Friday, July 22, 2011

Watercolour demos

For the watercolourists among us:
Wow, what a wealth of information out there! In browsing youtube, I found some great watercolour demos! These are a few of my favourites. They vary in technique and feeling, so give an interesting overview of styles. I've included only a few that I felt were exceptional, but of course that is a very subjective decision.
Hope you enjoy. Feel free to post your faves.
And many thanks to the artists sharing their expertise and experience.

Millie Gift Smith - lots of really loose wet-in-wet demos - this one is an almost abstract one -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YK3sY5elaf4
but the others are more obvious scenery

Elizabeth Tyler - cool use of tools - combination of precision and wet-in-wet
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gKRCYEPm7ys&NR=1

David Curtis
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vENWDhlrdQ
Freshness and the immediacy of colour and light


Tim Fisher - combination of felt tip pen and watercolour on an English village scene
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQUP1psvolk

F. Cembranelli - a loose and fresh floral demo, check out http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMMon2fJkLE

John Baxter - moody clouds over a small harbour
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQ5WjdAbdh0

I've added more in October 2013. Here's the link
watercolour demo links continued




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