Watercolor instruction with Tony Couch

Professional artist, educator, and author Tony Couch leads you through the planning, composition, and final painting stages to recreate a rugged barn scene. Painting Barns in Watercolor is an art instruction video resource that demonstrates how careful planning and design can be used in harmony to achieve elegant results. [continued…]

Painting Barns in Watercolor with Tony Couch

Creating a detailed drawing on-site, Tony Couch demonstrates a variety of ways to use lighting and color as he completes his watercolor painting in his studio. In this watercolor instruction video Tony emphasizes the importance of lighting consistency, and explores various methods of invoking texture and isolating focus within his watercolor.

Consistent with his “less is more” philosophy, Tony applies simple, smooth brushstrokes to create an elegant final product. He utilizes unique tools, such as the edge of a credit card and the ends of brushes, to place fine details and edges.

He emphasizes the importance of lighting consistency, and explores various methods of invoking texture and isolating attention within his watercolor. Tony consciously uses all of the details surrounding the barn to call attention to the primary subject of the painting.

This is one of several art instruction videos from Creative Catalyst Productions in which Tony presents design and drawing lessons and watercolor instruction in inspiring demonstrations of basic design principles.