[Eng sub] Watercolor Basics for Beginners Let's paint bright red tomatoes!

Hello, everyone. How's everyone doing? Oh, that's good. I am doing good as well, as you can see... ...despite the heat. So in this episode.... ...a new program "The Most Basic of Basic Skills of Watercolor Painting" is starting. In each episode of this new program.... ...I'm using a simple subject to tech you... ...how to utilize the effects unique to watercolor paint... ...as well as tips and tricks.... ...in easy and user-friendly ways. If you're interested in starting to learn watercolor painting... ...or if you've been watercolor painting but are not quite sure about the basics.... ...or if you have questions about how to use the medium... ...I'll help you solve these questions and problems... ....by painting with you in the simplest way. We'll experience the fun of watercolor painting together. Doesn't it sound like fun? I'm so excited about this program and will do my best for it. Now what are we painting in this episode? Let's take a look. Here it is. It's an apple. Just kidding. It's a tomato. I have a cat called Tomato.... ...but we've using this red tomato for painting today. How are we painting it? Aren't you curious to learn how? There are many things you'll learn. Now let's get started together. A tomato. I'll show the process slowly. If you get confused, simply rewind and watch again. Try and keep up! Let's start now. We're painting this tomato today. It's in an interesting shape. It's so ripe and red. In which direction should we look at it? This angle maybe? This is how we're looking at the tomato. You see the reflection of light on the surface. This is very important. That means it's lighter around the top. The light is shining from top left. The other side is shaded.... ...and in the darker shade. The lightest at the top... ....then this side. The right side is the darkest. Those are the levels of lightness. Now... ...use a pencil to draw the subject. Why don't you try it with me? Got a pencil? Here we go. Hold the pencil lightly...and draw the circles. Let's begin. In a circular motion. This is what it looks like. Here's where the stem is located. Let's mark the location. I wonder how many leaves there are. 5 maybe? Doesn't have to be exact. It's a simple shape. But the basics are important. Are you done? The shadow is located on this side. Because the light is shining from top left....the shadow is cast on the opposite side. Note those indents on the surface. You can mark them as well. Here's where the light is shining from. Let's say the shiny spots are here. Marking will help. This is the shady side. Now... ...let's start painting it. This is the paintbrush I'm using today. It's as thick as my pointing finger.... ....but slightly thinner than my thumb. This is a #20 round brush. This size brush is an option. Thinner than my pinky... this is just fine as well. Let's prepare paint with the paintbrush now. This is what my palette looks like. Well? What do you think? See the three different tones of red here. 1,2,3. What's your like? If you don't have 3, 1's just fine. Now...let's take the brush and prepare the paint. Bring some water over to the tray. it wasn't quite enough. Let's bring some more. Squeeze the water out of the brush with the edge of the tray. I'm dissolving some paint now. This color is called Vermillion. Isn't it pretty? Let's make the paint a little darker. Even darker. Make it sufficiently dark. Let's add some Rose Madder to it. If you don't have the color, a single tone of red will do. Make it darker. When dry, watercolor paints look lighter. It's better if the paint is prepared darker than you actually want it. Well? Should I make it a little darker? The tomato should look as delicious as possible. Good. The paint looks dark enough. Take lots of it with the brush. Let's start painting now. Here. Remember this is a shiny spot. Leave the spot unpainted... ...like this. Leave a larger area unpainted than you want. Place the paint in the rest of the tomato with large, spontaneous strokes. Here it is. Leave the top area unpainted. We'll work on it later. Paint the rest of the area in large stokes. You see...larger paintbrushes are easier to handle for large areas. Good. These shaded area will be painted as well. The tomato looks red now. See？ Isn't a large brush useful? Here... ...I'd like to paint it yellow. The actual subject I'm using is not yellow around the stem. But because I want to make the painting more attractive... ...I'm adding yellow. Here...see how the red paint bleeds into yellow? This is the advantage of watercolor paints. The paint and water work together to blend colors. This is the fun of watercolor painting. Notice I'm running my brush outward? I'm adding green now. See how the colors blend together automatically? Watercolor is such a fun medium. Good. Take some of the red paint and paint this spot. It's no problem if the red paint bleeds into green. Are the indents of the tomato becoming visible? Adding this color will make the indents more apparent. Now.... ...what do you think? Add another layer of red right here. Layers of a color help darken the color. Isn't it looking more delicious than before? It's looking so red. Well? Use large and swift strokes with light pressure. See how I am painting in a bold manner? How're you doing? The indents of the surface are becoming more visible. You can use the same technique for apples. Remember this is a shaded side. Make the paint even darker and apply this way. See how dark it looks now? If you have blue on your palette, add it to red and apply. Then you can make the shaded side even darker. Well? Isn't it looking three dimensional? Right. Very good. Is your tomato looking roundish? I want to make mine even more roundish. Just rinsed my brush. See how the water is running clean? Though it has a hint of red, but the brush is clean enough. Gently run the brush here to remove the paint. Just gently. This is to represent reflected light. See how the three-dimensional effect has been reinforced? Noe use a lighter tint of blue... ...right here... ...to paint the shadow of the tomato cast on the table. Here we go. No worries if the red paint bleeds into the blue. Never mind and keep using large strokes. See how the tomato is sitting on the table? That's it. Use the same blue paint for a part of the tomato's shade. It'll link the tomato's shade with the shadow on the table... ...to make the tomato realistic. That's right. Well? If you've done this far... ...let's go back to the top of the tomato. That's it. This is the color I'm going to use for the part. Green. But it's not simple green.... ...but the shade of green mixed with a bit of red paint for tomato. Here's the spot to be painted in the color. Use the tip of the brush and gently paint the leaves. Let me show you. Use the tip of the brush.....to paint these weedy lines. See? Paint as many leaves as you want. These weedy lines. That's it. Here's a short one. Another one on the other side. Ok, good. Well? Isn't it looking like a tomato all of a sudden? This is an important point. Now I'm adding this shade of blue to it. Just here and there on the leaves. That's it. I'm doing this to add the three dimensional appearance on the leaves dry and winding. That's why the color is only needed here and there. Good. What do you think? Now...thinly dissolve the blue paint and apply it like this. These lines represent the shadows of the leave cast on the surface of the tomato. This is not necessary if it's too difficult for you. Now The stem is done. It's already looking like a real tomato. We're almost done. Now use a clean brush... ...that's slightly moist... ...to dissolve the red paint little by little... ...and spread it in the shiny spot left unpainted. Like this. It fills the white, unpainted spot... ...to make the tomato look even more real. That's it. You may try to remove some paint with these vertical strokes. You don't use white paint for watercolor painting... ...but represent white or bright spots by removing the paint in those areas. Here's another shiny spot to make the painting even more attractive. This is a fun and important point of watercolor painting. Represent bright spots by leaving tha paper unpainted. The tomato's looking shinier. This is another addition I'm making, but it's all up to you. Well? Those bright and shiny spots are essential for making the subject look three-dimensional. Is this enough to make the tomato look real? A little more touch right here. The paint can be removed here as well. You can add a few more layers of the red color here and there. Watercolor paint looks even more bright if more layers are added when it's dry. That's it. So this is it. What did you think? I hope you've learned something about how watercolor paints work. These are some of the most basic of basic skills of watercolor painting and very important. Your skill will gradually improve as you use these basics. In this first episode, I emphasized how the red paint was prepared and how it should be applied. I'd be very happy if you found these points helpful. I'll show you more of the most basic og basic skills in this series. Stay tuned. Thank you very much for watching until the end. We've painted a tomato in this episode. I'll see you again very soon. Stay well until then. Thank you very much.

Channel: Watercolor by Shibasaki

Views: 351,619

Keywords: 透明水彩, 水彩画, スケッチ, テクニック, 簡単, 上達, 風景画, 描き方, 柴崎, watercolor, painting technique

Id: eejQKjLEEvU

Length: 20min 54sec (1254 seconds)

Published: Wed Sep 06 2023