I love the way you just started the scrub in or wash so intuitively. Mass it in. So you have something to look at. Then wipe out what you want to change. Adjusting value and color and temperature as you continue developing the painting.
Thanks. This is a great block in. I always have trouble with the next stage. Adding the thicker colors. I would love to see you go to the next step on this actual painting.
Wow Phil, in looking for this particular video I realized how much content you have produced, it is indeed a prodigious amount of work, thank you for all of it.
Hmmm, love the approach, the painting even looks good from a distance!! My question would be; as you move to step 2, painting on such a wet surface, do other problems arise? Thanks so much for the video, well all of your videos. Jim
The first stage is very thin and the next stage is adding the lights which is much thicker so its not effected by the thin, wet paint. I can paint on top of wet paint if the new layer is thicker. If I don't keep my values separate it does get messy.
A nice Saturday de stressor😊 ! My favored painting mediums include acrylics, gouache, pastels. Your tips are just as important for those of us who use different paints! Thank you from the rainy Adirondacks!
Nice one Phil, as usual. Right, I don't see many good watercolors done now a days, but Sargent was a true master of them to be sure. I did do water media for a long time when I painted wildlife subjects, mainly gouache and acrylic, both good for detail work like fur and feathers, but I only use oils for landscapes now, especially here in the Sonoran Desert. Lots of watercolorists in our plein air painting club, mostly women, it seems, but it is a hard media to "master", and none have, so far. ;D Yes, "massing shapes", in oils, as you show here, was the technique my first workshop teacher, T.M. Nicholas, taught years ago, mid-90's, in the Lake Tahoe area where I lived then, and he would come to paint in the Sierra, from Rockport, Mass. Took me a while to get it, and away from drawing outlines which I did so much when drawing animals, which have to be 110% correct, as you know, you painting horses so much, ...and people too. ;D Now I go for the darkest big shapes first, in studio or plein air, and have the focal point established in 5 minutes, then everything else surrounding it is massed in lesser and muted values with the lightest being the sky, that 5% always done last, ..just in case something "interesting" happens there after two hours of painting outdoors. Then I can add it, clouds usually, or not, depending on if it competes too much with the already established focal point of the piece, which is about 95% completed then. : )
I made a trip out to Rockport to paint and to see TM Nicholas back in the late 80’s. He looked at my work, gave me a few pointers. Had a great collection of Hibbard and Peter’s work.
@@philstarke.artist Yes, I learned a lot from him, took 6 years of his workshops, and we all, a bunch of us, (5) from CA took a weeklong mule pack trip into the Sierra Nevada, near Bishop, had lots of fun. Just eat, sleep, paint, and repeat! :D
Is this watercolor or oil/acrylic? the paint seems so liquid and flows, and it's on canvas/paper or some board and so easy to remove/erase the paints on it. Is this so-called loose style if we just stop here now? Or it's blocking-in or background? Very interesting! Anyway a very good tutorial and thanks for sharing.
This is oil on hardboard or masonite primed with gesso. Its the early stage of a painting, from here i would apply thicker paint. It gives me a quick start with big shapes and Values
If its all paint thinner with a little color and no white I would say it takes about 1/2 hour to an hour to dry, longer if its too thick or has any white in it.
Great primary painting stage! But does he mention his essential materials? For example, what type of material he's painting on? It seems like a super smooth surface.
Only way I’ve found to handle large watercolours is to use good 200 lb paper and make it damp from the back. I cover the back with water, leave it 5 mins, and repeat this up to 4 times. With the paper being damp all the way through I can work on the first washes a lot longer. I struggled for years to work large until someone taught me this.
I love the way you just started the scrub in or wash so intuitively. Mass it in. So you have something to look at. Then wipe out what you want to change. Adjusting value and color and temperature as you continue developing the painting.
thanks James
Thanks. This is a great block in. I always have trouble with the next stage. Adding the thicker colors. I would love to see you go to the next step on this actual painting.
Thanks
Actually I work in watercolor and I am using your instruction to improve my landscapes. Thank you!
Very good point.
Glad its helpful
Wow Phil, in looking for this particular video I realized how much content you have produced, it is indeed a prodigious amount of work, thank you for all of it.
Good morning Phil😊 always enjoy seeing what you have to share with us! Have a happy weekend
Thanks Tonya, you too!
This is great! Demonstrations are so motivational and shows very clearly what you think while you paint. Thank you so much!
You are so welcome!
That lesson was very helpful! Thank you so much for making this video!
You’re welcome Diana
Very, very helpful! Thank you! Loved your comments about watercolor!
Glad it was helpful!
Always learning something new thanks for sharing. ❤
You are so welcome
I really like this idea of doing value mass sketch with washes. I usually do this in acrylic then paint oils. Thanks Phil.
That is a great idea!
Hmmm, love the approach, the painting even looks good from a distance!! My question would be; as you move to step 2, painting on such a wet surface, do other problems arise? Thanks so much for the video, well all of your videos. Jim
The first stage is very thin and the next stage is adding the lights which is much thicker so its not effected by the thin, wet paint. I can paint on top of wet paint if the new layer is thicker. If I don't keep my values separate it does get messy.
Thank you for sharing your processes I look forward to the next video.
You’re welcome!
@@philstarke.artist I like the way you explained it all. Cheers from Tasmania!
This should be required viewing for any aspiring artist. It will save them both time and paint. As always, thank you!
Thanks Dennis, you’re welcome
A nice Saturday de stressor😊 ! My favored painting mediums include acrylics, gouache, pastels. Your tips are just as important for those of us who use different paints! Thank you from the rainy Adirondacks!
You’re welcome, glad it was helpful
Im sure you are great at watercolor too. Thanks for the amazing video.
Thanks Darcy, watercolor techniques are a mystery, but i love them.
painting behind you is fabulous
thanks!
Great way to do a fast block in!
Thanks!
Will revisit and B prepared 2 have a workshop experience with this one😊.Ann
Wonderful!
Nice one Phil, as usual. Right, I don't see many good watercolors done now a days, but Sargent was a true master of them to be sure. I did do water media for a long time when I painted wildlife subjects, mainly gouache and acrylic, both good for detail work like fur and feathers, but I only use oils for landscapes now, especially here in the Sonoran Desert. Lots of watercolorists in our plein air painting club, mostly women, it seems, but it is a hard media to "master", and none have, so far. ;D
Yes, "massing shapes", in oils, as you show here, was the technique my first workshop teacher, T.M. Nicholas, taught years ago, mid-90's, in the Lake Tahoe area where I lived then, and he would come to paint in the Sierra, from Rockport, Mass. Took me a while to get it, and away from drawing outlines which I did so much when drawing animals, which have to be 110% correct, as you know, you painting horses so much, ...and people too. ;D
Now I go for the darkest big shapes first, in studio or plein air, and have the focal point established in 5 minutes, then everything else surrounding it is massed in lesser and muted values with the lightest being the sky, that 5% always done last, ..just in case something "interesting" happens there after two hours of painting outdoors. Then I can add it, clouds usually, or not, depending on if it competes too much with the already established focal point of the piece, which is about 95% completed then. : )
I made a trip out to Rockport to paint and to see TM Nicholas back in the late 80’s. He looked at my work, gave me a few pointers. Had a great collection of Hibbard and Peter’s work.
@@philstarke.artist Yes, I learned a lot from him, took 6 years of his workshops, and we all, a bunch of us, (5) from CA took a weeklong mule pack trip into the Sierra Nevada, near Bishop, had lots of fun. Just eat, sleep, paint, and repeat! :D
Awesome demo!
Glad you liked it!
id love to see your watercolors, with little time i bet you would get wicked !
I'm a little rusty
Excellent!!🎉
Thank you! 😃
Love it. I seem to be unable to draw with a pencil or chalk, but somehow it works for me with a paint brush. I will use this technique next time.
Glad it was helpful
Is this watercolor or oil/acrylic? the paint seems so liquid and flows, and it's on canvas/paper or some board and so easy to remove/erase the paints on it. Is this so-called loose style if we just stop here now? Or it's blocking-in or background? Very interesting! Anyway a very good tutorial and thanks for sharing.
This is oil on hardboard or masonite primed with gesso. Its the early stage of a painting, from here i would apply thicker paint. It gives me a quick start with big shapes and Values
I am drawn to your technique, can I ask what is the thiner you use to get that fluidity of the paint? Thank you.
I use Gamsol, a paint thinner from Gamblin paints
So nice and informative....
Thanks a lot
Thanks a lot
Great video. Question - would you typically let this stage dry before moving forward?
No, its thin enough to paint on top easily and would dry in about 15 minutes anyway because its mostly paint thinner
This is almost exactly how I start my acrylic paintings. It definitely helps to get rid of the white canvas so that I can see what I'm painting :)
It is a great way to start
This is brilliant - it really does get you set up for the actual application of paint next. How long does this drawing take to dry?
If its all paint thinner with a little color and no white I would say it takes about 1/2 hour to an hour to dry, longer if its too thick or has any white in it.
Great primary painting stage! But does he mention his essential materials? For example, what type of material he's painting on? It seems like a super smooth surface.
Hi! I painted on a gessoed Masonite panel. I seal it with acrylic medium, then add three coats ofgesso, spread pretty thin, not real thick.
Phil, have you been to the Booth Western museum in Cartersville ,Georgia? Looks Great!
Thanks, yes the Booth is great
Marion Kavenaugh Wachtel did beautiful watercolors that are difficult to distinguish from her oils.
She was really good!
Very intetesting.
Thank you!
Only way I’ve found to handle large watercolours is to use good 200 lb paper and make it damp from the back. I cover the back with water, leave it 5 mins, and repeat this up to 4 times. With the paper being damp all the way through I can work on the first washes a lot longer. I struggled for years to work large until someone taught me this.
Thanks for sharing!
You're welcome