 Рік тому +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 😊

  • @judyelton1695
    @judyelton1695 Рік тому +1

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

  • @curiousjourneys3279
    @curiousjourneys3279 9 місяців тому +1

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

  • @mariaguillerminaayrolo1480
    @mariaguillerminaayrolo1480 Рік тому +1

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

  • @geraldinenagle1756
    @geraldinenagle1756 Рік тому

    Brilliant

  • @LenaMarita
    @LenaMarita Рік тому +1

    Love it!🤩

  • @martineflynn3573
    @martineflynn3573 Рік тому +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

  • @joannepeyton1654
    @joannepeyton1654 Рік тому +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. 💜😎🇺🇸

  • @gretelstonebridge2323
    @gretelstonebridge2323 Рік тому +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

  • @eleniphotos
    @eleniphotos Рік тому +1

    super interesting.Thanks

  • @trishdescafano2761
    @trishdescafano2761 Рік тому +1

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

  • @user-ws3gs3fc6o
    @user-ws3gs3fc6o Рік тому +1

    Thank you muster❤

  • @michaelcody3829
    @michaelcody3829 Рік тому +1

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

  • @pilarcarro7389
    @pilarcarro7389 Рік тому +1

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

  • @andreapaulis1481
    @andreapaulis1481 Рік тому +1

    This was an awesome tutorial! Thank you!

  • @josesantiagodevicentemarti4031

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

  • @cynthiasterling7892
    @cynthiasterling7892 Рік тому +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

  • @delynveaudry7261
    @delynveaudry7261 Рік тому +1

    Amazing 👍🤗

  • @mariacarolinabriceno416
    @mariacarolinabriceno416 Рік тому +1

    Thank You very much.

  • @nasrinzavieh
    @nasrinzavieh 7 місяців тому

    Love it

  • @kangwooklee2117
    @kangwooklee2117 Рік тому

    Thank you very much ! Very helpful !

  • @jillmorris2849
    @jillmorris2849 Місяць тому

    loved it

  • @janecottam771
    @janecottam771 Рік тому +1

    Love it 😊

  • @garywilson5846
    @garywilson5846 Рік тому

    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  Рік тому

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

  • @Horsewoman-pt2ku
    @Horsewoman-pt2ku Рік тому +1

    Thanks. I’m going to paint this today

  • @juliediazoni8112
    @juliediazoni8112 Рік тому +1

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

    • @KarenRiceArt
      @KarenRiceArt  Рік тому +1

      Thank you Julie, so pleased you are inspired 😊

  • @beatamaluje6061
    @beatamaluje6061 Рік тому +1

    Fantastic ❤️🌹

  • @Semmelsocke65
    @Semmelsocke65 Рік тому +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  Рік тому +1

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

  • @diegrid8279
    @diegrid8279 Рік тому +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  Рік тому

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

  • @wendyleader8905
    @wendyleader8905 Рік тому +1

    Thank you

  • @markdonovan1540
    @markdonovan1540 Рік тому +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  Рік тому +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… 😊

  • @kathleenhamilton9456
    @kathleenhamilton9456 Рік тому +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  Рік тому

      That is wonderful! Thank you for sharing 😊

  • @audreybarnett7263
    @audreybarnett7263 Рік тому

    Really helpful thank you.

  • @ruthbosch7788
    @ruthbosch7788 Рік тому +1

    I like to review the paint.

  • @LauraS13
    @LauraS13 Рік тому +1

    ❤️

  • @olgazamora6744
    @olgazamora6744 Рік тому +1

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

  • @northernexpanse_art7213
    @northernexpanse_art7213 Рік тому +1

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

  • @whatifitnt
    @whatifitnt Рік тому +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?

  • @maribelcampananavarro2231
    @maribelcampananavarro2231 Рік тому

    👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

  • @shellyc1016
    @shellyc1016 Рік тому +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  Рік тому +1

      Thank you! Cobalt Blue is a good alternative 😊

  • @yukiemorinaga8411
    @yukiemorinaga8411 Рік тому +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  Рік тому +1

      Will check
      It out thanks for sharing 😊

  • @MrAlvarez70
    @MrAlvarez70 Рік тому

    prima!🙂

  • @ishrika13
    @ishrika13 Рік тому +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 💓 🤗🥰

  • @lolatorres609
    @lolatorres609 Рік тому

    👏

  • @vanwheelsontour
    @vanwheelsontour 10 місяців тому +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  10 місяців тому +1

      Thank you. I have painted reflections and shadows.

  • @tericarter2886
    @tericarter2886 Рік тому +1

    For usa Football not soccerball lol Fabulous tutorial Thank you

  • @user-zk5su7zq1n
    @user-zk5su7zq1n Рік тому

    🎉🎉❤

  • @joanpringle-canning2834
    @joanpringle-canning2834 Рік тому

    🤗🤗❤❤❄❄🍁🍁

  • @johannad.6510
    @johannad.6510 Рік тому +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

  • @kanchangupta2038
    @kanchangupta2038 Рік тому

    Sunder

  • @omaracosta1264
    @omaracosta1264 Рік тому +1

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

    • @KarenRiceArt
      @KarenRiceArt  Рік тому

      ua-cam.com/video/nKCF37kfAOQ/v-deo.html

  • @Sisterg618
    @Sisterg618 Рік тому

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

  • @ardhuina1
    @ardhuina1 Рік тому

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

  • @maribelcampananavarro2231
    @maribelcampananavarro2231 Рік тому

    En español mejor 😠😠😠😠

  • @deborahgoodwin3426
    @deborahgoodwin3426 Рік тому +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  Рік тому

      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 😊