April 02, 2010

We had originally planned to show a step by step demo of the front page painting in my Watercolor Magazine article (see last weeks post). It was decided to show a greater variety of artwork instead, so I thought I'd share it with you here.

















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33 comments:

art_bat said...

Thanks!
Very Interesting.

Carolyn said...

Absolutely Amazing

Zeke said...

Incredible! Thanks for posting!

adebanji said...

INSTANT INSPIRATION! GOT TO PUT THIS TO PRACTICE!

uccimaru said...

Thank you Nathan,

To have your process posted here is an amazing consolation prize for folks out here in London, UK who cant have you as a real-life teacher.

I think your work is sublime and the way you talk about them incredibly instructive and inspiring.

Cheers mate.

Mario

Shoki said...

Very kind and generous of you to share this.

How you capture light is completely jaw dropping!

Anthony Duce said...

Thanks. Enjoyed this a lot

Gregory Becker said...

Love the demo. I've been really exploring values recently.

this too will pass said...

informative and extremely good

Htun said...

I read the article and it was exciting and stimulating.
I also like your layer by layer approach and use of complimentry color on top of underpaint color.Do you use the same way in your transparent watercolor?
I'll see you in person on May,July and September workshops.
Thanks for sharing.
You're so generous.

billspaintingmn said...

It sure helps to see this. Thanks Nathan!

Amrinder Singh Nagi said...
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Amrinder Singh Nagi said...

Hi Nathan,
im a beginner self-learner in watercolour so this process looks very fascinating to me but also slightly confusing.i had a query, how did you implimented lighter shade over darker shade while maintianing sharp lighting

andrew domo said...

thank-you for posting :)

Charles Valsechi III said...

Wow, great demo! Would love to see these more often!

Ganesh Kotale said...

super'bbbbbbbb sir

Jason Scheier said...

supreme

Rose said...

This is really impressive.Great brushstrokes and colors.

Rose said...

This is impressive. Great colors and brushstrokes.

Stephen James. said...

When I first opened up this blog entry I only saw a blank, tan sheet of paper. For a split second I thought "Nathan's always busting his tail working hard, noway he'd do this." Then I scrolled down. Interesting how wrong first impressions can be.

Richard Smitheman said...

Amazing!

Will said...

Thanks for the demo Nathan. Awesome study. I'm hoping you will be teaching your sketching class this summer.

Rajeev Mohan said...

Wow!! Thanks Nathan for posting the steps.

xmichalinx said...

Thanks!
it'll be very useful. I can only say: stunnig work :)

Wouter Tulp said...

Great to see the process! Thanks for sharing!

Vivien Anthony said...

amazing stuff ! and interesting.

In the futur,
if you can do a environment process :)


Bonne continuation !

kelipipo said...

Great piece, not just clarifying but inspirational.
(And as a fan of "The Mighty Boosh", that looks eerily like Howard from the show!)

Anonymous said...

It's so "easy" huh? :o

AztcFireFlower said...

Nathan, you are one of my BIGGEST inspirations. Thank you for posting the step by steps of your fantastic painting process.

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Anonymous said...

I picked up my very first copy of "watercolor" magazine a couple weeks ago... and have been mesmerized by your portraits ever since.
Very pleased to have found your blog on the internet so I could see the full range of your work.
You are amazingly gifted...and sharing it with everyone...thank you so much.
If I weren't so far away...here on the East Coast...I sure would try to attend any one of your classes.
I'll just have to read your blog and glean as much as I can. "Starving Artist in Sagamore Beach"...Terry Kole

Alain Avèle said...

Impressionnant ! Je parle non seulement de cette démo mais de tout votre travail ! Félicitation !

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