FULL Watercolour Demo - PAINTING LATE AFTERNOON SUN - BOATS ON A BEACH - and contre jour!

Why is contre jour - painting into the light - favored by many watercolor painters? Here is a classic contre jour painting demonstration of simple boats on a beach. It’s late afternoon on a summer’s day. Can we get that feeling of a summer’s day painting? Subject is the ’Back Beach’ in Teignmouth, Devon, UK. This video features: - Choice of painting subject - Composition - How to draw and paint boats - What is Contre jour? - Various watercolor techniques Painting timeline: 0:00 Introduction and composition 3:13 Drawing the scene and boat shapes 4:32 How to draw simple boats 8:21 How to paint a simple bright sky 13:02 How to paint a sandy beach 19:30 How to paint background hills 32:14 How to paint simple boats 44:43 Painting the simple fishing boat 50:39 Adding little details to complete the painting 59:00 Using white paint in watercolor 1:01:26 Painting summary and my end painting reviewed Hello, I am Tim Wilmo
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