The pretty town of Clitheroe in Lancashire is the subject of this full Watercolor Tutorial and step by step demo. An easy scene to paint - contre jour, against the light, so we have simple shapes, simple composition and simple colors.

This video features:
- Choice of painting subject
- Composition
- Drawing skills
- How to draw cars and figures
- Perspective in a street scene
- Various watercolor techniques

00:00 Introduction and how to use a photo to decide what to paint
03:16 How to draw the street scene
11:02 How to start painting the sky and use the wash technique in watercolor
16:22 Lifting out technique in watercolor
20:46 Background and getting the right values
29:28 How to paint cars in watercolor and shadows
37:05 How to paint simple figures in watercolour
49:16 The details in watercolor
1:03:03 Critique of the watercolor painting

Hello, I am Tim Wilmot, watercolor artist and creator of video tutorials and online workshops to help improve your watercolor.

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TIP: At the start of this video, I show my source photograph for the painting. If you want to keep referring to this during the video, then copy the URL of the video into another browser Tab or Window on your device. Run the video again, but of course pause it at the start where I show the source photo. In Chrome, you can also right-click on the tab and select ‘Duplicate’.

The paper I use and recommend is Saunders Waterford.

Brushes with the bamboo handles I use:
https://www.lebenzon-paintbrushes.com
https://www.lebenzon-paintbrushes.com/Brochure.pdf

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