Comments on: The Watercolor Workshop – Cityscape Part 2

By: Bette Greenfield

Bette Greenfield — Fri, 13 Jan 2017 16:50:03 +0000

This exercise is a bit beyond my skills but I loved watching how you used a limited palette and simplifying the scene.

By: Brian Coyne

Brian Coyne — Wed, 27 Jul 2016 20:02:08 +0000

Good stuff! I like the opaque gauche touches at the end.

By: matt

matt — Wed, 28 Oct 2015 21:03:13 +0000

In reply to Robert Urquhart.

Hi Robert,

Thanks for your comments. Actually, all of the buildings and the smoke stack are casting a shadow in the grassy area in the extreme foreground (lower right). The shadow that I included in the painting is not very strong however. I probably could have pushed the values a bit darker in this location, but it may also pull focus away from other locations in the painting if I went too dark there. But, it could have been at least a little bit darker – I agree.

By: Robert Urquhart

Robert Urquhart — Wed, 28 Oct 2015 16:40:58 +0000

Why was there no shadow cast from the smoke stack? If the tree on the same side of the street had a shadow cast into the foreground as did the vehicles why would it not have had any shadow and since the light source would have been behind the scene then the right side of the smoke stack would have had basically the same value as the left.

By: matt

matt — Tue, 04 Aug 2015 12:17:38 +0000

Hi Pete, The download links are to the video for module 2. Is this happening when you open the file from your computer or inside of the browser?

By: Pete Rameas

Pete Rameas — Tue, 04 Aug 2015 01:21:35 +0000

When I download part 2 only part 1 keeps coming up.

By: matt

matt — Sun, 12 Jul 2015 11:58:18 +0000

In reply to Barbara Williams. Thanks Barbara! Yes, probably could have added a shadow under the chimney.

By: Barbara Williams

Barbara Williams — Sat, 11 Jul 2015 16:34:50 +0000

Thanks Matt. You are giving me confidence to pick up my paintbrush – after many years away, I am suffering a crisis of confidence. I cant tell from the video whether you are working on a table, an angled board or an easel?
I love the loose way of working – just one thing – are we not missing a shadow of the chimney?
Barbara